Smart Alec? Baldwin Does "The View"

106. The frustration of divorce can be unbearable especially when one parent tries to use the child as a tool. It is obvious that Basinger is doing just that. If she had her child's best interest in mind she would not have made that incident public. It should be handled in the courtroom - Stuart Showalter, Ex Dir. BooneCountyFathers.Org

Posted at 10:38PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Stuart Showalter

107. Baldwin on "The View"...amazing...however, Rosie stated she agrees with him. If Walters thinks Rosie has embarressed her previously..well, Friday' is coming...should be over the top.

The Baldwins are fortunate that they've not lost custody and had the Court place Ireland in foster care.

Posted at 11:23PM on Apr 25th 2007 by crstardust

108. 2 issues here after listening to the tape.
1 He obviously loves his daughter
2. He hates the ex wife
The anger was more towards the wife .
I believe when he next meets up with the daughter he will be as cool as a puppy..his threats were at the peak of his anger ..there will be calm b4 after the storm.
Which father has not shouted at son or daughter ? !!
A mountain has been created out of a mole hill !
Bens
Malaysia

Posted at 9:46PM on Apr 26th 2007 by Bernard

109. I can't say that I would have said all of those things to my child(ren) but I can't say that I wouldn't. But I can say that I've heard parent(s) say worse things to their child(ren) and the only reason we even heard the message is because somebody wanted some attention. Alex just needs to put his ex wife and his daugther in the hands of the LORD and let him work it out. Don't kiss nobody's behind but kill with kindness. DON'T STOOP TO THEIR LEVEL BE THE BIGGER PERSON. GOD bless you Alex!!! And no i'm not feeling sorry for him but i'm not his judge either.

Posted at 11:09PM on May 1st 2007 by Dionne

110. Divorce always has the "he said, she said" factor, even more so when children are involved. But Alec Baldwin has shot his mouth off for so long ( about any & everything), he is losing credibility. Now, no matter what he says, it comes out as an excuse from a hot headed, spoiled actor. I always thought he & Kim Bassinger were meant for each other, both seemingly the spoiled Hollywooders. An anger management class is more than in order for him. Perhaps they both need some classes in parenting. I wish there was a class, not only in divorcing, but in divorcing with children. But somewhere these two have forgotten the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Peace, love & joy to one & all!

Posted at 12:57AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Sunny

111. Lance stop parroting what Bill O'Reilly said. Rosie said she has lost her temper with her kids before. It is not unusual for a parent to lose their temper with a child. Rosie does not support what Alec did in any way. She sympathizes with a parent that is willing to climb mountains to see their child. Ireland has been used as a pawn by Kim and her lawyers to provoke Alec who is notorious for having a bad temper to make him look bad.

Posted at 1:54AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Chris

112. Poster # 7 & # 10 are looking at this somewhat objectively. I am not an Alec Baldwin fan on a personal level but just because he happens to be a bleeding heart liberal does not mean that his minor child born with a silver spoon to two star parents should not respect and obey his wish to just answer his phone calls . Was he wrong,yes and he admited that fact but the real damage to the daughter was done by whoever was responsible for airing the dirty family linen in public so she can be a target by her peers and others that wish to criticize or exploit. Her mother evidently hated Alec more then she loved her daughter. No winners here except the Vultures and Jackals that feed from the carcass of family dysfunction. Parental alienation is real and only enforced by family courts when the offender is a man . Kim Bassinger will never have to answer to HER role in this to often played drama.

Posted at 10:46AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Another Alienated Dad

113. Name-calling and threats. How pathetic. Parents teach their kids how to be considerate and respectful by example. The man verbally abused and threatened his child. If she didn't answer because she doesn't want to talk to him, now the whole world knows why. Every kid should have a supportive and loving set of parents, even in two different homes. Here is the proof that he has alienated himself from his child. I hope he will see a professional who will help him deal with his anger in a mature way and communicate with his daughter like a parent.

Posted at 5:02AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Netanii

114. Get your heads out of your butts guys....Alec should have left that message on his ex-wife's machine if he was pissed about not talking to his daughter....not his daughters machine. He scared me, and I'm 41 years old, I can't even imagine how his 11 year old daughter feels.
and Carol Ard....its none of your business what goes on between your son and his ex....you sound like one of those lovely interfering Mother in laws that causes divorces. GET OUT OF YOUR SONS LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:15AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Daffodeal

115. Alec needs to make better choices. Quit blamming others for his very inapproiate outburst to his very young daughter. He may not have control of the situation..which obviously is the issue...but he does have control of his mouth.

Posted at 6:49AM on Apr 26th 2007 by BWo

116. I AM a Republican and on this issue and this issue only I understand Alec Baldwin's incident. Children (especially at the age of his daughter) can be so exasperating and 9 out of 10 times they know it. In this case his daughter is most likely playing one parent against the other and/or is under the influence of the other parent.

As a Republican, I have learned the last 7 years, that you can agree with someone most of the time, but NOT in every issue. (that also works when you disagree with someone most of the time, but sometimes you can agree on an issue)

Posted at 6:58AM on Apr 26th 2007 by LOVFuji

117. I'm not so quick to judge Alec. For once I'm going to side with Rosie. There was an awful lot of frustration in his tirade to his daughter and I'd really like to hear his side of the story. Everyone, myself included has done something along those lines, said something we've regretted later or sent a harsh note. Maybe his anger was justified. I see him working in movies and television, I haven't seen his ex-wife doing anything. If he had a scheduled time to call his daughter and she repeatedly ditched his calls, well then something devious is going on. They'll take his support money but not hold up there end of the custody arrangement. Not very fair is it?

Posted at 7:03AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Vall

118. When I heard Rosie was coming to The View I thought this is going to be interesting! And it really has been! It will be a great loss for that show. She confronts issues that need to be brought to the front burner. Although I may not agree with everything she says I admire her because she is most like me-I speak what I feel and if someone doesn't like it, too bad! I used to think that Donald Trump was an good upstanding business man and he was just that all business. But for him to sink as low as he has with his verbal bashing of Rosie it is utterly ridiculous! I no long have an ounce of respect for this man. But on the other hand I am glad to see that Rosie stood her ground. Donald doesn't seem to handle criticism very well. I am glad that she will be on periodically and is not leaving for good.

With the issues concerning the incident with Alec and Kim's child; I feel bad for Ireland that her family issues have to be played out in this way, in the public eye. This custody battle (Baldwin-Basinger) has been going on too long and needs to be ended for the sake of their child. He should have never called and talked to his daughter in that manner especially by leaving a voice mail. He should have confronted her eye-to-eye. And for her (Kim Basinger) to say she didn't leak the voice mail to the press is a little unbelievable. I am sure that it was revealed to her attorney and they followed through with getting it out somehow.

They both seem to be pushing each other's buttons and they are inflicting more harm mentally on their daughter. I know they are fighting for custody of the child but it seems that the well being of this child has been left out here. They each need to go to their respective corners and sit down and make two lists of the positive and negative side of this battle and hopefully they will see that their are more negatives than positives. I do think that both of the parents need counseling. It seems both need anger management counseling as well and Alec is in need of it more. I am sure both are seeing who can out do the other.

And to the people that leave comments that are nasty and distasteful, you can give an opinion without using derogatory and filthy words in your comments.

Posted at 7:08AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Nancy Bebber

119. I think that if everyone who has kids are honest they do have had disagreements and said some angry things to their children. I feel bad for Baldwin because he has been alienated from his daughter. His exwife should be a little more understanding to the needs of her child to see her father. I think there was more damage done by making public this tape than the things that Alec said on the message. Shame on Kim

Posted at 7:43AM on Apr 26th 2007 by barb zubowsky

120. As a child advocate, I was initially surprised to see Rosie defend Alec Baldwin. What was I thinking? She's a rage-aholic, too!

Posted at 7:19AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Ann