Wow. What a stupid apology. Thanks for sharing it so I can fully revel in your idiocy.
My favorite excerpt?
“I informed Jordan Golson, who offered to handle the situation. I was clearly wrong in asking him to take any action on my behalf.”
Your little henchman, huh? Set him out to attack a 13 year old?
I am sure that, in your vanity, you have no idea how RIDICULOUS you sound. Vanity usually doesn’t realize how stupid it looks to outsiders.
I have to copy your words again:
“I informed Jordan Golson, who offered to handle the situation.”
Your hubris and vanity is such that all I can say is: that is so LAME!!
I wish you were on my blogroll so I could take you off in a big display of sound and fury.
Funny, though … I never saw fit to put you guys on my blogroll in the first place. Hm. Guess I like a higher level of moral character in the folks I choose to read.
Matt, in contrast to – uhm – YOU, I would like you to read Austin’s most recent post on the situation. He’s got more grace, more maturity, than you’ll ever have.
Bloggers with handlers. Jeebus, what next? Red carpet? Gossip magazines? I can’t wait for Steve Silver’s post on blogger hubris (yes, like you, I just LOVE that word). I haven’t even read it and I KNOW I’m going to link it.
I know, Emily. I can’t wait either. He keeps promising it – so I bet it will be a doozy.
You’re right, Sheila, that’s a stupid apology.. and I still don’t believe his story.. mind you he doesn’t seem too clear on the sequence of events either –
“I informed Jordan Golson, who offered to handle the situation. I was clearly wrong in asking him to take any action on my behalf.”
Hmmm.. something not quite right there.
I know. I don’t believe Margolis either.
Regardless of what really happened: both of those guys (margolis and his sidekick) seem pathetic to me.
Like: seriously, guys. Go to a movie or something. Throw firecrackers off the roof. Dance naked in the snow. Whatever. Go outside. Do a shot of tequila. The list of alternate activities goes on and on and on …
Well that’s my weekend planned.. although the tequila may appear before the dancing naked.. so it goes.
hahaha
You know what would be ironically funny? If LGF got all over Margolis’s case for stealing his idea to super-impose images from the whole Rathergate business.
Bloggers with handlers. Jeebus, what next?
Well, Catalano has been Steinbrenner’s attack gerbil for years now. And Sheila, I’m here for you if you ever need someone to intimidate a little kid. As long as it’s just one. I know MANY big scary words, and I have an itchy send button finger.
Oh, and since I wasn’t a Blogs4Bucks or Cheeze Whiz reader/linker before, I’m saved the trouble of stopping.
hey, 13-yr-olds can be pretty vicious; i never take them on without some backup.
The only way I can imagine that possibly could’ve come across as a more pompous self-important non-apology apology would be if it had been written entirely in the passive voice.
Dave J: Just for kicks, could you please re-write it in the passive voice? I am laughing already imagining it!!
Worse, Dave. He could have written it in the third person. “Matt informed Jordan Golson, who offered to handle the situation. Matt was clearly wrong in asking him to take any action on his behalf.”
Right, right … like Margolis’ representative put out a press release.
Meanwhile, he’s just a dude in his pajamas like the rest of us.
And I’m seeing all these bozos out there defending Margolis … and saying “look, the kid didn’t properly attribute the photo” – which pretty much proves my point that certain bloggers are taking themselves wayyyyy too seriously.
Second of all: Was the original photo ACTUALLY Margolis’? Did he take that photo himself?? Uhm … no.
The whole thing is pathetic.
Who’s defending him? Seriously? I haven’t really made the rounds on this one, but I’d love to hear what other people have to say about a prick dispatching another person to call a 13 year old kid a “little bastard” for “stealing” his Instalanche.
I mean really. I could understand if the guy sent a polite note asking for the credit he deserved NICELY. Instead, he hoisted abuse on a KID. A FRIGGIN KID!
Read this milk-toast lukewarm condemnation:
http://www.colossusblog.com/mt/archives/000313.html
He thinks that Jordan’s apology was a real one, and he said that calling Austin a “little bastard” was “a tad bit over the top”. I mean – I don’t know what planet these people live on. A “tad bit over the top”??? How about “absolutely fucking over the top and inexcusable” – how ’bout that?
Listen to his ponderous tone about giving photo credit. Listen to the weight he gives it.
Sorry. I know I’m being mean – and I don’t even know that blogger – but I think he’s full of shit.
There are more out there – that take the same tone. They haven’t gotten the joke yet.
Methinks there are far too many bloggers who’ve yet to grasp the “big fish/small pond” concept.
Third person, Emily? He can’t do that…that’s Bob Dole’s apology. ;-)
Let’s not forget that Golson did make a representation to Glenn Reynolds – who decided that the appropriate thing to do was to add a second credit to Margolis – but not to remove the original link he posted.
The hissy-fit at Justin only happened after ‘satisfaction’ was not forthcoming from the Insta-man. It’s ALL about that Instalanche.
Perhaps it’s just the first documented example of Instalanche addiction – I can see the therapists working out the bill already..
Oh my god, you guys. Read THIS!
Oh my God.
“How much is a ‘lanche worth to ya, huh? How much is it worth?”
I love it – “The hot button topic may prove to be an important one when it comes time for President Bush to nominate new justices to the Supreme Court.”
I know I keep harping on this, and believe me, I will try to settle down Francis – but I’m still seeing a lot of this out there in discussions:
“Yes, Austin should have credited them …”
“Granted, the kid messed up …”
Sorry – maybe it’s ME that’s all weird … and yeah, it would be nice to always be credited for your work and stuff … but still: I think the ONLY reasonable response to what happened is this:
“Wow. Jordan and Margolis behaved like complete assholes and that kid deserves a big fat apology.”
That’s it. End of story. No more. Zip it. ZIP IT. But again: maybe it’s me who’s out of touch. And if that’s the case, then I prefer to be out of touch.
Oh and by the way – apparently Margolis called Austin’s mother, with a heartfelt apology for not controlling his henchman jackass. So THAT’S nice.
Still, though: some serious time for reflection, boys. On how seriously you take this goofy hobby and how seriously you take yourselves.
hahahahaha
“a hot button topic”.
You’re right Sheila, there’s a certain amount of schadenfreude involved in a lot of the commenting on this.. not that Golson and Margolis don’t deserve to be ridiculed for their behaviour..
..even more so now that we know he PHONED JUSTIN’S MOTHER!! With THAT apology! Sheesh.
But there is a point (probably pasased by now) at which all the coverage will also affect Justin’s return to blogging.. doesn’t seem to be a lot of concern being expressed about that at the minute.
(probably passed by now)
Dammit.
You mean Austin? The kid?
There’s actually an entire message board set up right now – devoted to people leaving Austin encouraging emails, telling him to hang in there, and keep blogging.
It’s like the entire blog-universe has gone INSANE.
Dammit, you’re right.. Austin.. my cousin is Justin.. sheesh.. That’s a food group I need to watch..
But my point is that it’s turning into a contest with CHAMPIONS.. and it’s a contest where those most concerned about the outcome are not directly involved.