This ‘n That Chitchat
Posted by Michelle Moquin on March 5th, 2012
Good morning!
Friends and “Hat Throwers” :) You sure know how to make a girl feel appreciated, wanted, and loved…Thank you for your interest in wanting to be with this newly single girl, and for all of your offers of love, companionship, places to live, business opportunities, etc. As much as, yes, I am looking forward to this new life, and yes, I am keeping my options open, please no more solicitations on the blog. You know how to reach me. Thank you.
Al, Social Butterfly, Howie, Anna of Guam, et al concerned: And thank you all for the good thoughts for me and Doug. We are doing just fine. As Doug stated, we love each other but the level of our feelings have changed. And Al: I know your intentions were well and good but, I do not feel disrespected or feel as if I am for sale. I appreciate your concern, but you need not be. All is good. Zen Lill: Thank you for the offer to talk, and we will talk. As I stated previously, all is good between us. But hey, you’ve said over and over you think the world of Doug, So…why not take Robert’s advice and throw your hat into the ring as well? :) Doug certainly enjoys your company.
Ruth & Harris: As always your warmth and love is felt half way across the world by me, and is so appreciated. Thank you both for the offer. I do know how to get in touch and I will. Big hugs and kisses to my family in Europe.
Alycedale: You must be reading my mind and watching this girl smile. Thank you.
Okay enough said on my new social life, wha’ats up out there in the real world?
Thanks DSCC for reporting that The Blunt Amendment didn’t pass. The GOP continue to be on the road to failure.
Speaking of the GOP did you read yesterday’s post from Human Events? I will agree with one thing, this election is a matter of “life or death”, but only if Barack Obama is not reelected. Super Tuesday tomorrow will be interesting.
And speaking of women’s health care, I’m still reading writes with respect to Sandra Fluke. The media and the public weren’t the only ones upset with Limbaugh’s cruel words. It seem the Limbaugh’s advertisers began to leave in droves over his misogynistic manner.
Limbaugh Advertisers: We Still Won’t Sponsor Rush Anymore (UPDATED)
As the controversy grew over Rush Limbaugh’s latest incendiary comments — he called law student and birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a “slut” on Wednesday — his show’s advertisers began to flee in droves. The Associated Press reported on Sunday that seven companies have backed away from the show.
Mortgage lender Quicken Loans, mattress retailers Sleep Train and Sleep Number, online data backup service provider Carbonite, software maker Citrix Systems Inc., online legal document services company LegalZoom and flower company ProFlowers all pulled ads in reaction to Limbaugh’s comments.
On Saturday, Limbaugh apologized for his words directed toward Fluke. But for at least one CEO, that wasn’t good enough.
David Friend, who runs Carbonite, issued a statement on his company’s website that evening, saying that Carbonite would no longer advertise with Limbaugh despite the host’s rare admission of regret. From the website:
“No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult and abuse heaped upon this courageous and well-intentioned young lady. Mr. Limbaugh, with his highly personal attacks on Miss Fluke, overstepped any reasonable bounds of decency. Even though Mr. Limbaugh has now issued an apology, we have nonetheless decided to withdraw our advertising from his show. We hope that our action, along with the other advertisers who have already withdrawn their ads, will ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse.”
ProFlowers also explained why it was pulling ads. Via its Facebook page on Sunday, the company criticized Limbaugh’s comments as “beyond political discourse to a personal attack” and stressed that they “do not reflect our values as a company.”
Disclaimer: AOL, the parent company of The Huffington Post, has an advertising deal with Rush Limbaugh.
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I use Carbonite as one of my back-ups. I’m happy they are no longer advertising on his show. Now if we can only get the AOL/Huff Po to stop. How disappointing was that to read?
And then to no one’s surprise, as noted above, Limbaugh finally apologizes to Fluke, if you can call it an apology. Gee, do you think it’s because his advertisers are leaving in droves? Who cares what I say as long as the money is coming in. But oops…I guess I went to far, I’m losing money here. I better save myself.
Limbaugh’s apology was not sincere; it was all about greed and self preservation.
Rush Limbaugh Apologizes To Sandra Fluke For Calling Her A ‘Slut’
After a media and political firestorm, Rush Limbaugh issued an apology on Saturday for calling student Sandra Fluke a “slut” on his radio show this week.
Fluke, a law student at Georgetown University who was advocating for health insurance plans to cover the cost of contraception, became the target of a series of attacks by Limbaugh. Besides calling her a “slut,” he also called her a “prostitute,” said that he wanted her to make sex tapes and post them online, and speculated that she only had a problem paying for contraception because she was having “so much sex.”
Limbaugh’s comments caused advertisers to flee from his show, and even prompted President Obama to weigh in. The statements also became an issue in the Republican presidential race.
Limbaugh — who has a long history of making incendiary remarks, and is not known to take them back — issued the rare apology on Saturday afternoon, saying he was “sincerely” sorry about his “insulting” characterization of Fluke. But he maintained that the birth control debate was about “personal sexual recreational activities,” not any broader health questions, and compared contraception to sneakers.
Even as he walked back his comment, though, there were signs that Limbaugh is not out of the woods yet. Another advertiser, Carbonite, posted a message on Facebook saying that it was ending its sponsorship of his show.
“No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult and abuse heaped upon this courageous and well-intentioned young lady,” CEO David Friend wrote. “Mr. Limbaugh, with his highly personal attacks on Miss Fluke, overstepped any reasonable bounds of decency. Even though Mr. Limbaugh has now issued an apology, we have nonetheless decided to withdraw our advertising from his show.”
And at least one organization wasn’t buying Limbaugh’s choice of words.
“Rush’s apology wasn’t actually an apology,” said Shaunna Thomas, a co-founder of UltraViolet, an online advocacy organization that does grassroots work on women’s issues. “He did little more than continue to expose himself as the anti-woman and offensive media personality that he is. Our campaign to pressure advertisers to drop their sponsorship of his show will continue next week. No radio show that attacks women should be rewarded with advertising dollars. And more than 84,000 of our members who signed a petition in the last day agree.”
Below, read Limbaugh’s apology in full:
“For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.
I think it is absolutely absurd that during these very serious political times, we are discussing personal sexual recreational activities before members of Congress. I personally do not agree that American citizens should pay for these social activities. What happened to personal responsibility and accountability? Where do we draw the line? If this is accepted as the norm, what will follow? Will we be debating if taxpayers should pay for new sneakers for all students that are interested in running to keep fit? In my monologue, I posited that it is not our business whatsoever to know what is going on in anyone’s bedroom nor do I think it is a topic that should reach a Presidential level.
My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.”
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Readers: As you probably have guessed, Limbaugh is a perfect candidate to become a member of the LSOS Club. Anyone disagree with me, blog me.
Peace out.
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March 5th, 2012 at 10:15 am
hahaha…all I can do is laugh, Gloria, love it…and more power to all of you, Mischa, you included, I’m pleased the commander is exploring other adventures in life. I’m sure you have many endeavors in the waiting, all the male/female attention aside and I’m around anytime to chat, esp this week with the exception of Th all day/eve.
I totally dig Doug though I think he’s geographically undesirable : ) no offense there Boggzy, I think where you’re at at the moment would fit into my status, I have a main squeeze with open parameters discussed on an as needed basis…so I date whenever I want to and may/may not have side squeezes at any given time, same for him, been that way for awhile, and it works very well…If Anonz showed up again, and wasn’t too war torn for pleasure, all bets would/could be off/renegotiated ; ) you hearin’ me sweet pea?
Rush is a buffoon, I cannot believe people actually take him seriously, it’s scary that they do though…
Luv, Zen Lill
March 5th, 2012 at 10:46 am
Irene: Howie has covered my back more than I could ever repay him for. What you see on this blog is not my entire life.
I do thank you for your concern, but Howie does plenty for me and I owe him much. And his loyalty to me is beyond measure.
Al
March 5th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, President Shimon Peres will visit Facebook, a company which refuses to recognize Holocaust denial as a form of incitement to hatred. While there, he will launch two Facebook pages for the President of Israel and meet with Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. Dare he raise the issue of Holocaust denial? Facebook’s position on Holocaust denial is arbitrary and confused. It does not regard Holocaust denial as hateful in its own right, but recognizes many of the comments posted in denial groups, such as calls for a new genocide of the Jews, as hateful.
Facebook defends its current policy by arguing it regularly shuts down Holocaust denial groups because of these comments. The anti-Semitic groups, however, persist.
A quick search conducted while writing this article uncovered, as usual, a number of Holocaust denial groups and pages on Facebook. The first was an Arabic-language group “happy Holocaust day” that called on members to celebrate the Holocaust to morally support Hamas.
The second, titled “Holocaust Lies Exposed,” is dedicated to showing that “the holocaust, as described by the jews [sic], is full of lies, myths and misconceptions, used to instil white guilt upon the world.” This group blatantly stated: “We don’t believe that 6 million jews [sic] died, nor that there ever was an organized plan effected to collectively ‘exterminate’ Jews.”
Then there were the pages based on the theme, “Everybody draw Holocaust day.” These pages use the Facebook platform to keep the cartoons from the Iranian Holocaust denial competition in circulation, and to add new anti-Semitic cartoons that present Jews as evil, call for Israel’s destruction, promote Holocaust denial and defend Holocaust deniers.
UNLIKE Israeli Apartheid: all day Tuesday, 12am to 1159 pm
CHANGE YOUR PROFILE PICTURE IN ORDER TO:
Protest Israeli President Shimon Peres’ Tuesday meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and their launch of Peres’ “International Facebook Page.”
#1 MOST IMPORTANT:Change your profile photo to the one posted on the invitation (go to the photo at http://www.facebook.com/events/365584526797562/
Just click on the photo, slide it to your desktop and then use it as your own. Voila, you’re at the protest.
#2 Invite friends!
#3 Stay off Facebook for the day to tell Zuckerberg, “No social networking with Apartheid.”
March 5th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
To Michelle and all her loyal readers/commentators, I have had the time to be introspective and take a good look at my conduct on Michelle’s blog recently and I realized that I was wrong all along.
I truly apologize and have learned another lesson in life.
In order to grow one must sometimes stumble and learn from one’s mistakes. I hope that the mistakes I make in the future will be minor and not hurt another being — Human or Alien.
I am certainly not perfect and I have been working on trying to be a better person.
Please accept my apology. I really do mean it.
HOWIE
March 5th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Good afternoon! It’s Super Tuesday Eve where all the good candidates hope to be rewarded with good results tomorrow. The bad ones, well, they will have to reconsider the long haul towards the nomination. As always Human Events will be at the forefront of the coverage, with The Chase 2012 editor Tony Lee breaking down the all-important fight in Ohio, Political Editor John Gizzi looks at the conservative battlegrounds of Oklahoma and Tennessee, where Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum will court the tea party vote and John Hayward follows Gingrich’s play in his home state of Georgia. Will that be the only state the former speaker wins? Stay tuned to Human Events to find out.
But, before I get in to what’s happening today, I want to alert you, our dedicated subscriber, to some changes in this space. We will be bringing you the same great stories everyday from our Human Events staff at an earlier time. Expect this coming in to your inbox a lot sooner than it does. Also, it’ll get a little bit of face lift, more stories and more content that’s driving the day, so you can get your fix of what’s going on at a faster, and easier viewable way, especially if you are on a mobile device. The same great coverage you’ve come to expect, just even better.
—Adam Tragone
March 5th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Al, you are the sweetness man I know.
March 5th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
After calling law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and “prostitute,” Republican Grand Poobah Rush Limbaugh is feeling it where it hurts. The national outcry has forced at least nine major national advertisers to drop his show. You are responsible for that.
In an effort to staunch the ad revenue bleeding, today Limbaugh “apologized” – by blaming you.
“In fighting [liberals] on this issue last week, I became like them. Against my own instincts… I descended to their level when I used those two words to describe Sandra Fluke.”
Really, Rush? It’s our fault that you called a young woman hateful names and demanded that she post sex videos online for your enjoyment? How pathetic – and entirely typical.
Limbaugh has nobody to blame but himself. It’s time that Republican leaders demand that he truly apologizes to Sandra Fluke – and America.
Guy Cecil
March 6th, 2012 at 6:19 am
If may speak for at least a few of us.
Apology accepted
March 6th, 2012 at 6:24 am
BLUEBERRIES: A MAGICAL MEMORY BOOSTER
Blueberries — in pies, pancakes and muffins — take me right back to my childhood summer vacations at the beach. Or, based on the latest research I’ve seen on this super-food, it may actually be that eating all those blueberries sharpened my cognitive abilities, making their deliciousness all the more memorable!
Perhaps the connection is not quite so direct, but I just read a study reporting that blueberries have a profound effect on human brain function. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center asked nine older adults (mean age 76 years) who were experiencing early-stage memory decline to drink blueberry juice three times a day for 12 weeks. The amount they drank was adjusted for their weight and ranged from about 15 to 20 ounces per day. Results (based on tests performed at the beginning and end of the study) showed that participants’ memory function significantly improved, and there was also a slight trend toward reduced depressive symptoms and better blood sugar control.
ANTIDOTE TO POOR DIETARY HABITS
When I spoke with study author Robert Krikorian, PhD, he told me that the polyphenols in blueberries may somehow correct abnormalities in our brains that result from our nutritionally weak Western diet. His guess is that if we ate more whole, nutritious food and less artificial and processed food, we might not need the brain boost that blueberries give — but, since few people eat so well, almost everyone, including older adults with good cognitive functioning, would benefit from eating blueberries regularly.
An all-natural juice with no additives (the expensive kind you find in quality health-food stores) was used in the study, but Dr. Krikorian told me that you get the same benefits by eating somewhere between a half cup and a cup of whole blueberries each day. Though fresh ones are easy to find at farmer’s markets at this time of year, the most nutritious blueberries are actually to be found in the freezer section of your supermarket, Dr. Krikorian told me. Regular readers probably already know this is because nutrients get locked in when the berries are frozen at the very height of ripeness.
Dr. Krikorian said that blueberries aren’t the only fruit with memory-boosting polyphenols — they’re also in other berries and grapes and even fruits (such as cranberries) and vegetables (including artichokes, parsley and Brussels sprouts) that do not have the distinctive blue/purple color. But I love the thought that all those mornings spent making blueberry-everything with mom not only built memories but actually made me smarter, too — so you can guess what I’ll be baking with my own daughters come Saturday morning.
Source(s):
Robert Krikorian, PhD, associate professor of clinical psychology, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Ohio