Comments on: Channel 11 interview, part 1 (the video) http://www.henkimaa.com/2009/05/13/channel-11-interview-part-1/ Mel's home on the web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mel http://www.henkimaa.com/2009/05/13/channel-11-interview-part-1/#comment-132 Mel Thu, 14 May 2009 18:36:24 +0000 http://www.henkimaa.com/?p=1465#comment-132 haha thanks Chris! Yeah, it was plenty more extensive than what they could fit into the little bits that aired -- much more extensive rundown of the job discrimination I suffered in '84, & some discussion of <i>Identity Reports</i>, & so on. I did a pretty good top-of-my-head spiel about nondiscrimination in apartment rentals -- if you rented an apt. to someone of a different religion, f'r interest Mormon or Catholic or Anchorage Baptist Temple or... well, you couldn't evict them, no matter how much you didn't like their church. Corey was pretty nice. The cameraman, whose name was Scott Favorite, wanted to get some shots of us just walking & talking (right by the Alaskana section on the 2nd floor of the Consortium Library), & it made me laugh thinking of some of the famous interview shots of some famous governor or another walking along w/ Katie Couric or other interviewers. So I said, "this reminds me of Gov. Palin walking along Greta van Sus--" & before I could quite complete the sentence he said, "I'd rather not be compared to Greta van Susteren." I laughed -- "good point, I'd rather not be compared to Sarah Palin either." Having never been interviewed for a TV news program before -- interesting experience. haha thanks Chris! Yeah, it was plenty more extensive than what they could fit into the little bits that aired — much more extensive rundown of the job discrimination I suffered in ’84, & some discussion of Identity Reports, & so on. I did a pretty good top-of-my-head spiel about nondiscrimination in apartment rentals — if you rented an apt. to someone of a different religion, f’r interest Mormon or Catholic or Anchorage Baptist Temple or… well, you couldn’t evict them, no matter how much you didn’t like their church.

Corey was pretty nice. The cameraman, whose name was Scott Favorite, wanted to get some shots of us just walking & talking (right by the Alaskana section on the 2nd floor of the Consortium Library), & it made me laugh thinking of some of the famous interview shots of some famous governor or another walking along w/ Katie Couric or other interviewers. So I said, “this reminds me of Gov. Palin walking along Greta van Sus–” & before I could quite complete the sentence he said, “I’d rather not be compared to Greta van Susteren.” I laughed — “good point, I’d rather not be compared to Sarah Palin either.”

Having never been interviewed for a TV news program before — interesting experience.

]]> By: Chris Clambake http://www.henkimaa.com/2009/05/13/channel-11-interview-part-1/#comment-131 Chris Clambake Thu, 14 May 2009 18:17:10 +0000 http://www.henkimaa.com/?p=1465#comment-131 So - I'm curious as to how extensive the spoken interview actually was -- they cut it down to quite a wee nubbin of a sound bite. This being said - I'm proud of you for being willing to stand up as a singular person before your community and to give testimony to the unfairness. Big Cahones!! (or whatever chicks have). You appeared very composed and reasonable. Extra points for serving as counterpoint to the Prevoid. You Rock!! So – I’m curious as to how extensive the spoken interview actually was — they cut it down to quite a wee nubbin of a sound bite. This being said – I’m proud of you for being willing to stand up as a singular person before your community and to give testimony to the unfairness. Big Cahones!! (or whatever chicks have). You appeared very composed and reasonable. Extra points for serving as counterpoint to the Prevoid. You Rock!!

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