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35. Maybe I can shed a bit of light

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 04:01 PM

Nov 2013

As a victim of sexual abuse and rape, I suffer from PTSD. Before getting treatment and extensive therapy, I viewed every situation as suspect. Reading into it a negative, evil purpose. It affected my daily life. Even when unfounded, my mind would conjure up a scenario that was, in essence, a personal attack. Leading to a greater conspirosy that was the furthest from the truth. Feelings of fear and pain are often channeled as anger in a self-protection mode. One goes on offense to protect oneself. Even when it is irrational.

My experiences were 40 years ago. I still struggle with some after effects today. IMHO, she has not had enough time and mental health treatment to help deal with the emotional ramifications of the attack she endured.

This does not condone her report. But might be a reasonable explanation.

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Breaking: Lara Logan Taking Leave Of Absence From '60 Minutes' After Debunked Benghazi Report [View all] Hissyspit Nov 2013 OP

Juicy! get the red out Nov 2013 #1

The Lie already has feet PeoViejo Nov 2013 #20

Lots of people @ Huff Post are Scairp Nov 2013 #67

So sad. I remember when she had a fan base here. onehandle Nov 2013 #2

She WAS good. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #7

Well, she got gang raped in Egypt, then took a desk job. onehandle Nov 2013 #11

I'm confused by this post. AZ Mike Nov 2013 #15

Maybe I can shed a bit of light Sophiegirl Nov 2013 #35

Thanks for posting your experience. Although it wont mean anything to some here, unfortunately. 7962 Nov 2013 #50

Thank ypu Sophiegirl Nov 2013 #54

As far as I know, she is not. Maybe when we're alone one day I may try to bring it up, 7962 Nov 2013 #55

If anything comes up in a conversation Sophiegirl Nov 2013 #58

Thanks very much. be well. 7962 Nov 2013 #60

I sympathize and you're a very brave person cosmicone Nov 2013 #62

I agree Sophiegirl Nov 2013 #65

Here Heather MC Nov 2013 #45

Her lack of journalistic integrity predates that horrific experience. deurbano Nov 2013 #24

Thankyou deurbano, this factoid is very significant, and requires repeating over and over.. 2banon Nov 2013 #44

One thing is she married a rightwing flack. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #33

i believe you are nearing the core ,,,,,,, nt Cryptoad Nov 2013 #52

Iraq didn't start becoming an issue with the media until they had no choice. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #43

Fair point. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #75

Her corruption? ReRe Nov 2013 #89

Nailed it. ctsnowman Nov 2013 #101

When she went on Charlie Rose and fawned about generals to him, closeupready Nov 2013 #10

Suck up to them or simply suck them, it's the same thing if you're a journo. AAO Nov 2013 #31

Charlie Rose wrote a book each on fawning and sucking up. QuestForSense Nov 2013 #34

"Reporters" should not be for or against anything or anyone. Lochloosa Nov 2013 #47

Yes, she did fail. Miserably. QuestForSense Nov 2013 #74

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Hope her LOA is permanent! hue Nov 2013 #3

You know where she'll land a job next. tblue Nov 2013 #36

You think Logan didn't have that in mind when she did that story? BlueStreak Nov 2013 #42

Hopefully step 1 to a quiet permanent exit. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #4

Haven't other newscasters been fired for pulling this kind of shit? sakabatou Nov 2013 #5

Yeah, immediate dismissal used to be the standard... Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #61

Why isn't she getting the Dan Rather treatment? Too much time remaining on her contract? MADem Nov 2013 #6

A slow twist in the wind is what Rather got bucolic_frolic Nov 2013 #21

You're probably right on that score. nt MADem Nov 2013 #23

Compare this hack with those who reported on the JFK assassination 50 years ago. duffyduff Nov 2013 #57

They left Dan hanging for a few months so it wouldn't look like he was fired over it Recursion Nov 2013 #92

The minute they cut him loose, though, he said "They gave me the ax" and all of us here MADem Nov 2013 #93

Oh, definitely, I just mean it wasn't overnight Recursion Nov 2013 #94

+1,000 -- I won't be surprised, but I won't hold my breath, either, if you know what I mean! nt MADem Nov 2013 #95

Agree, that is the question LeftOfWest Nov 2013 #102

60 Minutes has been tabloid for a while but her segment on Benghazi closeupready Nov 2013 #8

They could replace her with Bozo The Clown so long as they have a solid team behind the face. randome Nov 2013 #13

buh bye now TeamPooka Nov 2013 #9

She should have been fired, period. n/t cosmicone Nov 2013 #12

This is very close to a firing -- note that she was "asked" to take a leave of absence -- AND... johnfunk Nov 2013 #28

But, firing has a sort of a brute finality to it cosmicone Nov 2013 #64

Say hello to the family, Lara. TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #14

Lara, with no votes, you ARE the Weakest Link KamaAina Nov 2013 #16

K&R alp227 Nov 2013 #17

IMAGINE THAT Burf-_- Nov 2013 #18

Good! bvar22 Nov 2013 #19

She'll have a job at fox news leftynyc Nov 2013 #22

AND STAY OUT!! nm SCVDem Nov 2013 #25

CUE THE VONAGE THEME! rocktivity Nov 2013 #26

nothing here about her husband's role as a propagandist.. grasswire Nov 2013 #27

And they'll be offering Dan Rather his job back, too, right? Yeah, didn't think so. . . markpkessinger Nov 2013 #29

The only reason the Killian memos couldn't be "authenticated" was because they were copies duffyduff Nov 2013 #77

I love how Jeff Fage just calls it "Ironic". Mr.Bill Nov 2013 #30

Rightwing Republicon Propagandist has wrist slapped Berlum Nov 2013 #32

Next stop: FOX Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #37

No kidding. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #48

Lara will not be fired Sophiegirl Nov 2013 #38

That's pretty far fetched. One has nothing to do with the other. n/t duffyduff Nov 2013 #59

Have you ever been sexually assaulted? Sophiegirl Nov 2013 #63

That has nothing to do with anything, and it's none of your business. n/t duffyduff Nov 2013 #80

Once again, the person truly responsible evades punishment. SDjack Nov 2013 #39

He may still get his. It's harder to take down those at the top, Cleita Nov 2013 #53

Please let the the screen door hit you on the way out. pam4water Nov 2013 #40

Meh... Javaman Nov 2013 #41

What took so freaking long and who else and how many hit the bricks with her? One only? WTF!?!? marble falls Nov 2013 #46

Benghazi,,,, Drink!,,,,,, Cryptoad Nov 2013 #49

Good. Hacks like her drag down the profession Cleita Nov 2013 #51

This should end her journalism career but likely won't. duffyduff Nov 2013 #56

60 Minutes and CBS have adopted a right wing agenda. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #66

Agreed! They have close ties to the Peter G Peterson Foundation asshole. LiberalFighter Nov 2013 #70

Scott Pelley needs to go too. But those are the type of people CBS wants LiberalFighter Nov 2013 #71

Pelley is clearly a hack when it comes to political issues. duffyduff Nov 2013 #78

Dan Rather got fired for airing something that was actually true even if the evidence was bogus. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #68

The evidence wasn't "bogus." The memos couldn't be authenticated because they were copies duffyduff Nov 2013 #79

Dubya is every bit the POS that those memos claim he was. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #96

Message to Lara dawn frenzy adams Nov 2013 #69

Notice how the talks about Benghazi have diminished since the 60 Min retraction. Auntie Bush Nov 2013 #72

Nothing New here about CBS and right wing leanings .. it's almost all of them now. YOHABLO Nov 2013 #73

Key paragraph and why Logan should have been fired as soon as this broke and still should be fired. yellowcanine Nov 2013 #76

Yes I thought so as well when I read that LiberalLovinLug Nov 2013 #99

Yep, the State Dept term for it is "going native." yellowcanine Nov 2013 #100

I wonder how the "fraudcasters" are dealing with this? They were pretty happy for awhile there. JEFF9K Nov 2013 #81

It is time to cancel the show TheDonkey Nov 2013 #82

she should be fired! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #83

Time to go spend more time with her family Major Nikon Nov 2013 #84

Fox News will pick her up then she can lie to her doc03 Nov 2013 #85

Leave of absence? HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #86

My comment (courtesy of Photoshop) markpkessinger Nov 2013 #87

Nice Work!! 2banon Nov 2013 #88

Certainly! markpkessinger Nov 2013 #91

Good job! Scurrilous Nov 2013 #97

I feel sorry for the rest of their once great journalistic team. ffr Nov 2013 #90

Its simple..... daleanime Nov 2013 #98

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