Scared Monkeys Wishes KWCH Reporter Alana Rocha a Quick & Safe Recovery … Get Well Soon

Scared Monkeys recently attended the Texas EquuSearch Appreciation Day in Arkansas City, KS with Tim Miller in conjunction with the search efforts for Jodi Sanderholm. During the fund raising event we had an opportunity to meet friends, family, law enforcement and members of the media. One of the TV Reporters was Alana Rocha who I spent time with discussing media coverage of missing person cases and the delicate nature and respect that is required.

It came as a shock to me today to learn that Alana Rocha was in a terrible accident Saturday morning. Alana Rocha remains in intensive care in critical condition after being hit by a presumed drunk driver.

KWCH 12 reporter Alana Rocha remains in intensive care at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in critical condition  As of Tuesday morning, she remains heavily sedated as doctors perform tests.

(Alana Rocha & Tim Miller)

She was seriously hurt in an accident Saturday morning at First and Hydraulic.  Wichita Police say they believe the driver that crashed into her car was drunk.

Police say the man was going between 60 and 70 miles per hour when he ran three red lights.  He clipped one car when crossing Douglas before hitting the passenger side of Alana’s car.

“He’d already almost caused one accident,” says Captain John Speer.  “We’re blocks behind him and he’s still hitting cars at Douglas and goes on to First Street.”

Alana suffered serious internal injuries and is still in intensive care as of Monday evening. (KBSD)

YouTube video from TES/Sanderholm fundraiser with Alana Rocha

Alana Rocha is in our thoughts and prayers. Please get well soon. If you wish to leave wishes you can do so here and we will forward them or go HERE and leave them. Show Alana and her family and friends the appreciation that Scared Monkeys readers have for the media who do a great job with Missing Persons stories.

Alana … Get well soon. We are all praying for you.

TB or not TB: TB Story now Claimed to Be Made Up … Tourism at All Cost? … Big People Lie

Credibility is tough to regain. Initially Bon Dia Aruba broke the TBC story that a man had been infected and initially deported. Then yesterday Amigoe ran with the story as well that a man had been infected with TB last Saturday at Horacio Oduber Hospital. Now suddenly there was no TB infected individual and the story is claimed to be made up. Its a terrible thing when credibility is lost and as the Kalpoe’s mother said, “big people lie”. When one has a track record to cover up and avoid bad stories at all cost that might affect tourism there is a doubt placed in peoples minds as to agendas. Why would Bon Dia lie or make up such a claim?

ORANJESTAD – Amigoe reported in his edition of last Saturday that tbc-infection was detected in a man that has been straying illegally for quite some time in Aruba already.  Amigoe got this article from Bon Dia.  Spokesperson of Horacio Oduber Hospital (HOH), Bob Harms indicated this morning that the complete story is a concoction.

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Daily Commentary – Tuesday February 27th, 2007 – More on The Clay Moore Abduction

Dana discusses:

• The Clay Moore Abduction

Natalee Holloway Investigation: Joran Van der Sloot … An Innocent Person Does Not Lie

 Why Would an Innocent Person Need to Lie?

 Answer … An Innocent Person Would not have to.

Another Inconvenient Truth for Al Gore … Gore TN Mansion uses 20x’s Energy Consumption vs. the Average Commoner

HYPOCRITE ALERT

Hey Al … Maybe you might want to stop global warming by taking care of your own house first? As Al Gore lived up the “rock star” status in Hollywood last night telling us what to do, his own home burned more energy vacant than ours could ever have consumed. What an example to set for the global warming community. But I guess Al Gore is special and gets a “green” pass.

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a press release late Monday: Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy. Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES). (Read full story at The Drudge Report)

(Al Gore brings a copy of his energy bill to the Oscars )

Last night while  hob-knobbing with the beautiful people at the Oscars Al Gore made the following comment:

“We have everything we need to get started with the possible exception of the will to act. That’s a renewable resource. Let’s renew it.”

Maybe you might want to find the will to act yourself Al??? Unbelievable, you hypocrite. I guess this might be considered an inconvenient truth for Al Gore as well.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

A terrific rant at Stop the ACLU. As Instapundit states, “It’s an Inconvenient Utility Bill“. Let us know forget fellow Democrat John Edward’s fuel efficient 28K sq. ft home. Sister Toldjah … “he, well, doesn’t practice what he preaches”

UPDATE I: Check out the TOPIX comments as this post is at the top of Topix Blogs.

Jet Blue Passengers Feeling Blue Again in Wake of Snow Storm

First JetBlue had the St Valentine’s Day Massacre, now they see another 68 flights canceled in and out of JFK today.

The JetBlue Airways Corp. cancellations, from among its more than 175 scheduled flights at the Queens airport, were to make sure crews and planes are in the right places so the company can quickly resume operations after the snow storm, spokeswoman Alison Eshelman said Sunday.

Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil has been sentenced to 4 years in prison

 Bloggers Beware in Egypt

You think your rights are being violated in the United States? Take a good look at what happened to Abdel Kareem Nabil, an Egyptian blogger who was sentenced to 4 years for insulting Islam.

Aruba: ATM Fraud … Skimming Scam on Aruba

Coming soon to an Aruban bank near you, if it already hasn’t arrived  … ATM fraud. Is there any form of crime that does not exist on this small island? After all there is barely 100,000 people that live there.

ORANJESTAD — The commercial banks in Aruba became the victims of skimming.   The criminals have used this method in Curaçao to withdraw cash.   It is not clear yet how much money they have taken out.  

Earlier this week, the bankers of the Aruba Bankers Association (ABA) reported that money was taken out of their automated teller machines (AMT) with illegally copied bankcards.  

Amigoe; February 26, 2007: Fraud with ATM’s

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Al Gore Love-fest at Oscars, “An Inconvenient Truth” wins Best Documentary

It was the worst kept secret in Hollywood as to who would win “Best Documentary”.  No other documentaries need apply for that Oscar category. The Oscars did not fail. Between pre-hype and during the all too long show, it was a Gore love-fest from start to finish and after into the early hours of the morning. The Oscars as some have stated were a  bore and a horror.

During his speech last night Al Gore made the following comment, “It’s not a political issue. It’s a moral issue.” See the video at Think Progress. Really, its not political? I would ask  some very important questions to Al Gore if he states its not political:

1. If Global warming is not a political issue then why are other emerging nations such as China looked upon in a different manner than the US?
2. This question hits on the point that many are asking Al Gore to run in 2008. If global warming is the #1 issue of our time and Al Gore is the lead dog of this movement, for what reason would Al Gore not run for President? If he truly cared about affecting a change then wouldn’t being President of the United States give him that greatest opportunity to do so? Then why isn’t he running then?
3. Also in  his 30 year quest as mentioned last night in a global warming fight how come Al Gore did not do more in his 8 years as VP under Clinton? Hmm?

After winning “Best Documentary”, Al Gore used the platform to once again promote an environmental plug for global warming. First it was awarding the Dixie Chicks at the Grammy’s for their anti-war/GWB agenda and now The Oscars  giving  Al Gore with his  global warming agenda the prize. At what point does the credibility of these award shows go down the drain for not one of merit, but of political ideology? No one in their right mind thinks that Melissa Etheridge’s song, “I Need to Wake Up”  was better than anything that was nominated from Dream Girls. Not even close.

“An Inconvenient Truth,” which turned Gore’s lectures on the threat of global warming into a highly touted theatrical release, won the Academy Award for best documentary feature Sunday night.

Singer Melissa Etheridge also received the Oscar for best original song, “I Need to Wake Up,” which was written for the movie. (CNN)

A terrific round up at Hot Air with video and commentary.

Daily Commentary – Monday February 26th, 2007 – Egyptian Blogger Facing 4 Years In Prison

Dana discusses:

• The case of the Egyptian Blogger Facing 4 Years In Prison for his opinions.