Who’s Your Daddy?
Posted by Michelle Moquin on January 27th, 2012
HOPEfully NOT Rick Santorum!
Good morning!
I’m so sick of men who feel it is okay to make decisions for women and their bodies. I know in my heart that if men were the ones getting pregnant, they would never ever have to “make the best out of a bad situation” when they have just been raped and are now pregnant and expected to birth the child of a rapist.
It just would never happen. It would not be accepted and we wouldn’t be having this discussion whatsoever.
But when it comes to us women, we’re just supposed to deal with it…do the right thing. Well in my opinion, “doing the right thing” is whatever any individual woman wants to do, NOT what a man says she should do.
Rick Santorum On Opposition To Abortion In Cases Of Rape: ‘Make The Best Out Of A Bad Situation‘
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum explained his opposition to abortion even in cases of rape during an interview Friday, saying that women who face such circumstances should “make the best out of a bad situation.”
Asked by CNN’s Piers Morgan what he would do if his own daughter approached him, begging for an abortion after having been raped, Santorum explained that he would counsel her to “accept this horribly created” baby, because it was still a gift from God, even if given in a “broken” way.
“Well, you can make the argument that if she doesn’t have this baby, if she kills her child, that that, too, could ruin her life. And this is not an easy choice, I understand that. As horrible as the way that that son or daughter and son was created, it still is her child. And whether she has that child or she doesn’t, it will always be her child, and she will always know that,” Santorum said.
“And so to embrace her and to love her and to support her and get her through this very difficult time, I’ve always, you know, I believe and I think the right approach is to accept this horribly created — in the sense of rape — but nevertheless a gift in a very broken way, the gift of human life, and accept what God has given to you. As you know, we have to, in lots of different aspects of our life we have horrible things happen. I can’t think of anything more horrible, but nevertheless, we have to make the best out of a bad situation and I would make the argument that that is making the best.”
(Video above via CNN)
Santorum has crusaded against abortion throughout his tenure as a legislator and presidential hopeful. A recent analysis of his time as a U.S. senator showed an almost obsessive tendency to talk about abortion-related subjects on the Senate floor. His strict views on the issue, as well as gay rights, have repeatedly drawn aggressive pushback from his detractors on the campaign trail.
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Santorum called Obama’s support of women’s reproductive rights “radical and extreme,” arguing that this was illustrated through the president’srecent statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Other hardline anti-abortion advocates have explained their views much like Santorum has. In 2010, Tea Party-backed Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle was asked to explain her belief that abortions were unacceptable even in the case of a girl being raped by her father.
“I think that two wrongs don’t make a right,” she answered. “And I have been in the situation of counseling young girls, not 13 but 15, who have had very at-risk, difficult pregnancies. And my counsel was to look for some alternatives, which they did. And they found that they had made what was really a lemon situation into lemonade.”
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Readers: Aren’t you glad that Rick Santorum isn’t your Daddy? Fuck his attitude of turning a “lemon situation” into “lemonade”. I’d like to throw his ass in jail, have him get fucked in the ass daily and then tell him: “Don’t fight it – do the right thing – bend over baby and make the best of this bad situation”, and see how he likes it.
Ahh….I shouldn’t get so riled up on this day…
And yes, it is my birthday - thank you all for the beautiful birthday wishes! xoxo
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January 27th, 2012 at 9:56 am
I couldn’t miss saying this. Happy Birthday Michelle. You make my reading day a joyful one.
Bob
January 27th, 2012 at 10:14 am
THE DISEASE THAT’S TARGETING BABY BOOMERS
What if I were to tell you that there is a life-threatening disease out there that usually has no symptoms and now kills more Americans than HIV — and that most of the people who die from it are middle-aged?
Unfortunately, this is all true. Ironically, we’ve all heard of this disease — it’s hepatitis C — but few of us appreciate how dangerous it has become.
To learn why hepatitis C (or “HCV,” with a “V” for virus) is on the rise and why it hits middle-agers the hardest, I called John A. Donovan, MD, a hepatologist and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles.
A SILENT ATTACK ON YOUR LIVER
HCV is a bloodborne infection that can be transmitted through a needle (like a drug or tattoo needle). from mother to child during birth… through unprotected sex with an infected partner…
and you may remember that in a recent Daily Health News story (see the January 2, 2012 issue) I told you that, though it’s not as common, you can even get HCV at a barbershop or a nail salon if the manager doesn’t impose strict hygiene rules and a contaminated instrument nicks your skin.
But why is HCV on the increase? According to Dr. Donovan, the reason is that until 1992, there was no test to detect HCV in the blood, so it was also transmitted in hospitals through blood transfusions and organ transplants.
“There has been a delay in the outbreak of the disease because it can take decades for HCV to quietly cause significant liver disease — the first symptom is often a serious health problem like cirrhosis” (when scar tissue replaces normal liver tissue), said Dr. Donovan.
Before 1992, the dangers of bloodborne infections weren’t nearly as well-known as they are today — so there weren’t programs in place to warn people about the risks.
“In other words,” said Dr. Donovan, “this is a tsunami wave that started decades ago but is now cresting.”
Dr. Donovan said that the HCV upsurge mostly affects baby boomers (as opposed to older people) because in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, there was a rise in intravenous (IV) drug use,
and during those years, baby boomers were in their teens, 20s and 30s and most likely to participate in risky activities like that.
People older than baby boomers who missed the drug culture of those eras might have contracted HCV through a blood transfusion or an organ donation, for example,
but since it can take decades for the disease to develop, HCV isn’t affecting as many in that population — probably because they will likely die from something else before HCV manifests itself.
SHOULD YOU BE TESTED?
Testing for HCV is currently recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force and National Institutes of Health only for people with known past exposures or risks, such as IV drug use and those who got blood transfusions or organ transplants before 1992.
But since baby boomers are at higher risk and the disease can progress without symptoms, some doctors, according to Dr. Donovan, are more aggressive and prefer to test everyone born between 1946 and 1964.
If you are too embarrassed to talk to your doctor about some previous risky behavior and ask for an in-office blood test, donate blood.
All donated blood is screened for HCV. If screening shows that you have HCV antibodies in your blood, you will be told, and you will need more tests to determine whether your liver function is compromised and how much of the virus is in your blood.
But don’t panic. Only about 20% of people with HCV develop cirrhosis, and only 1% to 5% of that group dies from its consequences (liver cancer or liver failure).
Meanwhile, even if your liver is healthy, it’s important to know whether you have HCV because certain habits, such as consuming alcohol, can accelerate its progression.
So the earlier you know, the earlier you can start protecting yourself with lifestyle changes.
Source:
John A. Donovan, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine, department of medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
January 27th, 2012 at 10:18 am
It’s your birthday and you can rant if you want to! & I totally agree, men deciding how a women should handle rape and pregnancy is nonsensical. Have a fantastic day, Mischa! Luv, Zen Lill
January 27th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Happy Birthday Michelle.
“Well, you can make the argument that if she doesn’t have this baby, if she kills her child, that that, too, could ruin her life.”
What is that sick mother fucker thinking? Who but him and his sick religious fanatics are making that argument?
Men are just sick.
Gloria
January 27th, 2012 at 10:21 am
I wonder why god would choose rape, including brutal, violent rape, as a means of giving a woman a little bundle of joy?
What defense could one make for a god like that?
What person in their right mind would worship a monster like that?
January 27th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Michelle, Česká republika Vám přeje krásný den.
January 27th, 2012 at 10:26 am
Happy Birthday Michelle.
On Topic:
It is so sad that men feel that they have to evoke God’s name to do what they want to do to control our bodies.
Ellen
January 27th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Srbija i Crna Gora vam želi Srećan rođendan Mišel. Imate ovde veliki broj fanova.
Moja sestra kaže da , kada ona postajeGirlz , ona će se vratiti i kik moj :-) dupe.
Radoje
January 27th, 2012 at 11:32 am
Hi. I just wanted to add something to the HI post about Hep C today.
Unfortunately, my brother has Hep. He asked the doctor if he thought he contracted it through sex. The doctor told my brother its more likely that he had contracted Hep by drugs, but not my intraveneous use – by doing coke with others and sharing a straw.
Some people get a bloody nose and/or stress their nasal membranes when doing coke. Their mucus hits the straw and then the straw with Hep get passed to the next drug user. I don’t think most people think about this type of risky behavior causing infection.
Be smart people!
January 27th, 2012 at 11:47 am
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January 27th, 2012 at 11:51 am
Sorry my graphic didn’t work out too well (was suppose to be a BD cake)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!
PrP
January 27th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Dear Michelle, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
It is amazing how fast this past year has gone by.
This means that my birthday is coming up next month too.
Enjoy YOUR DAY.
I admire what you do. You are truly a unique person.
HOWIE
January 27th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Happy Birthday Michelle: Have a good one and be safe. You are the best blog hostess ever.
LUV,
Al
Santorum is a LSOS. I nominate him? If one of his daughters were to be raped and impregnated from that rape, she would have an abortion faster than you can blink an eye. How can he support no abortions under any circumstance and still believe the death penalty to be OK? Nobody has the right to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with here body.
He is only talking the shit that he thinks will help him win votes. Scumbags use peoples faith to gain public favor. Santorum is a genuine SCUMBAG, he could careless about pro-life, if he did, he would not be a member of the GOP. The GOP is ruining the lives of so many.
Al
January 27th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
“ I again recommend a law prohibiting all corporations from contributing to the campaign expenses of any party. Such a bill has already passed one House of Congress. Let individuals contribute as they desire; but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose, directly or indirectly.”
–Teddy Roosevelt
Report to Congress, 1906
I ACKNOWLEDGE
CLASS WARFARE EXISTS
The above is a direct quote from Teddy Roosevelt. I believe it to be ironic that over 100 years later that this is still a major issue in American politics today.
How can a candidate compete with another who has all that (virtually unlimited) corporate cash backing another’s campaign?
Obama did it once, I believe he can do it again. He is the only candidate so far that gives a shit for this once great nation of ours. And it will be great again. Please do your part!
Al
January 27th, 2012 at 6:05 pm
Clarissa, thanks for sharing that, I know plenty of peeps that did that coke thing for a bit, I’m sorry for your bro that he contracted hepC from it. I’ll pass along that info.
Cheers, Al and Howie.
You know if men carried babies in their bellies abortion clinics would be like 7Eleven’s and they’d have a kinder name, like ‘no-to-grow’ or some such nonsense, men loooovvvee to do that you’re ‘murdering’ or you’re ‘killing’ babies rap to further send a woman off the deep end of guilt, and I especially love the pretenders, the ones who say, I’m not against a woman having an abortion as long as she’s clear she’s committing murder, LOL – I say F off to that and yes I’ve heard that one.
It’s individual choice and Rick is so full off caca it’s not even funny, he’d have his kid in the A-B clinic so fast her head would spin. Just another non-sequitor tid-bit of info for you…did you know that domestic violence is highest amongst guess who…no no specific socio-economic or race, it’s amongst the religions with very specific gender roles. Yep…
I’m outta here, it’s Friday night, time to celebrate Mischa’s b’day! I’m going to have a mojito in your honor bc you are one bad BABE and “Though she be but little, she be fierce.” – William Shakespeare Midsummer Night’s Dream is too true, love this space you’ve created for so many, I wish you many more b’days and many more days of blogging…
Luv, ZL
January 28th, 2012 at 8:22 am
Michelle, your blog shut down in my country. I couldn’t bet in to wish you a happy Birthday. Do hope your day was special.
Al,
I’m really just getting into your Ameriacan politics but you analysis of Mr. Santorum is spot on.
Gustaf
January 28th, 2012 at 8:37 am
When envisioning the atypical hero, every one of us has a prototype in mind. Whether it’s an athlete, a scientist or a family member, we all have someone we look up to for inspiration, someone to provide an example on how to live a fruitful and meaningful life.
This past week, many of us lost a hero in one of the arguably cruelest ways possible. Joe Paterno wasn’t just a football coach. He was a mentor for hundreds upon hundreds of young men, always striving to make those student-athletes not just great football players, but great citizens. He gave millions to Penn State University, and not to the football department, but to the library where his name will live for generations.
Regardless of what you think about the scandal that engulfed the university, one thing remains certain, Joe Paterno always stood for something greater that translates across all spectrums, not just college athletics. Just because one time he may or may not have fallen short, certainly does not exclude his many years of dedicated service to the Penn State community and every single one of those young men he helped shape in to great citizens. As Ivan Maisel of ESPN says in his column about Paterno’s legacy, “The whole of his life renders the seismology of modern-day journalism moot. The facts of a 62-year coaching career were shaken. They did not topple over.” Everyone has a hero. At moments they may fall short of the lofty image we have of them, but in the end, it’s always about the whole, not the mere sum of the parts.
I’ll leave you all with a quote from JoePa that truly sums up the man: “They ask me what I’d like written about me when I’m gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach.”
You certainly did. You made many people better. You made us all better.
—Adam Tragone
January 28th, 2012 at 9:23 am
Please write a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown of CA to stop his campaign to kill shelter animals!!
http://www.globalanimal.org/2012/01/27/ca-governor-kill-pets-to-save-money-take-action/64100/
January 28th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Will do Main Dude
January 29th, 2012 at 10:22 am
BAD MEDICINE: TV DOCS TREAT SEIZURE PATIENTS WRONG
It’s fine if you like watching TV medical dramas because you enjoy trying to stay a step ahead of House, M.D.’s weirdly brilliant diagnostic abilities or you have a crush on Dr. McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy… but if you think you are learning about good medical care from such programs, think again — what you see is likely not what you should do if you find yourself in a similar medical situation.
In real life, an enterprising medical student recently studied how doctors in the top four TV medical dramas responded to characters having seizures — and found that they handled the situation wrong nearly half the time. Since any of us at any time could find ourselves in the presence of someone having a seizure with no doctor nearby, I think we all should know what these celebrity doctors have been doing wrong — and what we should do instead.
Andrew Moeller, MASc, a medical student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, watched 364 episodes of House, Grey’s Anatomy, ER and Private Practice. Fifty-nine of the episodes depicted characters having grand mal seizures (the type where someone falls to the ground suddenly and begins to convulse uncontrollably). Nearly half the time (in 46% of the scenes), doctors made one or both of the following errors — trying to stop the patient from moving around during the seizure… and/or putting something in the patient’s mouth, ostensibly to prevent the tongue from being swallowed. (Note: The latter was once a recommended approach but is no longer.)
IRRESPONSIBLE TELEVISION
I called Gholam Motamedi, MD, associate professor of neurology and director of the epilepsy fellowship program at Georgetown University Hospital, to ask about these depictions, and he called them “irresponsible.” Dr. Motamedi explained that when a patient is having a grand mal seizure, the movements are powerful, uncontrolled and involuntary — and that trying to restrain them could injure the patient. Similarly, putting an object in the mouth of a person having a seizure creates a choking risk… and using your fingers instead is not only not helpful but dangerous to you — you might get bitten quite hard.
Actually, though all the instances of seizures shown on the TV programs were grand mal, which is the name given to generalized seizures, these aren’t the most common kind. Other types of seizures include absence seizure (characterized by a blank stare that lasts for several seconds)… and partial seizures, which include simple or petit mal seizures (less dramatic than grand mal). He told me that about 10% of people will have a seizure once in their lifetimes (often due to illness or injury), while 3% have two or more, which is the diagnosis criterion for epilepsy. While these are not large percentages, they are high enough that we should all know what to do.
A REAL DOCTOR’S ADVICE
Dr. Motamedi told me that the goal of anyone who finds himself in the presence of someone having a grand mal seizure is quite simple — keep the person safe (see below) and get help. (For other types of seizures that do not involve convulsions, such as staring spells, stay with the person until he/she returns to normal and then see whether you can be of assistance.) Dr. Motamedi’s suggestions in case of a grand mal seizure…
Keep the person safe, but do not attempt to stop movements. You can put something soft beneath his/her head to cushion it… loosen jewelry, a necktie and/or shirt collar… and clear the area as much as possible of things that could cause injury, such as glassware and furniture with sharp edges.
The movements can continue for several minutes. When they subside, gently roll the person onto his/her side — this helps keep the airway clear and reduces the danger of choking on saliva.
Be aware that during the seizure and for a while afterward, the person will not be responsive — and may be confused or agitated (perhaps for several hours) even after consciousness returns. Stay so that you can help ease this transition or get help from someone else, perhaps offering assistance in contacting someone… or help the person get home or (if this was a first seizure or you don’t know the person) to the hospital.
IS IT AN EMERGENCY?
Should you call 911? Yes, says Dr. Motamedi, if you are a bystander … and yes, says the Epilepsy Foundation, unless you know the person and his/her history really well. For more information on epilepsy, including first-aid advice, visit the Epilepsy Foundation Web site at http://www.EpilepsyFoundation.org.
Source(s):
Gholam Motamedi, MD, associate professor of neurology, director of clinical neurophysiology fellowship program, Georgetown University Hospital.
that they handled the situation wrong nearly half the time.
Since any of us at any time could find ourselves in the presence of someone having a seizure with no doctor nearby, I think we all should know what these celebrity doctors have been doing wrong — and what we should do instead.
Andrew Moeller, MASc, a medical student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, watched 364 episodes of House, Grey’s Anatomy, ER and Private Practice.
Fifty-nine of the episodes depicted characters having grand mal seizures (the type where someone falls to the ground suddenly and begins to convulse uncontrollably).
Nearly half the time (in 46% of the scenes), doctors made one or both of the following errors — trying to stop the patient from moving around during the seizure…
and/or putting something in the patient’s mouth, ostensibly to prevent the tongue from being swallowed. (Note: The latter was once a recommended approach but is no longer.)
IRRESPONSIBLE TELEVISION
I called Gholam Motamedi, MD, associate professor of neurology and director of the epilepsy fellowship program at Georgetown University Hospital, to ask about these depictions, and he called them “irresponsible.”
Dr. Motamedi explained that when a patient is having a grand mal seizure, the movements are powerful, uncontrolled and involuntary — and that trying to restrain them could injure the patient.
Similarly, putting an object in the mouth of a person having a seizure creates a choking risk… and using your fingers instead is not only not helpful but dangerous to you — you might get bitten quite hard.
Actually, though all the instances of seizures shown on the TV programs were grand mal, which is the name given to generalized seizures, these aren’t the most common kind.
Other types of seizures include absence seizure (characterized by a blank stare that lasts for several seconds)… and partial seizures, which include simple or petit mal seizures (less dramatic than grand mal).
He told me that about 10% of people will have a seizure once in their lifetimes (often due to illness or injury), while 3% have two or more, which is the diagnosis criterion for epilepsy.
While these are not large percentages, they are high enough that we should all know what to do.
A REAL DOCTOR’S ADVICE
Dr. Motamedi told me that the goal of anyone who finds himself in the presence of someone having a grand mal seizure is quite simple — keep the person safe (see below) and get help.
(For other types of seizures that do not involve convulsions, such as staring spells, stay with the person until he/she returns to normal and then see whether you can be of assistance.) Dr. Motamedi’s suggestions in case of a grand mal seizure…
Keep the person safe, but do not attempt to stop movements. You can put something soft beneath his/her head to cushion it… loosen jewelry, a necktie and/or shirt collar…
and clear the area as much as possible of things that could cause injury, such as glassware and furniture with sharp edges.
The movements can continue for several minutes. When they subside, gently roll the person onto his/her side — this helps keep the airway clear and reduces the danger of choking on saliva.
Be aware that during the seizure and for a while afterward, the person will not be responsive — and may be confused or agitated (perhaps for several hours) even after consciousness returns.
Stay so that you can help ease this transition or get help from someone else, perhaps offering assistance in contacting someone… or help the person get home or (if this was a first seizure or you don’t know the person) to the hospital.
IS IT AN EMERGENCY?
Should you call 911? Yes, says Dr. Motamedi, if you are a bystander … and yes, says the Epilepsy Foundation, unless you know the person and his/her history really well. For more information on epilepsy, including first-aid advice, visit the Epilepsy Foundation Web site at http://www.EpilepsyFoundation.org.
Source(s):
Gholam Motamedi, MD, associate professor of neurology, director of clinical neurophysiology fellowship program, Georgetown University Hospital.
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