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[Fergus]

Sunday Mail Article

What did others think of this article and how Rachael came across?

From my point of view the fact that it was front page of The Sunday Mail says a lot about it as a newspaper. What a joke.

If Rachael was trying to generate some sympathy for her situation, well it didn't do it for me. The tone of the article didn't paint her in a very good light IMO. The part that really got me where was where Rachael says "I'm also a very private person so it's been hard having my private life discussed in public." Well, perhaps speaking to The Sunday Mail isn't such a good idea then.

Thoughts..

 

[Cap]

I agree that article was a disgrace

it was an obviously a public swipe at macca - bits like - i thought after 12 yrs i would get a bit more respect (sorry cant ballsed directly quoting)

how do we know that she's not making it all up !!

also front page - i can;t believe that after a whole weekend of things happening she can pull the front cover - thats why i prefer the weekend australian

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

First of all I cant believe it was front page news, very sad that this can be the case when there is so much going on in the world.

However I agree Fergus that she didnt do any favours in generating sympathy. She didnt hold back in giving it to Macca and she seemed to try and really show him in a bad light which I think was poor form.
I think some of the stuff she said, in regards to their kids and he doesnt have enough respect needs to be said between the two of them not spread across the front page of the newspaper and shown around the country.

She is a really private person

I am not trying to defend Macca, Im not even going to bother, I do not know the full story, nor do I care, I just hope they can keep it amicable at least for the kids sakes and I dont think what she did would of helped this.

 

[No 1 Draft Pick]

Sunday Mail Article

What did others think of this article and how Rachael came across?

From my point of view the fact that it was front page of The Sunday Mail says a lot about it as a newspaper. What a joke.

If Rachael was trying to generate some sympathy for her situation, well it didn't do it for me. The tone of the article didn't paint her in a very good light IMO. The part that really got me where was where Rachael says "I'm also a very private person so it's been hard having my private life discussed in public." Well, perhaps speaking to The Sunday Mail isn't such a good idea then.

Thoughts..

What an absolute joke of a newspaper

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

Sunday Mail Article

What did others think of this article and how Rachael came across?

From my point of view the fact that it was front page of The Sunday Mail says a lot about it as a newspaper. What a joke.

If Rachael was trying to generate some sympathy for her situation, well it didn't do it for me. The tone of the article didn't paint her in a very good light IMO. The part that really got me where was where Rachael says "I'm also a very private person so it's been hard having my private life discussed in public." Well, perhaps speaking to The Sunday Mail isn't such a good idea then.
Thoughts..

Yeah I thought that was quite ironic too. You can bet she will have a column in the Sunday Mail by Easter. This will be followed by a guest spot on Neighbours, a stint in the Big Brother House, a silver logie and a bare breated on screen romp at the 2005 Amercian Music Awards with Anna Nicole Smith.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Couldn't agree with you more.

The fact that it made the front page was a joke and the article itself was utter BS. Sure its hard when there is a family break up but wanting sympathy this way is WRONG. The atricle is very one sided and in some respect it throws some mud on McLeod. Apart from the quote you mentioned what also got me was when she said that Andy shoudl have made more of an effort to take his kids to school despite being in Pt. Augusta. I mean wtf?????? How the hell can he take them to school when he is in Pt Augusta. He is not there on a holiday. Its part of his employment. Its just like any other business trip. He couldn't avoid it.

Sour grapes. My biggest concern in all this are the kids and if Rachel is really worried about how her kids feel she never would have done this. I am pretty sure having the story as a front page did more harm than good to the kids.

Lastly, this sort of gutter journalism is for one of those gossy mags like New Idea or some other crap like that but not for the front page of Sunday Mail.

 

[Mad Dog]

Issue 1:....front page news????......mentality of this town.........

Issue 2:....I bet the interview was gained under the pretext of "what do you think about "Adelaide's own" and the new chick ???"....and the interview got around to ...."so..btw...how's things with you ???"........wouldn't surprise me with Queen Scuttlebut Genevive or whatever her name is......so I very much doubt Rachel rang the Sunday Mail and asked them to send around a scribe.

As far as the true circumstances are concerned...thats a matter for Andy and Rachel......not enough of these "circumstances" have been made public for anyone to make a judgment as to who, if either of them are model citizens.

Touched....play on......good luck to them both and of course, the kids...

 

[macca23]

I'm glad someone raised that article, Fergus.

How much lower does poor taste stoop to.

Several points:

- Rachael McLeod. A self-declared "private person" giving the story of their marital break-up to the Sunday Mail for a front page article?? Rachael's credibility rating?? Zero.

- The Sunday Mail. Rag, rag, rag. Apart from the sports section, a low-class rag. It's sad days when a paper publishes such stories as it's lead article on the front page.

- the Reporter. Would the charming little specimen like the same treatment if her own marriage were to fail??

Now let me make a politically incorrect/contentious statement or at least ask a contententious question.

What is seemingly one of the most common things about these alleged human interest "gutter type" stories dissecting sporting identities private lives?

The female reporter trying to make a name for herself??

 

[Mad Dog]

. : How the hell can he take them to school when he is in Pt Augusta. He is not there on a holiday. Its part of his employment. Its just like any other business trip. He couldn't avoid it.

.

...he made time to support Lleyton the night before....what time did he get back from Melbourne on Monday morning ???

 

[mymansyd]

Didn't see it, but sounds absolutely disgraceful.

I wouldn't wipe my arse with that paper.

Any newspaper that has more social pages than current affairs or world news pages is no longer a newspaper. File next to Women's Weekly.

 

[portentous]

I was really disappointed with the whole thing. It can't make it any easier on the kids for it all to be so public. The kids should come first, not the egoes of the adults involved. The Sunday Mail doesn't surprise me but I thought that Rachael might have had a bit more class than that......

 

[Mad Dog]

I was really disappointed with the whole thing. It can't make it any easier on the kids for it all to be so public. The kids should come first, not the egoes of the adults involved. The Sunday Mail doesn't surprise me but I thought that Rachael might have had a bit more class than that......

a bit more class than what ????

we don't know under what circumstances or what pretext the interview was gained.

yes she may have rung The Mail and asked to tell her story to the world

or

yes she may have made some comments about her situation while responding to questions about "Adelaide's own Lleyton Hewitt and Bec" and her friendship with Aussie Kim.

we don't know

to make assumptions about someone's class because an article appears in a paper like the Sunday Mail is jumping the gun a tad.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

I cannot stand the gossip and entertainment "journalists" they are leeches, it is by far the lowest form of journalism. They should not even get the title of being a journalist, they are a disgrace.

Sometimes I dont even know how they can sleep at night with some of the tripe they write.

 

[portentous]

a bit more class than what ????

we don't know under what circumstances or what pretext the interview was gained.

yes she may have rung The Mail and asked to tell her story to the world

or

yes she may have made some comments about her situation while responding to questions about "Adelaide's own Lleyton Hewitt and Bec" and her friendship with Aussie Kim.

we don't know

to make assumptions about someone's class because an article appears in a paper like the Sunday Mail is jumping the gun a tad.

A "no comment" usually does the trick for most........

 

[Mad Dog]

A "no comment" usually does the trick for most........

we don't know the circumstances of the breakup and therefore we are in no position to judge the level of actual or perceived bitterness that there may be on both sides.

Assumptions like the one you have arrived at questioning Rachael's class based on a newspaper article are what rags like the Mail feed off - and the exact market they are aimed at.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Didn't read the story myself cause I don't believe in this airing of private issues in the public window but my Mum's reaction after reading it was simply well she seems to be a very bitter person. That is the sad part about it Rachel may turn out to be viewed as the bad person out of all of this when I think the reporter is the one who should be dumped on because if you write a story like this be damned sure you get BOTH sides to the story. Also as has been said just shows what a rag the Sunday Mail is.

 

[lozstar]

thought it was a disgraceful way to go about things... didn't understand how she could say something like she is a private person, yet go to the sunday mail to put her sob story on the front page.

after i read it, the first thing that came to mind was that she was jealous. because of how she mentioned macca hanging out with lleyton and bec, she mentioned that she used to be a part of that... might just be me, but i thought she was jealous.

either way, if she's in mcleod's bad books after that, i could completely understand why.

if she was out for sympathy.. that's one thing she didn't get from me.

 

[Mad Dog]

I give up

 

[portentous]

If she'd said nothing, there'd be no article......

 

[Mad Dog]

If she'd said nothing, there'd be no article......

Ever been bitter ?????

 

[portentous]

Ever been bitter ?????

Hell yeah but the Sunday Mail weren't interested!

 

[Fergus]

after i read it, the first thing that came to mind was that she was jealous. because of how she mentioned macca hanging out with lleyton and bec, she mentioned that she used to be a part of that... might just be me, but i thought she was jealous.

That was one of my first thoughts as well. She seemed upset that she wasn't part of the group anymore.

It might not have been her intention, but she came across as bitter and jealous. We may not be able to judge her class from the article - who knows how selective the reporter has been in the quotes she used, or how the questions were asked - but we can assess her sense. A private person doesn't pour their bitterness out to a Sunday Mail gossip journalist.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

Didn't see it, but sounds absolutely disgraceful.

I wouldn't wipe my arse with that paper.

Any newspaper that has more social pages than current affairs or world news pages is no longer a newspaper. File next to Women's Weekly.

What happened to the alternative Sunday paper we were going to be getting, the independant or whatever. Between Nicole ( loath it, love it - this columns bullsh*t ) Cornes, McDermott and Peter "Mr Bubbles" Goers I've had enough. It's full of sh@ite.

 

[jmorg1]

The Herald Sun also got a piece of the action. Damn their websites look awfully similar.

Mate's wife told Clijsters

 

[Markthirtytwo]

Its articles lilke that is the reason I dont get the Le Cornu Weekly any more.
Apart from all the advertisements that is.