‘Hooters’ Hullabaloo: MSNBC’s Mika Offended by GOP Reps Success Story
- Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:05pm by
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This is a story you will not see on MSNBC, more on that later.
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“I have taken quite a bit of flack from the public at large during my run for State House in Tennessee for being a Hooters Girl,” she said. “But I know that without that time in my life I would not be as strong-willed and eager to become successful.”
Hurley’s past history at the restaurant was a double-edged sword as her opponents tried to use it against her, while regular customers were quick to reach into their pockets and donate to her campaign.
The freshman representative had political aspirations as a young girl but those dreams were put on hold when she became a mother at the age of 15. Julia Hurley is a single mom who managed to put herself through college, raise her child and stay focused on her goals, and she has given some of the credit for all of that to Hooters;
“If I could make it at Hooters, I could make it anywhere”
This story has all the markings of a classic LIFETIME (television for women), made-for-tv-movie. Pretty Southern girl with big political dreams gets pregnant at 15, has to waitress at Hooters to support herself and her young child, works her way through college (still working at Hooters) while raising her daughter. The single mom decides that she must do something to solve the illiteracy problems in her town and to help bring more jobs for the people, so she runs for office and defeats an incumbent who tried to make her past employment an issue. A triumph of the single woman over the system.
So why won’t this be seen on MSNBC? Because Mika says so.
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nomnomnom
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:06pmIsn’t this a page about her? http://exm.nr/dPlg3u
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 7:02pmNo, it isn’t.
Report Post »reckless
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:06pmDid you see how everybody was giggling about the copy that Mika was reading? Do ya’ think that maybe they changed the name and Mika was handed her own resume to look over, she’s right about “no value”. I trust her.
Report Post »B-Neil
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:01pmWe need more real people in Congress. Find, run and elect more people like Ms. Hurly. I’m hopeing things will start looking up…..Carry on McDuff
Report Post »Mark
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:01pmIts funny how the MSNBC Morning JOKE can discredit this story about the TN Represenative. I wonder if she would have been a Democrate, this would have been a story about how women are exploited by Hooters or some other do-gooder story. I‘m proud to say that Hooter’s sucess is because of their brand, and it works for them. This woman worked for Hooters and completed her education and moved on and is proud of her background, but some liberal JOKE can’t admit it happened here in America. You have to be some IVY league pencil neck to get any credibility from these folks… Sorry, America is proud of hardworking folks that more often than not suceed inspite elitest cookie cutter style ignorance…
Report Post »NC1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:55pmPreach it brother!
Report Post »mill
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 6:09pmPeople, women with children, do what they do and need to do to get by. She did nothing illegal, immoral, and did not work for ACORN, so, she’s okay~~
Report Post »Beandawg
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:56pmClearly a self righteous Liberal who thinks they know how everybody should think or feel and hates women who can make a living on their looks.
Report Post »ITookTheRedPill
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:50pm“So why won’t this be seen on MSNBC? Because Mika says so.”
… and the left says that the right is “intolerant”!
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:46pmI LOVE Hooters. And that’s for their wings, none better if you bet them done Bentley.
Report Post »Cabo King
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:46pmcan i get a pitcher of beer and a burger
Report Post »integrican
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:46pmWow, a story of someone working hard to achieve success (regardless of where) isn’t news worthy?
Report Post »A story of a confused old man almost killing himself is worth replaying 5 times?
There you have it!!! Priorities!!!!
C. Schwehr
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 6:17pmYou missed the point. It’s not about the story…it’s ALL about the POLITICS! Just as the hags of NOW proclaim that a woman cannot be a “feminist” without also being a marxist, this sucessful woman can have no relevancy because she is of the wrong POLITICAL PARTY. It only proves that this sad woman calling herself “Mika” is just another POLITICAL WHORE.
Report Post »NC1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:45pmThat Mika lady is just jealous, she probably applied at Hooters and got rejected and is still bitter.
Report Post »T-2
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:08pmlol, i think you’re right…Mika doesn’t measure up :)… the jokes just write itself…
Report Post »SomaliVet
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:32pmROFL you guys are a Hoot!!
Report Post »PeteO
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:42pmThe liberal is right- there is no value in this woman’s story.
All the story says is that you can live your life in a completely idiotic fashion and still become a successful politician. The liberal is as hypocritical as the woman working at hooters calling herself a christian.
If conservatives or libertarians view objectifying women in strip clubs or other questionable establishments as a great part of society, then you are just as wrong and hypocritical as liberals.
The Truth no longer has a home anywhere.
Report Post »NC1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:56pmI‘m sure you’ve never made a mistake and had to work hard to overcome any odds now have you? At least she wasn’t a stripper or a ******. There’s nothing wrong with being a waitress where the “gimmick” to get customers is to have good looking women. She found a job that paid her well and helped her reach her goals. Big deal. Probably a good thing they didn‘t run the story on the show just so it wouldn’t give stupid liberals something to hound her about.
Don’t see it as objectifying women. A woman is one of the most beautiful creations God made. I sure as heck wouldn’t be happy if they all looked like Rachel Maddow or Helen Thomas. Wouldn’t give me any incentive to procreate.
Report Post »tamalpass
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:28pmSaul hunted and murdered followers of Christ. Then he was redeemed by that very same Christ and his name was changed to Paul.
By your standard, Paul was no Christian.
How fortunate that, on the day of judgement, it will not be someone who thinks like you judging us.
Report Post »maryslittlelamb
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:09pm@peteo
Julia Hurley appears to be about the same age as my daughter and I can tell you from experience that teaching my daughter values was extremely difficult in the face of competition from outside influences to the contrary. Music, movies, TV, you name it from the 60‘s and 70’s were all preaching the gospel of “if it feels good do it”. The principles of sane living, to the 15-yr old mind, were drab indeed compared to calls for “free love”, images of being a “maniac”, admonitions to “let it all hang out” and the promise of mind expansion through the use of illegal drugs.
Having lived it myself I know firsthand the anguish this lady’s parents went through trying to save her from herself. I’m so very glad that Ms. Hurley, like my daughter, finally looked around and realized how demoralizing and destructive the liberal lifestyle is. Only then was she able to apply her God-given capacity to develop her mind and her talents.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 6:13pmYou are as moronic as my last girlfriend. Hooters is a legitimate restaurant chain which specializes in using attractive women in shorts and a t-shirt to attract customers. I’ve seen entire families eating there. So your moronic excuse for dissing Julia Hurley is itself without merit.
I applaud her for making a sucess of her life after finding herself in a difficult situation. Most liberal/progressive/marxist types like those on “mourning joe” would instead sit back and let the government take care of them while they pump out more bablies for our tax dollars to feed. Instead, Rep. Hurley did the right thing by putting herself through school and contributing back to the country which gave her the opportunity to do so.
So why are you dissing a self-made sucess story like this? The obvious answer would be that she is of the wrong political philosophy…otherwise you would be singing her praises to the heavens because she was a progressive/marxist. In other words, you are a hypocrite of the most revolting sort, a troll who is no doubt attacking this sucessful woman purely because she is not of the left. Begone troll!
Report Post »jeffmac
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 1:11amThis isn’t even close to a strip club or questionable establishment!! Moron!
Report Post »PeteO
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:40pmWow, all you guys have instilled in my heart the satisfaction of knowing that such intelligent responses as: “I‘m sure you’ve made mistakes“ and ”Moron” infect not only liberal idiots, but libertarian ones as well. Bravo!
First off- yes I’ve made mistakes, but I don’t credit my success to objectifying myself or credit my mistakes.
Secondly- I didn’t judge her soul, she is blatantly crediting her immoral activities to her political success.
Thirdly- Hooters is not a legitimate establishment. At least not for people who like to call themselves “Christian”. Sure, it’s perfectly legitimate for liberals or libertarians with no ethics, but other than that… not really.
Report Post »PeteO
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 8:43pm@tamalpass
“Saul hunted and murdered followers of Christ. Then he was redeemed by that very same Christ and his name was changed to Paul.
By your standard, Paul was no Christian.”
Paul didn’t credit his past as being the road to his success, nor did he credit killing Christians as good- this woman credits her objectification at hooters a good thing, so your point is moot.
“How fortunate that, on the day of judgement, it will not be someone who thinks like you judging us.”
So, it’s ok for you to subjectively judge the state of my soul, since you must be God; but I cannot judge the actions of a woman as being wrong. Yeah, you sound like the type of Christian libertarian I hated when I was a liberal.
Report Post »DanSt
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:40pmHow long till the “compassionate” libs tear this woman apart? The sad part is if she was a dem they’d canonize her and place teflon around her to ward off flagrant attacks of ignorance…but alas, she’s a republican and thus “worthy” of their scorn and ridicule…Funny how that works, isn’t it?
Report Post »DanSt
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:44pmOh wait, sorry about that…I just viewed the video…the ignorance from the left has already started…
Report Post »NC1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:40pmGood for her. What’s wrong with it? Nothing. Hard work and determination pays off.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:58pmObviously to give her story any credibility is to admit that unseated a liberal and wouldn’t that be hard to swallow? A girl of fifteen who made some bad choices, didn’t live on the dole and actually overcame her poor judgments of an earlier age and made something of herself and then unseated a lefty, how unbearable to tell that story! Hard work, except moral’s, become successful with out the government, no story here.
Report Post »123gone
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:27pmYou’re darn right !! – Good for her, she’s a fighter. Can’t get more American than that !!
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:39pmCan tell you have never been into a Hooters have you? Way to pass uninformed judgment.
Report Post »PeteO
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:44pmI’ve been to clubs, hooters and other sexually deviant get-togethers: When I was a liberal.
Report Post »PeteO
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:58pmThe fact that you claimed I am judging others wrongly is a judgment… so excellent response.
Report Post »IndyDallas
Posted on February 12, 2011 at 3:12pmDo you trip much with your nose in the air that high?
“If I could make it at Hooters, I could make it anywhere”
This is “crediting” Hooters? Reads like damning with faint praise to me. I don‘t think you’ve lost much of your “progressive” way of thinking since you’ve supposedly reformed. Matter of fact, I kinda doubt you have. I‘ll bet you’re an absolute hoot at bible study class…self-righteous jerk.
Report Post »rlo
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:28pmNo wonder MSNBC has weak ratings. How many doctors or nurses were strippers while in college? This is a “feel good” story.
Report Post »DVT
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:28pmGood for her! If she can put up with a bunch of oogling morons eating chicken wings….working with politicians should be a breeze!
Report Post »Think4yourself
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:26pmMore Liberals passing judgement…why am I not suprised?
http://www.unsalvageable.org
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:21pmI don’t watch the morning joe show and I have to say that by seeing the elitest Mika thing, I never will watch the show. What arrogance.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:20pm.
Report Post »I vote for Hooters………….
watchtheotherhand
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:18pmWow what happen to the favored mantra of the left…..judge not …
Report Post »APatriotFirst
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:16pmThis lady did it her way. And Mika thinks there is no value to her story. Only because the lady is a repub that made it without dems help.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:14pmWeak picture for a Hooter’s girl, come on Blaze!
TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:20pmI know it man…..the only reason i clicked was for the picture!
TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:27pmwell gonzo, i googled her….we ain’t missing anything….Hooters must have been short applicants the day she got hired.
Decade of Greed
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 10:25amGrow up!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:13pmThere is absolutely nothing wrong with being a Hooter’s girl and the money they earn is great. I have never been to a Hooters that the service wasn’t great and the girls delightful so kudos to her for doing what she had to do to survive. You learn alot of life’s lessons waiting on the public, something Nancy Pelosi should have learned a long time ago.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:33pmRedemption folks – jugde yeast ye be judged
Report Post »MotherRedDog
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:44pmI so agree with you. The posers on this thread would have wanted her to have an abortion I guess. Instead, she took responsiblity. That word, PERSONAL coupled with RESPONSIBILITY, actually does extensive brain damage to liberals rendering them unable to make a cohesive argument about anything.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:36pm@ Grandma I totally agree, I see absolutely nothing wrong with working at Hooters. I too am a southern Baptist and I do not think there is anything immoral in this. I think it is admiral that the girl stuck to her dream and raised the money to feed her and her child and put herself thru college and learned a lot dealing with the public. It is not like she was working as a “prostitute” she was a:“ WAITRESS” for goodness sake, that wore shorts and shirt. She did make a mistake by getting pregnant at 15 but I admire the fact she did not abort and took responsibility and raised the child.I try not to judge anyone myself,I don’t believe it is my place. I am proud she achieved her dream. Good luck to her and may God Bless her.
Report Post »docgreen
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 6:25pm@MotherRedDog
Report Post »If you look at my thread, thats exactly how I felt! I stood up for her, and I gave them a piece of my mind! It makes me mad to think, they would prefer she stayed home and lived on wellfare, or had an abortion! Why is it they have to be so hateful! She worked hard, raised her child, finished high school, and college! Whats wrong with succeeding in life? Oh, I know, maybe its because she’s on the right?!….. She needs to teach some of these kids on MTV and others, on how to make it work, and succeed in life! I would love to see all people go through a class, to help them succeed like this!… Amen, God Bless, a Jesus took care of her!….
emertz8413
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:11pmWhat a bunch of absolute jerks. Maybe Mika is jealous, don’t think Hooters would offer her a job.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:26pm.
Report Post »I think Mika should dress like a Hooter Girl, then she might not sound so Stupid……..
royalstar
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 6:44pmMika is a feminazi. She thinks that women that use their bodies for money to be an exploited class. She has no quams with any lude or rude behaviour persay because she is a progressive. Any thing goes except when it comes to lesbian/womens issues. PITA millitance regarding the other white meat on display. She probably suffers from breast/other envy also.
Report Post »YaDarnTootin
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:57amYou are right. they are elititist snobs, especially Mika. Journalism 101! MSNBC flunked that course.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:09pmI so admire this young lady. God bless her.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:30pmInteresting story.
Report Post »PeteO
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:38pmI really find nothing to admire about this story. She became a mother at 15, then objectified herself for more money by working at hooters. She also claims to be a southern baptist.
So…. the moral of the story is – “You can live a life in the completely wrong way, be a hypocrite, and then be praised and gain political power anyways.”
dwntwnbrowne
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:43pmI do as well. I thought liberals were supposed to be for the “working class” people. It appears the working class are only good to them if they stay within their original class structure, and do not advance through the societal ladder to better jobs. But ESPECIALLY against the liberal agenda if they credit their hard work, and not government benefits as the reason for their success.
Report Post »HappyStretchedThin
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:10pmI’d be okay with this if hers were a story of rising above. Sadly, she appears to be reveling in what she knows was wrong. That’s not going to lead to the kind of leadership and lawmaking this nation, or the state of TN needs, I’m afraid.
Report Post »We should all remember John Adams: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
exdem
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:29pmMika didnt have a problem with pregnat teen,singlemother or Hooters it was that she was all these things and not a democrat! HAHAHA
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:55pmAnother disgusting display from a group of self-righteous, giggling, cackling, Elitist hyenas. They are such snobs that it goes beyond the pale…….working-class values mean absolutely nothing to them. Perhaps Mika was coordinating her stories with the White House once again…..
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:20pmI bet Jesus would have gone to Hooters. Yea!
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:40pmHEY MIKKA
Kiss my a$$
Mikka is just mad because when she applied at Hooters
they sent her over to
Hummingbirds
Report Post »wolverine
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:41pmPeteo at she had a brain and you don”t
Report Post »Bruce_Almty
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:50pmShe said she worked at Hooters… Not the Mustang Ranch in Vegas.
Report Post »VanGrungy
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:51pmIs anyone actually faulting a 15 year old kid for her upbringing?
Is anyone actually faulting a young adult for choosing not to be a stripper or worse?
Is anyone actually faulting a determined, self made woman who did not continue to make any more life mistakes and thrived going forward?
Report Post »===
pscully17
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:54pmHello, My name is Patrick W Scully
I sent this to the NAtional Governors association Please review
I did not see any reference to our glaring energy crisis on your list of issues to be addressed at the NGA meetting next month. I surely hope and URGE all Governors with energy resources in their states to immediately form an energy coalition, and start drilling, mining, didgging for oil, gas and coal, and any other energy production means they have. The Federal government has taken us into a very severe NATIONAAL SECURITY CRISIS by unrestrained and blatant disregard for our Court system and Congress The EPA has way overstepped its boundaries in blocking Gulf, Alaska, Texas drilling! they have blocked access to oil sands in Montana and North Dakota. They pulled an ALREADY ISSUED PERMIT ( last month) from WV coal Mining!! Today, February 9th, wikileaks reports that saudi Arabia OVERSTATED their oil reserves by 40 percent!!! 40 PERCENT. Also, today, the somali pirates hijacked an oil tanker bound for the US!!! and anther bound for europe.
The Governors of the UNITED STATES– (not the Dictatorial EPA STATES) have to stand up and collectively (with or without Federal approval) start DRILLING and making the US a more energy Independent nation for our Security and Sovereignty!!!
Thank You– Patrick W SCULLY Alfred Maine 04002 207 229 6886
docgreen
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 6:03pm@PeteO
It seems to me this is what America is all about! Hard work, and not living on the american wellfare system! She didn’t have an abortion and Hmmmm, she turned out just fine!
To those whom say she’s a Hipocrite for being a hooters girl, and a southern baptist I say this! Would you rather have her abuse the system and live off of wellfare, or work at hooters! Just because she wears an outfit thats a little revealing; doesn’t make her an atheist, or a witch, or someone whom doesn’t believe in Jesus! Oh thats right, you only think your perfect, and that only perfect people can go to church and believe in Jesus! If you ask me, your the Hypocrite! Idiots!……
Report Post »mill
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 6:05pmSo lets see it on FOX..!!!
Report Post »Marcia
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 7:39pmYes, TRUST her, it has no value! Judge says NO STORY HERE!! MOVE ALONG…….
Report Post »Carl1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 7:55pmI admire her too….. Liberals don’t like her because, She worked and raised her kid without government welfare, Without Government housing, Without Government handouts, And she put herself through college and work hard to get where she. All the while, Liberal 15 year old girls are fighting on buses and getting abortions at planned parenthood.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 8:00pm.
Report Post »Where can I find a copy of Hooters’ magazine so I can look at more um, uh, success stories?
DisillusionedDaily
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 8:51pmThere seems to be a lot of people lined up to throw rocks at this young lady. It is nice to know that so many are without sin! My lord and saviour taught me to not judge, that judgement is reserved by him. I think I will follow his dictates!
Report Post »getalong
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 9:06pmPeteo, And you will throw the first stone? Leave the judgement to God – he knows best the CHARACTER of each human being he creates. Here is a quote you may find helpful “And we should rejoice when we run into problems and trails…for we know that they are good for us. They help us learn to endure and endurance develops our strength in charactor. And this strength helps to build our confident expection in our salvation for we know how dearly God loves us because he gave his only Son so that we can be saved”. That may not be word for word from Romans, but you get the jest, I am sure.
Report Post »I CHOOSE THE RED PILL MR PRESIDENT
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 11:43pmWow. Peteo. Judge much? This woman should be admired. She IS the poster child for the American Dream. This story shows how someone can come from nothing, make bad choices, learn from their mistakes and OVERCOME. She is also to be admired for not hiding who she is or what she’s done. She realizes that these experiences, while not the ideal nuclear family story, made her the strong person she is today. She didn’t lay about and whine about the Education system, she got up and did something about it.
As far as “living her life the wrong way” so effing what? She learned and she changed. Who knows what sort of family she came from, but she OVERCAME. 15 year old girls aren’t known for making the best life choices. Did she lay about, nail herself to the “single mom” cross and filch from the Government? No, she worked her butt off waiting tables, while going to school to better herself and raising a child alone. Trust me, done that, it isn’t an easy job. And how pray tell me is she a hypocrite? If she were a hypocrite, she would be like you, pretending she’s superior and passing judgement on others. God says the only unforgivable sin is to deny he exists. If he is that forgiving, who are you to pass judgement and not be?
Report Post »dcenac
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 11:53pm@ PeteO
The 15yr old had the child….did not abort it. She worked and put herself thru school, clothed….not stripping (many cheerleaders wear less clothes than Hooter waitresses), raised her child, improved her live and then went on to try to improve other people lives around her.
I seriously think your a glass half empty kind of person. People make mistakes…it’s how you deal with adversity and your choices that make you…not the being perfect cause as you know or should know, nobody can make that claim. Must be a nice view from the pedestal….take a picture while you’re up there for the regular people like me.
Report Post »rhumbaterro
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 12:14amPeteo, After having made a mistake, she has taken initiative to correct her situation. She had the child, she worked, she supported her child, she attended college, continued on to help her community. I bet she has raised a child who will not get pregnant at 15, and will not grow up to believe the government is going to give her money for housing, food, medical, transportation and otherwise entice her to become a blob demanding a handout. Hooters isn’t an ideal for any female, but I worked in a cannery while I earned my degree, I don’t reccomend that either. Boo Hoo get over the condescention.
Report Post »WTFnorm
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 1:30amPete:
I see where you’re coming from. I agree that she didn’t make very good choices when she was laying down at 15 or working at Hooters to support herself and her child. And this fallacy that it was either that or stripping or prostituting or living off of welfare doesn’t fly. She could have been a waitress at another restaurant–it was probably easier for her to make more money if half her rear and most of her chest was on display for God and everyone–or taken another job somewhere else. Easier, as we know, does not always equal better.
That being said…I think we all have made mistakes in our lives. It seems that she is no longer the Hooters girl of her earlier life. Maybe she regrets it, maybe she doesn’t. That does not mean she isn’t the person she is today based, in part, on the choices–good and bad–that she made.
And, as many have said, we were (and are) not in her shoes. Though we can guess what we might have done in her situation (from a 20/20 rearview perspective), we don’t know anything other than a very thin veneer of what went on. Nobody’s asking you to admire her for (some think) bad choices…rather for overcoming them and creating better circumstances for herself and her child. Basing our opinions of her on what she did when she was so young says far more about us than it does on her.
Besides, this story isn’t about her. It‘s about the clowns who think they’re better than everyone else and get to judge what we see on the “news”. It‘s pretty astonishing that they can’t see how absurd their behavior is.
Report Post »Decade of Greed
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 10:21amPETEO – Obviously your past is trouble-free and un-blemished. The point is not that anyone has had a less than stellar past, but how they emerge from those challenges and the type of charachter it builds. This woman has taken her past (scabs and all) and used it to achieve an impressive level of success. I wish everyone could conduct themselves this way and not act like whinny victims. Best of luck to Julia Hurley and continued success..
Report Post »BoiseBaked
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 2:39pmGo Hooter Girl!
Report Post »PeteO
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:51pm@WTFnorm
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I understand your points and for the most part I agree with you. My point is that she is crediting her life choices, which are objectively not the best, and she is stating that they are the reason for her success.
I credit her for not killing her child, yet many people don’t kill their children- I hardly consider that worthy of an award; It should be a given.
I am not passing judgment on her soul- I am judging her statements and her actions, which Christ told us to judge to determine sheep from the wolves, and all the other bible verses people who whine about judgment conveniently ignore.
The only people who worry about judgment are the guilty ones… The very fact that people claim I am judging someone is a judgment so the entire premise that we shouldn’t judge is idiotic.
Report Post »dominke
Posted on February 11, 2011 at 8:54amI see we have some hypocrites on bard today. This woman made a mistake and she upheld her obligation and took care of child. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. I think the ones that have a problem with her are just plain jealous. People get past your hate of women who can lead.
Report Post »Bagdadroad
Posted on February 11, 2011 at 10:08amMs. Hurley has taken a path to be successful, that would not be possible to achieve anywhere except in America! Single parent and college grad. WAY TO GO! Who among us has done something not wise..stupid…as a teenager, regardless of their faith. Ms. Hurley has taken a path to success that was not illegal and without the help of the man (boy) that should have stepped up to the plate. Why did he not cowboy-up? MSNBC we should celebrate someone that has taken a path to succeed rather than be on welfare. Mika I know some of your great decisions and look where you are today. Let’s discuss your past decisions and faith. Again a double standard.
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