tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post144190456467393638..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: Donovan says no one in the news room knew about Lokeman's arrest... admits the story is newsworthyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-27321514205422815922009-02-04T11:43:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:43:00.000-08:00Incidentally, I'd rather read Rhonda's stuff that ...Incidentally, I'd rather read Rhonda's stuff that she wrote drunk than I would Lewis Duigiud's stuff written sober.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I can't help but wonder if the behavior following the end of her column (assuming it did end before and not after the incident) isn't related. What better way to get even with the husband who ended your career than to do something that might end his.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-52223654453085929932009-02-04T11:38:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:38:00.000-08:00At what point did the Dec.28th column become her l...At what point did the Dec.28th column become her last? January 2, 2009?<BR/><BR/>Anyone who's followed Donovan's blog knows that he has no credibility left. He's made so many false statements that have been posted by reader after reader on his blog and under his columns (and just as promptly deleted) that anyone who's had more than a couple of contacts with him knows that he's a phony whose word means nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-51566575552096467232009-02-04T10:58:00.000-08:002009-02-04T10:58:00.000-08:00My god! It's a cover-up! The Star robbed the bank!...My god! It's a cover-up! The Star robbed the bank!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-17156487661713406632009-02-04T10:12:00.000-08:002009-02-04T10:12:00.000-08:00Ok, so a write up of the Lokeman debacle appears ...Ok, so a write up of the Lokeman debacle appears under a Vendel byline. Vendel writes this morning about a UMB bank that was robbed in the Crossroads Arts District. Vendel fails to mention that the bank that was robbed is across the street from the Star!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-10702660958154730652009-02-04T08:27:00.000-08:002009-02-04T08:27:00.000-08:00It may be the fact that John Shultz (sp), the nigh...It may be the fact that John Shultz (sp), the night crime, or court reporter was canned that they no longer have anyone checking the stat sheets.<BR/><BR/>As for Donovan, see my comments under the piece on Rhonda's arrest. Oh, and if any of the bigots who commented under that entry are lurking here, church is also important in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-49523059076158509842009-02-03T22:13:00.000-08:002009-02-03T22:13:00.000-08:00Wow, that place is full of shady characters. Is th...Wow, that place is full of shady characters. Is that one editor who always worked all coked up before he was promoted still there? Is he still helping his minions dodge the layoff bullet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-1354722884672022022009-02-03T19:49:00.000-08:002009-02-03T19:49:00.000-08:00"Reporters don't look at daily records of traffic ..."Reporters don't look at daily records of traffic violations and arrests, though anyone can find Missouri court records at Case.net."<BR/><BR/>~~~~~~~~~<BR/><BR/>How odd. We did when I worked there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-8655992741036691322009-02-03T19:22:00.000-08:002009-02-03T19:22:00.000-08:00I know another Lokeman folly. Molly Ivins was bill...I know another Lokeman folly. Molly Ivins was billed as the liberal writer in hundreds of newspaper as a counter to a conservative writer. When Molly passed, Rhonda was actually chosen, to fill her place in some cities. (I think she was cheaper) We had a piece here that she was fired from one paper, and there were letters of complaints in the others. Zieman knew all this, and he still forced this harridan on the public. The KC Star has made one good step dumping her, now Zieman has to go. I think we will hear that within the next few weeks. You can bet the McClatchy brass doesn’t like press like this now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-14691004903475537692009-02-03T19:04:00.000-08:002009-02-03T19:04:00.000-08:00Zieman did the wrong thing hiding this news story....Zieman did the wrong thing hiding this news story. He thought it was great to see Gov. Palin's family torn apart. What do you call this, a taste of his own medicine? He is toast all right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-29416511103478573682009-02-03T18:59:00.000-08:002009-02-03T18:59:00.000-08:00Clip:["But we did not cancel it. She stopped writi...Clip:<BR/>["But we did not cancel it. She stopped writing it."] <BR/><BR/>Lokeman is probably in rehab folks, sheeee’ll be back. Unless the Z-man leaves town, the witch hovers.<BR/>***<BR/>@ The Pitch: <BR/>The woman directed me to Trudy Hurley, administrative assistant to the editorial page.<BR/><BR/>"She's not writing it anymore," Hurley told me. <BR/><BR/>I asked Hurley if Lokeman were to write a column, if the Star would run it. <BR/><BR/>"Possibly, that would be a decision for the editors to make," Hurley said. "But we did not cancel it. She stopped writing it."<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/02/the_truth_about_rhonda_chriss.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-43043566382961621432009-02-03T18:34:00.000-08:002009-02-03T18:34:00.000-08:00As a former editorial staffer at The Star, I can v...As a former editorial staffer at The Star, I can virtually guarantee that 99 percent of the newsroom staffers who were forced to participate in the coverup of Lokeman's FU were seething at being put in that position. Most everyone in the newsroom detests her - her arrogance knows no bounds. And her columns sucked. Couldn't have happened to a better person - the story is too funny - one glass of wine at her art studio! Art studio? I'm sure that's where she indulged in all of the wonderful techniques she learned while painting in Monet's gardens. Yes, that's what readers of her columns were forced to read, that and her "girlfriend" parties and other crap. The driving on a rim is too funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-18133404689404557892009-02-03T18:07:00.000-08:002009-02-03T18:07:00.000-08:00@ Tony’ Kansas City Link:FuKCed City captures it a...@ Tony’ Kansas City Link:<BR/>FuKCed City captures it all perfectly!!!<BR/>http://fukcedcity.com/node/59<BR/><BR/>See Mark the Snark Z-man’s face on a wine bottle label. <BR/>BhahahahahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-17074819016133013072009-02-03T17:42:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:42:00.000-08:00Donovan translation: I don't know, what do you thi...Donovan translation: I don't know, what do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-50044558396799597332009-02-03T17:26:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:26:00.000-08:00Yo, check it out-it's the Lokeman " I jesh had one...Yo, check it out-<BR/>it's the Lokeman " I jesh had one teeny drinky, occifer"<BR/><BR/>www.greatbigstuff.com/martiniglass.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-75181117328984392632009-02-03T17:13:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:13:00.000-08:00It sounds like Lokeman was so drunk, she didn't kn...It sounds like Lokeman was so drunk, she didn't know about the arrest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-63348734844754962582009-02-03T15:14:00.000-08:002009-02-03T15:14:00.000-08:00I wonder if someone wrote to her syndication compa...I wonder if someone wrote to her syndication company, if they would say if she is still writing her bogus column? She is so caustic and hateful, I hope she ends her phony writing career. That would be a very good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-38496635620248066642009-02-03T15:02:00.000-08:002009-02-03T15:02:00.000-08:00Derek Donovan must have hated to write his stateme...Derek Donovan must have hated to write his statement. The KC Star has their little talking points, and no one deviates from the drill. He must feel the nepotism reward for an unprofessional scribbler was not fair, or just to honest journalists. Anyone that tries to say she was anything but a scam artist, is beyond help themselves. She is not necessarily a result of affirmative action, she is just of low character, and character tells all sooner or later. Good riddance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-36695295432996065342009-02-03T14:49:00.000-08:002009-02-03T14:49:00.000-08:00Lokeman is the publisher's wife. What does it matt...Lokeman is the publisher's wife. What does it matter if she works there 'NOW' or not? She sure as hell did. He runs the business! Give me a freakin’ break. He knew the story the day it happened. <BR/>Where is his nose for news? <BR/>Yikes, forget I asked that. <BR/>Mental image bleach needed. <BR/>NOWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com