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Ann Coulter is an opinion writer, and not a very good one at that.
Well, that statement covers about 99% of the "journalists" in the U.S., including the entire NYT staff, the AP, anyone on television, now that Russert has passed on, NPR, just about anyone else on the radio...
Oh, well. Stefan, the American "press" is a joke. You'd get better news reading the funny pages...
Maybe a yearly rotation would work better, especially when the parents are far apart geographically. (That's a long time, so maybe you could schedule short visits to the other parent during the year, if feasible.)
I honestly believe that this has a high probability of being psychologically damaging. I could see it with teenagers, were the child-parent bond is on the cusp of being broken in any case. I could also see it as a last resort in extreme cases such as sending a problem child to live with another relative because you have come to the conclusion that your not fit to raise the child.
However, in general, and especially with younger children, I think this is an extremely bad idea. A three to six week vacation to visit a far away parent is one thing but to actually switch which parent a child lives with on a yearly basis means destroying the child-parent bond on a yearly basis - I think this has an inordinate chance to cause psychological trauma and potentially foster significant personality disorders later in life since the child 'learns' that all relationships, and especially the most important and dear to the child are essentially ephemeral - such relationships will be taken away again and again. This is the sad fate of many foster children and it rarely turns out well for the individual in question.
Yeah, but that's the catch. Who determines what is best for the children? Parent A, Parent B, the courts, the kids themselves? I think most would agree that if Parent A abuses the kid or is on crack, that Parent B should get custody. But in most situations, both parents should have the right to determine what's best for their child.but my feeling is the design should be whats best for the children and not whats 'fair' for the adults.
I understand were your coming from but feel that often with relatively amicable break downs of the family the parents negotiate with each other on the basis of whats reasonable and fair for the parents involved. I feel that deciding a child's fate based on whats reasonable and fair for both parents is using the wrong criteria for deciding how to deal with this issue and that the best starting point, in terms of the child's welfare, is actually inherently unreasonable and unfair for both parents.
Agreed, although I think we'll get a few new good political journalists in the next couple decades. But I liked Russert too. Even when I disagreed with his assessment, I still respected the man. And for the record, even though I'm a dyed-in-the-wool liberal, I also oddly have a soft spot for William F. Buckley Jr. I'll never quite understand why I like him, because I don't agree with about 99% of what he says, but his honesty and character certainly made him respectable.I'd love to see Tim Russert cloned. He was down the middle and went after both parties. I don't think we'll ever see another person like him again.Honestly, I think she just wants to sell books. She's WAY too over the top to be serious (at least, I hope so...)I like to pretend that her rants are simply a satire on other pundits like Limbaugh and O'Reilly. It isn't working.
Man, I wish we had fewer pundits and more actual newscasters. Can we clone Edward R. Murrow? Please?
I think you probably liked WFB for the same reason all rational folks on both sides of the aisle liked him. He was old school. He didn't need to scream and debase the opposition to disagree with them. He was from the time when we could debate political issues without resorting to name-calling and pettiness. Just like Tim, who for the record was an old school democrat. Look into his bio, you'll see what I mean. But like Buckley, it wasn't about who could come up with the most outrageous insults and accusations. It was about the issues and honest debate and holding people accountable for the things they said. God Bless them both!
I hope we can all agree whether you like his politics or not, Obama is right about one thing...We all need to find a better way to disagree without being disagreeable.
Maybe a yearly rotation would work better, especially when the parents are far apart geographically. (That's a long time, so maybe you could schedule short visits to the other parent during the year, if feasible.)
I honestly believe that this has a high probability of being psychologically damaging. I could see it with teenagers, were the child-parent bond is on the cusp of being broken in any case. I could also see it as a last resort in extreme cases such as sending a problem child to live with another relative because you have come to the conclusion that your not fit to raise the child.
However, in general, and especially with younger children, I think this is an extremely bad idea. A three to six week vacation to visit a far away parent is one thing but to actually switch which parent a child lives with on a yearly basis means destroying the child-parent bond on a yearly basis - I think this has an inordinate chance to cause psychological trauma and potentially foster significant personality disorders later in life since the child 'learns' that all relationships, and especially the most important and dear to the child are essentially ephemeral - such relationships will be taken away again and again. This is the sad fate of many foster children and it rarely turns out well for the individual in question.
Parent relationships, blah. What about community socialization? Does the kid get any friends? How can you really develop any friendships when you know you are going to be moving in another year.
What I would like to see...
Celebrity Death Match resurrected.
Rollins vs. Coulter
That would be the pay-per-view clay-mation battle of the year.
From my observations, Rollins and Coulter are two sides of the same coin. The difference is that when Rollins is taking it to the extreme, he is doing so in a sarcastic or satirical manner. When Coulter takes it to the extreme, she believes her own hateful rhetoric. (Of course, I am biased. I own 90% of Hank's albums and books and have seen him live three times. Ann, not so much.)
What I would like to see...
Celebrity Death Match resurrected.
Rollins vs. Coulter
That would be the pay-per-view clay-mation battle of the year.
From my observations, Rollins and Coulter are two sides of the same coin. The difference is that when Rollins is taking it to the extreme, he is doing so in a sarcastic or satirical manner. When Coulter takes it to the extreme, she believes her own hateful rhetoric. (Of course, I am biased. I own 90% of Hank's albums and books and have seen him live three times. Ann, not so much.)
This thread has just been won. Thank you very much, I'll be here all night.
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What I would like to see...
Celebrity Death Match resurrected.
Rollins vs. Coulter
That would be the pay-per-view clay-mation battle of the year.
No, the real fun would be Rollins vs. Nugent as the new Crossfire.
They can settle the serious issues the way real bards do - with guitar riffs.
I could get down with that. Rollins has cited Nugent as one of his musical influences. Apparently, he and Ian MacKaye used to go see the Nuge every time he came down to DC.
I could get down with that. Rollins has cited Nugent as one of his musical influences. Apparently, he and Ian MacKaye used to go see the Nuge every time he came down to DC.What I would like to see...
Celebrity Death Match resurrected.
Rollins vs. Coulter
That would be the pay-per-view clay-mation battle of the year.
No, the real fun would be Rollins vs. Nugent as the new Crossfire.
They can settle the serious issues the way real bards do - with guitar riffs.
There was a later album of Rollins' spoken word stuff where he loves the Nuge musically, but can't stand him politically. He reports that Nuge stated at a concert, "If you can't speak English, get out of [the US]." Rollins strongly disagrees. I equate this to my motto: love the artist for his/her art and not his/her opinions. I like Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise as actors for their acting and certainly not their viewpoints.
But I like the idea of Rollins vs. Nugent on any talk show or political show. That would be very entertaining.
But I like the idea of Rollins vs. Nugent on any talk show or political show. That would be very entertaining.
Only if it started with Nugent swinging in and then shooting a lit arrow at something (or someone =D ).
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There was a later album of Rollins' spoken word stuff where he loves the Nuge musically, but can't stand him politically. He reports that Nuge stated at a concert, "If you can't speak English, get out of [the US]." Rollins strongly disagrees. I equate this to my motto: love the artist for his/her art and not his/her opinions. I like Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise as actors for their acting and certainly not their viewpoints.
But I like the idea of Rollins vs. Nugent on any talk show or political show. That would be very entertaining.
I have that album. Agree on all points.
... I own 90% of Hank's albums and books and have seen him live three times. Ann, not so much.)
I hear she does a mean cover of "Freebird."