Nichts, nada, niente.
Again--there aren't any.
Meanwhile I can report that Ms. Holloway has an outstandingly good-looking family, all of whom have been interviewed ad nauseum every night on tv. Fox is alive with her sisters, her cousins, and her aunts. O'Reilly, Hannity and Colmes and Greta van Sustern feature a Holloway relative almost every day.
They are all angry. And upset. They want to get to the bottom of this. They hope the FBI can help. They hope the Dutch government can help.
When they are not interviewing someone, speculation is rife on Fox, CNN, and the others. They interview forensic experts. They talk to policemen and prosecutors. They talk. And talk.
A suggestion to break the impasse? Why don't we take up a collection and send Cindy Sheehan down to camp outside the doorstep of the head honcho of Aruba? Yeah, that might work.
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— go to most recent comments1 - Aaman
Good, we've now reached the nadir of the blogosphere - things can only get better
2 - ryanclarkholiday
that was a worthless entry. you didnt even say anything
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3 - Victor Lana
This kind of thing only enhances the horror surrounding this case. What does this post do but add to the suffering of the bereaved (thankfully, I'm sure Natalee's Mom and family do not have time to be reading blogs right now).
4 - RJ
It was a funny post.
The media is spending WAY too much time covering this case. People go missing all the time, every day. People are killed all the time, every day.
Why is one cute young white chick from Alabama so important (in the MSM's eyes), and all the other cases so unworthy of mention (again, in the MSM's eyes)?
5 - mystery
There is a relative reading this.
6 - Marc
Greta and all the rest of the media whores have become part of the story and have ceased reporting the story.
Think not? Ask yourself why the family members are now being called by their nicknames vice given names.
Ask yourself why when a hurricane hits mainland US and Fox has to pull their Satellite truck from Aruba, why all of a sudden the family has video phones given to them so Fox can maintain direct live video contact?
Hmmmm... I'm waiting?
And while I wait for that answer, answer this. Why should anyone care about a girl who was so stupid she decided to galavant around a foreign country just hours prior to leaving said foreign country instead of planting her ass in her hotel room preparing for an early flight home?
7 - miriam
I ws not trying to dis Ms. Holloway or her family. But-there is no news!
Meanwhile, all over the world, there is news, sometimes of a serious and disturbing kind. For example: Darfur.
News by definition should be new. The media are acting like jackasses about this.
I know August is a slow news month. But news can be found. Send someone to Botswana to find out why one in four adults has AIDS, and what is being done about it.
8 - Bob Blogdal
I just want to ask , does this girls parents bare any resposibility for what happened here? Is it not irresponsible to send a teenager to a foriegn country to drink at clubs and party till all hours of the night with no supervision. What parent in there right mind would do that , especially with a little hotty like this girl. Everyone always likes to put the blame on others in a case like this , but I beleive some of it rests squarely on the parents for letting her go in the first place, hell ,why didn't they just give her the keys to Mike Tysons room while they were at it. And many of you are correct is she was not a blonde babe we would have no story here, thousands of woman go missing in America every year. But i stand by what I said , in a day with roofies ( I do not know the spelling) and predators, and everything else, a teenager no matter how adult they think they are, are whofully unequipped to handle evrything that can confront them out there. How many of you would send an underaged daughter to go drink in clubs in another country with nobody to keep tabs on them. I believe the mother should face charges.
9 - mark
Why haven't a couple of Alabama's finest not wisk the Kalpoe Boys off the Island for questioning by non-Dutch non-Van der Sloot officials
10 - dolly
i have been following the aruba case and i think its very sad that she has not been found and that no firm charges have been brought against anyone yet i hope she is found so for the familys sake and questions can be sorted out after
11 - Gina
This case is different from other missing persons cases. This poor family is dealing with a corrupt government that is covering up some of the facts. I truly do not believe it is getting more attention just because she is white. This kidnap/murder did not happen in the US -- it happened in a FOREIGN country. That makes it very different than other missing persons cases.
12 - JERRY
MARC..YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR REFERING TO SOME ONE AS WONDERFUL AS GRETA AS "A WHORE".. SHE IS DOING SOME THING WORTH WHILE( HELPING A GREIVING FAMILY FIND THEIR CHILD )WHAT ARE YOU DOING WORTH WHILE?? PROBERLY NOTHING..AND I WOULD LIKE TO TELL ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO THINK NEGATIVE ABOUT THIS CASE COVERAGE HOW TERRIABLE I THINK YOU ARE.. WHAT IF IT WERE YOUR CHILD.. YOU WOULD BE PRAYING FOR MEDIA COVERAGE..I AM SURE!!THE ONLY REASON THIS CASE IS STAYING ALIVE IS BECAUSE OF NATALEE'S PARENTS , FRINDS AND FAMILY WHO LOVE HER AND CARE ENOUGHT TO BE PERSISTANT..THE PARENTS GIVE UP THEIR LIVES TO FIND THEIR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER..SHAME ON ALL YOU GRIPPING , NEGATIVE PEOPLE.. YOU SHOULD GET ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY AND THAT NATALEE IS FOUND ALIVE... A PRAYING , CARING PERSON, FROM ALABAMA WHO HAS A HEART AND A CARING SOUL....PRAYING FOR NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S SAFE RETURN.............
JERRY ANN
13 - RJ
Jerry:
Greta no doubt has good intentions. I'm sure she wants to help find Natalee.
But, she also is enjoying the increased ratings her show has garnered during this whole nightmare. Also, the beaches.
So, she is hardly acting on purely altruistic motives...
14 - LORI
TO ALL OF YOU WHO THINK NEGATIVELY ABOUT ALL OF THE MEDIA COVERAGE FOR NATALEE HOLLOWAY- YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED. ESPECIALLY, TO MARK, YOU TALK LIKE YOU ARE A SAINT- I'M SURE YOU HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING STUPID YOUR ENTIRE LIFE- NATALEE WAS JUST BEING YOUNG TEENAGER THAT HADN'T LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES- AND BESIDES HOW DO YOU KNOW SHE WASN'T GIVEN A DATE RAPE DRUG????!!!! IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED TO JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND KEEP YOUR STUPID COMMENTS TO YOURSELF.
15 - Matt
Jerry and Lori--the caps can easily be turned off by simply pressing the "caps lock" button on your keyboard. Its typically located on the left hand side. This will prevent your comments from being even more annoying than they already are.
Best of luck.
16 - Rita
What kind of woman would go away with complete strangers?????????????????????
17 - furious
What makes you think she went willingly ? Over there on that island anyone can stick a light on their car and call it a cab. Once they have you inside and there are THREE of them, they can have their way with you too !!!
18 - confused
I still can't figure out why everyone is so upset that Natalee Holloway is getting so much coverage. The poor girl has been missing for 80-odd days...and she deserves to be found. What if she's not dead...she could alone and scared, and keeping her in the media keeps her fresh in everyone's mind. Without the media coverage, people would tend to forget about her, and then, maybe, she will never be found. If I were lost, I would sure want everyone in the world to know so that the search could continue to find me...even if I were dead. If media coverage is what it takes to find Natalee, then so be it. Stop all your wussing would you? There's plenty other tv shows you can watch...if you don't like the Natalee coverage, don't watch it...simple enough. This morning I went online to find out the latest on the case and all the search engines come up with are a CRAPLOAD of sites with people complaining about the attention Natalee is getting. This is complete bullshit. Have a heart...a girl is missing...and she needs to be found.
19 - pastor
Marc,
Remember....Greta is a very good attorney......Watch your mouth....You maybe served.
20 - R. Bolen
Gretta:
Don't give up. If it were not for you this case would have been swept under the carpet. Those three boys and Paul know what happened and were any remains may be found.
21 - Tina
I really do believe that if it were my child missing I would do the same dang thing! I would not rest until my child was found. I'd shout it to whoever would listen and I would NEVER give up. Natalee's parents are keeping this thing alive, and also stupid people with stupid remarks like....I think she just ran away...well why do you think that? Oh no reason just a feeling! Duh A policeman saying that stupid remark. The ignorance in this case has baffled me. I'm not even a detective and I know that the evidence must be collected right away! I would have scraped under fingernails, looked at their bodies for defense wounds and taken their clothing. The reason why it is so interesting is that people can't believe that law inforcement can be dumber than they are!
22 - Tina
I can't believe that people would blame a mother for the actions of some out of control teens! Are we to blame when someone does something bad to us? No we are not! The people who hurt Natalee are responsible. If you want to blame a mother...blame Vandersluts mother, and the Kalpoe mother for raising teens with no morals. To blame Natalee's mother for wanting her daughter to have a wonderful experience is just thoughtless and cold.
23 - Tracy
Why hasn't anyone said anything about the adult chaperon's that went with this group for a senior trip?
Had someone say that those adult's just happen to go along but weren't supposed to be watching the kids. I don't buy that for a NY minute!!
Any of the parent's who agreed to allow the kids to go without any chaperon's would be in a nut ward tomorrow and any senior trip I have heard of they have had some type of chaperon along.
Maybe if the adult's who went along with or "just happened to be along",would have made sure ALL the kids were in at a set time the night before they were to leave, we wouldn't be having this convo!
How could ANY of them in the group not know Natalee didn't show up to room long before they were in the air on the way home?
That is what has me confused. It just doesn't sound right that this girl just vanished and the people who put the "senior trip" made no plans for the safety of these kids!
I also agree that more media the better, cause someone out there knows exactly what happened and the more media given the better chance they have of someone breaking the silence!
Isn't that why we have American's Most Wanted show, and other show's to get a missing person story out for the public to help?
It's not like the story is taking over any of the reality Tv show's, or god forbid Soap Opera's. If it will help bring closure to this family then who are we to begrudge them of that?
This mother loves her daughter and wants her back, what parent out here would NOT want the same?
We have a mother who lost a son to the war camping out at the Bush ranch and she is held up as if she is a hero, yet Natalee's mother is getting slapped in the face for fighting for her daughter who did NOT volunteer for combat!
Something is wrong when people lose their compassion for children (and Natalee is still a child) and the danger they are in!
Some think that because Natalee happened to be blond and blue eyed, she is getting more media attention.
Oh how quick we forget.
What about the little girl in FL that was lost by the child protection services and later found to be dead? She happened to be black and got lots of media attention.
The little black girl from Kansas that was found dead and head chopped off, she got mega media coverage too.
So get off the race card, it isn't about the color of the skin but about the simple fact a human being happens to be missing and a family wants answers!!!!!
24 - Aaman
If it is not about the color of the skin and just about the kids, try getting some publicity for these kids
25 - Tracy
might be a problem since I am not aware of just how London would go about putting the information out on the airwaves, nor do I have any clue where to start in that Country.