Miami Marlins President Samson Criticizes Elected Officials, Miamians, Press.

[Jorge18]

He says he was completely misrepresented by the article.

[MiamiHomer]

Judging by the interview, the reporter really twisted a lot of stuff he said. I just realized where the article came from. Never heard of that newspaper.
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That confused me

He says that 1% quote was him talking about his charity marathon run and the people in the room need to give back to the community. So it would seem this is a very poor case of journalism.

[Mainge]

Or he's covering his ass

[Jorge18]

Judging by the interview, the reporter really twisted a lot of stuff he said. I just realized where the article came from. Never heard of that newspaper.
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He says that 1% quote was him talking about his charity marathon run and the people in the room need to give back to the community. So it would seem this is a very poor case of journalism.

If that truly is the case, that reporter should be fired on the spot.

[Metes]

Does anyone read Miami Today News? Is that a real thing?

[MiamiHomer]

Or he's covering his ass

He said it's all tape recorded.
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Does anyone read Miami Today News? Is that a real thing?

I thought it was the Miami New Times at first glance (they aren't exactly a credible place either) but I've never heard of this newspaper before.

[Beef]

He says that 1% quote was him talking about his charity marathon run and the people in the room need to give back to the community. So it would seem this is a very poor case of journalism.

That would at least make more sense. The 1% thing doesn't make sense in the way that the reporterguy used it.

"We're not the smartest people in Miami. If you're in this room, you're instantly in the top 1%."

That part. It doesn't make sense to go from sentence one to sentence two. The first part also isn't about the entire population of Miami. It's about we.

[Erick]

I find it hard to believe he said all of that.

[Ramp]

I don't. He's put his foot in his mouth every time he speaks for the last 10 years.

[Party]

The Miami New Times is the newspaper of record for spinsters and former hack bloggers.

[TheMendozaLine]

David Samson and Miami Today are a match made in heaven.

[MiamiHomer]

Breaking down comments by Marlins president

While we were all busy chasing Peyton Manning around town, another story was gaining local attention in the sports world.

Marlins president David Samson was quoted in a local newspaper as making some very controversial and insulting comments about the people of Miami during a speech to the Beacon Council on Tuesday.

I just listened to his speech. We had a reporter at the event as part of our coverage of the opening of Marlins Park.

Let me make one thing clear. Listening to Samson, he came across as arrogant at times, but in his defense, his quotes were taken out of context.

He was speaking to the audience in attendance and not specifically about the people of Miami. Remember, these people listening were business leaders and a big part of our community. We're talking about some very successful and hard working people.

Samson said this when talking to them about the role of government and a citizen of the community.

"Politicians are focused on raising money, re-election and they're forced to blow in the wind of constituents. And constituents don't necessarily know every part of every issue. That's not their jobs. They have other jobs as citizens of this community. So I don't think anyone in this room has the ability to speak completely, intellectually on every issue that confronts the local government. That's not saying we (the people in the room) are not the smartest people in Miami. My guess is if you're in this room, we're immediately in the top 1%. But the fact is, there's so much we have to do in our everyday lives and we're all running our businesses and doing our work, that government has their own separate role."

Okay. Did you get that? Samson is speaking to the audience and not the people of Miami. He didn't say people in Miami are dumb. To me, he merely pointed out that the people in the room were some of the smartest and most successful people in our community. He was speaking directly to them.

Now, Samson did go on to say some things about politicians and money in his typical tongue and cheek style. His type of attitude and humor is not for everyone. I confess that plenty of times he's come across to me in interviews as too arrogant for his own good.

All that said, his words were twisted in this case, and that's why we didn't run the story.

They have a short video clip of his speech as well.

[TheMendozaLine]

I do not disagree with his comments regarding Miami politicians, but he is one condescending little piece of shit.

[HUGG]

Napoleon complex

[Fritz]

Someone made a building out of ice cream?