Comments on: A Reaction, by Paul Shirley

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:44:20 +0000

Can we just call the blog post (stop calling it an article or a column because it was not) what it was: a cheap and self serving publicity stunt for this shitty blog. Having horrible taste in music and being incessantly sarcastic does not mean you’re edgy. It means you’re EXACTLY like every other failing writer desperate to get attention to his work.

By: Nora Berry

Nora Berry — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:24:56 +0000

I would just like to say that I stumbled across this article and I support everything Paul Shirley has said about this topic. I’ve done a lot of research on Haiti (Saint-Domingue), from genealogical 17th century to the present day ‘situation.’ I think it is shameful what Haitians are doing to each other. As good-willed as donations are, they simply enable Haitians to continue on the path of self-destruction. When will Haiti ever pick itself up from the muck it has found itself in and become more than a plagued nation? I’m all for donating your shoes and clothes for those in need but just know, any money donated will most likely find itself in the pockets of the corrupt individuals who are driving Haiti through the path to hell. Not really sure how an opinion like this can be misunderstood.

By: James

James — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:56:51 +0000

I thought it was funny. I doubt many Haitians read it and were offended. I’m firing ESPN. I will no longer read their box scores. Let’s jail-break Bill Simmons so we can enjoy some politically incorrect writing that hasn’t been sanitized by corporate zombies… Bill never gets to finish his really interesting thoughts… and apparently Paul won’t either.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:45:09 +0000

It is okay to express your opinion, get your point of view across- but the way you express those views are equally as important. You blame others for not seeing your views, for taking bits and pieces- try not to wrap them in controversial words and maybe we can debate your view instead of your choice of words.

By: Jyrkface

Jyrkface — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:38:40 +0000

Anyone who’s saying that this article is objective or qualifying it as journalism is an idiot. In order for something to be journalistically objective it must be sourced, preferably from more than three sources on both sides of the issue. It should also preferably stick to AP guidelines on objective language, which this does not. This is simple editorializing and can be debunked with briefest perusal of the facts. Paul Shirley is not a journalist, he’s a failed athlete looking for a way to survive without working. Congratulations, you’ve found it for him.

By: Albert Shin

Albert Shin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:01:27 +0000

You are a true douche. You don’t hide it though so kudos to you for that.

By: American

American — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:39:59 +0000

Hey Scotty Allen, send me a fish and a boat and build me a house and teach me to fish too! Since you seem to have more than enough. I didn’t earn it or anything, but I’m entitled to it as a fellow human being. You’d do that for me right?

By: scotty allen

scotty allen — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:03:50 +0000

Ever life in a shack? If you did, you would know that you did so because you had to. Rebuild Haiti in what way? The Grand Victorian Manor? Teach a man to fish? Of course. But after sending him the fish that saves his/her life, then send a boat that he may fish from, and a house that his wife and children may build with their hands, while his hand is on his nets.
Sick and tired of hearing “get real”. Those who repeat this haven’t a clue.

By: Raf

Raf — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:48:05 +0000

This is the best article on Haiti disaster relief (and beyond) I’ve read in terms of its objectivity. I completely agree with you Paul: ” it is not outside the realm of imagination to think that the citizens of a country might be able to: A) avoid putting themselves into a situation that might result in such catastrophic loss of life. And B) provide for their own aid, in the event of such a catastrophe.”
On top of all this, a lot of the money that we’d put in as Westerners would go towards a “colonizing” type relief plan. Many relief workers/ donators might have the spread of religion in mind, the spread of a certain political agenda or way of thought…maybe individualistic fame…
I still think that it was good what many others have done for Haiti. As we progress as a species, I hope that we do begin to work together, rather than become a group of individual nations fighting or looking down on one another. I praise those with the true nature of helping others without an outside agenda. May those that helped get rewarded with seeing Haiti re-build itself into a safe and sustainable nation, and be proud of themselves for being part of it. But like your article mentioned, we’re not going to get there by being naive and opening our pockets without critical thought.
Don’t worry about ESPN, that shit was getting old anyways. Keep writing.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:27:27 +0000

So lets say you have a budget of $100 for all your personal needs. Let’s say this $100 is plenty to live on, but if you don’t budget properly you will run out of necessary resources, and you will eventually cease to exist. One day you go shopping for a set of new tires. The guy at Goodyear shows you a a pair for $100 and guarentees your safety on the road at all times. He also shows you a pair for less that just happens to fit nicely into your survival budget. They are not quite as safe, but fine just the less. You make the economical choice (one that depends on your survival)and buy the cheaper tires. One rainy day your tires fail under the circumstances and you crash your car and are left trapped on the side of the road. In Paul Shirley’s world we are just supposed to drive on by and remind that poor chap by shouting smugly out the window “should have bought the other tires!!!!!”

Paul – in layman’s terms, you are a jackass!!!!! What a secure feeling it must be having you as a friend.