Posted on 11/08/2011 6:11:55 AM PST by justlurking
They hugged each other backstage in a full embrace like old friends.
She grabbed his arm and whispered in his left ear.
She kept talking as he bent to listen, and he kept saying “Uh, huh. Uh, huh.”
Huh?
“I don’t know if what she was giving him was a sucker punch, but he didn’t put his arm down while she was talking to him,” said the Sneed source.
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“A man who cares about chivalry will open doors, fix flat tires, let the woman take the cab in the rain, etc”
Got it,, you want to be utterly equal, and get special treatment too. I expected nothing less,,, lol
“If you’re single and you find a woman attractive and she’s both single and interested, flirting is fine. “
So sexual harassment is when a woman is hit on by a guy she isn’t into!?? Nice!! Thank you for the confession. It’s only harassment if the poor guy isn’t attractive enough! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA
I know what you mean... When I read her account in the Sneed blog last night it sounded like she was coming out AGAINST this woman. I’ve since watched/heard the Glenn Beck interview and I have to say I’m rather shocked as well. Her re-telling of the incident on Beck’s show was way more in-depth.
Now, I’m not privy to any details in regards to anything like this in Amy’s past (what she alluded to - that it has happened to her before), but I wonder if she is sticking up for Sharon due to their mutual friends/business relationship, etc... and perhaps a bit of sympathy for the woman as well. I don’t know...
I wish she wouldn’t have gone on record either way - saying she does or doesn’t believe Sharon. Just talking about the encounter was enough, IMHO. I hope for her sake Amy didn’t just step in a big pile of you-know-what, but it may be looking that way...
As far as stepping off the reservation - Amy, as far as I know, isn’t shy about her conservatism at all. She regularly tweets and FBs about going to conservative/Republican events. And she has repeatedly stated she is a Republican (I don’t doubt that at all).
Oh, and the media already tried to basically destroy her a few years back when she was still with NBC as a news reporter. Also, WIND is the Conservative Talk Radio station - she and John are on right before Glenn Beck...
HOWEVER, I do understand your worries, and I’m right there with you on that. I’d really hate to see her mixed up in all of this any further than she already is. But, she’s a big girl, and has handled a lot of crap to be where she is today and I’m sure she’s well aware of how bad these things can get... Still, I’m sitting here shocked after her interview with Beck - even if she DOES believe Sharon I don’t think it was wise to say so at this point. I don’t believe Amy has seen all of the info. about this woman’s past yet.
Basically, your entire argument is making MY point. Treat them as nothing more than a coworker. No chivalry,,no privilige, no doors, no carry that box of papers, no wine, no flat fixing,, etc. If you wouldn’t do it for a man in the workplace, don’t do it for her. Would a man change another mans tire?? If he was elderly,, and im the 35 year old manager, maybe yes. If he’s a 20 something stud and i was 50-ish,,maybe not.
That of course is “equality”,,, but of course, women don’t REALLY want that, do they?
Your recollection is correct - the way her fellow journalists got the story and then how they handled it after wasn’t too wonderful either. She definitely made a bad judgement call - and she fully admits that now.
Honestly, that’s why I’m surprised she came out on record with her personal opinion. It’s one thing to recount something she witnessed, it’s another to make a judgement call and run with it.
I’m aware that she’s not an unbiased reporter in her current job and she is now a talk show host which means she does give out her opinions, but I’m still honestly surprised. She definitely shouldn’t have put herself in that position of defending this person - all JMHO.
I wonder if she got caught up in all the hype as EVERYONE in Chicago media apparently knows this woman. I hope for Amy’s sake this doesn’t blow back on HER! Isn’t that the “1st rule” for journalists? Never BECOME the news you report on? I think I learned that when I was on our High School paper staff as a Freshman! I remember hearing that numerous times...
“If you’re single and you find a woman attractive and she’s both single and interested, flirting is fine. “
And you might want to look into that a bit further. The woman a desk or 2 away has a very solid EEOC case when that “single and interested” woman gets the slightest advantage. Woman number two someday gets slightly more work,, misses that promotion, or woman number one gets an award or a long lunch.
Then guess what,, the “bystander” is the victim of a hostile work environment created by the two consensual flirters.
Just wanted to let you know that the woman in the picture at the top of this thread is NOT Bialek, it’s Amy Jacobson.
“I hope for Amy’s sake this doesn’t blow back on HER!”
Why not? She involved herself didn’t she? Oh wait, i forgot,,, she can do or say anything, but it’s mean to make her accountable for it. I keep forgetting the rules.
That last part of your recollection was technically wrong. She wasn’t *hanging out* as *friends* with Stebic. And, she fully admits she made a really bad judgement call that day. She was trying to speak with his sister who was visiting that day as well. But, that’s neither here nor there as this story is about Bialek, and not Jacobson.
Where did I say she shouldn’t be held accountable for what she said? I was just making a comment in regards to how I feel about it personally. Amy really is a good person, with a good heart - despite whatever mistakes she’s made in the past.
We’re not talking about HER being the one who accused Cain... I think what she talked about in regards to the encounter she witnessed at TeaCon WAS important. I just don’t agree with Amy’s opinion as to this woman being credible, and I think she should have kept that part to herself, IMO.
Sorry, but like I said it’s not like Amy is some random person to me, and I do care what happens to her. That I hope she doesn’t find herself in a heap of trouble in this mess doesn’t mean that I don’t think she should be held accountable for her words or actions.
Gosh,,,I hope we don’t live in a world where reporters can’t make little “errors of judgement”, like hanging around in a bikini at the home of the guy widely suspected of killing his wife, mother of two,,, and whom she is supposed to be interviewing! LOL
Thats SO unfair!!
It’s like,, a girl can’t even walk around basically naked anymore with killers and be taken seriously! FREE AMY!!
I wanted to quickly thank you about the heads-up on her Beck interview this morning. I’m surprised she came out with her opinion like that, but she is a talk show host now and isn’t pretending to be unbiased like regular reporters do. I just think she should have waited to get more facts before making a judgement. Anyway, it was good to hear it all in her words and better understand perhaps why she is believing this woman. It still doesn’t make me change my mind about the accuser though.)
I also keep in mind that Ms. Bialek is up for a job at WIND - wouldn’t be good for the station if their co-host came out slamming her on-air the day before her 2nd interview at the station... I mean this woman obviously has a history of making up allegations against employers. Perhaps she remembered Amy was there at the TeaConn, and that’s why she applied at WIND? I think this Bialek woman is a con artist and it wouldn’t surprise me if she was trying to set up the station for a discrimination charge or something. All conjecture, I know...)
“and I do care what happens to her.”
So what?,,i’m sure Cain is important to his loved ones and they care what happens to him too. Look up “gonzo journalism” on the google. It’s where the reporter is PART of the story.
She involved herself by vouching for the credibility of a non credible person,,, so she should suffer full scrutiny. What is the personal angle for her? Fame, money, politics, access to a single guy and a pool? We may never know,, so we judge brutally by accuracy.
And as an information consumer,, how do i know this isn’t another “error in judgement”?
She deserves every bit of the suspicion as to actions and motives as Cain is enduring. Thats where sympathy should properly lie. She jumped on the Bialek snowball with no proof,, so she’s either reckless or malicious. In either case,, she should face the blowtorch. It’s a Dan Rather thing.
Unbelievable! The tramp is dressed like a hooker. BTW, I just read somewhere else that this bimbo lives in the same apartment building as David Axelrod. Such a co-incidence, huh?
Well, I happen to also be a Cain SUPPORTER, and I DON’T agree with her opinion on this, frankly. I care a great deal about what happens to Cain as I WANT him to be the next President and fix all this crap. I don’t believe these accusations at this point - AT ALL.
What I was trying to express is that I care about her as a person I know, and I don’t know about you, but when a friend of mine makes what I consider to be a bad judgement call I worry about how it will affect them personally. THAT’S ALL - and I mentioned it because I AM biased when it comes to how I think and feel about Amy, so I won’t be ABLE to think about her part in all of this completely objectively. I fully recognize I’m not the “average audience member” in regards to this story now. I was only trying to be honest about that.
I have repeatedly stated on this thread that I don’t think she should have gone any further than to state what she witnessed personally in re: to the interaction between Bialek, and Cain. Her opinion as to this woman’s credibility shouldn’t have been offered, IMO.
I don’t think this rises to the level of Dan Rather, however. Your opinion may be different. Obviously you think she is involved in these accusations since she has stated she believes Sharon and that she doesn’t see anything to indicate she’s lying — I am willing to give Amy the benefit of the doubt that she didn’t know all the dirt that was dug up on this woman in the last 24 hours which is why I think it was a bad idea for her to include her judgement on the Beck show.
Again, this is all just my opinion. Yours may differ. We’re coming from two different places on this.
Frankly, I’m done talking about this for now at least - I’ve said enough already, so please don’t take it personally if I don’t respond right away to your response on this post (if any).
You know, I really wish I had seen this post of yours BEFORE I replied to the other post... No-one is behaving how you have portrayed that, and it’s certainly NOT how I am behaving, either. If you believe that’s what I’m saying then you need some more reading comprehension classes.
Ask me to name a single person I hugged at any event. I can't remember a one. The MFJ was only a few thousand people over 2 days and my street activism lasted over 6 years. Think how many persons Herman Cain has innocently hugged or done photo shoots in his campaign, not to mention his private career.
Who is Amy Jacobson?
I’m so confused.
So Bialek was NOT at a Tea Party event with Cain a month ago?
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Sooo many coincidences!!! Total harlot. She could have at least dressed like her slimy lawyer, in a suit. Or even just covered up instead of “look at me!”
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