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"Jon & Kate Plus 8 on Hiatus After Boring Divorce Announcement
LA Times ^ | June 23, 2009 | Elizabeth Snead

Posted on 06/23/2009 12:13:49 PM PDT by Melpomene

"Jon & Kate Plus 8" will be on hiatus until August, the L.A. Times has just reported.

Thank God!

Was anyone else bored to tears watching the repetitive and monotonous statements about their divorce made by Jon and Kate Gosselin on last night's show?

Kate tried to come off as being sad, vulnerable, suffering, but still strong, and Jon pretended that he was finally doing the manly thing by standing up to his harpy wife.

Both of them kept repeating how much they were thinking about their kids, even divorcing for their kids.

Really?

Because if they had been thinking about their kids' well-being, couldn't they have been in couples therapy for the last year, working out these relationship issues so it didn't have to come to this?

Those poor little kids.

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Interesting that TLC, NOT the parents, stopped the show. Jon and Kate Exploit 8, indeed.
1 posted on 06/23/2009 12:13:49 PM PDT by Melpomene
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To: Melpomene
Jon & Kate

Who?

2 posted on 06/23/2009 12:15:37 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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Who cares if they're exploited those kids will be rich. Worth it. My Dad used to kick my ass boohoo. His Dad used to kick his ass even more AND make him walk 1 hour to school in the snow. Boohoo. Awwww they're exploited. Give me a break.

It's bad enough these brat kids will be complaining to their $120 therapist in 5 years but that everybody else is crying about is ridiculous.

These kids don't have to fight WWII, or the Civil Rights movements-- who cares.

3 posted on 06/23/2009 12:17:29 PM PDT by exist
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To: Melpomene

TLC gets stuck with the dirty diapers in the end .. and the re-runs.

What next?


4 posted on 06/23/2009 12:17:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: Melpomene
I saw a commercial for the show where it should Kate dabbing none existent tears.....to be fair it was only a snippet and she could have had uncontrollable sobbing prior to that......kinda doubt it.....

I suggest for those who pray we need to pray for the kids....I have concerns about kids growing up like they have

5 posted on 06/23/2009 12:17:41 PM PDT by Kimmers (Be the kind of person when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, Oh crap, she's awake)
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To: Melpomene
They should just quit the show and try to heal their family - but they won't. Or, at least she won't. Producers, stage hands, drivers, gardeners, and even fellow vacationers she ran into say the woman is mean, insufferable, and an overall jackass.

As for him - he needs to get out the "booze earring motorcycle girlfriend" phase and act like a father to his kids even if his wife is a harpy from hell.

6 posted on 06/23/2009 12:19:25 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: Melpomene

Don’t worry, they will replace this show with Octomom’s show.


7 posted on 06/23/2009 12:20:31 PM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: exist
What does money have to do with it? Lots of kids will be rich; it doesn't hold the promise of emotional stability, especialy if you got there through exploitation.

FWIW, Kate spanks her kids, too.

8 posted on 06/23/2009 12:21:54 PM PDT by Melpomene
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Jon: I am only 32 and my whole life is in front of me. (Get really buddy. You have eight kids to care for - man the hell up!)
Kate: I can’t believe this is happening. (Shut up! Maybe if you had honored your husband, he wouldn’t be cheating. Just shut up!)


9 posted on 06/23/2009 12:24:07 PM PDT by svcw (Barry: mentally deficient & narcissistic megonogistic megalomaniac psychopath w/ paranoid delusions)
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To: Melpomene

On the spanking.....I don’t know why she waited so long. They all need a smack on the behind.


10 posted on 06/23/2009 12:25:04 PM PDT by svcw (Barry: mentally deficient & narcissistic megonogistic megalomaniac psychopath w/ paranoid delusions)
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FWIW, Kate spanks her kids, too.

Awww spanks her kids. Guess what Clarence Thomas, Julius Caesar, George Washington all got spanked.

11 posted on 06/23/2009 12:26:30 PM PDT by exist
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Because if they had been thinking about their kids' well-being, couldn't they have been in couples therapy for the last year, working out these relationship issues so it didn't have to come to this?

If they'd been thinking of their kids, neither one would have been so selfish and narcissistic to *step out* on the other. Frankly, if they'd EVER thought of their kids, they never would have done this stupid TV show in the first place!

12 posted on 06/23/2009 12:29:31 PM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: Melpomene

I spank my kids. What’s your point?


13 posted on 06/23/2009 12:31:22 PM PDT by mom4melody
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He actually said he was “excited” about “this new chapter in my life.” Excited??? His family is falling apart around him; if he took his job as “father” seriously, he would not be excited about the future.


14 posted on 06/23/2009 12:31:58 PM PDT by Melpomene
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I can barely imagine the stress of 8x little kids would have on a marriage, then ontop of it your every move watched by the camera and air before the public. Wouldn’t be easy.

Having said that, it was their coice to take the money and live in the public eye. You can’t play the blame game and then keep taking the money.

Own up, buck up, and shut up.


15 posted on 06/23/2009 12:33:17 PM PDT by FreedomFerret
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To: Melpomene

Point still remains - man the hell up Jon!


16 posted on 06/23/2009 12:33:38 PM PDT by svcw (Barry: mentally deficient & narcissistic megonogistic megalomaniac psychopath w/ paranoid delusions)
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To: mom4melody
I was responding to someone who feels no sympathy for the kids simply b/c they'll be rich, ignoring the obvious effect of being raised in a moral black hole.

I spank mine, too, until they reach the age of reason.

17 posted on 06/23/2009 12:34:33 PM PDT by Melpomene
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To: exist

My point is that money does not make a man rich.


18 posted on 06/23/2009 12:35:30 PM PDT by Melpomene
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To: Melpomene

I hope Jon gets huge Manimony! He deserves it!


19 posted on 06/23/2009 12:36:25 PM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Melpomene

My wife watches the show and occasionally I catch it.

My impression:
Kate’s a ball-breaking harpy, for whom there isn’t such a thing as stooping too low. 90% of the stuff in the show is her giving him a hard time about stupid stuff.

Jon’s a narcissistic wuss. He needs to Man-up, become a Father and more importantly, assert himself. Going out, getting an earring, a motorcycle and a girlfriend isn’t exactly what he needed to do.

The kids are a bunch of spoiled little brats. Sorry, but 5-year olds do NOT wear bibs for meals.


20 posted on 06/23/2009 12:37:29 PM PDT by JRios1968 (The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
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