ALEC BALDWIN is on THE VIEW right NOW!

[in_cog_ni_to]

I just started listening (tuned in for first responders) and Alec is on!

on edit...this is on ABC.

[madame defarge]

1. Read that he's going to apologize to his daughter

on the show.

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. Have you been watching? Did he apologize to her? n/t

[madame defarge]

7. No, I don't watch tv anymore...

unless it's something really important, like CSPAN or Mythbusters...

Here's where I got my info:
Baldwin to apologize for calling daughter a pig
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/26/baldwin.apology.reut/index.html

[Zywiec]

2. It had to be this or Oprah

[ShortnFiery]

3. OMG, FOX cable commentators have been peeing all over themselves Re: Alec Baldwin.

There's seemingly been no other news worthy stories on FOX since this tripe has taken priority.

Gee, those Hollywood Liberals are so scary to nut-case koolaid drinking right wingers. ;)

[NewJeffCT]

15. It's a love-hate relationship

Republicans seem to love their own Hollywood royalty: Arnold, Reagan, Sonny Bono, Fred Thompson, etc.

Has there been a Hollywood Democrat as prominent as any of them in the past 30 or so years in politics?

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. He just apologized to his daughter on National TEEVEE.

[ecstatic]

6. Uggh... I can't stand Barbara

She's so fake.

[Benhurst]

9. True. But after all these years and countless face-lifts, she

has a strange, almost lifelike, quality.

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. He has asked NBC to be released from his contract for his TEEVEE show.

He has a book coming out on divorce litigation. He wants to devote his life to the cause of parental alienation.

He doesn't know yet if he will be released from his contract for 30 Rock.

[Annces]

12. One of the only shows I like

Oh man.

[Coventina]

34. Oh bummer! I love 30 Rock. I doubt it can survive without him.

But kudos for him for putting family first.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. He thanks Rosie for her support. He's sorry he offended people by what he said.

His future will be working against parental alienation from their children.

He recommends all divorcing parents get to "PEACE" as fast as they can after the divorce...for the sake of the children.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. I watched it and it was really sad. I feel so badly the most for his child that is being

used as a pawn. I hope there will be reconciliation for all of them in the future.

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. Me too. How many years have they been doing this? It's so damn sad. I feel so sorry for Ireland.

She's right in the middle. I'm glad he apologized to her. What he said was just awful.

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. OMG! this first responder on the View is on OXYGEN and has LESIONS all over his body!

HOLY SHIT! He has an enlarged heart. He has to sleep sitting up! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! They were exposed to toxic chemicals and the GOVERNMENT COVERED IT UP!!!! Rosie is PISSED TOO!

[polichick]

16. Wish I'd seen it...

Was this Alec's "Please feel sorry for me, I'm the real victim!" pity party?

[AlCzervik]

17. wrong place

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. A public apology. What's next? Rehab?

This is starting to seem like a repetitive and repeating pattern.

Maybe it's required on an actor's resume. Screw-up, apology, rehab. Redemption? Check!

[polichick]

19. And now Dr. Phil???

Supposedly Alec has called Dr. Phil for advice, which was of course predictable after Phil came out with a statement slamming the person who leaked the phone message. This is all spin control for an out-of-control creep imho.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. Leaking the message WAS equally contemptible.

Now, instead of being privately mortified, the kid is publicly mortified. I bet she has to hear giggling and "oinking" in the hall between classes.

If she has classes. Maybe she just has tutors? Dunno.

[polichick]

22. Maybe Ireland leaked it.

An 11-year-old in Hollywood is a few years older than those in other parts of the country. After her dad made fun of her dancing on Letterman, she may have thought he deserved to be embarrassed big-time too.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

23. Sounds possible.

It never occured to me that the kid would leak it. That would give her a pyrrhic victory of sorts.

The "oinking" in the hallways wouldn't hurt as much.

[polichick]

24. She might even be a hero.

There must be a lot of kids out there who have major bones to pick with their movie star parents.

[polichick]

25. oops, duplicate post

[polichick]

26. yikes, a triplicate post. sorry

Guess one can edit but not delete.

[Uncle Joe]

31. Honestly, I don't know what other choice they have.

They will screw up because they're human just like the rest of us. When they do screw up, it most likely will be publicized one way or the other, because they live under a microscope. If it's a liberal to moderate Democrat leaning celebrity, the mass corporate media will give it major air play as if life depended on us knowing every sordid detail. If the celebrity doesn't apologize, they will castigated by the mass corporate media for not being contrite.

I also believe in the adage of turning lemons in to lemonade, it seems to me, Baldwin would be perfectly suited to speak out on the dangers of parental alienation, just as an alcoholic would be well suited to speak out against the dangers of alcohol at an AA meeting.

[symbolman]

21. Time for all the UNFORGIVING

to show up and let everyone know that Liberals can be as black hearted as Right wing SNOTS.

It's not like the man has APOLOGISED on National TV, AND Quit his JOB to devote himself to a worthy subject.

God forbid this should happen to those who refuse to forgive a man pushed to the edge.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

27. On now on the West Coast.

He is very human and deserves some empathy.

[ronnykmarshall]

32. It was a good interview.

Kim Bassenger isn't a saint in this whole saga either IMO.

[Matariki]

28. Like OMG!!!!! This is SO IMPORTANT!!!11!

sorry. couldn't resist.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

29. My brother and my niece are in the middle of the same bullshit.

Yes. It is important. Thanks for your input.

the mother has ruined a child's best years and has inflicted deep permanent scars

[polichick]

30. Some good might come out of this public airing.

It's always the child who is the victim ~ and so far we can only speculate about which parent is the biggest problem. But we are all getting some insights into "parental alienation" ~ and imo we're also getting a good idea of the tactics a raging narcissist might resort to.

[Beaverhausen]

35. anyone who knows anyone who has gone through an ugly custody fight knows what's what

The way some parents use the kids to get back at each other is dispicable. Plenty of messages and conversations like this occur everyday, unfortunately.

I haven't followed this one closely, but I know it has been going on for years, so it's not surprising that Baldwin cracked. For it to be made public is really just sad for all involved.

[polichick]

37. I'd love to hear the girl's side of the story.

Hopefully some decent judge will take the time.

[pnwmom]

50. No, each case is individual. For all WE can know, Basinger is justified

in her concern about Baldwin. Clearly, the judge was concerned enough to temporarily halt visitation.

The only evidence we have -- the tape -- shows that Baldwin doesn't have enough self-control not to take his rage out on his daughter.

Just because "parental alienation" is real, doesn't mean it applies in every case of custody disputes.

[seabeyond]

40. my brother and my niece in same shit.... i dont like it when brother

goes into these angry rants either. i know between the mother, and brothers frustrations, it is taken out on the child. all wrong. as much as i support brother and the hell he has gone thru... his anger, and outburst to niece is not the answer. it is all ALL so very sad.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

44. never --- ever, has my brother taken it out on his daughter

he has shown the most disciplined restraint after being shit upon over and over and over again

[seabeyond]

45. good for him. sincerely. n/t

[HCE SuiGeneris]

49. Thank you seabeyond...

the ugliness imparted upon a sweet child is so god damned unnecessary. :cry:

[Matariki]

42. I see, it IS important because it is in some way about YOU.

my mistake.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

43. F U -- my first ignore ever -- and you earned it well.

You are a callous person that has no heart. My family has been torn apart by vindictiveness, and a child's life is in shambles. When compassion has an opportunity to knock on your door, I hope that you continue to waste away in your slumber.

[earth mom]

33. Alec was a very long winded...BUT...he made excellent points...

because parental alienation is real-I've seen it happen many times.

Alec got his dig in on Kim too which I loved because it showed that she isn't pure as snow. He said she wakes their daughter up by yelling at her to "get the hell up!"

I was :rofl: because payback is a b*tch-Kim should NEVER have allowed that tape be released.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

36. I"M CALLING CONGRESS NOW!!!11!!1! ZOMG!

[BlooInBloo]

38. Is it indisputable that Kim released the tape? (haven't paid attention)

[polichick]

39. Her rep said she didn't.

I think it's more likely the girl did.

[polichick]

41. It's interesting...

...that Bassinger has been saying for years that Baldwin is aggressive and shouldn't have unsupervised visits with their daughter. I didn't know that until a few minutes ago when they did a quick bit about it on MSNBC.

[Irreverend IX]

46. Jesus Christ, why does this shit get to the top of GD?

I don't give the tiniest fraction of a rat's ass what some actor said to his daughter. I understand that most Americans are zombie sheeple who live vicariously through their silicone-injected media deities, but the fact that this moronic celebrity mania has infected so many at DU is just sickening. Fascism is looming and hundreds of thousands have died in Iraq, so I don't see any reason to worry over the fate of the Baldwin family.

[live love laugh]

47. But you kicked the thread by responding. It was dead. nt

[HCE SuiGeneris]

48. Your incomprehension of the trauma induced by PAS

is understandable. There are apparently many here that feel this is a non-issue. I disagree.

Putting one's child into the middle of a divorce and robbing them of their childhood is, IMO, a criminal act. The results of such selfish behavior are far reaching. If we want to cure the evil that resides in the WH, can we at least do our best to insure that the generation inheriting our f'd up political mire is not used as pawns in a divorce case?

please excuse my grammar -- this subject has left deep scars

[Maat]

51. I well know of the scars, and, at 48, I'm still feeling the hurt.

Wait until you hear how my story turned out. My parents were divorced for three decades. I went through it all - the substance abuse, the yelling, and the insults. My job was to go down and talk Dad out of more money when SHE (Mummy Dearest) was in money-trouble. As I got older, Dad and I became good friends. Decades went by. Dad told me how I would be in charge of his hard-won 'fortune,' or nest egg. I trained as an accountant, became a social worker, and went to law school. Well, his brain started to shrink, and dementia set in, from years of drinking. During a few 'moments,' when my sis and I 'had our backs turned,' SHE stepped back into the picture, got the power-of-attorney, and had herself put in charge of the trust, the attorney and his witnesses there to swear that he was competent. A short time after the final papers were signed, Dad 'fell,' in HER presence, went into the hospital, was detoxed after years of drinking, went into a coma, was fairly psychotic when he came out, and lived in locked homes thereafter, while SHE relaxed in HIS home. Dad passed this last fall, after nine years in homes, and I'm fighting for my fair share of his estate, and for my sister's. We owe it to our families, and to Dad. I swear I'm not making this story up. The soap opera never ends; it didn't for me, and it probably won't for Ireland, although I hope that it does.

[militaryspouse]

52. ..

he would have come across more sincere if he didn't make this all about how bad his xwife was.

[Little Wing]

53. Yep, useless bullshit

[HCE SuiGeneris]

54. Thanks for the kick and exposure...

:eyes: