Yes…I believe that because of the unprecented downturn in the econmy and th health of the nation, states should receive bailout money.  Services to the elderly, blind, infirmed and education are always the first items to be cut in a budget crisis.  It’s time that we all wised up, this about all of us and  not just liberals versus conservatives. Children, American children go to bed hungry every night and far too many of them live in cars or on the street.  It’s a national disgrace!

This comment is no reflection on anyone except the woman who now has fourteen children. How could anyone promote a book or a televsion show about an individual who is so clearly disfunctional? Instant wealth and fame for being disfunctional seems to be an American industry. It’s time that someone begins to exercise common sense and stop giving these people fame and riches. There are clearly talented, hardworking people who never even get close to fame and money. During the economically depressed times, it is clear that we need inspiration and not fluff.

Couldn’t agree more. I could only hope that he could experience some of the things that he has caused others to experience: fear, loss of a loved one, loss of a job, shame, abandonment….alas the list is endless.

Hmmm…all bills sent to Congress over the last one hindred years have had others issues attached to them. It’s ridiculous for the extreme right to apply pressure to any part of the rest of country because their extremism has corrupted and divided Americans for far too long. Bush and Co. co-opted and corrupted the normal channels for American women to receive contraceptions. He gutted programs all in the hope of instituting “abstinence” throughout the country. For generations young people have taken pledges and fr generations abstinence hasn’t worked. I wish the democrats/liberals would stop running scared from the Shock Jocks and the no-thinking Republicans who have no desire to work to help all Americans but only support an agenda to have things done their way, on their terms whether right or wrong.

I remember the days BEFORE Twiggy. Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor were girls with curves and no one thought to call them the dreaded “f” word. This whole skinny, thin thing has gone too far. It’s still true that if you buy cheap clothes you ear larger sizes. The ideal should be based on the individual and what they and their significant other(s) consider attractive.

Thanks wowOwow! I have been offended that most of your coverage is limited to almost three hundred words, sometimes less. I hads hoped that this wasn;t a reflection of women not wanting to read more cognet and informative content at a single sitting. I do wonder thought, when will mainstream America stop asking people ” when did you know that you were gay?” I mean, how often has a straight person ever been asked “exactly when did you know that you were heterosexual?” The question itself is almost salacious and hardly deserves comment in any setting. I bet no one has ever asked Whoopi Goldberg “exactly when did you know that you were African American?” I think Rachel has an insightful and curious mind and she thinks, “THINKS,” a rare quality that seems to an anomaly in news commentators and pundits alike. Keep up the good work Rachel! As loud and vituoerative the voices from the right have been over these last many years, it is definitely time for a more balanced view.

“I’m not racist because my brother-in-law is Cuban? I also made Dead Geese Bread, and no one objected?” Hmmm…the man obviously needs to stay in the kitchen and leave all his social discourse for discussion while he sits atop his throne, his attempt at saving the world!

Thank you Jeannot. I have been told my frineds that maybe my son’s early death might have prevented him or I from a greater pain. Unfortunately I am locked in moment and surrounded by an emotiness I never asked for. Thanks agian.

Thank you. I think peace comes long after the ashock and pain wears off. I’m no where near that time.

To Ann Coulter Crazy, Souless Evil B*tch….could you elucidate on howyour friend made $100,000 passivel on one of her books.The info would be very helpful. Thanks! Allene

It was a shock. He was thrity two years old. He died alone in his apartment. The cornoer’s report stated that he died from an accidental overdose of over the counter medicatrions, like excedrin, tylenol, etc. So, there you have it. Thank you!

Thak you for your condolences. I am not typically rude, simply tryin to heal and move forward without motiving that a large part of my heart is missing. Time! That is what everyone is telling me, time!Thank you for your prayers, I can’t tell you hoe much I have needed them this past year

Thanks so much for your sentiments. I rarely go back and read what people say after I post something. I hope that you raised a galss of chanpagne on my behalf anf msybe that your small act will begin to make things knit again.2008 was definitely the hardest year of my life. I am sorry to hear about the wirgt you carry from you loss. If we could only all just bond tightly, for a brief moment to simply be fee of the weight of loss. You are in central CA and I am in Southern CA…if only our arms could stretch that far? I wise for you peace and harmony. And a hug for your father without expanation, just a hug!

Tanja Pineda…I understand that you are a college student and apparently you don’t have time to keep up with the news? Unless of course your news source is Fox News? President George W. Bush signed more Executive Orders during his presidency than all combined former presidents! As I live and breathe educatrion in all areas of this country are truly failing.

I guess that I shouldn’t be surprised by some of the venom flying off of these responses. The point is, we are supposed to be a nation with its foundation firmly rooted in laws. How can we operate, with conscience, here and baroad, unless everyone who has broken the law is held accountable? Why would anyone want to protect someone who flagrantly broke the laws of our country and treaties that we signed with other nations? Torture has been defined as torture, specifically waterboarding for decades. It was even used during the Inquisition and because it has been used for centuries it doesn’t make it leagl or palatable. We have to examine who we are as a people. If we don’t, if we allow ourselves to look aside when one of our own breaks the law, then we are suspect and without moral fortitude or honesty. It;s too bad that some people see the issue of torture and law-breaking as simply a difference between Republicans and Democrats. Trust, when those who hate our way of life and our policies think about harming us, they won’t take into account if we are a liberal or a conservative. The only thing that matters to them is that we’re American. It’s too bad that we can’t see how our divisivness aids terrorists. We aren’t any safer after eight years of neo-conservatism that not only has almost bankrupted this country but has caused our image to change from being one of the “good guys” to being just a common thug on the block.