tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post2544064328434248102..comments2023-09-23T10:44:53.276-04:00Comments on I Laugh, Therefore, I AM: Degeneres DelimmaBr. Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03794716304960943782noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-76777100195393381342007-10-19T18:12:00.000-04:002007-10-19T18:12:00.000-04:00I have no problem with celebrities using their cel...I have no problem with celebrities using their celebrity as a platform for their own agendas, whatever those might be. Free speech I'm fine with so long as I'm free to turn off the channel if I don't like the message.Kimberly Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897181372044511961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-37208326292539206282007-10-18T19:23:00.000-04:002007-10-18T19:23:00.000-04:00Ellen is a good kid.Ellen is a good kid.Iwanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114933913890960126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-11960435697106795092007-10-18T14:52:00.000-04:002007-10-18T14:52:00.000-04:00Very well said, Bro. And I like your dogs and cats...Very well said, Bro. <BR/>And I like your dogs and cats too. Max is great. <BR/><BR/>'Raine: I just had to write a Pugbus article on this.Br. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794716304960943782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-57474906496418675232007-10-18T14:22:00.000-04:002007-10-18T14:22:00.000-04:00I watched the clip on YouTube...it seems to me tha...I watched the clip on YouTube...it seems to me that the only reason Ellen broke down on the show was because she was so upset over what happened that she couldn't pretend to be funny until she got it off her chest. Right or wrong, I can understand that...it wasn't like her original intent was to use her show as a bully pulpit against the agency.<BR/><BR/>Interesting notes, because I've spent too much time now looking into this but a)the agency in question has temporarily suspended their website because they were getting so much email over this and 2) the issue of whether or not owners should do what Ellen did is a subject of some controversy in the rescue community.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130321823549477784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500594.post-31425699631925498642007-10-17T16:50:00.000-04:002007-10-17T16:50:00.000-04:00It is likely that the "no homes with children" pro...It is likely that the "no homes with children" proviso was in the contract because the dogs are not examined or screened to make sure that they will react appropriately to little hands and feet. So, the question is not if the environment was safe for the pooch, but is it safe for the kids.<BR/><BR/>I've got 2 dogs and 3 cats and I love them all. I have always had and cared for pets. But, when it comes right down to it...People First. Especially the little ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com