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    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    Kelly and Michael, Anyone Care?

    Published: Apr 26, 2016 · Updated: Apr 26, 2016 by Kevin Williams | 5 Comments

    Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, back on the air...

    Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, back on the air...

    By Kevin Williams

    I have to confess that I've never watched a full episode of Live! With Kelly and Michael. I'm not sure I've ever watched more than a few minutes, as I am usually working at that hour.  And I can probably say the same for the show's predecessor hosts Regis and Kathie Lee, that's just not a time of day when I usually have the TV on.  Still, it's been kind of - like a freakish car wreck - hard not to watch the drama unfolding with that show.  It does sound like the network handled it poorly in leaving Kelly in the dark about the show's changes.  On the flip side, if I got paid $15 million a year to spend an hour a day talking about my life and chatting it up with celebrities, I think I probably wouldn't make too big a deal about it (which is probably why, in the end, she didn't).

    So, did anyone watch the show today? If so, how do you think it went down?

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    1. Deb

      April 26, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      I think Kelly Ripa handled it the best way possible. I feel like she was blindsided and I don't think it was Michael's fault. I think she should have given her the heads up. I work in business and would expect the same courtesy.

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      • Kevin

        April 26, 2016 at 5:29 pm

        I do agree with you Deb, that was a lousy way to have news delivered....

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    2. brenda

      April 26, 2016 at 5:44 pm

      lousey way to have news delivered yes but is not showing up for work the way to handle it ? seems like a pouty playground reaction. of course, having worked for decades and having to have dealt with finding out that ones employer completed a business deal that took multiple weeks of meetings for completion and no one bothered to tell us that we had been sold. the new owners were the ones that let us know with the oldies no where to be seen. other similar occurrences to deal with and who would have been among the unemployed if we had pulled a ripa ?? well this is only a comment not a book so I better leave it at this.

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    3. Judith A.

      April 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      I agree with Deb. Kelly handled it the best way she could, under the circumstances. She was blindsided and held her temper till she could think clearly. Having a vacation already planned help. I think the media makes it bigger than it would have been. Just my opinion.
      Love your pictures of Aster !!

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      • Kevin

        April 26, 2016 at 11:17 pm

        I do agree with you, Judith, the media probably did make it into a bigger deal than it was. And, thanks for the kind words about Aster!

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