Ask And You Shall Receive
Posted by Michelle Moquin on August 5th, 2009
Was it really that easy?
I’m talking about the release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, the two girls that were sentenced almost two months ago, to 12 years of hard labor in No. Korea for illegal entry and engaging in “hostile acts”. Don’t get me wrong, I am so delighted that they are free, but did the favor come out of selfless humanity (highly doubtful), or was it just clever strategy? (more likely)
The move to release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor, reflected North Korea’s “humanitarian and peaceloving policy,” the Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch from Pyongyang early Wednesday.
Jean H. Lee / Huffington Post
Hmm….again, not sure I buy the ”humanitarian and peace loving policy” bit. Would those words be extended to Kim Jong Il since he was the one who issued the ‘special pardon’? Are we being naively optimistic in thinking his humanitarian side had a say in this? Is he projecting the image of a peace loving kind of man? – not exactly the words I would use to describe him. Gee, if I sound cynical or it seems I have lost faith in mankind, I don’t mean to sound that way. I’m just tossing out some questions – catch them if you wish.
Whatever negotiations Clinton made with Kim Jong Il, I doubt Kumbaya was being sung while peace, love, and human welfare were being tossed around the negotiations table. (Oops, my cynical side is showing again) Clinton has known to be a bit slippery in his past. Was his successful negotiations due to a skillful sleight of tongue, or was it simply, ‘Let the girls go, quid pro quo’? Or??
Anyway, I doubt we’ll ever know what went down. But…right now…right this very minute, I am just grateful that they were able to get the girls back home safely to their families and friends. A big congrats for a job well done – Way to go Clinton and co! Emphasis on the ‘co’.
Readers: I just love happy endings. Comments? Anything on anything? Blog me.
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Hey Zen Lill! – How’s it goin’ girl? Hmm…yes, the shadow dress….could be just the desired attire when I’m lurking. :) I hope sales are going great.
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August 5th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
August 5th, 2009 at 9:15 am
I received this and I am on it. Just wanted to ask some of you to join inl
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Last week a special interest lobbying firm with ties to dirty energy companies1 was caught sending forged letters to a Democratic congressman’s office—urging him to oppose clean energy legislation.2
The letters claimed to be from a Hispanic non-profit called Creciendo Juntos and the local chapter of the NAACP. The only problem? Neither group had ever seen the letters, much less sent them.3
Faking letters from ethnic groups to oppose progressive legislation? It’s like Karl Rove is back running the show.
This incident could be just the tip of the iceberg—one small part of a coordinated campaign to undermine the president’s agenda. The House of Representatives has started to investigate how far this scam goes—but with allegations this serious, this is a federal criminal matter.4
Can you sign our petition asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether the lobbying firm committed fraud? Clicking here will add your name:
http://pol.moveon.org/roveisback/o.pl?id=16707-7692656-WccP09x&t=9
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Thanks
Ruth
August 5th, 2009 at 9:16 am
ALLERGY EMERGENCIES
Okay, so you’ve had a frighteningly severe allergic reaction — say, to a bee sting or shellfish, both fairly common allergies — and your doctor has given you a prescription for an EpiPen or another type of auto-injector, just in case. Do you know how to use it?
Auto-injectors are not difficult to operate but you don’t want to be fumbling around trying to figure it out when your eyes and throat are swelling up and you’re having difficulty breathing. Researchers have found an increase in errors in the use of auto-injectors over the past six years. That seemed to be a good reason to review their proper use, so I consulted Jay M. Portnoy, MD, chief of the section of allergy, asthma & immunology at Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri, and the immediate past president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI).
WHAT GOES WRONG?
In a recent study, doctors at several universities took a collective look at the existing literature on the problem — accidental sticks from auto-injectors. After reviewing 26 reports published in peer-reviewed journals over the past 20 years, they found that although errors are rare…
Accidental sticks may occur if the device is used backward, causing the needle to pierce the thumb rather than the thigh, where the injection should be given. Not only does this hurt, it means the epinephrine won’t be released readily into circulation as intended.
Ninety-one percent of people accidentally stuck their thumb or other finger.
Over 65% of those who made mistakes with the devices visited emergency rooms.
There were no lasting injuries. Study results were published in the April 2009 issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
CORRECT USE OF AUTO-INJECTORS
If you have been prescribed an automatic injection device such as an EpiPen (www.epipen.com) or Twinject (www.twinject.com), it’s important to know how to use it quickly and efficiently — before you face an emergency. Your doctor or nurse should describe the process, clearly explaining how it should work. Note: Both Twinject and EpiPen come with a demonstrator or trainer, so you can practice using the device before you ever need it.
To correctly use an EpiPen, the most commonly prescribed device…
Unscrew the cap from the carrying case and remove the auto-injector from its storage tube.
Grasp the unit so that the black tip points downward. Hold the device in your hand, making a fist around the center of it.
Use your other hand to remove the gray safety cap.
Hold the device so the black tip is near the outer thigh, being careful not to touch it (doing so can trigger the needle) so you don’t accidentally activate it prematurely. You can either swing the device away to give yourself some momentum before jabbing your outer thigh or with Twinject you hold it firmly against your thigh and push. Either way, you’ll hear a “pop” when the epinephrine ampule breaks and the drug is released into your system. It is fine to give the injection through clothing.
Continue to hold injector tight against the thigh, keeping the needle in your leg for a full 10 seconds to ensure that the entire dose is delivered. Though you’ll still see some liquid remaining, you will know the entire dose has been delivered when the window on the auto-injector turns red.
Pull the injector straight out from your thigh and massage the injection area for 10 seconds. It’s a good idea to lie down and if you are feeling faint, put your legs above your head so that blood goes to the brain.
For disposal, Dr. Portnoy counsels patients to bend the used needle by pressing it against a hard surface — this protects from accidental needle sticks. Replace it carefully in the original carrying case and bring it to your doctor’s office or the hospital for safe disposal. Do not throw it in the trash, as it is now a biohazard.
Store auto-injectors at room temperature. Avoid exposing them to extreme hot or cold conditions, such as the glove compartment of the car. Replace by the marked expiration date. Auto-injectors typically last 12 months. If you purchase one that has a shorter expiration date, point it out to your pharmacist and ask for a newer one. Though auto-injectors are expensive, most insurance plans pay for them.
KEEP IT TOGETHER
In about 30% of cases, people end up requiring a second injection to control their allergic reaction — many, therefore, are packaged with two doses in one unit (Twinject) or two units per package (EpiPen). Dr. Portnoy advises keeping them together. Since you can still experience an intense reaction when the drug wears off, even after a second dose, Dr. Portnoy recommends seeing your doctor or visiting an urgent care center or emergency room after self-injecting epinephrine.
Source(s):
Jay M. Portnoy, MD, chief, Section of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Portnoy is the immediate past president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).
August 5th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I read this today.
With Republican party leaders so constrained by ideological blinders that none of their positions is likely to produce gains among non-white minorities, especially Hispanics, the GOP is finding it has no real alternative but to revert to a “white voter” strategy
Scary, huh?
Caroline
August 5th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Hafa adai
I am not saying I believe in aliens. I do not mean to disrespect any aliens who may be real. I am checking my bets by asking you guys to stop the flooding of the Island. It is bad, real bad.
Either the moon has moved closer or you guys a flying something that has caused a weather catastrophe.
Help Please!
Peter
August 5th, 2009 at 9:42 am
When is the Democratic Party going to spend the time, money and effort to prove to lower-middle and poor white people just how injurious to them the GOP is? All the GOP has to do is say that health care is about giving black people health care at the expense of white people and the result is that only the people who now have it get it, which leaves out a lot of the white people who’ve been duped into supporting the GOP. Scare poor whites into believing their taxes will go up to help what they view as “good for nothing” people, and the real objective of keeping taxes very low for rich people is achieved, with the help of the very people who would benefit from a different strategy. The Democrats should know this. It is time for truth to be told:
We don’t have the world’s best health care.
Poor people all over Europe are better off than poor people in the U.S.
We do not have the highest standard of living anymore.
Other people have democratic forms of government that work quite well.
Health care provided by the government is not communism.
August 5th, 2009 at 9:42 am
think alot of you are upset because the silent majority is no longer going to be silent. So all you can do is call names, just like my 2yo.
August 5th, 2009 at 9:48 am
I’m with you anon number 7.
Fuck all you niggers, kites, slopes and spicks. While you are listening to the nigger lovers tell you how bad the Republican Party is remember it was the Republican Party that freed the slaves(why we did that, I’ll never know), and let the rest of you mud people sit with us.
One more thing all you half breeds are going to find that when the ovens open up, your pure white spouses will turn your mud asses in to the proper authorities for extermination like the vermin you are.
George
August 5th, 2009 at 9:50 am
I don’t think the Republican Party as a whole is capable of reaching out to Hispanic voters. The Republican Party wins tactical victories by spreading fear of “the other” and “the other” is usually someone black or brown. Most recognize illegal immigration as a problem, even Hispanics, but conservative rhetoric around the issue uses “language suggesting Hispanics do not share American values.”
Now the same crowd casts Sotomayor as an affirmative acton baby, despite a steller academic record at our nation’s best universities. The conservatives will gain a few additional tactical victories in their race baiting strategy, but stategically it is a loser. They will lose the black and brown vote and the suburban white vote, who do not want to be associated with extremism and intolerance.
The continuation of the Southern Strategy is doomed to fail, but I think conservatives can not help themselves. They need an “other” to soothe their reactionary voices and as an invitation to the disaffected, low income white voter.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
I’m with you George. My brother married a woman who is half chinese and half white. I say the bitch is all mud. My parents whence every time they come over and talk about having breeds.
Just because the breed can pass for white doesn’t mean she won’t drop puppies that will look like chinks. Me, my two sisters, and older brother are horrified that we will have to be seen with a little chink rug rat.
We have made a pact that we absolutely will not allow our children to play with some breed. It is not our fault that our brother chose a breed to married.
We told him to file for a divorce when he discovered that her dead mother was a chink. He said that if he had known that she was a mud, he would have fucked her and that would have been it.
The sick thing is that she hangs out with white people and it is impossible to tell that she really isn’t white. I firmly believe that breeds that can pass for white and jews who love doing it, should be forced to wear something that warns God fearing decent white people not to marry their soul less asses.
The men could still fuck them, but we would never breed with them for marriage. How sick are these people? Don’t they realize that that is why Hiltler found the solution for the Jews? Decent white people were tired of them impersonating us.
Kenney
August 5th, 2009 at 10:02 am
This is just the White Supremacists closing ranks. It happens everytime they feel threatened by non-white people. This time they feel that non-white people will get equal healthcare as whites, if the healthcare reform bill is passed.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Bush won the latino vote in 2000 and 2004 because latinos tend to be more socially conservative, but during the 2008 elections it became quite clear that the GOP is largely a racist party. Their attitude towards Sotomayor has sealed it. They can forget about the black and latino vote (and therefore any electoral success) for the foreseeable future.
Good.
So they might as well just pander to the only people likely to vote for them, undereducated Southern whites from rural districts. Gives them something to do I suppose.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Michelle,
I love that picture of you on today’s blog. How about letting your male fans see a bit more of the woman? I’m not trying to offend you by asking for something risque. I am just asking to see the full woman.
I want a poster to put my comments to.
Howard.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:08 am
George you and Kenny are sick.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I am a white voting man. The Republican Party is not courting or any where near getting my vote. What ever it is they are going for it isn’t white folks. Civility restrains me from saying what I think they are going for. Lets just say they are unaffected by evolution.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:10 am
I have to concur with you on that point for sure. I may have grown up in a liberal family but I was always taught to make up my own mind for my self. And after knowing so many different people white, black, yellow, and brown. I have to say that the GOP is not speaking for me at all. I have found people who live 400 miles away, and even in other nations that I can get along with and have fun with as well.
I also found that each race has both good and bad people in it. Theres no way around that, but I learned that you need to judge people by how they act, not by how they look or even dress
August 5th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Scott
Just shut up. To all you gutless white men out there if you can’t support your white race, then shut the fuck up and let the real men talk.
You go George and Kenny.
Gloria
August 5th, 2009 at 10:19 am
George
I dream of meeting a man like you. You stand for something. You are not afraid to meet the devil head on. God, you make me want to fall down on my knees and thank Jesus.
I don’t usually read filth like this but when one of your comments was pointed out to me, I have been checking to see if you wrote in again.
I see the mud people and the rest of their ilk in my court room every day. They are taxing our legal system to its limits. I give them as much time as I legally can.
I have come to believe that we need a better way of dealing with the scum. I fear for the white children. What are we to do?
Patricia
August 5th, 2009 at 10:22 am
I pray every day that God will give us a sign that we as white people should rise up and take our country back. With men like George and Kenny how can we go wrong.
The republican party has given us a country worthy of respect and special blessing in God’s eyes. I only wish to continue in that vain.
Connie
August 5th, 2009 at 10:22 am
But look at all that they have offered you:
A tax cut for all that ills you,
choice and abandonment to the market/corporation,
dominance over your foriegn looking neighbor,
and the contempt of the western world. Oh, and lets not forget the pilaging of the economy. Can’t forget the bonus babies…..
August 5th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Who let the dogs out?
August 5th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Zen Lill
You can surely believe me I am “incredibly cool.” I turned 21 yesterday. Now I can go out and legally drink. I am heading to LA to attend medical school at UCLA in about 3 weeks.
Please tell me that you are close to the school. Also tell me where we can meet. I know that I may be slightly younger than you are and possible shorter I am 5’9” tall. But I graduated at the top of my class a year early.
I tutored a lot of fine girls while taking 26 unit courses. Many of them were 5 to 10 years my senior. I did find the time to accommodate their wish to thank me with some good and some instructed sex.
They said that I was as quick a learner in bed as I was in class. I slept with more than 48 experienced women during my three years in college.
I will not name the school to protect their identities. But it was a very prestigious college. I did not have time to date socially so I did not have a girlfriend while I was there.
I didn’t mind because my social calendar was always full. I am a very handsome man. In my high school days I was the highest scoring point guard in my school’s history.
My coach said that if mother nature had given me more inches in height than in my d**k, I would be a very high first round draft choice in the pros and a highly sought after college pick.
The girls loved me. I popped many a cherry in all levels of my high school class. I say that not to brag but to say that I did not discriminate when it came to women who wanted to date me.
The sisters often got on my case for dating white girls, but I told them that I dated asian and hispanics too. After they saw that I did not discriminate they were okay with it.
The boys were another story. They were always threatening me. The asian, hispanic and white gangs were either ripping my tires or booing me at the games.
Why am I telling you this? I want you to know that I can handle my business. I have read you blog. I know that Anonz is sweet on you.
Me, I like competition. All my life I have be in one or another. My eldest brother plays pro ball. My eldest sister is a dean at a major university. My other brother made his first million in the dot.com industry before he was 25 and sold it for a $192 million before he was 30.
I have a lot to live up to. They spoiled me because I was a surprise child. Mom had me on her 45 birthday. I have been keeping company with older women all my life.
Let’s make this thing happen. I may be shorter than most of your previous dates, but I guarantee I am much taller where it really counts and I can dance if you get my meaning.
I’ll be in LA September 13 for the start of my brother’s pro camp work outs. He is a coach now. You pick the place.
I may be young, but I am not dumb, and yes the latter may be true, but I lALWAYS wear a jacket. I’m going to be a doctor, I have to set the right example.
“incredibly cool”
Gill
August 5th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
I love this blog. One never knows what or who will be on it. Gill you are a riot.
You would do better meeting me in LA. Zen Lill is probably out doing Anonz as we speak. You’re cool but not that cool.
I’m a pre-med junior at Stanford. I would be willing to meet you some place on campus. There is a nice place to eat at the corner of Campus and Galvez.
If it’s tall women you like, I an even six feet. I too played ball in high school. I will be in LA in September. My mom is throwing a birthday party for my sister.
So I could meet you there after the 16th. I’m just curious. I want to meet someone who has written to this blog. If you are as fine as you say you are with the meat to back it up, I’ll be happy to confirm it to Zen Lill.
Not that I think that will matter. If you can write poetry like Anonz, you’d already be in my pant. Don’t sic the Girlz on me, Im not flirting with Anonz.
Bridget
August 5th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
This is NOT a pick up blog. Get a motel on your own. Besides Bridget you sound like a slut.
I suggest that you get a pastor and pray for salvation. If you are what they call here an OTW, then God is not interested because animals have no soul.
I’m not trying to insult you. I only want to spare you disappointment should you die thinking there’s a place in Heaven for your kind.
Clarence
August 6th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Clarence,
I so much enjoy the egoic type of right wing religulous responses such as yours, or George, or Kenny, Connie, or Patricia. Such fun to read. For those of you who so adamantly tell the world of your deep devotion to your god, and your Sunday morning attendances to the services and such are always the first to pass judgement and cast the first stone. What a feeling to be one who seems so comfortable in your belief and position with your god to feel as though your god has placed them in such a position to pass judgement on others.
What is it like to be on that road less travelled? That high road through life to which such few pure god fearing people such as yourself get to be on? To be able to know and understand the rules of god that you are able to judge others as though you are at the right hand of your father in this life before you are gone. Wow, what an amazing position to be in!
Perhaps spending some time with Proverbs might hold some benefit…
George might chime in and let you all know what pills are available to help with your condition. There is probably some to spare as it seems they never seem to be taken…