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Alec Baldwin, Please Don't Hate Us

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posted: 202 DAYS 23 HOURS AGO
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Dear Alec Baldwin --
With you being one of our comedic heroes thanks to your genius work on '30 Rock,' it pained us deeply to hear you attack the programming decisions of AOL and its homepage, where PopEater stories are often featured.
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During your interview with 'View' host Joy Behar (filling in for Larry King), you declared that AOL's homepage offers "the dumbest content you could find," referencing how it frequently points to stories and videos featuring the latest fights on 'The View.' Your comments suggest that battles between Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and the rest of the 'View' crew were unfairly sensationalized.
It's no coincidence that we cover 'The View' whenever there's a noteworthy clash which often involves Hasselbeck and Behar. Their debates are often heated and polarizing. But the women on 'The View' (and surely the show's producers) would appear to know and live on the fact that when these tussles occur, interest in the show spikes. Before Rosie O'Donnell brought constant bickering to 'The View,' we rarely saw it make the headlines.
So why not question Behar about the increase in these heated episodes?
In a recent poll about the 'View' brawls, of more than 70,000 readers, 46% voted that they find the battles "infuriating," while 32% found it a combination of "infuriating," "entertaining" and "engrossing." People react to polarizing issues and conversations, all of which 'The View' provides. Hasselbeck's teary response in July to discussion of the n-word with Whoopi Goldberg was PopEater's 20th most-visited story of 2008.
So, Mr. Baldwin, while it upsets us that someone we hold in such high regard thinks of us in this way, we just wanted to explain our logic about our coverage of those 'View' fights.
With Love, PopEater.com
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RedRoses941

08:30 AMDec 19 2008

Moussehill,,,,,What I was going to say exactly. Alec is a sorry excuse for a man.

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jackgreen2001

09:26 PMDec 19 2008

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Moussehill

08:34 PMDec 19 2008

Alec Baldwin is a fat, over rated, no talent, narcicistic, arrogant windbag who actually thinks his opinion is valued. Puh-lease! He should have made good on his promise to leave the country after Bush was elected and taken Babs Streisand with him. They are a matched set of know nothing.

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Braves16wa

04:57 PMDec 18 2008

Sorry AOL, Baldwin is right, and your guys' logic doesn't change it. Stories that should not be stories are sensationalized, and shmucks like me who have a guilty desire to read them click on the links. On multiple instances, I've clicked on stories with false headlines and have even visited the obnoxious TMZ and PopEater articles. It's like eating junkfood; hardly healthy but still satisfies a small piece that requires an unhealthier brand of pleasure. The sad part comes when ignorant readers actually take most of what these articles say with more than a grain of salt.

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Hmhnry6

03:00 PMDec 18 2008

Don't we all make mistakes in anger!!! Anyone one who has had to deal with an EX with children will tell IT IS NOT A GOOD DEAL ANYWAY!!! I have children whith my ex and she always put negative thought in my childrens heads!! It sucks !!!I mean who knows what led up to this!! face it the media normally only gives the public the juice parts putting some one in a bad light for their ratings!!!! So I think that Alec Balwin deserves a pass on this !! He has admitted he made a mistake!!TO FORGIVE IS TO BE HUMAN TO HATE IS TO BR DAMMED TO HELL!!! Also please remember its CHRISTMAS FOR PETE SAKE!!!!

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BossHogRider

02:37 PMDec 18 2008

Alec you are nothing more than an no talent foul mouth too your own child,blow hard. You and jerk off Joy should together take a long ride on a short pier holding hands because misery loves company you swollen loser . and 30 rock is good when you don't appear .

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Topwop2

02:23 PMDec 18 2008

ummmmmmmm, he is right!!! AOL completely misleads with fake headlines to get clicks on the links. IMO they are the Enquirer of online prividers, tehy do exactly what I hate about TV program, more at 11, etc. Total sensationalism (did I spell that right), hopefully you get the point!!

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Joelatuna99

01:33 PMDec 18 2008

alec baldwin bitchin again? this is nothing new. he's had a burr up his a-- for years

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Sulustig

01:15 PMDec 18 2008

Who would guess!! I actually agree with something Alex Baldwin says. The AOL homepage is just above plankton in its development in terms of life and intelligence. They also recycle old news with sensational headlines. When you click on the item, it is an inicdent, of low significance, that happened 6 months ago. The articles are riddled with errors, poor writing, and sometimes spelling errors. Who writes their crap???!!??

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