tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post903041817155410495..comments2024-01-19T04:01:36.869-05:00Comments on Kim Rossi: Kim Rossi Staglianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-32822641938892419872008-09-03T20:47:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:47:00.000-04:00Way more paisan - you're right. Pre-surgery.... N...Way more paisan - you're right. Pre-surgery.... Now she looks exactly like a Bratz doll. That said, every time I hear "Get into the groove" I think of dancing barefoot with many many boys in the Harvard boathouse at some after hours party with my ad agency friends. Certain things took place on the tile floor. Get your mind out of the drain. I was clothed. Remember those ankle length Guess? jeans with the zippers at the bottom? However, the were things that will not get ME on any political ticket (even though I kept all three of my babies) but damn they were fun! "Come on!"Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-36130249133585934112008-09-03T20:24:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:24:00.000-04:00Freakin' nuts.But. I must say...I love me some Ms...Freakin' nuts.<BR/><BR/>But. <BR/><BR/>I must say...I love me some Ms. Ciccone. Is it me, or did she look more Italian back then?Drama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448192460973174295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-45485492594090896192008-09-03T06:00:00.000-04:002008-09-03T06:00:00.000-04:00I'm well aware of the dalliances of many, many pol...I'm well aware of the dalliances of many, many politicians, including Kennedy. It's just that we had a perceived value of the presidency - that is long gone. We're no longer naive, having had much of it hurled in our faces by you know who in the 1990's. It's sad to me that the President no longer has a shred of mystique or even dignity. It's just anothe job, a big one to be sure, but is it still special? Can we recapture that feeling?Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-1420474607550297202008-09-03T02:07:00.000-04:002008-09-03T02:07:00.000-04:00Jen your post was Amazing and to Kim last time I c...Jen your post was Amazing and to Kim last time I checked Camelot and Fuckalot were the same thing or do you not remember JFK's dalliances with Marilyn Monroe and Judith Campbell Exner? (who was doing JFK and mob boss Sam Giancana at the same time) That comparison carries very little weight. JFK was morally bankrupt. Class is more than an Arthurian legend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119213535062770663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-87745803943013216912008-09-02T19:07:00.000-04:002008-09-02T19:07:00.000-04:00well this post certainly is kicking up some contro...well this post certainly is kicking up some controversy...my oh my!<BR/><BR/>Ultimately my heart goes out to this family - to this young girl who is getting a "head start" on life & losing what little she had left of her childhood. <BR/><BR/>News flash people! Regardless of your political leanings - Even well-adjusted, well-rounded, grounded, moral parents can raise a teenage daughter who gets pregant, or a son who parties on the weekends, or a child who ends up addicted to drugs.... just as special needs show no partiality - neither do family difficulties & disfunctions.<BR/><BR/>I can understand ones concern or perhaps offense at the now public spectacle that this brings about. It is possible (well it could be!) that they didn't know...I'm sure this has been in the works much longer than the last few months, afterall.<BR/><BR/>And though I think it would be crazily difficult to juggle VP responsibilities and being a mom to a special needs child - I can hardly think of anyone that would fight more diligently for special needs children & moms if elected to office.<BR/><BR/>...throw stones if you will - we all live in glass houses my friends.<BR/><BR/>All of our candidates (none of whom I am thrilled about) bring with them their own strengths & flaws. - I am a person convinced by personal experience - that our human-ness it what makes us richer,and deeper people.<BR/><BR/>Barak will bring with him a passion for those whom have to overcome great obstacles & a heart for the less fortunate.<BR/><BR/>McCain will bring with him a passion for country - for our military, a compassion only he can know for the men who are fighting.<BR/><BR/>Biden - will bring with him many years of experience - but also knows the hurt of losing people close to him - and that will make him more compassionate.<BR/><BR/>Palin - will bring with her the knowledge of what it is to be mom, the struggles of raising a family & a passion for special needs children.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm being a bit idyllic - I know, I know - there's much more to it than that...I'm just saying maybe we all need to be a little less cynical & a little more hopeful.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of the end result - 2 of these 4 will lead our country - like it or not. And despite our leanings - perhaps we should try to look at the strengths of our oandidates rather than their weaknesses.<BR/><BR/>May the best candidate win - the one best suited to lead & represent the people - skin color, sex, religious affiliation, & family disfunctions aside.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867411230800170519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-88316793554667110992008-09-02T13:01:00.000-04:002008-09-02T13:01:00.000-04:00Alas, Tammie (or Thank God) it's not digital of co...Alas, Tammie (or Thank God) it's not digital of course. Taken in 1982 or so... Being young is all about being brash and macho for the boys and sexy for the girls. Yeah, today's kids take it public on MySpace and such - we had to use the FotoMat for our half naked pictures - the FotoMat three towns over that is.... ;)Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-12535878739412327832008-09-02T12:49:00.000-04:002008-09-02T12:49:00.000-04:00Love that title, I'd buy it! And you could use yo...Love that title, I'd buy it! And you could use your picture you just described on the back jacket of the book hee-hee :o)<BR/><BR/>Look, now we are digging up kids myspace pages? Now that's desperate.<BR/><BR/>I normally would agree on the experience argument or in-experience about Sara but Dems did such a good job at telling me that Obama's inexperience and fast track thru the ranks is "refreshing" that I figured it was no problem and nothing to worry about since he wants to be only wants to be Prez.<BR/><BR/>I would watch out though, all this dirt digging while justified will backlash against those trashing her the entire family - remember Carter and his colorful relatives :o)<BR/><BR/>Come on Kim, let's see the pic!bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500014712284794881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-63251842429372542382008-09-02T12:35:00.000-04:002008-09-02T12:35:00.000-04:00He's a kid! He's a 17 year old kid! It's not rig...He's a kid! He's a 17 year old kid! It's not right to go after him. Of course he doesn't want kids. Nor does he want to be married and living in Washington DC with his 18 year old wife under the protection of Secret Service. The whole situation is a tragedy and a travesty. You want to see the photo I have of myself with my boyfriend with his arm around my neck in what looks like a chokehold, holding a bottle of Jack Daniets with a Buck knife in his hand? And me smiling? That was at DARTMOUTH college - by the way. Leave the kids alone. You have to leave the kids out of it.<BR/><BR/>I'm ready to write a book on how far our standards have fallen for the office of the President of the United States. And it started with Bill Clinton, don't think I don't know that.<BR/><BR/>The American Presidency: From Camelot to Fuckalot.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-57305337161199409592008-09-02T11:20:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:20:00.000-04:00This is from the New York Post today. The entire r...This is from the New York Post today. The entire redneck family gets scarier by the day. Palin can't even manage her own family so NO I wouldn't want her being in charge of this nation. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Palin and her husband, Todd, said that their daughter plans to marry the baby's father - whom sources identified as high-school jock Levi Johnston - and that both "are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family." <BR/><BR/>Johnston, 17, who is entering his senior year at Wasilla HS, plays on the school hockey team and was once teammates on a youth squad with Palin's older brother, Track, 19, now in the Army. <BR/><BR/>Despite suffering a cracked bone in his shin last season, Johnston scored 24 goals in 24 games. <BR/><BR/>"We don't want to talk about this," said a woman who answered the phone at the Johnston home. <BR/><BR/>On a MySpace page subsequently taken down, Johnston boasts, "I'm a f - - -in' redneck" who likes to snowboard and ride dirt bikes. <BR/><BR/>"But I live to play hockey. I like to go camping and hang out with the boys, do some fishing, shoot some s- - - and just f - - -in' chillin' I guess." <BR/><BR/>"Ya f - - - with me I'll kick [your] ass," he added. <BR/><BR/>He also claims to be "in a relationship," but states, "I don't want kids."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-88705092880455319372008-09-02T09:59:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:59:00.000-04:00Thanks, Tammie. We have nothing if we can't debate...Thanks, Tammie. We have nothing if we can't debate and even argue. It's healthy. I spent my childhood watching my Dad and uncles stand on our sofas waving their fists and shoes at eachother as they argued politics or what color was the sky. LOL! <BR/><BR/>And for the record? I think John Edwards is a piece of shit for what he did to his family after portraying himself as the perfect family man. At least he's gone away. For now.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-79028279826921685142008-09-02T09:48:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:48:00.000-04:00"So much for feeling the love from the Christian R..."So much for feeling the love from the Christian Right." I think your wrong on christians being outraged at a pregnant teen, they'd be more outraged if she aborted it and we were finding that out.<BR/><BR/>And Josh, I did tell you how really feel and unlike some here I post my name :o)<BR/><BR/>Hey I love that we don't all agree and I'm not up for trying to convert folks to think one way or the other.<BR/><BR/>But let's not be so vial about someones family life. I thought what happens in private (Bill Clinton) was suppose to be off limits?<BR/><BR/>Plus regardless of which party I think many of us at one time or another cry out that we want someone who is in the trenches of what everyday folks go through or have at least experienced what we do on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>I won't say we can't be judgmental because that is exactly what we have to do in order to decide our votes, judge the candidates and I do believe on the whole package.<BR/><BR/>And I hear ya Kim, on the issue of not this particular woman and not being against any woman. <BR/><BR/>I'll agree if I'm gonna "judge" Bill Clinton an how he treated his family and wife, or judge John Edwards, judging Sara's whole package is fair game. <BR/><BR/>In the end it's about what your willing to put up with and what your willing to overlook and that maybe different for each person.<BR/><BR/>But this fevered pitch from some is almost laughable. <BR/><BR/>Kim ya keep a great board, that's why I always return :o)bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500014712284794881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-34719742219407441712008-09-02T07:44:00.000-04:002008-09-02T07:44:00.000-04:00Daharja, sorry, spelled your name wrong! KDaharja, sorry, spelled your name wrong! KKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-73134424770583473882008-09-02T07:35:00.000-04:002008-09-02T07:35:00.000-04:00Dharja, those who live by the family values sword,...Dharja, those who live by the family values sword, die by the family values sword. Being a Mom doesnt' end with having the baby. Check out what the religious right said about the movie Juno - and now they have their own Juneau on the international stage. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad we're in America (and you're in Australia) where we can HAVE these discussions freely. That's freedom and democracy. <BR/><BR/>If any of my readers wants to vote for McCain/Palin - I think that's perfectly fine. I voted for McCain in 2000. I respect everyone's vote. <BR/><BR/>And I welcome dissent here. I really do. :)<BR/><BR/>KSKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-77590694105867755662008-09-02T06:44:00.000-04:002008-09-02T06:44:00.000-04:00No one is judging - we're commenting on the fact t...No one is judging - we're commenting on the fact that this mother is exposing her daughter to international scrutiny during a difficult time. I think Sarah Palin is supremely selfish. There. I said it.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-85872827605715549752008-09-02T06:25:00.000-04:002008-09-02T06:25:00.000-04:00Palin is not qualified to be VP bottom line, no ma...Palin is not qualified to be VP bottom line, no matter what is going on in her family. I for one have changed my vote to Obama due to this pick by McCain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-46144310432923129482008-09-02T01:01:00.000-04:002008-09-02T01:01:00.000-04:00And so the circus came to town...My goodness, what...And so the circus came to town...<BR/><BR/>My goodness, what a judgemental lot you all are! Whatever happened to 'judge not lest ye be judged"<BR/><BR/>You're all rabbitting on about christian/family values, but few of you seem to be remembering the most basic of values and ethics, which is being considerate, respectful, and non-judgmental.<BR/><BR/>Value a politician on his/her merits, not the errors of his/her family, please.<BR/><BR/><I>(for the record, I'm a left-leaning Aussie, and think the Republicans generally are a pack of vultures, but I do think you need to tone down the personal attacks a little, people!)</I>Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497683565965322222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-20036234900884210072008-09-01T23:45:00.000-04:002008-09-01T23:45:00.000-04:00Way to go Parry05"Don't forget as Obama said in hi...Way to go Parry05<BR/>"Don't forget as Obama said in his statement his mother was 18 and unwed when the Senator was conceived. I dare you all to call his late mother trash."<BR/><BR/>Lets move on people!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-65377553578055952212008-09-01T22:05:00.000-04:002008-09-01T22:05:00.000-04:00Upon what FACTS are you basing your FEELINGS that ...Upon what FACTS are you basing your FEELINGS that Palin's daughter is being used? As a special needs Mom I greatly admire Palin for not aborting her Down's Syndrome son. 9/10 Downs kids are aborted. I often wonder who of us would abort our special needs kids if we could know by amnio that our kids would have their special challenges. My parents were great parents but my brother got his girlfriend pregnant anyway. She got an abortion without telling him and he is forever affected by that. He has told me often of his regret over that action but alas he had no say in what she did. I think the people who need to get lives are the truly unkind mean spirited people who are posting on this blog. Barak Obama has come out and said the Palin story is off-limits and if he finds out anyone in his campaign is spreading malicious gossip they will be fired. I think we should all take our cues from this gracious gesture. Wow! I am a Registered conservative Republican who is saying something nice about the other side. Guess that makes me a grown up. Don't forget as Obama said in his statement his mother was 18 and unwed when the Senator was conceived. I dare you all to call his late mother trash.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119213535062770663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-70106140754379492662008-09-01T20:43:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:43:00.000-04:00OMG! That Run Joey Run song is too much. Somehow...OMG! That Run Joey Run song is too much. Somehow missed that one. It wasn't on Sounds of the 70s - wonder why? Now, Madonna, on the other hand -- seeing that video a millions times in my formidable preteen years is probably the reason I waited to have kids! ;) <BR/><BR/>My blog post title for today is Schadenfreude. Really, I'm not happy about poor Bristol Palin's pain, but John McCain's horrible choice in an un-vetted VP? Sure!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397166252681075107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-47817942321053695102008-09-01T20:32:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:32:00.000-04:00Josh, "doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!" Great tune. ...Josh, "doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!" Great tune. KKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-36881938705518557322008-09-01T20:17:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:17:00.000-04:00Sorry, one more thing... another youtube suggestio...Sorry, one more thing... another youtube suggestion for Kim...<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrEN-YKLBM<BR/><BR/> :)Josh Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558573851875174188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-33894728129976930342008-09-01T20:11:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:11:00.000-04:00Twins at 17? I'm sure that is not common. Well, no...Twins at 17? I'm sure that is not common. Well, now it's not so hard to believe that she also had a D.S. baby at 17.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-35348253052284967932008-09-01T20:08:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:08:00.000-04:00Tammy wrote: "Get real. If you're looking for some...Tammy wrote: <BR/><BR/>"Get real. If you're looking for someone to 'guide' you and looking for reason to choose based on judgements let's see - a 17 year old who makes a bad choice or a black adult man who sits in a hate filled church for 20 years."<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm. Tammy, why don't you tell us how you REALLY feel?<BR/><BR/>Kim, great article on Huff. I'd comment but eh, you know how registration and commenting works over there ;)<BR/><BR/>Your points here were very well put:<BR/><BR/>"Now I'm thinking about what it takes to be Vice President of the United States. The days of clocking into the White House at 9am and toddling back home to the Admiral's House at the Naval Observatory at 5pm and attending funerals are long gone. Cheney has set the standard for a fully involved VP - regardless of what you think of him. So how does a mother of five children, especially one with special needs, accept the nomination for a job that will put her within a heartbeat of the Presidency and take yet take her away from the five heartbeats of her family for at least four years and still be considered conservative? If she were a Democratic nominee, wouldn't the religious right be attacking her already?"<BR/><BR/>And you wrote this before the pregnant daughter admission.<BR/><BR/>This whole thing stinks higher than the Exxon-Valdez spill.Josh Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558573851875174188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-14156806098114944232008-09-01T20:07:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:07:00.000-04:00I think they need to focus on the disaster that is...I think they need to focus on the disaster that is Hurricane Palin!<BR/><BR/>When is this gun loving freak going to pack up and head back to the Clampet compound in Alaska?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-26422169519845411452008-09-01T20:06:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:06:00.000-04:00"her 17 year old daughter is now having a baby."An..."her 17 year old daughter is now having a baby."<BR/><BR/>And this just in: Palin's daughter's five month old fetus? Pregnant with twins. How does that even happen?! Pro-lifers REALLY love life. <BR/><BR/>Sorry. Last comment for the day, I promise.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570838005937684429noreply@blogger.com