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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:34 PM Original message |
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Vick |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. That was an incredibly stupid thing for her to say. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh, then that makes it okay. Glad we cleared that up! nt |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. I saw it and I don't feel she was defending his actions, just saying |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Well if you had any backbone |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. I agree it is brutal, but cock fighting was legal at that time here |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
45. it's not a logical explanation |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. My safety on my mail route depends on being neutral. That's why |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. It's only legal in Louisiana, and will be illegal there in 8/2008 |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #55 |
67. Yes it is, but at that time it was legal. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why the fuck is what people say on the View "news?" |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. on a pogo stick!!!! |
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Link93 (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. It's right up there with Meet the Press in my book. |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. Probably because it's a show that millions watch, and the OP was giving |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. this is a dupe which i'm sure will turn into a flamefest. |
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partylessinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. When WaWa throws Whoopi to the wolves it will be big news. |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. She needs to stick to comedy.. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Still legal in Oklahoma. Even though OK is pretty backwards. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
48. No, not legal in OK |
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ESS (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. By her logic... |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. No where that I read did Ms. Goldberg state that it was "perfectly acceptable". You're smearing her |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. you may be right, at least insofar as that she DIDN'T say "perfectly acceptible" |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. My background is about seven-eights German |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. Hey, we're all here because we value context. Ms. Goldberg just provided some very good context. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. I disagree. Vick is from Newport News. |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. I don't care, I love Whoopi, and always will! |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. There is a difference between explaining and defending. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. There are parts of our country where stringing up black people |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. That's what I was thinking too |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. yeah i tuned in to watch |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. Far be it for me to abandon my traditional role of pouring gas on a fire... |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. I have yet to figure out the whole, "this is okay because of his race" thing. |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I agree with you 100% |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yeah, but here's the thing . . . |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Yeah...i'd be ashamed to suggest |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
54. "he put his career and a heueueuege contract in jeopardy just to watch one dog kill another." |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. I had been so pleased that I hadn't heard anybody try to defend Vick |
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mslawstudent (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. Being human encourages this sort of behavior |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. Her comments are 100% B.S. |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Talk about distortion!! |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. right on, Chef!! |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Hey CatWoman! |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. nothing distorted with my hearing |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Apparently, there is |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
63. 'Her "understanding" alone suggests an enabling attitude' |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. "she was glad to see that Vick finally did seem to 'get' it" -- that, too, is bullshit |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Again, |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #42 |
59. I agree, with reservations.... |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I still think you might have misinterpreted her remarks |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:26 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. I read the original quote and I just don't see that. |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Grits, fireflies, thunderstorms, hospitality.... |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
26. one of those blame the South thangs? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don't see where she's defending him. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I don't care for it |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. "this is not an unusual thing for where he comes from" |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. well |
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PurpleChez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. and I can respect that, but I also agree with another poster |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Exactly. Adding additional information based on HER experience |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. number one, it's not her experience, and number two, she didn't back up her statement |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Of course it's her experience. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. I did not find that in the linked article |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. It isn't in the linked article. That's the POINT! |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. using all caps like that is distracting, even if it isn't every word |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
43. By that, did she mean Virginia or da hood? |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
49. GOD! Where's the dumper thread gone? n/t |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
50. Exactly HOW is this defending him? |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
52. Yeah, well cross-burning and white hoods are indicative to certain parts too. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. She didn't say it made it okay. n/t |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. She did. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Whaa? Explain = Defend = Excuse = Okay? |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. If you spoke three languages you'd realize that words have different meanings and connotations. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. I wasn't trying to be rude. But honestly - you actually said |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Explain it in English. |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
60. So, Whoopi, some people come from areas of the |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
69. To quote Whoopi, |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. I believe she has genuine empathy for his plight |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. You are so right, Idgie. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I think statements like hers are a kind of coping mechanism |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Agreed! |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
77. I'm from that 'certain part of our country' |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. That's what I thought, Catchawave. |
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