ACORN voter fraud
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Story working……
ACORN has finally turned in enough fraudulent voter registrations (allegedly) that it’s backing firing across the country. From the feds busting them in nevada to independence missouri where some [...]
The green room at GMA
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Well 4:45 am came really early. We are hanging out in good morning america’s green room waiting for the show to start. Talked with ABC’s investigative reporter brian [...]
Lay-over in cincinnati
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Yea the cincinnati/northern kentucky airport. g’damn i didn’t know u could still get off a plane on the tarmac these days. U gotta love tight budgets.
Heading to N-Y-C
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So i’m heading to new york today to do a story with good morning america’s robin roberts and breast cancer survivorship. Be back tomorrow so you can only imagine the [...]
HOLY SH*T!!! I thought only my mom and Radiomankc read my blog….but now i’m on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s watch list. Someone HELP!!! Apparently the little guy has a Sarah Palin shoe fetish see photo at end of post. He linked to heycameraman.net from mortimas.com who snagged my [...]
Gotcha!
First just a reminder don’t fall for over hyped headlines or local TV news stories. The more it is promoted or hyped the less “meat” there will be.
Now as far as i know the KC Hispanic News is not in trouble, but while link hopping last night i came [...]
Olathe gets the boot
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The boot coming to an olathe court house parking spot near you…..if you owe more than a hundred dollars in parking fines this boot is comin for you. :-)
Fyi [...]
Another lunch in my news vehicle.
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I guess i should count my news blessings i even get a 30 minute lunch. Bastards :-)
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Wasted time
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This happens all the time, we get a press release from local law enforcement asking for help or to get information out to the public. The most recent case was a [...]
Finally i have some use for the New York Times, although i had to go back to Sept 1999 for this very prophetic article critical of the Clinton administrations attempt to loosen credit requirements at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Perhaps we should get a mirror [...]
A must read over at the Washington Informer is an article by Dr. Ron Walters the distinguished leadership scholar and professor of government and politics at the university of Maryland College Park.
Below is an excerpt:
An interview with Executive Director of A Call to Oneness Rev. Ronald Lindsey. Senior Pastor of Concord Fortress of Hope Church in Kansas City, MO. and the Event Coordinator of A Call to Oneness, Kansas City.
Prior to getting to the Call to Oneness event I was at a suicide/death investigation [...]
The following is what i fed the Local TV News beast on Sunday:
For Breakfast-Some KC Chiefs football sprinkled with nuts.
For Lunch-A suicide/death investigation at 39th and Bales.
For Dinner-A call to OneNess March against violence at 39th and Prospect less than a block from 39th and Bales (this dish came with [...]
Of all the QB’s not in the league this is the guy the chiefs pick? Ingle Martin? If you’re a chiefs fan please go to your area church and say a prayer for Damon Huard that he doesn’t get hurt. And while you are at it, why not say [...]
Well at least with the AFC Pittsburgh Steelers football fans. Someone over at BelieveMerch.com , an online store selling pittsburgh steelers merchandise, is now selling Benard Pollard Fan Club Tshirts for his legal hit that took out New England QB Tom Brady for the season and thus [...]
Small town food rocks!!
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On the way back to civilization from medford MO. we stopped in holden Mo. And ate lunch at jaime’s restaurant…which has the best apple dumplings in the area.
Medford MO…100 yr old church burns.
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Medford MO is a tiny community of about 20-25 people, who a couple of years ago had celebrated the church’s 100th year in existence.
Sadly this church burned to the ground monday night. The scuttlebutt [...]
So yesterday I was part of McCain’s press pool for the day. So I decided to try and document my day to give you a behind the scenes look at what it was like. The video is about 4 mins. long and my day with McCain/Palin was pretty great. But [...]
Following McCain Palin today
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i’ll have a full run down later of my day on the straight talk express.
Presidential candidate John McCain’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention drew more television viewers than his rival Barack Obama attracted at the Democratic party’s event last week, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
Across all broadcast networks Thursday, Sen. McCain’s speech ended the [...]
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The council got together to attack the media for not talking about the good work they are trying to do, and trying to find a solution for the rise in homicides but all “we” want to cover [...]
Mayor funkhouser keeps ass for another week.
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With a final vote of 8 to 5, one vote short needed to advance ordinance. Gloria squitiro the mayors wife gets to stay in city hall [...]
As usual the liberal elites are a class act.
Keep It Classy Democrats!
The Washington Post and Free Republic reported:
One of Barack Obama’s elite fundraisers from the anti-American group Code Pink attempted to storm the stage last night during Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska [...]
Being from Texas i always loved to listen to former Democratic Texas Governor Ann Richards take on the establishment or attack the republicans, especially anyone with the last name Bush. My favorite has to be her attack at the elder bush at the 1988 democratic convention. it’s [...]
Well i’m on my way back to kansas city and my experience at the DNC Convention was pretty good. I don’t know that the convention itself did any good, mainly because this was a show put on for rank and file democrats and hippies. Just like i’m sure the Republican [...]
Todays editing is being done in the back of a U-haul trailer at Invesco Field. Luckily we have fans and the weather isn’t to hot. I’ll stream live for a while and see what happens. Probably pretty boring but cool that it can be done so easily.
Webcam chat [...]
A night for history
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Last night was a historical milestone for the ages. An african american was nominated for president. As the roll call of states was going on you couldn’t help but [...]
Missouri State Senator Jolie Justus talks about blogging her first term in the senate and the future of blogging on the internet. After some early iphone problems she has been blogging her adventures here in Denver on her blog Fresh meat. Many thanks to Senator Justus for taking some [...]
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Ohio rep. Dennis kucinich just threw down on the convention floor, with one of the best speeches of the day. If he only showed that emotion during the early primary season. Instead he went for the [...]
Waiting on joe biden
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Waiting for KS gov and vp nominee joe biden to show up. The media following biden is crazy. There must be 25 camera crews crammed into the balcony of [...]
First i can report that the police state here in Denver is still in full effect. I wasn’t sure i was coming into the DNC convention or Guantanamo bay.
The first day is going smoothly but long. Have been up shooting video since 7:45 am and will be at till about [...]
A room with a view
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This is a photo from our live position, i can’t believe they’re already bouncing the beach balls. I will hopefully have an interview with MO state senator jolie [...]
mcCaskill to speak right before michelle obama tonight
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Waiting for senator claire mcCaskill to show.
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Waiting to talk to missouri senator claire mcCaskill about her primetime speaking slot tonight.
[...]So after a 9 hour drive i get in and have to work another 4 hours. The news can be brutal i am dog tired. :-)
I’ll hopefully have sometime to do a complete update tomorrow, because things here are kinda weird. I will also be trying to track down an [...]
Are we there yet?
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The only thing more boring than western kansas is eastern colorado. Only 1 1/2 hrs to go.
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Joe Bidens plan to have Russia invade Georgia has cemented him the VP Slot. :-)
Obama has picked Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. the 4th longest serving senator in the senate. So my first thought is that Obama, in picking Biden as his consiglieri, has [...]
So I’m off to Denver on Sunday to cover the Democratic Convention. As I suspected when i was told i was going, the station is really looking to add plenty of content from us, not only for the newscasts but also for the web. The interesting [...]
A friend of mine decided while i was away covering Missouri primary elections, he would deface my awesomely great american car , 87 Chevy celebrity, with this liberal nuts sticker. Al Franken should stick to what he knows best, and if anyone knows what that is please let me know. [...]
I believe i have said this before, shooting video for the news is like playing a round of golf with a 50 handicap and a six pack. No matter how many times you hit it in the water, hit a tree, lay it in the sand [...]
A teacher in N’awlins, Louisiana asked her 6th grade class how many of them were Obama fans.
Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands except for Little Stevie.
The teacher [...]
The following review comes from M (censored) & Me>There’s not an opening ceremony ever that won’t bore me if I’m not watching it live. I swear, this thing probably has the most complicated choreography I’ve ever seen and I have slowly ended up reading [...]
In an interview for broadcast tonight on Nightline, Edwards told ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff he did have an affair with 44-year old Rielle Hunter, but said that he did not love her.
Edwards also denied he was the father of Hunter’s baby girl, Frances Quinn, although the one-time Democratic Presidential [...]
Its time for Heycameraman.net to spread its wings and move on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky, or to his own server.
Finally i feel more important than i really am :-)
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Second , Just-Cara, my favorite lawyer/chic blog, no joke coming :-) is making her blog [...] 
Finally we have proof that tony from tonyskansascity.com does leave his moms basement. I snapped this photo of his truck in midtown. :-)
Please visit www.tonyskansascity.com Or u could just keep [...]
Dick you magnificent bastard! Cheney gives iraq progress speech at liberty memorial. Today on the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor.
On a personal note, i have supported this administrations war on terror [...]
Chiefs press conference went like this......wwwwaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
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So I'm back in KC and back to death,pedophiles,house fires, and wrecks. :-(
The atmosphere is electric if i can be cliche.
:-)
L
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Is is it me or does OU head football coach Bob Stoops look "way" relaxed??? :-)
OU coach bob stoops says MU Qb chase daniels is good, but his guy, bradford, is just as good.
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Coach pinkle says chase coffman is game time decision.
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Pinkle and stoops to speak at 2pm
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I luv texas :-)
Adios
L
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I'll be with Karen Kornacki today covering Coach pinkel's press conference and shooting MU's walkthrough practice today.
Editing out in the field is so much easier. I simply fire up my laptop edit and send our video back through hi speed internet. Gotta love it.
Ketz [...]
Well it's not the 8th wonder of the world, but nice none the less. Stay tuned for a video update later this evening.
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I have got to lose weight, because flying coach sux. :-)
Up up and away!!
So i've been pretty busy this past week with ku and mu football mostly doing video opens for all the newscasts.
And now i'm on my way to cover the big [...]
