Posted on 06/19/2005 10:14:36 PM PDT by stlnative
When I was a teenager working summers on Martha's Vineyard, it was common for kids to hitchhike everywhere on that island. That was some time ago, so don't know if it's still the case.
Freepers can chew gum and tap dance at the same time, so we manage to remain up to date on crucial issues like electro-magnetic pulse bombs and leaky borders, and still spare time for prayers and positive thoughts about Natalee and her family.
I was thinking the same thing watching Jug. Now, don't get me wrong...if I was in his position, I'd be nuts as well.
However, if the tables were turned, and a group of foreigners just popped over to Jug's house at 4:00 am demanding to speak to his son about a girl's disapearance, I imagine that the senario would have played out similarly....except that Jug, being a true American, would have likely told the group to f-off, and they would have lawyered up by 4:15 am....
TK, I meant to thank you yesterday for taking the time to get the news articles and ping us every day, but I didn't get a chance. I will be off line until this evening, so please keep me posted if anything new comes up.
Somebody ping me if a new thread is started please.
Good morning, Sunshine.
I'll try to ping you.
Citizen, that post wrt Joran's Mother was beautiful. She is clearly a fragile person on the edge. IF Joran was involved, she will be horrified and crushed beyond repair, IMO.
Rip, all you had to do was come back on and apologize for calling Nat's Mother a b#tch. That's all. Most of us have at (one time or another) been on the receiving end of "flames". No big deal. But, Rip, can you see how hypocritical it is to call Nat's Mom rude when you display the same behavior? It's still not too late..for an apology.
sw
The mother is shell-shocked. She sees her husband's future position as a judge probably in ruins. Her son is in jail. He may be a murderer or an accessory. She's a teacher and is most likely on leave right now from her job. Maybe permanently. Her comfortable life on an idyllic island is shattered. More than likely, her husband is telling her nothing. While she is obviously educated, she appears rather provincial and unsophisticated to me.....a Dutch hausfrau impaled upon the fickle finger of fate.
Shortly after she starts the interview, the phone conveniently rings. Her husband, Paulus, leaves to answer it. I do not see him return to her side. She continues on with the interview.
She becomes very upset and emotional regarding her son. She frequently pauses due to tears and eye-dabbing.
All this may have been an act, but I'm inclined to think it was genuine emotion from a frightened woman and an anxious mother very much in the dark.....staunchly defending her family as best she can. At the least, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
However, here is the important part. After departing from his wife's side due to the convenient phone call, Paulus does not come back to her. What loving husband with a clear conscience wouldn't immediately return to her side, to support her, to hold her hand, to put an arm around her, to figuratively wipe away her tears?
IMO, due to his noticeable absence, he comes off to me as a coward hiding behind his wife's skirts, plus a man whose desire to conceal something and not answer questions overrides the natural feelings of a loving husband.
He leaves the wife (and mother of his son) to ride out the emotional and stressful interview by herself.
I cannot conceive how Paulus will ever become a judge. If he does, heaven help the Arubian judicial system, such as it is.
I feel sorry for both the mothers in this tragedy.
Leni
Would like to hear more about the CNN Scientology report--can you tell me if there's a thread or if you could share some of the info presented? Thanks.
I have, an Greta Van Cistern is now portraying sympathy for the VDS family. I remember quite well with that game of death look from the attractive female aruban attorney the other night on Fox. NSNR
just as he was caught, hiding in the bushes, the day before, when Greta and Beth Holloway showed up to try to get them to talk to them.
Yes they do have an european scent to them. Cold calculating and unsincere. NSNR
AvdS was on the Today show this morning. I caught part of it. She appeared alone, sans PvdS. Again she defended her son, (understandable). JvdS was accepted to six or seven colleges, good "sporter," etc. He's not arrogant at all, he's tall and confident. He followed house rule and has good morals. (hmmmm)
http://www.foxnews.com/
Suspect's Mom: 'It's a Nightmare for Us, Too'
Exclusive interview in Aruba
Video
Van der Sloots, Part 1
Van der Sloots, Part 2
I missed Greta's show last night. All I saw was a little of the Joran perp's father sweating on camera and his mother crying. She was happier he was in the prison now because he had clean sheets ...
She also related that the interrogators were asking him rather heatedly where he buried Natalee's body ...
I myself also admire Natalee's mother. She is deterimined, unrelenting, and possesses a love fo her daughter that speaks volumes. NSNR
When they are really tired of it they will execute the perps.
1) Be back from the bars and Casinos by 4 AM
2) Don't knock up any tourist girls.
Greta sold out for a scoop just like whoraldo. I like you think this was a ploy by the VDS's lawyer's.
This was an orchestrated aruban canine and pony show to garner sympathy for the POS VDS family.
Greta is a damn fool and it appears she is thinking of one thing only.(Greta) NSNR
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