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Post by jake on Mar 29, 2015 8:26:03 GMT -5
I do not follow Twitter but am curious about what John A. wrote that merited an apology in the Courant. Anyone who will enlighten?
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Post by DavidK on Mar 29, 2015 8:36:01 GMT -5
Some people were offended by a picture of a Texas cheerleader he posted. He has one up that doesn't look bad, like taking picture from his seat and it's the back of them.
Maybe a different pic he deleted, idk
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Post by pap49cba on Mar 29, 2015 9:41:56 GMT -5
Several semi-sleezy tweets about the Texas cheerleaders. Kerith Burke called him out on it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 9:53:05 GMT -5
Not appropriate on his work account.
He can e-mail his friends all the suggestive comments he likes, but those comments while "at work" were just wrong.
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Post by meyers7 on Mar 29, 2015 13:32:26 GMT -5
Not appropriate on his work account. He can e-mail his friends all the suggestive comments he likes, but those comments while "at work" were just wrong. Yep that's it pretty much. It was approaching creepy. |
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Post by Icebear on Mar 29, 2015 13:48:18 GMT -5
We'll see if John keeps his job.
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Post by Pinsky on Mar 29, 2015 14:37:53 GMT -5
Cheerleaders are great athletes
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 29, 2015 14:44:50 GMT -5
I hope he keeps his job. I am surprised that he had a judgement lapse like that.
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Mar 29, 2015 14:47:42 GMT -5
Oh, puhleez! If we cared half so much about anything important, we'd live in a Utopian society. Those young women aren't wearing those outfits to promote the Texas beef industry. John was dumb to touch it because it is the age we live in, but come on. And Kerith, you would not have a mike in your hand if you were not also selling sex at some level, so why you weighed in is beyond me. the way she seems to be coming on to Geno in some of her interviews... now that's creepy.
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Post by CCinCT on Mar 29, 2015 15:00:09 GMT -5
Oh, puhleez! If we cared half so much about anything important, we'd live in a Utopian society. Those young women aren't wearing those outfits to promote the Texas beef industry. John was dumb to touch it because it is the age we live in, but come on. And Kerith, you would not have a mike in your hand if you were not also selling sex at some level, so why you weighed in is beyond me. the way she seems to be coming on to Geno in some of her interviews... now that's creepy. You nailed it - and that is a one-way street. |
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 29, 2015 15:34:34 GMT -5
Have to disagree - I do not think Kerith is coming on to Geno on the show. I think he is trying to crack her up, and possible deflect some of her questions. And she is trying not to lose her focus and laugh out loud.
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Post by radylady on Mar 29, 2015 15:52:25 GMT -5
Have to disagree - I do not think Kerith is coming on to Geno on the show. I think he is trying to crack her up, and possible deflect some of her questions. And she is trying not to lose her focus and laugh out loud. I agree. Their relationship is open and easy. I think that he likes and appreciates her frankness, and she his. Never occurred to me that there was any "coming on" between the two. |
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Post by atticusfinch on Mar 29, 2015 15:57:57 GMT -5
I'm not so sure that I agree with ya chicago... I've never said this before but I also felt that Kerith was flirting with him in some of her interviews. It's just the sense that I got at the moment...
Power, position and fame can be intoxicating and they sometimes create something of a distortion field that can make the person at the center seem smarter, more attractive, etc... Back in the day, when I was the head of large engineering departments or ran my own companies, it was always a bit amazing to me that some of the young women would make some pretty clear and repeated overtures towards me... one decided to just blurt out her rather explicit intentions.... My assistant was pretty good at running interference for me when this happened and had a knack for cooling the situation down before it got too hot. I've never been a world class charmer and am nowhere near Clooneyesque in the looks department, but it was the reality that I faced once in a while... a reality that many folks in charge face at times.... like I said... power can be attractive. I can only imagine what a guy like Geno deals with given his position and notoriety.
AF
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Post by pinotbear on Mar 29, 2015 16:17:54 GMT -5
Nah, AF, yer hot: you just don't know it.  |
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Post by atticusfinch on Mar 29, 2015 16:49:00 GMT -5
At my best I might have reached luke warm.... I did manage to bumble and stumble my way into the life of a beautiful and brilliant women... although the truth is that that probably more of an act of kindness on her part than any hotness within me.
AF
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Mar 29, 2015 17:26:30 GMT -5
Hot is in the eye of the beholder, AF. But which one in your avatar is you, and which one is your lady?  |
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Post by meyers7 on Mar 29, 2015 17:38:55 GMT -5
Have to disagree - I do not think Kerith is coming on to Geno on the show. I think he is trying to crack her up, and possible deflect some of her questions. And she is trying not to lose her focus and laugh out loud. Agree, I never got any vibe of her coming on to Geno. |
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Post by atticusfinch on Mar 29, 2015 17:39:30 GMT -5
Hot is in the eye of the beholder, AF. But which one in your avatar is you, and which one is your lady? That's me and my ol' pooch Lefty(on the right)... I love that sweater but it appears that I am wearing the wrong trousers. My Kim was truly brilliant & beautiful. The word 'UP' doesn't contain anywhere near enough height to truly convey just how extraordinarily far up I married up. AF |
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Post by Icebear on Mar 29, 2015 18:52:40 GMT -5
Have to disagree - I do not think Kerith is coming on to Geno on the show. I think he is trying to crack her up, and possible deflect some of her questions. And she is trying not to lose her focus and laugh out loud. Agree, I never got any vibe of her coming on to Geno. Nor have I. |
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Post by scotter on Mar 29, 2015 23:29:22 GMT -5
Agree, I never got any vibe of her coming on to Geno. Nor have I. I haven't either. Kerith pointed to a pattern of unprofessional behavior by John and not just a single instance yesterday. I don't see why John shouldn't be held to the standard of at least being professional. |
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Post by ozzienelson on Mar 30, 2015 14:55:10 GMT -5
A mistake by John for sure...how much should he pay?  |
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 30, 2015 15:43:28 GMT -5
I am guessing he is paying quite a bit, as since his last story about Saturday's game, he seems to be in durance vile. All communications from the Courant coming from Paul Doyle. Was it a "not smart" thing that he did, yes. Should he lose his job or his assignment to the team? I don't think so, but many of you may not agree with me that I think an apology from him and a whack upside the head from his editor (and maybe Mrs. A.) should be sufficient and refocus him. Unless Geno thinks otherwise, and I don't think he is going to be asked for an opinion by the paper.
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Post by Icebear on Mar 30, 2015 16:43:55 GMT -5
I am guessing he is paying quite a bit, as since his last story about Saturday's game, he seems to be in durance vile. All communications from the Courant coming from Paul Doyle. Was it a "not smart" thing that he did, yes. Should he lose his job or his assignment to the team? I don't think so, but many of you may not agree with me that I think an apology from him and a whack upside the head from his editor (and maybe Mrs. A.) should be sufficient and refocus him. Unless Geno thinks otherwise, and I don't think he is going to be asked for an opinion by the paper. None of us know if there is any history or background that the Courant has had to deal with in the past. It is their responsibility to sort out the standards for their product. |
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Post by pap49cba on Mar 31, 2015 19:54:31 GMT -5
Seems he's been sent to Siberia. The silence is deafening.
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