[riverdawg]

I recall that Kim has been estranged from her mother for many years, so I wouldn't’t put much credence in what her mother (Ireland’s grandmother) says about this dispute.

[ishabibble]

Bravo!! Kim Basinger is fast becoming the poster girl for mean,vindictive, and manipulative ex-wives. This witch has kept a custody battle going for over five yrs., why haven’t the courts seen through this? She is facing 12 counts of criminal contempt of court, but it is Alec Baldwin who is in the hot seat now because she released this tape.

I’ve already been flamed for defending Baldwin on this custody issue, so don’t even bother. His politics are abhorrent and his acting is terrific, but this is about his only child and he has a God-given right to be her father. Who is to say that he is a bad parent just because he snapped? A few years ago, some working stiff Dad in the UK climbed up a building to protest the way that he was treated in his custody dispute. He was up there for days. This sort of thing would drive any loving parent to madness. Bottom line...the one harming that child is her mother who does not have the emotional maturity to acknowledge that the divorce has nothing to do with her daughter, there is no winner in a divorce. There is comfort for a child if she retains the love and stability of both parents. Kim Basinger should get jail time for what she’s done to that 11 yr. old girl. Alec Baldwin was willing to fly out to LA for one day to “straighten her a@@ out”. She very likely needs it by now.

[50sDad]

How can I condemn a woman who as it turns out is apparently just as good a judge of character as I am. Well, except for marrying the douchebag, at least.

You may notice that when Baldwin played a mean, cruel, arrogant, controlling, vile father-figure in "Cat in the Hat", he was merely typecast.

[A_perfect_lady]

They’re both twits. The girl will be a twit too, no matter which one raises her.

[vetvetdoug]

Both Baldwin and Basinger are nucking futs. The kid will be lucky to grow up normal without many psychological issues. Baldwin and Basinger got where they are by looks and mimicry, not common sense and morals. Neither one are fit to raise Chia pets, much less a kid.

[TheBethsterNH]

At least we have these folks as a fine example of how not to divorce when there are kids involved.

[pray4liberty]

Baldwin was foolish to play into Basinger’s hands.

Is that another way of saying he proved her right by his lack of self-control?

[Bommer]

Alec Baldwin calls Dora the Explorer

[gcruse]

“Ireland will be embarrassed by the incident for the rest of her childhood.’

As if being named after a country weren’t burden enough.

[RPTMS]

I’m just happy to know that Fat Alec is miserable!!!

[Rodney King]

One tactic frequently employed by alienating mothers is to try to provoke the father into blowing his top by interfering with his relationship with his children. When he does, mom pretends to be scared of “his awful temper,”

Women do that all the time.

[RdhseRat]

Ireland should be placed in a children’s version of the Witness Protection Program. She needs protection from both of her parents!

[subterfuge]

Of course Alec loves the little child he calls a “pig.” Being an America hater and self-loathing liberal, he subconciously realizes that she is the only good and pure thing in his life.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

May the Lord strike me dead if I would talk to any of my daughters that way.

[Obadiah]

I’m no Alec Baldwin fan, but figure it out people! Kim Basinger leaked that tape out with the clear, manipulative intention of trying to destroy Baldwin. Baldwin was way out of line with his comments, but in my mind, Basinger is more than likely the real source of evil in the whole family saga.

[Sloth]

Unfortunately, while we’ve been wringing our hands over how bad Baldwin is, we’re ignoring the case’s central truth – Kim Basinger’s well-documented parental alienation campaign against Baldwin.

That is because it is completely irrelevant to Baldwin's behavior.

[windcliff]

ping

[TBP]

Sounds like there are three children in that family. Two of them are the parents.

[fight_truth_decay]

VIDEO ON VIEW

Remember, Baldwin is an actor, so when does the acting stop and the real Baldwin appear?

Recently at an awards' ceremony, Baldwin did a media interview highlighting the gift of his award to his daughter who was on his arm that night. Most recent he had also appeared on many Talk Shows talking about his daughter specifically. I personally thought, before all the HOOPLA' there was something going on behind the scenes; as this had not been his MO in the past, and she is now 11. Where were all the acclamations in the past interviews? I thought: "Thou Dost Protest Too Much", scenario?

Basinger, however; lives a pretty secluded life, out of the limelight and keeps her politics to herself. Basinger did divorce Mr. Balwin on grounds of physical and mental abuse. Basinger claims the message is also not an isolated incident.

Also, remember Baldwin's co-star, Jan Maxwell, in "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" left the show under similar charges, refusing to work with him and had to be replaced.

Maxwell wrote, "The bottom line was my physical safety, mental health and artistic integrity - none of which Roundabout was supporting." The actress claimed the star put his fist through a wall during an argument about on stage air conditioning and was "throwing things around with all of us cowering."

Baldwin was reportedly a "tyrant" to Sarah Michelle Geller and the rest of the crew on the set of their new movie --The "Fun with Dick and Jane".

This is a pattern folks! Baldwin's temper is legendary.

He called Vice President Dick Cheney "a terrorist, and claimed that "he terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately.".[5] He later recanted this statement, saying that Cheney was not a terrorist but rather "a lying, thieving oil whore and a murderer of the U.S. Constitution".[6] In his blog he wrote to his fans that < I>Bush was a "trust fund puppet" and Cheney a "constitution hating sociopath" and a "hate-filled maniac".[7] Baldwin talked about the harm he believes Bush did to democracy by comparing the presidential election of 2000 to the September 11, 2001 attacks: "I know that's a harsh thing to say, perhaps, but I believe that what happened in 2000 did as much damage to the pillars of democracy as terrorists did to the pillars of commerce in New York City." [6]

Both, Baldwin (May 18'Brooklyn Rules,' and Kim (MAY 18 'Even Money') have films coming out on the same day in the very near future..will supporters choose sides.

His future, often discussed with friends: Baldwin: "If I ever ran for anything, the thing I would like to be is governor of New York... That's what I hate about Arnold Schwarzenegger. His only credentials are that he ran a fitness program under some bygone president...I'm Tocqueville compared to Schwarzenegger." When asked why not be governor of California, Baldwin replied: "Then I would have to live in California. And who wants to live in California?"

The baby of the family, Stephen , Born Again Christian travels a different road. About why he liked Bush, Stephen said: "He's a believer in Jesus Christ. And you have to understand this; I have family members who would contest what I am saying right now."
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[psjones]

I know first hand what it is to have one parent trying to distance the kids from the father, we can’t even mention his name around her, she leaves the room.
While Baldwin obviously has anger management problems and should not take his frustration out on his daughter, I wonder what Bassinger’s role in the situation is.

Sad when parents’ hate for each other is greater than their love for their kids. It’s no fun being caught in the middle and made to feel we should choose one parent over the other, when the problems they had were between them.