I've lived in Mtn Home since 1989, so that's...hold on...I'm thinking...WOW! Exactly 25 years! Boy, I think I can almost declare myself an Idahoan. But my family is British and I grew up in Louisiana around lots of other Brits so I still think I'm a little bit of a mutt. Those of you who have been around awhile may remember when I used to blog all the time. My opinions weren't very accepted and there was always an issue because I work for the county. That really wasn't fair because I NEVER blog at work! And I am still entitled to my opinions and thoughts about city and county issues, right? However, it stirred a lot of pots and those pots certainly can make a lot of noise! Since I'm a writer, I took what I wrote in my blog seriously so I spent a lot of time researching things which got exhausting to do when you're not even get a paycheck for it. So I stopped. That was a blessing to many! However, to this day, I still have people stop me and ask me why I wasn't blogging and t! hey missed it. I've missed it. Mainly because there are so many issues that come up and I have no voice except around my friends and I'm sure they are tired of it.

Geraldo is a jerk!

Posted Friday, October 23, 2009, at 7:46 AM

I am so angry! I am so sadden by the horrible death of that little girl who was snatched walking home from school and granted, anger can make you say stupid things, but Geraldo was a jerk this morning on Fox News. He blamed the mother for letting her child walk home. He blamed the mother for having a child and not providing 24 hour surveillance to prevent this from happening. It made me sick to hear it. This mother lived within a mile and therefore had no bus service. The children walked in groups. Unfortunately, that day the girl got upset at one of the kids and took off ahead. They lost sight of her for a moment and that was all it took. Now we have a mother who probably is heaping tons of blame on herself as well as a group of kids who are dealing with the same. This would be hard enough without the finger-pointing idiots like Geraldo. This is hard enough for an adult to ever manage to come to terms with. I know that those kids will suffer tremendous guilt and will need compassionate help. Geraldo's attack was horrible and if I were that mother and heard what he said, in the fragile state that she must be in, then I may fall so deep into guilt and depression that harm would be considered to myself. I pray that the mother didn't hear it and I pray that someone strong will guide her through her grief. Blaming her for the death is misguided and heartless! Fox News will hear how I feel about that idiot as well. Apologize and show compassion, Geraldo! That mother and those kids have enough guilt to bear without you. (Time: 6:45am)

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Geraldo really said that? WTF!? The money he's making is rotting his brain!

-- Posted by censored on Fri, Oct 23, 2009, at 8:05 AM
I saw this too Kim...I AM NOT a fan of Fox News at ALL, but did see it on another channel this morning as I was getting ready for work. I too am a single mother of two school aged children and while I am able to tkae them to school everyday, I cannot always drive them home. Its absolutely disgusting what he said. I cannot even fathom what this mother is going through and you could see how devastated she was at the news conference before the little girls body was discovered....Its a terrible tradgedy and hopefully this idiot Gerlado will apologize to her.

-- Posted by kcp11 on Fri, Oct 23, 2009, at 8:16 AM
That is horrible what Geraldo said... And it's so sad that our children cannot walk down a street anymore with out getting kidnapped and murdered.

Go figure Geraldo is on Fox News lol !

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Fri, Oct 23, 2009, at 9:45 AM
Geraldo is,has been since his Capone tunnel,and probably always will be an IDIOT.This is the guy who tried to give away troop positions in Iraq,then cried about being told he was no longer welcome with the troops.

-- Posted by Happy Haven on Fri, Oct 23, 2009, at 10:46 AM
I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who got heated over what he said. I'm still mad! Every parent can look back and see countless times that this horrible thing could have occurred or some other tragedy while one of our kids got out of our sight. I'm amazed that kids make it thru childhood sometimes. And I'm angry that Geraldo compared things to a prized poodle. Basically saying that "You wouldn't let your prized poodle go wandering away from home yet you allow your precious child to walk home from school." Then went on to say that people shouldn't have kids if they aren't willing to watch over them. He is worse than an idiot.

-- Posted by kimkovac on Fri, Oct 23, 2009, at 10:41 PM
geraldo is so far out of line,he will never get back in.he,s always been this way.he should be held responsible for his comments, like (fired).this is a terrible time in our history,when our children are murdered in school,on the street, just about anywhere anymore.seems like people like geraldo love to pile misery on top of misery. hope he doesn,t sleep well.

-- Posted by tolkien on Sat, Oct 24, 2009, at 6:22 PM
by the way kim i like your column.keep it going.thanks

-- Posted by tolkien on Sat, Oct 24, 2009, at 6:24 PM
It is great to see some new names and I wanted to welcome you and say thanks for commenting: kcp11, Junkyard, Bernardcraig20 and Happy Haven. I hope to see more of you. To the other faithful commenters, Bazookaman (RWE packing) the returning Tolkien (missed ya), MsMarylin (sweet, bites when needed), OpinionMissy (I am Woman! ROAR!)and censored (salt and peppa with a pinch of sugar)may I say, Thank you, thank you! You are heros. Okay, enough sucking up! I have a treaty to read. Goodbye, love ya.

-- Posted by kimkovac on Sun, Oct 25, 2009, at 10:59 AM

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