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calimary

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10. Thank you back, Atticus.

Sun May 24, 2020, 07:44 PM

May 2020

Yeah. And ironically enough on Memorial Day Weekend, I'm thinking about other journalists who've died while still at it.

We just recently saw what happened to Jamal Khashoggi. That was October 2018 that he was murdered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi

And remember the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris (January 2015)?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo_shooting

People actually died doing this job.

I was one of the lucky ones. We'd only die of embarrassment.

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DUer niyad asked me to make this an OP. Why my background makes me despise trump. [View all] calimary May 2020 OP

Thanks for posting this...It is a great post..Thank You for sharing this. Stuart G May 2020 #1

I told niyad that as I read through it again, it brought back a few more memories. calimary May 2020 #3

Wow, my dear calimary! THANK YOU. CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #2

That means a lot, CaliforniaPeggy. calimary May 2020 #5

I did not think it was possible for me to respect you more than I already did, Atticus May 2020 #4

Thank you back, Atticus. calimary May 2020 #10

You made me think of the many journalists killed in Mexico..... KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #14

Reading this was cathartic. I hope it was for you too even though it won't stop Trump chowder66 May 2020 #6

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The birther crap UpInArms May 2020 #8

It's really been agonizing, hasn't it! calimary May 2020 #27

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Thank you for reading it, Ferryboat. calimary May 2020 #35

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Love you, niyad. Thanks back atcha! calimary May 2020 #38

He acts out because he KNOWS he is a fraud. blm May 2020 #15

Thanks, my friend. calimary May 2020 #39

roaches run from the light of day dweller May 2020 #16

That's IT, dweller. "Shine a light!" calimary May 2020 #40

Journalists have been my heroes all my life. nolabear May 2020 #17

Sheesh, nolabear, you have no idea how many times I've mumbled to myself calimary May 2020 #41

I know. I don't say it lightly. It's an atheist's prayer sort of. nolabear May 2020 #55

Catharsis is just the beginning of how this country will let it rip by election day bucolic_frolic May 2020 #18

As long as we can do it collectively, and decisively, in November, my friend! calimary May 2020 #42

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As do you, my friend! calimary May 2020 #83

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Glad it found you! calimary May 2020 #44

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Glad to have your knowledge and accumulated experience on our side. oasis May 2020 #22

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Among all of the atrocities IQ45 has done ....... MyOwnPeace May 2020 #25

Actually, I didn't go through any TVs, but I worked with someone who did. calimary May 2020 #50

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Thanks for posting this... JoeOtterbein May 2020 #37

WOW! Your daughter is a journalist? COOL! calimary May 2020 #70

Thank you so much for this post, Calimary, & thank you for your long service to the First Amendment Hekate May 2020 #43

Aw, Hekate - I'm such a fan! That means a lot. calimary May 2020 #71

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I talk to Trump a lot. Aussie105 May 2020 #56

So do I, Aussie105! calimary May 2020 #76

I worked in LA TV News for 30+ Years. bluestateboomer May 2020 #57

Indeed? I wonder if we ever crossed paths?! calimary May 2020 #77

KNBC bluestateboomer May 2020 #103

Hmmm... worked at CNN in 1982 when its offices were in a high-rise at Sunset and Vine. calimary May 2020 #104

Add my voice to yours. My father was a journalist for 52 years DFW May 2020 #58

Eagerly, DFW! calimary May 2020 #80

In D.C. DFW May 2020 #89

Great story! calimary May 2020 #93

Cheneybush was the first (and last) White House occupant that buckled under her pressure DFW May 2020 #102

Great post calimary, thanks 🙏🏾 BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #59

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Trump's "great people" @ work Botany May 2020 #61

Thanks, Botany! calimary May 2020 #86

And never forget these Reagan deals: Botany May 2020 #91

Yep. calimary May 2020 #92

may the ghost of helen thomas haunt coiffure nixon. pansypoo53219 May 2020 #62

Helen was a great personal friend DFW May 2020 #63

Agreed, pansypoo53219! I love that "coiffure nixon" label! calimary May 2020 #87

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he is fake news , faux noise is fake news , sinclair radio is fake news . AllaN01Bear May 2020 #68

And don't forget OAN. "One America News." calimary May 2020 #94

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I'm so glad to hear that! And honored. calimary May 2020 #97

Not much he does frosts me more than his treatment of the Free Press sellitman May 2020 #79

It just keeps me on a slow fury all day, every day. calimary May 2020 #98

You and your colleagues are the backbone of our freedom. Fla Dem May 2020 #81

Thank you so much, Fla Dem. calimary May 2020 #99

Ah the good old days, when media was respected. Good rant! jmg257 May 2020 #84

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