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By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

I was shocked to see a chyron go up on air quoting Lisa Croslin telling daughter Misty that “Art Harris” was trying to bail her out.

In fact, I’ve never even spoken with her mother or Misty about bail, but have been chasing a variety of rumors suggesting someone sees gold in them thar hills, and asking other family members, who if anyone has approached them about it, as well as her lawyer, Robert Fields.

In an exclusive interview with the Bald Truth Thursday, Misty’s sister, Chelsea, tells me that Fields doesn’t trust any third party type who has approached him to talk bailing out his client. Good instincts. Read the rest of this entry »

Cpl. Sanchez, 2nd LAR, (c) www.artharris.com

By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

I arrived in a sandstorm, and left in a sandstorm, the raging desert winds etching stings and memories of war few can erase–friendship and gratitude I carry with me today on Veterans Day, and every day for the young Marines who looked out for me as an embedded journalist, and each other, rough, tough, ready to fight– and ever polite.

“Sir, could you please bend down so I could shoot out your window?” asked my driver, Cpl. Sanchez, as our 7-ton ammo truck came under fire one night in Nasirya. I scribbled notes, now illegible, as the men let me into their lives, some cut short, to write about their hopes, dreams and missions I’ll be sharing about these and other American heroes from time to time on The Bald Truth.

Not a day goes by I don’t think about the young guns of the 2nd Marines light armored reconn unit (LAR) out of Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, and how we raced across the Iraq border in March, 2003, my only weapons, laptop and cameras. As I salute them today, and all the men and women in uniform, I also wince about how we got off on the wrong foot–my fault–and my first brush with fear.

Then Marine Cpl Rey Narvais, (c) artharris.com

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Gov. Palin Works Georgia for Sen. Saxby Chambliss

By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

It was billed as a do-or-die runoff rally for Sen. Saxby Chambliss in a conservative Atlanta suburb, but cheers for GOP rock star Gov. Sarah Palin turned the Gwinnett County civic center into a test of her post-election appeal, as she drew fans from as far away as Alabama and Tennessee, waving –Sarah in 2012” signs alongside, “Read My Lipstick, Vote Sax” placards.

Among an estimated 5,000 people who turned out on a rainy Monday afternoon –Adrienne Royer, a fiesty red-head staking out the front row of the rope line. She won’t be voting for Saxby in Tuesday’s runoff against Democrat Jim Martin, because she’s from Chattanooga. She drove two hours to see Palin.

Click here saxpal-slide12 to see our rally slide show and hear Palin’s speech, then Read the rest of this entry »

Wishful Thinking: 3 days before the election, Palin Sees Victory

By Art Harris
The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

She packed a wallop whereever she went, firing up crowds, even as she turned others off, and we were along for the amazing ride to report on the rise and fall (and likely rise again) of Sarah Palin, and will be bringing you some tales from the trail and video we shot.

As we saw last week, even as a loser, Palin remained a superstar at the Republican Governor’s convention, a media bashee turned media darling, as the press stood in line for interviews after drawing a bead on her during the campaign. Read the rest of this entry »