Lucille's Comments (53)

“Congradulatlions, I know your boyfriend is estatic that you've choosen to take the garbage out and add another chore to life and have taken one less chore away from him. Enjoy!”

“I can and I do expect "help", as you put it, with stereotypical female roles and still maintain that real men did all the things my father did. Personally, I think prescribed gender roles worked just fine, the issues feminism was supposed to address were: pay equity; domestic violence; equal access to credit and education; reproductive choices, just to name a few things. Yet feminism went too far with the theory of "equality.­” Of course each gender deserves equal rights but men seem very eager to forget that men and women are not the same; and society is currently paying the consequences.

Really, women are looking for opened minded but “traditional” men, no matter what the feminist say; and the statistics show, women are choosing to do opt out of marriage, why? Why do men remarry at twice the rate of divorced married women? Obviously married life in this modern age is better for men, but not so much for women.

Regarding feminism, domestically, women have been hoisted by their own petard.”

“Ugh, American men seem pretty useless by the standards of my parents; mainly men whine too much today. They argue about taking out the garbage. I'm told by younger women that men say "it's your turn", huh? My father never asked my mother to take out the garbage; or wash the windows; the car; Daddy did it without being asked.

Men today are more in the mirror today than women, what do they call them "metrosexual" or something; Yuk. And men today are rude they have no manners at all, yet I have to concede that’s women’s fault because many women disrespect themselves, in so many ways today, that they’ve made it extremely difficult for other women who still have standards.

In addition, men today are so effeminate; I sometimes can't tell the difference anymore. Honestly, I have a little, thin neighbor covered in black clothing, Gothic style, and I swear I don't know which it is, male or female.

Also men today are conniving. I read a posting in another venue that said, men: search for women with high paying jobs; get her pregnant and work only part time; then file for divorce; get joint custody and child support. Was this what the Women's Liberation Movement was for? No wonder the birth rates in western industrialized countries are going down, and increasingly women in these countries (over 50% in America), are opting to stay single.”

“Ditto.”

“Most women married or not still do the majority of household chores and child-raising. Many women choose to have children without a husband and are very happy, and so are their children.

Some people try making single motherhood a stigma but so many women and children are better off that way. If the man has never been in the children's lives at least there are no custody battles; and there is always the sperm bank or a friend who is willing to give up his parental rights for a sperm donation.

I know plenty of professional women who have their careers but no husband and both, they and their children, have very happy and active lives. I don't think being a single mother (if you have the financial resources) is particularly difficult at all, but admittedly one must have the temperament to be a parent in general.”

“To Lemonashes, Great answer to your girls, I agree with you completely.”

“From what I've read in other articles the state the father had not seen the child in her first 3 years of her life, as of yet, has not been disputed by him or his current wife (Bullock's is his 3rd marriage), none of the articles say whether or not his absence was due to as you say "his own indifferen­ce."

Ms. Lindermulder was on Good Morning America alleging that Bullock and her husband wrote letters to the judge stating that Ms. Lindermulder hadn't served enough time in prison, for tax evasion, for their liking, and if that's true than that's unconscionable and shows their lack of fitness in this matter, and thus far that allegation has gone undisputed by the father and Ms. Bullock as well.

Yea without sin cast the first stone.”

“Zipolked I agree completely with you.”

“Whatever happened in your circumstance has NOTHING to do with Ms. Lindermulder as a mother. The proof is in the pudding. No one took Ms. Lindemulder’s child from her, because there was no cause to do so. Obviously going to jail for 6 months for tax evasion disabled Ms. Lindermulder from caring for child whom she raised beautiful heretofore; so the father and Ms. Bullock did the right thing by stepping in for 6 months (I read elsewhere the father hadn’t even seen the child for the first 3 years of her life).

Why should Ms. Lindermulder give up her child to someone who "thinks" they can do better? Porn star or not Ms. Lindermulder has done just fine and evidently raised a beautiful and healthy child with little help from Bullock and her husband before she went to jail. Now they are being opportunistic and throwing Bullock’s money around and even Ms. McLeod (a woman who went to high school with Bullock and apparently is a blogger here) has responded in this very blog in Bullock’s favor; yet Ms. McLeod doesn’t know Ms. Lindermulder or her child and that’s sick.

Who are these people who think its o.k. to trade other people’s children because they have more material wealth and influence? Be sure that money and influence is driving this.”

“Children's Services has not found the natural mother, Ms. Lindemulder, lacking in any way and allegations made by Bullock and her husband of recent drug use is totally unsubstantiated and undocumented as they were only made after Ms. Lindemulder was released from prison after serving 6 months for tax evasion, and wanted her child back. Also, the court has ordered that Ms. Lindemulder not work in the porn industry anymore and she has complied with that order (least we forget Ms. Bullock’s husband was married to Ms. Lindemulder so he didn’t have a problem with her porn past then).

Other than Ms. Lindemulder’s history (10 years ago she was on drugs), yet her child is five years old so she was off drugs for 5 years before her child was even born, can the father say the same?

The proof that Ms. Lindemulder is a good mother is that she has raised a beautiful and well adjusted child. Ms. Lindemulder has not mistreated her child, but Bullock and her husband are attempting to make a case for what "could" happen. Bullock's house could burn down (God forbid) with all of them in it, should they never be allowed to visit with the child?

Jill Brooks article appears to be about solidarity for stepmothers; that attitude is crazy because it’s not about their maternal instincts for someone else’s child. People are so selfish today, no one is perfect. I hope the child is returned to her mother.”

“I agree completely.”

“Why is your husband "still upset" about his ex-wife's lateness and telling you about it? And why do you care? You sound like you don't like her either but unless you were the cause of their divorce, why do you care what her habits were while married to your now husband? You even refer to her friends as "cohorts who would not chide her." It sounds like you don't have clean hands in the scenario you described either.”

“I disagree with Arianna for once the Democrats in Congress are showing some spine. Congressman Rangel’s tax issue is that he initially paid only half the taxes on $75,000; however, he’s now paid the rest of the taxes.

In addition there is an issue as to whether Congressman Rangel is allowed not to report income from a property he rents out in the Caribbean. After all this time, the authorities are still not sure whether he can or not. Oh, whether or not he can rent two rent control apartments in New York City; I he may have to give up one.

This is petty stuff compared to what the Republicans like Ensign are accused of. I’m surprised at Arianna. Congressman Rangel is a war hero and hasn't had a whiff of scandal in what; I'm guessing 25-30 years in politics?

Congress Rangel should absolutely not resign.”

“We Americans sometimes forget how our policies affect the day-to-day lives of people in Europe and Third World countries. President Obama is worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize for winning the Presidential election and removing from power the Republican Party who have demonstrated that for all their holy rolling, they are evil personified on this Earth and the rest of the world understands this.

The Nobel Prize Committee comprehends what President Obama is up against, and that the Republican Party has sabotaged every effort President Obama's made since coming into office. However, the Committee is supporting the President’s agenda to reduce nuclear arms and know that President Obama is their best hope for negotiating peaceful resolutions to various conflicts throughout the world.

If the President wasn’t spending half is time fighting off sabotage by the Republican Party, he’d have accomplished even more.

President Obama’s most virulent adversaries are not Al Qaeda, the Taliban, North Korea or Iran, rather it's literally the Republican Party.

Nonetheless, the award is more than deserved. Congratulations Mr. President!”

“Dr. Ahmed, you said: "An ethical sleep specialist in the setting of Michael Jackson's insomnia could have been a life line into the chaos surrounding him, though agreed, Michael was recalcitrant to sensible intervention, as Dr. Deepak Chopra sadly relayed in his CNN interviews shortly after Michael's death."

Dr. Ahmed, I have to agree with you here, I wish Michael had sought out a sleep specialist but as he was addicted to various prescription medications, obviously he was avoiding getting help from doctors who could not be bought.

However, that doesn't excuse Dr. Conrad Murray's behavior as he’s not a very good doctor if he doesn't know that all the drugs he gave Michael, in such a short period of time, would kill him. I hope Dr. Murray is held criminally responsible for Michael Jackson's death.”

“Michael Jackson's death is not already fading from our memories rather we are awaiting the criminal charges as to who will be held responsible for Michael’s death.”

“The current elected Republicans officials stink and are corrupt and just no good. The GOP and the far right only remember the Constitution when it's convenient to them.

O.K., you're trying to be nice but it's not good enough. Your Party is filled with crazies and I'm so tired of being subjected to their rhetoric.

The far right really does want Obama to be killed; they want to break all employment unions and pay slave wages instead; and they don't care about women’s rights. Women of the far right believe such issues are irrelevant, because in their minds, as long as they’re both White and rich nothing bad can happen to them.

Even food is under attack by Republicans because they fight against regulations for producing, distributing and clearing printing labels of origin. People are blowing up like balloons because affordable food is filled with such synthetic properties our bodies obviously can’t handle it.

Republicans don't care about the future as it was President George Bush’s actions of faking reasons for a war and raping the national treasury by giving no bid contracts to his corporate buddies, and the Republicans, who had the majority in both Houses did nothing to stop him.

President Obama is giving his all while Republicans sabotage him at every turn.

Joe, your still the enemy, thanks for the rational thoughts, but it’s not good enough.”

“True.”

“I suspected as much but I wanted more information so I Googled your reference regarding Jack Abramoff and Northern Mariana Islands and it’s pretty shocking.

CNN reports: “Moved by the sworn testimony of U.S. officials and human-rights advocates that the 91 percent of the workforce who were immigrants -- from China, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -- were being paid barely half the U.S. minimum hourly wage and were forced to live behind barbed wire in squalid shacks minus plumbing, work 12 hours a day, often seven days a week, without any of the legal protections U.S. workers are guaranteed­.” http://www.cnn.com/2005//POLITICS/05/09/real.delay/);

or Wikipedia states: :A Department of the Interior report found that "Chinese women were subject to forced abortions and that women and children were subject to forced prostitution in the local sex-tourism industry." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//Jack_Abramoff_CNMI_scandal).

Tom Delay was a part of all of this and he still could be charged regarding his part in this corruption.

The idea that this is what the Republicans intend for poor and working poor Americans could, and perhaps should start another civil war.”

“The people facing foreclosure are either already working; or due to the economic recession have lost their jobs and/or their subprime loans (many of whom qualified for regular loans but were steered to subprime loans), have resulted in mortgage payments skyrocketing.

My question is does the Republican Party want these types of people to be forced to work for low wages and few if any benefits? It seems that the Republicans are doing everything possible for that to occur, or do they have another plan for these people?”

“You haven't answered my question, do you intend to?”

“Please someone answer this question for me:

If the Republicans and Conservatives don't want universal health care; and organizations like ACORN to help working people avoid foreclosure; and despite the increase in minimum wage, they didn’t vote for that either; and they don’t want unemployment insurance extended; and they’d like to break the unions and reduce wages and eliminate benefits for it’s members; and they don’t want to pay for Headstart for kids in kindergarten; and they don’t want women to have reproductive choices; etc.; basically, the Republicans want non-Republicans at their mercy. So my question is, if the Republicans should succeed in everything they wanted legislatively, what would they do with all the people who they have forced out into the streets with nothing? What do they intend to do with them?”

“To Alcortez, I agree with you 100% the nepotism that was allowed to occur contributed to Mr. Clark’s sense invulnerability because there were previous complaints registered against him about his rudeness to others who worked in that area, but apparently he was not seriously disciplined over it.

Mr. Clark had to have known Annie was getting married the next day, it’s hard to believe that anyone could be so self-centered and arrogant to think his cages or even his crush on her (if he indeed had one) would be paramount to Annie at that time in her life, and that any distraction or any nonchalance Annie may have exhibited towards him was cause to murder her.

Mr. Clark has behaved normally when it was required of him so he’s not insane. He took a life, so his life is forfeit.

My condolences to Annie Le’s family and finance, may God grant them peace and I hope Annie Le is resting in the loving arms of God.”

“Nicek article, thank you.”

“Great article; one of the tactics used to accomplish Black unemployment is temporary work. Both Blacks and Whites take temporary work, usually through a temporary employment agency, but eventually Whites get permanently hired, while Blacks do not. In corporate America, the temporary worker is usually a "consultant" and these jobs give no benefits and the agency gets a percentage of the consultant’s salary. These “jobs” can go on indefinitely and many consultants work in the same position for years. However, some states have laws that after 9 months temporary workers must receive benefits, so at that time with no notice, the consultant is laid-off.

When the consultant/temp asks that same agency to find them permanent work the general response is that, despite their previous permanent work history, corporations will not hire them because they are currently temps. Yet, the consultant/temp is never warned by the agency of this result prior to taking a long-term temp assignment. However, more often than not, Whites are the exception to these rules, as I've personally seen White temporary workers quietly hired while Black temporary workers are reduced to nervous wrecks and are never hired. Black permanent workers (already there), confirm consultant/temp’s suspicions, but they need the income, so they stay as long as they can.

Also, it’s usually the policy of the corporation not to give references, particularly to temps so they have nothing to show for the months or years they worked there.”