Did He Just Say That???

After listening to many major media outlets defend the L.A. Times I am forced to recall some other over heard conversations. Granted, the other conversations weren't from a potential world leader but they were still important to me at the time. The things that BO is reported to have said have skipped right past embarrassing into full blown Oh no, You Didn't!! By telling me that a transcript was released and then refusing to give me that transcript again reminds me of when my son offered me a bite of cheesecake, then ate the whole thing while I slept. When I asked him why he didn't save me any, he told me that he had offered me a bite, but I had refused it. So if the L.A. Times was truly interested in having the truth come out instead of-oh say- hiding a potentially career ending gaffe, then they would have released the tape and transcript faster that you can set sail on the Monkey Business. The fact that Katie Couric and her ilk aren't still screaming from the rafters, leads me to believe that they might have been in on the fix. Integrity can't be manufactured. When you see that on a T-shirt, remember that you read it here first. Integrity is something that you have, and display at every opportunity or else it is something that you try to fake when the cameras get too close. Guess which category BO falls in? But back to those overheard conversations. A former CSM named Annette told me about a day when she was on the front end. Her store manager at the time was a bit of a hot head and prone to shooting his mouth off when he thought that he could bully you. As Annette was bringing change to a cashier, this exchange came over her walkie in full hearing of the many customers that were waiting. "Can someone tell me where the f*** my G**d*** walkie is so I don't have to keep using this piece of **** from the cash office?!" After turning her walkie down, Annette immediately apologized to all of the customers who were within earshot of this unprofessional tirade and went back to the podium. A few moments later, a call for her came over the walkie. When she called the extension requested, she was reprimanded for having her radio too loud! When she explained that she didn't have her radio any louder than normal, she was hung up on. Nice, isn't it? It was one of the motivations for leaving Walmart all together a few years ago, and one of the reasons that she doesn't even shop there now, no matter how low the prices may be. She doesn't want to run in to that bore, and I can understand why she feels that way. Consider integrity. Think about what makes a person honorable and trustworthy. Demand to see it not only in yourself, but in the people around you, even and especially our elected officials. You might just thank me later.