Lennay Kekua, A Hoax!

[clashmore_mike]

she now implies it was for publicity. was there a part of you saying it a good story?

part of him thinks, if she's alive, what are you going to say to everyone who supported him? He didn't even tell his parents, he was the only one who knew about the call. He was scared, didn't knwo what to do.

 

[clashmore_mike]

ok, now I think parents will be out next.


I'm trying to get as much in there as possible, sorry for typos or slight misquotes. trying to paraphrase while still using actual quotes.

 

[Kak7304]

She's really being tough on him and questioning all his answers. I'm glad she really is getting the full story because although most of us have been convinced, others haven't been.

 

[Kak7304]

ok, now I think parents will be out next.


I'm trying to get as much in there as possible, sorry for typos or slight misquotes. trying to paraphrase while still using actual quotes.

I'm watching the interview and reading your updates to see if there is anything I can fill in, but you've been nailing it.

 

[phork]

Doing a fine clashmore... Keep at it!

 

[clashmore_mike]

parents on stage, katie asks about the last photo "lennay" sent Manti.

he asked for a photo of her with a sign with MSMK and date and a hand sign from his hometown. further confused him and lead him to believe she was alive. that's when he told his parents.

 

[clashmore_mike]

he told his parents Lennay is alive. it was complete and utter shock. Manti's mother noted, Manti wasn't the only one deceived, the entire family was, as we all had conversations with her.

 

[clashmore_mike]

dad had all kinds of ideas about what was going on, someone wanted money? just a joke? real?

 

[clashmore_mike]

what about people saying it was for fame?

it hurt because it is exactly how she would have expected Manti to react in the situation as far as how he cared for Lennay before everything else came out. Its how he was raised.

Manti feels worst for his parents having to go thru this because of something he did.

 

[clashmore_mike]

greatest joy in any child's life is to make parents proud. greatest pain is to know they are experiencing pain because of you. -Manti

 

[clashmore_mike]

Brian: if they say he lied about everything, then they might as well say his whole family lied. it was very real and it was every day. He is still very proud of Manti. He isn't a liar, he is a 21 year old kid trying to be a man.


with tears.

 

[clashmore_mike]

Brian sent message to Tiou's thru a third party, didn't have any contact info. Sent prayers to their family for having to go thru it.

 

[clashmore_mike]

Manti would say to RT that he hurt him, becuase he hurt his family.

Manti had all kinds of people cheering for him thru the season. then this happens, it shows who was really in his corner and who wasn't. it starts with his parents.

he doesn't know how it will impact his draft stock, but as long as he has his family, whatever happens happens and they'll get thru it.

 

[nsideirish]

Great job clashmore. Reps.

 

[Kak7304]

The Te'o's are an incredible family. They expressed nothing but well wishes for the Tuiasasopo family as they deal with this ordeal. I don't know that I could be anywhere near as forgiving.

 

[clashmore_mike]

fin.

 

[NDohio]

Thanks Clashmore!

 

[clashmore_mike]

no problem guys

 

[phork]

I really feel like chewing nails right now. What a ****ing turd RT is.

 

[overeazy]

Just seen the interview, if you haven't seen it don't. Was really sad seeing what his parents are going through. As a parent it isn't hard to see how much they are hurting over this. The up side of all of this is that Manti really is the person we all thought him to be.

 

[BGIF]

he told his parents Lennay is alive. it was complete and utter shock. the deception wasn't just manti, was entire family. all of them had conversations with her

Great job clashmore transcribing on the fly. One passage I would suggest correcting is in bold above.

Manti's mother noted, Manti wasn't the only one deceived, the entire family was, as we all had conversations with her.

I saw the entire interview so I understood your post but the conspiracy poster's will point to your wordind that Manti and family were part of the deception, co-hoaxsters. They clearly weren't, as they were all deceived, as was the cancer survivor who spoke with "Lennay" about dealing with her leukemia and, as was the bishop in South Bend who also spoke with "Lennay".

 

[clashmore_mike]

thanks bgif, updated my post. I was typing as fast as possible and wasn't clear.

 

[BGIF]

Wolf Blitzer, CNN, is discussing Curic interview with Andy Staples SI Sportsjournalist, Eric Denezhall, a Damage Control person, and a communications spceialist. The piece is entitled, Te'o Overexposed Ahead Of Draft.

 

[NDohio]

This is our sandbox - go find another one!

 

[ab2cmiller]

Cleanup on Aisle 4

 

[BGIF]

Thanks, mods!

 

[Bogtrotter07]

It occurred to me that there are some people who live for this. They don't care what the facts is, they just see someone twisting in the wind, hanging on by a single hand, and they want to stomp on it. (The healthy response would be to offer a hand.)

Manti put it best, from August through November, he was the man, now everything is changed. You find out who your friends really are!

If guys that felt that strongly, had paid attention to all the evidence, they would not say, let alone believe that. If guys like that still felt strongly, disputing the facts and all, they should use their real name and testify. I mean if this guy has firsthand knowledge of homosexual acts related to this story, he should spill the beans. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the healthy response would be to live and let live. Like Brian did in the interview. The Te'o's prayed for the Tuiasosopo's!

 

[irisheyes]

whats the story on that picture of lennay doing the sign with the paper that had initials and the date. I thought that girl came out and said she had nothing to do with it? That picture didnt look chopped and if it had been it would of been pretty tough to do.

 

[IrishLax]

whats the story on that picture of lennay doing the sign with the paper that had initials and the date. I thought that girl came out and said she had nothing to do with it? That picture didnt look chopped and if it had been it would of been pretty tough to do.

Nah, she said she did it after Tuiasosopo requested it. Said she thought it was weird but w/e... Tuiasosopo was requesting it for a relative who was in the hospital so she felt guilty saying no.

Guy is a master manipulator.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

whats the story on that picture of lennay doing the sign with the paper that had initials and the date. I thought that girl came out and said she had nothing to do with it? That picture didnt look chopped and if it had been it would of been pretty tough to do.

Tuiasosopo contacted her and asked for her to pose for a picture for a sick person with their initials and the date on a piece of paper. What a genius mind. Double con!