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September 2008
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Recently in Carey Pena CategoryWow -- 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 ... I want to say right off the top... full disclosure here... I'm a registered Independent. I believe members of the media should be open about their party affiliations -- especially when covering politics. That having been said, yesterday at the Democratic National Convention was amazing in many ways. First there was high drama surrounding Hillary Clinton delegates. We've been talking to her supporters all week -- and let me ... Wow am I glad that I brought flats on this trip. And I never wear flats. Day two at the DNC. Our day started early this morning with a story about a very sweet 76 year old woman named Aurora who might just be Hillary Clinton's number one supporter. She was all decked out in "Hillarywear". Day one of the Democratic convention in Denver and what a day it was: Security is incredibly tight, we had to go through a perimeter check where they look closely at credentials... then a very long line that lead to an interior check where we were wanded and sent through metal detectors (picture 15,000 members of the media going through this process). I had some perfume in my purse which they took...liquids are considered possible explosives... I have been such a bad blogger. Basically I haven't blogged in months (don't tell my boss). My excuse is that time has gotten away from me. I got married on New Year's Eve and I feel like I am just now (three months later) finding some respite. The thing is, today I am moved to take time to blog because I'm working on a story that blows my mind. ...For many months I've been following the story of Casey Johansen. He's a young husband and father of two. ...I was at the grocery store the other day and something happened. It wasn't a big deal, really. But it got me thinking? I was in line with a cart full of groceries. Basically I was the annoying person who is stocking up when everyone else is just there to buy one or two things. There was only one line open (of course!). And a lady walked up behind me with just a couple of items. She seemed really stressed so I asked her if she'd like to... I have so much respect for the two women featured in my story tonight. They agreed to talk about their ugliest moment -- while the television camera was rolling. Depression attacked each of these women, in different forms. Beth Anderson was pregnant with her third child when it happened. All of a sudden, a repressed memory from her childhood began to haunt her. It was something she had never dealt with. In the end, she had a ne... Wow... I've had a crazy couple of months. First, I interviewed a group of swingers. Then I moved on to a story about the self help book turned DVD, "The Secret". Have you heard about this? It promises to share the so-called secret to a better life: A more rewarding, fulfilling and joyful life. Yeah, I know... blah blah... we've heard it all before, some might say au nauseum. But what I found interesting about The Secret is that it... As predicted, my in-box is full. Told you so! The swingers story aired last night (if you missed it I'm attaching a link to my archive page ). Well, let me tell you my friends... this morning I was somewhat afraid to log in to my e-mail! A controversial story like this is quite a challenge because no matter what you do...someone is going to be mad. My goal... |
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