By George Fallar 
In Part Two, we mentioned the Arizona Coyotes decided on January 8 they had enough of the Twitter haranguing from @AZSportsHub.
I assume there were meetings and phone conversations before the following Tweet was published.
FYI #Coyotes fans: There is absolutely no truth to anything @SportsHubAZ reports. But we found his source… pic.twitter.com/MkypqkcH7p
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) January 8, 2015
The tweet is so clear that even Puck Daddy picked up on it (click here) with a “smackdown” post despite having also bitten on the Doaner trade story from @SportsHubAZ at least a little bit.
You’d think that might be the end of this, certainly the end of @SportsHubAZ relying on the bogus Coyotes “source” outed by the Easter Bunny.
Nope.
Crossing Another Line
There were tragic events in France recently – terrorist attacks responded to with some courage by the populace.
Europeans are my inspiration right now. They won’t be intimidated and neither will I #Coyotes #cyberbullying — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 9, 2015
Invoking something as heinous as terrorist events in which people were murdered as inspiration to refuse to be intimidated by a picture of the Easter Bunny is overheated hyperbole at it’s finest.
As if “bunnygate” wasn’t bad enough, the #Coyotes then launched a renegade pack of #cyberbullies to come after me and smear my good name
— Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 12, 2015
Coyotes fans have been called “thugs” by a Glendale City Councilmember (among others) for their efforts defeating referendums aimed at their team, adding the renegade pack moniker is fine.
However, Mr. Gagnon and everybody else should rest assured the Coyotes had NOTHING to do with any comments aimed at Gagnon’s ridiculousity (new word).
Dishing It Out
Backing up a bit here.
People that frequent Facebook and Twitter became fed up with the @SportsHubAZ content of frequent insults directed at people involved with the Coyotes. Those insulted are people we know, people we respect, people that do their jobs.
Todd Walsh is a broadcaster for Fox Sports who always does the work, is always prepared for a game, is a guy who paid his dues. He suffered online jabs without comment or complaint.
Sincere #Coyotes fans (there are many) likely afraid Todd Walsh @FOXSPORTSAZ will charge them like an angry hippo and scream in their faces — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 9, 2015
And if like Saturday’s incident, “Walshie” will add a heaping serving of his own phlegm in their faces also #Coyotes #BarrowayPleaseHelp — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 9, 2015
So which unsuspecting #Coyotes fan gets Todd Walsh @FOXSPORTSAZ screaming in his/her face over THIS tonight once the camera gets shut off? — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 8, 2015
Can we can eliminate characterizing a person as an “angry hippo”, insinuating a person would spit phlegm in somebody’s face, and wondering if a person will scream in a fan’s face as “cyberbullying” in Casey’s world?
Conversely, mildly mocking “facts” provided in an amusing fashion by featuring an Easter Bunny picture IS “cyberbullying”.
Duly noted.
Girls Are Stupid?
The Arizona Republic’s Sarah McLellan doesn’t escape the biting wit of Gagnon, either.
LeBlanc just had to explain basic math to the girl from az republic, same one who annoys Dave Tippett incessantly. Good grief #Coyotes — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 2, 2015
Tippett really doesn’t like the girl from the AZ Republic this season, abrupt “smack down” of one of her usual asinine questions #Coyotes — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) December 20, 2014
As far as Coach Tippett not liking Ms. McLellan, I’d pay serious dollars to be in the area when Gagnon said that to him face-to-face. I imagine just the look on Tippett’s face and the tightness of his grimace would be enough to send Gagnon running out the door screaming.
Characterizing a female reporter as “that girl” is intentionally derogatory.
Characterizing any of Sarah’s questions as asinine is, in a word, asinine.
Please refer to the Barroway press conference video to decide for yourself if Mr. LeBlanc had to explain basic math to Sarah.
Sarah, to her credit, gracefully ignored the chirps from Gagnon.
Craig Morgan had some dishonorable mentions, Dave Zorn had some inflammatory posts directed at him, Rich Nairn and his staff are frequent targets, and there’s others.
None of those adults have complained of being “cyberbullied”.
Flexible “Cyberbullying” Definition
After the “bunny tweet”, Gagnon began a campaign of feigning outrage over faux “cyberbullying” in an attempt to garner the attention and support of other anti Coyotes people while he continued posting bogus Doan trade information.
I cannot find ANY other team in ANY other pro sports league that has pulled such a disgusting stunt to degrade another human being #Coyotes — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 12, 2015
And, yet…
We’re back in AZ. Thx for the positive tweets. As for the clowns who spew vulgarities, it’s time to move out of the basement and enjoy life. — Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) January 4, 2015
Whoever sent out tweets from @AZCardinals after team arrived back from Charlotte, great smackdown of the idiots spewing all that crap — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 4, 2015
It’s no stretch to suspect that, in Mr. Gagnon’s world, the only online insults that constitute “cyberbullying” are those directed at him. Certainly Gagnon doesn’t consider a jab about obesity “cyberbullying” or, if he does, decided to do it anyway.
@jmrus2014 You of all people Jarrod should know what it’s like to get bullied and picked on since you’re so obese. Shame on you. #pathetic — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 11, 2015
The Pattern Is Clear
There’s no need to continue beating this dead horse. Suffice it to say Mr. Gagnon doesn’t look like he’ll quit anytime soon, despite attesting to the contrary.
Spread the word. At least I can sign off with SOME dignity left. Now you know who actually DESERVES public shaming. Good bye #Coyotes — Arizona Sports Hub (@SportsHubAZ) January 12, 2015
A thinking person that has spent any time reading the #Coyotes Twitter hashtag or any of Casey’s social media feeds would have to agree Mr. Gagnon doesn’t have a leg to stand on with his complaints of “cyberbullying”.
A better argument could be made for Gagnon’s culpability for “cyberbullying” over the past couple years.
Neither the fans nor the Coyotes have come close to crossing the thresholds that Gagnon crossed, some of them could offer their objections to Gagnon’s online snark.
That won’t happen, though, none of the people targeted feel the need to complain about insults typed in their direction at 140 characters per.
Never Too Late
Casey, for the last time I will repeat my offer of hosting a WordPress blog for you, no charge, for a year. After that, I’ll help you move your site to another host for no charge if you wish.
You can use your own domain name if you want, the entire site will be yours.
No strings, no interference.
You’d have an outlet to publish anything you wished with no restrictions, certainly a better way to showcase your efforts than trying to do so on Twitter.
If you wish to keep up your current string of ridiculous posts on Twitter, so be it, that’s your choice.
Alternatively, you could channel that energy in a different direction. Put your head down and write whatever you want until you earn your way into the job you want. There’s no free lunch, in a crowded market there’s a lot of dues to be paid.
It’s up to you if you want to pay them.
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