tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post2588887407401336274..comments2024-03-18T04:20:15.987-04:00Comments on Statement Analysis ®: "I'm Sorry" In Statement AnalysisStatement Analysis Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607372649929274491noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-26276590687456625972013-04-23T17:43:20.318-04:002013-04-23T17:43:20.318-04:00This reminds me of the scene from Usual Suspects w...This reminds me of the scene from Usual Suspects when the gang hijack New York's Finest Taxi Service and while McManus is robbing them, one of the corrupt cops keeps yelling, Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am?<br />Then Hockney grabs his badge and says, 'We do now, a**hole.' <br />It's great to be recognized and acknowledged for your...work, isn't it? Coughingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-23665102201644291982013-04-23T15:40:44.359-04:002013-04-23T15:40:44.359-04:00Elizabeth said.....
"It's about personal ...Elizabeth said.....<br /><i>"It's about personal responsibility and Reese and her hubby aren't the only people lacking any sense of it. It's an epidemic."</i><br /><br />Well said!~ABChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959300899624763795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-21257412700332731782013-04-23T11:57:50.737-04:002013-04-23T11:57:50.737-04:00I don't think I'd give him another chance,...I don't think I'd give him another chance, Elizabeth. I've had to cover for employees like this one. I had an office manager once who could not, would not, show up before noon on any day of the week. It didn't take me long to learn that I had to run open my office by 9:00, (which is what I hired him for), no matter what else I needed to be doing. <br /><br />THEN I learned about his drinking and carrousing, even trying to get up close and personal with other male employees who worked for me who didn't have the nerve to tell me until after I'd decided to let him go.<br /><br />Another one, would set up sunday appointments with clients, no show, then I'd have to run cover for him. I hate to tell ya, but I've yet to see them change, not such that it will ever benefit you or your organization. THIS is the kind of character they already possess. You'll see it again and again. Anon 1 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-50076556728335584012013-04-23T11:26:00.140-04:002013-04-23T11:26:00.140-04:00Elizabeth:
What an awful day and a stressful emplo...Elizabeth:<br />What an awful day and a stressful employee! Can you imagine what a treat he must be to live with? :(<br />Those kinds of personalities are like that 24/7, as I am sure everyone knows. What a nightmare!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-71931986566013155402013-04-23T09:48:36.392-04:002013-04-23T09:48:36.392-04:00Kudos to the police officer who put duty and publi...Kudos to the police officer who put duty and public safety above celebrity.<br /><br />It is terrible that the Witherspoons had no thoughts for the safety and wellbeing of their children, those around them, those on the road or themselves. It is also terrible that due to their social/celebrity status they will likely learn the wrong lesson from this potentially tragic escapade. Due to their money and influence the fines will not cause more than a minor inconvenience and due to their status this is going to become a PR issue, not a drinking problem and it will likely get much worse before it gets any better. <br /><br />I am surprised that anyone is shocked that she tried to pull the celebrity card to get out of trouble. The world has been telling her how important she is for years, of course she's an egotistical diva. It's her job. We've paid her, one movie ticket or dvd at a time, to be exactly that. I don't believe, however, that her behavior was unique to a celebrity. Her behavior was typical of a drunk person who has never had to actually consider consequences. There are entire generations of people just like her, most of them don't have her Oscar nominations or money. One of my employees received a DUI this weekend while driving home from the bar with a woman who is not his wife in the car mostly undressed and with her "head in his lap". This caused him to miss his shift on Sunday. When I spoke to him Monday about missing Sunday I was treated to spectacular show of anger and indignation of how the cop shouldn't have pulled him over, how he was just trying to get a friend home safely and she fell asleep in his lap and how his wife was blowing this out of proportion and was probably going to leave him now and it was going to be the cop's fault that he wouldn't get to see his kids as much. I was amazed listening to him never once take responsibility. Never once did he say, yeah I should not have driven after that many drinks, or I should have called my friend a cab, or I should have tried to get a hold of my wife when I realized how late it was or even I shouldn't have put myself in that position. It was all the cop's fault, the drunken female friend's fault, his wife's fault and then it became my fault because he was being written up for missing the day. <br /><br />It's about personal responsibility and Reese and her hubby aren't the only people lacking any sense of it. It's an epidemic. Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-52006746663461456632013-04-23T08:11:37.625-04:002013-04-23T08:11:37.625-04:00I agree ME, alcoholic beverages should have a warn...I agree ME, alcoholic beverages should have a warning label attached; as well, signs posted in every bar, restuarant, dinner theatre and liquor store, and billboards sanctioned by the distributors of drunken wrecks and the death tolls published. <br /><br />Personally, I wish it were banned entirely. The affects of alcohol is very dangerous, not only in public, while driving, and in the home. Little children and wives (husbands too), and girlfriends, get their faces and butts beat black and blue every night by a drunken partner; frequently their children raped, are trapped and see no way out. Drinkers/drunks are selfish and self-centered, will take the last dollar for alcohol, leaving their family destitute, penniless and hungry. <br /><br />I have come to despise them all and refuse to be in the presence of anyone who has been or is drinking. Not allowed in my home. When I look back to years ago when I was divorced, left my little boy with sitters, and partied and drank with my friends, I am appalled at what could have happened, particularly while driving, or at the hands of some drunk who decided to rape me. <br /><br />It hurts me now to think that I left my precious little son alone while I had "fun" partying. I just thank God I never turned abusive or killed myself while driving. But I've certainly seen others become like wild animals while being under the influence. Just being around them now gives me heart palpatations and nearly scares me to death. I was really blessed that nothing ever happened to me, not even a ticket. And thankful that one day it hit me, you've got to stop this right now, you are neglecting your baby; and I did. It HAD to be God's guidance. <br /><br />Nic, I agree 100% with every post you made ref Ms Witherspoon. Obviously, she's a seasoned drunk and an egomanic. I don't understand what she was so "scared" of anyway. A little drunk driving ticket, a few hours in the pokey and a little fine? Big deal. The costs to them is merely a tiny pebble in a big pond and a good laugh. They are fools. The bigger picture is that they may have been saved from a death worse than hell waiting for them all and several others just up the road. For that, they should be thankful they were spared AND treated with dignity by the arresting officer. They owe not only apologies but gratitude to this officer. Anon 1 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-87861356502770407872013-04-23T04:07:11.539-04:002013-04-23T04:07:11.539-04:00Alcohol should have a "warning"note atta...Alcohol should have a "warning"note attached!MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626754382732099905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-5484336208878555102013-04-23T03:58:19.009-04:002013-04-23T03:58:19.009-04:00I asked the same question a week ago and got no re...I asked the same question a week ago and got no reply :0(MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626754382732099905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-71044938974212393662013-04-23T02:50:59.658-04:002013-04-23T02:50:59.658-04:00Thanks for posting the report, Nic, that was hilar...Thanks for posting the report, Nic, that was hilarious, I love the cop's manner of relating what happened. Just the facts, ma'am. Lisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-77177459480160540442013-04-22T23:23:08.147-04:002013-04-22T23:23:08.147-04:00Here's an interesting quote from Ms. Witherspo...Here's an interesting quote from Ms. Witherspoon:<br /><br />"I've always been choosing roles knowing that I have a daughter and I have a responsibility to her and to the world to be representing women of strength," Witherspoon said. "It's a natural extension of parenthood for you to feel like you're responsible for the worlds you create, whether they be silly or serious."<br /><br />Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/22/reese-witherspoon-america-sweetheart-or-just-another-spoiled-celebrity/?intcmp=features#ixzz2RFktaOjJ<br />What???noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-18151364930945292632013-04-22T22:17:18.555-04:002013-04-22T22:17:18.555-04:00The trolls and impersonators are working their mag...The trolls and impersonators are working their magic john<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-68315563096773871462013-04-22T21:48:50.250-04:002013-04-22T21:48:50.250-04:00Why has this blog exploded with foul language,and ...Why has this blog exploded with foul language,and nasty disagreements.<br /><br />Respect opinions,if you disagree,thats ok.But dont belittle people.<br /><br />John Mc Gowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430624388902099338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-48124920251977817482013-04-22T21:20:30.637-04:002013-04-22T21:20:30.637-04:00Anon at 8:09 PM
Yes it is a head spinning sort of ...Anon at 8:09 PM<br />Yes it is a head spinning sort of logic! Some would call it a straw man argument.<br /><br />Anon at 8:23 PM<br />Agreed. It's about personal responsibility.~ABChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959300899624763795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-33593002042441158972013-04-22T21:00:17.784-04:002013-04-22T21:00:17.784-04:00This has nothing to do with rape. Why are we talki...This has nothing to do with rape. Why are we talking about it? This has to do with a spoiled celebrity breaking the law and getting caught out. She then showed her celebrity card and made herself into a right egotistical diva. Alcohol is no excuse. She is a right egotistical diva who happened to be drunk and SHOW it to the world. No one was raped. It's ridiculous to even bring that up. <br />And yes, alcohol unleashes your inhibitions, and that one anon may know people who are different on CERTAIN occasions, but make no mistake, consistency usually applies.<br />From one who knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-54913422914902367222013-04-22T20:25:35.713-04:002013-04-22T20:25:35.713-04:00PSA from Australia - 5 minutes worth your time
h...PSA from Australia - 5 minutes worth your time<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqXdERs-eyENichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150573665283919209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-87175105779692320822013-04-22T20:23:28.905-04:002013-04-22T20:23:28.905-04:00Ok, that was clearer. As a woman myself, I know it...Ok, that was clearer. As a woman myself, I know it is my responsibility<br />to make wise decisions. I won't try to speak for anyone but myself in answer to your question, but I personally would feel like I shared some of the responsibility if anyone other than a trusted, long-term friend raped me if I chose to make myself that vulnerable. I know there will be plenty that disagree with me on that. That doesn't relieve the rapist of their responsibility however. JMOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-64895865387635914222013-04-22T20:12:52.694-04:002013-04-22T20:12:52.694-04:00Anon, to clarify, I haven't "insisted&quo...Anon, to clarify, I haven't "insisted" that she wasn't drunk. I also didn't say that the "state of being drunk" is egotistical. <br /><br />I am saying that, imo, drunk or not, she is a diva and that imo, the alcohol she consumed magnified an existing part of her personality that she doesn't share with the public -- because it runs contrary to the persona she and her PR people have "manufactured" for public consumption. <br /><br />Case in point: This happened on Friday, her PR people managed to keep it out of the news until Sunday. Why? Because Saturday she and her husband were at a screening of her new movie and having to walk the red carpet and speak to the media. A picture of them is in the link I provided. Which reiterates my opinion of her. She *is* the over-entitled "Mrs. Witherspoon" and she gets what she wants. i.e., she is above having to publicly, as in speak into the mic, answer for her disrespectful behavior, drunk and disorderly conduct as well as her husband's DUI. With all the education and PSA about drinking and driving there is ZERO excuse for affluent/respectful/responsible GROWN-UPS like them to "have to" drink and drive.<br /><br />Lastly, <b>"Drunk people say all kinds of things and they say things they don't mean and drunk people are incapable of understanding the situation at hand</b><br /><br />Unless you're speaking about an alcoholic that consumes so much booze they black out and cannot remember/have lost control, or a drunk minor, imo, your excuse for "drunk people's" behavior is off base. Alcohol makes people brave. I agree that "drunk people" can say things they wouldn't normally say. (Merlot moment anyone?) But not because they "don't mean it". They absolutely do mean it. Their intent is to hurt the other person as much as they are hurting or even more. It is the booze that gives them the fortitude to reveal their "honesty"/internal dialogue/feelings. There is a name for that kind of inebriated abuser. They are referred to a being a "dirty drunk". <br /><br /><b>To get back to</b> Mrs. Witherspoon, I'm saying that imo, last Friday night her behavior was egotistical, of a diva, and that she came off as an a@@.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150573665283919209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-80522166837613247652013-04-22T20:12:13.756-04:002013-04-22T20:12:13.756-04:00I am not so judgmental of how Mrs. Weatherspoon ac...I am not so judgmental of how Mrs. Weatherspoon acted while drunk and more thankful that this officer was able to pull a potentially dangerous driver off the road.<br /><br />If we can't judge people and their actions when drunk, then we shouldn't be able to hold them accountable for drinking and driving for instance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-64584042419339977972013-04-22T20:09:05.164-04:002013-04-22T20:09:05.164-04:00ABC, I'm still trying to figure out what it is...ABC, I'm still trying to figure out what it is about that quote from anon that sounds like circular reasoning or self-contradicting. It makes me dizzy to try to follow the reasoning. Is it just me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-15952906624797026312013-04-22T20:04:24.820-04:002013-04-22T20:04:24.820-04:00Anon @7:47, I agree with most of what you said, bu...Anon @7:47, I agree with most of what you said, but those are things that must be taken into account before you take that first drink, while you can still make good judgements. It's still unleashing what's inside, at least at the moment. If she is really inexperienced with alcohol I could see it happening until she wised up and maybe I'm wrong but if I had to guess, I'd say it probably isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-19955044942264751982013-04-22T20:04:11.989-04:002013-04-22T20:04:11.989-04:00Anon @ 6:30 PM said....
"If you idiots want t...Anon @ 6:30 PM said....<br /><i>"If you idiots want to continue to insist she was not drunk and was acting like a "diva" instead of acting like a drunkard then females who are raped while drunk WERE NOT DRUNK and THEY CONSENTED even if they were not able to consent"</i><br /><br />So perhaps the lapse of judgement came long before the drinking of the alcohol. Maybe getting drunk isn't a good idea and especially in a setting where there are people capable of rape. Just sayin!~ABChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959300899624763795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-80987875101949514962013-04-22T19:56:51.109-04:002013-04-22T19:56:51.109-04:00My Grandmother used to say, "A drunk man'...My Grandmother used to say, "A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts."<br /><br />How many times have we heard someone attempt to dismiss unacceptable behavior with, "I was drunk when I did that."? So what are they really saying? They are saying I'm sorry I was drunk and unable to keep my defenses up. So the truth of how I really see things slipped out. <br /><br />I'd say that entering into someone's personal, subjective dictionary or lens is probably made easier when they are under the influence of alcohol. SA is about understanding how that person sees things, not necessarily how things really are.~ABChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959300899624763795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-77150663628287958572013-04-22T19:47:19.984-04:002013-04-22T19:47:19.984-04:00People don't always behave in the same manner ...People don't always behave in the same manner every time they are drunk. Different circumstances in their personal lives at the moment, different issues being discussed, different emotions that surface while drinking, all of these can impact how a drunk person may act from one moment to the next.<br /><br />I am not so judgmental of how Mrs. Weatherspoon acted while drunk and more thankful that this officer was able to pull a potentially dangerous driver off the road. I am also glad to see that she is at least issuing a statement and isn't being completely belligerent (and yes, I do understand the deeper purposes of statement analysis).<br /><br />It is not always true, or at least not from a proven standpoint (by science), that your 'true self' comes out when drinking; a number of things can come out when drinking, most of all, a lapse in judgment. The same can come out when you're impassioned by an argument or from sleep deprivation or an emotionally trying situation. <br /><br />Lots of broad brushes, let's be careful to use them sparingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-4550844553824109412013-04-22T19:35:40.781-04:002013-04-22T19:35:40.781-04:00She's an egotistical diva sober, too, by many ...She's an egotistical diva sober, too, by many accounts. She just knows that she has to keep a lid on it in public if she wants to keep selling tickets. She's not talented enough to be openly and unapologetically a diva b*tch and still keep her fans (see Barbara Streisand). Alchohol removes inhibitions. It allows her inner b*tch, normally kept leashed, to run free. Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-70550506566185082792013-04-22T19:16:11.702-04:002013-04-22T19:16:11.702-04:00As someone else pointed out, there are people who ...As someone else pointed out, there are people who are just fun, funny and harmless when they drink. No matter what you think of alcohol use, the one sure thing is that there are some people, at least at points in their lives, that shouldn't touch alcohol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com