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Alec Baldwin Gives Parenting Lessons
On Apr 21, 8:57 am, trotsky wrote:
Tom Zielinski wrote: "trotsky" wrote in message news:iueWh.67544$_c5.45116@attbi_s22... Tom Zielinski wrote: "Thumper" wrote in message ... On 20 Apr 2007 09:08:17 -0700, Sean Walsh wrote: But something tells me that with the latter, NBC is not going to be very supportive of what sounds like a very abusive, not just disciplinary, father. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,267302,00.html We don't know all the story. His kid may viciously play games with him. I'm a divorced father of three, and I have a very bitter relationship with my ex. (She's on her fourth husband.) I've felt great frustration at times including towards my children during the fifteen years since the day I came home from work to find my house empty of children and possessions. That said, there is simply no excuse for the abusive language Baldwin used towards his daughter. Wow, in the old days parents used to beat their kids with willow switches, or at least administer spankings. Nowadays strong language is enough for condemnation. Are you really defending Baldwin? Here's my take: I don't defend what he said, I would never say something like that to a kid in almost any circumstance. There are kids that are complete beatoffs that deserve some amount of tongue lashing, but we have no idea if this is the case here, nor do we *deserve* to know. What we need to start doing is ascribing blame in order of importance: the fact that Basinger would allow her kid to be humiliated publically by "leaking" this tape is FAR worse than what Baldwin said, and the disgusting, filthy pandering media publicizing it is far worse to. We didn't need to hear this just like we didn't need to know what was in the package that Cho sent NBC. ....and if there were *really* some journalistic principle that dictated against NBC's potentially paternalistic withholding of the Cho legacy, then they could easily have popped it onto some out-of-the- way but freely available web link. (This suggestion from the snowball's-chance-in-hell dept....) -- - - - - - - - - YOUR taste at work... http://www.moviepig.com |
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"trotsky" wrote in message news:TSnWh.7057$n_.6240@attbi_s21... Tom Zielinski wrote: Are you really defending Baldwin? Here's my take: I don't defend what he said, I would never say something like that to a kid in almost any circumstance. There are kids that are complete beatoffs that deserve some amount of tongue lashing, but we have no idea if this is the case here, nor do we *deserve* to know. What we need to start doing is ascribing blame in order of importance: the fact that Basinger would allow her kid to be humiliated publically by "leaking" this tape is FAR worse than what Baldwin said, and the disgusting, filthy pandering media publicizing it is far worse to. I absolutely agree. Doesn't change the fact that Baldwin said the words. We didn't need to hear this just like we didn't need to know what was in the package that Cho sent NBC. I'm still pondering that. Perhaps it would have been best just to let the FBI have the package. But I don't agree with those who say that covering the shooting as a news story is wrong. Would it be better we not know? Again, I UNDERSTAND the frustration, but to take it out on a 12 YO with such abusive language? I don't know anyone who has ever called their own daughter a pig. It's wrong and it's indefensible, no matter what she did or didn't do. Adults should know better. That said, I just got the boxed set of "Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show", the best written and funniest show in television history. It includes a recent interview with Baldwin. Highly recommended. (The Baldwin interview aside.) Don't worry, that's on my radar. I loved "The Larry Sanders Show" when it was on, and there aren't a lot of shows I can say that about. Best written and funniest comedy in the history of television. Rip Torn is a national treasure. (As my good friend Paul used to say whenever we discussed the show in the 1990's.) |
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Anyone who brings up politics in this matter
obviously already has a prediposition to hate Baldwin and therefore can be ignored. Oh I see, if this had been Bruce Willis instead of Baldwin, the left wouldn't dream of bringing his politics into it? and if they did, they should also be ignored? yeah, right. |
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Alec Baldwin Gives Parenting Lessons
Way Back Jack wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:48:59 -0700, "R. Steve Walz" wrote: It's just not that big of a deal or that unusual among parents, and trying to crucify him for it is the pot calling the kettle black. Anyone with kids has said things like that. Steve This from the guy who has stated on many occasions that sexual relations between consenting kids and adults do not harm the kids. ------------------------- Only because they don't. Of course, you're too stupid and brainwashed ever to be able to discern that properly. Steve |
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Alec Baldwin Gives Parenting Lessons
"R. Steve Walz" wrote in message
... Way Back Jack wrote: On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:48:59 -0700, "R. Steve Walz" wrote: It's just not that big of a deal or that unusual among parents, and trying to crucify him for it is the pot calling the kettle black. Anyone with kids has said things like that. This from the guy who has stated on many occasions that sexual relations between consenting kids and adults do not harm the kids. Only because they don't. Of course, you're too stupid and brainwashed ever to be able to discern that properly. Whaaaaa? You can't possibly think that's true. How does a child consent to something they know nothing about? |
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Tom Zielinski wrote:
"trotsky" wrote in message news:TSnWh.7057$n_.6240@attbi_s21... Tom Zielinski wrote: Are you really defending Baldwin? Here's my take: I don't defend what he said, I would never say something like that to a kid in almost any circumstance. There are kids that are complete beatoffs that deserve some amount of tongue lashing, but we have no idea if this is the case here, nor do we *deserve* to know. What we need to start doing is ascribing blame in order of importance: the fact that Basinger would allow her kid to be humiliated publically by "leaking" this tape is FAR worse than what Baldwin said, and the disgusting, filthy pandering media publicizing it is far worse to. I absolutely agree. Doesn't change the fact that Baldwin said the words. A far cry from having Basinger as a mother is my guess. Would you want Baldwin to tell you how to raise your kids? It's his business, not ours. We didn't need to hear this just like we didn't need to know what was in the package that Cho sent NBC. I'm still pondering that. Perhaps it would have been best just to let the FBI have the package. But I don't agree with those who say that covering the shooting as a news story is wrong. Would it be better we not know? It would be better if it wasn't a media circus giving incentive to the next guy to "go out in a blaze of glory." They are encouraging that behavior--what's good about that? Again, I UNDERSTAND the frustration, but to take it out on a 12 YO with such abusive language? I don't know anyone who has ever called their own daughter a pig. It's wrong and it's indefensible, no matter what she did or didn't do. Adults should know better. That said, I just got the boxed set of "Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show", the best written and funniest show in television history. It includes a recent interview with Baldwin. Highly recommended. (The Baldwin interview aside.) Don't worry, that's on my radar. I loved "The Larry Sanders Show" when it was on, and there aren't a lot of shows I can say that about. Best written and funniest comedy in the history of television. Rip Torn is a national treasure. (As my good friend Paul used to say whenever we discussed the show in the 1990's.) My favorite Artie line: Larry invites him to a party and says "Be there or be square." Artie says, "I can be both." |
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I heard the WHOLE thing, of which the pig part is near the end. I
think Baldwin is a little over the top, but basically in the right. After food, shelter, and security, a parent's #1 job is to teach a child what behavior the pack will accept. My kids are are damn near perfect in every way, but I have on occassion had to let them know when they were acting like jerks. The MAIN problem with this Baldwin situation is that NO PARENT SHOULD EVER BE ALLOWED TO RESIDE MORE THAN 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM THEIR KIDS. Divorce is no excuse. Act like a grown-up and recognize that your lives are forever bonded by the children you created. A judge should only be allowed to grant an exception in the case of demonstrable danger from a sociopathic parent, where there would be orders of protection and other restraining orders. -Ron |
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"trotsky" wrote in message news:QluWh.69063$_c5.36273@attbi_s22... Tom Zielinski wrote: That said, I just got the boxed set of "Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show", the best written and funniest show in television history. It includes a recent interview with Baldwin. Highly recommended. (The Baldwin interview aside.) Don't worry, that's on my radar. I loved "The Larry Sanders Show" when it was on, and there aren't a lot of shows I can say that about. Best written and funniest comedy in the history of television. Rip Torn is a national treasure. (As my good friend Paul used to say whenever we discussed the show in the 1990's.) My favorite Artie line: Larry invites him to a party and says "Be there or be square." Artie says, "I can be both." Larry, sharing with Artie that he is upset that Alec Baldwin (a guest on the talk show) slept with his ex-wife while they were separated: "You were right Artie. It was a mistake booking him on the show. All I do is picture him ****ing my wife. And she's always on top." Artie: "Lazy *******." I love that show. |
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Alec Baldwin Gives Parenting Lessons
auzerais v wrote:
Anyone who brings up politics in this matter obviously already has a prediposition to hate Baldwin and therefore can be ignored. Oh I see, if this had been Bruce Willis instead of Baldwin, the left wouldn't dream of bringing his politics into it? and if they did, they should also be ignored? yeah, right. ------------------- Difference is, honestly, Left politics are good, Right politics are evidence of extreme evil, racism, sexism, antisexuality, greed, etc. Steve |
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