I’ve never been a fan of @stoolpresidente but it hilarious watching the right attacking him now for saying he thinks Trump should have condemned that UFC guy for saying Michelle Obama was a man on lawn of the WH. Ranting about free speech. How did we lose to these morons?😭
Is this why Barstool isn’t covering the Vrabel story? So much for unbiased journalism. I may not be a Dave Portnoy fan but I thought he was better than this.
I sometimes don’t get it either.But in fairness this flight was paid for by Mike Repole and is filled with primarily assistant basketball coaches from non relevant programs. Regardless I hope @Return_Of_RB doesn’t see this because this could start a war nobody wants especially me
I really don’t even understand Barstool anymore. Is the content now “ppl who could never ever in a million years do content on their own to make enough money to fly private” the content for final four weekend? Over @menofhonorshow? Unless Dan or Dave are on the plane I really don’t get it.
“The truth is: I didn’t spend any time looking into the whole thing and that’s 100% on me”….I’m deeply embarrassed I didn’t get it. A colossal fuck up on my part”
- Mina Kimes
I don’t love the guy but I thought this was @minakimes 5 year too late apology to @stoolpresidente
The truth is: I didn't spend any time looking into the whole thing, and that's 100% on me. Thought it was just typical marketing work, and I'm deeply embarrassed I didn't vet it. A colossal fuck-up on my part.
Yup. Even worse his employees tried to unionize a few years back. Whole big thing. @stoolpresidente just smashed it to bits and asserted total dominance over the entire place. Disgusting.
Has @minakimes chimed in on the Shannon Sharpe drama yet? Because I vividly remember when she played judge, jury and executioner against @stoolpresidente 2 seconds after that BI article dropped. Now she’s silent? I’m no Portnoy fan but what a hypocritical fraud.
Nobody is rooting for Angel's success more than me. But I just don't know what I think of her dropping a pod in the middle of a long losing streak as a rookie while Caitlin is winning and playing great. It could give her haters the wrong impression that she's selfish
I have no dog in this fight but I do remember when @minakimes helped spread damaging propaganda about @stoolpresidente even in the face
of facts debunking the story. I'm no Dave fan (his lowbrow humor doesnt do it for me) but she seems like wild hypocrite complaining about lies
Again not to agree with Dave because his brand of low brow humor isn't my cup of tea but you can't just go around sprinting into the middle of golf tournaments throwing color bombs on the course and causing mass panic. For every action there is a reaction.
Sources tell me @stoolpresidente account has been locked for tweeting about protesters who disrupted Golf on Sun. I don't like the guy, but it seems unfair protesters can break the law, but David can't voice his displeasure? I thought this was a "free speech" platform @elonmusk
With all the negativity in the world it's nice to see positive stories about men who still do good in this country. I mean I don't even like @stoolpresidente but it's hard to argue with his track record. I only shared this because I know he's too humble to share it himself.
In a just world, this would be a New York Times feature story - the Dave Portnoy Effect.
I randomly came across a Portnoy pizza review and just so happened to be close by. So I made the trip to Ah-Beetz in Delray Beach, Florida. He had given it an 8.4, which is (apparently) an excellent score.
I don't follow Dave Portnoy. I don't consume Barstool's content, or even relate to the demographic it cultivates. I don't eat much pizza, except with my kids. I don't bet on sports, and generally think adult men who devote excessive hours to watching professional sports are wasting their time.
But, as someone who follows the zeitgeist, I can objectively say Portnoy seems like a very good person:
-> Earned his success; the free market seldom lies
-> Took Cancel Culture head-on and won
-> Raised ~$40 million for small businesses during COVID
-> Called out fake news outlets like Business Insider long before Ackman buried them
-> Personally donated and raised millions for great causes - law enforcement, first responders, animal shelters, etc. - as opposed to having a building named after himself at Harvard.
The pizza at Ah-Beetz is excellent. Very much worth the trip. But more interesting is the Dave Portnoy effect. I asked the owner about the influence he's had on their business.
When Portnoy's review aired, Ah-Beetz was a single, small shop in a less-than-desirable strip mall not far from I-95, really far from the beach or what is generally considered a nice part of Palm Beach County.
Overnight, there was a two-hour wait, a pop that has never receded (because the food is also great). And now, in less than a year, there are soon-to-be 4 locations and 70+ employees, an expansion that they attribute almost entirely to Portnoy.
Revenue has increased more than 10x, or millions of dollars that are also attributable to Portnoy, for which he has not received/sought any attention or credit.
Portnoy has completely changed their lives. And this has probably happened countless times all over the country.
(Also, they said he was exceptionally kind and humble, and 100% sincere.)
This is America.
Listen I'm not the biggest @ryanwhitney6 fan but the mock outrage over this photo is laughable. 1st of all the bears in the photo appear to be fake. 2nd of all real bears in the wild can't offer consent. Third of all this is an accurate depiction of how this series is going.
Listen I'm as repulsed by @BarstoolBigCat as the next person. But @stoolpresidente is the biggest Swiftie on the planet. You may not like Barstool but overall they are a Taylor Swift shop. Its unfair to paint entire company under same brush because of a few disgusting comments
This guy represents @barstoolsports , I hope they crumble. Disgusting, barbaric, outright ignorance who has zero respect for women. Why does he still have a job if #barstool doesn’t agree with this type of rhetoric? 🤔 @stoolpresidente ?
Listen I'm not the biggest @stoolpresidente fan but to insinuate he uses burner accounts is a disgusting accusation. I've never heard of Bob Silverman but he's sounds like somebody who has held a 20 year grudge against Barstool. Jealousy is a stinky cologne Find a new slant.
SCOOP: For years, Barstool Sports has run an apparent system of organized copyright infringement, using "burner" Twitter accounts to swipe countless hours of highlights owned by teams in every league. And they apparently have no intention of stopping. https://t.co/pVavB5sG50
As an unbiased observer who believes in freedom of speech I find this behavior from @nichcarlson at @BusinessInsider disgusting. Trying to silence a union who just wants fair pay while he sleeps in a mansion is gross! I hope @AOC @NLRB @AFLCIO investigate! Power to the people!
I'm so sick of this controversy but how about this @stoolpresidente guy who has been screaming about winning with class for 48 straight hours being caught in 4k celebrating a monster block in the Tbt basketball tournament. What a hypocrite!
Listen I’m not the biggest @stoolpresidente fan but watching Daniel Jones play tonight I can’t help but remember how Dave was virtually the only “expert” who loved the Daniel Jones pick when the Giants drafted him. Sometimes you need to tip your cap even if you don’t like the guy
Listen I’m not @stoolpresidente biggest fan, but even I can admit when he’s right he’s right. I can’t believe I’m saying this but we need more people lie Dave Portnoy who don’t have hidden agendas and speak the truth regardless of political affiliation. He’s an inspiration.
Listen I’m PRO UNION, but it seems in certain fields like blogging that those who scream the loudest for unions are the least talented. It’s almost like they know without a union protecting them they’d be worthless and need a new job. I don’t think that’s why unions were created