Comments on: The Joie Of Being Honest

By: Woogeroo

Woogeroo — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:38:36 +0000

Richard in N.C. – from the coverage on tv, various channels and the badly written ‘articles’ about races I see or browse…

… I am seriously inclined to think that the media is smoking joints while they are watching the race, or later when they go to write up there reports.

*end satire*

Best of luck to LaJoie, he owned up to it, no one is perfect.

-W

By: Richard in N.C.

Richard in N.C. — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:32:04 +0000

My understanding is that Randy made his statement before NASCAR made any announcement about the issue. I cannot recall whether the NASCAR substance abuse policy requires public disclosure of those who have failed a test, but in today’s environment NASCAR has no alternative but to disclose the names of all who fail a test, otherwise the all-knowing media will allege that NASCAR is keeping secrets and showing favoritism to some.

In any event, I believe the episode probably demonstrates that there must be a lot of pot smoking among the media since several media members cannot believe that someone could just try pot once.

By: Garry

Garry — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:58:02 +0000

T.C.
I did not say you brought this forward, I was referring to NASCAR and ESPN pushing this. They could have quietly told Lajoie what the score was and to deal with it. He is a minor player in this game and posses not danger, this did not need to become a major issue.

By: T.C.

T.C. — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:29:33 +0000

Garry: For the record, we didn’t make this a story. Randy Lajoie did when he called into Dave Moody’s NASCAR radio show on Sirius and confessed. We were just commenting. A past champion and a regular TV commentator getting busted for drug use is going to be a big story, no matter how you slice it. So yes, it should have seen the light of day.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:03:01 +0000

Garry so you contend someone who violates a known policy, and knowing the penalties associated with ignoring that policy is a non-story and should have “never seen the light of day?”

How so? It’s not news? Or just not important to you? It’s unimportant that a major player in the sport did something that is ILLEGAL?

And BTW, your proof those under the influence of pot have never killed anyone either directly or indirectly is what?

Frankly that line of “reasoning” is pure unadulterated bunk.

By: djones

djones — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:24:51 +0000

All the headlines I’ve read have said “NASCAR analyst busted for drug use.” Makes it sound like it was heroin. Good grief.

I agree with Garry, no one has died from smoking weed. And rehab? For what? All you have to do is not smoke anymore. There are no withdrawal symptoms. Poor Randy just has to play the rehab game.

I just hope this doesn’t affect his seat business. He’s done good things for the sport.

By: Garry

Garry — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:10:55 +0000

What Mayfield did and what Lajoie did are on seperate sides of the moon. Doing something insane like meth regularly(maybe addicted) is no where near the same as smoking marijuana or taking a drink. The two should not even be in the same conversation.

I understand 100% about Busch and Winston and NASCAR and that is why I am laughing at these PR Shenanigans. “I smoked smoked some marijuana with some fans, one time, a month ago. It was the only time I did it, but now I am going to rehab, so I can recover and be a decent human being and a safe ESPN TV analyst”.

omg, if this was not so sad, it would be funny.

I thank the men who run this site, and I understand they are just reporting on a story ….. but this is a story which should have never seen the light of day.

NO ONE has EVER died from smoking marijuana, but thousands ( millions?) have died from alcohol and cigarettes. Oh well, the roots of double standards and hypocrisy run deep in this country.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:58:30 +0000

While I applaud Randy for not going the Mayfield route, I do take issue with him saying it was an isolated incident. Not that I have proof but human nature tells us someone his age doesn’t up and decide, “Whoo yeah I’m gonna smoke up for the first time EVER tonight.”

By: benny

benny — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:42:05 +0000

hello,
i also think it was bad to do it.
but ask him or any athlete why he or she does cheat in some form.
is it the pressure of media, fans or the team
and also nobody offers some kind of help instead fire him and leave him alone with his problem
this is also a bad think to do

enjoy the weekind at the magic mile

By: chubdubblub

chubdubblub — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:41:12 +0000

…” ‘rogue elements of the team’ developed the bleeder valves. Rogue elements? I didn’t know a crew chief could be a rogue element…”

That is definitely PR talk. Rogue elements?, what a crock!

Yo, Garry – how many years did NASCAR have WINSTON, (+30 yrs)as its primary sponsor and BUSCH beer as a primary sponsor for the now Nationwide series? It’s all about the bucks, baby.