Comments on: Washington Post suspends Mike Wise for a month

By: HereThere

HereThere — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:20 +0000

Wise deserved his suspension. I’m all for Florio-bashing, but how’s he to blame? He reported that Wise was reporting something on Big Ben’s suspension. He didn’t represent himself as breaking this story or anything. Wise pulled a stunt to prove some stupid point and he’s getting punished, as he should be. There’s a difference between being wrong on a story and flat-out making one up.

By: thinkkaz

thinkkaz — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:49:23 +0000

This has been a bad situation for all those involved – Wise, The Post and Florio as well. Clearly Florio is upset because he took Wise’s attempt (bad indeed) to show lazy reporting and ran with it. When Wise told everyone it was a ruse Florio became upset because he was one of the people Wise was talking about. Now Florio is upset and is in a scorch the earth campaign. No fun for anyone.

By: leeanthony

leeanthony — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:34:07 +0000

I think it has finally happened – Twitter has become a more reliable news source than The Washington Post. Mike, quit that gig bro. They are a dead issue. You don’t need them.
Congrats on the publicity for your radio show!

By: snyder please sell the skins

snyder please sell the skins — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:49:28 +0000

why is everyone getting so bitter about this? i think it was funny. plus it was on twitter…i.e., not a real news source. relax all you psychos.

By: azredbird4

azredbird4 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:33:08 +0000

lil flo….just exactly what pics do you have of the big wigs at NBC?….your 15 minutes is OVAH

By: HughJassPhD

HughJassPhD — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:46:44 +0000

Since when does the Post care about it’s writers making stuff up?

By: petro

petro — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:18:00 +0000

When a piece of information is called a “Tweet”, what are you expecting?

By: bigyaz

bigyaz — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:59:20 +0000

The problem with calling something “News and Rumors” is the reader doesn’t know which is which.
Of course, I’m not sure Florio does, either.

By: steelers rule

steelers rule — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:46:40 +0000

When will Crapishaw get his 30 day suspension?

By: Pittman76

Pittman76 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:37:28 +0000

This is pretty ironic, Florio criticizing someone for unsubstantiated information. The misinformation about the Roethlisberger case that I read on here was pathetic. I guess the difference is that Florio believes what he writes, even if it is bogus sometimes. Wise is just a bold face liar and he is a total douchebag. He should be fired, not suspended. His excuse is as shakey as the legs of a drunk 20 year old coed in Georgia.

By: gruntersdad

gruntersdad — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:13:28 +0000

Where will Florio get his info now??

By: PriorKnowledge

PriorKnowledge — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:58:42 +0000

Stop hating on PFT. If you don’t like it, why are you here? Kind of like the guy at the strip club complaining how immoral it is. PFT’s job is to re-post other peoples’ news. If they cross-checked every story, they’d have a tiny fraction of the posts. I can come here and get ALL the NFL news and rumors. Don’t have to go anywhere else, cause Florio and the others are scouring the Internet for me. (Just wish Florio was not an ex-lawyer, though, because I am tired of seeing those long posts explaining legal minutia as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Sort of like the astronomer explaining in agonizing detail why it was so interesting that they may have discovered sub-surface ice on Mars.)
And Wise should have been fired. The story grew legs only because it was a WaPo sports reporter that Twittered it. Believe me, if Pearlstein twittered something false about IBM causing the stock market to convulse and then an hour later said, “Just kidding.” He would be out on his backside before lunch.

By: Kye

Kye — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:58:38 +0000

“Armed with the relevant Post personnel policies, including the one regarding the use of social media, a semi-competent lawyer (or me) would have Wise admitting within five minutes or less that his employment should be terminated for cause.”
Oooh! Florio, I get so hawt when you’re forceful!!!

By: goombar2

goombar2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:41:25 +0000

# Steel Dahn Sahth says: August 31, 2010 10:47 AM
In reality, he’s not paid to twitter, and he should be free to use any form of free speech on twitter. He may be an idiot, but that should not affect his career, he didn’t break any laws. Kind of reminds me of a certain QB.
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What a dumb comment! First amendment rights just mean the government can’t go after a citizen for saying something about the government (as long as its non-threatening).
It’s not a free pass to say whatever you want. You can be held accountable for what you say by an employer and by your fellow citizens. You can also be held accountable in a court of law if your speech has threats or out and out lies or slander. The founding fathers just wanted us to have the right to criticize our politicians ad government policies.
And if you think Big Ben is innocent… Got a bridge for ya in Brooklyn… Kinda old, so I’ll cut you a special deal.

By: iusedtobeteddybayer

iusedtobeteddybayer — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:31:30 +0000

Dear Dr. Napoleon Florio:
“…a cannonball into the stupid pool”.Nice.
“This is why I love this site you rumor mongoring, conspiracy theorizing, italian leprechan.” Just know this: no amount of NBC money will grow you into 6 feet, pal. You’re a midget. [since "midget is found in the dictionary, any dictionary, it's not a slur. It's a word.]
A midget with money.
Oh, and by the way, when will you and boyfriend, Dan Patrick be getting married? God, the way he sucks up to you is nausiating. He treats you like your Peter King. And Midget, you’re no Peter King.

By: intrepidbullitt

intrepidbullitt — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:29:08 +0000

He should have been dismissed, outright.
No integrity whatsoever.

By: famucancer

famucancer — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:29:02 +0000

Florio thinks PFT has credibility? LMAO! Man, this site is just for the jokes, not “news”. LOL

By: BigSecz

BigSecz — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:28:42 +0000

You’re just pissed because you jumped the gun and fell for it. Why not do your due-diligence as a member of the medai and do the research to confirm something before you go and post it.

By: 1NationRaiderNation

1NationRaiderNation — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:22:56 +0000

wow, maybe bspn should be shut down then.

By: SkinsFanInNebraska

SkinsFanInNebraska — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:19:28 +0000

Oh, and as for how it relates to Florio, et al, and this blog dear readers? This here is called “Latest News and RUMORS”.
PFT is not representing itself as one of the world’s premier news organizations.

By: jim

jim — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:17:22 +0000

There are a bunch of idiots on this site. It has been posted a few times, but still 80% of the posts miss the point. This is a rumors site. It does not pretend that everything is verrified and accurate. The post in question just pointed out what Mike Wise reported. If it is wrong, that is on Mike Wise. If it was posted as a source said this and then it was wrong, you could come back on Flurio. How anyone can not see the differences to the T Bradshaw story is beyond me. That was reporting a rumon that proved to be wrong. It was reported as a rumor that mught be wrong. This was posted as a fact and was made up. Those who can not see the difference (apparently many of you), I feel sorry for you.

By: SkinsFanInNebraska

SkinsFanInNebraska — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:17:22 +0000

Mike Wise should have been fired, and not just for the Twitter thing, but because he is a hack. I read WaPo online every day for news about the Skins, but I make it a point usually to avoid his column.

By: jsprunner

jsprunner — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:13:27 +0000

Some of these commenters are pretty hilarious. Let’s see – first I’ll click on a site that’s clearly marked “rumors”, then when the rumor is unfounded, I’ll complain loudly that the site should have confirmed it before posting what was clearly marked as a rumor? Huh?
Some of you still haven’t figured out that even if you HATE PFT/Florio, when you troll the site LOOKING for things to complain about, you are providing some of the millions of “hits” this site gets every day. To Florio/NBC. that is simply the sound of the cash register going off.
If you don’t like it here, don’t come to the site. I mean, why even have a username? Ignoring it is pretty much the maximum damage you can do to any internet site. Idiots.

By: ohandsixteenforever

ohandsixteenforever — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:12:56 +0000

I am surprised by how many people don’t see the difference between reporting something you believe to be true and something you made up. If Wise would have been wise (I’m funny and original) he could have made it clearer that he wasn’t reporting facts by being either satirical or claiming that’s what he thinks is going to happen. Even then this whole ordeal would have came off as pretty lame. I install computer networks for a living and if I accidentally mix up two wires or put in an incorrect IP address, then it might reflect poorly on me but it could be chalked up to a mistake. But if I mixed up a few wires on purpose and claimed I did it as a joke to try and prove something then I wouldn’t have a job anymore.

By: Occam

Occam — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:09:53 +0000

“Even though he surely will never pull another stunt like this, it’s fair to wonder whether other motivations, apart from providing true, accurate information, will undermine any of his future journalistic endeavors.”
Florio criticizing someone for writing something while having alterior motives? Ohhhh, sweet, sweet irony.
Sheesh.

By: damnvarmint

damnvarmint — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:50:04 +0000

Sorry you feel like you got duped Mike. Now you know how we feel after reading some of the crap you try to pass as news off to us.

By: raidersteve413

raidersteve413 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:49:11 +0000

I cant wait for florio to cry in his soup again this year when the raiders beat his steelers. If you had any balls florio you would put some money on it. I will take the raiders for 2Gs. No spread or anything,Straight up

By: Stone

Stone — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:46 +0000

Wise should have been tied to a pole and beaten with baseball bats. The guy is a lying bum. Fire him.

By: cleanface

cleanface — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:22 +0000

I’m telling you people Burgundy, I mean Florio, will read anything that’s on that teleprompter.

By: rbais2

rbais2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:33:15 +0000

Mike Wise puts the “ass” in “wiseass”.
He wishes that it’d be the other way around.
So what if the Washington Post suspended him????
His loss of pay will be equivalent to the loss of a welfare check!!!! BIG FRIGGIN DEAL!!!!