San Antonio Lightning Publisher passes away, July 24th
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| R.G. Griffing with Rhett Smith |
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| Richard "R.G" Griffing |
If you have been following this blog, then you know how instrumental RG was in saving the WAO animals. He continually reported on stories that no one else wanted to cover in his on-line newspaper called the San Antonio Lightning. He placed a bright shiny light on the former WAO's board of directors' crazy activities for the world to see and for that I will always be grateful. RG, where ever you are, thank you! May the Lord bless and keep you always...
A Sample of RG Articles on the WAO
A Sample of RG Articles on the WAO
Here are the last postings he made on the Lightning.
I will miss his reading his postings! |
Wed., July 25, 2012 9:12AMA
MOVIE THEATRE MASSACRE
Colorado Shooting
Spree Kills At Least 12
50 Others Wounded
Denver Post / Video Included
HOW I GOT SUCKER PUNCHED
I Don't Know What He Looked
Like, But I Can Describe His Fist...
I Think He Had Six Knuckles
Contusions, Confusions And Maybe A Concusion; When
I Woke Up On The Pavement, At First, I Thought I Was Troy Aikman'
RG Griffing Has Gone Fishing / CLICK HERE FOR YET ANOTHER DIVERSION
CARPET BAGGER DEPARTS
Obama Has Left The Town
Secret Service, Too
Daughters And Small Dogs Are Now Safe
Developing - More To Follow
 | THIS ROUND IS ON THE HOUSE VOTE FOR SHERIFF OTIS ORTIZ! UNPAID AD, NOT APPROVED BY ANYONE | |
 | OF DEATH TRAPS AND DICTATORS The Cost Of Lunching With An American Dictator CA STUBBS - TEXAS NO.1 TAXWATCHDOG |
The Spanking Of Fannie Mae
Delayed A Bit, Till RG Griffing Recovers
YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK
Making Terrorists Out Of Citizens
Virgina News Source
WHY NOT?
Terrorist Designation For Drug Cartels
Reynosa Lightning
ADVISORY
The Sheriff Didn't Shoot Me, Yet
Rumors Abound After SAL Shut Off
It Was An Act Of God, Not Ortiz
More To Follow - Click Here For Another Diversion
SAl Radio
 | DWI - SHERIFF JOHNNY WALKER Fear And Loathing In Bexar County Alamo Heights Police Chief: 'Don't Talk' RG Griffing, SAL Editor Publisher Copyright June 25, 2012 |
Here is a special video tribute to RG. The footage where the attorney smacked RG's
camera was taken when he went to court and confronted the WAO's attorney! Go RG!!
Griffing, colorful online newspaperman, dead at 61 By Josh BaughUpdated 02:27 a.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Read more:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Griffing-colorful-online-newspaperman-dead-at-61-3732018.php#ixzz21eOsNPW6
Richard Gary “R.G.” Griffing,
known for his contrarian views and the exposés on local politicians he ran in
his online newspaper, died Tuesday from diabetes-related complications.
Griffing, 61, was the editor
and publisher of the San Antonio Lightning, a provocative, low-tech website in
the style of yellow journalism. The site, created in October 2000, features a
bizarre combination of advertisements — from tactical firearms training classes
to politicians and a competing online news organization — and large, shocking headlines
about both local and national issues.
His wife of 27 years, Ruth
Griffing, said her husband was admitted to a hospital Sunday and had been
sedated. Plans for services are pending.
Before starting the Lightning,
Griffing worked for television and radio stations, his wife said. She
characterized him as an “aggressive” journalist.
Griffing blurred the line
between journalism and politics. In May 2007, he ran unsuccessfully against
Phil Hardberger for mayor of San Antonio. He also was known to address — and
chastise — the City Council during its “citizens to be heard” portion of
meetings, though it's extremely unusual for journalists to either publicly
address the council or share opinions. Griffing wasn't one to keep his opinions
to himself.
“As long as you had whatever
opinion he had, then you were OK,” former councilman and Bexar County
Commissioner Kevin Wolff said. “He was certainly not shy about telling you what
his opinion was and trying to solicit from you if you agreed.”
Wolff, whose dealings with the
Lightning were more frequent when he was on council than on Commissioners
Court, said that he was at first taken aback by Griffing.
“It didn't take long to figure
out the San Antonio Lightning was nothing like the old San Antonio Light or the
current Express-News,” Wolff said. “It was somewhere on the fringe of what I
believe the Current to be — kind of extremist in viewpoint. You're OK if you
agree and eviscerated if you don't.”
If not a typical journalist,
Griffing was indeed colorful. According to news reports, he'd marketed
“invisible underwear” and real estate on Mars more than a decade ago.
In 2000, the Hearst
Corporation, owner of the Express-News, sued Griffing over his plans to open a
competing newspaper using the name “Light,” the Hearst-owned San Antonio
newspaper that closed in the early 1990s.
After countersuing for $10
million, Griffing settled the suit and agreed to change the name of his
publication to the Lightning.
At the time, Griffing said,
“We're trying to be a diverse voice.”
jbaugh@express-news.net
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