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I switched over right after the NASCAR race was finished and saw her interview too. I also thought she came across as a snotty little b1tch. I'm sure she's caused more than her fair share of mistakes when she first came into the series too and other drivers were thinking the same of her back then, they just didn't do it on camera.
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I'll never forget when she first joined the IRL, man she was acting like a total Rock star! I can honestly say that Ashley and Melanie never came off like that! 
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Why? Because she is driven? Because she has some level of success?
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I can appreciate someone who is driven to succeed, and wants to win, but the way she comes across doesn't cut it, IMO. Brent smacked the nail right on the head with his quick assessment. Sure there have been some spoiled NHRA racers, but what sport doesn't have that? None. But image is all in how you represent yourself.
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PS: I added my own " commentary" about this letter on my site too. Please read and comment! |
This is awesome Erica, mad props for what you wrote! 
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Wow! Just read your piece on your site. Extremely well done, well researched, and well presented. Many kudos! And thanks for all of us for representing us so well.
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So much for ethics in journalism....
The Tenants of Journalism are the golden law that govern your discipline.
That being the case, please tell me how
A) reporting inaccurate information
B) accosting the citizens for correcting said inaccurate information
C) informing us that coverage is not uniform and proportional to our sport because of our attitudes
follows in line with ANY of the tenants?
Which is why citizen journalism is taking so many of your jobs!
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Erica, did you ever debate in HS or college?
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Big thumbs up to you, Erica!! Well written piece!
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Thanks Erica for saying what absolutely needed to be said.
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Dang E, you need to start a weekly blog! 
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Re: Letter to Nitromater
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Originally Posted by Erica Ortiz
So much for ethics in journalism....
The Tenants of Journalism are the golden law that govern your discipline.
That being the case, please tell me how
A) reporting inaccurate information
B) accosting the citizens for correcting said inaccurate information
C) informing us that coverage is not uniform and proportional to our sport because of our attitudes
follows in line with ANY of the tenants?
Which is why citizen journalism is taking so many of your jobs!
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WOW!!!!!! Everyone take the time to click the commentary link and to read what Erica wrote. I don't think it could have been said any better
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Re: Letter to Nitromater
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Originally Posted by Erica Ortiz
So much for ethics in journalism....
The Tenants of Journalism are the golden law that govern your discipline.
That being the case, please tell me how
A) reporting inaccurate information
B) accosting the citizens for correcting said inaccurate information
C) informing us that coverage is not uniform and proportional to our sport because of our attitudes
follows in line with ANY of the tenants?
Which is why citizen journalism is taking so many of your jobs!
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I WUV YOUUU!
That commentary rocks, Erica.
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Erica, did you ever debate in HS or college? |
No, but my Mom gave me plenty of practice arguing during my teen years! LOL
Thanks for the comments!
And Joe, I DO blog weekly! That was just one of many posts on my blog! You can even subscribe to get updates on mine!
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Thanks Erica. And I actually read your blog's often, I found it thru your myspace page.
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If Danica were a man her comments would go 100% unnoticed.
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I agree with this 100%. There are some hacks that don't belong in IRL, they just bring large paychecks ( hmmm ... sounds somewhat like another sport I know and love ). Whenever those hacks get pointed out by Wheldon or Castroneves ... it doesn't even get a second look. At least Danica was somewhat politically correct and said that "he was still learning". Not many other competitors in the IRL would have been that nice ....
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She comes across as rude, snotty, and uppity. Just my .02 on Danica.
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A lot of people said that about Shirley.
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I'll never forget when she first joined the IRL, man she was acting like a total Rock star! I can honestly say that Ashley and Melanie never came off like that! |
have you ever been to an IRL race and seen the line at her autograph table? she IS a rock star.
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