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11. It means absolutely nothing to me.

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Sat Oct 12, 2019, 10:33 AM

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] mysteryowl Oct 2019 OP

I don't want anyone telling me who to be friends with. Ilsa Oct 2019 #1

Ditto, but I likewise dispute the characterization as "friendship." She is polite and appropriate hlthe2b Oct 2019 #10

Not kidding. Tipperary Oct 2019 #17

Yep, same here. It's really off-putting. N/T Jedi Guy Oct 2019 #42

Good post. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #33

I agree treestar Oct 2019 #90

She is an adult and can be friendly with anyone that she chooses. virgogal Oct 2019 #2

Lie down with dogs.... JenniferJuniper Oct 2019 #3

Celebrities are likely to be friends with other celebrities. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #4

Don't much care, hmanne Oct 2019 #5

not even a thought. she is an entertainer that needs an audience. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2019 #6

I couldn't care less about what some celebrity does The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #7

It's kind of troubling as Michelle Obama also seems to get along with W. brush Oct 2019 #8

I don't feel anything about her friendship to Bush calguy Oct 2019 #9

It means absolutely nothing to me. TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #11

Someone has me confused with somebody who gives a shit... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #12

If you accept the celebrity worship is what is wrong, you should also be aware of the influence the Doodley Oct 2019 #21

It doesn't bother me that she was friendly to the person she was seated next to.... FM123 Oct 2019 #13

The thing is that Bush started a war based on a lie and denied rights to gays and lesbians, but Doodley Oct 2019 #14

I couldn't care less. So many other things to focus on at the moment Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2019 #15

This is childish. Good manners aside, GemDigger Oct 2019 #16

If Ellen were 10% Iraqi or had adopted an Iraqi orphan Beringia Oct 2019 #18

Of all the overdrawn overreactions, this one is particularly annoying. MineralMan Oct 2019 #19

For people not caring, this thread sure has a lot of responses. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #27

Hmm...well, nobody said we don't care. MineralMan Oct 2019 #31

I hope people never get over war for the sake of profit. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #37

Did Ellen appear in a luxury suite with Hitler, too? MineralMan Oct 2019 #43

I am responding to you telling me to get over it about Bush. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #46

OK. You have done so. MineralMan Oct 2019 #47

How do you feel about Michelle Obama's friendship with him? cwydro Oct 2019 #76

"Don't care" is exactly how I feel about it. Iggo Oct 2019 #51

I haven't really thought enough about it even to make that judgment. MineralMan Oct 2019 #56

You asked how people felt about it. "Don't care" is how I feel about it. Iggo Oct 2019 #49

Good answer. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #70

A question was asked by the OP and answered. SMC22307 Oct 2019 #64

Agreed. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #71

It's all one big club and we're not a part of it. SMC22307 Oct 2019 #75

Being nice to him treestar Oct 2019 #91

She may really like him. Who knows. SMC22307 Oct 2019 #104

Maybe we'd like him too treestar Oct 2019 #107

People talk a lot of crap here about what THEY would and wouldn't do because they're so noble StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #74

You could be right. It's easy to castigate someone who is not standing there MineralMan Oct 2019 #86

You didn't punch Nixon in the nose? treestar Oct 2019 #93

I thought that would be ill-advised. MineralMan Oct 2019 #97

I agree. At least they would treestar Oct 2019 #92

Agreed. Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #99

Exactly. cwydro Oct 2019 #78

You could have included Michelle Obama in the question. Tipperary Oct 2019 #20

I like what Atrios said; edhopper Oct 2019 #22

There are not rich people who do evil treestar Oct 2019 #94

Well, I used to dislike and distrust Disney's gay lady 'comic'. Mc Mike Oct 2019 #23

I don't think she should be blamed for being kind to Bush. Bluepinky Oct 2019 #24

I've despised george war bush since he invaded Iraq, but I think his stand on immigration -- Hoyt Oct 2019 #25

This should have stayed personal. pwb Oct 2019 #26

In obvious tv op, nfl box, ? empedocles Oct 2019 #29

The friends part. A chance encounter yes, an acquaintance yes, friend ? pwb Oct 2019 #35

Agree empedocles Oct 2019 #39

It's none of my business. Who said they're 'friends' anyway? Speaking to and being polite to another sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 #28

I don't like him, but she has the right to be friends with whoever she wants. bearsfootball516 Oct 2019 #30

None of my business. n/t yellerpup Oct 2019 #32

No problem here RightiswrongTn Oct 2019 #34

I have enough things to worry about - nt Adelante Oct 2019 #36

Did this turn out like you hoped it would? hmanne Oct 2019 #38

It is her business, not mine Srkdqltr Oct 2019 #40

... mcar Oct 2019 #41

... mysteryowl Oct 2019 #44

He he, good one! mcar Oct 2019 #45

I am so glad you saw it that way. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #48

I couldn't care less. lamp_shade Oct 2019 #50

That seems to be the concensuses here. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #53

I thought she was smarter than that .. . hatrack Oct 2019 #52

I would, but that's just me. hmanne Oct 2019 #55

Not my business. This whole thing is stupid. we can do it Oct 2019 #54

Don't care Pachamama Oct 2019 #57

Simple... Newest Reality Oct 2019 #58

Its none of my business, and by the way, didn't Michelle Obama say she likes him too. vsrazdem Oct 2019 #59

Probably more disturbed that she sat in Jerry Jones's box MaryMagdaline Oct 2019 #60

If you never even talk with "pigs" as you call them, how do you at140 Oct 2019 #62

2 American celebrities being friendly? at140 Oct 2019 #61

I couldn't agree with you more. hmanne Oct 2019 #63

I think there are many people using an episode to foment rage. nolabear Oct 2019 #65

I'm no fan of W but who cares who anybody is friends with? jcgoldie Oct 2019 #66

She is so classy and beautiful. hmanne Oct 2019 #67

You got that right! jcgoldie Oct 2019 #69

He should be shunned by society WhiteTara Oct 2019 #68

He is not though treestar Oct 2019 #108

My feeling is... Mike Nelson Oct 2019 #72

I really couldn't care less StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #73

I feel like it's her business, not mine. Kablooie Oct 2019 #77

One should never confuse basic civility and politeness with friendship. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #79

Yes. It appears these are treestar Oct 2019 #100

She is allowed to be friends Polly Hennessey Oct 2019 #80

She can be friends with whomever she chooses. However, the jrthin Oct 2019 #81

You can't tell someone who they Faux pas Oct 2019 #82

I don't. ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #83

I don't care. Texasgal Oct 2019 #84

Ellen... TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #85

We need to choose our battles. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #87

I don't care anymore. Drunken Irishman Oct 2019 #88

Hard to answer since so many of us are still traumatized by Justice Ginsburg's friendship w/Scalia Kaleva Oct 2019 #89

+1 treestar Oct 2019 #96

If she's good with it, so am I. nt Quackers Oct 2019 #95

She can be friends with whomever she pleases and so can I, and so can you. Seriously? lettucebe Oct 2019 #98

I view it simply as media BS - Ellen is OK, "W" not so much. walkingman Oct 2019 #101

Pictures may be used in a attack ad when Ellen runs for President. Midnight Writer Oct 2019 #102

so is Obamas, who cares AlexSFCA Oct 2019 #103

Whatever Ellen, Oprah and others were...they are now hosts.. Tikki Oct 2019 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author WestLosAngelesGal Oct 2019 #106

She sat next to him at an event Downtown Hound Oct 2019 #109

The two most significant groups who work really hard at controlling others' friendships Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #110

W is a hard case. He comes off as a gentle simple man in his retirement. kacekwl Oct 2019 #111

No one should have normalized him. gibraltar72 Oct 2019 #112