tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post5318765566761242218..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: McClatchy reporter leaves out important Obama statementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-27308931814145935162008-06-29T13:20:00.000-04:002008-06-29T13:20:00.000-04:00Re:“Howard Weaver's stay at the luxurious Umstead ...Re:<BR/>“Howard Weaver's stay at the luxurious Umstead Hotel and Spa“<BR/>----------<BR/>Howard Weaver is McClatchy’s News Editor. When he came to tell the staff about the needed layoffs and restructuring, the employees complained about him staying at a $400 a night hotel. He disputed that amount, but the lingering bitterness remains.<BR/><BR/>Weaver’s pep talk: “The bridge is on fire”<BR/>“My current metaphor for our business is this: We have to move, and we can see a secure spot for ourselves right across the river. The good news is, there's a bridge; the bad news is, it's on fire. There's time to get across, but not to [screw] around. I intend to get to the other side before the bridge burns up. Who's coming with me?<BR/><BR/>Employee Comments: <BR/>Howard, our question is, what the hell is on the other side of the bridge? <BR/><BR/>Is the business model to wait until people stop reading the internet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-71293096358759360762008-06-29T09:48:00.000-04:002008-06-29T09:48:00.000-04:00archer05 via JnC -As I mentioned in another commen...archer05 via JnC -<BR/><BR/>As I mentioned in another comment, a pair of flip-flops should be Obama's signature trademark.<BR/><BR/>Jack in Silver SpringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-80477921451787967122008-06-28T22:00:00.000-04:002008-06-28T22:00:00.000-04:00McClatchy Watch: “McClatchy's News & Observer has ...McClatchy Watch: <BR/>“McClatchy's News & Observer has a horrible May and June<BR/> <BR/>Raleigh Chronicle has a good recap of the the News & Observer horrible May and June. Special attention to the on-going fallout from Howard Weaver's stay at the luxurious Umstead Hotel and Spa, and Orage Quarles's verbal attack on staffers who spoke anonymously with WRAL reporter.” <BR/><BR/>Stock:<BR/>Open $7.18 - Close $7.19 <BR/><BR/>52-Wk Range 28.73 - 6.86Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-48031803295170430532008-06-28T19:23:00.000-04:002008-06-28T19:23:00.000-04:00On the Net:Obama - The New King of Flip Flop-John ...On the Net:<BR/><BR/>Obama - The New King of Flip Flop-<BR/>John Kerry, you're off the hook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com