Katie Says She Feels "Ripped Off"

76. I understand Katie's pain of the loss of her husband. I was married 18 years and divorced. Not same as a marriage, but you have this void and will always remember that significant person in your life. I have a girlfriend that her husband died and she remarried and still talks about her first husband. This is normal guys, it doesn't make any difference if yuu are rich, poor or comfortable. But the fact remains that these years of marriage are part of ones past and you can;t pretend that those years didn't exist. I don't think Kaite is saying poor me. I think someone asked her about this and she elaborated on her feelings. If you guys commenting on this article are any indication of the average soul then we are pathic as a society and narrow minded. I also am a republican and I never take Offense to Katies news! Good luck to her and all that try to be successful
There's no place like home, Toto

Posted at 2:55PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by toto

77. I do not understand the shallowness that the writers are showing on these comments. Katie is a human being. of course she is sad that her daughters loss their dad and she lost her husband. She will be 80 and still feel that sorrow and their loss. She may move on by remarrying and the girls will have a new dad or adopted but it doenst remove the fact that they loss this person in their life. I don't believe in what you are saying that she is feeling sorry for herself. Katie is in the public and we don't know how the reporter approached her or what they asked her, but what ever it was it put her in touch with the reminder of the pain that she has felt. My wife died 13 years ago, I have since remarried and yet I always think of my first wife, at holidays, birthdays, sometimes just an ordinary day, I also have 2 children and the sadness I will always have that they didn't get to know their mom. I have not been blessed with the financial fortune that Katie has worked hard to obtain but finacial status has nothing to do with this at all. I had a good frined to die 6 years ago and left behind a wife and three children. All this lady could talk about for five years was her husband, she never got over him and then she got cancer and died in September and now the three children whom are 15, 12, and 9 are suppose to go on in life and according to the writers of these comments,
in 8 to 10 years down the road forget about their parents and the saddness they feel. People are not made the same some may get over a love one fast others may always have that pain they feel for them. Don't be so cruel and judgemental please!
Lighten up on Katie and all other public figures, you may not agree with them for the party they seem to represent but be decent! Also I am republican.
Steve

Posted at 6:04PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by steve

78. what is the matter with you people? We are always saying don't judge people by their looks. You guys are very cruel! Who died and made you guys God's judges anyway? Lets say that everyone that critized Katie for her looks are really drop dead gorgeous themselves (i doubt it) but lets say this is true. You are not pretty on the inside because if you were the thoughts would never enter your minds to be so cruel.

My wife and I are writting this together and we are appaulled at the low mentality a great deal of you have shown. I have a beautiful wife very very pretty, actually was voted for all the queens of everything in High school and College. Anyway the point is I have good judgement and I happen to think Katie is attractive but this should not even be a point here.

Really what you guys are saying is to be a reporter you must look like a beauty pagent if you are a woman?? Forget about the brains and ability and personality but you have to be pretty like Ann Curry I guess, not sure what you all mean exactly. Grow up and respect people for their inner beauty!
------------- As far as the comments about her being partial on her political views, thats hogwash, my husband leans on the left and I on the right and She doesn't make either one of us mad on her views. GROW UP. Let people do their jobs and shine without being critical!

Posted at 8:14PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by Jim and Lee Ann

79. Amen to R Peterson and Courtney all I have to say to you is you must have low self esteem to be calling her a name and yes you are jealous! Rise above and hold your head up high, its okay. YOU can't be that ugly. Courtney , God loves you too and created you. Sorry if you are not as pretty in your eyes as Katie but remember that God loves you and forgives you for being jealous of others! For some reason when women become very successful we have to tear them down. Make them into horrible people! So far the most successfull women are constantly ridiculed. KATIE COURIC, OPRA WINFREY, MARTHA STEWART, HILLIARY CLINTON.

Men can't accept that women can possibly make that much more money then them so they dont like them and try to ruin them. It doesn't make sense but some women are very jealous of any women doing better than them. You would think as few women make it to the very top we would be praising them for their hard work, and especially those of you haters that think Kaite and Martha and HIllary are not attractive, I would think that would really make you step back and say they achieved the position they are in by their hard work and didnt climb to the top on their looks. Because I am sure if they were a TEN drop dead gorgeous you would be saying thats how they got to the top. Get over yourself and try to be the best you can and model after them. The world would be a much better place.

Posted at 10:40PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by D. Lippmann