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113. I just react to things you wouldn't say if it was a guy

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 01:27 AM

Sep 2014

Most of the other things you cite are gender-neutral, except for ninny. But you would never call a man a "good little reporter," and that's what annoyed me. Maybe "a decent small-town reporter" would have been more to the point.

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Oh, my gosh, this is epic. Local reporter drops F-bomb, quits on live TV. Seriously - Epic. [View all] Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 OP

wow steve2470 Sep 2014 #1

Like a boss... Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #2

for sure ! lol nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #3

By "boss" you mean self absorbed ninny, right? n/t Joe Magarac Sep 2014 #4

She probably didn't need to drop the F-bomb Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #5

Bad "little" reporter?? starroute Sep 2014 #100

Sorry, I'm old, she's young. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #106

I just react to things you wouldn't say if it was a guy starroute Sep 2014 #113

Well, you're wrong there. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #115

No, but good luck with that.... daleanime Sep 2014 #68

Jon Stewart has prolly already reached for the phone. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #98

Kicked and recommended for her new goals. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #6

Here is more from Alaska Dispatch News Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #7

So it was really just a self serving stunt. Worked; we're talking about her. 7962 Sep 2014 #16

I know every time I quit a job it was self serving. n/t tazkcmo Sep 2014 #71

I live in Alaska, I watch that news station and I want to tell you, I am offended roguevalley Sep 2014 #74

That's a terrible reason to not vote for the legalization initiative. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #80

Do you know that she experienced that here? I don't give a damn about roguevalley Sep 2014 #83

Goin' rogue, like the Sarah. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #84

I agree. :D:D:D I really hate this stuff. But I bow to the inevitable roguevalley Sep 2014 #85

The anti people haven't been playing us for decades? How many billions? How many lives destroyed? TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #145

And just like Palin she quits half way through. nt arthritisR_US Sep 2014 #123

Actually, sounds like you are being manipulated, just in the opposite direction. moriah Sep 2014 #136

How are you being played JonLP24 Sep 2014 #144

Waaaaah! tabasco Sep 2014 #95

to you but not to me and a lot of people up here. If this had been a right winger roguevalley Sep 2014 #114

You have put it quite well. And you're not falling for her BS stunt. 7962 Sep 2014 #99

Whether this passes or not really doesn't matter that much to me Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #130

agreed, Blue. It is rancouous but it will end how it does roguevalley Sep 2014 #135

I am confused by Alaska marijuana laws. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #8

Yes, it was the war on drugs pipoman Sep 2014 #22

We can possess up to an ounce for personal use Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #33

Thank you, Blue. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #120

Yeah, it's not easy to live in the Bush. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #129

That's a nice thought. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #131

no. you can have medical marijuana. decriminalization has been underway since forever roguevalley Sep 2014 #116

Thank you, roguevalley. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #119

your welecome. go to ADN dot com and read why alaska will not be a test roguevalley Sep 2014 #134

You're a teacher? ..nt TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #138

half of my life. roguevalley Sep 2014 #142

You're welcome. TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #143

Here is a very good explanation of our laws from a Washington Post blog Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #137

Thank you, Blue. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #141

The Ernie Anastos Award goes to... Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #9

Now that is freaking delish malaise Sep 2014 #10

who tapes the news? lobodons Sep 2014 #11

Rewind what you're watching. Inkfreak Sep 2014 #17

pretty immature & unprofessional if you ask me santroy79 Sep 2014 #12

I totally agree. Happyhippychick Sep 2014 #13

Epic and awesome if you ask me LOL snooper2 Sep 2014 #20

I guess if you dont have kids sitting beside you santroy79 Sep 2014 #122

Depends on the back story... pipoman Sep 2014 #23

Totally agree.... daleanime Sep 2014 #69

God, I love her. Shake the system until the stoic right-wingers fall on their ass. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #14

actually, lots of right wingers are for it. She was wrong and probably lost roguevalley Sep 2014 #76

"She has a commercial stake and should lose for it." BlueJazz Sep 2014 #86

edited for brevity roguevalley Sep 2014 #117

Aw..I understand what you mean. I've (since) read the whole story and researched some facts... BlueJazz Sep 2014 #124

hugs, blue jazz. :F I for one will be glad 11-3. Everytime I turn on Netflix, our conservative roguevalley Sep 2014 #133

Reminds me --- it was in the mid '70's when a reporter for a UHF station in Florida said, Hoppy Sep 2014 #15

Christine Chubbuck Cooley Hurd Sep 2014 #19

Would have been a lot more dignified without the f bomb. cwydro Sep 2014 #18

The person giggling is the person filming the TV set with his iPhone. former9thward Sep 2014 #30

Fuck dignified. That was badass. Iggo Sep 2014 #50

Fuck it I quit madokie Sep 2014 #21

Low class YarnAddict Sep 2014 #24

I prefer the 'F bomb' to lies. Too bad there isn't a way to pin a growing nose on sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #29

I even disagree that she has ruined her broadcasting career. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #32

Really? YarnAddict Sep 2014 #36

I don't know the backstory, nor her motives. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #40

She was obviously not happy with YarnAddict Sep 2014 #45

"Well-behaved women seldom make history." Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #49

Hm. you're probably right. YarnAddict Sep 2014 #65

What are your sentiments on Snowden, Greenwald, Manning & Ellsberg? Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #72

The MSM not 'touching' her is to HER credit. Now I really like her. The MSM is the least trusted, sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #89

Yes, she wasn't one of those once-effective reporters Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #91

I question her journalistic integrity and that should be a red flag to anyone looking to hire her sweetloukillbot Sep 2014 #109

Maybe she could get a job on The Daily Show? cstanleytech Sep 2014 #111

Me too. "I prefer the 'F bomb' to lies." Enthusiast Sep 2014 #35

Amen. woo me with science Sep 2014 #55

What do you call using your position to promote your business w/o disclosing it? joeglow3 Sep 2014 #140

Jon Stewart could give her a job. Islandurp Sep 2014 #53

Yeah. If she is on TV again, I would watch her. immoderate Sep 2014 #58

I bet even Jon Stewart YarnAddict Sep 2014 #64

The mass media lies to us every day; filthy, filthy lies... hunter Sep 2014 #25

I quite agree. Thanks for putting this into words so eloquently. djean111 Sep 2014 #28

I agree...lies, propaganda for the 1% hijacking the life right out from under us.... BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #75

Well, that rant would kinda make sense.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #88

Thank you, well said. n/t sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #90

My kind of person. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #26

As someone who has had up to 50 direct reports at one time Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #38

And sometimes you have to be able to look at yourself in the mirror. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #41

Maybe once Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #42

Most of them didn't start out that way, then you get a new bozo in charge. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #43

Been there Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #60

When I walk I don't look back. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #63

actually, looking onself in the mirror .... I might agree if she didn't have a roguevalley Sep 2014 #77

"I don't need this shit." lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #27

I cannot for the life of me understand why weed makes people act like such assholes. nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #31

I see assholery but not on her part. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #44

Ah yes. Her oppressive employer had it coming. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #46

you're looking in the wrong place. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #52

Nothing. n/t eShirl Sep 2014 #54

What is it about a red herring that makes it smell so bad? immoderate Sep 2014 #61

! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #78

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #81

I find this question about weed strange locks Sep 2014 #57

What's a more acceptable excuse? immoderate Sep 2014 #62

If she's been reporting on the MM movement, she and her station should have disclosed Heidi Sep 2014 #34

Hear hear. That's journalism 101. n/t sweetloukillbot Sep 2014 #110

Bingo TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #112

agreed ! nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #121

What a moron Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #37

You wish. tabasco Sep 2014 #96

I agree with you. RagAss Sep 2014 #102

So you agree Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #126

We're free to quit jobs anyway we want to. It's our last bastion of free will.... RagAss Sep 2014 #128

You're free to do a lot of things Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #132

Nobody is going to be poor selling legalized weed. RagAss Sep 2014 #139

Is that your job? Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #125

Yes. 840high Sep 2014 #105

you are the moron if you think a cannabis club will fail noiretextatique Sep 2014 #127

Badass! PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #39

Since the medical practice I work for... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #47

Epic? Nah. Amusing? Sort of. Orrex Sep 2014 #48

A brief moment of honesty for once. Throd Sep 2014 #51

Did she just make herself a high-profile drug dealer? R B Garr Sep 2014 #56

"If *those* people weren't so angry, maybe I'd listen to them." hunter Sep 2014 #59

Best clip of the week! marble falls Sep 2014 #66

Guerrilla marketing lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #67

I see the Washington Post has picked up her story Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #70

Hilarious. Great promotional tactic. valerief Sep 2014 #73

how ohheckyeah Sep 2014 #79

Immature and hurts her cause, IMO. Separation Sep 2014 #82

Nope. She is now a CELEBRITY! -- Priceless. immoderate Sep 2014 #92

Not another brick in the wall. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #87

Do it on purpose, and play it out loud... WheelWalker Sep 2014 #93

Get it girl!! bravenak Sep 2014 #94

tv news has been giving us a big fuck you for years, refreshing to see someone give one back whereisjustice Sep 2014 #97

I hope her next entirely dfifferent career field works out for her. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #101

You Go Girl! ablamj Sep 2014 #103

Totally classless. 840high Sep 2014 #104

But did she tell the truth? If not, then yes, that would be classless. I would give anything sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #108

If it's good enough for Morning Joe... tomm2thumbs Sep 2014 #107

This is an immature an action. Jenoch Sep 2014 #118