Meghan McCain: Part Three
Posted by Michelle Moquin on May 18th, 2011
Good morning!
Part Three: Wha’at? This is still in the news?
John McCain Responds To Glenn Beck’s Mockery Of Meghan McCain
Did John McCain just threaten to beat up Glenn Beck for what he said about his daughter?
Well, not really. But sort of, in an oblique way.
Let us explain. Beck’s instantly infamous reaction to Meghan McCain’s PSA for skin cancer (the sight of her bare skin caused him to mime vomiting for about five minutes straight) drew a swift and fierce response from both McCain and her mother, Cindy. On Thursday’s “John King USA,” CNN’s John King asked John McCain what he thought of the whole fracas.
“I now think I can relate more closely to Harry Truman who took some umbrage at a critic that criticized his daughter’s singing,” McCain said. “…I don’t think I should dignify that kind of behavior with a comment.”
A seemingly dispassionate reaction. But as John King put it, if “you’re a student of history and you got the Truman reference,” McCain’s comments can be seen in a rather angrier light. The senator was referring to the 1950 letter that Truman wrote to Washington Post critic
Paul Hume after the latter wrote a famously acerbic review of his daughter Margaret’s singing.
“Some day, I hope to meet you,” Truman wrote. “When that happens, you will need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes and perhaps a supporter below.” So…watch out, Glenn Beck! John McCain wants to give you a new nose!
Readers: Not a very newsworthy story above but hey, it got media time – it’s another article on the Huff Po. And here I am for the 3rd day blogging about Meghan McCain. Why? A white woman, Meghan McCain, gets insulted by Glenn Beck and it is all over the media for days, including here. But I’m blogging about it not to give her air time because of what happened to her, (she deserves a day, and she got way more) but to make a few points.
And this is my last point to make with respect to McCain. Almost a week ago, I blogged about the young OTW cheerleader, H.S., who was kicked out of school because she wouldn’t cheer, and chant the name of her rapist, a player on her high school basketball team.
Now…what kind of media coverage did she receive? Nothing compared to McCain. Correct me if I’m wrong but I didn’t hear her story on any news channels. And I didn’t read about it on the Huff Po. Imagine what the cheerleader and her family are feeling when they and their daughter received much worse treatment and the media hardly gave them a peep of coverage.
But…that is the norm for OTWs, and if you throw in the fact that she is a woman, well…then expect even less media coverage for the atrocity that was committed. Why any woman would support Beck, is beyond me when it is clear that Beck is disrespectful to all women. The difference is, when disrespect is shown to an OTW woman by a white man, we hear silence. But when it happens to a white woman, one of their own, alert the media! They’re looking for everyone to side with them…to support them.
Where was the support for the OTW cheerleader when the Supreme Court denied her justice? Well…we know all about “just us” don’t we?
Now what about Beck? Let’s chat for a few on his continued bad behavior. Here’s his recent response:
Glenn Beck Responds To Meghan McCain Controversy
Glenn Beck addressed the controversy surrounding his comments about Meghan McCain during his weekly appearance on Bill O’Reilly’s show on Friday–but did not apologize for making them.
Beck landed in hot water with the McCains after he pretended to vomit for several minutes on his radio show while watching Meghan McCain’s skin cancer awareness ad, where she appears to be naked. His routine prompted a volley of angry responses fromMeghan, Cindy and John McCain, but Beck had not responded to the attacks until Friday.
Bill O’Reilly sided with Beck’s detractors in this case. “If I was Cindy McCain I’d slap the hell out of you,” he told Beck.
Beck said that she was sticking up for her daughter, and that she was “right” to do so. “I would do the same thing,” he said. He then joked that he was “helping bring attention” to skin cancer awareness by telling Meghan McCain to “cover up.”
O’Reilly said he was baffled that Beck had done such a “dopey” thing, because “you’re genuinely a nice guy.”
Beck admitted that the routine was a “juvenile bit,” but he refused to go any further. “You know what, Meghan McCain? Please,” he said. “I’ve had enough of Meghan McCain as much as she’s had enough of me.”
Can you believe the gall of this man? This guy insults a woman on the radio. Fox gives him cover on Bill O’Reilly’s show ( more media coverage!) and he says to his victim, “I’ve had enough of Meghan McCain as much as she’s had enough of me.
Let’s look at this beyond the obvious: The victim didn’t initiate the offensive contact so why does the assaulter get to say he has had enough of her. It’s like he saying, “I’ve had her, I’ve raped her already. I’m through with her. Who’s next?” The “who’s next” is the surest thing, when it comes to Beck.
Beck’s show on FOX news will be cancelled later on this year because of ColorofChange.org, Media Matters and other groups who were responsible for consumer boycotts which led to a loss of hundreds of advertisers for Beck’s show, but his radio show lives on. I think it’s time to do the same to his radio show, or who knows who his next victim will be.
So I ask again, why would any woman support this kind of man? You tell me. Blog me.
Rose Marie: I searched for any articles posted by Health Info on menopause and surprisingly didn’t find one. Perhaps they will post one for us.
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May 18th, 2011 at 9:48 am
Michelle, I hope you don’t mind if I suggest to Rose Marie a site I love to visit for women’s health issues.
Rose Marie:
I have used this site often http://www.webmd.com/menopause/guide/8-natural-ways-to-ease-menopause-symptoms
It has helped me with my hot flashes. I am posting an article I hope it isn’t too long for this blog. Michelle I will try to cut it up to meet your readable rules. It is a pleasure to be able to contribute to a blog that has come to mean so much to me.
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8 Natural Ways to Ease Menopause Symptoms
If you want relief from hot flashes, night sweats, and other menopause symptoms without taking estrogen, you’ve got several options.
WebMD Answers to Questions
Question:
I’m going through menopause right now and my hot flashes are pretty bad. With everything in the news now about HRT, I’m hoping I can take something else for relief. What do you suggest?
Answer:
Suffering from hot flashes and/or night sweats but do not want to take estrogen???Here are some non-estrogen options:??1. Behavioral interventions?Wear layered cotton clothing.
Avoid coffee, alcohol, spicy foods, and stress! Sip cool drinks or use ice packs. Relaxation and deep, abdominal breathing (6-8 breaths per minute) have been shown to reduce hot flashes by about 40% when practiced as minimally as twice per day. Eliminate hot baths or showers before bedtime.
2. Vitamin E? Some women experience a reduction in hot flashes when taking Vitamin E. However, a placebo-controlled, randomized study evaluated vitamin E supplements (800 IU/day for four weeks) for 120 breast cancer survivors with hot flashes and found that vitamin E only marginally decreased hot flashes.
3. Soy?The results of the research on soy are inconclusive and contradictory. Some studies have found that soy has a positive effect on hot flashes, whereas others suggest that there isn’t any beneficial effect.
Christiane Northup, MD, in her book The Wisdom of Menopause, cites research that indicates that women who ate 60 grams of soy protein per day in the form of a powdered drink mix had a 45% reduction in hot flashes after 12 weeks. The following servings contain about 35-50 mg of soy isoflavones: one cup soy milk, 1/2 cup tofu, 1/2 tempeh,1/2 cup green soybeans (edamame), and three handfuls of roasted soy nuts.
4. Natural progesterone cream?A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1999 found that natural progesterone cream significantly reduced hot flashes compared to the placebo group.
In The Wisdom of Menopause, Northrup says that a 2% progesterone skin cream works in about 85% of perimenopausal women.
A little as 1/4 tsp once per day can ease hot flashes. Make sure that you read the labels of natural progesterone cream products careful as there is great variability of progesterone content.
Some creams contain less than 5 mg progesterone per ounce, whereas others contain more than 400 mg progesterone per ounce. This can be obtained over the counter or by prescription.
5. Herbs?An isoflavone or plant estrogen derived from red clover, Promensil, was found to significantly reduce the number and intensity of hot flashes in a study conducted in 1998-99.
However, an article by Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD (The (National Health) Network News, July/August 2002) states that trials of red clover were not effective over placebo for hot flash reduction.
Probably the most common herbal remedy for hot flashes is black cohosh.
However, the results of trials have been mixed. Three randomized, controlled trials found that black cohosh was as effective as pharmaceutical estrogen in relieving hot flashes.
However, a placebo-controlled, randomized trial, involving 85 women with a breast cancer history, found that black cohosh and placebo similarly decreased the frequency and intensity of hot flashes.
However, the authors did note that black cohosh was significantly more effective than placebo in reducing excessive sweating.
Side effects are rare but may include gastric discomfort, nausea, and vomiting. It can, however, lower blood pressure.
The general recommendation is to use black cohosh for up to six months continuously.
According to Northrup, the usual dose of Remifemin (a standardized extract of black cohosh distributed by GlaxoSmithKline) is two tablets (60 or 120 mg per tablet) twice per day.
A woman can also take black cohosh in any of the following forms, three times per day: powdered root or as a tea, 1-2 g; solid, dry 4:1 powdered extract, 250-500 mg; fluid extract, 1:1 tincture, 4 mg (1 tsp, or about 5 ml).??Dong quai acts like an estrogen and can ease hot flashes for some women.
However, Lila Nachtigall, MD, in her book Estrogen states that it is not recommended because it contains psoralen, a known carcinogen.??
7. Acupuncture and yoga?The benefits of acupuncture and yoga for menopause symptoms haven’t been carefully studied. Many women, however, say they help.
One Swedish study found that women who had acupuncture experienced relief from hot flashes. The benefits lasted several months. Also, women are increasingly turning to yoga to alleviate menopause symptoms.
Suza Francina in her book The New Yoga for People over 50 describes specific yoga postures to alleviate hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and depression.
Some yoga studios are now offering special yoga classes for the menopausal woman.
??8. Exercise, exercise, exercise!Research shows that exercise alone can alleviate hot flashes. In one study, aerobic exercise reduced the severity of hot flashes in 55% of postmenopausal women.
For many women choosing not to take HRT, regular weight-bearing exercise and strength training can also help maintain strong bones.
Miriam Nelson, Ph.D, author of Strong Women Stay Young, has done extensive research at Tufts University on the benefits of weight training. Nelson compared two groups of healthy postmenopausal women who were sedentary at the start of the program.
One group lifted weights for forty minutes twice a week; the other group remained sedentary. The sedentary control group lost about two percent of their bone density during the year, while the strength-training women gained one percent in bone density.
Another study of menopausal women found a 3.5% increase in lumbar spine bone mineral density among women who exercised, compared to a 2.7% decrease in the group of women who didn’t exercise.
The opinions expressed herein are the guest’s alone and have not been reviewed by a WebMD physician. If you have a question about your health, you should consult your personal physician. This event is meant for informational purposes only.
© 2003 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Rose Marie, I hope this helps.
Helen
May 18th, 2011 at 9:58 am
Rose Marie, I like this site it is very good. It helped my mother.
http://www.naturalmenopause.net/
Hope it helps
Carmen
May 18th, 2011 at 10:11 am
Rose Marie, I have tried the Black Cohosh. It works for me. But it did not for my best friend. She swears by Estroven. They are both listed below. Hope you find your solution. It is mostly trial and error since no one pill works for everyone.
Supplements for Symptom Relief in Menopause:
Black cohosh 40mg 1-2 caps twice/day — may help with a variety of menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats.
Natural progesterone cream — a 1999 study in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found that natural progesterone cream significantly reduced hot flashes compared to the placebo group.
2% progesterone skin cream helps relieve symptoms in about 85% of perimenopausal women. (Although progesterone cream is a hormone, estrogen appears to be the risky hormone, and low dose bioidentical progesterone cream appears to be very safe.)
Bioflavonoids 1000mg/day plus 1000-1500mg Vit C — may relieve hot flashes.
Vit B6 50-200mg/day — deficiency of Vit B6 may cause insomnia and irritability.
Evening Primrose Oil – 1500-3000mg/day, for breast pain in perimenopause.
Ginkgo Biloba 40-80mg standardized extract capsules or 1/2-1 tsp tincture 3 times/day — may improve memory and attention loss and help with symptoms of depression, may help improve sexual function.
Ginseng — Panax Ginseng standardized extract capsules 200mg 5% ginsenosides or 100mg 10% saponin ginsenoside/day, high quality root 4-6g/day; may increase energy, decrease insomnia, reduce depression, help with vaginal atrophy, and improve well-being but does not help hot flashes. Be careful of contaminated sources.
Saint John’s Wort – standardized extract 300mg 3 times/day for depression, irritability, and mood swings. Avoid if taking digoxin, oral contraceptives, warfarin, cyclosporine, or indinavir.
Valerian — 300-600mg before bedtime for insomnia.
For ease of use, you can try Estroven, which is the leading over-the-counter supplement line that mixes many of these ingredients together and is available in formulations that target hot flashes, insomnia, and decreased energy.
Mindset Makeover
While every woman is different, in my experience, those who expect an easy menopause have fewer symptoms than those who dread it and freak out when they start skipping periods. So give yourself a little pep talk and expect the best. After all, you are what you think.
Own Pink:
Keep in mind that everything that makes up your whole health plays into how you will experience menopause. To truly thrive during your menopausal transition, focus on balancing all the facets of what makes you whole. Bolster your creativity.
Connect spiritually. Build authentic relationships. Nurture your body. Care for your mental and emotional health. Let your sexual freak flag fly. Get in touch with your life purpose. Find your calling. Engage in work you love.
May 18th, 2011 at 10:18 am
Rose Marie, I have not experienced Menopause yet, but I looked up some information for you. I hope this works.
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Natural Remedies for Menopause Symptoms
Looking for effective natural remedies for menopause symptoms? That’s good. Because when the signs of menopause begin, menopause natural remedies are important for two reasons:
One, studies show hormone replacement therapy, the medical treatment for menopause symptoms, can significantly increase your risk of breast cancer. So, it’s not worth it.
And two, menopause is a natural part of life, so it makes good sense that there’s a natural solution. Actually natural remedies for menopause can make you feel happier than ever.
This is true. When signs of menopause first begin during the “change of life,” it’s an opportunity for you to make healthy lifestyle changes that can lead to a happier, healthier future – naturally.
Early Symptoms of Menopause
Pre menopause symptoms, or perimenopause, can begin anywhere from 5 to 10 years before menopause. Some women actually start having symptoms of menopause in their 20′s or 30′s. But most women begin getting early menopause symptoms between the ages of 35 and 50.
Technically, menopause starts one year after a woman’s last menstrual period.
This normally happens between ages 45 and 55. It marks the end of the reproductive years and the beginning of a woman’s second half of life – IF she takes care of herself! And that’s a big IF!
The 10 Main Menopause Symptoms are:
Irregular menstrual cycles – heavier, lighter, shorter, longer or missed periods
Mood swings, including anxiety, depression and irritability
Hot flashes – a sudden flush of heat, then a cold clammy feeling
Difficulty sleeping and night sweats
Vaginal dryness and a decrease in sexual desire
Dry, itchy skin, hair loss, increased facial hair
Memory loss or difficulty concentrating
Incontinence – loss of bladder control when coughing or laughing
Accelerated heart-beat or heart-palpitations
Other symptoms include fatigue, weight gain, bleeding gums or headaches
These signs of menopause are subtle and not so subtle warning signals of the “change of life” to come. They remind you this is a great late opportunity to make healthy lifestyle changes.
Natural Remedies for Menopause Symptoms
Menopause greatly increases a woman’s risk of osteoporosis, heart disease and breast cancer. This is another important reason to start making healthy lifestyle changes as soon as possible.
Exercise regularly. About a half-hour a day can make a huge difference. Exercise contributes to sleep improvement, less hot flashes and fewer mood swings. It can also help you to maintain a healthy weight and protects against osteoporosis and heart disease.
Get rid of bad habits. Smoking and drinking excess alcohol, coffee and sodas, can all increase hot flashes, headaches, wakefulness, fatigue, mood swings, dry skin and memory loss. Now is a good time to start taking care of yourself. If it’s not good for you, give it up.
Reduce stress and have more fun. Managing stress and appreciating your life more can help in just about every area on the list above. So find healthy ways to cut down or eliminate pressures. If you have kids and they’re now more on their own, start enjoying your freedom.
Avoid triggers. Hot and spicy foods, being in hot places, high calorie meals, caffeine, alcohol and stress can all bring on hot flashes and perspiration. So be smart. Drink ice water, take cold showers, turn on the air conditioning, keep calories low, and dress in layers.
Eat a healthy diet. During the change of life you’ll definitely get feedback as to how well you’re eating. Your past and current diet are major factors in determining symptom intensity. Stick with pure water and natural unprocessed nutritious vegetables, fruit, whole grains, low fat dairy, lean protein and omega 3 fish, such as salmon, tuna and sardines.
Take whole food supplements. Studies show, no matter how well you eat you can’t begin to get enough nutrition from food alone to be healthy and feel really good. So I recommend taking all-natural health supplements and fish oil capsules. This is the easiest way to get fast menopause relief, along with protection from breast cancer, osteoporosis and heart disease.
My recommendations can be found at the Omega 3 and Nutritional Supplements web sites.
May 18th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Oh I just commented on yesterdays page by accident, ah well, Melvin, you can check in there if you like, nothing offensive from me and I did not get offended by your viewpoint at all.
Re: menopause – all of the above are great though I’ve stressed some of those with pals and the #1 for me for you to really get now is this below:
‘Get rid of bad habits. Smoking and drinking excess alcohol, coffee and sodas, can all increase hot flashes, headaches, wakefulness, fatigue, mood swings, dry skin and memory loss. Now is a good time to start taking care of yourself. If it’s not good for you, give it up.’ It works so well, no matter where you are in your hormonal life, take care of your temple.
Ok, now for Glenn Beck’s video, got my garbage can ready : )
Luv, Zen Lill
May 18th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Thank you ladies for kindly responding. Most of what you all wrote I have already found on my own on the internet. And I already do just about everything suggested. I guess I need to exercise more and stop drinking coffee. I wish I could reduce my stress level but my relationship with my boyfriend really sucks right now. I don’t get enough support from him and it totally stresses me out. He doesn’t understand me as it is and my symptoms aren’t helping our relationship one bit. Waking up constantly in wet sheets isn’t fun for either of us. It kind of sucks being a woman. The only advantage I see to being a female is being able to have kids but life passed me by on that one as well. Next life, I’m coming back as a man if I have a choice. They have it so easy. Thanks again.
May 18th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Michelle I am an OTW. I have many white friends as I am only one of 4 OTWs that work for a firm of 109 employees including the bosses.
My girlfriends are the best but they are sort of unaware of all the benefits that come to them because they are white. They take them for granted so they see it as bitching when OTWs complain about unfair treatment.
Claire, introduced me to your blog about a year ago. She said it was a hilarious blog in which the white host writes as if she is not and and the main white female character Zen Lill uses back colloquiums as if she is black. I’m Filipino.
She said that the minorities on your blog have carved a unifying reference to their constant bitching about white oppression. She laughed when she wrote OTW and penned for the initials “O-h T-hose W-hites” are mean to us again.
Too bad she doesn’t get it. That is the reason your article today is so important. If white women would learn to unite with their OTW(OTHER-THAN-WHITE -Claire) sisters, then when their white men turn on them they would have support. The world could actually be made better.
Megan McCain is so much like those white women who follow men without questioning their behavior. Sure McCain is her father, but any idiot can see that he is not fit to be president of the USA.
I lie and claim that I am a member of the Republican party to get along at work, but when I go to vote I vote democratic. Not always but 90% of the time.
You are so on it Michelle. That poor cheerleader did not get any support from the media except for that article you posted from Huff Post. She was basically ridiculed here in the Texas press.
Thanks for writing this blog
Lyra
May 18th, 2011 at 10:51 am
arrrghhh, why are these people on television?
Hey, I’m not really into celeb drama but how about that Arnold SchwarzenEggHer thing. Personally I always thought Maria should dropped him when he was busy ‘groping’ women back in 2003 (wtf, groping?!) she’s a hot classy woman, she can do better. I wish her and the family the best and some privacy would be nice too.
- ZL
May 18th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
What Mom & Pop Stores Can Teach Us All About Success
Robert Spector
The secret to long-term success isn’t figuring out what works — it’s figuring out how to keep things working when conditions change, as they inevitably do.
Few understand the importance of responding to change better than the owners of small businesses. New competitors… changing consumer tastes… and the endless ups and downs of the economy can cause a small company’s profits to disappear almost overnight.
Unlike General Motors, mom-and-pop companies can’t count on a government bailout when things go wrong.
Veteran business journalist and corporate historian Robert Spector took a close look at dozens of successful small businesses to find out how they continued to survive and even thrive in the face of potentially ruinous changes.
He discovered that what works for small-business owners often can work more broadly in people’s professional lives — and even in their personal lives…
Furst realized that if he was having trouble with his suppliers, other small flower shops must be having the same problem.
He launched a wholesale flower distribution business to serve small florists and solve his own shop’s supply problem in the process. Furst’s wholesale division is now large enough to import flowers directly from South America, a sure sign of success in the flower industry.
Lesson: If you feel powerless to stop a change that’s working against you, either organize other victims of the change into a group… or, better yet, start a business to serve other victims’ needs.
Together the group might be powerful enough to flex some muscle. If nothing else, speaking with others who share your problem can be a source of ideas and moral support.
Cultivate connections. It seems like a new coffeehouse opens every day in Seattle. Lora Lewis, owner of Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, found a way to keep her customers loyal despite this competitive environment.
Lewis’s employees are instructed to get to know as many customers as possible, then greet them by name each time they walk through the door.
Their greetings are loud enough that other employees hear the customers’ names and learn them, too. Being known by name fosters a sense of belonging that customers cannot find at other coffeehouses.
Lesson: Build as large a circle of acquaintances as possible. This starts with remembering people’s names and greeting them as friends each time you meet. People who feel a personal bond with you are likely to remain loyal to you and support you.
Stand out from the crowd. A decade ago, it seemed that demographic and economic changes would doom Galco’s Old World Grocery, a century-old family business. Galco’s was a traditional Italian corner grocery store in a Los Angeles suburb that no longer had many Italians.
The shop couldn’t compete with the low prices offered by supermarkets and big-box discounters that had moved into the area.
Galco’s owner, John Nese, realized that the only way to overcome this price disadvantage was to offer products that the supermarkets and discounters did not stock.
If he could find a product so distinctive that it was not available anywhere else in the region, the demographic changes in his neighborhood wouldn’t matter — customers would go out of their way to find him.
Inspired by the success of microbrew beers, Nese began stocking a wide variety of sodas — more than 450 from small independent bottlers — and changed his store’s name to Galco’s Soda Pop Stop.
This distinctive product line led to strong customer loyalty and national media attention, and Galco’s soon returned to profitability.
Lesson: Following the pack is not the safe course when a change is working against the pack. Better to be known as the only one who does something special. This distinctive status provides a degree of immunity from change.
Reduce debts and expenses. Few businesses are more vulnerable to change than restaurants. Customers stop eating out whenever the economy lags. And today’s hot restaurant often becomes tomorrow’s old news.
Sanford Restaurant in Milwaukee has survived for two decades, in part because it has minimal debt and low fixed costs.
Owners Sandy and Angie D’Amato opened the restaurant in a vacant building owned by their family, and they lived upstairs, so they had no rent or mortgage payments.
In the early days, they ran the entire restaurant by themselves, when necessary, so they didn’t have to pay salaries on slow nights.
Lesson: Debts and expenses that seem affordable when times are good can become anchors that pull us under when our finances or the economy takes a turn for the worse. Those with little debt and low expenses find it much easier to stay afloat.
Develop a reputation for exceptional quality. London hatters James Lock & Co. have stayed in business since 1676 — quite a feat for a company in the fashion industry, where styles change every season.
The family-owned business keeps up with the latest hat styles, but the key to its long-term success is something that hasn’t changed in more than 300 years — Lock’s reputation for providing top-quality head wear.
A customer who couldn’t recall Lock’s name or address once mailed his order to “The best hatters in the world, London.” The postcard reached its destination. From Admiral Lord Nelson to hip-hop star André Benjamin, Lock’s customers patronize the store rather than trendier competitors because they can be confident that they are buying the best.
Lesson: No matter what changes, exceptional quality always is in demand.
Personal interviewed Robert Spector, a business historian and journalist based in Seattle.
He is author of The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving (Walker) and The Nordstrom Way (Wiley). http://www.RobertSpector.com
May 18th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they’re physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.
Later that night while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. Want anything while I’m in the kitchen? He asks.
“Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?” “Sure.”
“Don’t you think you should write it down so you can remember It?” She asks.
“No, I can remember it.”
“Well, I’d like some strawberries on top, to. Maybe You should write it down so not to forget it?”
He says, “I can remember that. “You want a bowl of ice cream with Strawberries.”
“I’d also like whipped cream. I’m certain you’ll forget that, write it down?” she asks.
Irritated, he says, “I don’t need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream – I got it, for goodness sake!”
Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, The old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.
She stares at the plate for a moment.
“Where’s my toast?” she says.
May 18th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Zen Lill what is the real poop about the Terminator’s love child. Some reports say he is 10. Others say he is 14 and that both housekeeper and wife were pregnant at the same time.
What is the real truth? Is the kid 10 or 14?
Lacy
May 18th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
A female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who
had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, everyday, for
a long, long time. So she went to check it out.
She went to the Western Wall and there he was walking slowly up to the
holy site. She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he
turned to leave, using a cane in a very slow fashion, she approached
him for an interview.
“I’m Rebecca Smith from CNN. Sir, how long have you been coming to the
Western Wall and praying?”
“For about 60 years.”
“60 years! That’s amazing! What do you pray for?”
“I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray
for all the hatred to stop and I pray for all our children to grow up
in safety and friendship.”
“How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?”
“Like I’m talking to a fuckin’ wall.”
May 18th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
ZL, as much as I do respect Maria Shriver, your statement that our society offering her some privacy would be nice. However, that isn’t quite how our society works. The rich and Hollywood types are this country’s royalty. When she or any public figure goes onto the Oprah show to discuss their private personal topic at hand in that kind of public arena is not really truly looking for a position of privacy. All of that is an act of reverse psychology towards the public.
She is certainly a victim, and I feel the public should allow her privacy, however, her discussing the issue on Oprah does not merit much of position for her or anyone doing such a thing to then turn to ask for privacy. Privacy, in our society, is no longer in existence or certainly not a given. In order to have privacy, you must take action of hiding or rather inaction of putting yourself out into society. Through the advent of social network sites and the Patriot Act, and the sheople of this country to continue to allow their actions, control and manipulations of these sites or bullshit laws, it is evident that our society doesn’t care enough about privacy. Since there are no mobs and protests about the Patriot Act and corporate privacy issues, then we have certainly given our right to privacy to the dogs…
As much as I understand your point, our country doesn’t seem to give a rats ass about one’s privacy any longer…
May 18th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Bob and Fred, those are very funny.
Bob, my own Aunt Lill and my uncle used to have convos like that and now I have them with my mother, yikes. She answers questions I don’t ask and then I have to come up with something along her lines, it used to stump me. I’m actually having fun with it these days, what else can you do? She’s old.
Lacey, the poop is 14 and how friggin’ lazy can you be, getting your groove on with the maid, he creeps me out.
- ZL
May 18th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Boggzy, yep I agree, as my disclaimer above states – I don’t actually follow much on these things so I posted that before a pal sent me a link of Maria on Oprah, I was a little stunned and so yes, I totally agree…if you want privacy wtf are you doing on TV with Oprah?? I’m sure the Arnold just like Bill Clinton et al group of poli men are some charmin’ mother f**kin’ pigs (Pulp Fiction) but seriously, charming pigs are still pigs (even if a shirt hangs nicely off their beefcake). – ZL
May 18th, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Hi all! I wanted to share this little gem from HPo today that gave me a chuckle:
The U.S. Secret Service issued an apology on Wednesday after an eyebrow-raising tweet went out on the agency’s official Twitter account (@SecretService), which was just activated last week.
The tweet, which stirred buzz despite swiftly being taken down, read: “Had to monitor Fox for a story. Can’t. Deal. With. The. Blathering.”
Apparently a staffer thought they were on their personal account.
I’ll be back with some serious stuff I hope you can help with later tonight or tomorrow. Peace to all
/SB
May 18th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Social Butterfly, Call me stupid. But I don’t get that tweet. Explain please.
May 18th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Zen Lill:
The difference between the Dems(Clinton, etc) and the Republicans(Arnold, etc.) is that the dems don’t hold themselves up as the pillars of the moral community. The republicans on the other hand are always claiming to be more moral than the democrats.
To me if you hold yourself out as something you should be held to that standard. So the republicans in my mind are hypocrites at least at worst low down liars. That would be as a liar in anybody estimation, Holly, Melvin, and Zen Lill included.
Linus
Linus
May 18th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
This blog is too complicated for me. By the time I figure out what I want to comment on either someone has done it or the topic has changed. Michelle, why don’t you monitor you topics and keep a common thread.
Burt
May 18th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Chuck
I would never call you stupid. I might call you a republican!! With <3 of course. I’m being silly.
“Every network station seems to have a reputation of being biased one way or the other. FOX News channel has a reputation of being conservative, … ch contrasts from the liberal reputation of CNN. House Whip Tom DeLay (R.-Texas), for example, ridiculed CNN as the “Clinton News Network” and the “Communist News Network.” http://www.fair.org, a project dedicated to fairness and balance accuses FOX News channel of being, “the most biased name in news…[with an] extraordinary right wing tilt.” FOX News channel has a reputation of being conservative, which contrasts from the liberal reputation of CNN. Further, many of the journalists associated with FOX News Channel seem to be Republicans, according to http://www.fair.org. By Alyssa Baer written in the Saint anselm crier
Chuck My initial comment was on the political ( faux pas?) via Twittering which happened to be Michelle’s blog focus in the recent past. http://blog.michellemoquin.com/2011/05/10/twitter-tips-for-beginners/
I had a great night out with my girls tonight. Tomorrow I will be serious. I want to bring up the pro rape chant from Yale University. But right now I’m selfishly going to respond to the call of my bed pillow.
Love you Michelle. Sweet dreams everybody. Good night Chuck
May 19th, 2011 at 1:47 am
Social Butterfly, I have to confess I think you are swell.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:46 am
Linus I hear you. Repug have more bones in their closets than I want to know about. Why bother legislating others morals values we’re all capable of deciding our own ‘famiky values’ aren’t we? Repug men seem to act out on everything they raik against. Why not just live and let live. – ZL
May 19th, 2011 at 3:51 am
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