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Originally posted by PM_Mama00
SilverBlue, I understand your point. But I just got the vibe that she liked the 15 minutes of fame after I saw her interviewed more than a few times.
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I had that feeling, too, but she did have important information.
ABC did a special "Prime Time" last night, and I found its dynamics very interesting -- particularly the interviews with the United Mine Workers and the "Billionaire" CEO of the company that owns the mine.
I've alluded to this in a couple of other places, but the first comment I read from the UMW was highly complimentary to the company in terms of it trying to bring the mine up to standards. Remember, they've only owned the property since November. Suddenly, the union is hyper-critical. That seems opportunistic to me.
Second, ABC's "Chief Investigative Correspondent" did an incredibly one sided and accusatory interview with the company CEO -- in answer to which, to his credit, the CEO looked the guy right in the eye, took responsibility and answered every question (when the reporter allowed him to finish a sentence) in an honest and straightforward manner. That was especially impressive since many of the answers didn't make him or the company look good -- only honest.
I think ABC did what we used to call a "hatchet job" on the CEO. It may turn out that the guy is a total jerk -- but he certainly handled himself well. Had I been sitting in his chair I might have thrown something at the reporter.