tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post1118216277909685147..comments2024-03-28T07:31:50.507-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: Richard Jewell- Unsung HERO At the 1996 Summer Olympics Kay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-56903166163334672422016-08-08T23:24:34.517-04:002016-08-08T23:24:34.517-04:00I certainly do...I remember them well and where I ...I certainly do...I remember them well and where I was living and working at the time. I was managing a motel in Cardwell in north Queensland.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-82034399947171993952016-08-04T06:52:22.030-04:002016-08-04T06:52:22.030-04:00The media should feel real shame in not admitting ...The media should feel real shame in not admitting mistakes and we should call them out on it!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-30405522472901200832016-08-04T06:51:39.406-04:002016-08-04T06:51:39.406-04:00I will never forget looking into his eyes. I also ...I will never forget looking into his eyes. I also noticed that there were others there who looked at him askance, influenced by the media, I suppose.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-53119633771733724702016-08-04T06:50:30.457-04:002016-08-04T06:50:30.457-04:00If you read my comments above, there should be a m...If you read my comments above, there should be a movie made about his story. Of course, that will make it real, because after all, nothing is real in this world until a film is made about it, right? (Gee, do I sound cynical?)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-36538821677516961082016-08-04T06:48:55.156-04:002016-08-04T06:48:55.156-04:00It's sad too that as Emma as said above, we we...It's sad too that as Emma as said above, we well remember the names of the infamous. And sad to say, very often the name "Richard Jewell" was followed by "former bombing suspect". Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-70885262396791516412016-08-04T06:47:24.161-04:002016-08-04T06:47:24.161-04:00Yes, I looked it up and it was almost four years a...Yes, I looked it up and it was almost four years ago to the day that I wrote that post. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-51832072400696413942016-08-04T06:46:57.882-04:002016-08-04T06:46:57.882-04:00Good point.Good point.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-33864409993252490252016-08-04T06:46:46.092-04:002016-08-04T06:46:46.092-04:00Quick to accuse but silent when it came time to ta...Quick to accuse but silent when it came time to take it back, yes indeed!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-30812815350457079752016-08-04T06:46:05.751-04:002016-08-04T06:46:05.751-04:00Hey Debra, look out for a movie to be made about t...Hey Debra, look out for a movie to be made about this. Leonardo DiCaprio is supposed to make a movie about this. (I mentioned this above but managed to spell DiCaprio incorrectly, that is how I roll! LOL)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-39681714269790556592016-08-04T06:44:28.310-04:002016-08-04T06:44:28.310-04:00I loved your post about your great father-in-law, ...I loved your post about your great father-in-law, such a nice tribute. Thank YOU for your kind words, if my few words can bring comfort to someone, you have made my day.<br />As I said, I had written a post about Richard Jewell before (four years ago!) but still, thought it was right to do so again. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-89793921749430158142016-08-04T06:40:49.222-04:002016-08-04T06:40:49.222-04:00Do they? I remember that Lin Wood (his lawyer) sai...Do they? I remember that Lin Wood (his lawyer) said that many people would shake his hand but then say, "come on, he really did it, didn't he?". So, I think it goes to show how powerful the media truly is and we must be very careful in how it influences us.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-57280016854494247082016-08-04T06:39:10.601-04:002016-08-04T06:39:10.601-04:00I just felt as if I had to write about him again, ...I just felt as if I had to write about him again, after all the talk of the 20th anniversary of the Olympics in Atlanta. One channel did mention the bombing but not Richard Jewell. When the news gets it wrong, they should put it right.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-5599253652916192212016-08-04T06:37:47.810-04:002016-08-04T06:37:47.810-04:00Hope that others will see his name here too and ho...Hope that others will see his name here too and honor him. I just read that Leonardo Dacaprio will make a movie of his story and that he will play Lin Wood, Richard Jewell's lawyer. Of course, this might take years but look out for it.<br />Oh! I looked it up, it was the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles that had the 84 grand pianos! Louis Zamperini was one of the torch bearers and you should know his name if you have read my blog, he is one of my heroes.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-58196475538901388072016-08-04T06:34:42.951-04:002016-08-04T06:34:42.951-04:00I doubt many people would even remember his name, ...I doubt many people would even remember his name, including a great many who live in Georgia. The "gutter" press exists because they find that is what sells! <br />Thanks for your comment, Mike. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-46507094540543968072016-08-04T06:31:38.359-04:002016-08-04T06:31:38.359-04:00I went back and read my post from four years ago a...I went back and read my post from four years ago and it was very similar to this one! Oh well! Thanks very much John for reading my blog and for your great help to me over these writing years!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-42527313702739273852016-08-04T06:30:40.864-04:002016-08-04T06:30:40.864-04:00When the media is proven to be wrong and in error,...When the media is proven to be wrong and in error, I also think it is their job to say so and to make it right. His name could have been mentioned last week when talking of the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympics, but I didn't see it on one single channel.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-67625165790453928762016-08-04T02:57:16.399-04:002016-08-04T02:57:16.399-04:00Richard Jewell you are a hero!
Well done you!
M...Richard Jewell you are a hero! <br />Well done you!<br /><br />Media people never talk about their failures or lies.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-30955606179173789462016-08-03T20:40:39.107-04:002016-08-03T20:40:39.107-04:00You know- I actually remember when this happened a...You know- I actually remember when this happened and that they had blamed it on someone who was not guilty. I am glad you met him and gave him a kind word. 44 is way too young to die and I am sure he died with a still broken heart. Another unsung hero- xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-5187505736613597302016-08-03T20:32:44.164-04:002016-08-03T20:32:44.164-04:00To be honest this is the first time I've heard...To be honest this is the first time I've heard about Richard Jewell. That's a real shame the way he was treated. Without his intervention many more may have died and then the media went and treated him like that. I can't imagine how he must have felt. I assume that either the media forgot he existed or they didn't want to bring up their own shameful past. To be honest I'm not sure which one is more likely. I wouldn't put it past them to have forgotten. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118816573712396453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-91950336119572597002016-08-03T19:55:00.478-04:002016-08-03T19:55:00.478-04:00That's news to me Kay but there have been many...That's news to me Kay but there have been many instances of the media jumping the gun with inaccurate information and once it's in the spotlight, true or false, its recycled endlessly giving the person no rest. There have been several high profile cases here of that happening but unfortunately it's the sensational lurid headlines everyone remembers, not the small retraction or apology paragraph afterwards so it's good you have told his story again here.<br />Memory is a strange thing. I'd struggle to remember what I had for dinner three days ago yet do recall most of the details of big headlines 30 years ago and they seem like yesterday. I suppose we are programmed that way.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-504996663060767332016-08-03T18:22:12.116-04:002016-08-03T18:22:12.116-04:00I think I remember your other post about Richard J...I think I remember your other post about Richard Jewell. It was all extremely unfair.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-91946611717912211492016-08-03T17:30:10.315-04:002016-08-03T17:30:10.315-04:00I remember reading about him again when he died. H...I remember reading about him again when he died. He saved a lot of people from injury and death that day. It is a sad commentary that we remember Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and John Hinckley but not a hero like Richard ewell.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-79709328704261013212016-08-03T17:30:08.931-04:002016-08-03T17:30:08.931-04:00Yes, i remember how quick they were to accuse and ...Yes, i remember how quick they were to accuse and how silent when it came time to take it all back.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-85746892786475615942016-08-03T15:34:38.644-04:002016-08-03T15:34:38.644-04:00A sad story of injustice, that's for sure.A sad story of injustice, that's for sure.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-27353949443382253232016-08-03T10:47:33.784-04:002016-08-03T10:47:33.784-04:00Hi Kay, I applaud you for bringing Richard Jewell&...Hi Kay, I applaud you for bringing Richard Jewell's name into the light. He was a brave man and did not deserve the dreadful treatment he had after that tragic event. I know the authorities have to investigate each and every person but people are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, not hounded as he was by the media to sell newspapers. Mr. Jewell was a hero and it is a dreadful oversight for him not to be mentioned. I also will remember him.<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving such heartwarming comments on my father-in-law's passing. They were very much appreciated and as I know his family reads my blog, they will bring great comfort.<br /><br /><br /><br />DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.com