I think once the swine flu becomes widely available to everyone, not just at-risk groups, the Obama family should all sit down and get the shot, and invite the press to film it. Perhaps that might discourage the idiots listening to people like Glen Beck and Bill Maher, and might convince them that there's something to this swine shot dealio.
Or we could just let natural selection do its work, thereby saving more vaccine for the rest of us. #breastcancer
@HidingInCanada: Good to know I'm an idiot for not wanting to subject my children to neurotoxins. Could it be possible that I am making an informed decision based on scientific data? #breastcancer
@gluechirp: The fact that you describe it as containing neurotoxins makes those of us who actually understand science question your scientific literacy and sources. #breastcancer
@Her Grace: So mercury and formaldehyde are no longer considered neuro-toxins? I guess I stand corrected. I do not claim to know everything, I just try to err on the side of caution. #breastcancer
Not that this is the most pressing item on the list, but I want to say that Avon makes the best antiperspirant in the world. It's the only stuff that works on me without giving me an itchy, miserable rash. And it's really good at preventing sweat. #breastcancer
@Cimorene: I too know the misery of an allergic reaction to antiperspirant. I use Secret and Secret only because I know it doesn't make me want to give myself an armpit-ectomy. I've never tried another brand that didn't give me a rash. #breastcancer
How is whether or not the Obama girls have been vaccinated anybody's business? The fact that their father is the President of the United States gives nobody the right to invade their medical privacy. Maybe their too young yet, but I would be pissed if anybody felt it was their right to know my private medical info if I was them, no matter how public my parents are. #breastcancer
@queen_caribbean: Seriously! Crazy conspiracy theorists (not all Republicans b/c lots of them got the shots in my hometown this weekend) use this as evidence that they're going to give you a disease but we have no idea what is in these girls' medical history. I know plenty of people who have reacted poorly to flu shots. Everyone needs to make the choice for themself. #breastcancer
@queen_caribbean: It's not - but I guess some people are concerned about the safety of the vaccination - and if the government recommends the vaccination for children it would just give people peace of mind to know high ranking officials had no compunction about giving it to their own children #breastcancer
@nothanks: also just to add, i dont think that means people have the right to pry into their medical history, but with any mass vaccination people will panic whatever you do/say #breastcancer
@Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: my cousin dropped 4 dress sizes after hers, not to mention the fact she could finally stand up straight ;) she still says its the best thing she ever did #breastcancer
@Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: Right there with you. The SECOND I can afford it I will be getting my reduction and lift. Sadly that is a min. of four years in the future. It makes me want to cry. #breastcancer
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@cheerfulp is always five minutes ahead of herself: My mom is a nurse and she met someone who got it through insurance - I guess she had to take photos of the grooves the straps caused. I just don't have insurance now or in the foreseeable future. #breastcancer
I'm confused by the article on Elizabeth Edwards. Did she repeat his quote and say she no longer believes it, or is the writer assuming he was just taking her for a ride? Because in honestly, we will never know enough about their relationship to judge. Perhaps he does really love her and perhaps she does really love him and perhaps they will get divorced and be happier, or perhaps they will get divorced and be sadder, or perhaps they won't get divorced. But there are actually relationships that survive horrendous deception. #breastcancer
@yvanehtnioj: True, but it's pretty bad when the great love story that is John and Elizabeth Edwards is the most positively life-affirming story on a web page. #breastcancer
@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Check out this article from Wired: [www.wired.com] - Note the date. Now glance at a related Wikipedia entry: [en.wikipedia.org] - Luckily, it mentions that the owners of the company mentioned in the Wired article were prosecuted.
Keep your eyes open, discuss these things with other parents - help put an end to the exploitation. #breastcancer
@DearJamie: At best, "a cute dog!" And these people are aesthetically, legally, and perhaps morally only degrees from the more extreme "kiddie-pageant" folks. What does that say about those parents. So disgusting. #breastcancer
@Jack_Burton: Wait - the parents would sign over temporary custody of their children while they "modeled"?! Jesus - they make the Gosselins and the Heenes look like Norman Rockwell-worthy parents. #breastcancer
@Jack_Burton: That was a truly disturbing read. Apparently the parents are either the stupidest and most naive people on earth or they are the scum of the earth. Either way, those children are doomed. Seriously, I cannot believe that one mother claimed she didn't know what type of person would want to see her pre-pubescent daughter run around in her underwear. Who cares how much money you make? You're ruining your daughter life and putting her in danger. #breastcancer
I feel like the Obama's cannot win with respect to their daughters. They get vaccinated and they are taking away vaccines from people who really need it or they don't get vaccinated and it is because the vaccines are bad and the government is pushing them on unsuspecting people and poisoning them. #breastcancer
@nothanks: For SURE. You'd have the haters on the air in thirty seconds: "Even though Sacha and Malia don't fall into the high risk category, they, unlike millions of other girls, will receive the swine flu vaccine...."
Perhaps there could be a poll to pick which daughter to vaccinate? Choose YOUR favourite White House tween today! #breastcancer
Are you fucking kidding me with this Girls Gone Wild shit?! You're telling me that these women, who were most likely drinking, are being charged with something that is considered a sexual offense after being coerced into this?
@Superrrdupa: They took off their shirts in public. Where it was illegal. Being drunk isn't a defense to breaking the law. I'd be ragey if they'd been the only ones charged, but since the bar owner (who probably tried to get GGW there for money / marketing purposes) and the GGW employees were also charged, I have no problem with this. #breastcancer
@yvanehtnioj: I agree that taking your clothes off in public is an obvious no-no. However: I usually see these women as victims, not attackers. I know that being drunk isn't an excuse for breaking the law. It IS, however, a state in which one cannot give consent. #breastcancer
@Superrrdupa: Being drunk and gullible does not excuse you from being held accountable for illegal* actions. I'm glad to see, though, that it wasn't only the women who were held accountable.
*Whether exposing breasts should be illegal is another argument entirely. I would vote "no" on that one. #breastcancer
@Superrrdupa: I hate GGW and Joe Francis too. Kind of a lot. And if these women were coerced (although I'm not really sure what you mean by that if it goes beyond "too drunk to know better") they can use that as a defense. But I have no problem with them being arrested.
Consent doesn't really play into this if all they did was flash their boobs. Consent would come into play if there was a sex act. Or consent could come in later if they drunkenly signed a release and then wanted to prevent their footage from being in a video. But you can commit an illegal act while drunk, and that's all that matters here as far as I can tell from that article. #breastcancer
If the Obama girls had been vaccinated, Fox News and the GOP would be all over it claiming elitism and nepotism on the Obamas' part. Since they're not high risk, I don't see the problem. But I could have if it had done. Another one of those they can't win on issues. #breastcancer
@clevernamehere: From my home away from home NPR too. Wow - first time I've seen that refuted - maybe we actually SAY things when we do... (snark). As opposed to "how about them Packers?" #breastcancer
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These two studies are different. The first examined whether men or women regardless of the study subjects' profession speak more often during the day. This more recent one specifically looked at whether female teachers speak more than male teachers. It's is conceivable that male teachers could be an exception to the general trend. If the study had found that male teachers speak more than female teachers it would not negate the previous study. It could be possible that the type of men that tend to be teachers speak more than their female counterparts. Or conversely, that as teachers men tend to speak more than female teachers. Here, this result was not found, but it is entirely possible that another group might find this result or find this result in an entirely different profession. It's very common in science for a group to peform a study to ask a general question (Do women or men speak more during the day?) and then for a series of studies that follow asking a more specific question (Do male or female teachers speak more often?). #breastcancer
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(I think that heading should read "Girls who don't need to be vaccinated for swine flu not vaccinated for swine flu") #breastcancer
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Or we could just let natural selection do its work, thereby saving more vaccine for the rest of us. #breastcancer
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Keep your eyes open, discuss these things with other parents - help put an end to the exploitation. #breastcancer
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"If you had a cute dog that I could put up on the Web and make money off of, I'd do that too,"
Apparently your young daughters are no better than 'cute dog's? What a total jack ass. #breastcancer
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Perhaps there could be a poll to pick which daughter to vaccinate? Choose YOUR favourite White House tween today! #breastcancer
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*Whether exposing breasts should be illegal is another argument entirely. I would vote "no" on that one. #breastcancer
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Consent doesn't really play into this if all they did was flash their boobs. Consent would come into play if there was a sex act. Or consent could come in later if they drunkenly signed a release and then wanted to prevent their footage from being in a video. But you can commit an illegal act while drunk, and that's all that matters here as far as I can tell from that article. #breastcancer
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[www.pbs.org] #breastcancer
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These two studies are different. The first examined whether men or women regardless of the study subjects' profession speak more often during the day. This more recent one specifically looked at whether female teachers speak more than male teachers. It's is conceivable that male teachers could be an exception to the general trend. If the study had found that male teachers speak more than female teachers it would not negate the previous study. It could be possible that the type of men that tend to be teachers speak more than their female counterparts. Or conversely, that as teachers men tend to speak more than female teachers. Here, this result was not found, but it is entirely possible that another group might find this result or find this result in an entirely different profession. It's very common in science for a group to peform a study to ask a general question (Do women or men speak more during the day?) and then for a series of studies that follow asking a more specific question (Do male or female teachers speak more often?). #breastcancer