grannygee:

Hi Both:  I don't think Carol was being over confrontational - she was just airing her heartfelt views, and long may they continue!  I do not always agree with everything she says but on this occasion I did.  I do think Lesley Garrett stood up for the Government rather too much though - maybe she is one of the few who are happy with them!

I WAS alive years ago and things WERE different!  People seemed to take pride in their jobs whatever they did and wanted to improve their lot (without knocking anyone about or murdering them in the process!)  There has, in  my humble opinion, been a gradual slide into the chaos we are now in.  We need more "opinionated" people like Carol to stand up and try and make a difference! 

 Do we/they stand a chance..................??

 

grannygee,

 

I respect your viewpoint but if you honestly believe that Carol McGiffin shouting other people down on telly is the same as people genuinely standing up for what matters and making a difference, then you are misguided and sadly mistaken.  I too remember how things used to be and I grew up in the 60's & 70's but there were problems then too. People had to stand up and be counted when it was a matter of principle. Yes, we may have different problems to contend with as well but overpaid telly personalities with their over inflated egos have never changed anything and never will. It is up to REAL people to do that. always has been and always will be.

I found Carol's Marie Antoinette moment shocking to watch. She obviously has enormous reserves of anger which she channels onto totally unrelated subjects. Millions of people do this, but when the subjects are as close to home and sensitive for millions of other people as the strike issue, and at the same time, totally abstract to Carol, I think it becomes irresponsible and destructive to even broadcast these rants. 

I will bet anybody any amount of money Mark is not with mcgiffin after 2 years and that is a promise,if anybody could stay with that woman and her mouth for more than a month i'l be amazed.

kclarkson:

I will bet anybody any amount of money Mark is not with mcgiffin after 2 years and that is a promise,if anybody could stay with that woman and her mouth for more than a month i'l be amazed.

I share you doubts about a long lasting relationship between the two but it does happen from time to time.  They may well be truly in love with eachother and their relationship will go from strength to strength...

I wish them both well but would appreciate if the intimate details of their relationship was kept intimate.

poor carol shes having a rough time on her of late as do all the ladies at some time.  I dont think anything has changed as far as carol is concerned shes always been the seem and has always been very pationate about what she believes in and always shouted over the others when she feels really strongly about something.  as for the mark stuff yes i do think its mentioned rather alot but then equally so was the fact before that she werent getting any so i dont think anything has changed there at all.  I dont say i always agree with her on some things but i do think she is entitled to her opinion and shes always put it across in the same way she is now.

kclarkson:

I will bet anybody any amount of money Mark is not with mcgiffin after 2 years and that is a promise,if anybody could stay with that woman and her mouth for more than a month i'l be amazed.

It's hard to say whether they will be together in 2 years but she's already been with him for more than a month!

kclarkson:

I will bet anybody any amount of money Mark is not with mcgiffin after 2 years and that is a promise,if anybody could stay with that woman and her mouth for more than a month i'l be amazed.

Agreed. Thing is I actually like Carol but I just think it will last with her and Mark. Poor thing will have to go through yet another divorce! Im not trying to be negative its just my honest opinion. x

i have to agree that carol made a bit of a prat of herself today, lesley garretts opinion was well thought out and she made some very good points put forward in a clear and concise way carol just looked like a screaming fish wife and should have kept her mouth shut !!! 

I couldn't agree more. I have found her to be completely unsympathetic and unrealistic in her opinions over the last few days. I respect her right to express her opinions but not to shout everyone else down in order to do so.

Her comments about the free range chickens really struck a sour note. Not everyone can afford to buy them even if they do taste better.

I used to often agree with her point of view or at least understand where she was coming from but not recently. Has love changed her?

kclarkson:

I will bet anybody any amount of money Mark is not with mcgiffin after 2 years and that is a promise,if anybody could stay with that woman and her mouth for more than a month i'l be amazed.

she might just shock everyone and have a long and happy marriage. Who can say?

I agree that Carol really has become too conforntational - there is a distinct difference between being opinionated and being downright argumentative. I have always enjoyed watching Carol but recently she has become very annoying - if she isn't giving us TOO MUCH INFORMATION about every detail of her new relationship then she seems to be lashing out at other members of the panel. I find her very judgemental and particularly harsh towards working class people. Of couse we are all entitled to an opinion and that is what makes the show so enjoyable but I've found her recent outbursts make rather uncomfortable viewing. In my opinion it borders on bullying and she is doing herself no favours.She is changing beyond recognition and not for the better.

I am pleased to hear that it isn't just me who has noticed how annoying she has become. If getting her "gorgeous new boyfriend" has turned her into this annoying, irksome, meddlesome, judgemental, opinionated BORE then maybe she was better off on her own

Am just watching her now on today's show (Thursday) and she is STILL going on...and on....and on...ad nauseum about what a nation of "lazy shirkers" the people of the U.K are.  Hmmmm......wonder if she only managed to get to "work" (now there's a joke and a misnomer if ever there was one - WORK!!! - they go straight into a 'meeting' and read the daily papers provided for them, have their tea and coffee brought to them and then into hair and make-up where someone else does it all for them - because they have their own drivers!!! ??????????

I also agree, while I often agree with her,she just shouts and dosn't listen - the result is that you dont want to listen to her!!! If she would just calm down a little and listen to others so she can reply to their points of view..... She does seem to have gotten worse these days, ahnd I wish that sometimes, when she has no experience of the subject herself, she would not be so inflexable

Come on Carol, get it together 

 

This is the first time i have replied to a post but feel like i am going to burst ,i dont get to watch all the shows because i am in work but after watching carole this week i am glad to miss them. Who does the woman think she is ? she obviously has,nt got a clue what real life is like .......sat preening on her chair OMG my blood is boiling ,somebody give the woman a week in a REAL life earning minimum wage ,using public transport ,caring for a family, juggling all that and on a pittance......All she seems to do is get drunk go on holidays and talk about her toyboy .... NOT what i want to hear thank you.

How to Lose Fans & Alienate People.

I used to relish watching Carol, she used to be funny and didn't get too personal. I actually just swore at the TV, how anyone can any of the others put up with her rants...........that's just what they are, rants. I keep cringing.

I agree, due to the 'snow', some people that could have gone into work, didn't, but assuming that everyone is the same isn't on. I don't have kids, I don't really want them, but I can imagine what it would be like if all the schools were closed and there is nothing you can do, but stay home.

In this day and age where people with 'real' jobs (not chatting on the TV a few days a week) are struggling to make ends meet, listening to the constant bad news about the economic climate need a release. Spending a day with the kids messing around in the snow and laving fun was just the ticket. Sorry Carol, we don't all want faces like a slapped backside forever.

I hope your new boyfriend finds your rants amusing and continues to do so, I can see the novelty wearing very thin, very quickly.