Tag: Straight Shooter Media

"There are many folks out there who want me done. They want me fired. They want me taken off the airwaves… Good luck with that."

"I know that the Stephen A. Smith I met in Philly…would’ve slapped the s**t out of this dude."

"Hosting a premiere show on ESPN of course was a goal of mine. But did I think that First Take would come available, and I’d be first in line? I didn’t know anything. It just sort of worked out that way."

"If the idea of running for president was never serious, the whole exercise says less about politics and more about the media environment we now live in — one where even the possibility of a campaign can become just another tool for building a brand."

"Smith has every right to defend himself. He has every right to clarify his words. But daring the world — and, by extension, your employers — to silence you is not strength. It’s hubris."

"As you review these results, please remember that they represent the collective feedback shared by our industry voters."

"Does that approach actually strengthen the Stephen A. Smith brand, or does it simply inflate the “straight shooter” ego he has built?"

"There's a there's a school of thought that says the more politics he's doing, the more people will understand that that's him, not us"

"He's the devil in the flesh, and everybody needs to be careful because the closer you get to him, the closer to hell you will go. There's a special place for people like him"

"Stephen A. Smith didn’t just misstep on Monday night—he reminded everyone exactly why criticism follows him wherever he goes"