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Skip to comments.Why Darwinism Is Doomed
Posted on 09/27/2006 9:56:09 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
Why Darwinism is doomed
Posted: September 27, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Jonathan Wells, Ph.D.
© 2006
Harvard evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote in 1977: "Biology took away our status as paragons created in the image of God." Darwinism teaches that we are accidental byproducts of purposeless natural processes that had no need for God, and this anti-religious dogma enjoys a taxpayer-funded monopoly in America's public schools and universities. Teachers who dare to question it openly have in many cases lost their jobs.
The issue here is not "evolution" a broad term that can mean simply change within existing species (which no one doubts). The issue is Darwinism which claims that all living things are descended from a common ancestor, modified by natural selection acting on random genetic mutations.
According to Darwinists, there is such overwhelming evidence for their view that it should be considered a fact. Yet to the Darwinists' dismay, at least three-quarters of the American people citizens of the most scientifically advanced country in history reject it.
A study published Aug. 11 in the pro-Darwin magazine Science attributes this primarily to biblical fundamentalism, even though polls have consistently shown that half of the Americans who reject Darwinism are not biblical fundamentalists. Could it be that the American people are skeptical of Darwinism because they're smarter than Darwinists think?
On Aug. 17, the pro-Darwin magazine Nature reported that scientists had just found the "brain evolution gene." There is circumstantial evidence that this gene may be involved in brain development in embryos, and it is surprisingly different in humans and chimpanzees. According to Nature, the gene may thus harbor "the secret of what makes humans different from our nearest primate relatives."
Three things are remarkable about this report. First, it implicitly acknowledges that the evidence for Darwinism was never as overwhelming as its defenders claim. It has been almost 30 years since Gould wrote that biology accounts for human nature, yet Darwinists are just now turning up a gene that may have been involved in brain evolution.
Second, embryologists know that a single gene cannot account for the origin of the human brain. Genes involved in embryo development typically have multiple effects, and complex organs such as the brain are influenced by many genes. The simple-mindedness of the "brain evolution gene" story is breathtaking.
Third, the only thing scientists demonstrated in this case was a correlation between a genetic difference and brain size. Every scientist knows, however, that correlation is not the same as causation. Among elementary school children, reading ability is correlated with shoe size, but this is because young schoolchildren with small feet have not yet learned to read not because larger feet cause a student to read better or because reading makes the feet grow. Similarly, a genetic difference between humans and chimps cannot tell us anything about what caused differences in their brains unless we know what the gene actually does. In this case, as Nature reports, "what the gene does is a mystery."
So after 150 years, Darwinists are still looking for evidence any evidence, no matter how skimpy to justify their speculations. The latest hype over the "brain evolution gene" unwittingly reveals just how underwhelming the evidence for their view really is.
The truth is Darwinism is not a scientific theory, but a materialistic creation myth masquerading as science. It is first and foremost a weapon against religion especially traditional Christianity. Evidence is brought in afterwards, as window dressing.
This is becoming increasingly obvious to the American people, who are not the ignorant backwoods religious dogmatists that Darwinists make them out to be. Darwinists insult the intelligence of American taxpayers and at the same time depend on them for support. This is an inherently unstable situation, and it cannot last.
If I were a Darwinist, I would be afraid. Very afraid.
Get Wells' widely popular "Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design"
Jonathan Wells is the author of "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design" (Regnery, 2006) and Icons of Evolution (Regnery, 2000). He holds a Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in theology from Yale University. Wells is currently a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle
Do you understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative?
You can continue to argue apples vs. oranges...with somebody else
We must agree to disagree.
Do you? You claim I have made a "quantitative" assesment of the evidence. I know enough about the difference between qualitative and quantitative to know that you can't make a quantitative assesment of something that doesn't have a quantitative unit of measure.
You've erroneously interpreted "no evidence" to be quantitative when it is not, and cannot be.
So now you are claiming the amount of evidence does not have a quantitative unit of measure - do you realize how silly of a statement you just made.
Like I said, you can dig as deep of a hole as you desire - your arguments lack understanding of the terms - not to mention your statements lack reasoning - you just want to "win"
We will have to agree to disagree.
It's not silly at all. Are you saying it does have a quantitive unit of measure? If so, what is it?
Psst, psst. Point me in the direction of the "perfect" people. That's for you to prove.
Here are the definitions of the words you seem to be having trouble with:
Quantitative: How much evidence - the quantity of evidence
Qualitative: How good the evidence may be - your opinion.
Why don't you look up the words rather than ask me to explain it to you - don't be so intellectually lazy.
You are making a quantitative statement (speaking of the amount of evidence) and then you try to back it up by making qualitative statements (you don't think the quality of the evidence is good) - very illogical.
And what exactly is the unit of measure of evidence that I am expressing a quantity of? You do understand "unit of measure" don't you? You claim that in is inaccurate to say that there is "no evidence" there. If that is the case, perhaps you can tell me exactly how much evidence there is.
I've already agreed to change my assesment from "no evidence" to "non-existent evidence" and then to "fraudulent evidence" to try and find something that suits you. What more do you want?
Whatever the author provides as evidence - is evidence. That is not up to you - you are not in control of the quantitative aspect of somebody else's position. You can provide your opinion - that is the qualitative aspect. Based on your qualitative judgment you can claim you feel the evidence is not evidence at all - this is still a qualitative judgment - you can not change the quantitative aspect unless you rewrite the article.
So you can't tell me how much evidence there is? That's probably because there isn't any. That's what we call a "clue".
I've been nice, and limited my criticism of the article to what is objectively defensible. If you insist on having a subjective "personal opinion" I can give you one. I doubt that you'll like it.
No where did I ever claim this.
You and I are in basic agreement over many, many things.
I merely want the 'daily' claim pointed to clearly.
(I think that if I were to check into a local hospital's census; I could find a coma case. I really doubt that this person is going to 'sin' daily.)
Will 'trying to acheive perfection' count? ;^)
NIV Matthew 5:48
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
NIV Matthew 19:21
Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
You are not making sense again - you are going to give my a "personal opinion"? Yeah. Right. Whatever...
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
This includes a person who is in a coma. If one is born in sin one cannot toss sin away. It can only be taken away by God, thur Christ. Why do we die? It's because that is the punishment for our sinfulness.
Only thing that counts is faith in Jesus Christ. He has done it all for us. 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Is. 64.6 But we are all as an unclean thing, an all our righteousnesses are as filty rags:....
Wells is a charlatan, a fraud, and a liar. He's a stark raving, bible thumping fundamentalist moonie-bat, who's gone out and gotten himself a degree in biology for the sole purpose of using it to try and pass off his theologcical preaching as "science". He's trying to pass himself off as a "scientist", and his opinions as "scientific" when he doesn't have, and never did have the slightest intention of allowing anything as objective as the scientific method anywhere near his methodology or conclusions.
That would be a qualitative judgment - remember, you are trying to defend your quantitative statement.
All the evidence to support it is in the article, whether you choose to see it as evidence or not.
Clearly you still don't understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative.
That has been the issue all along.
(Bears repeating - LOUDLY!!!)
If it's "in the eye of the beholder", then there is no objective reference to say whether any difference actually exists.
You still don't get it - "in the eye of the beholder" refers to the presentation of evidence by the author of the position - you may retort with a qualitative argument but you are attempting to retort with a quantitative argument and it is not working.
You still don't understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative and so you are relegated to the "PeeWee Herman" style retorts: "Is not...is not...is not...is not..."
An entirely qualitative statement, ie your "personal opinion".
Say hello to your own petard.
Yes, my qualitative analysis is you don't understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative. And your point is....?
You might want to look up the word "petard" - looks like you don't understand the meaning of that word either.
This is pointless. You clearly don't have the remotest clue as to what you are talking about (btw: that is a qualitative statement)
The statement will be given all the consideration due all such statements from idiots.
Now you turn to personal attacks - so predictable.
No personal attack. Simply a qualitative assesment.
Face it - you turned to name-calling and personal attacks because you ran out of intellectual ammunition.
It's not a personal attack if it's true. As far as "intellectual ammuntion" goes, any intellectual aspect of this exchange went down the toilet when evidence became "in the eye of the beholder".
AMEN to that!
You do like to flaunt your ignorance.
I hammer idiots as a public service.
Hoisted up by your LEOTARD ain't too much fun, either!
Full-body wedgie!
And you spelled moron wrong.
Like I said - some Bozo's really do like to flaunt their ignorance. Keep it up - it is fun to watch.
Actually you just make a fool out of yourself.
All the con artist shills tell me that.
Do you talk to yourself often?
Occasionally I'll grumble, and go get a bigger hammer.
Seen it before. You don't have to defend what you say if you don't really say anything. It's a coward's tactic.
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Would you like to be an angel . . . or an alien . . . or a vampire? How about a unicorn . . . or a mermaid . . . or a basilisk (like the deadly snake in Harry Potter)?
Welcome to the world of mythical creatures! Webster's Dictionary defines a mythical creature as "a monster renowned in folklore and myth."
Many mythical creatures have supernatural powers, some good and some evil. In literature, they range from the Greek and Roman gods, to creatures in fairy tales, to Edward from Twilight (for ages 12 and up)!
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What kind of mythical creature would you be?
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I am pregnant and want to know if anyone has had any luck with skin care for stopping stretchmarks? I have heard that some are not safe to use and can harm my baby but I am so confused by which ones are ok and actually work to prevent stretchmarks, as I happily grow into my 9 month bump!
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I do not think stretch marks can be totally prevented but I did have less when I used "BURT'S BEES MAMA BEE BELLY BUTTER" when I was pregnant with our 3rd child. It also REALLY HELPED with all the itching I had! It was WONDERFUL & smells soooo good!
Here is a link to Burt's Bees site so you can read the ingredients & read more about it:
I bought mine at Motherhood Maternity at a mall but I think Giant Eagle sells it as well. My LOs LOVED putting it on their "baby bellies" whenever I did! My kids & I have EXTREMELY SENSITIVE skin & never once did the belly butter irritate us!Last edited by blessedmama; 01-22-2009, 05:25 PM.
I used pure avocado oil and I did not get one stretch mark. I am not sure if it was just my type of skin or the oil, but it certainly made my skin feel wonderfully silky. I still use it as an all-over body lotion and even use it on my face as a night cream.
Congratulations and good luck!!
Hey! Congrats on your pregnancy, I am 3 months pregnant and have had 8 girlfriends all use this product called belli skin care, Elasticity Belly Oil that helps to prevent stretchmarks. Their doctor told them it was the safest to use, then I saw it on a current affair the other night as well. I read up all about in on their website and it talks heaps about what is safe, really interesting. None of my friends got ANY stretchmarks at all and swear by this for stopping stretch marks. I have only just started using it but so far so good! I ordered all of their other skin care for pregnancy as well from www.belliskincare.com.au and LOVING it. Wish you all the best for the months ahead, we are together in the skin stretch J don�t forget to join the VIP thing on their site before you order, you get a discount that way, i forgot myself but definitely worth it you get 15% off. Good luck.
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i used an oil for my belly and ate as healthily as i could and i didnt get stretchmarks until i started eating crap, it was one week late in my pregnancy, and then they were everywhere.
i think a healthy diet is the best thing to keep your skin healthy and supple.
Stretchmarks Pls help
no i am not over weight by much i am 5"11 and 163 lbs so not really not like 200lbs or something lol but you wanted to no so if that helps please help me understand the doctor i go to is like the best at were i live and i just dont think the doctor cares they are taking their time and i dont want something really wrong with me and not no because i want kids and i dont want this to take that away ya no if you have any more questions feel free to ask
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Momma to 2: S (2 years) and B (15 mos.). S was adopted as an infant and I birthed B myself.
My birth instructor told us it is primarily genetics that determines how your skin will handle the growing belly. But, if it feels good to you to try something - go for it. I found my skin to get very itchy/uncomfortable from stretching so fast, so I used Palmer's Coco Butter (not lotion - more like a paste in a tub) as well as Eucerin Creme. I've only had one pregnancy so far, but I do not have any marks from it.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Stretch marks would be a very small price to pay for having the gift of pregnancy.
Don't worry
All of mine faded completely on their own. With my first child, I looked tiger striped I had so many on my belly and thighs. I am 4'11" and was normally around 110 pounds and I had a 9 1/2 pound baby so I grew and grew and my skin sure showed it! They all faded on their own. I've now had 4 kids and every time I've had stretch marks they've eventually gone away on their own.
If you want to use a cream to make yourself feel pampered or keep your skin soft, go for it. I really don't think they're necessary at all and I don't think they really do anything. If they're going to fade, they will no matter what you use (including nothing at all). I know women who do have stretch marks and used creams, too, so I think it's partly just your biology. Mine were very pronounced and are completely gone though.


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by gwilson on Apr.15, 2009, under Uncategorized
We are nearing the end of the spring semester at McMurry, and every course is experiencing the "crunch" that comes from too much left to do and to little time left for its accomplishment. The BIMS program being in its infancy, we have had to settle for minor successes in most every class. Sorting through the problems and issues associated with implementing a new approach to teaching has left us a bit disappointed while also very encouraged.
The Chlamydomonas races our freshman students were working on will have to be modified somewhat. Isolation of the organisms from natural sources, culturing them, their purification, and selection of the fastest strains was not as straightforward as we'd hoped. Too much light here, too few nutrients there, and we end up refocusing the course on how best to grow the "wee beasties". The final projects in Microbiology have been compacted into only two weeks due to overruns in previous experiments done by the class (the growth curve experiment previously reported, among them). No doubt there will be some excellent projects still (one survey of produce items for Salmonella shows some promising early results, and another focused on how tobacco products influence bacterial growth and mutation looks to be very well designed). The cancer research being done in the senior capstone course has been toned down a bit due to problems with culturing the cancer cells (as chronicled previously). As a result, the DNA sequencing that was planned may now be modified into a less ambitious project.
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The greatest discovery of all this semester has been that our discovery-based approach in a research-rich and skills-laden environment works to engage students and deliver courses effectively to eager and willing and excited students. We are encouraged about the future of the program and its impact on our students.


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The Havlat and the have-nots
Jean Lefebvre
April 17 2009 09:38PM
Let's start off by heaping a little praise on deserving parties.
Firstly, here's an attaboy for the oh-so-prescient Kent Wilson for expressing his concern about Martin Havlat the day before the Blackhawks winger scorched the Flames for the tying and winning goals in Game 1. Havlat has had an odd career — his chronic injuries have sometimes made him unpopular with the guys who sign his cheques and his reckless use of the stick has often made him unpopular with opponents. But few have ever doubted his ability and after getting bashed for disappearing in the playoffs early in his Senators career, he now has 15 points in his 11 most recent springtime outings.
Next, a job-well-done to my former colleague Scott Cruickshank for publicly calling for the break-up of the Jarome Iginla-Olli Jokinen tandem. Who says the mainstream guys don't have a clue? Having spent many a night next to Scott in a press box, I can promise you he's no dummy when it comes to the subtler points of the game.
Iginla and Jokinen may have had six shots combined in Game 1, but there are a handful of Calgary forwards who turned in much better efforts in the opener, starting with the guy Scott figures should be playing next to No. 12, Daymond Langkow. Shades of earlier in the regular season when everyone was healthy, the best even-strength shifts in Game 1 typically featured the likes of Curtis Glencross, David Moss, Daymond Langkow, Rene Bourque and Craig Conroy, and far less frequently either Iginla or Todd Bertuzzi (and now Jokinen).
It's still very hard to understand why Iginla, once an even-strength titan, has struggled so much in that situation this season. The inevitable decline of a well-miled 12-year veteran has been mentioned, but Iginla is still only 31 and his supreme conditioning has been well documented, so that's a tough one to swallow. Whatever the explanation, past performance of the partnership suggests it would be smart to smoosh No. 12 and No. 22 together again in an effort to kick-start the Calgary captain.
A simplistic view of Game 1 is that the Blackhawks supporting cast, most notably Sammy Pahlsson and Andrew Ladd, matched the Flames' secondary players while the Chicago stars, including Jonathan Toews and the aforementioned Havlat, badly outplayed Calgary's marquee players. Especially with Robyn Regehr hurt, that obviously can't happen if the Flames are to have a prayer in the series.
As it is, it looks like the Flaming-C bunch is in tough. One view of Game 1 is that the Flames had everything going their way until the eased off the gas and allowed the Blackhawks back into the game. Another outlook is that Chicago, with quite a few first-timers in the NHL playoffs, needed a period or so to shake off the nerves and that the second half of the game is more indicative of how the series will run the rest of the way. Theory B tends to be more persuasive, especially since none of the advocates for a potential Calgary series victory has made a particularly convincing argument, least of all Pierre McGuire.
Not to pick on the excitable TSN analyst, but when he starts popping veins in his forehead raving about Bertuzzi's physical play and describing "eyes as big as silver dollars" as the Ol' Cannoli Truck is lining up a check, it's a pretty good reminder to take anything he says about teams with which you're less familiar with a shaker of salt. By the way, the big hit that McGuire was raving about the other night proved to be Bertuzzi's only collision of the game. No suprise, Bertuzzi averaged less than a hit a game during the regular season, which is why it should be mandatory for anyone using the term "power forward" to describe the brooding winger to make the quotation-mark sign with their fingers.
One last point, and that relates to the question of possible interference by Ladd on Miikka Kiprusoff on the OT winner. What's amazing is that after seeing umpteen replays of a borderline call on such plays, there's never a consensus on what the proper ruling should have been. Of course, that's probably because there's shocking inconsistency on how crease-crashing plays are called. There are so many rapid judgments that have to be made by the referees — Was the forward pushed? How hard did he try to avoid contact? Was there encroachment in the blue paint? Was there contact between invading forward and goalie? Was it the goalie who initiated the contact by coming out of his crease and into the path of the cruising opponent? Is the goalie embellishing the severity of the contact? — that it's no wonder that everyone is always so confused. It's also why the old zero-tolerance, no-toe-in-the-crease rule, no matter how much it was ridiculed, had some appeal — namely, it eliminated so much of the guesswork by the zebras.
Anyhow, as far as Game 2 is concerned, here are two marginally moronic predictions — the Blackhawks will have more than five shots on goal in the first period and Mike Keenan won't have the temerity to use Anders Eriksson for nearly 23 minutes for a second straight game. Oh, and the Flames will score a power-play goal.
Good article Jean. I am so tired of Bertuzzi fans pumping his tire for his poor effort. Maguire on the other hand.....
Good to have you back!
April 18 2009, 02:20AM
Great article Jean.
In the interests of setting the record straight and giving credit where credit is due, it seems the one and only George Johnson posted the Flames Insider blog about breaking up Iginla and Jokinen, even though it was Scott Cruickshank's name on the entry.
In any event, the points still stand -- Scott knows his hockey (as does George, who also has a million firsthand stories about the inimitable Badger Bob Johnson) and it would be a good idea for Mike Keenan to try splitting up No. 12 and No. 21.
PeeAir is hilarious
*in the I have no brain and am payed for my opinions and "insights" kinda way*
as this duo has been underperforming for quite some time now, it gives one pause as to what alternatives have been tried that showed some measure of usefulness and that seems to favor....... GlenX. I agree however that langkow or even conroy (who was solid in game one) need something of a look. Im sure all players, coaches and hangers on are aware of the doom that imposes itself on a 2-0 hawk series lead. Maybe thats just what this version of the flames needs, but I am hesitant to see that experiment through.
Ah well.... I have invested many a Saturday night with bated breath and a measure of anxiety....
Good stuff Jean. And thanks for the kudos.
Jokinen certainly needs to be moved off the top line. He can't handle the kind of attention Iginla gets from tough checkers and defensemen. Even when he was putting up big numbers inf Florida he was relatively sheltered (it was soft match-ups and big PP minutes for him).
I think if Olli played between Moss and Glencross and against the Hawks third line, he could do some damage. I'd prbably put him on the point on the PP as well, as he excelled in that position as a Panther.
Speaking of NHL inconsistancy, re Ladd in the crease: Why wasn't Camalleri suspended? Intent to injure is intent to injure period. Is the NHL saying it's okay to cheap shot opposing players if the game still hang in the balance? There are other ways to get justice though... the Hockey Gods had Havlat's back. (Next game Cammalleri's line mates had better have his.)
@ Chris
Without degenerating into a lot of pro-Flames/anti-Flames rhetoric (especially since there's a pretty good chance Cammalleri and Havlat will both be with new teams next season), let's just say that in the grand scheme of things, NHLers would say that Marty Havlat still has quite a few more cheap shots owed to him based on his own track record.
@ Lefebvre:
a "few" would be a nice way to phrase general NHL sentiment towards havlat.
Clearly squid didnt hit him anywhere near hard enough for my personal tastes, suspendable or not.
April 18 2009, 02:28PM
while i certainly commend keenan et al. for FINALLY conceding that the iggy and olli combo was a failure (and acknowledging that jokinen should be sheltered by two defensively sound wingers), having a 5 million dollar centreman on your third line does not look good on a GM...
in saying that, i sincerely hope that the demotion makes the coach look like a genius...
@ walkinvisible:
Cammy / Langkow / Bertuzzi Glencross / Conroy / Iginla Jokinen / Moss / Bourque Nystrom / Boyd / Roy
Is this the stuff you refer to?
April 18 2009, 04:19PM
@ blade:
well.... yeah pretty much. except that bourque and moss are the wingers and jokinen's the centre on that third line (and therefore who i'm clearly referring to...).
[and also ---i'm not sure where you're getting your lineup from but if roy plays tonight over lundmark/peters/dvdg on the fourth line, i'll be pretty effin' upset.]
@ Lefebvre:
This isn't so much an Anti-Flame thing as general disgust with the NHL disciplinary track-record. The League says that they won't tolerate head shots; then they tolerate CERTAIN head shots. Why? All blatant intentional head shots submitted via video to the League should result in a manadatory 1 game minimum suspension. 2nd offence: a two gamer minimum and so on... Automatic, non-discretionary, and fair. Who is tired of watching guys like Jordin Tootoo head hunt with minimum consequence? Who is tired of watching the League hand out wierd descions weighted by the importance of the franchise and the profile of the player? How many times have players taken instegater penalties trying to defend a teammate... and the aggressor gets away clean. We have video; it should be used to clean this crap up. Oh, and I do like a tough brand of Hockey... But if players aren't allowed to police themselves, the League needs to do a better job.


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I have been disturbed lately by the controversy concerning Proposition 8 in California. In California in the year 2006 they had an estimated population of 35,893,000 people. Of those people I don't know how many of them are registered voters. But, of those millions of people approximately 750,024 are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This accounts for 2.12 percent of the state's total population as belonging to the LDS church. Of those 750,024 people many are children and not registered voters of California. Give or take a point or two, the Proposition 8 was defeated by a percentage of 52 percent against the Proposition and 48 percent for the proposition. This proposition would overturn the ruling of the California Supreme Court to allow marriage between same sex partners.
I went to the Websters Dictionary to find the word marriage. When I looked up the word then it said, Marriage is between a man and a woman. I don't consider the dictionary the primary source of authority in my life, but I thought it was a good place to start.
So if Mr. Webster thinks that marriage is between a man and a woman then that sounds good to me, too. I like gay people, I don't have a thing in the world against them. I have known several gay people in my life. One particular couple stands out to me. A very dear friend who died of AIDS. This friend had what he called a life partner. He and his partner were together, they lived together, they spent the time they had left together before my friend died. He and his partner never rallied against anyone, they lived their lives very quietly. They had a life partnership.
They didn't call it a marriage, they knew it wasn't a marriage. A marriage would mean there would be the possibility of bringing children into the world. A homosexual relationship brings no children into the world. If the world were to become all homosexual, then our race would cease to exist.
I am not against gay people being together and forming relationships. You can call it a partnership. You can call it a union, a bond, you can call it whatever you would like. Maybe even a new term could be coined for a gay relationship. But, please don't call it a marriage.
My husband and I recently celebrated our 30th anniversary of our marriage. This marriage has brought five very beautiful sons into the world. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. I feel bad that gay people will be denied the beauty and sanctity of a marriage with the possibility of children I know that for many of them, this is their orientation and there isn't anything they can do to change that. I also know gay people who choose not to act upon their tendencies to be attracted to the same sex. I know it must be very difficult for them. But, they have chosen this difficult path for themselves.
Whether you choose to act upon your gay tendencies or not, is of no consequence to me. You will have my love as a fellow human being. I believe all of us deserve unconditional love without judgments and retaliation in any way.
As close as I can tell, the people of California chose to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. The LDS church in California doesn't have the voter base to bring such a victory. Some Californians must feel like marriage should be defined and it should be defined as between a man and a woman. Apparently others feel this way, not just the church members.
The LDS church has chosen to stand up and speak out about same sex marriage. This is their privilege as being part of America. We do that here. We have free speech. The gay people are free to announce their positions and beliefs, so why is the LDS church being so attacked for doing the same. The same sex marriage proponents want to be treated with respect, but why don't they treat the LDS church with respect. Why are they picketing LDS temples and protesting?
There are many churches who speak up for many things in the course of a year. There's hardly a day goes by that I don't receive some type of email which states the Catholic Church's position on abortion. Abortion is legal in America, but the Catholics fight for that law to be reversed. Human life is sacred and the Catholics believe it is worth fighting for.
I receive communications from a Baptist church in Georgia each day, this movement they support calls for the halt of abortion and also, they speak out against alcohol.
Another man in Alabama always communicates with me about tobacco and how he thinks it should be outlawed. This is just a small portion of the people who send emails every day expressing their opinion on one subject or another. This is the beauty of America. I admire those who are willing to speak out for what they believe in.
So please go ahead and have your relationships. Call them bonds or unions, or life partnerships but don't call them marriages. I think there should be laws where these life partners can receive benefits should their partner die. Be committed to each other, take care of each other as you see fit, just figure out what to call it.


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We have what I call "the cat garden" beside our studio.
It's been neglected for the past couple of years because we're always planning to extend the studio but never quite get around to it. So it's home to a rampant Queen of the Night that I can't bring myself to kill, lots of tall weeds with scary numbers of seed heads, and two cats (hence the name) who like to sleep there during the day because it's shady and private.
Last year, in a rush of blood to the head, we cleared alongside the path, planted something that looked like it might cover a multitude of sins, and then forgot about it again. The unidentified plant made pretty mauve flowers, died in the winter, and reappeared a while ago twice its original size with more pretty mauve flowers. "I'm liking that stuff," I told The Landscaper.
I had no idea what it was until I read an article on an American website yesterday about the Perennial of the Year. Every year in the US, a group of plant breeders, nurserymen, and garden writers select a Perennial of the Year. The article detailed their picks right back to 1990, promising that "these plants are sure to be winners in your garden". And on the list was the mauve sweetie from our cat garden.
Allow me to introduce the 1994 Perennial of the Year, Sprite Astilbe. "This," promised the write-up, "will fill your shade garden with charm and colour. It features pink, feather-like plumes in early summer over finely textured rich green foliage. It will grow 1m x 80cm. Plant it with hosta, bleeding heart, or Canadian wild ginger."
Ours is planted with cats and weeds but there's no question it deserved its 1994 title.
These perennials, I thought, are worth checking out. A group of gardeners and plants people far more knowledgeable and dedicated than I am have done the legwork on them and saved me a load of research.
A couple of years later, Husker Red Penstemon took the title.
The judges found it one of the easiest perennials to grow, reaching 1m by 80cm, with purple-red foliage and white flowers all summer long. It's native to areas of southeastern and central North America, so it stands up well to heat and humidity. Not to be relegated to the cat garden, then, but definitely a starter for most other places on our property.
The Landscaper, however, is enamoured of this year's choice as a suitable plant for his almost-totally-native shady garden at the lower end of the property. Variegated Solomon's Seal is not a Kiwi but an easy-grow North American plant ideal for shade and woodland gardens. It offers white, bell-shape flowers in spring, variegated foliage in summer, and warm, golden shades in autumn.
Last year, another shade lover, Brunnera Jack Frost, took the honours. Another stunner for the almost-totally-native garden, it has silver-variegated leaves that look good from spring to autumn, and clusters of sky-blue forget-me-not flowers.
In 2010, a wee charmer called Baptisia australis took the honours.
The panel said it had everything going for it: heat, drought, deer and rabbit resistant, it doesn't need to be divided, lovely seed heads, it thrives in sun but tolerates part-shade - and it's purple, my favourite colour this month. It also has blue-green foliage that looks great in the garden from spring to autumn. It gets big, too - close to 2m tall. It was suggested that it be planted with giant allium, which sent me trawling the net to find out if these stunners could be found in New Zealand. They can, so it's entirely possible a new love affair is about to begin. Fifteen years before, Russian Sage was the Perennial of the Year and would go well with the Baptisia. It thrives in hot, dry spots and produces silvery foliage topped with clouds of lavender flowers. I am in love.
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Need a break from the garden, or an infusion of new ideas? Then check out some of the upcoming garden events.
The New Zealand Edible Garden Show, scheduled for February 22 and 23, sounds like a tasty one to me. It's a three-day event celebrating all aspects of edible gardening including food, landscape design and animals, plus workshops and presentations. It's on at the A&P Showgrounds in Hastings and there's more info at www.nzediblegarden.co.nz.
There's more about food at the Ocean & Orchard Wine & Food Festival, Kerikeri, on February 23. This event showcases the variety of produce being grown in the region, the artisan foodie culture, boutique vineyards and seafood. Grab a complimentary glass of bubbles and eat your way through the day.
Trust Dunedin to come up with a gorgeous, old-fashioned Horticultural Society Grand Summer Show. You'll find summer flowers including dahlias and roses, floral art, bonsai, fruit and vegetables, a plant sales table, raffles and, of course, afternoon tea. It's at Forbury Park Raceway on February 23 and 24.
Put Taupo's Baches to Beautiful Homes Tour on your schedule and enjoy the opportunity to view a diverse selection of private homes. The properties feature creative interiors, dynamic architecture, sustainable design and fantastic autumn gardens. It's on March 22. Have a sneak preview at www.bachestobeautifulhomestourtaupo.org.


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Kefka Palazzo from FF6. I mean, he actually managed to become a frickin' GOD. How much more powerful can someone get? Oh, and his personality was awesome too.
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What chakra type are you?
Tite Kubo, obviously. He could make Aizen literally shit his pants and cry.
This thread is oddly familiar to another one.
Both these threads made me have to think about who I picked. Still say Deadpool, I mean, who can beat an insane immortal mercenary? Deadpool is just made of win.
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Nuff' said.
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Skip to comments.'I feel like a stranger where I live [Islamized Britain]
Posted on 02/03/2013 12:50:27 AM PST by Slings and Arrows
The streets around Acton, which has been my home since 1996, have taken on a new identity. Most of the shops are now owned by Muslims and even the fish and chip shop and Indian takeaway are Halal. It seems that almost overnight its changed from Acton Vale into Acton Veil.
Of the 8.17 million people in London, one million are Muslim, with the majority of them young families. That is not, in reality, a great number. But because so many Muslims increasingly insist on emphasising their separateness, it feels as if they have taken over; my female neighbours flap past in full niqab, some so heavily veiled that I cant see their eyes. Ive made an effort to communicate by smiling deliberately at the ones I thought I was seeing out and about regularly, but this didnt lead to conversation because they never look me in the face.
More worryingly, I feel that public spaces are becoming contested. One food store has recently installed a sign banning alcohol on the premises. Fair enough. But it also says: No alcohol allowed on the streets near this shop. I am no fan of street drinking, and rowdy behaviour and loutish individuals are an aspect of modern British ''culture I hate. But I feel uneasy that this shopkeeper wants to control the streets outside his shop. I asked him what he meant by his notice but he just smiled at me wistfully.
Perhaps he and his fellow Muslims want to turn the area into another Tower Hamlets, the east London borough where ''suggestive advertising is banned and last year a woman was refused a job in a pharmacy because she wasnt veiled.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
You'd think someone would be out of bubblegum.
Muslims define areas as their own and any non-Muslim becomes an invader, guilty of a hate crime.
All of America take note. We are seeing the same thing in Montana. Although tiny it is a seed and allowed to grow? it will be a forest.
I found the video mentioned in the article of the Muslim patrol going up to people in the streets telling people not to drink and telling a woman to cover up:
After half a century of self destruction the Brits finally notice.
They colonize and do not assimilate. Very rare in our rural part of Northern VA so they drive 60 or so miles towards DC each weekend to be with their kind. It's hard to imagine them taking over unlike the Hispanics out here.
I feel like a stranger in Raleigh NC - and not from Muslims (though that would be very strange indeed). It's just from a city of government workers, government benefits takers, academics and trial lawyers - a town that went 55% Obama AGAIN.
My hometown, and I feel no attachment to it whatsoever anymore.
No symphaty to these arrogant Englishmen. They played their "big game" propping muzzie card againts every adversary for a couple centuries. Chickens HAS to come home to roost.
"Muslims define areas as their own"
According to the Koran, the entire WORLD belongs to Muslims, and we "infidels" are guilty in muzzies' eyes of disobeying the will of Allah by not submitting to Islam.
OBTW, did you know that every human being is Muslim at birth? It's in the Koran. Most however are "misled" by their parents into a religion or way of life that is un-Islamic.
I like living in South Carolina. Our muzzies here are seen but not heard. They believe S.C. is dominated by dangerous gun-toting beer-swilling Bible-thumping rednecks. That's partly true.
Only here's a brain teaser: Our downtown mosque has for some reason its own hearse, in their parking lot. Who besides a funeral home has a need for a hearse?
I hear ya. My hometown is so liberal that...OK, I don't have a joke, but it really is liberal.
Are there towns in Montana where that is happening.
Yes; like the weed; that first 'sleeps'; then creeps. . .then leaps. So many analogies/metaphors; including the 'slow-cooked frog'; but, by and large; they fall on 'ear's; and before eyes; so damaged by Political Correctness that the 'wisdom' they carry; is rendered; irrelevant.
Again; we must 'push back'; before our Country is entirely refashioned into the unthinkable; and unrecognizable.
(Marxist PC MO's; have put our country 'at risk'; great risk and 'deliberately so. It allows propaganda to flourish; while compromising 'truth' and moral judgment; at every turn.)
These people walk in two worlds made 'one'. There is NO separation of their 'State' and religion. (And why they should not be given 'tax exemptions' based on 'religion'. Their Koran is their politics; and their Government. . .)
And no question; they want it to be the same; for ALL; per ANYwhere; they live. And they are dedicated to that realization - and by the most heinous of MO's to survive into the civilized world. Oh; yes; quiet. . .patient; again; like the weed that slowly takes root. . .
An English Politician correctly predicted this in the 1950's. His name was Enoch Powell and in his "Streets of blood" speech he foretold these very things. He was rewarded by being loudly proclaimed as a "Racialist" and relegated to obscurity.
...your hometown is so liberal, that boys are not allowed to play football but the girls are sent into combat......
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Rivers of Blood.
A speech misquoted, misused and misunderstood by both the antiracist left and the racist extreme right ever since.
They do not intend to assimilate. When large enough; many enough; it is yo - we - who will be expected to 'assimilate' - and submit.
We cannot underestimate their agenda/goals and MO's to accomplish such. As well; we cannot ignore; their success, thus far. There 'good' appears innocuous; any forewarnings of 'bad'; ascribed to the sick beholder.
And so this 'Allah Totalitarianism' is 'stealth rising' in our midst. Their leadership, freely admits; they never thought 'the taking of America' would be so easy.
They do not intend to assimilate. When large enough; many enough; it is you - we - who will be expected to 'assimilate' - and submit.
We cannot underestimate their agenda/goals and MO's to accomplish such. As well; we cannot ignore; their success, thus far. There 'good' appears innocuous; any forewarnings of 'bad'; ascribed to the sick beholder. And so this 'Allah Totalitarianism' is rising in our midst. Their leadership, freely admits; they never thought 'the taking of America' would be so easy.
Heck, you've done a good job describing America. I spent much of my military career either overseas or deploying 6 months each year. Now that I've retired, I look around and wonder where the country I remembered went.
It's gone. I feel like a stranger.
Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary ThreatIslam is not a religion nor is it a cult. It is a complete system.
Frontline ^ | Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book
Posted on Monday, March 31, 2008 7:07:45 PM by engrpat..."Received this in a email today.///Thought I would pass it on for everyones information."
(from a soon to be released major work - see book credit at end)
Islam has religious, legal, political, economic and military components.
The religious component is a beard for all the other components.Islamization: Occurs when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their so-called "religious rights."
When politically correct and culturally diverse societies agree to "the reasonable" Muslim demands for their "religious rights," they also get the other components under the table.
Here's how it works (percentages source CIA: The World Fact Book (2007)). As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness:
United States -- Muslim 1.0%
Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
China -- Muslim 1%-2%
Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
Norway -- Muslim 1.8%
At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs:
Denmark -- Muslim 2%
Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7%
Spain -- Muslim 4%
Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%
From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. They will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby
securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. (United States).
France -- Muslim 8%
Philippines -- Muslim 5%
Sweden -- Muslim 5%
Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%
At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world but to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions (Paris -- car-burnings). Any non- Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats (Amsterdam -- Mohammed cartoons).
Guyana -- Muslim 10%
India -- Muslim 13.4%
Israel -- Muslim 16%
Kenya -- Muslim 10%
Russia -- Muslim 10-15%
After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning:
Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%
At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare:
Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
Chad -- Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%
From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels:
Albania -- Muslim 70%
Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
Sudan -- Muslim 70%
After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide: Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
Egypt -- Muslim 90%
Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
Iran -- Muslim 98%
Iraq -- Muslim 97%
Jordan -- Muslim 92%
Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
Palestine -- Muslim 99%
Syria -- Muslim 90%
Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%
100% will usher in the peace of "Dar-es-Salaam" -- the Islamic House of Peace - there's supposed to be peace because everybody is a Muslim:
Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
Somalia -- Muslim 100%
Yemen -- Muslim 99.9%
Of course, that's not the case. To satisfy their blood lust, Muslims then start killing each other for a variety of reasons..."Before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me
against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; and the tribe against the world and all of us against the infidel." -- Leon Uris, "The Haj"
It is good to remember that in many, many countries, such as France, the Muslim populations are centered around ghettos based on their ethnicity. Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. Therefore, they exercise more power than their national average would indicate.
Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat..
Oh, I think Americans figured out what Islam "is", a long time ago...
"The Koran demands perpetual war against all who deny Mahomet as the prophet of God" - John Quincy Adams
"Treachery and violence are taught as principles of Mohamet's religion" - John Quincy Adams
"While the merciless dogmas of Muhammad remain there can never be peace upon earth" - John Quincy Adams
".. boys are not allowed to play football but the girls are sent into combat".
This is my post of the day! BTT!
"...no 'funeral parlor' or State Agency notified. Rather; the Mosque 'Authorities'..."
Isn't that illegal? A death certificate must be issued & recorded, or maybe the muzzies have their own muzzie doctors to perform that office. IIRC their dead must be buried by sundown. In a separate muzzie cemetery, of course.
They do live in a separate world. And they have a slogan:
"OUR religion today is YOUR religion tomorrow!!" Or, as Profit Mohammed said,
"First we come for the Saturday people, then we come for the Sunday people."
Remember, Islam is a tide that is always coming in.
Oh; did not mean to imply State not notified; etc. but on 'first call'; they most likely prefer tp call their own people for help. Or; maybe it is 'second call'/lol.
Whatever; they prefer 'Muslim specific' rather than the 'public generic'; though certainly not always possible.
This story for example per google:
When Adil Imdads 28-year-old cousin died of cancer in Ohio two years ago, the familys grief was compounded by the absence of Muslim ritual following her death. There was no imam nearby to handle the religious customs, no Muslim funeral director to supervise the washing of the body, no Muslim cemetery where the family could lay her to rest. (Imdad to the 'cause. . .)
So he began taking night classes at St. Louis Community College, graduating last spring with a certificate of specialization in funeral directing. . . .he is trying to raise money for what he says will be the states first Muslim funeral home.
The community is growing, and things are going well for Muslims in St. Louis now, Adil said. But this is one area where we are way behind.
*Muslim communities in Kansas City, Columbia and Jefferson City maintain small funeral facilities, often inside mosques, for washing bodies of the deceased.
. . . As the Muslim population of the U.S. has grown ― the number of mosques grew 74 percent in the last 10 years, according to a 2011 survey ― so has the need for *Muslim-specific services like funeral homes and cemeteries. /excerpt/
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LOL;. . . not my 'hometown' but works for most of us; no matter where we live. How about, as well. . .
Football, soccer; but you can't keep score no more dodge ball; less your targeted 'more'; not even musical chairs; can pass this score - (your child might fall down; on a very hard floor')- no jungle gyms; left in sight; basketball an order; but only 'at night'. . . Meantime;
War; war; here come the troops; the men in dresses the women in boots. Their guns are 'fake'; no war can they make. Be nice to the enemy; leave only love in your wake. America;America; where have you gone. . .taken leave of our senses; and so we are done. . .
Still; have hope; of course; cause over the 'rise'; our troops do still come. Just hope they make it to the White House; before it too; becomes something else; entirely.
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Good one! OK, this one is absolutely factual:
My hometown is so liberal, they thought that Illinois' gun laws weren't strict enough.
I feel the same way here in NY.
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Was it worth the cheaper oil?
I agree with your summary of Enoch Powell's speech. If people can use their own good common sense and evaluate just what he said, we are the better for it. I would like to add something that not everyone seems to appreciate ,with regard to the ethic cleansing of Englishmen.
I know Acton fairly well, for my wife and I were married at St Mary's Church, Acton in 1961. We are still together in Canada. She is very liberal (bless her). She will not go back to her home town again.
What I do emphasize for our American friends is that the real culprits in this business have walked away scot free. For Acton as I knew it, was a happy go lucky working class and lower middle class town. People went to work and did all the things that people did. Life went on and even old Adolf and his Luftwaffe did not end it. Now it is all over.
The high mucky mucks that sought to destroy South Africa and Rhodesia used every means to do so. They also thrust multi-culture on England, and had the power to bring it about. My point is this. The high political gurus, flirting with exotic culture then live in an enclave. Their residences are so expensive that this eliminates much of the undesirable effects of mass immigration. Oh sure there is a new person from the other world in their area. He is likely a doctor, a high civil servant, an engineer etc. "Oh won't you come over for tea" etc. They then sneer at the exodus of the English working class. Those who find it impossible to live as they did.
America is the last bastion of good old commensense and decency. America that has said this to millions this. Yes we welcome you, but leave the bigoted practices that you fled from.
Excuse the ramble.
Rivers of Blood. A speech misquoted, misused and misunderstood by both the antiracist left and the racist extreme right ever since.
I read over some of the comments and agree. How often do honest men and women fall prey to some charlatan who gives out THEIR version. Well varnished of course.
Anyway, enjoyed my trip to the Isle of Skye 1954. Also a walk across Rannoch Moor.
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Yahooooo, I finally got it! My Sears Christmas Wish Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yahooooo, I finally got it! My Sears Christmas Wish Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I haven't seen one of those in years enjoy it! I would enjoy it if I had one.
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Really, how could I get this wish book, too?
Hmm, do you have Sears Department Stores in Greece? If you do, you should call them and ask how you could get a Wishbook.
Since you metioned you got a Sears catalog I went to check the mail today and got a JC Penney catalog!
Hey I want one! I guess I could go online and sign up on their mailing list :D
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I have not gotten my wish book this year, of course i moved Jan of this year so they probably sent it to the old address. I believe that the wish book is not something that is forwarded so the people at my old place might be enjoying it lol.
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Spring has finally arrived in the upper Midwest. And it's about time because Andy (the new associate Web producer) and I cranked away in our flourescent-flooded cubes on last week's site for "The Beauty and Challenge of Being Catholic — Hearing the Faithful." (Long title, non?) The production process took some surprising turns that ended up with a format-breaking radio broadcast, and some pretty groovy ways of telling individuals' stories online.
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Skip to comments.Michelle Obama: Looking good
Posted on 07/20/2009 7:42:02 AM PDT by IbJensen
Was that a $5,000 VBH alligator clutch that Michelle Obama was carrying in Italy? So the company bragged, absolutely certain it was theirs, until the White House responded that it was not the alligator but the patent, an $875 VBH clutch and not the more expensive model.
To be honest, I didn't even know what VBH was until I saw the headlines about the $5,000 one Michelle wasn't carrying. I love handbags as much as the next girl, but I could never get my head around the idea of spending that kind of money on something that is bound to end up with ink stains. But if Michelle wants to spend hers, more power to her. If she wants to wear $540 sneakers (Lanvin, a ''cult'' item that is bound to end up in one of my local resale stores), I say go for it.
She is not going to solve the recession by wearing Keds. She wears enough clothes from Gap and J.Crew to make the point that looking great doesn't have to be über-expensive (although the things she manages to find at those places never seem to be there when I am), and that half the fun of fashion is figuring out how to copy high-style for less.
What Michelle Obama projects, with her bright colors, body-conscious clothes and keen sense of style, is a woman at her best, looking great, feeling great, being great, full of life, celebrating her country and her family and, yes, herself. The White House was quick to say the bag didn't cost $5,000, but it was still what my mother would have called a very, very good bag, and the first lady didn't apologize for that. Why should she?
She's not 22. She's a grown woman who hasn't faded to beige or placed herself in the background, who isn't embarrassed that she doesn't look 17, who (by all reports) doesn't hate her hips or hide her rear or ask whether the dress makes her look fat before she lets herself like it.
If that isn't a role model, what is?
The other day, I ran into a woman I know who has done very well professionally. I hadn't seen her in a while, and somehow I was taken aback. She looked the way she always had, only worse. I laugh when I see young women trying so (too) hard, because the truth is that when you're young, it's easy. The woman I ran into got to where she is, at least in part, by not getting trapped by the beauty thing.
On the other hand, she was long past the point where she needed to use or hide her sexuality. Now middle-age, she's become one of those women that other women can't look at for five minutes without wanting to do a makeover and wondering why she hasn't. Is she really happy this way? More power to her, but I want younger women to know it doesn't have to be that way.
Michelle is middle-age, too. You can be powerful and beautiful. You can be passionate about politics and clutch bags; you can do your best for your country and look your best while you do. You deserve the sneakers -- if not the Lanvin ones, then ones that make you feel just as good. And we should all ditch black for yellow. Especially in a recession.
Go Michelle.
A bag of bones, a shank of hair....
Michelle Obama, at her very best, is what Rodney Dangerfield call a "two bagger". You wear a bag over your head in case the bag over her head breaks.
Wonder if Michelle is losing her hair from all the stress. Or if any of her children are getting molested my Alex Rodriguez at Yankee stadium. Or if she used any campaign money to buy clothes. Or if any of them were illegal gifts. Or if she bans books at home.....so many questions left unanswered.
Seriously, we have to have a BARF ALERT on this stuff...
To Estrich any woman would look good compared to herself.
Susan complements Michelle is a way no woman would ever want to be complemented.
Gee. Another adoring puff-piece on Aunt Esther. Throw it on the pile.
That's a "triple bagger" — one for your head, one for hers and one for the dog so he doesn't howl.
circus sasquatch
"... the first lady didn't apologize for that. Why should she?"
Do the words taxpayer money mean anything?
Susan Estrich has not, either, gotten 'trapped by the beauty thing.' This is something to be proud of?
Susan Estrich is a woman? Who knew...?
She friggin looks like Mr. Ed. Wilbur, your horse is missing. Is she off on Air Horse one shopping again?
Please remember to add the barf alert. ;)
Susan Estrich writes about some other woman looking bad and needing a make-over? OMG
Ms. Estrich must have seen my tagline. :D
On whose nickel...?
We used to call it "Double-Coyote" ugly.
Coyote ugly is where you wake up with her asleep on your arm, and you chew your arm off to escape rather than wake her up.
Double-Coyote ugly is when you have escaped, you chew your other arm off, because you know she'll be looking for a one-armed man.
If she wants to wear $540 sneakers (Lanvin, a ''cult'' item that is bound to end up in one of my local resale stores), I say go for it.And, as she's shown, those $540 sneakers are especially appropriate to wear while volunteering at a homeless shelter.
Don't hate her because she's beautiful.../s
On whose nickel...?
Honey, there aren't enough nickels in the world....
All true, but sometimes she looks good.
This "beauty thing" is something that Susan E. never has to worry about.
Isn't MO an automatic barf alert??...:o)
You'd think....
Not gonna go there. Wouldn't be prudent!
Very rarely. And I wonder if she isn't medicated on those days.
Our Loveliest First Lady.
Susan is trying to "dumb down" what looking good is. Makes her moments in front of the mirror less of a nightmare.
Yes to all.
If a Pubbie's missuz was sporting all this high end stuff, presstitutes would be all over who was paying how much for what.
"She is not going to solve the recession by wearing Keds."
No, but since many of her subjects are struggling just to put food on the table, she could at least make the gesture to go for the less expensive items. After all, it's those struggling subjects (taxpayers) who are footing the bill.
And what's wrong with Keds? I've worn them. They're comfortable. And they don't cost $540.
Channel surfing the the other day the TV landed on Maxim's 100 Hottest Women. I changed the Channel when they got to around 95 and Michelle Obama was named.
Junk in the trunk!
Her parents tied a pork chop around her neck just to get the dog to play with her.
"This "beauty thing" is something that Susan E. never has to worry about."
I think what bothers me most about her is her ever present condescension toward anyone who does not agree with her. That and that awful voice.
I'll bet you'd like to have that butt full of nickles.
Michelle is a yeti with a nice handbag.
Is the WH violating any ethics rules and/or tax laws?
Or is the First Lady for rent? Is she renting herself out as a human billboard? Which, if so, would be tacky in extremis.
Inquiring minds want to know :)
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