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confessions of an ambulance chaser--the ABC's of payola

11:25 PM Thu, Jan 29, 2009 |
Mike Watkiss

When network sleaze-balls descend on a small town in the wake of some terrible tragedy and immediately start throwing around money to buy up stories, it sort of perverts the traditional news gathering process.
It's not really journalism. It's packaging.
The ABC network does it all the time and as long as their stupid reporters go around demanding "transparency" in other segments of our society, I think that it is o...



confessions of an ambulance chaser--the hottest spot in hell

10:55 PM Tue, Jan 27, 2009 |
Mike Watkiss

They say the hottest spot in hell is reserved for hypocrites--people who preach one thing and then do another.
I was reminded of that old adage during a recent trip back up to Colorado City.
Ever since that big raid down in Texas, every FLDS lawyer and spokesperson has been whining to any stupid reporter who will listen about religious persecution.
Please!
This coming from a people who have become expert...



Am I not "Hispanic" enough?

12:25 PM Tue, Jan 13, 2009 |
Carey Peña

Last night, after my story aired I received a voice message. It began, "I think all of that bleach has affected your brain."

 AUDIO: Voicemail 

You know when a message starts out like that it is probably all down hill from there.

The woman proceeded to tell me, in her angry voice, that I had basicall...