Are We Over the Octuplets Saga – Or Just Beginning?
I’ve read all the arguments about Nadia Suleman’s story – welfare mom giving birth to eight children when she has six of her own back home – and the national outrage associated with it. Some of the arguments lead to other arguments. I’ve talked with women who have used IVF successfully and yet feel free to [...]
Right Wing Whack Jobs
Alexandra Pelosi’s new documentary Right America: Feeling Wronged is simultaneously frightening and funny. She talks to the kind of people who spend eight hours waiting in oppressive heat just to catch a glimpse of Sarah Palin. Then these same people ignorantly fantasize about eight years of even more oppressive heat. Check it. This kid reminds my of former students [...]
Color Me Surprised
Turns out, I have some views that even surprised me. I support Israel’s covert assassination program instead of war. Remind me to cry for Iran’s nuclear scientists some other time. Cameras at Dover aren’t such a great idea. There are better ways to honor our fallen soldiers. Moderate Muslims are clearly sometimes just as batshit [...]
Abstinence-Only Funding Gets Slapped
Governor Crist finally said he’ll review abstinence-only funding. “The weight of the evidence cannot be ignored, and it is time to answer tough questions about why we continue to waste millions of dollars a year on a policy that has failed to keep teens healthy and safe,” said Adrienne Kimmell, Healthy Teens Campaign member and [...]
Senator Sobel Introduces Domestic Partnership Legislation
The Senate’s version, SB 1642, will have a version in the House sponsored by Rep. Richard Steinberg. Many polls show 77% of Floridians favor benefits for unmarried couples, even at a time when a woman is suing a South Florida hospital for refusing to grant her access to her partner while she lay dying. This [...]
Let’s Play a New Game: Is This Racism?
Carol Carter, a Republican official from Hillsborough County, asked in a recent email: “How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn’t get out of New Orleans in 85 degree temps with four days notice?” Is this racism? I like how another rightwing activist said this email [...]
Oppose Loaded and Concealed Guns in our National Parks
At dinner last night, Oldest told us about the latest President he’s reading about. Reagan. Ewww. So far, he’s gone through books about Taft, Lincoln, Jefferson (my favorite), Kennedy, and Truman. What has he learned about Reagan? Oldest told us about when Reagan was shot. Apparently, the old man said to his doctors, “I hope [...]
Driving Miss Darby Update
Many of you have asked for news regarding my old high school classmate, Darby Steadman, who is fighting breast cancer. Her cancer shows no sign of progression and she recently presented a check to her oncologist at Johns Hopkins who is developing a breast cancer vaccine. Please continue to keep Darby, her family, and her [...]
Father Knows Best
This is an example of effective parenting. Just in case you were wondering.
Catherine Durkin Robinson
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VOTE!
she’s crafty
