Last night when we got home we needed to take out the trash. On Wednesday night we changed the cat liter. Because we have a small one car garage I backed Laura's car out to change the liter. I kept hearing this "hissing" sound. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from so I just forgot about it. So last night as I backed her car out of the garage I realized there was something wrong. I had her look at her back tire and sure enough it was flat. Not just low on air, but completely flat. After some looking we realized there was a nail in her tire. Thank goodness for AAA. Laura has a small SUV so the tire on the back is a full size tire. They came out this morning and changed the tire for her. AAA is the best $50 we spent this past year. We save 10% at a lot of restaurants, hotels and they come help us if we have any car problems. I love it.
Unless you live under a rock you have heard about the feud going on between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell. Laura and I Tivo The View everyday and watch it in the evenings. When we watched it Wednesday we were a little shocked at how she came out against Donald. Now, I am in no way on Donald's side because I really feel he is slime. We were even more shocked when we saw the clip of him bashing Rosie calling her a 'fat loser" and that she fails at everything. WOW. Donald just doesn't know when to stop. He has been all over the news and even was on Larry King Live last night. We watched the 11pm airing and were so disgusted with that fat bastard that we have vowed never to watch The Apprentice again. Yes Donald personally has not filed for bankruptcy, but several of his companies have. I don't see the difference. But I'm not a lawyer, so I may be wrong. And it was so obvious that he is does not like us gays. He kept referring to Rosie not being a good compass for morals. Huh, I wonder what he meant with that. Doesn't he realize when you piss off one gay you piss us all off? I just see Donald as trying to get as much press time as possible for his show that starts in three weeks. This Christmas I have just one wish....for Donald Trump to shut up. That would be the ultimate Christmas miracle.
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From under the rock: maybe I should turn on the TV once in a while. :)
amy--i wouldn't waste your time with this one. it's just pure evil (trump) showing what he's really made of.
I saw The View and I actually thought it was pretty funny - sure, she went a bit far considering it was TV and not just a group of friends but I still didn't think it was *that* awful. I think Trump over-reacted and now he just looks stupid. Can you say "Dog with a bone"? And I'm not sure about the whole "I'm going to sue her" bit he is saying. He has said many awful things about her so what are they going todo? Counter sue each other? Seems silly.
I also think that if he hadn't sounded off his big mouth, if he had been a big person and just let it drop, then Rosie is the one that would have come off looking not so good and he could have held his head high. As it is, his over-reaction just makes it look like he is hiding things and has a low self-esteem and view of himself. I mean seriously....has he ever heard the line "What you think of me is none of my business"?
I used to kind of like him - loved The Apprentice but now? I have no need to see him, read about him or to watch the show (if it ever comes back). And what exactly did happen to Carolyn from the show? I hear she was fired. He does seem to enjoy the power, doesn't he?
Talk about being a loser.
(Apparently I had a lot to say on the subject! LOL!)
casey--i so agree with everything you said about trump. it's a crazy situation. thanks for all your thoughts about this...:)
IMO, Trump is a total and complete scumbag ass... and I rarely use those words with such vile. He's nothing, he's lower than low. Rosie was dead on, IMO, with her observation of him. She said exactly what the rest of us are thinking. On top of that, what he said about her was pure meanness, and what he said about Kelli was so far over the line, it's incomprehensible.
Have you read the comments on her blog about this, btw?
We were talking about this earlier this evening. I think they both are over the line. Getting the last word or the more cleaver word or the most venomous word doesn't make one a winner in my book. Just as Miss America is (supposedly) a role model and should behave with decorum in public, so should any other public figure . . . the President, professional sports figures, politicians, business leaders, school teachers, public servants, you and me. The list could go on indefinitely, but my point is that we are all, as adults, role models for all children. When one speaks without regard for the potential of influencing young people, I find it deplorable. I value free speech, but not at the expense of others. I’m one small person, and I'm certainly not perfect, but I hope I will always behave and speak in ways that are examples of which I can be proud and know that my children & grandchildren will not be embarrassed.
sassy--i agree with you sassy. she just said what i was thinking
lynilu--i see your point, but what she said was not near as harsh and just mean as what he said. he was being rude and crude and making general statements. saying that she is not a good guide for morals; he was referring to her sexual orientatin. just my opinion
Caroline, I didn't mean that Trump was right in what he did. You, yourself, said that you "were a little shocked that she came out against him like that," and I agree. I also think he was, as usual, a major jerk when he retaliated. I just think they both behaved badly and it shouldn't have started or continued. And because she wasn't "as harsh" doesn't mean those things should have been said. Two wrongs don't make either one of them right, and the examples they both set are regrettable.
In Social Work, we help people learn to change things in their lives by planting the seeds of knowledge. Most times, clients didn't change right away; the change takes place because the seed sits, germinates, and sprouts at a later date. Same thing happens in other places, just like this one. Two people, well known, get into a public spat, and children learn that behavior which they see. Later on, it then seems OK with them to misbehave because "Rosie did it," or "the President said oral sex isn't sexual relations," or "(insert name of favorite bad-boy sports figure here) does it." Children are sponges, so now quite a few of them accept that it is OK to make fun of others in public or to denegrate someone because of sexual orientation. I'm saying: No THAT IS NOT OK. Doesn't matter where it began or ended. Bad behavior, unless it is ignored, leads to more of the same, usually escalating.
I don't disagree that he made a deplorable and horrible bunch of statements. I don't disagree that what he did was worse. Good or bad, the examples of role modeling are out there now in kids heads. It shouldn't have begun. It shouldn't have continued.
Actually, I think Rosie is over the top on this one. I'm not a fan of hers. I think she is a poor spokesperson for our cause, and I'd rather she keep quiet. Trump just put her in her place.
lynilu--i see your point
trop--it seems it's turned into a who's can say the worst thing about the other person. thankfully rosie has decided to not talk about it anymore in public. but i still love her and i think she's a great role model for all gay families.
I agree. I think Rosie is a great spokesperson for families like mine. I love her. Sure, she can say or do things that I wouldn't do but that's life. I love that she is out, speaking up and on The View. I must say, I wouldn't watch it (and didn't very often) with her.
Just me two cents. :)
casey--we never watched the view either until rosie came on. now we watch it daily. laura was never a fan of rosie until she watched the view and saw how great her family is. it was rosie that made laura realize that we really could do this whole kids thing. i always knew we could, but seeing how rosie and kelli handled it made laura realize that we would also be wonderful parents. i will forever be grateful to rosie for that.
What I find annoying is that they knew Rosie would be outspoken, that's why they chose her for The View. Now every time she IS outspoken, she takes crap for it...what do people want??
Oh and who is Donald Trump to be declare who is or isn't a good compass for morals? He dumps his blonde trophy wives for a new model every few years.
sandra--i thought that too. everyone knew she was going to be otuspoken so what's the problem now. and donald is by no means a moral compass.
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