Tony Romo Helps a Stranded Motorist Just to Show Off His Cool Boo Boo

Please take a reading comprehension course.

And don't blame people of hate when you just told them to get a life - it's very fox smelling it's own hole-ish.

Bless you for sharing your message.

Donovan McNabb > Tony Romo

"people keep reading it, they'll keep writing it" - and THAT is the problem.

Maybe the Cowboys could just do two columns...Tony Romo and then Terrell Owens/Pacman Jones/Tank Johnson

Stoopid wiki...<br.

Yes, I suppose that's good for a laugh, JuT, but it's not really based in reality. Owens is in his third year in Dallas, making three straight years people have said "it'll happen this year". Still waiting. It's still early for Tank and Pacman, but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.

Seriously Tay. You have a point. With the media blasting us with athletes' criminal activities, it's nice to get some good news once in a while.

hey, I gave him props for it yesterday, so don't hate

I do have to admit, I'm glad he didn't make a big deal out of it (and the woman who had her tire changed did)...whenever I see those little ESPN segments on how Reggie Bush helps out folks in New Orleans and the like (as an example) I always think about why its on TV...

Its just like Karma; if your rationale for doing it is to get good Karma, than its bad Karma...

Your leaps in logic are truly impressive, Stiles. Good on ya.

Let’s start with the small stuff: I don’t think anyone has claimed that Romo is the only athlete doing nice things, or that he might have a few skeletons of his own. Let him be human? That’s kind of the point of the article you reference—he’s just a guy.
As for Jessica Simpson—believe me, no one is more tired of her than Cowboys fans. But anyone who puts any value on anything she says or gets their feathers ruffled because she said the Cowboys are “going to kick the Eagle’s butts” needs to take a step back and reassess. She’s a fan, just like you. The only difference between her Good Morning America comments and your “the Eagles are going to flatten him like a tire” is that she had a microphone. Jessica Simpson is a non-entity. Should she get less (as in no) media attention, particularly from sports journalists? Yes, and as soon as everyone stops getting hot and bothered about it, maybe they will leave it alone.
I don’t think you are jealous because you want to be Romo, and it isn’t a defense mechanism. What do I have to be defensive about? But the article does read as being jealous of the media attention the Cowboys get, particularly Romo. Which leads to your attempt at satire. As an English teacher, I recognize it as such. The problem with it is that you missed your target. You reserve all your venom for Romo, disparaging him repeatedly, often in conflict with the actual article. For example, you are hung up on you assertion that he didn’t do anything, while in fact the article is silent on who did what to repair the tire, saying only that both men “worked on the compressor.” And even if you are correct in that he did not actually do any repairs, the fact that he stopped to offer help is significant—that is doing something, and was more than any other passers-by did. You also make multiple superhero references to capes and the like, while the article in fact is clear that Romo attempted to remain anonymous.
You real target should have been the media. If it had been so, I might have agreed with you. Heck, Galloway wrote the piece—if you want to satirize him, I can give you all sorts of material—they guy’s a tool. But that wouldn’t have gotten as much attention as making Tony Romo your subject, would it? Oh, snap!—your article has become what it attempts to satirize.

Finally, the article in question is from a DFW paper. If this had been in the national media, you could make a point about over-saturation. But criticizing a local outlet for their coverage of the Cowboys doesn’t make much sense.

I saw this story on aol, USAToday and also it was covered in detail by Jim Rome. It was run up by the national media because they are lemmings.

Mostly, I needed motivation to take shots at Jessica Simpson and also to make my bold Eagles over Cowboys prediction; And to use my "hug a puppy and strip club security guard" line while interjecting a "grizzled pimp" into a story. There's just not enough grizzled pimp references anymore.

It - like most everything I write - was "Manny being Manny" - something to entertain people, irritate the mindless zealots and make people think while they read. I'm never going to be a straight journalist even half of the time.

If I attacked the issues for what they are, I'd really grow to hate myself... I prefer to fire in all directions just to see what I hit.

I'm glad you actually read it and took the time to analyze and respond to it though, I truly appreciate that! The "jealous" response wasn't directed at you per se, just the people who seem to get the most offended by my attack articles try to use that defense.

I'm glad you at least know the whole story better and I can remember to disregard the Galloway guy from now on. Plus it gives me hope that all Cowboys fans aren't complete idiots... =)

I addressed the jealousy comment because I agree with you there: people throw that out there when they have nothing else to say and I wanted to be clear that that wasn't the case here. I actually labored over that word in my original comment before finally deciding that it was the best to use, overuse or not.

Not that aol or USAToday are sources of fine journalism, but if national outlets have picked up the story, I understand your angst better. That brings up another pet peeve of mine, though: the cut-and-paste journalism that we get so much today. I suppose it originally began to get knowledgeable, in-depth information close to the source, but in the internet world, it has become merely lazy.

The irony of Galloway is this: Philly fans (and any Cowboy haters for that matter), might actually like his take on some things. Don't get me wrong, he's a 'Boys fan for sure. But no one hates T.O., Pacman and the like more than Galloway. For example, he refuses to call Owens anything other than "Eldorado" (his middle name) and will not accept any positive word or play he makes. This goes back at least as far as Deion, who was known as "Nine-toe" to Galloway, a reference to a turf toe injury he sustained as a Cowboy. Yes, I realize these nicknames aren't exactly insults, but the fact that Galloway thinks they are and his dogged adherence to them is...baffling. Personally, I just think he is mad because they won't talk to him. But if you are looking for cheap shots with no provocation at some of the more controversial Cowboys players, Galloway is your man.

I know how I can sound to other people... and that's what cracks me up the most!

99% of the time, I am simply trying to have fun - the other 1% is spent destroying people who feel the need ruin my fun by taking me serious!

I am quite simple - I give what I get.

As for Galloway - I couldn't figure out from his piece if he was telling the story to drop his own name or if he was trying to be the distraction. He got an e-mail from the people telling the story - because as I mentioned, there's no detail about what Romo actually did to fix the problem and if anything, it sounded like it was mostly handled but the people just wanted to say how nice he was for stopping...

Certain quotes were mystifying which is why I blew the story out of proportion - the "we counted 100 cars pass us by" line was exceptionally frustrating - they were counting? Or not trying hard enough to flag one down?

And then there's the paragraphs on how he was raised and how nice he is and well mannered. Did they stop for a second to think MAYBE he just felt sorry for them? (I still think my line about him not giving them a secret porn tape was genius)

But now that you have informed me about this Galloway fella, it makes a little more sense... he's not just stupid, he's a prick too!

The only article I've ever written about "T.O."

You root for the Yankees, Cowboys and Sixers. And yet, Manny's the one who needs therapy? Riiiiight...

How am I making less sense?

Enjoy the bandwagon...

and seriously, the sixers? But Philly's such a "3rd rate city"...

Liked the Yankees - bandwagon.

Liked Wilt and the Sixers - bandwagon.

The Cowboys weren't a winning team in the late 60's? Ice Bowl says what?

The Cowboys went to the playoffs every year from 1966-1985 except for 1974 and 1984. Nice try.

It's nice that you stayed on the bandwagons so long, but to accuse me of hating a guy I couldn't carre less about (Romo) and accuse me of being an Eagles fan? Yes, you need therapy.

Now THAT is satire!