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Topic: Church scene today

I also felt her implication that Jack was impaired was inappropriate today of all days. Maybe bring it up a little later and in private. Let's face it - Jack was in a bar because of the way Janet had attacked him for no reason....I don't know how long Jack had been sitting in the bar, but I only saw him finish off one beer. He ordered another one, but left it sitting there untouched.

But, did you miss how the writers threw in those tidbits about how Mama Manicotti relied on her strong faith to get her through her pregnancy with Liberty and her single motherhood? I believe they really are trying to rewrite the kind of person she is. We're supposed to forget that she slithered into town trying to steal him from his wife, or that she was Jack's booty call before she was his bride. Instead, I get the feeling we are supposed to believe she's a strong, upstanding, religious woman who can do no wrong. I'm waiting for her to tell Jack that his lie by omission was a sin...Jack is now going to feel what's like to be married to a holier-than-thou hypocrite.

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Yes, I caught the re-write of history. I clearly remember that Liberty went in seach of her father because her mother was so messed up and had been for a long time - sleeping with married men, didn't care where Liberty was, didn't even bother to try to find her for quite a while....Now Janet is the mother of all saints! ht

Also, does anyone remember when Janet hauled off and slapped Libbylou? Maybe for some that is considered effective parenting but it certainly doesn't seem like the act of a saintly, all suffering mother such as our newly reformed Manicotti Mama. //ltv

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Posted by: soul
Date posted: Mon Oct 26 23:20:51 2009
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IMO it seemed Jack only had a few, and Jack would not have taken that call if he thought he couldn't do his job.

IMO Janet's praying because she knows she is guilty as sin.   

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Posted by: MaryHatch
Date posted: Mon Oct 26 20:37:29 2009
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MUST her t*ts be hanging out ALL the time? Everywhere?

My gosh, enough already! 

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No kidding! ht

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Posted by: Linny
Date posted: Mon Oct 26 19:12:18 2009
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Oh goodness, not the "Holy Slot Machine" crap again. I haven't watched yet but I am so tired of people who never set foot in a church suddenly finding their way to a chapel and using God and the church as some spiritual "Magic 8 Ball". Well, if she is in church, at least this is consistent with her hypocritical "Catholic Values" that she was brandishing as a weapon to beat over the head of a very pregnant Liberty. And YES I know it's done all the time and it bothers the heck out of me every time I see or hear about it.

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OMG, Linny! I can't wait to see your reaction to this. St.Janet kneeling and pleading her case to the Blessed Mother...on what looked like the Church Lady's set from SNL. As annoyed as I was at her tacking on that last little bit for the ''soul of Libby's precious little baby who never got a chance'', I was more amazed at her having the nerve to step foot in church with her StWhatever medal dangling between her miraclous bosoms. gallyn

I just watched. I nearly gagged. She ain't fooling me. Brad's death will make her feel guilty, for what I don't know, but I get the feeling that everyone ''making it through'' will make her feel better about her behavior and her association with Uncle Ralphie even though she's not to blame for Brad's shooting. eom Linny

And let me add something else. OF COURSE SHE'D BRING UP THE DRINKING. Anything to try and minimize ''Uncle Ralphie's'' role in all of this. It's a lot easier to say that Brad wouldn't have been shot if Jack hadn't been drinking than to blame it on the fact Uncle Ralph held them both hostage and this is the man she's loaded and aimed at others in her quest to get what she wanted. Making Uncle Ralph look less cupable, even in the smallest degree, makes Janet look less of an idiot. I noticed no words of forgiveness for her less than spiritual behavior that led to Liberty thinking she had to run off and get an abortion. She's always trying to look like a saint, even when it's not necessary or useless. eom Linny

...and someone needs to tell wardrobe that we all got the message. JANET HAS A RACK. It's cold this time of year up there. I was cold just looking at her in her skin tight, boob exposing, shirt. Why must we by exposed to her breasts every time she's on screen? eom Linny

Linny, have I told you lately how much I love your posts? LOL...I SWEAR when I saw that heifer kneel piously and cry as the camera zoomed in on JP's face, I could hear you screaming in my head. LOL.....gallyn

gallyn....get out of my head. I call Janet a heifer at least once daily. My mom always used that to refer to an ignorant or crude woman. It fits Mama Manicotti perfectly. (eom) Mandi

...and Janet's hairstyle may have changed slightly, but she's still wearing Peg Bundy's bosom-bearing tops. (eom) Mandi

Linny, you took the words right out of my mouth!! In addition to the 'Holy Vending Machine' approach, I've also never gotten the 'I have to go to church/chapel to pray' thing. I'm pretty certain God doesn't live in a sound proof room wired only to an altar. //ltv

Mandi, I live in farm country...heifer is a slightly more polite way of calling someone a bitch. Jan was in church after all....LOL... gallyn

And with her boobs constantly swaying, they remind me of udders. Don't get me wrong, Julie Pinson is a beautiful woman. I just wish they'd class up Janet's wardrobe a LOT. gallyn

LOL! Thanks Gallyn...every time I see that heifer I want to scream. You must has one heck of a headache by now. eom Linny

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Posted by: Cupcake_
Date posted: Mon Oct 26 19:03:28 2009
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exactly! All I rememberd was he only took a sip or two. And now we are suppose to believe he was so drunk that he would openly shoot with a pregnant women around. The writers should have shown Jack really drunk . Really sold it In my honest opinion it is bad writing, the writing for these scenes are suppose to set rest of the SL in motion. "This was suppose to be must be tv", Colombino compared the shooting of Brad to 'Dallas' Who shot JR! In your dreams TC. - sorry terri fan's.

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I do agree that if we're supposed to think Jack was impaired then the writers should have shown hinm impaired - and that would be a good story - but he did not seem impaired at all. ht

TC is doing a great job with this sl, IMO..she is very believable.**

I wasn't talking about her acting. Colombino, compared, the who shot JR (DALLAS) SL. To Who shot Brad (ATWT) SL. I don't get that vibe, I watched JR get shot, on Dallas. ATWT, has two versions of brad getting shot scene, And thats just for starters, one day after the other. Terri acting is fantastic. The acting is only thing right about this SL. Imo --cupcake

Sorry...I misunderstood what you said.**

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Posted by: dolphina
Date posted: Mon Oct 26 18:45:35 2009
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It doesn't matter one iota whose "fault" it was that Jack was drinking before he headed off into a potentially dangerous situation. Maybe you're right that Janet shouldn't have hassled him about a few beers, but certainly not because she was the cause. That's completely beside the point.

Anyway, Janet is getting a good look at how Jack the police officer applies the rules to his own service.

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I think that Janet does the same thing when she applies her Catholic values. She was so hard on Liberty but it was okay for her to go after a married man (Brad). JMHO

I'm shocked that Janet was shocked. Less than a year ago, she was asking Jack to cover up Brad's attempted manslaughter of a teenager. Now she wants him to come clean about his ''drinking''? Uh...if he was willing to cover for his brother's crimes, why wouldn't he lie about his drinking? And why is she so mortified after she's asked Jack to cover for crimes in the past? eom Linny

Good point, Linny. I had forgotten about that.

Typical Janet...She only accepts bending/breaking/ignoring laws when it benefits her. (eom) Mandi

Typical Janet...She only accepts bending/breaking/ignoring laws when it benefits her. (eom) Mandi True, Mandi, and it's more evidence of aggpride's theory in a topic further down the page that Janet is to Jack what Jack was to Carly. Jack used to get all moral on Carly's butt when she broke or bent a law to protect her family (as she saw it), and then he would turn around and break or bend a law to keep anyone from finding out what Carly had done. But he never saw his actions as analogous to hers. --Oakdale Oldtimer--

OO, maybe Janet's self-righteous hypocritical behavior will cause Jack to do some soul searching about the way he's treated Carly. I'd like to see Jack pursue Carly, and tell her that he now realizes how he made her feel. Carly's done more than her share of dirt, but maybe now Jack can understand what it's like to do something horrible and have the one you love become sanctimonious. (eom) Mandi

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