tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post4139360031462219192..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: When is the announcement?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-55551577693762338822009-02-23T16:58:00.000-08:002009-02-23T16:58:00.000-08:00After Mcclatchy, some papers will survive, KC will...After Mcclatchy, some papers will survive, KC will be one.<BR/>So to all those smucks out there.<BR/>GoodnightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-1479921879439732092009-02-22T19:55:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:55:00.000-08:00Ruh oh someone else knows Rhonda too!Ruh oh someone else knows Rhonda too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-46237742930491401772009-02-22T19:03:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:03:00.000-08:00Points 1-7 are all valid. But as to point #5 (pos...Points 1-7 are all valid. But as to point #5 (post points 1-7), and since you've known Lokeman for so long, when exacly did she fall off the wagon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-84351815608071245162009-02-22T19:00:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:00:00.000-08:00Les,Very cogent and well written. I understand an...Les,<BR/><BR/>Very cogent and well written. I understand and I thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-27169899263145958342009-02-22T18:50:00.000-08:002009-02-22T18:50:00.000-08:00I hope The KC Star puts out a better paper if you ...I hope The KC Star puts out a better paper if you don't get whacked. Right now it stinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-65944752184965442232009-02-22T18:20:00.000-08:002009-02-22T18:20:00.000-08:00I guess we all know that corporate will decide thi...I guess we all know that corporate will decide this week on what gets whacked if they didn't already.<BR/>Good luck to you all and I hope we all survive this week.<BR/><BR/>KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-64467228724526522632009-02-22T17:30:00.000-08:002009-02-22T17:30:00.000-08:00Les, you didn't use your Knight Ridder payoff to b...Les, you didn't use your Knight Ridder payoff to buy MNI did you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-90923311926485319842009-02-22T17:08:00.000-08:002009-02-22T17:08:00.000-08:003:50: Fair question, amd I'll answer it.1. Shortsi...3:50: Fair question, amd I'll answer it.<BR/><BR/>1. Shortsighted corporate management (CEO, BoD and vice presidents) whose actions contributed to a decrease in market capitalization and a decline in stock price from 40-odd dollars when I got into it to 40-odd cents when i could use it most.<BR/><BR/>2. A news vice president that was an example of the Peter Principle at work. I've said before, there's no disputing the fact that Mr. Weaver delivered the goods at the ADN; his performance as McClatchy VP fell far short.<BR/><BR/>3. Continued spending on the Washington bureau and the foreign correspondents. They are luxuries MNI cannot afford now.<BR/><BR/>4. Overall corporate mismanagement that led to my losing my job of 22 years in November.<BR/><BR/>5. Poor,inconsistent and inconsiderate handling of the layoff situation. <BR/><BR/>6. The CEO's refusal to take a pay cut to a level more commensurate with the stock performance in the last two years.<BR/><BR/>7. The BoD's refusal to oust a CEO whose productivity the last two years has been disgraceful.<BR/><BR/>5. I will make no comments regarding Mark Zieman and Rhonda Chriss Lokeman. Both of them have been my friends for 22 years -- Mark since he was a reporter and Rhonda since she was an editorial writer -- and long before they were married. They both treated me well personally and professionally and any issues I have I will discuss only with them.<BR/><BR/>The end,<BR/><BR/>Les WeatherfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-57742101413005237552009-02-22T16:29:00.000-08:002009-02-22T16:29:00.000-08:00PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!PRES...PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!<BR/>PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!<BR/>PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!<BR/>PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!<BR/><BR/>I LOVE IT!!!!!<BR/><BR/>YEA 4 MORE YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! <BR/><BR/>4:16 Who cares what you think. We don't. We don't have to. We won.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-25601943886899187842009-02-22T16:16:00.000-08:002009-02-22T16:16:00.000-08:00What’s in a name? Is it Barry or Barack? What diff...What’s in a name? Is it Barry or Barack? What difference does that make? Who knows what his next moniker might be? Caesar Hussein, that has a nice ring to it.<BR/><BR/>---<BR/>This is the deal. Les is trying to get people to post their name so the KC Star, McClatchy et al can intimidate them into silence or get them fired. <BR/><BR/>It's an old leftist, gay pride tactic. Harassing phone calls, digging up dirt if they can, and when they can't, they'll do something like put the word out all over the Internet that Joe Nonconformist is a homosexual and find fellow traveler to claim that he is his homosexual lover. <BR/><BR/>It's old hat. You're ok if you agree with them, but don't toe the line and it's good nite Irene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-91885239796538843222009-02-22T16:01:00.000-08:002009-02-22T16:01:00.000-08:00Les is like the only guy on the board who goes by ...Les is like the only guy on the board who goes by his real name.<BR/><BR/>And Anon 3:25 totally disses him and calls him WES!<BR/><BR/>Brutal, absoultely BRUTAL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-2313641645763841672009-02-22T15:52:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:52:00.000-08:00Wes, Les, Chef, were all in the same MNI boat here...Wes, Les, Chef, were all in the same MNI boat here damn it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-49579866567754301792009-02-22T15:50:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:50:00.000-08:00YAWN Ok, I'll bite. Earth to Les.Not speaking of...YAWN Ok, I'll bite. Earth to Les.<BR/><BR/>Not speaking of annonimity, but MNI wise. <BR/><BR/>Les what's your basic MNI objection here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-45664257918811588072009-02-22T15:47:00.001-08:002009-02-22T15:47:00.001-08:00Les, Give up they're just a bunch of losers and nu...Les, Give up they're just a bunch of losers and nutcases. They can't even post without calling anybody who disagrees with them names.<BR/><BR/>They can't deal with anybody such as yourself a man with class.<BR/><BR/>3:25 You can't even read. His name is Les!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-23605907024939516592009-02-22T15:47:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:47:00.000-08:003:25Who is Wes?3:25<BR/><BR/>Who is Wes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-39543395813866807482009-02-22T15:37:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:37:00.000-08:00What’s in a name? Is it Barry or Barack? What diff...What’s in a name? Is it Barry or Barack? What difference does that make? Who knows what his next moniker might be? Caesar Hussein, that has a nice ring to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-65389358831989599342009-02-22T15:25:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:25:00.000-08:00Honestly Wes, I don't give a shit what you do. How...Honestly Wes, I don't give a shit what you do. How did this blog become about you? I must say, to ramble on about not responding to personal attacks, and then hurl a few personal attacks is, well, so Obama-like. So, your name is Wes, and you live in KC, WTF is the difference if I know your name or not? I don’t get that line of thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-40170537496610181742009-02-22T15:07:00.001-08:002009-02-22T15:07:00.001-08:00WAY TO GO LES!!!!!!!!!!!!!]WELL SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...WAY TO GO LES!!!!!!!!!!!!!]<BR/><BR/>WELL SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-30954298697037176972009-02-22T15:07:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:07:00.000-08:00Just a reminder: I don't waste time responding to ...Just a reminder: I don't waste time responding to anonymous attacks. <BR/><BR/>You also don't waste time responding to legitimate rebuttals to your arguments...like a good KC Star employee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-86564950094656360492009-02-22T15:01:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:01:00.000-08:00Well I will find out if my job of 19 plus years wi...Well I will find out if my job of 19 plus years will be gone this friday at the latest. Its been a fun ride in the newspaper industry this roller coaster ride is almost over or is it. This is what has torn so many people away from trust in a company that was at one time the best company to work for in the industry. Just another sad week to come for many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-41491710369537519932009-02-22T14:54:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:54:00.000-08:00Just a reminder: I don't waste time responding to ...Just a reminder: I don't waste time responding to anonymous attacks. <BR/><BR/>Also, I'd like to point out that my critics know very ilttle about about me. You do not know whom I voted for in November, whether I even voted, or whether I went to a Christian church, a Buddhist temple or a local bar this morning. <BR/><BR/>You have no idea what publications I read. For all you know, I may subscribe to both the National Review and the Nation. I may also subscribe to Jack and Jill or Highlights for Children, but I suspect those are more along the lines of what my cowardly critics can handle.<BR/><BR/>You have no idea of whether I served my country in the militay or marched against the fighting. But I'll give you a clue: John McCain and I are both veterans of the Vietnam War.<BR/><BR/>I understand that out of fear of losing their jobs, some people must post anonymously. That is fine. But those of you who just make ignorant, unfounded personal attacks and then hide behind the cloak of anonymity are no better -- actually, you are worse -- than childhood bullies who pick fights and then run home and hide behind mommy. They at least are children. You are supposed to be adults.<BR/><BR/>And to Walter Abbot, I commend you for having the courage to sign your name. <BR/><BR/>-- Les Weatherford.<BR/>Overland Park, Kan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-14619769888393866452009-02-22T14:11:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:11:00.000-08:00Anon 12:52 I don’t relish the loss of jobs, just t...Anon 12:52 <BR/><BR/>I don’t relish the loss of jobs, just the loss of corruption.<BR/><BR/>GREAT QUOTEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-39736639018425169332009-02-22T13:56:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:56:00.000-08:00Rush Limbaugh must be doing something right. The M...Rush Limbaugh must be doing something right. The Messiah mentions him almost daily. The ‘One’ seems to have a thin skin. Every time Barry gives him a free ad, Rush has a larger listening audience. Someone better tell Barry to stop going there, it ain’t working! It was a big mistake to let the genie out of the bottle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-45891584670512381892009-02-22T13:12:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:12:00.000-08:00For liberal Democrats to come here and insult our ...For liberal Democrats to come here and insult our host is arrogant. This blog is not only about you and your impending job losses. We need to revisit the blog's description.<BR/>----------<BR/>“This blog is mainly about the [spectacular train wreck at The Sacramento Bee] and its parent company, the [McClatchy Company.] But I also post about [current events,] the [Iraq war,] [politics] and [anything else that interest me.] Take a look around this blog, I hope you enjoy it.”<BR/>----------<BR/>You come here and insult other posters, try to control the conversation, and apparently have not learned a thing about your loss of credibility. If you represent most journalists, then I regret any sympathy I ever felt for people like you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-36644015151158595382009-02-22T13:05:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:05:00.000-08:00Hey Les, Why don't you start a blog just for the M...Hey Les, Why don't you start a blog just for the McClatchy news? You could call it McClatchy News Only. I bet some of your friends at the Star would help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com