| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| I Loved This Man. |
| Friday, June 13, 2008 |
He was one of the great giants of journalism and one of the few whose word, when it came to delivering news and politics, was gospel to me. He was a champion fact-checker, balance-seeker, and the consummate interviewer, holding Democrats, Republicans, and all points in between and beyond, accountable for their words and actions. I cannot believe he's gone. Godspeed, good man. Godspeed.
Check out the man doing what he did best in an interview from the recent past. Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts.
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Friday the 13th---lucky for R. Kelly, not so lucky for Mr. Russert. We lost a great man today and at the same time watched a pedophile go free.
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This is so tragic. I still can't believe it happened.
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injustice for all said it best.
i feel like i lost a personal friend of mine. i think i went into shock when i got the news. it had to be repeated 3x.
This is a great memorial to the ultimate "information broker"
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Amen to what all of you said. He was truly a great man and the consummate journalist.
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I really respected him and was sad to hear about his passing. He spoke at my college graduation and I remember being so touched by his speech that it made me want to watch his show and I always paused and turned up the TV when he appeared on the Today show. Sad indeed.
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Tragic. Not only one of the last journalists of his kind - the type to be truly 'fair and balanced," but a sincerely nice guy to boot.
Matt
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You know because his show was taped here in DC I forget he was a national figure. Our sons played in the same lacrosse league so I got to see a different side of him. An extremely nice and genuine guy. He will truly be missed.
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Friday the 13th---lucky for R. Kelly, not so lucky for Mr. Russert. We lost a great man today and at the same time watched a pedophile go free.