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EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin Talks Kate, Blasts TLC and Tabloid Lies {Popeater}
Oct 12th 2009 3:06PM At first everyone blasted Kate for being such a B***h. Looks to me like she had 9 kids, not 8. Jon is an immature, narcissistic opportunist. His I-just-want-what-is-best-for-my-kids routine kicked in when he was removed from the show. His high profile & much photographed (remember--he's "friends" with the papparazzi) gadding about with other women & one who is barely out of her teens shows a complete lack of respect for his kids & estranged wife (who IS STILL THE MOTHER OF THE KIDS HE CLAIMS TO 'PUT FIRST'). Those kids, who have probably seen or heard of his actions must be very confused. Like her or hate her, she is acting as a parent should. Putting her kids first. Jon is an immature creep who is trying to quickly capitalize on his last 15 min. of fame. I wish he would crawl back under the rock so I wouldn't have to see his face on TV ever again! Kate--keep doing what you've been doing. Right now those beautiful kids have only one person to cling to and it's not their worm of a father. And on a personal note--Kate, you are still a beautiful woman. You don't need Jon. Make a go of your show. Somehow I think it will be better for his absence---a single mom trying to raise 8 very young children will depict a woman, whom like many other is trying her best to be there for her children, meet their needs, love them. I had twins and I can imagine how hard this is. Yes, I know she has help. But in Kate's case, it's no luxury. Jon is the big loser here..those kids will know (if they don't already), that Daddy chose to join the jet-set and enjoyed being photographed with whomever, admits he sells the photo's--and now has cleaned out the family bank account. He's a worm, a jerk and Loser with a capital "L"!!!!
Valerie Bertinelli Feels Rejected by Son {Popeater}
Oct 11th 2009 11:07AM Hey Valerie..it hurts, but it's normal. Think aboutit. When you were his age, was hanging out with your parents what you wanted to do? I've been right where you are and it still hurts. In fact I have a hard time accepting that the son who was the perfect child in every way--until he hit, oh,...say maybe 13 or so..is the same guy at 23. I just hope that he'll come around and remember all the great, fun things we did together and the closeness we once shared. I want him to have his own life. I just want to have a tiny slice of it.
Backlash over light bulb ban continues to build in Europe {Daily Finance}
Sep 13th 2009 1:54PM It's not in our Gov't best interest to let everyone know about those Firefighters and anyone else who tried to help the victims of the WTC on 9/11. But because of the mercury in all those light blubs, those men and women are dying of all sorts of horrid lung diseases. Those same light bulbs are going to be forced into our homes..and if you read what you have to do if you should break one--well, enough said. It's like you'd better keep HAZMAT suits for your whole family. So I suppose that polar bears are more important than people! Just another outrage the Gov't is forcing on us. What happened to a "Gov't BY the people FOR the people. This is NOT Gov't BY THE PEOPLE. A small group with numerous special interests are telling us what we should light our houses with, how we can discipline our children, what we can and cannot say....sounds a bit scary if you think about it...NO..not just a BIT scary. Be afraid. Be very afraid--of what "our" Gov't has planned for us.
GPS Satellites Could Break Down by 2010 {Switched.com}
May 20th 2009 9:04AM There will always be dummies that will drive off a cliff if told to. Those of you who say that anyone who needs GPS shouldn't be driving--well, you must not do much traveling is all I can say. I suppose you have built in knowledge of every major city here and in Europe.
I just moved to Pittsburgh and a more confusing city, I've ever seen -- (and I have lived in many) when I went there for a look-see before moving I knew I would have to buy a GPS. And I have found that people who were born and raised in Pittsburgh don't know their way around! I find that incredible, but I can see why. You're driving along on one street and suddenly it turns into another street and you never turned off of the first! Now that's the worst planning I have ever seen. -- just FYI--- the most logically planned city is Miami. If you can count, you can get anywhere. Avenues run North-South, Streets run East-West.
Highly Rated "As Seen on TV" Products {Shopping Articles Blog}
Mar 26th 2009 8:27AM You can praise what you want--but here's some items to stay away from--FAR AWAY. First is that EXpress101 cooking appliance with the double wells that you see that chubby woman pushing. I used my 6 times and the teflon started chipping off, which is dangerous. I was only 1 week out of the year-long warranty and they refused to help me. Another is that Sonic Knife. It works great--but then the battery starts to not hold a charge after about 6 months. I called and told them and they said I should let it run down before recharging. So I started doing that. It finally died. And the warranty was up by then and they didn't want to know me. AND definately stay away from the INstyler hair straightner. They charged me double and it was a nightmare trying to get them to take it off my credit card.
Most debt negotiation agencies are scams {WalletPop}
Dec 4th 2008 12:34PM My ex and I went to an attny. who specialized ib bankruptcy. After looking over all our debts be said we had no other options but to file Chapter 7. He made it all sound so easy--and he told us that although it would damage our credit, we would still be able to get credit cards (just try and do ANYTHING these days without one!)
He kept saying "there's a light at the end of the tunnel" and "no matter what, you will end up in better shape than you are now"...we took the 'means' test & we did qualify. He filed it and we went to court. The judge looked over everything and she said we had an awfu lot of "secured debt" (debts on cars, a boat, the house.,etc.)
She acted suspicious because in Chapter 7 you can keep these items if you continue to make payments on them. This was something our attny never mentioned to us. She asked us if we had been advised to buy new cars, etc. (we bought our twins new cars when they went to college a year earlier, my car was only 1 year old and my husbands was leased. The boat and house we financed too). The judge said she would have to review the case so no judgement was made--but all our creditors had been notified already. Our attny kept assuring us that he had done this for 30 yrs--and not to worry. But after 2 agonizing months he told us our Chpt 7 had been denied, so he had filed for Chapter 13 and/or 11. The judges ALL said that my husband made too much money and we had too much secured debt, even though my ex-husband had taken all the equity out of the house and run up the credit cards (all without my knowledge--but that's another story and why he is my ex now!) Our attny. called us into his office and returned all our paper work, apologized and said that all all 3 types of bankruptcy had been denied...something I never knew could happen! There was nothing he could do & that he hoped he had not left us in worse trouble--we were in worse trouble. Terrible trouble.
We were without the protection of bankruptcy, all our creditors knew we were in trouble. Our regular attny (who had referred us to this "bankruptcy" lawyer) felt so bad about this that he took over the case and negotiated with our creditors to settle for lower sums.
It totally ruined our credit, we had to sell our home (and just try and even rent a place with lousy credit!) and left us with nothing. We are still making payments to our creditors and will be for years. So, be wary if you're told you should be honest with your creditors about financial difficulties. When they found out, they jacked up our interest to 32%!! I wanted to sue this idiot for malpractice for what he did to us, but my ex said "you can go after him if you want to, but I just don't have it in me to go thru that". Moral of this story: check with several bankruptcy lawyers and get a few opinions. This attny we had simply had never had anyone with my husbands income --and that had a lot to do with it. He was just too cocky and sure of himself and he ruined us. My husband and I divorced but he ruined my credit. I have credit cards now and I use them and pay them off every month, on time. That was 2 1/2 years ago. And my credit still stinks. I don't know when or if it will ever improve. I couldn't even find a place that would rent to me, so I'm living with a good friend and paying rent for basically a room and use of the kitchen. Quite a shock considering that my ex is an M.D.-- I lived in a very nice home and had all the nicities that went along with being in the upper-middle class. I guess some of you have little sympathy for me because of that. But my ex had no financial sense, was extremely arrogant & insisted on handeling all the bills, making all the major purchase decisions--and had a girlfriend that of course I did not know about. I worked for years and when we were starting out, it was my savings account that made the down-payment on our first house. He had nothing. Now I have nothing. During the divorce the judge fortunately realized my contributions and his folly-- and granted me alimony for as long as he or Iive--and made him take out life insurance and name me as beneficiary because of his extra-marital relationship ( I suspect that he may have bought her a condo with the equity in our home-- and may have been planning to leave me & he would have a really nice free & clear condo. I never found our anything about this condo until after the divorce and he still denies he bought it for her. My attny said it wouldn't have mattered anyhow as it was in HER name alone.
Any ideas on how I can rebuild my credit rating? I'd like to know. The credit cards I use all claimed they report to the 3 credit bureaus to help improve my rating. I just don't know how long it takes. I'm 58 years old and all I have left is a IRA, a car not yet paid for and my furniture. My kids are taking out loans to finish college, and this disaster affected them in school so badly that they are behind. Just be careful before you do anything-- and stay away from any "consolidation' company that isn't a non-profit agency. Remember: they are out to make money for themselves!
New On TV: Oprah's 'E! True Hollywood Story' {BV Newswire}
Oct 17th 2008 2:52PM AMEN Lexi...she should have built a school right here for poor young women who have little chance in life. I agree with you. She is a phony and a racist. Why not a school here for ALL girls from lower incomes? there are so many children right here that need it. But she wants the entire world to give her accolades, so she goes half way across the world so EVERY nation will know the "Great Oprah". Give me a break. What about giving back to the very country that has given her so many advantages? She came from a disadvantaged youth...surely she could see the need right here.The truest form of charity is to "do good and disappear"..don't stand around and wait to take credit for good works. That is vanity and that is one of the seven deadly sins. She does not understand is true humility or true charity. Humility is something she knows nothing about. It has no "hooks" attached to it. I am not impressed by her and never have been.
New On TV: Oprah's 'E! True Hollywood Story' {BV Newswire}
Oct 17th 2008 11:21AM Under Republican Presidents, historically we have had more prosperity in the US. The Democrats believe in "tax & spend", which would kill us. Have there been good Democraic Presidents? OF COURSE. JFK was a man of vision who saved the world in case you are too young to remember. I disagree the Republicans have put us in this mess. It is ourselves, and greedy financial institutions that have done this. We ourselves as a people are in horrible credit card debt. I know this about Oprah. But this keeps swaying off to politics. READ THIS:>>> A lot of Americans have become so insulated from reality that they
> >>> imagine that America
> >>> can suffer defeat without any inconvenience to themselves.
> >>>
> >>> Pause a moment, reflect back.
> >>>
> >>> These events are actual events from history..
> >>>
> >>> They really happened!!!
> >>>
> >>> Do you remember?
> >>>
> >>> 1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male extremist.
> >>>
> >>> 2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and
> >>> massacred by Muslim male extremists.
> >>>
> >>> 3. In 1979, the US
> >>> embassy in Iran
> >>> was taken over by Muslim
> >>> male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon
> >>> by Muslim male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim
> >>> male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 6. In 19 85 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year
> >>> old
> >>> American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair
> >>> by Muslim male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens , and a US Navy diver
> >>> trying to rescue
> >>> passengers was murdered by Muslim male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 8. In 1988 , Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time
> >>> by Muslim male
> >>> extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 10. In 1998, the US
> >>> embassies in Kenya and
> >>> Tanzania
> >>> were bombed by Muslim
> >>> male extremists.
> >>>
> >>> 11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as
> >>> missiles to take
> >>> down the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed
> >>> into the US
> >>> Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers.
> >>> Thousands of
> >>> people were killed by Muslim male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 12. In 2002 the United States
> >>> fought a war in Afghanistan
> >>> against Muslim
> >>> male extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by-- you
> >>> guessed
> >>> it-- Muslim male
> >>> extremists.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> No, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?
> >>> So, to
> >>> ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent
> >>> on killing us,=2 0airport
> >>> security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain
> >>> people...
> >>> Absolutely No Profiling!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids,
> >>> airline
> >>> pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of
> >>> the
> >>> President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips,
> >>> and Medal
> >>> of Honor winner and former Governor Joe Foss, but leaveMuslim Males
> >>> alone lest they be
> >>> guilty of profiling.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> According to The Book of Revelations:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The Anti-Christ will
> >>> be a man, in his
> >>> 40s, of MUSLIM descent, who will deceive the nations
> >>> with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal....the
> >>> prophecy
> >>> says th at people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and
> >>> world
> >>> peace, and when he is in power, he will destroy everything.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> And Now:
> >>>
> >>> For the award winning Act of Stupidity Of all times the People of
> >>> America want
> >>> to elect, to the most Powerful position on the face of the Planet --
> >>> The Presidency of the United
> >>> states of America .. A Male of Muslim descent who is the most
> >>> extremely liberal
> >>> Senator in Congress (in other words an extremist) and in his 40s.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Have the American=2 0People completely lost their Minds, or just their
> >>> Power of
> >>> Reason ???
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I'm sorry but I refuse to take a chance on the 'unknown' candidate
> >>> Obama...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds
> >>> and
> >>> other stupid attorneys along with Federal Justices that want to thwart
> >>> common
> >>> sense, feel ashamed of themselves -- if they have any such sense.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> As the writer of the award winning story 'Forrest Gump' so aptly put
> >>> it,
> >>>
> >>> 'Stupid Is As Stupid Does'
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Each opportunity that you have to send it to a friend or media
> >>> outlet...do it!
> >>>
> >>> or again. . just delete if you disagree.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
New On TV: Oprah's 'E! True Hollywood Story' {BV Newswire}
Oct 17th 2008 10:40AM Yes, she does have a weird influence on people-and not such a good one. A child I knew years ago was obese and fasted for over 2 months. She ended in kidney failure and lived a miserable life. I told her parents they should sue, since the child watched Oprah incessantly. O.W. is a cult-like figure. But people she is a very flawed human! And although I think it is a trememdous step forward for even a biracial man like Obama to be so close to the white house--he scares me. He lies. He was a muslim and after converted attached himself to a church where the Pastor took the Lord's name in vain. I have NEVER seen anything so morally repugnant as his minister. And to Obama to say he "never heard" those comments about "G-d America"...well, either he really never attended church, is totally deaf or a liar.
New On TV: Oprah's 'E! True Hollywood Story' {BV Newswire}
Oct 17th 2008 10:31AM While one has to admire what Oprah has made of herself I have to admit that I grew weary of her after a few years. Lets get real here. She should retire. And I agree with those who spoke about her weight. She has every advantage to keep herself healthy and at an good weight, and yet she "yo-yo's" constantly- years ago she was even on that very unhealthy "liquid protein" diet--where she lost tons of weight..only to balloon up again. Also, in the article, I find a mistake. It was well known and even admitted by Oprah that she bore an illegitimate child when she was young--she did not have a spontaneous abortion (the correct term for misscarriage)
Oprah, go sit under your tree & read your books. As a lady of the South,Oprah should know that "a lady always knows when it's time to leave"...and I think it's time. Also, I take issue with ANY celebrity that tries to use their wealth and undue influence in politics!!! It is not their fortay and they should stay in their own arena.
