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confessions of an ambulance chaser--observation of a cynical old reporter--never buy a car from a guy named "Honest John"

11:42 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 |
Mike Watkiss

I've met and interviewed thousands of people during my 30 years as a reporter and I have come to be believe that people who tell you how righteous they are usually aren't very righteous--people who tell you how honest they are usually aren't very honest--and people who tell you how tough they are usually aren't very tough. One man's opinion.

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confessions of an ambulance chaser--unfinished business--orson william black and that crazy trip to mexico

11:32 AM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 |
Mike Watkiss

Hunting people is a big part of what I do, finding folks who don't want to be found.
I've spent many a long day and night slouched in cars, hiding in alley ways and crouching in bushes, waiting for just the right moment to pop out and catch someone on camera.
I have done it many times.
They say that with age comes maturity. I'm not sure if that's true. But I do know that over the years, I have beco...



Day 4: A night at Invesco

10:15 AM Mon, Sep 01, 2008 |
Carey Peña

Wow -- what a night last night.

All week long we'd been reporting live from the Pepsi Center, which is about two miles from Invesco Field. Moving those two miles in the midst of crushing crowds, not to mention the tightest security perhaps I have ever seen. Well it was a bit of a pain.

They put all the media on buses; ours was kind of like a tour bus, which we rode to the exterior check point. Swat teams and secret service ...