Be Careful What You Wish For, John Daly, You Might Get It

Earlier today, this modest waystation on the information superhighway was graced by the presence of one who is among the titans of cyberspace.  None other than the esteemed John Daly paid a visit.  What’s more, he deemed my humble site worthy of leaving words!  Such an honor deserves the full frontpage treatment, n’est çe pas?

What in the world is your problem?

It’s a medical condition.  I’m highly allergic to pretentious twits acting like the be-all and end-all.

You have never emailed me to ask anything about my blog or my professional past in TV.

You’ve never written me before today, so I’d say this one is a draw.

I would be happy to answer any questions you might have at anytime.

Considering the first question would be “you know you’re a clown, right” I’m somehow doubting the truthfulness of your assertion.

My email has been on the front page of my blog for the past two years.

Right next to the votive candles.

I have never been unemployed,

Never ever ever?  Oooh…

have never taken a dime from my blogging activities

You’re still overpaid for it, then.

and continue to live a very normal life.

Narcissism is normal?  Gee, didn’t know that.  Thanks for the info!

Perhaps, remembering that you are a Christian before you type might help to temper your very strange personal attacks on someone who you do not know and have never contacted.

Your inability to distinguish between personal and professional is distressing.  As far as I know, personally you’re one swell all-around guy.  As a blogger you’re the patron saint of self-appointed savior losers.  Speaking of the Savior — I already have one, thanks — I am quite mindful of my place as a believer when I write, and mindful of Scripture.  Ever read John 2:14-16?

I have never responded to your many personal attacks,

Because arguing with the truth is such a slippery slope.

never asked why your last Internet project failed

Your ignorance astounds.  First, SportsBlogs Nation was and is not my project; I was asked by the people who run it to be one of their writers.  Second, I left of my own volition to pursue other items on my agenda.  The NASCAR blogger presently on SBN is there in no small part due to my encouragement, both to him directly and the head of SBN.  Third, calling SBN a failure… you’ve now crossed the line from ignorance to full-bore stupidity.  SBN is the leading cotillion of sports bloggers on the Internet.  It has solid, substantial financial backing from a bevy of savvy sports-minded investors, and the SBN sites average over two hundred and fifty thousand visitors a day, four to six million visitors a month.  We should all be such failures.  By the way, this can all be verified with one single visit to the SBN Web site.  You speak of what you know nothing.  In other words, you behave as normal.

and have no idea who in the world you are.

Please allow me to introduce myself.  I’m not a man of wealth, and my taste is occasionally questionable.  However, I will tell you who I am.  I was one of the very first NASCAR bloggers, starting in August 2003 on AOL.  Over the years I have interviewed leading NASCAR journalists such as David Poole and Lee Spencer.  (The site had a meltdown last year and I’m currently in the process of reposting the above and all other content.  In the interim, be happy to e-mail any old posts you might want to peruse.)  I am honored to have as friends other leading NASCAR journalists.  I was listed fifth on that list of most influential NASCAR bloggers last year from Sports Media Challenge you hurt yourself with by rubbing it all over yourself because it listed you first.  I have been a guest on Race Talk Radio and On Pit Row.  Want references for the above?  Got a bushelbasket of ‘em.

Now, who are you again?  Oh yes.  You’re an expert because you tell us so.  I bring news: remember the promotional slug for Aliens — “in space no one can hear you scream?”  On the Internet no one can see your résumé.  All that is visible is what you put out there for others to read.  And here’s where you are the great failure.

You are a self-centered, self-worshiping, smug twat believing his own hype about himself as the great dispenser of wisdom for the wretched masses needing you to lead them to the promised land.  You genuinely think the world of NASCAR broadcasting needs you.  You actually buy into the notion your words matter to the broadcast powers that be.  You gather your army of sycophants, rigorously deleting any comment disagreeing with you or calling you out for what you actually are.  You pose and preen as the people’s champion when not only did no one appoint you to the position, there is no such position.  You want to be the alpha dog and play the big shot when in reality you are a mangy miniature mongrel yapping at the heels of the broadcast world as it passes you by paying you no mind.  You don’t matter and you don’t count.  So, you pose as one who does.  You are the emperor with no clothes who throws a temper tantrum whenever reminded you’re naked.  And frankly, it’s not a pretty sight.

Swinging wildly

Was the above not specific enough for you?

at guys like Jay Busbee,

The one I called earlier today a very, very good writer?  Yeah, really busted his chops with that one.

Jayski

Ah yes, your boyfriend.  The master of cut and paste plus passing along every unsubstantiated rumor, no matter how unverified or wild or hurtful who then hides behind a curtain of “hey I don’t know I’m just saying what I heard is all.”  Tell me, oh mighty maven of the idiot box (no comment, it’s too easy).  If a reporter on the lowliest television station’s news conducted themselves in the same manner, how long would they be employed?  And before you try the tired “he’d not a reporter” shtick, riddle me this: is not an individual responsible for their words?

and myself might make you feel better,

Doesn’t affect me one way or the other.  Sorry to break the news, but I don’t get off ripping on people.  Only do it when it’s called you.  Your call is loud and clear.

but you really need to take a long look in the mirror.

Can’t.  You’ve got it reserved 24/7 so you can behold the Chosen One.

Again, you can contact me directly by email at editor@thedalyplanet.tv anytime with any questions or comments you might have about my columns. Thanks.

No, no questions.  Only facts.  You are a vainglorious thin-skinned puffpiece playing to the crowd.  Your facetious “retirement” lasted all of two and a half weeks before you came back for another round of worship by the simpletons who actually think you speak truth to power when the only one you speak to is your reflection.  You pour out maudlin sap in an attempt to appear as a man of the people when in truth you are the only one of concern to yourself.  This is who you are, John Daly.

Go.  Go to your followers and cry that the big bad man with the big bad blog said nasty nasties about you.  Get Jayski to link to every everything you post.  Continue to be who and what you pretend to be.  Please.

We need the laugh.