Chicagoist: Enthusiastic Thumbs Up For Roger Ebert's Scolding of Jay Mariotti

Dig

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:54:24 -0600

From that pic, I think he meant to title it "Jay the Rat-Tail".

dayofthedaleks

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:19:27 -0600

May this man live to be as old and ornery as Studs Terkel.

mike_thoms

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:09:52 -0600

but at least one columnist on this site thinks Jay was good for something. It's really hard to read a column by a reporter who clearly disdains what he covers. That's why Roger Ebert is such a goddamn great writer, he loves film and he loves writing. and he loves it even more after his recent health problems.

matty

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:42:20 -0600

I was recently dumped by my long term girlfriend. The letter read much the same way.

tc3

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:02:17 -0600

Grizz, he's not a reporter...a reporter reports.

Grizz

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:35:02 -0600

Does anyone find this Mariotti hate insane? He's a freaking sports reporter! He must be loving all this pub.

three

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:11:26 -0600

awesomeness.

Albanyparkour

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:59:36 -0600

The man is pretty much the only thing the Sun-Times gets RIGHT. Even then, I only read him on his site. He just whipped out his Pulitzer and gave Jay a sound thrashing. Two thumbs up. WAY UP.

xlprq

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:26:54 -0600

Roger Ebert makes me want to read the Sun-Times.

CL

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:26 -0600

Oh Ebert, you just keep giving me reasons as to why you're awesome.

rocketslide

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:17:50 -0600

Oh Jesus Christ do I love Roger Ebert.

The Meteorologist

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:00:32 -0600

Goddamn, you're right -- this letter is too good to pass up. Roger Ebert fucking rules. I give him two thumbs up. (ahem)

DaleyGrind

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:59:03 -0600

Thumbs up.