ANYONE FEEL SORRY FOR ED MCMAHON

[Wretched Excess]

The news of him losing his multi-million house due to foreclosure is beyond belief. Here is a guy that made millions and now he is crying because he owes 644,000 worth of back mortgage payments. He even put up a web site begging for donations. This is the kind of stupid shit people do and then whine about their situation. Saw him on Larry King for about 20 seconds before I had to turn it off. I mean, he an old fart so why does he even have a mortgage. Very dumb when you are as old as him and you live beyond your means.



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[DixieBelle]

Not feeling sorry for him at all. I can't help but wonder what agenda he's pushing. Most people in his situation would die if the media found out. Clearly he's grovelling but I wonder if he's also be used politically.

[Rebel]

****er never came to my house with a million dollar check, if that answers your question.

[Lacarnut]

****er never came to my house with a million dollar check, if that answers your question.

If he had come to my house with a mill. check, I might chip in a dollar or two.

[Hawkgirl]

His wife, who appears to be half his age, started to cry on Larry King...stating she never even owned a house before she met ED....can you say Gold Digger?...she's probably the reason he's a broke.

[RobJohnson]

Maybe he and his wife can find a nice trailer somewhere.

[NHSparky]

Talk about lack of financial planning.  85 years old and still having to work to make ends meet?

Sorry, I don't plan on being a drain on society at that age, even if I do make it that far.

[Lord Undies]

Either Ed is the dumbest cluck to ever be a multi-millionaire or he is lying through his tears.  Something tells me he has a few Swiss francs hidden out-of-sight. 

I was reading about how Hulk Hogan and his soon-to-be ex-wife are fighting over Hulk paying half of his share of their four million dollar Las Vegas condo.  I was questioning to myself about how Hulk Hogan can afford to write a check for two million dollars but Ed McMahon cannot?  Get real!

[Chris_]

Heinlein said something to the effect of "The guy who goes broke in a big way never misses a meal. It it is the poor guy who is short 2 bits that has to tighten his belt."

Mr. McMahon won't be missing any meals.  His situation is of his own making.  He has zero sympathy from me.

[Tantal]

Maybe he and his wife can find a nice trailer somewhere.

Even a decent town-house would be sufficient. I know that when I'm in my 80's, I don't want a huge house to maintain and pay taxes on. No sympathy from me either.

[JohnnyReb]

Maybe he and his wife can find a nice trailer somewhere.

...and after their move into the trailer park, maybe they can pickup a few bucks on the Jerry Springer show.

[Miss Mia]

Heinlein said something to the effect of "The guy who goes broke in a big way never misses a meal. It it is the poor guy who is short 2 bits that has to tighten his belt."

Mr. McMahon won't be missing any meals.  His situation is of his own making.  He has zero sympathy from me.

Agreed.  He had a definite lack of financial planning.  I'm sorry for someone that's made that much money, I don't have any sympathy for them.

[RobJohnson]

Maybe he and his wife can find a nice trailer somewhere.

...and after their move into the trailer park, maybe they can pickup a few bucks on the Jerry Springer show.

 

[Duke Nukum]

Whatever a person is going through, it is real to them.  Though, on the whole, pitying anyone for their condition in life doesn't help.

"May your suffering be blessed, which gave the timid fool pity's highest power and purest knowledge's might!"  Wagner, Parsifal

Oops!  Forgot about Parsifal but in that case I think it was because he dispelled the illusion of suffering that it worked, that pity had any effect.

So since all suffering is imagined by the person who is suffering, in the case of Amfortas because of the unconscious guilt he felt when he fell short of his own ideals of what a Grail Knight should be, Ed McMahon's suffering is just as real to him as what anyone one else may believe they are suffering, whether they are sick or starving or lonely.

A house/home is a physical extension of our bodies and when our house is threatened we feel our body is threatened so since I still live under the illusion that I am a body (a very persistent illusion, I am sure most would agree), my home is very important to me and I can empathize with Ed and his wife, no matter what her age is, are going through although I don't pity them.

[Chris_]

Whatever a person is going through, it is real to them.  Though, on the whole, pitying anyone for their condition in life doesn't help.

"May your suffering be blessed, which gave the timid fool pity's highest power and purest knowledge's might!"  Wagner, Parsifal

Oops!  Forgot about Parsifal but in that case I think it was because he dispelled the illusion of suffering that it worked, that pity had any effect.

So since all suffering is imagined by the person who is suffering, in the case of Amfortas because of the unconscious guilt he felt when he fell short of his own ideals of what a Grail Knight should be, Ed McMahon's suffering is just as real to him as what anyone one else may believe they are suffering, whether they are sick or starving or lonely.

A house/home is a physical extension of our bodies and when our house is threatened we feel our body is threatened so since I still live under the illusion that I am a body (a very persistent illusion, I am sure most would agree), my home is very important to me and I can empathize with Ed and his wife, no matter what her age is, are going through although I don't pity them.

This guy lived the life of ultra-luxury.  He will NOT be homeless when this is over.  He will just end up in a condo in Encino instead of a luxury mansion in Malibu or wherever.  He just will have to live a life like us little people.  The Hoi Poloi. 

I have great respect and admiration for rich people.  But that doesn't mean it bothers me when they become like "the rest of us."  I betcha Ed won't pick up a drink tab for the rest of his life, just due to his fame.

No empathy from me either. 

[Duke Nukum]

Whatever a person is going through, it is real to them.  Though, on the whole, pitying anyone for their condition in life doesn't help.

"May your suffering be blessed, which gave the timid fool pity's highest power and purest knowledge's might!"  Wagner, Parsifal

Oops!  Forgot about Parsifal but in that case I think it was because he dispelled the illusion of suffering that it worked, that pity had any effect.

So since all suffering is imagined by the person who is suffering, in the case of Amfortas because of the unconscious guilt he felt when he fell short of his own ideals of what a Grail Knight should be, Ed McMahon's suffering is just as real to him as what anyone one else may believe they are suffering, whether they are sick or starving or lonely.

A house/home is a physical extension of our bodies and when our house is threatened we feel our body is threatened so since I still live under the illusion that I am a body (a very persistent illusion, I am sure most would agree), my home is very important to me and I can empathize with Ed and his wife, no matter what her age is, are going through although I don't pity them.

This guy lived the life of ultra-luxury.  He will NOT be homeless when this is over.  He will just end up in a condo in Encino instead of a luxury mansion in Malibu or wherever.  He just will have to live a life like us little people.  The Hoi Poloi. 

I have great respect and admiration for rich people.  But that doesn't mean it bothers me when they become like "the rest of us."  I betcha Ed won't pick up a drink tab for the rest of his life, just due to his fame.

No empathy from me either. 

And that is your choice.  In making a choice you are not so different from Ed or his wife.  Some choices are profitable and therefore may seem good, some may seem like a mistake and therefore seem bad, and others still seem of little consequence but they make the person making them feel better.  As long as we are making choices,be they good, bad, or inconsequential, we know are alive.  Choosing seems to be one of the basic functions of human beings.

I always try to make choices to make me feel good because they enrich my life in some way, which is really the only life I have power in.  That is my basic rule of thumb for doing anything when I can't decide.  If I make a choice and feel bad and trace it back, it is usually because I feel I should have made that choice to please others or some convention.

I choose to empathize with the McMahon's even though I do not pity them because it makes me feel better because I have made good, bad, and inconsequential choices in my life too, just like they have, and so I can't see much difference between me and him and Mrs. McMahon.  Except I believe I am a bigger Doctor Who fan.  But I don't really know.  If he was the bigger Doctor Who fan he would probably have a lot of memorabilia in his basement he could sell on eBay and make house payments with so that is what I base my guess on.

[Airwolf]

His wife, who appears to be half his age, started to cry on Larry King...stating she never even owned a house before she met ED....can you say Gold Digger?...she's probably the reason he's a broke.

In Hollywood everything is possible. Even that. I think he has had two or three wives or it could be I'm thinking of Johnny Carson. Also this may not be the only home they have on hand ,just the best one.

[RobJohnson]

That damned price of gas made him behind on the house.

[Lacarnut]

That damned price of gas made him behind on the house.

If that is the case, he needs to quit flying his private jet plane, his jet boat and his jet car on Av. gas. 

Sell some of his toys including his house and pay his debts off.

[Bluesuiter-Retired]

In a word - NO.

There has been a rumor floating around for over a decade that as Jerry Lewis' sidekick on the labor day skit, Ed has been personally puty that little bit of extra money in the kitty to put Jerry over the target amount.  If true, Ed has been mortgaging his home to the hilt for several decades to make Jerry Lewis a happy man.

The only person from that group whom handled his finances property was Bob Hope.  He invested very well in relestate[sic].  After his death his family divested the hundreds of millions his property was worth -  given the current state of the relestate market today, his heirs were just as smart as he was.