faithnj's Comments (194)

“Oh...my...­stars...I lmao. But on a serious note...I honestly gave up watching Faux News, and then cut off cable over this. They really do pound out that garbage day after day after day, hour after hour after hour. I was just about to lose my mind. Then a friend suggested I pull the plug. I did. I feel much better now. sigh.”

“Re: Palin interview too shocking..­....That's exactly what I thought, LOL!”

“Whatever you think of Condolezza Rice, she is anything but a "cotton picker." Lou Dobbs self-edited because he is old enough to remember this term's use was clearly racist in origin. Who picked cotton in this country? More than anyone it was black slaves, black indentured servants and black share croppers who suffered through this grueling work. And no one used the words "cotton picken" before anything in order to say something nice about a person. If you don't think this term has a racial usage for people of Lou Dobb's age, just because your grandparents used it in a manner similar to "darn," then why do you think Lou Dobbs stopped himself from saying it? He stopped himself from saying it because he's old enough to know that calling someone with Condoleeza Rice's level of of accomplishment a "cotton pickin'" anything is just...pla­in...racis­t. There are so many other words he could have used to describe her beliefs, but instead he automatically reached for the one that meant for him that she wasn't anything more than a lowly, backwards, black person. How pathetic. The problem with racists is that they always default to criticizing people based on the color of their skin, rather than what people do or say.”

“I'm so thankful Jon Stewart watches you......s­o I don't have to, LOL!”

“I agree...I saw Dolly at the Ohio State Fair when I was a kid. (1970's) She came out, and spun around and said "Are they as big in real life as you thought they were?" The crowd laughed, and Dolly said "I don't know what you all are talking about. I'm talking about my WIGS!!!" I've loved her ever since.”

“Count me in the minority. When I was a kid, I remember hearing so much about changing the world so that women would be judged for what they accomplished or said, not for what they looked like. I remember people decrying the use of women's bodies to sell cars and whatnot. It looked like the playboy bunny was going to be a thing of the past, as smart and talented women took their rightful places in the world. But nope. Here we are in 2009, and talented women don't think being able to sing is enough. If they want to be popular, they've got to be able to wear lingerie, to boot. What in the heck happened?”

“What are these people thinking??? We just tlook the kids to the beach today.....­we live in New Jersey! Our local ice skating pond and ski mountain have closed in recent years...it never gets cold enough to use these recreation resources anymore. Don't get me wrong-- I love being about to go to the beach from April thru Oct. But let's face it: this is unnatural.”

“Re: Gladwell's point?

Russell Baker said almost the exact same thing to me, almost 30 years ago. This is timeless advice.

Faith”

“Amen.

Faith”

“count me in. what an awful thing to do to a child.”

“Ooooo, I just LOVE how the President looks at his wife! Hot! Now...I'm not crazy about this particular dress, or certain other outfits Michelle has worn in the past. However, I don't care if she is the First Lady of the United States-- I don't feel like I own her, and I don't think she has to dress to please me or anyone else in this country, or around the world. Obviously, some people DO think she has to dress in a way that conforms to their preconceived images of what a First Lady ought to look like. But at the end of the day-- The U.S. is still a free country. The First Lady can dress however she wants... and you.can't. stop.her.”

“Wow! I am so impressed with Scarborough right now. Seriously.”

“I had to log in just to cosign on the "obviously not natural blondes.." comment, lol. I don't know where "notadumbblone" hangs out...but perhaps she oughta check out Beyonce's "Put a Ring on It" video or something, before she send's Kanye's girlfriend out on a road show like the Venus Hottentot, or something, LOL!”

“People who consider these pics exploitative aren't demeaning Rhianna. They worry that Rhianna has a tendency to demean herself. What with the beatings, and the gun tattoos. Then the vacuous look in her eyes makes it look like she's not in charge of what she's doing...sh­e's just taking direction. Grace Jones was a woman in control. Rhianna is a woman/child who looks like she's being controlled. Grace Jones held the whips in her own hands. Rhianna is being gagged and bound. There's a distinct difference.”

“Grace Jones was a woman in control. She held the whips, nobody else. Rhianna evokes Grace Jones in style, but sadly, not in spirit. JMO.

Faith”

“I totally agree with Rubyslippers. If MJ took the risk of using his own sperm, one or all three of his children might have born brown, or with tightly curled hair, or looking like his dad, Joseph. I don't think MJ was willing to risk it-- so he definitely would have had to use a sperm donor if he wanted to guarantee his children looked the way he wanted. After all, when you have mixed race children, or even children of the same race but from parents with different complexions, you can get a child that's pale, dark or any shade in between. I just can't see MJ being happy with any one of his kids looking like anyone from his family of origin.”

“you know, we all have our own opinions, born partially from fact, and partially from perceptions based on our experiences. I know many of you truly love and mourn MJ. I respect that. But I don't see MJ or his family in as positive a light-- so when someone says I want the kids to come live with me, I'm open to the possibility that they might be gold diggers. But I'm also open to the possibility that they might have decided that if they finally have a chance to take these children (who may or may not be blood related) out of the freak show life MJ created for them, they are going to take that chance. I know I would do it. If I had donated eggs to MJ so that he could be a parent, and then later saw my children living the way that these three kids live-- I think I'd look at MJ's death as God giving me chance to correct a mistake I'd made. I think the life those kids lived reflected the shear insanity of MJ. If anybody proved money can't buy you happiness, MJ sure did. But hey, that's just my opinion. I'm more a fan of the Barack Obama style of family life. People like MJ can keep their d@mn circus ponies...I see the Obama's saying teach your kids to grow vegetables, insist that your kids learn to eat their vegetables, and have them clean up their own rooms.”

“Ack....may­be these people coming forward, belatedly claiming paternity, don't think having Jackson's family raise these kids is in the children's best interest.”

“roflol. hey, that's my sign, buddy!”

“I think having an African American President peeks their hostility.”

“that's exactly want I think. i don't know what he's waiting for-- dobbs should just jump ship already.”

“I was in that same boat. I used to listen to him, even though I didn't agree. When the immigration stuff started to sound just downright xenophobic and racist, I skipped out on CNN altogether.”

“But there is no need for Obama to provide any educational records...­.a child can not renounce his or her U.S. citizenshi­p...period­. Parents can't do it for you either. So who needs school documents? The President was a continuous citizen by law. Our U.S. laws made sure of that, for him, regardless of what anyone else wants to say or think.”

“Read Books--- children are not allowed to renounce their American citizenship. I think you have to be over 18 at least, to do that. Parents are also not allowed to renounce the citizenship of their U.S. children. Hope that piece of information helps clear this up for you.

And as it concerns going to school in Indonesia.­....Just because Obama's step father put his last name on Obama's school application, is not proof that Obama had been legally adopted by Soetero. It is not proof that Obama could in any way become a legal citizen of Indonesia. All it really means is that the step-dad figured putting his last name down on a piece of paper was a simple way to get the kid enrolled in school...o­ver and done. If there was more to it than that, Obama would probably have gone by Barry Soetero when he came back to the States, instead of reverting to his legal and given name.”

“wow...i didn't know others had decided to kick cnn to the curb as well. glad to see I'm in pretty good company.”