Kate Gosselin's 15 minutes

[Auggie27]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 11:25am

I simply do not understand the new minimal requirements for the 15 minute extension. The fact that Ms. Gosselin is a week-long co-host on THE VIEW really shouldn't surprise anyone. And yet, it's a remarkable comment on how little it takes to be 'famous,' and what it buys you (as opposed to what you earn).

Ms. Gosselin is now famous for being just-this-side of a celebrity, her fame enhanced, extended, magnified not by her achievement -- remember achievement? Doing something? -- or her world-view, merely by her suriving the impact of her uninteresting, unappealing husband's wandering eye and organ and -- oh yeah -- her brood size.

So now we take our instantly created celebrities and not only support them as tune-ins, we turn them into faux journalists. It's no accident that the VIEW's maternity-leave embracing Elizabeth began her "career" by appearing on SURVIVOR. She ate bugs and jumped into waterfalls and became a pundit as a result. So I guess Ms. Gosselin may end up providing us with wisdom about child rearing, adultery, and above all else, show biz. We had to hear that Patrick Swayze's movies are her two favorite. Do we care?

Personally, I'm ready for Toby, the ass-dragging carpet dirtying dog to get his 17th minute. I think he's at least inspired some house training.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 3:56pm

Thank you auggie! Most of ya'll know how I feel about Kate Gosselin so I won't repeat. I did not watch The View today but I was curious and went to abc.com/theview. I love to hate Kate so it was very satisfying to me to see all of the hate posts! There are tons of them! Luckily, her stint was over today-it was only for 2 days!

[StockardFan]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 5:32pm

I don't know of anyone who actually likes her, supportivemom?

[Jane2]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 5:44pm

Mom, it was fun when Joy asked her why she allowed the cameras in her home 24/7, and when she had a hard time answering, I heard Joy mumble that she also could see doing it for the money.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 7:06pm

Jane- did she really have a hard time answering that question or was she trying to remember what her publicist told her to say! She's obviously trying to spin the media and we're not buying it!

[justme2]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 9:31pm

Here is what I don't get regarding the whole "Jon vs. Kate" online bloggers and commenters:

The online responses to articles about these two losers invariably have the Kate supporters singing her praises for her "taking the high road" and "not commenting" on Jon's Primetime interview. Kate herself constantly points out how she is keeping quiet "for the sake of her children" and her fans keep pointing out how skeezy Jon was for giving that interview on ABC.

Pardon me...but do her fans not recall her Today show, Larry King Live (2), People Magazine (3), InTouch, Lifestyle, 700 Club, and Rachael Ray appearances? Are they all forgetting her referring to her husband as an alien and teenager in the latest interview? Yeah, she's REAL quiet.

Also, have these people not actually WATCHED Jon and Kate Plus Eight? Like maybe episodes 1-498?

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 10:36pm

Exactly justme!

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 10:56pm

Exactly! Kate MAY be taking the high road now, but she got herself into a ****ty situation by treating John the way she did. (Plus, I don't think what she is doing is considered the "high road.")
She is now being placed on everyone's pedestal. WRONG.
I think she is the one PLAYING the instigator and "goody-goody"-- she wants the violins played with sympathy for her. In reality, it all began with her; this wouldn't have happened if she didn't treat John the way she did.

Do I condone what John is doing? Absolutely not, but I can completely see why he is doing it. I sure wouldn't want to be treated the same way as Kate treated him.

[justme2]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 11:03pm

If the gender roles were reversed, and it was Jon treating Kate as she treated him...boy, would there be people out there screaming about the abuse!

Why is it considered ok for her to treat her spouse in the manner she did? I cannot stand her victim mentality. It disgusts me that people actually perceive her as any kind of victim in this scheme.

There are only 8 victims here.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 11:10pm

My biggest issue with her on The View, save for the initial, "Ugh, seriously?" was that it didn't feel like she was actually a guest host; every time she opened her mouth, it sounded like she was treating it like she was being interviewed. (The whole "Why I still wear my ring" dissertation, for example.) And, I mean, the kinds of leading questions she was asked didn't really help that either, but the whole thing was so ridiculous. It was like she was just another guest, but they had randomly stuck her at the host table. She added nothing; she just talked about herself.

[justme2]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 11:15pm

I also saw online today that she had a new hairstyle for day two of The View...kinda wavy and short. Was she tired of everyone mocking the dead porcupine on her head?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 9/15/09 at 11:25pm

I noticed that, too. And no more stripes!

[LaurenB]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:27am

"Do I condone what John is doing? Absolutely not, but I can completely see why he is doing it. I sure wouldn't want to be treated the same way as Kate treated him."

Sweet - I agree completely. She comes off as so sanctimonious. Did you see John's interview last week? He said he spent $22,000 on therapy (marriage counseling). Kate refused to go, so he went by himself.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:39am

Saw this on e-news last night and it utterly disgusts me! Kate considers herself a celebrity mom! I think that's why she has worked so hard to improve her looks- so she can get her own talk show. Hello-what do you mean there is no show with celebrity moms? EVERY woman on The View is a mom. Let me repeat this Kate- EVERY woman on The View is a mom. I guess she figures if Jon gets a show about divorced dads, she can get one featuring "single" parents! This is a big PUHLEEZE. I just wonder what the ratings were like for The View during Kate's stint? Seems like most people were against it! She should be grateful to Jon's behavior (which I think is mostly PR) cuz if if were'nt for that picture of him with the 2 women last spring, Kate would have never gotten this exposure. I'm waiting for more people to come out to talk about what a shrew this woman is!

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b144081_kate_gosselin_likes_view_much_she_wants.html
Updated On: 9/16/09 at 06:39 AM

[StockardFan]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:04am

Gawd I hate her.

[madbrian]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:57am

I've never watched J&K+8, and I don't get her celebrity. There are more fertile women (octomom, Duggar), there are bitchier women (Housewives of X), there may even be worse hairdos, though none come to mind. Can someone please explain why anyone would pay any attention to her?

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 8:06am

EXACTLY madbrian!!!!

[LaurenB]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 8:09am

Madbrain - I don't know if people are interested in the parents that much, but those kids are just so darn adorable.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 8:18am

Ha! Then let the kids host their own talk show for kids! Seriously though, I wonder how many of their school friends are telling them what's going on!

[StockardFan]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 8:21am

there may even be worse hairdos, though none come to mind.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 8:28am

My favorite line in today's Times review of the VIEW handling of the (yawn) Swift-West dustup was this:

"...Barbara Walters, doing her best vampire impression, turned to Kate Gosselin, a guest host on the show, and asked how she felt when she heard her husband Joh say in a television interview last week that he despised her..."

Of course, if you are doing a vampire impression, the person you're pursuing shouldn't really be as bloodless as Ms. G.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 9:08am

Auggie- so what was Kate's response to that question? I'm sure she took a long pause, said ummm. then remembered what her publicist told her to say! Also, how ironic was it that they booked Dr. Phil on the show that Kate was "co-hosting". I saw a clip where he was going on about the dangers of putting your family on camera and I didn't see Kate respond! Again- I really hope the ratings tanked for The View the last couple of days!

UGGHH! I just read that Kate will be back on Friday! WTF? Also, I see another tabloid cover story of Jon and the nanny! I personally believe that Kate's people are doing this. Since when are these tabloid stories considered to be telling the truth? I actually wish Gloria Alred would take on Jon as a client! Sorry- but this just makes my stomach turn!
Updated On: 9/16/09 at 09:08 AM

[Marianne2]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 9:53am

I agree with what everyone has said here. I did not watch the View at all, nor did I see Jon's interview, but I really think Kate is bad in this situation. Jon isn't good by any means, but I think the difference with him is that he isn't going around saying things and then doing the opposite. You have to wonder what Kate is doing with the kids when she does all these tv show appearances, or does she do this when Jon is supposed to have the kids?

I personally think both Jon and Kate should take some quiet time for themselves and think about what they are doing to their children. It's not like these kids have not been exploited since birth. They were on a couple of other TLC specials when the kids were babies. And then they got the series.

[Anakela]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 9:54am

supportivemom- apparently Kate will be back on The View on Friday because *Kathy Griffin* is the other guest (I am assuming we've all seen the 'commercial' for the Kathy Griffin as Kate tv movie?). Now that is a lineup that might actually get me to watch The View on Friday.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 9/16/09 at 10:02am

Ha Marianne! Don't you remember they took a month long hiatus- one that was filled with one tabloid story after another! These 2 don't know how to shut up! I do not believe that Jon is doing as much as they say when it comes to dating all of these women. In fact, I wish he could sue! Anyway, when my kids were young, I had to go on a couple of business travel trips a year and I missed my kids desperately! Kate seems to be travelling every week! Jon seems to be a good father as I don't hear the kids complaining and they seem happy when they are with him. I also never heard him say bad things about Kate in front of them but I do believe that Kate does and you can even see on earlier shows where she makes anti-Jon comments under her breath! oh- I could go on and on.....