Meet an Oklahoma cutie named Lacey Swope.
She’s an out-doors gal that loves spending her spare time hunting and fishing.
Her day job is spent working as a meteorologist with OK City’s “Channel 9 News”.
Unlike many of the “sexy meteorologist” that we post on theChive, this gal’s different; she’s not an untouchably-super-hot model.
Nope. Just a normal girl.
Before getting to the up-roar that she caused, let’s take a quick second to see Lacey Swope’s human-side.
An award winning female food blogger named Caryn Ross did an article on Mrs. Swope, the following was her take-away after their meeting:
“When most of us were at the mall as teenagers, Lacey was with her family hunting. From early on her Daddy taught her how to respect the deer and what they provided.”
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Caryn Ross continued:
“I found it fascinating that her family raises the grain to feed the deer throughout the year. Not just deer stands filled with corn. They GROW their own deer food. Now that is dedication! Hunting is not just a seasonal thing on their lease. It is a sacred experience from the beginning till the end when they kill a deer.”
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Caryn Ross continued:
“They always stop to pray over the doe or buck. She was very mindful to explain to me the etiquette of hunting. There are many rules and Lacey knows them all.”
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She’s able to put smiles on young kids faces.
Dog lover…check.
Lacey takes the time to meet those who serve in the community.
Rodeo lover…check.
She also helps mentor high-school students that want to get into the media industry. Oh yeah, leeeeggggs for days yet they’re not too skinny; just athletic.
Lacey’s even willing to shock herself for a news story because sometimes ya gotta do things at work that you may not want to do…it’s called being a hard-worker.
And my favorite part; she eats fattening-yummmy food.
However this day-time fishing…
…turkey dinner loving…
…doe-eyed…
…cowboy boots wearing…
…”f— it, I’m off to the gun range”….
…to crack off a few rounds;
has got in trouble with the cry-babies of the world. Here is how her PR issue went down.
It started when she popped her head on the gun scope while out hunting hogs.
(below is her Tweet after the small accident)
No big deal, right?
What she didn’t know is that the hog she shot would offend a former meteorologist named Gary England.
The problem being, not only has Mr. England gone on to become a half-way-powerful Vice President at “Griffin Communications” which owns “Channel 9″…
ol’ Gary also has a strange love for pigs.
Strange? The following comes from an article about Mr. England which was written by “The New York Times”:
“England was born in 1939 in a country house with no electricity, by the light of a kerosene lamp; family lore has it that his parents paid the doctor in chickens. In high school, before England became fully fixated on the weather,
he dreamed of being a pig farmer.”
Source of NY Times article “The Weather God of Oklahoma City” written by Sam Anderson
Mr. England brought the hammer down on Lacey (b/c crazy people are a-holes). At first she just had to attend a charity called, “Kiss the Pig Contest”.
Not only did she go to the event and kiss a pig; because Lacey’s considered a local celebrity, her attendance helped raise $13,000 for the Regional Food Bank.
The “horrible” incident took place back in October of last year but the PR hassle continued to plague Lacey.
Cry-baby’s anger kept pouring in. Complaints about a public figure hunting came from both locals along with many complaints coming from others living out-side of OKC.
This cute good hearted gal…
…who is willing to kiss toads for a chuckle…
…is a lover of animals…
…understands the beauty of nature…
…and as of last week,
Lacey had to announce the following; she would be leaving Channel 9 News.
Was she forced out? That takes place behind closed work doors. Lacey will be taking her infectious smile to Tulsa.
All I can say is, “good luck OKC, good luck finding a cute gal that understands trigger discipline”.
I’m guessing that Lacey Swope will have the last laugh in this pathetic cry-baby PR event.
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