MichaelGL

I agree Steve.

This whole memo scandal confuses me. I don't even like Pelosi that much, but what does it have to do with the overall issue of torture though?

I been hearing about both of those issues. You know surprisingly, LGBT community has made incredible in roads without Obama's help the last five months. I seriously would have never thought Iowa would be a state where gays would be free to marry. Never. And now Maine? I saw let Obama deal with the economy, swine flu, and foreign related issues. I was watching a show on Fox News and my God, even when Obama cuts the budget he gets slammed.

I can't help but to think, please tell me again why Obama won the election if the majority of American's opposed what he supported and stood for? I know people will always cite the economy, but really? Over abortion, stem cell research, the fact that Obama wanted to talk to talk our enemies was well a known fact and put out there on every news channel, people still voted for him?

I’m surprised you didn’t state that he would ice skating with pirates in there. Then again, he did order them to be killed when they were holding one of our own prisoner. I don’t think talking with our “enemies” is all that bad. Those pictures of him and Chavez didn’t do any justice, because we weren’t there. We do not know what was exactly was exchanged between Chavez and President Obama verbally. Obama could have very well scolded Mr. Chavez behind the scenes, while putting up a front for the press. We just don’t know.

What about this 4 Orphan storyline? Sounds interesting from the name.

Or on the inexperienced FEMA director he put in place. I agree that there's blame to go all around, but c'mon you don't put someone who's never had any experience whatsoever in government in the position to head FEMA. Can you truly blame them for blaming the President and the director of FEMA. I can't help but to think that the reason Bush put that guy in charge of FEMA was because he could care less about climate change and it's affects on the American people. Be it hurricanes or otherwise.

I hope Obama can keep us safe too, while upholding are values as a country. But I gotta say that those who live in New Orleans wouldn't be so fast to agree with your statement.

I actually liked it, he stated exactly what I've been trying to say all along, that it's going to take time for things to start turning around. GGL you make some very valid points as do you Steve about the past few presidents.

Clinton got alot of heat his first few months in office, when he nominated alot of his friends, who had no experience in Washington whatsoever, to be in his cabinet. I might also add that Obama currently has more filled positions in his cabinet than when both Bush Jr and Clinton had during their first few months. I didn't say America did not prosper, but Reagan did get off to a rocky start, just like Obama has. Some would say we didn't really begin to prosper as a country until 85. In fact it took Reagan alot longer to turn a nation that had one of the highest unemployment rates in history than Obama's 70 something days currently in office. It took Reagan more than a year to completely turn things around, and some would say he did so simply by spending. Just like Reagan, Obama didn't create this economic crisis, he inherited it from his predecessor and it's going to take a very long time to turn things around, alot longer than two months. Whether you agree or disagree about his policies is another thing, but at least he's doing something about it. I think the best thing to do now is wait to see how things play out. I also seem to recall one of either Bush Jr or Clinton's appointee's having issues regarding having hired an illegal immigrant to work for them.

I'd love to see where those who are worried about our country right now, predicting the apocalypse and the end of democracy, are gonna be four years from now. And I wonder what would the right would have said under Ronald Reagan, when he first stepped into office and the economy hit rock bottom in 1982? (Which it did) Would they have been as eager to put it on him, as they are doing now with our current president? I admit these first few months of Obama's presidency have not been the smoothest, but compared to the start of both Clinton and Bush's presidencies, it makes these first few months seem like a walk in a park. Just because the past three months have not been the most easiest, doesn't mean the next four years are going to be the end all be all of America as some are making it out to be.

OMG what an ending. I really hope Mark Jr. is alright. Really liked the scene between Sharan and Mona too. Can't wait for the next episode to see what happens with Mark Jr. and I do wonder if Ty will go down with Mona.

Very Good casting choices. Nice to see Alfonso back. Your casting of Janet Zarish is an excellent one. I loved her on on OLTL, and it sucked that OLTL killed her off. I'm very curious as to what you will have in store for her.

I know. I mean Bush hired bigots, criminals, and etc. Many were even in the Justice Department.

Wow what a ending. Hmmm a reunion behind bars? Only in soaps lol Has anyone told you that you have incredible tastes in casting? Gah Karim must have really pissed off karma to be hit by Ashley's car and then get run over. I'm interested in this diary saga and where it leads to.

Great episode. Lots of mystery surround Edmund's kidnapping. It would have been great karma if he was stashed in a flooding cave like he did with Reva lol. Mindy/Rick/Roxie...juicy. Can't wait for what you have in store for them.

Can anyone summarize or explain the connection between Natalie and Billy. How did they go from plotting to take Greta's inheritance to him blackmailing her in 1982?

Awesome scene at Spaulding Enterprises. I love how you have both Phillip and A-M plotting to take back control of Spaulding. Let the games begin! Hmmm any plans for something to develop between A-M and Mel?

Sister Patterson is still my favoirte part of your show lol. Awesome show! Love Sabryn and Ashley's confrontation.

About the Show The Heritage of Hope is a fan fiction based on the now defunct soap The Doctors. The Doctors was a soap that aired on NBC from April 1, 1963 to December 31, 1982. The Heritage of Hope begins at the time when The Doctors ended, in the year 1983. However the twist is that the one of the show’s leading characters, Dr. Steve Aldrich (Laurence Lau) has been in a coma for the last three years. Steve’s coma erases the last three years of The Doctors but creates a mystery of sorts, of what has really happened while our leading doctor was sleeping. Like The Doctors, Heritage of Hope is set in Madison. The show revolves around the lives of four doctors, Matt Powers (Jerry ver Dorn), Maggie Fielding (Deborah Adair), Althea Davis (Robin Mattson), and Steve Aldrich whom all work at Hope Memorial Hospital. Accompanying the medical Powers family and the wealthy Aldrich family are the poor and struggling Simpson, Parker, and Kalikrates families and the wealthy Winthrop and Kincaid families.

In the 1982 SOD, it says that Nola was pregnant with Billy's baby and was going to marry him. Was that ever resolved before the show ended in Dec. of that year?

I saw this report on MSNBC, and they've always included the newsmakers of the year in the nativity scene. The President of Italy, Carla Bruni and her husband are also in the nativity scene.

Thanks Paul!

Thought I'd revive the old thread because I'm reviving this old soap for my fan fiction Just was wondering if anyone knew how Penny Davis died, and whatever became of Buddy Davis? A piece of information I'm not certain about, but Althea was a psychiatristcorrect?

So from the 1976-1977 synopsis that were posted in the discussion area... -Jason was an attorney, didn't know that -What ever happened to Eleanor Conrad? -Maggie cheated on Matt with a guy named Kyle! Never knew that, thought they were the Tom and Alice (DAYS) of the show.