From John Romano:
Did PBW Fuck Lee Priest For Ratings?
So, you’re up against a second hour of No Bull Radio in your time slot and we have BALCO founder Victor Conte on as a guest. Whad’a-ya do? I got it! Put Lee Priest on so he can announce his desire to return to the IFBB! While such a desire would surely be newsworthy, PBW didn’t promote that fact leading up to their show. They just said Lee was coming on. Given Lee’s nature to change direction more than a chicken that just lost its head, you can’t blame them. But still, you have to wonder, did Dan and Bob actually know Lee’s intensions before the show, and if they did, did they use it to their advantage and Lee’s detriment? Hmmmmmmmmm………. Considering those involved, it’s fun to think about…...
What I think is that if they didn’t know what Lee was going to say, then Dan and Bob stood the chance that Lee would spend his time on the air bashing the IFBB. That wouldn’t bode well for the company boys. Surely, if he knew, I’m thinking IFBB Pres Jim Manion would not have liked Lee having a platform to bash the IFBB. And you know he’d know, cuz words like Lee Priest being on the radio spread like a 45 year-old secretary’s butt. That being the case, then you have to ask, would Jimmy want Lee back in the IFBB? I mean, Bob being athlete rep and all of that – you’d think he’d go to Jim Manion – BEFORE – Lee went on PBW to see if the IFBB would consider reinstating Lee (if he knew). If the answer was “no,” the athlete’s rep wouldn’t want one of his guys hung out to dry in front of his fans, right? He’s supposed to be looking out for him.
What would Jim Manion have said if such a scenario presented itself? I’m going to go way out on a limb here and guess to say, Heeeeeeeeellllllll Noooooooooo!! But, If Dan and Bob knew Lee was going to disclose his intension to return to the IFBB, then they’d know Lee would be saying nothing but nice things about the IFBB on the radio. And that would get them the brass pass to get Lee on the show. That’s good for the company boys. But then you have to wonder; if Dan or Bob knew what the IFBB’s position would be, why would the athlete’s rep still want Lee on his show? To give him just enough rope to hang himself? I mean, here we’re talking Lee Priest, the guy who referred to the IFBB as a bunch of “puppets;” no one’s got any balls; “I’m just being me” and doing what I think is right? Now, all of a sudden the IFBB - and their ways - are all okay with him and he wants back in? That was the safest bet Dan and Bob are going to ever get for a rating’s gathering loose cannon like Lee Priest. So what if he commits career suicide on your show?
Or, was it all innocent and they did not know Lee’s intensions? They just figured he’d spend his time bashing MD? I don’t think so.
I wonder how long Lee will have to be on stool softeners?
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