To People Not As Succesful As Joel Stein: Leave Joel Stein Alone

It's en vogue to shit on Joel Stein. The Sports Guy continuously rips him, and now the LA Weekly has run this piece detailing Stein's stellar career with his less than stellar results. The piece is entitled, "Failing Upward, a True Hollywood Story- Kinsley hires serial loser Joel Stein, despite conflicts of interest".

Here are some choice selections from the article:

"He’s the wire-rim-wearing, flop-haired smirker who looks amused by what he’s telling the camera even if the rest of us aren’t."

"Given that reasoning, what the Times should have done was hire someone really experienced in the entertainment business, not this unsuccessful wannabe."
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/52/deadline-finke.php

My contention? Everyone would like to have Joel Stein's jobs because he just gets to talk shit about people. Everyone thinks they're a better shit talker. Who gives a fuck if this guy has been fired from every job he's ever had? Who gives a fuck that he keeps getting better and better jobs for seemingly no reason? Isn't that the American dream? If you hate on Joel Stein, that just makes you a hater. You should feel good for him because he does what he wants and is lucky. He's an example that you can do what you want and get lucky too. Why all the sour grapes people?

Also, between Stein and Seth Coen, I have officially developed a soft spot for snarky, messy haired Jews with lisps.