tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post6042996547036868798..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: Fort Worth Star Telegram announces mandatory furloughsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-51108135688382987062009-07-31T10:31:08.586-07:002009-07-31T10:31:08.586-07:00Truth is the "sell outs" were the previo...Truth is the "sell outs" were the previous owners of the ST, not McClatchy. They didn't give two shits about anything but cashing out. And, I am not just talking about KR. I am talking about any previous owner. Be angry at them, not McClatchy. Better yet, be angry at both.<br /><br />As for Wortel, he's just doing his job. He's not the master of his universe. The people at corporate in Sacramento, the board of directors and the shareholders are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-34967851337687146012009-07-31T09:26:43.838-07:002009-07-31T09:26:43.838-07:00But "I appreciate your continued hard work an...But "I appreciate your continued hard work and dedication," especially while I am destroying the paper so that I can continue to make $50 million in profit a year in Fort Worth to send back to Sacramento to pay off $2 billion in junk bonds.<br /><br /><br />=======================================<br />Uh, excuse me, but the truth of the matter is, Junk Bonds are rated much higher than McClatchy paper. In fact, they're several levels above McClatchy paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-75865125574007737052009-07-31T07:43:57.848-07:002009-07-31T07:43:57.848-07:00"The economic climate continues to be difficu..."The economic climate continues to be difficult as evidenced by the June unemployment rate of 8.3%."<br />Translation: We're not going to talk about the fact that the S-T makes the most profit for McClatchy of any paper in the chain; we're going to screw you because of the bad state of the labor market and the fact that people are desperate to have jobs.<br />But thank you for your "continued hard word and dedication." GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-19646060424428217632009-07-31T07:32:05.496-07:002009-07-31T07:32:05.496-07:00"I appreciate your continued hard work and de..."I appreciate your continued hard work and dedication." Gary<br /><br />It's time for a McClatchy worst publisher contest. My nomination: Gary "the Weasel" Wortel.<br />After cutting wages, benefits, pages and the quality of the paper, he implements another wage cut in the guise of a furlough. Oh, don't forget his selling off of buildings and parking lots (while he keeps his reserved spot) and closing bureau offices. But apparently he can't write his own e-mail. Got to have a secretary for that. Only the little people do that. But "I appreciate your continued hard work and dedication," especially while I am destroying the paper so that I can continue to make $50 million in profit a year in Fort Worth to send back to Sacramento to pay off $2 billion in junk bonds. Heckuva job, Gary. Heckuva of a way to kill a paper and kill morale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-68941848889554043702009-07-31T06:27:51.930-07:002009-07-31T06:27:51.930-07:00Don't hold your breath. The guy that said it w...Don't hold your breath. The guy that said it was short sellers was the one that was right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-50314642554613980482009-07-31T05:12:36.405-07:002009-07-31T05:12:36.405-07:00How can this be? I thought we were profitable! The...How can this be? I thought we were profitable! The guy who likes our company said the stock is going to the moon. How?<br /><br />----------------------------------<br /><br />No one said the stock is going to the moon...someone did say $2.15 and last time I checked no one said, wow, good call.<br /><br />If you have already announced that you might need to take a furlough, why not take it. Screw over the employees more and save more money.<br /><br />That being said I would expect that every paper that mentioned they were going to take a furlough will implement them, and I would expect that the Sac Bee would likely announce in 3 months that they will do so as well...even after the Vacation burn down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-13545007912292669572009-07-31T04:16:33.139-07:002009-07-31T04:16:33.139-07:00Isn't it attention grabbing that furloughs are...Isn't it attention grabbing that furloughs are announced right after a positive earnings announcements and a sharp rise in the stock price. <br />What does this tell you about MNI's priorities. It seems obvious that employees are not on the radar screen. <br />Newspapers rest on the skill and commitment of the reporters, production staff and sales team. MNI is disposing of the loyalty of his staff as surely as it's disposing of its assets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-35582498766617051782009-07-31T00:51:33.778-07:002009-07-31T00:51:33.778-07:005:19 PM "Ill take a furlough over unemployeme...5:19 PM "Ill take a furlough over unemployement. I am happy i still got my job."<br /><br />Your severance package will be on your desk when you return from your lovely planned vacation. Oh too bad you had to cancel your previous vacation plans...<br /><br /> <br />State of Texas Texas Workforce: Unemployment Claims Services Fort ...<br /> - www.twc.state.tx.us<br />Fort Worth - (817) 420-1600<br /><br /><strong>Just to help you out a little!</strong>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-68564611086774359782009-07-31T00:30:29.780-07:002009-07-31T00:30:29.780-07:00Modesto just got rid of a couple more.
And for yo...Modesto just got rid of a couple more.<br /><br />And for your dose of reality...The Demolitioncrats had control of the white house the last two years Bush was residing there...so the screw up started then, but because the lib rags were trashing Bush, Chenny, and Palin, the tail was waggin' the dog. Good liberal smoke screen. And then there were people in high places in the Real Estate industry and Banking industry that were whistle blowing and yelling that things were not right, but lib rags shoveled it under the carpet and buried it. The liberal rags are their own worst enemy. As they blindly forge ahead leaving a trail of rubble in their wake and fail miserably at reporting the <strong>REAL</strong> news, this country will continue it's spiral. Most of what's left in the news rooms are over paid managers, newbies that have never had ink stain their fingers and technobots that think the WWW (World Wide Waste of time) is their savior. <br />(I will cut and paste this rage against the machine again tomorrow for all of those liberals who missed it tonight!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-23644838896474052442009-07-30T20:55:53.421-07:002009-07-30T20:55:53.421-07:008:33 PM A rather sobering little tidbit that only ...8:33 PM A rather sobering little tidbit that only a democrat would ignore. <br /><br />I'd like to see a bill condemning those responsible just so they could vote it down...unanimously. <br /><br />...Just like they voted down having their health care bill apply to themselves. <br /><br /><br />...as bill o'riley would never say, "What say you o'leftist pieces of shit?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-17523485590264383392009-07-30T20:33:42.514-07:002009-07-30T20:33:42.514-07:00Cities Where Unemployment Has Hit Hardest (Forbes)...Cities Where Unemployment Has Hit Hardest (Forbes)<br /><br />The 10 metropolitan areas where the unemployment rate has risen the most in the past year, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, are all major manufacturing centers, many with ties to the automobile industry. <br />They didn’t seem to have them in any sort of order.<br /><br />Kokomo, Ind - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Monroe, Mich. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Muskegon-Norton Shores, Mich. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Bend, Ore. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Janesville, Wis. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Flint, Mich. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Tuscaloosa, Ala. - Run by Democrats.<br /><br />Anyone else seeing a pattern here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-91511450616311408952009-07-30T19:30:48.092-07:002009-07-30T19:30:48.092-07:00This, from an employee whose industry wants the fe...This, from an employee whose industry wants the federal government to subsidize it? Hmmmm.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not to mention state, local, foundations and they've even gone so far as to beg for charity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-88354393383780451222009-07-30T18:48:55.179-07:002009-07-30T18:48:55.179-07:00... you poor folks whom would rather leach off of ...... you poor folks whom would rather leach off of people than work for a liberal paper.<br /><br /><br />This, from an employee whose industry wants the federal government to subsidize it? Hmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-88367719224987693092009-07-30T18:34:59.338-07:002009-07-30T18:34:59.338-07:00I'm sure Gary writes his own memos and emails....I'm sure Gary writes his own memos and emails. This is how you justify having an administrative assistant when all the other departments are working with skeleton crews. <br /><br />Copy and paste. Enter +FWST All in address and click send. Pray it was really intended to be sent to "all" and thank your lucky stars you still have a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-76323359596420703952009-07-30T18:34:50.855-07:002009-07-30T18:34:50.855-07:00These uneducated, poor bottomfeeders are also allo...These uneducated, poor bottomfeeders are also allowed to vote (often illegally) by ACORN. Getting them out to vote again will be a real chore for ACORN next time around. We'll be ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-76415733250625020642009-07-30T18:32:52.142-07:002009-07-30T18:32:52.142-07:00This is perhaps the most mindless, idiotic cliche ...This is perhaps the most mindless, idiotic cliche I've ever read in my life.<br /><br /><br /><br />I don't know. She comes up with some real zingers. I read some of it's shit and all I can do is picture some strung out droid sitting on it's couch injecting Novocaine directly into the temple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-30149003715324569532009-07-30T18:30:37.073-07:002009-07-30T18:30:37.073-07:00"You have no shot in 2012 because educated pe..."You have no shot in 2012 because educated people that live in the big city see you as extremists."<br /><br />And now for a dose of reality...<br /><br />People who live in urban areas are disproportionately minorities.<br />Minorities, particularly blacks and hispanics, are Barack Obama's most loyal voting block.<br />They happen to also be this country's most UNEDUCATED.<br />http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:fJBi-Hau2pEJ:www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/05/dropout.rate.study/index.html+%22Most+of+the+dropouts+were+Latino+or+black%22+%22High+school+dropout+crisis%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=usTruthHurts001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01183674558757778892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-35740679991461625902009-07-30T18:27:53.437-07:002009-07-30T18:27:53.437-07:005:52 PM If you are an example of what is left at M...5:52 PM If you are an example of what is left at McClatchy, you all are in more trouble than you can imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-38769606830920095542009-07-30T18:18:34.093-07:002009-07-30T18:18:34.093-07:00"This is why you lost Congress and the White ..."This is why you lost Congress and the White House and why you will not win it back next time around."<br /><br />This is perhaps the most mindless, idiotic cliche I've ever read in my life.TruthHurts001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01183674558757778892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-60892316734435672452009-07-30T18:14:44.205-07:002009-07-30T18:14:44.205-07:00Biggest "DUH!" moment of the day.Biggest "DUH!" moment of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-38311085602357643552009-07-30T18:09:06.291-07:002009-07-30T18:09:06.291-07:00You have no shot in 2012 because educated people t...You have no shot in 2012 because educated people that live in the big city see you as extremists.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Care to run that by me one more time? Educated? Big City? Uh that would be where the 70% dropout rate is...correct?<br /><br />Who is this? Is that you Affirmative Action Annie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-35316821745968859782009-07-30T17:52:39.960-07:002009-07-30T17:52:39.960-07:00Whine, whine, whine all day. Bash the president. ...Whine, whine, whine all day. Bash the president. Bash McClatchy. Bash liberals. You think you're right.<br /><br />We disagree with you. You call us trolls.<br /><br />This is why you lost Congress and the White House and why you will not win it back next time around. You do nothing but hurl insults at those that do not agree with you. <br /><br />You have no shot in 2012 because educated people that live in the big city see you as extremists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-37551062300403322052009-07-30T17:41:17.635-07:002009-07-30T17:41:17.635-07:00same dude.
..oh I was trolling along,
on moonlig...same dude.<br /><br /><br />..oh I was trolling along,<br />on moonlight bay,<br />We could hear the voices singing,<br />troll's here to stay....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-87302062715628434152009-07-30T17:34:51.600-07:002009-07-30T17:34:51.600-07:00This would be news if we didn't know for 6 mon...This would be news if we didn't know for 6 months that it was coming. Move on whiners. We are turning it around without you. You may hate us but we love you because since removing your dead weight we are doing better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-17348540590060211282009-07-30T17:29:49.018-07:002009-07-30T17:29:49.018-07:005:24 PM Don't even sweat that worm. That is ou...5:24 PM Don't even sweat that worm. That is our little McClatchy stock pumping troll spamming all the threads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com