Melissa Gilbert of 'Little House' fame running for Michigan seat in U.S. House

Mlive.com ^ | August 10, 2015 | Jonathan Oosting

[SunkenCiv]

She served as president of the Screen Actors Guild -- a labor union representing film and television performers -- from 2001 to 2005 and hit the campaign trail in 2014 as a supporter of Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer. Gilbert has had problems with the Internal Revenue Service, which filed a tax lien against her on February 3 claiming she failed to pay more than $360,000 in federal income taxes. She attributed the unpaid taxes to a "perfect storm" involving the economic recession and a prior divorce, telling The Detroit News she had negotiated a repayment plan with the IRS.

Thanks cripplecreek.

[Lizavetta]

I thought the nasty Oleson mother, the nasty Oleson daughter and the wimpy but sometimes got tough with his wife Oleson husband were the more interesting characters on the show.

Couldn't get past Laura's buck teeth and Mary's prissiness.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Little Laura a democrat........ /{slash wrists}

. . . and to think, Laura Ingals’ daughter, the libertarian Rose Wilder Lane, is credited with being either the actual author of the series nominally by “Laura Ingals Wilder,” or at least an important editor of her mother’s writing.

Rose Wilder Lane was associated with Ayn Rand. per Wikipedia

[cripplecreek]

Her husband was working as recently as last year playing Ben Franklin on the Sleepy Hollow series.

[Darren McCarty]

Gilbert, a Democrat who has lived in Livingston County since 2013

Only 2 years in the district? That'll go well there.

One of my good friends lives in that district. He just sent me an email about her anti-gun stance and said that's going to kill her in that district.

Livingston County and that part of Oakland County isn't going to vote for her but the district has Lansing and MSU so it's not exactly a safe district for Bishop.

[Mozilla]

Other than Ronald Reagan, name me any other actor or athlete turned politician who did any good?

[tsowellfan]

My childhood crush turned out to be insane

I think she has a sister

[Catsrus]

Um, no. Donald Trump.

[Vigilanteman]

"It's amazing that a woman who owes hundreds of thousands of dollars, who moved here from Hollywood and has a dog stylist but won't pay her taxes, is considering running for Congress to get a government pay check," Sandler said.

Nothing amazing about it. She's special because she's a Democrat. Normal rules do not apply.

[x]

Too bad the actors were all flaming libs.

Melissa Francis, who had a part on the show, is now on Fox News and Fox Business.

She also seems to have been less messed-up than some of the other actors.

Google a little: it seems like everybody who was a child actor in the Sixties or Seventies had major problems later on in life.

[KevinB]

Um, no. Donald Trump.

Um, yes. For every Donald Trump in politics there are a thousand Melissa Gilberts.

[cripplecreek]

She's going to get her ample ass handed to her over this alone.

[Moonman62]

Gopher from the Love Boat?

[Red_Devil 232]

She sure grew up good!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Kulp was also a Lesbian. Not out of the closet at the time, but I think most voters figured it out.

[tsowellfan]

I used to watch that show and loved it. It is a far cry from the crap on TV today. -------------- I cant watch the TV of today. More than 85% of my entertainment is from Old Time Radio via Roku and the rest are old movies and TV series from the 50s, 60s and some 70s.

Twilight Zone

The Munsters

The Honeymooners

Colombo

Suspense (on radio)

Sherlock Holmes

My kids are not allowed to watch entertainment on TV. Only NewsmaxTV and sometimes FoxNews. They only know old time radio. Perhaps when they reach 13 I'll let them watch televised versions of The Jack Benny Show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Burns and Allen and maybe some of the newer stuff like Gilligans Island and Hazel

[iacovatx]

Your comment is concise and right on target.

[CatherineofAragon]

LOL

[VanDeKoik]

She was blind from what I remember, so that give me a leg up!

[tsowellfan]

She was blind from what I remember, so that give me a leg up!

Oh, yeah the character on the show was blind. I meant Gilbert's real sister.

I sure am glad nothing's wrong with my childhood crush. I wonder where Kristy McNickle is today