HI,
FORGIVE THIS BLOGGER FOR REPEATING AN OLD STORY BUT THE REPORTER AND DONALD TRUMP BRUE-HA-HA RATES IT.
AS A YOUNG REPORTER IN HER TWENTIES, ONE OF THIS BLOGGER'S FIRST ASSIGNED STORIES WAS A DOWNED PLANE FROM THE AIR FORCE BASE (MAPPING AND CHARTING) AT PBIA. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE LITTLE BEACH NEAR SINGER ISLAND, THE AIR FORCE WAS OUT IN FORCE AND IN THE CHARGE OF A CAPTAIN, WHO WHEN ASKED FOR A STORY, INFORMED HER IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT HE HAD NO AUTHORITY TO TELL HER ANYTHING AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO GO FIFTEEN MILES OUT OF TOWN TO THE U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY AT THE BASE FOR A STORY. THEY, OF COURSE, THOROUGHLY WHITE WASHED ALL BASE NEWS. THE CAPTAIN ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PILOT WAS PADDLING TO SHORE IN A DINGY AND THEY WERE BUSY AT THAT POINT WITH HIM. THEN HE SIMPLY TURNED HIS BACK ON HER..
WELL, THIS BLOGGER WAS MAD AT THE CURT REBUFF AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN FEISTY. THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT STORY AND ONE OF HER FIRST. LOOKING OUT AT THE PILOT AND FIGURING DISTANCE, THIS BLOGGER KICKED OFF HER SHOES, DROPPED THE PURSE, HELD HER NOTEBOOK OVER HER HEAD AND STARTED TO WADE OUT TO MEET HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ANGRY SHOUTS FROM SHORE WERE MIXED WITH CHEERS AS SHE CONTINUED (GOOD THING IT WASN’T WARTIME) WHILE REALIZING THE DISTANCE WAS GREATER THAN SHE THOUGHT. SHE FINALLY MET THE PILOT IN HIS DINGY WITH WATER ABOVE HER WAIST AS SHE INTERVIEWED HIM. HE HAD A BIG GRIN ON HIS FACE AND GAVE HER HIS STORY WHICH APPEARED IN THE MORNING PAPER INTACT. THE INFORMATION AGENCY GOT ITS LICK IN THE AFTERNOON PAPER BUT HER ASSIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED SINCE MOST FOLKS READ THE MORNING EDITION..
COMING OUT OF THE WATER IN A SOAKING WET DRESS WITH THE THRONG OF SERVICEMEN ON SHORE OFFERING CAT CALL WHISTLES WAS DAUNTING BUT THIS BLOGGER HELD HER HEAD HIGH, IGNORED THE CAPTAIN RUSHING TOWARD HER, GRABBED HER BELONGINGS. AND GOT IN THE CAR SOAKING WET AND DROVE TO THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
THANK YOU MODERN WORLD FOR PLASTIC SEAT COVERS! . "ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE, CHIEF. WET BUT WELL! "!! SHE SAT DOWN AND WROTE THE STORY.
“AND THAT’S THE WAY IT WAS, FOLKS !!!!!!
THIS BLOGGER WOULDN'T HAVE DREAMED OF BEING AGGRESSIVE WITH THE CAPTAIN. HE WAS JUST DOING HIS JOB LIKE THIS BLOGGER. SHE WOULDN'T HAVE THREATENED TO HAVE ANYONE ARRESTED OR SUED AND DIDN'T PRESUME TO BAD MOUTH THE CAPTAIN OR ANYONE ELSE ABOUT THE ARTICLE. IT WAS HER JOB TO BE CREATIVE AND USE HER WITS TO AVOID CENSORSHIP.
THIS BLOGGER WAS ONE OF THREE WOMEN ON THE PAPER EMPLOYED BEFORE WOMEN'S LIB WAS ON GLORIA STEINMAN'S LIPS. IF YOU WERE DOING A MAN'S JOB THEN YOU ROLLED WITH THE PUNCHES AND GOT IT DONE AND DIDN'T WHINE. WE EARLY BIRDS PAVED THE WAY FOR THE WOMEN WHO CAME LATER !!!!!!!!!
SO, THIS BLOGGER IS SORRY THE REPORTER GOT BRUISED TRYING TO GET CLOSE TO DONALD TRUMP BUT TRUMP'S EMPLOYEE WAS JUST DOING HIS JOB LIKE SHE WAS TRYING TO DO HER JOB. PERHAPS SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE AND LESS AGGRESSIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!! AND SHE DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T BE WHINING AND YELLING FOR COPS. WHAT KIND OF REPORTER RESORTS TO CHILDISH STUFF LIKE THAT ??????????? GROW UP, SWEETIE, YOU'RE IN THE REAL WORLD NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAKES ME WONDER IF WOMEN'S LIB WAS ALL TO THE GOOD ?????????? YOU GOTTA HAVE SOME GUTS TO BE TRUE TO YOUR TRADE AND NOT MAKE THE PROFESSION LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF WEAK, UNCARING WINNIES. MAYBE THOSE FEELINGS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY TODAY AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE DISTORTED VIEW OF POLITICS NOW OFFERED WITH SO MUCH UNWARRANTED CENSORSHIP BY THE PRESS ITSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE FOUNDATION OF A GOOD, TRUTHFUL PRESS CARRIED OUT BY REPORTERS OF COURAGE AND CONVICTION MAY HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN THE SHUFFLE LIKE SO MANY OTHER CHARACTER TRAITS.
TRUMP IS RIGHT TO DEFEND HIS CO-WORKER EMPLOYEE FOR DOING HIS JOB. THAT'S THE KIND OF REACTION THAT MAKES AN EMPLOYEE WANT TO BE LOYAL TO A BOSS. SO IF WE HAVE TO CHOOSE WHO IS RIGHT AND WRONG IN THIS SITUATION, THIS BLOGGER THINKS THAT'S CLEAR.
BUT WHAT ISN'T CLEAR IS WHY THE TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT ??????????? SLOW NEWS DAY ?????????? TRUMP HATERS GRABBING AT STRAWS ???????????????? TRUMP FOLLOWERS GRABBING THE SPOTLIGHT. IT'S TOO MUCH DRIVEL AND NOT ENOUGH SUBSTANCE !!!!!!!!!!!! WONDER IF THE TRUMP HATERS REALIZE HOW MUCH PUBLICITY HE’S DERIVING FROM THEIR VENOM ??????????????
IT’S NOT AN UNUSUAL TACTIC FOR SOCIALISTS TO USE FALSEHOODS TO WIN. THEY BOMBARDED THE NEWS WITH HALF TRUTHS AND LIES IN BOTH RECENT ELECTIONS TO TAKE DOWN THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FOSTER THEIR SOCIALIST OBAMA. THEY DON’T PLAY NICE AND WILL PLAY EVEN ROUGHER THIS TIME. THIS BLOGGER HEARD THE “BLONDE” IS SPONSORING AN AD AGAINST TRUMP NOW EVEN BEFORE THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN !!!!!!!!!!! SO NOW THE SOCIALISTS ARE EVEN INTERFERING WITH THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE TICKET. AIN’T THAT JUST DANDY-POO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAVING A FREE PRESS IS LIKE MOST OF THE GOOD FREEDOMS. IT HAS TO BE OVERSEEN BY FOLKS WITH CHARACTER AND BELIEF IN THAT FREEDOM, NOT BY THUGS, LIARS OR THIEVES WHO DESIRE TO STEAL ELECTIONS, CONTROL GOVERNMENTS AND USURP THE POWER FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR SOCIALIST BELIEFS. DON’T GIVE THEM THAT ABILITY TO FOSTER CENSORSHIP BY SWALLOWING WHOLE THE PAP THEY FEED TO US. THEY CONSIDER US STUPID AMERICAN VOTERS. DON’T REWARD THEIR INSULT BY NOT DOING YOUR ELECTION HOMEWORK. WE’VE DONE IT THEIR WAY LONG ENOUGH.
LET’S DO IT OUR WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE VOTER’S WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S STOP THE PRESS CENSORSHIP AND SEE SOCIALISM FOR WHAT IT IS. AND DAMN THE SOCIALIST PARTY TO HELL WHERE THEY BELONG !!!!!!!!!!!!! THEIR LACK OF BELIEF IN GOD OFFERS NO HAVEN IN HEAVEN FOR THEM.
CHEERS, CONNIE