Reactionary Hurl: The Joey Gilbert Show: all drama, some meth
It’s another installment of the Reactionary Hurl, the series that makes useless comments about things you may or may not care one lick about. You are encouraged implored to take part by commenting, sending us tips, and spreading the word. I’d love it if the choices for President weren’t complete crap. There is a chance they won’t be, but it’s not like the Democrats are doing a whole lot to help me out (Republicans are hopeless, despite the fact that the worst of them is now gone). I’d love to trip to SoCal for a baseball game at the Coliseum, but we need to hurry. A journalistic innovator closes up one shop. That’s too bad, but I’ll say that later. And my man Joey Gilbert’s dad thought he should defend his son’s positive test for roids and meth as a personal attack. By whom, Joey’s own urine? And can someone throw me a LinkedIn introduction to Joey? I’m sure he’d be a big fan.
- Dodgers vs. Some Team from Boston at the Coliseum! If you drive, I’ll buy the tickets. And check out the short porch in left! (True Blue LA)
- Chicago Crime is done. This is a true innovation in journalism and Adrian Holovaty was rewarded handsomely for his brilliance. It’s too bad the site has to go, but it’s a testament to his genius that it is redundant now. I’ve often wondered how to pull off a similar thing in Reno (not necessarily with crime) but lack the time/desire/skills combination that’s necessary to do so. (Waxy.org)
- Are the Democrats stupid? Based on one email to Andrew Sullivan, yes. This resonated with me particularly because I am on the edge. I can’t see myself voting for any (either?) of my own party’s candidates so the logical choice is the Democrat. The one thing that scares me more than any particular issue is the dynastification of the presidency. Therefore, I can’t vote for Hillary Clinton. No matter who she runs against. (The Daily Dish)
- It’s officially become ‘The Joey Gilbert Saga’. After testing positive for roids and meth, and having that positive confirmed, Joey appears to be going the all-too-familiar route of slamming everything but the fact that he was doping. Scorched Earth. So he decides that the people overseeing him shouldn’t be doing so (because, obviously, that’s why he tested positive), he now has the support of his own father who says this is simply a personal attack by his detractors. Considering there have been no less than 15 articles in Joey’s hometown paper, that has rarely had a problem helping promote his garbage fights, talking about his confirmed positive test for roids and meth, since the confirmed positive test, I can’t believe they’d try to sell us this crap. Just ban his ass for life so we can move on. (RGJ x 15)
That wore me out. ∑AEs are all drama.
I’ve updated the Joey Gilbert portion of this post. Please see it here
And just to be clear, please read the initial Reactionary Hurl so you can understand the context.
About Ryan Jerz
Ryan Jerz is an all-around good guy who shoots photos and video, builds websites, and works in the marketing department for the State of Nevada's official tourism agency. He recently started a consulting company called Milk Noodles. Milk Noodles helps clients put together comprehensive online marketing plans and then implement them. He received a Masters Degree from the University of Nevada, Reno's Reynolds School of Journalism in 2007.
Comments
Tim Donahoe, Feb 5, 11:28 PM #:
Hi Ryan,
I saw your page on the internet and since your name sounded familiar from my days at UNR I paid a visit. Glad I did – you have a nice body of work here.
I want to comment about your blog on Gilbert though. You are entitled to you own opinion, but as a journalist – you should check some of your facts and should certainly read the motion filed by Gilbert’s attorney.
Here’s the link:
http://news.rgj.com/assets/pdf/J798092128.PDF
After reading the motion you will note that neither the meth nor the steroid or amphetamine tests were confirmed despite media statements to the contrary by the Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). The meth allegation was subsequently dropped by the NSAC because the 2 or 3 negative tests outweighed the one positive test. Nevertheless, that still leaves Gilbert with a few more substances to deal with…and you are justified to mention those – even the steroid and amphetamine because those allegations have not been dropped…even though there are conflicting lab results according to the motion.
Anyway – my intention here is only to clarify the record for you and provide the link to the Motion so you can get the real FACTS about the case. The NSAC’s response should be equally informative when it comes out in a couple days. After reading the documents I hope you will consider revising your statement about the meth to be factual – but I certainly don’t expect you to do so because this is America and it is your blog page to do with what you like.
On another note – I’m an SAE and thought that you ATOs preferred to call us “Targetheads” :) Sorry about ATO losing University recognition yesterday :(…same thing just about happened to us (SAE) – we had to get rid of most of the idiotic actives to keep recognition…at least until the next time they fuck up.
In closing I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
P.S. If you are serious about getting a LinkedIn intro to Joey – let me know. I’d be more than happy to make it happen and think Joey might appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Tim Donahoe
Hey Tim,
Thanks for the link to the motion. I’ll be reading that and working more on this.
You should know that my position comes from both the A and B samples apparently showing the same results. It should also be noted that all of the information I have has come from the newspapers. Any extraneous information isn’t included here, as the nature of this posting is to react to news items. That’s no excuse for having things wrong, so I’ll continue to investigate.
If Joey has done no wrong, then the record will ultimately reflect that. I have faith in the system, especially when positive tests appear. I like to think I’m a little more informed on these issues than the average person, and this chain of events does little to make me think it’s anything more than an athlete doping for an advantage then attempting to use the media and legal system to save his reputation. But like I said, I plan on finding out everything I can on the matter because it’s of great interest to me and the community.
I’d be happy to talk with Joey, but at this point I’m guessing he isn’t saying much—at the advice of his attorney, which is to be expected. Thanks again for the information. I plan to use it.
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