So Dave Ramsey gets pissed off when employees and former employees bad mouth him?
SHOCKING! Who woulda thunk it?
I'm sure that all of the employers we work for just LOVE IT when we trash them in public, right?
Think about it, folks. If you went out and publicly trashed the company you worked for, do you really think the company would not retaliate?
Why would Dave Ramsey be any different?
Look, I have issues with some of Ramsey's advice. His jihad against any credit card usage is just ridiculous. His investment advice is not great. As an libertarian and an atheist, I can really do without the social conservatism the sprinkling of Jesus references throughout the show (though, to be fair, he's relatively judicious with the Jesus references, doesn't continuously pound you over the head with it, like some do).
However, as a whole, his advice can be very helpful to those who are drowning in debt, and he is successful in moving people along the right path where others have failed. I personally know of 3 couples who were drowning financially, that I preached at for YEARS, and they never listened to my advice, but when they went to a "Financial Peace" session (arranged by their church, of course), they suddenly saw the light.
Years of cold, hard logic (my usual way of working) did not phase them. An hour with Ramsey, and they were talking about stopping frivolous purchases and "living on rice and beans." All three couples got their stuff together- they ain't millionaires, but at least they have their heads above water. His methods work, folks, even if they are far from the ideal ideal.
My guess is that the liberal "Daily Beast" people are upset about the fact that he has a huge audience, and is socially and fiscally conservative, so they decided to do a "hit piece" to try and trash him.