Not only did “Uh Oh: I think I Caused the Po’ouli Bird to Go Extinct” (Dec. 23, 2004) have no redeeming qualities whatsoever, the writing was abysmal… Please, only reference remarks to me which I have actually made… Why are you attacking The Maui News, and spreading lies and misinformation? Please stop this and begin telling the truth… Why do you put these things in your paper?… I also noticed you defended his work like a bratty frat brother.EAll of you seem young, trying your best to make a paper but coming off dorky!EI guarantee I can write better, HONEST and more fascinating articles… If you grow out of your apparent hipster phase you will learn that it is not “mediocre” to be short and fat… There’s more to life than being hip and sharp witted… Your juvenile writers misrepresent their subjects and that is just fine with you Mr. Pignataro?… Your articles are boring lies. You need competition fast and that will be easy to do when an intelligent, young writer comes to the island and feels like starting a new rag… Maui Time is good for puppy poop training. By the way your astrologer is retarded and vile… Thank you for the article you wrote about me in the May 26, 2005 Maui Time Weekly. While it is generally a nice article, I hope that readers were able to get past the headline and the unflattering caption under the photo… In our initial reading of that article it struck us like someone swinging a Louisville Slugger right into the frontal lobe of the skull!… Your article was, essentially, a grave insult to these people and, we believe, warrants an apology to them, and all the Hawaiian people!… So why is [it] that you feel compelled to add your own sarcastic, derogatory editorial comments whenever you don’t agree with the popular votes? Why ask the unenlightened public their opinion if you are subsequently going to bash them for their horrible tastes and lack of insight?… Not only our staff but our members are offended by your description of our yacht club and find your column appalling… I am very disappointed to see you promote that most disgusting ritual of American piggery and stupidity, the hot dog eating contest… In which case, why should I even buy your paper? You say it’s free? Well, at least I can’t complain I haven’t gotten my money’s worth. Regardless, even as you seem intent on incessantly proving to us how fabulously discerning, politically correct and environmentally aware you are, you are too often shooting yourself in the foot. I would presume someday you’d all like to work for a paper that actually has a paid circulation. Perhaps your intent in voicing your sense of loathing for the ridiculously stupid public you serve is in hopes a big time editor from the NY Times or Minneapolis Free Press vacationing on Maui will read your piece and subsequently offer you a high-paying job in the Big Apple so you can get out of this dump where no one knows their butt from a coconut and move into an environment where other people are as hip and cool as you. MTW
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