Is this really mature?! Martino vs. Westword
So I am sure that all of you out there have a free small local publication that you like to read. In Denver here we have one called “Westword” I personally have always been a huge fan of this publication because it is a great way to skip all the political junk and just know what is happening in your community! I have watched it grow from something small into a very great looking publication!
Tom Martino
We also have a man called Tom Martino here in Denver. He has the nick-name of “Tom Martino The Troubleshooter”. It started as a small part on the local news where he was pointing out scams and good for nothing companies. He was very good at his job, and became very popular which lead him to be a local superstar. He now has his own TV show, Radio Show and Blog. Recently it seemed like his name was all over the place, then I caught a small glimpse of his TV show and honestly lost some respect for him. I may have just watched it on the wrong day, but it was a lot of bickering between him and the co-host who clearly did not like each other! I happened to watch on the right day to get a small look into what would become a local tiff. On this show Tom Martino talks about products, local companies and things that he thinks everyone needs to know about. He talks about both the good and bad from everyone! On this faithful day he was talking about energy drinks. This struck me as quite odd because how could this be a scam, or how can this be a good thing? We all know some may work, but none are ever ‘good’ for you so what does this man care about them for? Not to mention the fact that this was not only an energy drink, but an energy drink “with a business opportunity”.
Come to find out this is what many people thought and Westword had an employee who just happened to have a way to voice this interesting business voice about Tom Martino. They wrote an article about this business opportunity and “The Martine Matrix” which explains what they heard and were told Martino was getting in return for plugging this drink on air.
To avoid all of the main drama of what they heard and what Martino claims is not true, because that could last FOREVER! I would like to address the way that Martino handled the situation. This is what Tom Martino the public icon and mature adult responded with on his blog, “Why is it that Cowardly Jared and Westword are hell-bent on trying to make me look bad? I have no idea. Is it professional jealousy? Or just bad journalism? I do know this THEY DO NOT WANT THE TRUTH AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO OPERATE UNDER THE LIGHT OF DA. You see, I took my TV cameras and caught up with Cowardly Jared at McDonald’s. When he saw me approach his car he took off like the coward he is….”
Okay now where to really begin responding to this comment? I am not saying Tom Martino is supposed to be the greatest man alive, but doesn’t this seem a bit overly dramatic? You are chasing people down because they used the first amendment to tell others what they heard to be true? Out of all people you should understand that since you are always chasing down people who you think did something wrong or differently that you think is the best way to do it. Not to mention that your actions have made you look guilty of their claims more than anything they said. His wife was signed up to become an energy drink distributor, Tom Martino’s response “That was the only way we could get the drinks”. As soon as the article was published and he started chasing down “cowards” his wife was removed from the list.
Do you ever think that people just hold the entire world to completely different standards than they hold themselves to? Do you think that for one person to build their entire career chasing around and belittling companies they would expect some attack in response? Do you know someone who overreacts about everything?!
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