tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7348120356978139294..comments2024-03-28T16:01:09.538-05:00Comments on Althouse: Madonna's homeless brother.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47358139745848423412011-10-24T10:37:29.111-05:002011-10-24T10:37:29.111-05:00I think her brother once tried to give her Hydrang...I think her brother once tried to give her Hydrangeas ...Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32103406432776428282011-10-24T10:36:54.537-05:002011-10-24T10:36:54.537-05:00I'm surprised Reason is into this. It's no...I'm surprised Reason is into this. It's none of their/our business.Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4818133903418293792011-10-24T10:31:01.918-05:002011-10-24T10:31:01.918-05:00Crack, people get a pass for success. If someone ...Crack, people get a pass for success. If someone accomplishes enough the rules no longer apply to them.<br /><br />It's amazing how much people defer to money, fame, and power. It's not what is said but who is saying it.NotWhoIUsedtoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568355742926021406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84312581524941070682011-10-24T10:10:22.365-05:002011-10-24T10:10:22.365-05:00I swear, sycophancy (which is a pillar of cultism)...I swear, sycophancy (which is a pillar of cultism) is a HUGE problem in this world:<br /><br />You guys talk as though Madonna hasn't been the celebrated embodiment of a nutcase bitch from Day One of entering the public sphere - I challenge you to watch "Truth Or Dare" (her own documentary) and tell me you like her as a person, or explain her demand we put Kabbalah water in nuclear reactors - as though her ill-gotten fame dictates the usual responsibilities of family don't apply to her, because of what Tony "may" or may not be is ridiculous. <br /><br />You sold your soul - not even for Rock 'N' Roll but some silly girl-power pabulum pop.<br /><br />You're just plain sad, man.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79227257493366261512011-10-24T08:29:49.627-05:002011-10-24T08:29:49.627-05:00Madonna has inserted herself into politics. I'...Madonna has inserted herself into politics. I'll make her my business. Miss leftocrat is a capitalist. Feel the hypocrisy. At her stadium concerts, Madonna installs huge screens to propagandize her fawning fans into the assumption that John McCain (a war hero) is no different than Hitler.<br /><br />ESPN doesn't seem to care. <br />I think ESPN should care.Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91315038391191691022011-10-24T08:16:04.354-05:002011-10-24T08:16:04.354-05:00Family isn't society.
How a family deals with...Family isn't society.<br /><br />How a family deals with individual people has little or nothing to do with ideology or how society should be run.<br /><br />Really none of our business.NotWhoIUsedtoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568355742926021406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36243262767089958992011-10-24T03:46:57.167-05:002011-10-24T03:46:57.167-05:00And here I thought there was so much more to life....<i>And here I thought there was so much more to life.</i><br /><br />I see you're lucky enough not to have addicts in your family.<br /><br />Addiction is not the flu. It does not get better if you wait patiently and make sure the sufferer drinks plenty of fluids and eats healthy. Addiction is, by definition, the willingness to sacrifice the "so much more" aspects of life for the sake of the addiction.<br /><br />Most family members of addicts start out like you, but after they've been lied to and stolen from often enough they eventually realize that while they may love the addict, he doesn't love them -- at least, not as much as he loves booze or cocaine or whatever.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11408685865297409212011-10-24T03:19:00.617-05:002011-10-24T03:19:00.617-05:00You've removed the cost of his addiction!
And...<i>You've removed the cost of his addiction!</i><br /><br />And here I thought there was so much more to life. But it's OK if he is on SSI and "in the system?" OK then. One learns something everyday. Mostly that there are a lot of assholes out there that would let there real brothers and sisters, sons and daughters die to make a stupid point. Fair enough. But I already knew that.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82989162030386168552011-10-24T01:26:45.772-05:002011-10-24T01:26:45.772-05:00I see it as more reason to provide food and shelte...<i>I see it as more reason to provide food and shelter until he's ready to quit.</i><br /><br />If you provide an addict with food and shelter, why would he EVER be "ready to quit"?<br /><br />You've removed the cost of his addiction!Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90131783719228479712011-10-24T00:54:45.811-05:002011-10-24T00:54:45.811-05:00And I'm as Conservative as Ronald Reagan. I ev...And I'm as Conservative as Ronald Reagan. I even met him once in the Oval Office*. Guess your guesses aren't worth very much, are they?<br /><br />*While I was there, Patty barged in to speak with him. I tried not to listen but she was upset about something he said about her to a reporter, and she was reading him the Riot Act. Later, when he spoke to me he asked if I were married and I said "No." He said, "Then, do I have a girl for you! [meaning Patty]...We all laughed. <br /><br />Patty? Anytime you're ready! Not that I'm rushing you, of course. . .Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44023743821972573152011-10-24T00:39:25.367-05:002011-10-24T00:39:25.367-05:00The academy was abandoned this year after $3.8 mil...<i>The academy was abandoned this year after $3.8 million was spent without a brick ever being laid.<br /></i>But did Madonna help the girls get laid?Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19838093020184163462011-10-24T00:38:25.843-05:002011-10-24T00:38:25.843-05:00Then do something else.
Or do nothing and clack y...Then do something else.<br /><br />Or do nothing and clack your teeth and say "What a shame!" when he kicks. I see it as more reason to provide food and shelter until he's ready to quit. Your brothers and sisters, your sons and daughters are as you find them. Work with that instead of some stupid ideal.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26789887773907624692011-10-23T23:53:45.003-05:002011-10-23T23:53:45.003-05:00Darrell sez:
"have him followed and photogra...Darrell sez:<br /><br /><i>"have him followed and photographed with all buys going to the police. Pretty soon, no one will sell to him."</i><br /><br />And...<br />What if his substance of choice is alcohol (the worst addiction of all)?SBVORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30050765281001928942011-10-23T23:48:23.497-05:002011-10-23T23:48:23.497-05:00Darrell sez:
"Keeping someone alive gives th...Darrell sez:<br /><br /><i>"Keeping someone alive gives them a chance to finally make that decision to quit on their own. That's the only way that works."</i><br /><br />Which only serves to further prove the adage that:<br />The entire "Progressive" ideology is pure mythology.<br /><br />I am not guided by <i>"pop psychology and after school specials"</i>. I am guided by countless examples of real life up close and personal experiences demonstrating that tough love works.<br /><br />Any addiction specialist would identify you as a counter-productive enabler in a New York nano-second.SBVORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76207217756647429222011-10-23T23:18:02.635-05:002011-10-23T23:18:02.635-05:00Do you think he can't use SSI or other taxpaye...Do you think he can't use SSI or other taxpayer-funded help to keep on using? Keeping someone alive gives them a chance to finally make that decision to quit on their own. That's the only way that works.<br /><br />Look, he going to die on the streets. It's not a matter of "if,"<br />only when. Glad that it makes you feel somehow superior. Little minds need to stick with the script of the after school special to give their lives meaning and direction. You might want to invest in a ballguard, though. Something gives me a feeling that you'll probably be needing one someday. <br /><br />Half the people in Madonna's world are probably using something and she is quite comfortable "enabling" <br />them by using them on her projects. If you have hundreds of millions of dollars and you can't think of ways of really helping a brother, you should hire someone who can. It would cost less than the amount she spends monthly on cut flowers.<br /><br />Here. I'll give you one idea for free. Hire a P.I. firm run by ex-cops or FBI and have him followed and photographed with all buys going to the police. Pretty soon, no one will sell to him. Or even talk to him.If the dealers take a run at the PIs, ex-cops should know what to do. Madonna could wind up cleaning up some streets as a side benefit.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47475484818914736662011-10-23T22:42:34.679-05:002011-10-23T22:42:34.679-05:00“I got frostbite on my feet last winter, Ciccone s...<i><br />“I got frostbite on my feet last winter, Ciccone said. “A friend of mine lost all ten toes. Several have died of hypothermia.”</i><br /><br />What kind of dick-tard decides to remain "homeless" in MICHIGAN?<br /><br />Never heard of FLORIDA? The land of milk and honey...and cigarette trees.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883624614717089962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76024090024098459952011-10-23T22:41:58.503-05:002011-10-23T22:41:58.503-05:00Darrell sez:
"Can't you think of a way t...Darrell sez:<br /><br /><i>"Can't you think of a way to give him food and shelter only? I can."</i><br /><br />And, if he is an addict...<br />All you will have accomplished is to make it that much easier for him to comfortably afford his substance of choice.<br /><br />All you will have done is to perpetuate his addiction and increase the odds that addiction will kill him.<br /><br />In reality, all you will have done is to feed your own desperate need to feel good about yourself. And you will. You will be too blinded by your own self-righteousness to see that you contributed to his premature death.<br /><br />But, of course, you can then...<br /><i>"go to his funeral and be very proud of yourself"</i>SBVORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82412586366014356742011-10-23T22:03:21.109-05:002011-10-23T22:03:21.109-05:00You can go to his funeral and be very proud of you...You can go to his funeral and be very proud of yourself. Can't you think of a way to give him food and shelter only? I can. I'm sorry that your intellectual capacity is so limited. Maybe you should look past pop psychology and after school specials to give yourself broader insight. It couldn't hurt.<br /><br />Always help family. Forget the petty bullshit when it's a matter of life and death.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54150977380891088282011-10-23T21:57:24.933-05:002011-10-23T21:57:24.933-05:00Again addressing the question of:
"how do we ...Again addressing the question of:<br /><i>"how do we know this guy is really who he says he is?"</i><br /><br />The following link indicates Madonna has an older brother named Anthony. Whether this individual is that Anthony is another question:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193740,00.html?sPage=fnc.entertainment/madonna" rel="nofollow">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193740,00.html?sPage=fnc.entertainment/madonna</a>SBVORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61893348692284871952011-10-23T21:41:34.933-05:002011-10-23T21:41:34.933-05:00We don’t know the details of the relationship betw...We don’t know the details of the relationship between Madonna and her homeless brother. We can be fairly certain that they do not get along and that Madonna does not believe that he is a proper recipient of her charity. <br />The interesting thing about this situation is this: Madonna is a fairly typical Liberal who advocates government programs to help the poor and down-and-out, like her brother. Government programs, unlike private charity are not allowed to differentiate between what was once called the “deserving” poor and the “undeserving” poor. When our tax dollars are used by government to spend money on people like Madonna’s brother we are not allowed to ask if he deserves our support; he simply gets it because he qualifies. The government is not allowed to get as granular as that. And, frankly, I don’t trust the government employee to make those distinctions. But to the Liberal, the government program is “good” and ever more of it is demanded.<br /><br />On the other hand, Madonna has determined that her homeless brother does not deserve her help for some reason. Getting fired from a family business gives us a clue, but is not definitive. Madonna is using her knowledge of her brother to decide whether to support him or not. She is familiar with the details of his situation; her decision is based on her determination that he does not deserve her charity.<br /><br />This is a fascinating case of the Liberal mind. The inability to see that there are no “people” only persons. Each has a story and a problem. For some, a helping hand financially may be the answer. For others the gift of faith may be worth more than all the money in the world. The old adage about not being able to see the forest for the trees, can also be turned around; many cannot see the trees for the forest.Moneyrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940253500799383224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58970725444111773442011-10-23T21:37:09.163-05:002011-10-23T21:37:09.163-05:00Althouse sez:
"By the way, how do we know th...Althouse sez:<br /><br /><i>"By the way, how do we know this guy is really who he says he is?"</i><br /><br />Good question. Verifying that would be Journalism 101. But, we all know the state of "journalism" these days.<br /><br />It's "interesting" to note that -- among the family photos in the following link -- there is no "Anthony":<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1034635/My-bizarre-life-Madonna-Guy--BROTHER.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1034635/My-bizarre-life-Madonna-Guy--BROTHER.html</a><br /><br />Of course, each photo could have predated the birth of brother (or, half brother) Anthony.SBVORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76663474405989798552011-10-23T21:14:39.560-05:002011-10-23T21:14:39.560-05:00@Gabriel 9:51 this morning
And if Madonna doesn&#...@Gabriel 9:51 this morning<br /><br />And if Madonna doesn't think he's worth helping, why would she expect the government to use the taxpayers' money to help him?<br /><br />Maybe the left should just decide who needs to live and die and save themselves a lot of money ...<br /><br />Oh. Wait .... just give him a red pill. Or was it the blue one? Or put him on an ice floe ...<br /><br />Whatever it is, when the government does it the "workers" bear no responsibility, right?<br /><br />Irene's idea is most responsible. $25,000 a year and medical expenses dependent on drug (or whatever) testing.JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78888330082765742772011-10-23T20:49:53.171-05:002011-10-23T20:49:53.171-05:00Darrell, you advocate enabling an addict? You rea...Darrell, you advocate enabling an addict? You realize that this often dooms the person to a lifetime of drug abuse, yes?Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29999095106954760762011-10-23T18:12:23.298-05:002011-10-23T18:12:23.298-05:00Darrell,
So...
What you're telling me (truthf...Darrell,<br /><br />So...<br />What you're telling me (truthfully or otherwise) is that you have enabled addiction?<br /><br />How noble of you. Don't break your arm while patting yourself on your back.SBVORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47008037471419418742011-10-23T18:01:40.362-05:002011-10-23T18:01:40.362-05:00If Madonna can doesn't want to subsidize her w...If Madonna can doesn't want to subsidize her worthless brother, surely she can understand why Republicans don't want to.RightKlikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04475874038428195332noreply@blogger.com