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Sailor Abby Sunderland's Dad Signed Her To TV Deal Before Her Doomed Voyage
Fox news ^ | June 14 2010 | NYPost.com

Posted on 06/14/2010 12:04:54 PM PDT by NoLibZone

Here's a dose of reality.

The father of teen sailor Abby Sunderland told The NY Post that he's broke and had signed a contract to do a reality show, "Adventures in Sunderland," about his family of daredevil kids weeks after she set off on her doomed and dangerous solo sail around the globe.

Laurence Sunderland, a sailing instructor who lives in the middle-class Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks with his pregnant wife and seven kids, opened their home to film crews four months ago.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: abby; abbysunderland; bookdeal; chaching; moviedeal; showmethemoney; sunderland
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To: La Enchiladita

WOW when did this become about Sarah Palin..seriously you gotta get off your hate fest for her


81 posted on 06/14/2010 12:58:10 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Don Corleone; NoLibZone

Sorry NLZ that was meant for another FReeper...

DC in a FReepmail you asked me

“What has that got to do with it?”

To do with what ???

What is the “what” ???


82 posted on 06/14/2010 12:59:00 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: dalereed
There’s nothing wrong with risking your life! I’ve done it since I was a small child!

OK...fair enough.Now that you're no longer a child can we expect you to start taking some *real* risks? Will you report to us within the next week that you jumped out of an airplane for the first time? And in that same time frame can we expect you announce that you're planning to circumnavigate the world...alone....in the winter?

And BTW...rumor has it that your 12 year old is planning to drive from New York to LA...alone...starting tomorrow morning....with your blessing.Any truth to that rumor?

83 posted on 06/14/2010 12:59:02 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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To: ZGuy
Right, the Australian government sent all kinds of planes, boats and so forth.
Then the fishing boat that rescued them lost their fuel and livelihood for part of a week to go fetch.

The reality show pay needs to be attached for services rendered in the rescue of their minor who was participating on non-typical risky behavior. (As brave as she is though IMO).

Outside of the financial issue I have nothing to complain about though.

84 posted on 06/14/2010 12:59:17 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Oh and there is a HUGE difference between someone who was running for Vice President, what was she supposed to do, hide her kids in the closet..Obama parades his kids all the time, remember the infamous “Daddy when are you gonna plug that hole” comment, come on, you know she did not say that..but that is OK, but when Sarah wants to carry her son around town, oh she is just using her kid


85 posted on 06/14/2010 12:59:53 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Gay State Conservative

There you go spewing again AND in capital letters.


86 posted on 06/14/2010 1:00:22 PM PDT by Perfesser
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To: Vendome
At what age should she be allowed to sail around the world by herself.

I'm not one of the "protect the innocent child from the world" posters!

She should be "allowed" to sail around the world when she's got the sailing proficiency checkouts required, the equipment, and the balls.

Sounds like she was ready.

Why is Ezekiel and Revelations being taught on every other thread, but THIS, no! THIS is "not God's plan" for this girl.

87 posted on 06/14/2010 1:01:38 PM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
WOW when did this become about Sarah Palin..

Your user name and the fact that is about all you post about......???

88 posted on 06/14/2010 1:04:14 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: La Enchiladita

This thread is about Abby Sunderland..never one did I even bring up Sarah Palin’s name


89 posted on 06/14/2010 1:05:27 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Truthsearcher

You could it wrong. The Australians volunteered and stated from the get go they would pay for the rescue. It’s what they do.


90 posted on 06/14/2010 1:05:48 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: Paradox

LOL


91 posted on 06/14/2010 1:05:53 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: La Enchiladita

I would like to think I would report my neighbors if they were endangering their child.


92 posted on 06/14/2010 1:06:38 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Truthsearcher

I meant, “You got it wrong....”


93 posted on 06/14/2010 1:07:23 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: Sporaticus

Yep, you are correct. I had somehow gotten the impression this story was older.

I don’t watch much T.V. these days and didn’t track it on the news.

Good call.

Still, if she had a plan for that season and route or an alternative....


94 posted on 06/14/2010 1:08:01 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Even so, that doesn’t make it right.

Just because the taxpayers in Australia get stuck with the tab doesn’t make it any better than if the taxpayers of the US gets stuck with it.

And that doesn’t even address the shipping boat that spend extra fuel, risked their lives, and lost income for their part in this.


95 posted on 06/14/2010 1:08:31 PM PDT by Truthsearcher
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To: Thurston_Howell_III

Besides, stuff like that is just plain fun and can be very calming to the soul, while exciting the spirit.


96 posted on 06/14/2010 1:09:13 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: NoLibZone
Laurence Sunderland, a sailing instructor who lives in the middle-class Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks with his pregnant wife and seven kids...

One cannot help but be struck by the juxtaposition of the statement in the first paragraph that the father is broke and then this statement. Hmmm. Could one have something to do with the other. Perhaps he oughta spend some time out of bed.

97 posted on 06/14/2010 1:09:31 PM PDT by OldPossum
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To: Truthsearcher; ilovesarah2012

You two should talk to each other. One believes the state should intervene, the other doesn’t. Discuss.


98 posted on 06/14/2010 1:10:53 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: Thurston_Howell_III

Funny thing is when people hear I do these things the most common refrain I hear is “You don’t look like you would do that sort of thing”.

But I do and would do it more often if I could.


99 posted on 06/14/2010 1:12:13 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: advertising guy; org.whodat

What?! That is unacceptable “org”.


100 posted on 06/14/2010 1:13:07 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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