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Our story so far: Stephen A. Smith started a blog, and then things got out of hand in the comments. So he heightened security; now requiring registration before one can comment. And that's a good thing, because now that all the jerks and racists are gone, all that remains is comedy gold.
In an interview with A.J. Daulerio, Stephen A. says that he realizes that he is "a polarizing figure." But if something or someone is polarizing, doesn't that require two opposite reactions? In looking through the comments, I just see one, basically.
• StephenA, You were right when you said that bloggers have no credibility. You are a perfect example. — AirRaid81
• Folks, I think we've been had. As ridiculous as this crap is, and as much as it sounds like Creamin A
I think we've got a hoaxster on our hands. — Iloveagoodhoax
• A pretty elaborate hoax. He even set up a professional-looking website (www.stephena.com) and got Stephen A to talk about HIS blog on his radio show. Nice detective work asshat. — Fallex
• AS FOR POLITICS, WE SHALL GLADLY TAKE YOUR ADVICE AND VOTE FOR HILARY, BARACK AND MCCAIN. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THE BEST CANDIDATE HAS NOT DECLARED CANDIDACY YET... YOU! AND ISIAH THOMAS FOR VP! — Stephen A. Smith Appreciation Society
• Loud does not equal insightful. — PurdueMatt
• I'M BRIAN FELLOWS! I'M BRIAN FELLOWS! Come on Stephen. Just yell it. You know you want to. — Brian Fellows
• Anyway, do your thing (maybe a Geico commercial is in your future!!) but just know that (all that yelling) is annoying especially when the batteries are low on the remote. — Straphanger4Life
• Remember that time you said the Chargers should kick a field goal on third down because if you miss, you can just kick it again on fourth down? That was awesome. I hope this blog is that awesome too. — Lozo
• To subscribe to the Offline version of the Blog do I need to do anything besides unplug my internet connection? — CousinsofRonMexico
• This blog is as meaningful as an Andrei Kirilenko marriage proposal. — More Credible
Yes, Stephen A. has made such a positive impression that at least one reader suspects that the blog is a hoax. It can't be real, can it? (Ed. Note: Alas, Daulerio assures us that it, indeed, is.)
Oh, it's real, and I hope that it never goes away, ever. But with only two posts since its inception, we need more more more.
Stephen A. Smith Is Serious About This Blogging Business [Deadspin]
Stephen A. Smith [Official Website]
Comments
STEPHEN A SMITH IS AS TALL AS A CLOCK TOWER
If you scratch your computer screen while browsing his blog, it actually smells like cheese. Astounding!
Eat your heart out, Philadelphia Inquirer.
NEEDS MORE CHEEZ DOODLES
Stephen A. = success?
I'd hate to see failure.
What the fuck is Winston Salem State U? Salem is a state now?
does the "a" stand for "apropos"?
LET'S GO CAMPANILING! WHO WANTS TO KISS ME FIRST?
The Winston Salem State SAS School of journalism: "Imagine possibilities. Realize that screaming everything makes you sound important."
DO NOT LOOK AT THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN! I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ!
Winston Salem State.
Can I get me a degree in Cheez Doodleology?
PEOPLE SAY MY SITE IS AN URBAN LEGEND. I ASSURE YOU I AM THE ONLY URBAN LEGEND HERE
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sent from my BlackBerry wireless
@StevieY19: Imagine possibilities. Imagine success. Imagine stomping through NYC and climbing the Empire State Building.
Hey, Stephen, I hear that Iracane guy is pretty good.
I PROMISE THIS IRACANE CHARACTER THAT, IF HE DECIDES TO LEAVE DEADSPIN, WHICH IS QUITE FRANKLY ATROCIOUS, I WILL PAY HIM HANDSOMELY IN TRUCK LOADS OF CHEESY DOODLES.
DID YOU SEE THAT GOAT? IT HAD DEVIL EYES.
Asshat is Foghat for the 21st century
Only thing missing from that photo is Charles Whitman.
"Success and nothin' less"
- Snoop Dogg
ANAGRAM FOR MY NAME = THEM PENIS HATS
IT IS NOON HERE IN WINSTON SALEM. MY BAGGED LUNCH CONSISTS SOLELY OF CHEEZ DOODLES.
I wait with baited breath for the day that Stephen A. finally admits he was the real life fluffer for the actual Ray Allen threesome so infamously depicted in He Got Game.
@Chloroform Monster:
And Stephen A Smith, you came to ask me for Cheez Doodles, but the truth is, you had a half-eaten bag in your coat pocket all along.
Oh it's real, and it's craptacular!
@UkraineNotWeak: Ouch.
@StevieY19:
Winston Salem class of 1990. Not pictured: Ralph, Lizzie and George.
Dipsy Doodles > Cheez Doodles
@racistmascot_inc: *excitedly feels around in coat pocket, comes out with orange fingers, and smiles pointedly at life lesson learned*
YO SCARECROW, Wanna double team the white bitch?
Winston Salem State: No, really, SAS is our most distinguished graduate.
@stealofthedraft:
Earl the Pearl Monroe.
Commercial tagline:
"When SAS talks, people cringe"
You'd think a major city newspaper would want to hire this man. He just SCREAMS JOURNALISM
@Chloroform Monster:
Only if the Lollipop Guild can watch.
@Miguel Cowbrera:
"All the news that's fit to scream."
He was Magnum Cum Loud of his class at graduation.
I'm so sick of the cheesy doodle jokes. Why can't Skip Bayless get caught with his dick in a bag of Funyuns?
@racistmascot_inc:
I really hope someone gets this reference by the way.
@GlenAndersonLikesBoys: It's as much of a state as San Diego, San Jose, Portland, Wayne and Grambling.
@Weed Against Speed: +1 CHEESE DOODLE
@racistmascot_inc: ESPN: We report, you decide. THEN STEPHEN TELLS YOU THAT YOU ARE WRONG, AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S POSITIVELY STUPID THAT YOU EVEN SUGGESTED IT
@stealofthedraft: It was a toss-up between SAS and Yancey Thigpen.
@katolesce:
Funyuns>Responsibilityuns
@racistmascot_inc: If you were going for the Bury the Living angle, I'm right there with you in the groupie van. Incidentally, do you have any more pot?
@stealofthedraft: Was Louis Farrakhan not available for the brochure?
Or Yancey Thigpen?
@OchentaYcinco:
The worst is yet to come. A disgruntled former ESPN employee built a machine to gather the cells of Woody Paige, SAS, Jim Rome, Bill Simmons and Skip Bayliss to combine them into one super pundit, an unstoppable force of loud, obnoxious ignorance.
Scott Van Pelt humbly requests a day in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to prepare for battle.
@racistmascot_inc: Rampage?
@stealofthedraft:
He'd need a condom for the responsibilityuns, or be in a monogamous relationship with the bag.
@Stay Away From Oprah:
You are correct, sir!
@racistmascot_inc: "EVERYTHING YOU LEARN IS IMPORTANT!!!"
@OchentaYcinco: The last time I accidentally saw SAS and Skip Bayless on TV, I blacked out. I woke up 3 days later in a town in Maryland I had never been to, but God Dammit I could breathe again.
Also Clarence Big House Gaines coached at Winston Salem State for almost 50 years. According to Wikipedia, "Among his former players is ... noted commentator and columnist Stephen A. Smith.
@racistmascot_inc:
O/U on people who will catch that reference: 0.
@racistmascot_inc: We have new information on the Kennedy assasination, including a possible third shooter.
BANG. BANG. Here comes the third shot. BANG! ... YEEEES!
Is nibbles protesting our responses?
I REALIZE YOU ARE ALL AMAZED THAT I WENT TO COLLEGE
@VTBen: for some reason I feel "noted" should be in quotes. Along with "commentator" and "columnist"
Chester Cheetah has been replaced by SAS - CHEEZY U R