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Gainesville Columnist hits a new low

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by SEC Guy, Jan 9, 2011.

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  1. writestuff1

    writestuff1 Member

    I met Pat a time or two back when he was the sports editor and not a columnist. He seemed a rather happy-go-luck fellow but a bit of a doofus. I don't think he meant anything mean-spirited by it, but it was stupid.
     
    writestuff1, Jan 10, 2011
    #61
  2. Rockbottom

    Rockbottom Well-Known Member

    I am totally not surprised that an alcohol-fueled comment by Pat Dooley would have gotten him in trouble. What DOES surprise me is that it has taken him this long, with literally hundreds of thousands of cocktails in the rearview mirror (pun intended), to have said something stupid enough out loud.

    And before folks go asking about my Dooley-drinking bona fides, I have manned the mahogany/fetched booze "while I was up" and generally been an enabler for No. 77* on hundreds of occasions.

    rb
     
    Rockbottom, Jan 10, 2011
    #62
  3. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    Shouldn't we request comment from Pat before we call him a drunk?

    /meta
     
    Double Down, Jan 11, 2011
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  4. SockPuppet

    SockPuppet Active Member

    Pat Dooley's Tweet = Sarah Palin's Targeting Map.
     
    SockPuppet, Jan 11, 2011
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  5. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    If some things are better kept off the board, you should have kept your bleeping mouth shut in the first place. Nice of you to take the high road now, after you've thrown shit against the wall.

    Jerk.
     
    hondo, Jan 11, 2011
    #65
  6. secretariat

    secretariat Active Member

    Sorry, Pat.
     
    secretariat, Jan 11, 2011
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  7. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Not Pat. Just someone who believes SEC Guy is throwing stuff out there and hiding behind his keyboard. As much as Dooley was wrong for his Tweet about Beamer, SEC Guy is equally wrong for his posting.
     
    hondo, Jan 11, 2011
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  8. SEC Guy

    SEC Guy Member

    Didn't mean to upset one of Pat's drinking buddies.
     
    SEC Guy, Jan 11, 2011
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  9. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    His follow-up tweets and comments really put his apology in the "I'm sorry I got caught" category. Classy.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jan 11, 2011
    #69
  10. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    What Dooley did was wrong. So were your posts. And I don't know Dooley or Hondo.
    The biggest drinker? Seriously?
     
    slappy4428, Jan 11, 2011
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  11. Rockbottom

    Rockbottom Well-Known Member

    He *did* qualify it by saying Dooley is/was the biggest drinker HE had ever seen in 30 years. Pretty sure Mickey Mantle retired the trophy for "biggest drinker ever" in that time span. :)

    rb
     
    Rockbottom, Jan 11, 2011
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  12. Gonna Buy me a Dog

    Gonna Buy me a Dog Guest

    he's right

    you don't anonymously call somebody a drunk on a trade message board

    totally uncalled for, "SEC Guy"
     
    Gonna Buy me a Dog, Jan 11, 2011
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