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What is Driving the Surge in US Premature Births? $$?
Commented Nov 12, 2009 at 14:12:47 in Living
“I simply can not let this statement pass without comment:
"Fertility treatments are a necessity for many women..."
I beg your pardon but fertility treatments are NEVER a necessity for a woman. Just as abortion is an individual choice, so is having a child. There is no law (yet) which dictates that every woman must get pregnant. There is no shortage of already-born children available for adoption. The human female body does not require pregnancy to live. The human species is not facing imminent extinction. There is not one single human on earth whose DNA is that precious.”
"Fertility treatments are a necessity for many women..."
I beg your pardon but fertility treatments are NEVER a necessity for a woman. Just as abortion is an individual choice, so is having a child. There is no law (yet) which dictates that every woman must get pregnant. There is no shortage of already-born children available for adoption. The human female body does not require pregnancy to live. The human species is not facing imminent extinction. There is not one single human on earth whose DNA is that precious.”
violettefemme replied on Nov 12, 2009 at 21:05:03
“Co -sign, thank you!”
Birgitta Lauren replied on Nov 12, 2009 at 14:44:05
“You are going to deny a woman her innate maternal desire to bear her own child.....
Hips (and Belly and Butt and Thighs) Don't Lie
Commented Sep 24, 2009 at 13:05:21 in Living
“I'm ready to give up myself, although it's not post -baby weight (I've never been pregnant). I was looking as good as I had since I was a freshman in college when I had a health setback. I'm on the other side of it now but, although regular exercise resulted in slight toning (I can see it but nobody else can), it also resulted in weight gain (eating twice as much as before) and compressed femoral nerves and exhaustion. I haven't worked out in three weeks and while my flesh is starting to shimmy again, my legs haven't been numb and my appetite and energy levels have returned to normal.
I'm too vain to give up but good LORD, I wish I weren't.”
I'm too vain to give up but good LORD, I wish I weren't.”
hp blogger Meredith Lopez replied on Sep 24, 2009 at 13:27:45
“Right??? That's pretty much how I feel, too. Too vain to give up trying, too frustrated to put forth any more effort than I already am. *sigh*”
Education in Chicago: Thank God We're Not Texans!
Commented Sep 06, 2009 at 10:23:12 in Chicago
“For the last friggin' time, Bush IS NOT FROM TEXAS, he's from Maine, and he NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, he went to private boarding schools and universities in New England.”
DivergentMary replied on Sep 06, 2009 at 16:55:57
“My heart goes out to you. Bush, by "adopting" Texas as his home state (when it really wasn't) has made all of Texas look bad. Real Texans don't talk like him, either.”
A Woman Walks Down The Street
Commented Aug 31, 2009 at 14:10:50 in Comedy
“Smith, this was not a compliment. This is a male expecting superficially good behavior to be rewarded with public validation of his manhood.
Sort of like the blind date I had to continually escalated his compliments as I refused to let him hug me, kiss me, or show him my legs. Finally he gave up the flattery and pulled my dress up in the middle of a restaurant, to see for himself, then complained that my skirt was too long and asked to see my breasts. As I walked away he told me to call him if I ever found a man "who'd put up with your attitude."”
Sort of like the blind date I had to continually escalated his compliments as I refused to let him hug me, kiss me, or show him my legs. Finally he gave up the flattery and pulled my dress up in the middle of a restaurant, to see for himself, then complained that my skirt was too long and asked to see my breasts. As I walked away he told me to call him if I ever found a man "who'd put up with your attitude."”
RIP Teddy
Commented Aug 26, 2009 at 16:00:38 in Politics
“What a classless, tasteless, brainless, heartless, soulless comment. I agree with previous posters, this is beneath HuffPost and should not have been allowed to stand, especially with Johnson's pathetic attempts at self-justification when commenters point out that she has just made a complete ass of herself and insulted the intelligence and dignity of every person who reads and writes at HuffPost.”
The Republican Party Is Turning Into A Cult
Commented Aug 19, 2009 at 12:15:45 in Politics
“Wehrke, nothing we do or say will UNalienate them because they are completely impervious to facts, reason and sense. That's the point of the article. Therefore they must be dismissed as luntatics, nuts and worse -- the key word there being "dismissed". As in "ignored" and "marginalized" and "neutralized".”
Abolish the Nazi-Commie Nightmare of Public Firefighting
Commented Aug 18, 2009 at 11:11:12 in Politics
“spmcintyre, you need to reevaluate your comparative reading comprehension skills. Like the rest of the far right making fools of themselves at town hall meetings, you are too dense to recognize satire when it's right in front of you, much less are you intelligent enough to understand it. It scares the hell out of me that you probably vote.”
spmcintyre replied on Aug 18, 2009 at 13:34:50
“i think i got the point, did you really read my second FACT ????? You know the part about republicans not wanting the governmet to run healthcare?”
Hate to Exercise? Don't Sweat It.
Commented Aug 17, 2009 at 15:48:11 in Living
“I am learning traditional Indian dance (I'm not Indian, just for fun). And I haven't started yoga yet but the dance classes made me realize just how inflexible my muscles are. I hope to start yoga next week.”
Hate to Exercise? Don't Sweat It.
Commented Aug 17, 2009 at 15:04:34 in Living
“"If you exercise large muscles strenuously you will grow more muscle which may increase your weight but in a good way. "
I've been working out with a trainer for 3 months and taking dance classes. At 5'5" and 175, there is no such thing as increasing your weight in a 'good' way.
Three months. No loss of weight. No loss of inches. No loss of fat. Eating significantly more than I used to, because I'm significantly more hungry than I used to be. What I'm eating more of is healthy, lean foods, but it doesn't matter because I'm still eating almost twice as much as I used to. I'm also tired all the time (so much for the myth of increased energy with increased exercise), I'm borderline anemic now and wasn't before I started exercising. And I was already perfectly healthy to begin with, I just wanted to slim down and tone up.
The trainer was a waste of money, I'm done. From now on it's yoga and dance class and back to eating less (because I won't be so hungry anymore).”
I've been working out with a trainer for 3 months and taking dance classes. At 5'5" and 175, there is no such thing as increasing your weight in a 'good' way.
Three months. No loss of weight. No loss of inches. No loss of fat. Eating significantly more than I used to, because I'm significantly more hungry than I used to be. What I'm eating more of is healthy, lean foods, but it doesn't matter because I'm still eating almost twice as much as I used to. I'm also tired all the time (so much for the myth of increased energy with increased exercise), I'm borderline anemic now and wasn't before I started exercising. And I was already perfectly healthy to begin with, I just wanted to slim down and tone up.
The trainer was a waste of money, I'm done. From now on it's yoga and dance class and back to eating less (because I won't be so hungry anymore).”
nicholasjh1 replied on Aug 18, 2009 at 12:58:15
“Now who's making the blanket statements? When I was in fire training I gained 45 pounds, and lost 4 inches off my waist, untill I stablised in weight, and I ate about 5000 calories a day. and when I exercise as long as I eat enough I usually am full of energy, have you checked for a metobolic condition like the thyroid?”
67bug replied on Aug 17, 2009 at 15:32:07
“I went through the same thing with a trainer, too expensive. Think I'll just walk more for exercise. I have CFS so I get exhausted easily. Has yoga helped? What type of dance are you doing?”
Chevy's 230 MPG Volt: What Do YOU Think?
Commented Aug 12, 2009 at 17:30:24 in Business
“The Volt ignores a fact that every potential plug-in carmaker ignores: many if not most people do not live or work in a place that allows access to an outlet to plug in the car. And very few landlords or employers are going to pay the heavy cost of retrofitting their properties for electric cars.”
A Teachable Moment
Commented Jul 27, 2009 at 12:33:36 in Politics
“He knew what we all knew, and all that needed to be known to conclude that the police acted stupidily: a man had been arrested in his own home for a wholly legal action. "Uppity while minority" and "contempt of cop" are NOT illegal.”
The Unteachable Lesson: Can We Learn From Gates and Crowley?
Commented Jul 27, 2009 at 12:20:02 in Politics
“But as you can (hopefully) see, it's also not illegal.”
julesbh replied on Jul 27, 2009 at 12:26:49
“Of course.”
The Unteachable Lesson: Can We Learn From Gates and Crowley?
Commented Jul 27, 2009 at 12:09:58 in Politics
“Really True Blue? Should Amadou Diallo have respectfully thanked the NYPD for protecting his property as he lay dying from the 41 shots they pumped into him (because they were at the wrong address) as he went about his business? How about Abner Louima, when he was bleeding out of his rectum after being sodomized with a broom handle? Or Michael Lewis, while he was being strangled to death during interrogation for painting graffiti?
Should every citizen who gets tazed while exercising their first amendment right to free speech thank the officer tazing them for not using his gun instead? Well, except for Oscar Grant, who was shot in San Francisco when the office grabbed his gun instead of his taser by accident.
It is not a crime to hurt a police officer's feelings (especially not when he is in your home uninvited). It IS a crime to refuse to provide your name and badge number when asked, and it is a crime to entrap a citizen into arrest (especially when no crime was committed).”
Should every citizen who gets tazed while exercising their first amendment right to free speech thank the officer tazing them for not using his gun instead? Well, except for Oscar Grant, who was shot in San Francisco when the office grabbed his gun instead of his taser by accident.
It is not a crime to hurt a police officer's feelings (especially not when he is in your home uninvited). It IS a crime to refuse to provide your name and badge number when asked, and it is a crime to entrap a citizen into arrest (especially when no crime was committed).”
hp blogger Yvonne R. Davis replied on Jul 27, 2009 at 14:43:58
“ConstanceReader,
Like what you wrote in response to True Blue American.”
Like what you wrote in response to True Blue American.”
TRUE BLUE AMERICAN replied on Jul 27, 2009 at 12:50:31
“Connie, I was commenting on the Gates incident only. Gates was out of line period. I don't know the facts of the cases you cited, so I have know comment. The fact that you can't get to the bottom line of the Gates case tells me how out of touch you are. Good night.”
The Ersatz Orgasm
Commented Jul 24, 2009 at 12:01:38 in Living
“Would that be the G Spot that medical science has never been able to prove actually exists, and that even if it does, most women (5 in 6) obviously also don't have?”
Kessei replied on Jul 29, 2009 at 15:23:35
“Wait, so it doesn't exist, but if it did, studies have shown most women don't have one?
Logically, your argument is impossible. If it doesn't exist, then one in six women wouldn't be able to locate theirs.
And "medical science" is well aware that it does exist - it's a spongy collection of nerve bundles inside the vagina. There isn't any "secret" to its location.”
Logically, your argument is impossible. If it doesn't exist, then one in six women wouldn't be able to locate theirs.
And "medical science" is well aware that it does exist - it's a spongy collection of nerve bundles inside the vagina. There isn't any "secret" to its location.”
Racism or Not, Cambridge Police Owes Professor Gates an Apology
Commented Jul 23, 2009 at 12:42:02 in Politics
“I don't think the arresting officers in this case were racist, I think they were something far worse: insecure, stupid, and possibly drunk with the power of the badge.
Seriously, how stupid do you have to be (not ignorant, not uneducated, just plain DUMB) do you have to be to arrest someone who has proven to you that he bloody well lives in that house? And how does someone that dumb pass the police academy entrance exams to begin with, much less graduate?”
Seriously, how stupid do you have to be (not ignorant, not uneducated, just plain DUMB) do you have to be to arrest someone who has proven to you that he bloody well lives in that house? And how does someone that dumb pass the police academy entrance exams to begin with, much less graduate?”
Women & Misogyny: The Ugly Truth
Commented Jul 23, 2009 at 12:31:21 in Entertainment
“"Heigl plays a type of woman we have been seeing a lot lately. The good at work but bad at life woman. She is the producer of a morning show who turns into a walking idiot when she allows Gerard Butler's Mike to school her in the ways of dating. He basically says no guy would want a woman with your personality so dump who you are and pretend to be someone else cause that's how you will get the guy."
This would have been a plausible plot concept if the woman in question were not uber-hottie Kathryn Heigl. This woman is so gorgeous that few men would give a tinker's damn about her personality, assuming they even noticed that she had one.”
This would have been a plausible plot concept if the woman in question were not uber-hottie Kathryn Heigl. This woman is so gorgeous that few men would give a tinker's damn about her personality, assuming they even noticed that she had one.”
Next: Assisted Suicide for Healthy People
Commented Jul 17, 2009 at 13:31:51 in Politics
“The Logan's Run scenario can only come to pass in societies that do not believe in full bodily autonomy, as opposed to making individual bodies subject to popular vote and government regulation, which amounts to declaring that human bodies are public property.
If you believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases, or at least in some cases, you believe individual bodies are public property. If you believe that suicide, assisted or not, should be illegal, you believe that individual bodies are public property.
Once a society believes that individual human bodies are the property of the public at large and subject to state regulation (which our society obviously does, as laws in re: abortion and suicide attest), requiring the death of humans once they reach a threshold age is not much of a leap.
It's all a matter of who you believe should make decisions about your life and your death: you yourself, or the voting population and the government?”
If you believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases, or at least in some cases, you believe individual bodies are public property. If you believe that suicide, assisted or not, should be illegal, you believe that individual bodies are public property.
Once a society believes that individual human bodies are the property of the public at large and subject to state regulation (which our society obviously does, as laws in re: abortion and suicide attest), requiring the death of humans once they reach a threshold age is not much of a leap.
It's all a matter of who you believe should make decisions about your life and your death: you yourself, or the voting population and the government?”
TRex86 replied on Jul 18, 2009 at 08:39:22
“I challenge the parallel between abortion and assisted suicide. Abortion indeed is about regulating a woman's body for the benefit of a part of it (an embryo/fet
Suicide on the other hand is what Burke called a natural right. Whatever the law says there is no way to keep people from killing themselves if they so desire. Assisted suicide is a different matter, however, because of the agency of a second party in abetting suicide. In two states physicians have been made the gatekeepers of assisted suicide. It is presumptious to believe that MD's acting in a role contrary to their ethics and traditions will somehow remain beneficent and competent. The Ancient Greeks had it right in vowing to "give no poison" no matter who asks. They understood both the human frailty of physicians and the potential for abuse. Nothing in this domain has changed over the last 2500 years.”
Suicide on the other hand is what Burke called a natural right. Whatever the law says there is no way to keep people from killing themselves if they so desire. Assisted suicide is a different matter, however, because of the agency of a second party in abetting suicide. In two states physicians have been made the gatekeepers of assisted suicide. It is presumptious to believe that MD's acting in a role contrary to their ethics and traditions will somehow remain beneficent and competent. The Ancient Greeks had it right in vowing to "give no poison" no matter who asks. They understood both the human frailty of physicians and the potential for abuse. Nothing in this domain has changed over the last 2500 years.”
slaxx replied on Jul 18, 2009 at 01:20:45
“what about m.u.r.d.e.
PlaceboStudman replied on Jul 17, 2009 at 15:45:48
“For more on this subject, See: Organized Religion
Which, by the way, is a completely separate and unique concept to that of spirituality, ie an individual's relationship to the unknown forces of the universe”
Which, by the way, is a completely separate and unique concept to that of spirituality, ie an individual's relationship to the unknown forces of the universe”
EdwardianWords replied on Jul 17, 2009 at 15:37:29
“Thanks ConstanceReader for the intelligent contribution. I had not thought about it that way. The danger of mass suicide is ridiculous and goes against the survival instinct. Mostly living beings want to live. The question is who controls what? Control over death is in fact control over life. It's a power thing. We should indeed have power over our own lives and deaths.”
Why Diets Don't Work and Love Does
Commented Jul 15, 2009 at 15:52:26 in Living
“First of all, medon doesn't know what they hell they're talking about.
Second, all due respect Dr. Selhub, medon is right about this being claptrap. When I crave ice cream, in no way is it because I really need exercise, meditation, adequate sleep, to connect with those I love or nature or spiritual beliefs, and laughing. It's because I want ICE CREAM.
Yes, we must stop demonizing food. We must also stop attributing the desire for food to deep psychological issues and a lack of new age woo. The only therapy I need is Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Therapy. And after a helping of that, I'm good.”
Second, all due respect Dr. Selhub, medon is right about this being claptrap. When I crave ice cream, in no way is it because I really need exercise, meditation, adequate sleep, to connect with those I love or nature or spiritual beliefs, and laughing. It's because I want ICE CREAM.
Yes, we must stop demonizing food. We must also stop attributing the desire for food to deep psychological issues and a lack of new age woo. The only therapy I need is Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Therapy. And after a helping of that, I'm good.”
hp blogger Eva M. Selhub, M.D. replied on Jul 17, 2009 at 20:18:53
“I love what you have to say and I agree! I should be more clear in my blogs, eh? Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Therapy, and in my case any chocolate therapy definitely works and it is loving to offer yourself this therapy. But if this therapy is happening every day a pint at a time, at the end, it is not so loving.
Basically, this is a practice of enjoying the food of this world in moderation.
Thank you for your comment!”
Basically, this is a practice of enjoying the food of this world in moderation.
Thank you for your comment!”
False Confessions: What Would It Take to Make You Confess?
Commented Jul 14, 2009 at 17:06:55 in Home
“A note from Austin about just how twisted the Scott and Springsteen confessions are (down here, the case is known as "The Yogurt Shop murders"). One, apparently Springsteen's interrogation included a copy putting a gun to Springsteen's head. And two, that the unknown male DNA was found inside two of the four victims -- one of whom Scott confessed to raping (which the DNA conclusively disproves). Keep in mind that there were two other suspects the D.A. was unable to get a conviction against (one of whom had charges dismissed). I suggest the Austin Chronicle for source, they have been following the story for years, with impressive detail and diligence.”
Come Together to Prevent My Murder
Commented Jun 30, 2009 at 17:18:02 in Politics
“Equal marriage does belong here -- these are two currently critical issues that have no common ground. You either believe in full, true equality (between men and women, between same sex couples and opposite sex couples ) or you believe that some groups (women and homosexuals) are second class citizens with fewer rights (than men and heterosexuals).”
SonofLiberty1 replied on Jun 30, 2009 at 22:44:32
“It's about finding common ground on the abortion issue. not finding common ground on gay marriage.”
Come Together to Prevent My Murder
Commented Jun 30, 2009 at 16:16:33 in Politics
“"Abortion should never be illegal. But it should be unnecessary. No one should need to get one, no one should need to make the decision to have one. But until public education changes in a way that reduces unwanted pregnancies, abortion will be necessary.
Public education has nothing to do with it. There will never be a time when abortion is unnecessary. Even if a method of contraception with 100% efficacy 100% of the time is invented, there will still be some women who will need to terminate a pregnancy, even wanted pregnancies, for various reasons.”
Public education has nothing to do with it. There will never be a time when abortion is unnecessary. Even if a method of contraception with 100% efficacy 100% of the time is invented, there will still be some women who will need to terminate a pregnancy, even wanted pregnancies, for various reasons.”
Tyler-Durden replied on Jul 02, 2009 at 17:43:57
“you are speaking absolutes. i never said 100% unnecessary. obviously there will be certain instances when abortion is required. interesting that you quoted me yet missed the point to focus on what you interpreted the word unnecessary to mean.
public education has everything to do with reducing the number of abortions. where the heck do you even come from denying that? are you aware of how many young women have no idea how pregnancy occurs? they believe some of the most ridiculous things a young man will tell them to get to have sex? come on.
young women need all the education they can get on pregnancy, child raising, and birth control. and it should be available anywhere they can get it. i don't care how many young people are having sex, so long as it is safe and consensual. that means with a condom, and by their informed choice.”
public education has everything to do with reducing the number of abortions. where the heck do you even come from denying that? are you aware of how many young women have no idea how pregnancy occurs? they believe some of the most ridiculous things a young man will tell them to get to have sex? come on.
young women need all the education they can get on pregnancy, child raising, and birth control. and it should be available anywhere they can get it. i don't care how many young people are having sex, so long as it is safe and consensual. that means with a condom, and by their informed choice.”
hunt49 replied on Jun 30, 2009 at 19:58:08
“Ironic, isn't it, that some of the only possible recourses to the 'conservative' actions (shall we call them terrorism?) have been suggestions of arming herself, or providing security (presumably armed).
So, the 2nd amendment crowd reasons that an armed populace is the best deterrent against thugs, criminals, and ne'er-do-wells.
In this situation, guess who the conservatives are? How do they cope with the cognitive dissonance?”
So, the 2nd amendment crowd reasons that an armed populace is the best deterrent against thugs, criminals, and ne'er-do-wells.
In this situation, guess who the conservatives are? How do they cope with the cognitive dissonance?”
Obama Gives a Good Speech, But Will It Help Lt. Choi?
Commented Jun 30, 2009 at 11:57:39 in Home
“Because "we" can not enshrine "our" rights into the legal code, only congressional bodies can do that. In other words, only the government can do that.
Because "we" do no have any influence or impact whatsoever on the Department of Justice and how they defend or denigrate "our" rights. Only the presidential administration has that influence and impact.”
Because "we" do no have any influence or impact whatsoever on the Department of Justice and how they defend or denigrate "our" rights. Only the presidential administration has that influence and impact.”
Supremes Fanning the Firefighter Flames
Commented Jun 30, 2009 at 11:32:09 in Politics
“As I understand it, Title VII required that a test for promotion can or must be declared discriminatory if the percentage of minorities who pass the exam is particularly low; this can be interpreted as the test and therefore eligibility for promotion being based on race and not merit or performance. Of all the firefighters who took the test, 19 white firefighters and one Hispanic firefighter scored high enough for promotion; none of the African-American firefighters who took test scored high enough. So New Haven erred on the side of caution, in their mind, by tossing out the exam results because they feared the test was in violation of Title VII and they the would be subject to discrimination lawsuits if they let the test results stand.”
Sex Ed in a Conservative Town
Commented Jun 24, 2009 at 10:52:57 in Politics
“She is fighting to ensure that the information her daughter receives in school is true, comprehensive, fact-and-s
Higher Ground
Commented Jun 18, 2009 at 14:45:26 in Politics
“Women can only be "empowered to make the choice that is truly right for them" if the full range of choice is available to them. Anti-abortion supporters wish to criminalize at least one of those options (and possibly more, considering how many have expanded their criminalization campaign to contraception). We can not work together so long as they continue to lobby for making it illegal for a woman to have full control of her own body.”
SonofLiberty1 replied on Jun 18, 2009 at 17:18:10
“Women will be more empowered when they realize that responsibility lies with their boyfriend or lack of as it is in these cases.
Women don't get pregnant on their own you know, maybe it's about time to think about that R word...
"If you can't do the time (meaning in this case, marriage and fatherhood) then don't do the crime"”
Women don't get pregnant on their own you know, maybe it's about time to think about that R word...
"If you can't do the time (meaning in this case, marriage and fatherhood) then don't do the crime"”
gotborked replied on Jun 18, 2009 at 16:41:32
“Can you site to a pro life leader saying that contraception should be criminalized?
Pointing out that a contraceptive mentality can foster an acceptance of abortion (and that a few even consider it as another form of contraception) is not the same thing as saying contraception use should be criminal.”
Pointing out that a contraceptive mentality can foster an acceptance of abortion (and that a few even consider it as another form of contraception) is not the same thing as saying contraception use should be criminal.”
sunnybunny replied on Jun 18, 2009 at 16:32:15
“Those people are luckily not in the majority . Every time restrictive legislation on abortion is put to a vote, it is more often than not voted out. Most people agree that birth control is a good thing, and many of those who don't use it really and truly don't understand how it works and the variety of workable options available (example: the Duggars).”
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