Cindy & George on TODAY SHOW 10/22/08

[amethyst221]

With all due respect, I think the A's have invited a lot of the reaction they are getting from the public. I still find them pitiable, even though I think they are willfully looking away from the facts. When I often reach the limits of any sympathy is when they are so heartless and accusatory toward other people who did no more than befriend, and be taken advantage of by, Casey. Or others like TM and LE who are truly trying to help in a way not exactly of their choosing and therefore have to be condemned. Many of us have been, or know, a broken, grieving person, and all the strange, protective ways your mind tries to save you from feelings more awful than you can stand. There is an X factor here for the Anthonies that probably is skewing our perceptions and their reactions: years of family life built around a person who is not the norm, many say likely a sociopath - handling, explaining, accommodating, placating, enabling, fearing, etc. It's bound up in what drives them now, if that makes any sense. It's a tragic mess, most especially for little Caylee. She didn't have any choice in the matter.

 

[BeanE]

Did Cindy have the same scratches on her face/neck as she did the last time she was on the Today show?

No, I have learned to control myself.

 

[Nashville Grrrl]

Meredith asked if they had visited KC in jail yet and GA & CA said no, because KC wants the focus to be on finding Caylee and not the media frenzy that happens when they visit jail.

What?! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[SeriouslySearching]

IMO, inadequate prep for media appearances by Baez. By the time Nejame got on the scene they were just too far out of control.

Whatever happened to Nejame's media blitz?

Maybe he is too busy getting ready for Halloween parties right now. I hear he is in great demand this year. :drac:

 

[Kooba]

Media blitz is what I'm thinking. I can't see them traveling to NY for a five minute interview on the Today Show.

I won't be watching another interview with C & GA.
I have no tolerance for those people.:doh:

It probably wasn't a 5 minute interview. I have been to the today show. They are about an hour ahead of the feed. Meaning, they tape and then air the show. The guests sit and wait for the reporter to come over and talk to them and it's cut into a short interview.
One more thing, NBC more than likely paid for their flight. They do for all their guests.

 

[momof3kids]

I agree with you 100%!! Thank you for saying this! I wonder... if this ever happened to any of us... what would WE do? Would we be willing to give up so easily? I don't think I would.
I doubt that Cindy or George has seen or heard any more evidence than any of us has. And there are many here who still hold out hope! God Bless them!
It amazes me how so many claim to LOVE Caylee... yet they didn't have the privilege of watching her grow from a newborn to a toddler, like her grandparents did. They didn't see her first smile, her first tooth, or her first step. They didn't hear her first word or get to brush her hair or dress her in her cute clothes and take her to church or the store or anywhere else.
These grandparents loved her far more than any of us ever could. HOW can you place blame on them for not giving up? For not being able to just blindly accept that she is dead? Maybe some who yell for them to get a "reality check" should write one of those checks to themselves! If you've never been through this kind of situation... you have no right to criticize someone who IS going through it!! As for not supporting their daughter... I might not either. But how can I know unless I'm faced with it? It's a lot harder to DO than it is to SAY!

I totally agree. I don't post on here very much. Sometimes I am affraid to say what I really feel because I don't want to be attacked. Everyone grieves in different ways. I am on the fence when it comes to this case. I really don't want to believe the evidence (car and dogs). On the other hand I have hope that maybe she sent Caylee away with someone to get her out of the house. I will not have peace with myself until I see a dead body. I am the type of person who believes somewhere deep down everyone has a heart. I look at those pictures of Casey and Caylee together and I do see the love. I may be in denial but if anything ever happened to a member of my family I would be lost and really don't know how I would react. I guess I just want to know what REALLY happened and why.....

 

[comp767]

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/more_caylee_anthony_photos_more_licensing_98181.asp

According to this artcle they were paid $5k for the interview.

 

[shotzie]

Haven't watched it but reading all your post..It's a way to hopefully get those donations coming in..so they can pay their rent, etc...blah,blah,blah.:boohoo:

Anyone seen the Foundation Sharon Rocha started for Laci,,now that is a class act giving to 37 charites..:clap:

Come on Cindy you could take lessons.

 

[BeanE]

Unconditional love means that you do love them in spite of their shortcomings and antics, but it also means you love them enough to teach them right from wrong so they understand consequences of their actions. You teach them to take responsibility for their mistakes, but you stand by them while they do. You love them enough to say enough is enough and you help them to do the right thing.

You don't deny they did it! You don't encourage them to lie. You don't lie for them. And you certainly do not allow them to get away with murder of another precious member of your family!!! That isn't love!

That is soooo well said, SeriouslySearching. Says it all in a nutshell. Great post.

 

[tehcloser]

Maybe he is too busy getting ready for Halloween parties right now. I hear he is in great demand this year. :drac:

Can you say guy-liner????????????????????

 

[Kooba]

Honestly, I dont like CA either. But Im honestly getting sick and tired of people condeming these people for holding hope, as slight as it might be..

None of us have seen the evidence proving Caylee is 100% dead. Yes, LE has said this and that and I have no doubt that there is evidence. What if it was your child or grandchild and there was mountains of evidence proving the child was dead, but....

There could be a 1% or 2% chance the child is alive?? Would you not hold hope and search, would you not want the exposure these people have to find their gd.
There is no doubt they Love this child as much as any of us love the children in our families. Would you give up on your child with any tiny bit of hope?

Now with the tiny bit of chance the child is alive, (as hopeless as it seems) would you just throw your hands up and accept your child murdered someone?

I have no doubt that Caylee is playing with the Angels, I have no doubt that KC did it. But for one moment put yourself in the A's shoes. We dont have to like them or how they acted, it's bad... but Im really tired of people condeming them for holding hope when any of us would do the same thing.

You took the words right out of my mouth. I would never sit here and judge someone going through this ordeal on national television. None of us know how these people feel unless we go through it ourselves. I'm so frustrated with how people on this site constantly put these people down for what they believe and want to be true. It's very sad and disheartening. I would hope nothing ever happens to anyone here and they would have their lives played out in the media.

 

[BeanE]

-snipped to avoid driving the mods crazy-

Shotzie, just a friendly hint, see Tricia's post. If I understand correctly, your post in a double danger zone.

 

[dcorrigano]

Absolutely agree, but I dont think they can believe their child could do this anymore than you can convince me that one of my own children could do this. The only thing they really denied is that their child is capable of murder, They know she is a thief and lier and admitted that. watch me deny my kids are capable of doing something like that... I'd be a whole lot more vocal than CA!! Watch this mamma bear protect her cubs if someone was telling me my kid was able to do this to a baby. I dont care what you tell me, there is no way my kid could do this. Could you believe your child is capable of murder? Now take into account, NO One is giving you a body to prove this baby is dead... Now your going to defend your child cause there aint no way, and you got proof no body, so your going to search for a missing baby!! Give me a mike and a forum and Im going to not only defend my kid, I want that baby's picture everywhere!

Im not saying they are not in total denial, or that KC didnt do it!!! Im not suprised they dont believe it... How may condemned serial killers parents said, oh yeah, I knew my kid was capable of that?

As far as the leads, there is no doubt in my mind they are getting them. There are sick people who would be more than happy to lie to make the A's more crazy and make them look worst than they make themselves look. Not to mention, Ive seen a few kids that I took a double take on, including a BFF who's daughter is uncanny just like Caylee.

Unconditional love means that you do love them in spite of their shortcomings and antics, but it also means you love them enough to teach them right from wrong so they understand consequences of their actions. You teach them to take responsibility for their mistakes, but you stand by them while they do. You love them enough to say enough is enough and you help them to do the right thing.

You don't deny they did it! You don't encourage them to lie. You don't lie for them. And you certainly do not allow them to get away with murder of another precious member of your family!!! That isn't love!

 

[tiredblondy]

:laugh:

Yes, yes they are. They are valuable resources to me in practicing my creative writing skills.

:floorlaugh::laughbounce::laughitup: good on BeanE

 

[SandcraneLady]

They were paid, I had a friend go on show CNN, they paid for trip,hotel 3dys food, limo for a 5min interview. Plus the A got license fee for photos. They are getting blood money as far as I am concerned. They know very well kc killed their precious granddaughter. They are a sick family. When she gets convicted they will say someelse did it.

 

[Kooba]

I'm so sorry for your loss and what you've gone through....

In a way you've explained what I was trying to say about how this case is perceived by many and once again the portrayal on the Today show of half truths by the Grandparents.

Your grief was overwhelming from what you write....can you in your wildest thoughts imagine how someone who loses a child can party it up only four days later and then go on a crime spree?

And again, I'm so sorry you and your child have been a victim of a drunk driver. My prayers to you and yours ...

If you read her comment, she was not defending KC's actions but the gp's. Please reread the post.

 

[tiredofthis]

GA - there are just too many things that add up that our granddaughter is still alive

What things? What things, George? Care to enlighten the rest of the world?

 

[DesSands]

This is the beginning of a PR blitz to hopefully skew the jury when the trial starts. I expected this and as other posters have already said, I don't believe finding the body will even do it for them.
Sadly to say that it will be so decomposed that if they can't see her with their own eyes, they can continue to disbelieve.
They have such an uphill climb to turn KC's image around, as we all know that's impossible. But again, a play to the potential jurors. :bang:

 

[Kooba]

Everything about this case is heartbreaking.
GMA and the Today show don't help at all. They are only filling time.

Since CA brought up the subject of TES I want to throw this out there.
If she would or could embrace the truth and support efforts to find the body of her beloved granddaughter, she could help raise funds for the search and do so without hindering her daughter's case.
There's a way to do everything. It's just about pointing people in the right direction. IMO.

Why is it so hard for people to believe CA doesn't want to search for a body because she believes Caylee is alive? WHY???? This woman is going through he** along with her husband and everyone wants to put them in a straight jacket. I can't belive the stuff I am reading. I come to this website to find answers and mostly what I see are posts bashing the gparents.

 

[whiteangora]

In one word to encompass all that you asked: no...

Nothing... no plea for Caylee... no insight into what the tips are... just denial, a snarky remark using Tim's name... and George thanking Kid Finders for being there since day 2.

Nice plug at the end for KFN. For those of us who know what Thats all about, how appropriate!
I get the impression they are both trying to go through some kind of image changing, all soft spoken and not so much crazy talk. They need to leave the wads of gum at the door.
I think they are becoming the new and improved C&G awaiting the announcement of their new endeavor.