Re: Vaught accused of cheating on the walk? Is this legit?

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I read the entire article, and nothing in it surprises me or changes any opinion that I had/have of Steve.

He definitely has the power to rationalize, even now, but I feel he is a good person who has tried, within his limitations, to improve his situation. I give him a lot of credit for going out and working on his demons. If April, to some extent, drove him to it, good for her. I did not join this group to be part of a cheering team for Steve, although any encouragement we could give him was a good thing. I think we all identifiy with Steve in various ways. The real thing here is getting out there and doing something, anything ,,, not doing it by some rulebook, pattern or set of guidelines, just getting out there, showing up. Steve stayed on the road, took a break, skipped some miles, whatever. That is totally not the point, at least for me. Steve started this for himself and his family, part of it grew into something else. That never interested me. I never watched a single telecast or interview. That was not what it was all about.

I gained the aquaintance of people on this site who are now important to me. Good people, not perfect people, and I can thank Steve for making this happen. Nothing else matters.

Walley

Vaught accused of cheating on the walk? Is this legit?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12981522/?GT1=8199excerpt from article:But what Vaught, 40, achieved is less clear. Interviews, onlinejournals and a timeline of his progress provided by the documentaryfilm crew have raised serious questions about whether Vaught in factwalked every inch of the way. Members of the film crew gave Vaught acamera (they didn't accompany him for the whole trek) and in one case,the film places him in Albuquerque one day and 117 miles to the eastin Santa , N.M., the next.The filmmakers and Vaught's wife, April, have questioned how he couldhave done that in a single day without catching a ride. But Vaughtsaid that he walked every step of the way.April, who has now filed for divorce, said Vaught rationalizedskipping ahead without ever saying how he covered such distances soquickly."I know what he told me," said April, who spoke with her husbandnearly every day of his cross-country journey. "He said, 'I walked allthese miles around Albuquerque.' He skipped ahead to Santa andcounted the miles in Albuquerque to getting to Santa ."Book deal is goneThe cross-country walk was supposed to take six months; it became a13-month odyssey instead. In Ohio, he suspended the trip and flew backto Los Angeles for a two-week session with a personal trainer before,he said, he picked up where he left off. He had a dispute with hisghostwriter over "accuracy and tone." And his book deal has evaporated."We are no longer working with him," said Judith Regan, publisher ofRegan Books. She would not address why.

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Dave,

Do you feel better, now, for sharing this with us? What are you going to do with the rest of your day?\

W.

Vaught accused of cheating on the walk? Is this legit?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12981522/?GT1=8199excerpt from article:But what Vaught, 40, achieved is less clear. Interviews, onlinejournals and a timeline of his progress provided by the documentaryfilm crew have raised serious questions about whether Vaught in factwalked every inch of the way. Members of the film crew gave Vaught acamera (they didn't accompany him for the whole trek) and in one case,the film places him in Albuquerque one day and 117 miles to the eastin Santa , N.M., the next.The filmmakers and Vaught's wife, April, have questioned how he couldhave done that in a single day without catching a ride. But Vaughtsaid that he walked every step of the way.April, who has now filed for divorce, said Vaught rationalizedskipping ahead without ever saying how he covered such distances soquickly."I know what he told me," said April, who spoke with her husbandnearly every day of his cross-country journey. "He said, 'I walked allthese miles around Albuquerque.' He skipped ahead to Santa andcounted the miles in Albuquerque to getting to Santa ."Book deal is goneThe cross-country walk was supposed to take six months; it became a13-month odyssey instead. In Ohio, he suspended the trip and flew backto Los Angeles for a two-week session with a personal trainer before,he said, he picked up where he left off. He had a dispute with hisghostwriter over "accuracy and tone." And his book deal has evaporated."We are no longer working with him," said Judith Regan, publisher ofRegan Books. She would not address why.

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I agree with you . I had already read this story when it came out in the newspapers. What Steve HAS done is incredible. 117 questionable miles is nothing compared to the approx 2726 he did walk. The paper article also mentioned that he told people he had snagged a ride to Needles, CA, when it happened and I think there was one other time. The journals have never said, " I've walked every inch " . So this revelation doesn't make a difference to me.

I remember when I first began reading Steve's journal, when he was still in the California desert, I think. He kept saying that he is walking only for himself, if he feels like quitting he will and he may have said if he takes a ride, he may, it's all his business.

He made no one (meaning us, the public) any promises that I'm aware of. I probably would feel differently if he had walked 117 and got a ride for the 2726, but that's not what happened. He has made quite an accomplishment

Elaine

I read the entire article, and nothing in it surprises me or changes any opinion that I had/have of Steve.

He definitely has the power to rationalize, even now, but I feel he is a good person who has tried, within his limitations, to improve his situation. I give him a lot of credit for going out and working on his demons. If April, to some extent, drove him to it, good for her. I did not join this group to be part of a cheering team for Steve, although any encouragement we could give him was a good thing. I think we all identifiy with Steve in various ways. The real thing here is getting out there and doing something, anything ,,, not doing it by some rulebook, pattern or set of guidelines, just getting out there, showing up. Steve stayed on the road, took a break, skipped some miles, whatever. That is totally not the point, at least for me. Steve started this for himself and his family, part of it grew into something else. That never interested me. I never watched a single telecast or interview. That was not what it was all about.

I gained the aquaintance of people on this site who are now important to me. Good people, not perfect people, and I can thank Steve for making this happen. Nothing else matters.

Walley

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I have no opinion on this matter other than saying I have no

relation to the publisher mentioned with the same name as me, and do

not know who this publisher mentioned. The same name has no

connection at all.

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> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12981522/?GT1=8199

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> excerpt from article:

>

> But what Vaught, 40, achieved is less clear. Interviews, online

> journals and a timeline of his progress provided by the documentary

> film crew have raised serious questions about whether Vaught in

fact

> walked every inch of the way. Members of the film crew gave Vaught

a

> camera (they didn't accompany him for the whole trek) and in one

case,

> the film places him in Albuquerque one day and 117 miles to the

east

> in Santa , N.M., the next.

>

> The filmmakers and Vaught's wife, April, have questioned how he

could

> have done that in a single day without catching a ride. But Vaught

> said that he walked every step of the way.

>

> April, who has now filed for divorce, said Vaught rationalized

> skipping ahead without ever saying how he covered such distances so

> quickly.

>

> " I know what he told me, " said April, who spoke with her husband

> nearly every day of his cross-country journey. " He said, 'I walked

all

> these miles around Albuquerque.' He skipped ahead to Santa and

> counted the miles in Albuquerque to getting to Santa . "

>

>

> Book deal is gone

> The cross-country walk was supposed to take six months; it became a

> 13-month odyssey instead. In Ohio, he suspended the trip and flew

back

> to Los Angeles for a two-week session with a personal trainer

before,

> he said, he picked up where he left off. He had a dispute with his

> ghostwriter over " accuracy and tone. " And his book deal has

evaporated.

>

> " We are no longer working with him, " said Judith Regan, publisher

of

> Regan Books. She would not address why.

>

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Sorry, but I seen no purpose, especially helpful in what you posted. As for me, I think it is grand that he set out to do something so extraordinary. He did his best, he acheived the goals he wanted to; and in the meantime brought this wonderful group of people together. As far as I know, you were not paying him to do any of this; so what's rwally going on? We are happy with our new friends, and we are here to help each other. How sad you are not. LeenaDave wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12981522/?GT1=8199excerpt from article:But what Vaught, 40, achieved is less clear. Interviews, onlinejournals and a timeline of his progress provided by the documentaryfilm crew have raised serious questions about whether Vaught in factwalked

every inch of the way. Members of the film crew gave Vaught acamera (they didn't accompany him for the whole trek) and in one case,the film places him in Albuquerque one day and 117 miles to the eastin Santa , N.M., the next.The filmmakers and Vaught's wife, April, have questioned how he couldhave done that in a single day without catching a ride. But Vaughtsaid that he walked every step of the way.April, who has now filed for divorce, said Vaught rationalizedskipping ahead without ever saying how he covered such distances soquickly."I know what he told me," said April, who spoke with her husbandnearly every day of his cross-country journey. "He said, 'I walked allthese miles around Albuquerque.' He skipped ahead to Santa andcounted the miles in Albuquerque to getting to Santa ."Book deal is goneThe cross-country walk was supposed to take six months; it became a13-month odyssey

instead. In Ohio, he suspended the trip and flew backto Los Angeles for a two-week session with a personal trainer before,he said, he picked up where he left off. He had a dispute with hisghostwriter over "accuracy and tone." And his book deal has evaporated."We are no longer working with him," said Judith Regan, publisher ofRegan Books. She would not address why.

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I honestly do not care if Steve walked the entire way or not. He was not trying to break a world record or anything, as far as I know his walk was mainly for him as a personal experience. Don´t worry Steve. Bernd (Munich, Germany)labtrek1941 schrieb: I read the entire article, and nothing in it surprises me or changes any opinion that I had/have of Steve. He definitely has the power to rationalize, even now, but I feel he is a good person who has tried, within his limitations, to improve his situation. I give him a lot of credit for going out and working on his demons. If April, to some

extent, drove him to it, good for her. I did not join this group to be part of a cheering team for Steve, although any encouragement we could give him was a good thing. I think we all identifiy with Steve in various ways. The real thing here is getting out there and doing something, anything ,,, not doing it by some rulebook, pattern or set of guidelines, just getting out there, showing up. Steve stayed on the road, took a break, skipped some miles, whatever. That is totally not the point, at least for me. Steve started this for himself and his family, part of it grew into something else. That never interested me. I never watched a single telecast or interview. That was not what it was all about. I gained the aquaintance of people on this site who are now important to me. Good people, not perfect people, and I can thank

Steve for making this happen. Nothing else matters. Walley Vaught accused of cheating on the walk? Is this legit? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12981522/?GT1=8199excerpt from article:But what Vaught, 40, achieved is less clear. Interviews, onlinejournals and a timeline of his progress provided by the documentaryfilm crew have raised serious questions about whether Vaught in factwalked every inch of the way. Members of the film crew gave Vaught acamera (they didn't accompany him for the whole trek) and in one case,the film places him in Albuquerque one day and 117 miles to the eastin Santa , N.M., the next.The filmmakers and Vaught's wife, April, have questioned how he couldhave done that in a single day without catching a ride. But Vaughtsaid that he walked every step of the way.April, who has now filed for divorce, said Vaught rationalizedskipping ahead without ever saying how he covered such distances soquickly."I know what he told me," said

April, who spoke with her husbandnearly every day of his cross-country journey. "He said, 'I walked allthese miles around Albuquerque.' He skipped ahead to Santa andcounted the miles in Albuquerque to getting to Santa ."Book deal is goneThe cross-country walk was supposed to take six months; it became a13-month odyssey instead. In Ohio, he suspended the trip and flew backto Los Angeles for a two-week session with a personal trainer before,he said, he picked up where he left off. He had a dispute with hisghostwriter over "accuracy and tone." And his book deal has evaporated."We are no longer working with him," said Judith Regan, publisher ofRegan Books. She would not address why.

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why are people complaining about how long it took steve to walk 117 miles? maby he took a short cut or something. who knows. i sure as hell dont see anybody else brave enough to do what steve did. Bernd Boecken wrote: I honestly do not care if Steve walked the entire way or not. He was not trying to break a world record or anything, as far as I know his walk was mainly for him as a personal experience. Don´t worry Steve. Bernd (Munich, Germany)labtrek1941 schrieb: I read the entire article,

and nothing in it surprises me or changes any opinion that I had/have of Steve. He definitely has the power to rationalize, even now, but I feel he is a good person who has tried, within his limitations, to improve his situation. I give him a lot of credit for going out and working on his demons. If April, to some extent, drove him to it, good for her. I did not join this group to be part of a cheering team for Steve, although any encouragement we could give him was a good thing. I think we all identifiy with Steve in various ways. The real thing here is getting out there and doing something, anything ,,, not doing it by some rulebook, pattern or set of guidelines, just getting out there, showing up. Steve stayed on the road, took a break, skipped some miles, whatever. That is totally not the point, at least for me. Steve started this for

himself and his family, part of it grew into something else. That never interested me. I never watched a single telecast or interview. That was not what it was all about. I gained the aquaintance of people on this site who are now important to me. Good people, not perfect people, and I can thank Steve for making this happen. Nothing else matters. Walley Vaught accused of cheating on the walk? Is this legit? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12981522/?GT1=8199excerpt from article:But what Vaught, 40, achieved is less clear. Interviews, onlinejournals and a timeline of his progress provided by the documentaryfilm crew have raised serious questions about whether Vaught in factwalked every inch of the way. Members of the film crew gave Vaught acamera (they didn't accompany him for the whole trek) and in one case,the film places him in Albuquerque one day and 117 miles to the eastin Santa , N.M., the next.The filmmakers and Vaught's wife, April, have

questioned how he couldhave done that in a single day without catching a ride. But Vaughtsaid that he walked every step of the way.April, who has now filed for divorce, said Vaught rationalizedskipping ahead without ever saying how he covered such distances soquickly."I know what he told me," said April, who spoke with her husbandnearly every day of his cross-country journey. "He said, 'I walked allthese miles around Albuquerque.' He skipped ahead to Santa andcounted the miles in Albuquerque to getting to Santa ."Book deal is goneThe cross-country walk was supposed to take six months; it became a13-month odyssey instead. In Ohio, he suspended the trip and flew backto Los Angeles for a two-week session with a personal trainer before,he said, he picked up where he left off. He had a dispute with hisghostwriter over "accuracy and tone." And his book deal has evaporated."We are no

longer working with him," said Judith Regan, publisher ofRegan Books. She would not address why. Mit Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard lesen Sie nur die Mails, die Sie auch wirklich lesen wollen.

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Question:

Just because something is in print.. does it make it true??

Just some thoughts....

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From: thefatmanwalking_group [mailto:thefatmanwalking_group ] On Behalf Of DaveSent: Friday, May 26, 2006 4:17 PMTo: thefatmanwalking_group Subject: Vaught accused of cheating on the walk? Is this legit?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12981522/?GT1=8199excerpt from article:But what Vaught, 40, achieved is less clear. Interviews, onlinejournals and a timeline of his progress provided by the documentaryfilm crew have raised serious questions about whether Vaught in factwalked every inch of the way. Members of the film crew gave Vaught acamera (they didn't accompany him for the whole trek) and in one case,the film places him in Albuquerque one day and 117 miles to the eastin Santa , N.M., the next.The filmmakers and Vaught's wife, April, have questioned how he couldhave done that in a single day without catching a ride. But Vaughtsaid that he walked every step of the way.April, who has now filed for divorce, said Vaught rationalizedskipping ahead without ever saying how he covered such distances soquickly."I know what he told me," said April, who spoke with her husbandnearly every day of his cross-country journey. "He said, 'I walked allthese miles around Albuquerque.' He skipped ahead to Santa andcounted the miles in Albuquerque to getting to Santa ."Book deal is goneThe cross-country walk was supposed to take six months; it became a13-month odyssey instead. In Ohio, he suspended the trip and flew backto Los Angeles for a two-week session with a personal trainer before,he said, he picked up where he left off. He had a dispute with hisghostwriter over "accuracy and tone." And his book deal has evaporated."We are no longer working with him," said Judith Regan, publisher ofRegan Books. She would not address why.