tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post6175935838907349163..comments2023-11-05T04:23:05.050-08:00Comments on Finding My Way Home: Weekend: OJ Revisited....thailandchanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-25231192902076271752007-09-19T10:45:00.000-07:002007-09-19T10:45:00.000-07:00That dreadful man. As if murder isn't enough for h...That dreadful man. As if murder isn't enough for him he now has to stoop to armed robbery..!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-39218808368161077082007-09-18T13:55:00.000-07:002007-09-18T13:55:00.000-07:00I don't think the answer is so much ignoring it (w...I don't think the answer is so much ignoring it (which can take lot of energy0 as it is just turning your attention to other things, preferably the things you want to see it the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03354299078292553141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-76738181625253682812007-09-17T10:27:00.000-07:002007-09-17T10:27:00.000-07:00I could not have said this better. Amen.I drove h...I could not have said this better. Amen.<BR/><BR/>I drove home on my lunch hour to the let dog out when OJ's verdict was given - live. I wanted to throw up.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-73467016231618953362007-09-17T01:20:00.000-07:002007-09-17T01:20:00.000-07:00One has to wonder why someone (you) who wants a pe...One has to wonder why someone (you) who wants a peaceful life of tranquility would allow herself to let such absolute rubbish/trash into her brain? Seriously. I am not on the quest that you are, but I've gotten to the point in my life where I will not allow that kind of garbage into my brain! Try ignoring it...you'll be much happier! Peace. TrayaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-52235076688886604972007-09-16T21:43:00.000-07:002007-09-16T21:43:00.000-07:00whelp today Sunday 9-16 he was arrested for armed ...whelp today Sunday 9-16 he was arrested for armed robbery....so once again a blatant disregard for the law may indeed come to pass for this narrcisstic man..enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-13330238148129873832007-09-16T14:07:00.000-07:002007-09-16T14:07:00.000-07:00I have paid NO attention to all this because it ju...I have paid NO attention to all this because it just blows my mind--all of it. I can't even spare a thought for it because it seems so unreal.Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-3564557908079272672007-09-16T11:51:00.000-07:002007-09-16T11:51:00.000-07:00I hear ya. But I am a proponent of free speech so...I hear ya. But I am a proponent of free speech so, bottom line, if OJ wants to write a stupid book that's his right. I agree that he should have had the decency to NOT write such a book. But this is OJ we're talking about. I'm not sure 'decency' really applies to someone who abused his wife over and over and then (I think) killed her.Parlancheqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654624164313992281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-80620264405755100342007-09-16T09:50:00.000-07:002007-09-16T09:50:00.000-07:00The saddest part is that it's going to be a bestse...The saddest part is that it's going to be a bestseller. For some reason people love to eat up disgusting stuff like this. I have no intention of reading this book. I too watched the trial and there was no doubt in my mind that he did it and he would get away with it because our culture worships celebrity.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>"At what point does any society at large determine that this kind of prurient sensationalism, this kind of blatant exploitation of someone else's life for entertainment, is unacceptable?"<BR/>To answer your question, in my opinion: in this society, apparently, never.LittlePeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890731735785145148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-54636990327755900222007-09-15T22:00:00.000-07:002007-09-15T22:00:00.000-07:00I am of the same opinion, that OJ did it. I rememb...I am of the same opinion, that OJ did it. I remember being in the student union when the verdict was announced, and the whole place just went silent and slcak-jawed with disbelief.<BR/><BR/>And you are right on about this book. disgusting.painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-24157463103716157992007-09-15T12:37:00.000-07:002007-09-15T12:37:00.000-07:00Once again, I beg to disagree. Freedom of expressi...Once again, I beg to disagree. Freedom of expression means even freedom for odious speech. Orenthal is a jerk and this book has probably no literary or factual redeeming value. But neither have Ludlum's novels -- and they are published.Cecilio Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283375962527765787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-79362977751241786472007-09-15T12:33:00.000-07:002007-09-15T12:33:00.000-07:00I don't think he has a soul.I agree with you thoug...I don't think he has a soul.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you though, the book shouldn't have been published. I won't buy it, but people will. I just hope that whatever money is generated from book sales goes towards charitable good or, perhaps, trust funds for Nicole's children.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567374243896229606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-68112717235686707212007-09-15T11:19:00.000-07:002007-09-15T11:19:00.000-07:00At what point does any society at large determine ...At what point does any society at large determine that this kind of prurient sensationalism, this kind of blatant exploitation of someone else's life for entertainment, is unacceptable?<BR/><BR/>At the point when we stop giving it our attention, it will no longer be a part of our society.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03354299078292553141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-16908721849236588532007-09-15T04:03:00.000-07:002007-09-15T04:03:00.000-07:00Just the idea of this book is ridiculous. Who woul...Just the idea of this book is ridiculous. Who would write a book like this? Honestly. (And who would buy it?)KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114277144629595998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-23809871460190552262007-09-14T16:29:00.000-07:002007-09-14T16:29:00.000-07:00It is awful, through and through.It is awful, through and through.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-13225573524675625862007-09-14T15:32:00.000-07:002007-09-14T15:32:00.000-07:00Yuck, just yuck.And even more yucky, is that it wi...Yuck, just yuck.<BR/><BR/>And even more yucky, is that it will probably be a best seller. <BR/><BR/>What does that say about us?menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-13028655378634526462007-09-14T13:19:00.000-07:002007-09-14T13:19:00.000-07:00And looky here, in the news this afternoon is the ...And looky here, in the news this afternoon is the story that he's been involved in some sort of heist in Las Vegas.<BR/><BR/>A bad seed, that one.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-51467131042521128032007-09-14T12:53:00.000-07:002007-09-14T12:53:00.000-07:00I agree he has no right to publish the book, it i...I agree he has no right to publish the book, it is bad enough that he abused her while she was alive.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand he has to share a mind with an idiot like himself. Surely it does not get worse than that?Helhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151484041306013384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-25075611969523287022007-09-14T12:49:00.000-07:002007-09-14T12:49:00.000-07:00It seems indisputable that he did it. And publish...It seems indisputable that he did it. And publishing this book is wrong, in my opinion, no matter who gets the cash.<BR/><BR/>I believe the Goldmans think they are exposing him to the world, but they would probably be better served by spending their energies on healing from their loss than from obsessing on their son's killer.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I have, thankfully, never experienced the kind of loss they have so it doesn't seem fair for me to even comment on their actions.<BR/><BR/>Our society thrives on sensationalism to a sickening degree, though. I see our values as a culture slipping more and more, and do not see any way to reverse this ugly trend. All we can do as individuals is express our values often, and not buy into mass morality, or lack of same.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-44849962808630284422007-09-14T09:51:00.000-07:002007-09-14T09:51:00.000-07:00I always wonder what that jury thinks - how do the...I always wonder what that jury thinks - how do they live with themselves?Open Grove Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130539510552780606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-29448997244835217802007-09-14T08:11:00.000-07:002007-09-14T08:11:00.000-07:00On Oprah, what the Goldmans had to say made some s...On Oprah, what the Goldmans had to say made some sense, but I don't need to rehash it now, and at least they stopped him from profiting. What Denise Brown had to say also made sense. After listening, I feel sympathy for the Goldmans and their position, but my heart tells me that they shouldn't have gone ahead with publication. However, at least some of the money will go to the kids.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-88025589989402977812007-09-14T07:56:00.000-07:002007-09-14T07:56:00.000-07:00I agree. I think so every time I see the book. H...I agree. I think so every time I see the book. How do you publish sometime like that, if you have any sense of comnpassion?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316677018586769316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-34234961730403047832007-09-14T07:24:00.000-07:002007-09-14T07:24:00.000-07:00If he was innocent he wouldn't have written a book...If he was innocent he wouldn't have written a book about it, for one. And second, I totally agree with you on the rest - it's absolutely intolerable that this book is published, it's a scandal!blooming desertpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123794891431225612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-1061944579894817662007-09-14T07:11:00.000-07:002007-09-14T07:11:00.000-07:00Iv'e said it before and will again.We are a societ...Iv'e said it before and will again.<BR/>We are a society of the spectacle.<BR/><BR/>I am not at all surprised. Dismayed yes, but not surprised.crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-59677447116391093262007-09-14T05:42:00.000-07:002007-09-14T05:42:00.000-07:00The whole OJ thing leaves me kind of speechless. ...The whole OJ thing leaves me kind of speechless. I don't begin to understand how any of the book came to be. The mind, it boggles.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526629366170486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-71254421568304532282007-09-14T05:23:00.000-07:002007-09-14T05:23:00.000-07:00I think this sort of thing is representative of se...I think this sort of thing is representative of several larger social ills that are at the core, wholly destructive and undermining the values that we once held dear. <BR/><BR/>Money, capitalism, commercialism and famemongering seem to have eclipsed honesty, integrity, and self-respect. I know that the bottom line has always been and always will be a driving force in the world, but we have allowed it to override our moral code. <BR/><BR/>I blame the media the glut. It's outta control.Blog Antagonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378330862349859998noreply@blogger.com