Ya know D, I think you have just as much right to love Maggie as the majority of us do to love Janie. Although I am a Janie fan, I probably could be considered a rebel by most because I do have a mind of my own and often don't follow the crowd. I am just as vocal for standing up for what I believe in as you have been. Nothing wrong with that. One thing I learned many years ago that is that there is no right or wrong in anyones opinion or perception of things. To you your opinion of Maggie is right, to me and all who love Janie, our opinion is right. It is just the way we all think differently and there is no right or wrong in that.
That being said, I feel that your quote of: "I guess any woman who is strong, independent, and vocal in her opinions is considered a bitch..." Well that, to me, would make Janie the most independent and strong woman in the game, because she has been callled bitch more often and by more people than any other in the house. And that has been from week one I think, when the Nerd Herd started out on her being the typical dumb blonde bitch. I can't recall Maggie ever being referred to as bitch, although she probably has been at some point. I do think though that Janie she has proven the Nerds wrong, because she is far from being the dumb blonde that they perceived her as being in the beginning. While I don't agree with a lot of things Maggie has done, I will give her credit for at least having the good sense to not talk the kind of trash to the public that Ivette, April, and Jen has done. Mostly when we have seen Maggie talking trash was in the live feeds that the public has not seen. That shows how smart she is and why she has come as far as she has. If I had to choose anyone else to give the money to beside Janie, it would definitely be Maggie. She and Janie to me have played the game the best of the four that are still remaining.
I can't wait for Survivor and The Amazing Race. I am an addicted Italian too!!! :roll: