SAN ANGELO, Texas - The mothers of children removed from a polygamous sect's ranch in West Texas after an abuse allegation are appealing to Gov. Rick Perry for help, saying some of their children have become sick and even required hospitalization.
In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, the mothers from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints also say children are "horrified" by physical examinations they have undergone while in state custody.
The mothers said they want Perry to examine the conditions in which the removed children have been placed.
"You would be appalled," the letter said. "Many of our children have become sick as a result of the conditions they have been placed in. Some have even had to be taken to the hospital. Our innocent children are continually being questioned on things they know nothing about. The physical examinations were horrifying to the children. The exposure to these conditions is traumatizing them."
Maybe. And maybe they're not being molested by their uncle who forces himself on a minor under the auspices of being their "spiritual husband."
...and trust me, at this point, as annoying as it is to say it...
It will be Hillary Clinton, pushing her agenda through Pennsylvania, extending this race much longer than it needed to be extended and getting the mistake she was hoping for... that causes it.
Because even if she does muscle her way into the nomination, she loses to McCain. And now, lets face it, Obama is damaged goods.
Unless somebody undamaged by this process, and her "me above everything" attitude, steps up and gets the nomination (Gore? Hello? Are you watching this shit?), this thing's done.
Then again, at least she and her husband made more than 100 million dollars over the last four years so she could talk about how she sides with the working man.
Well done, asshole. I wish you the final few decades of Leona Helmsley.
Look, I've been to Pennsylvania, and... I can't say I totally disagree with Obama here. The week I spent in Pittsburgh was the longest year of my life. That being said, a president has to be president of the entire United States, not just the part he likes.
Don't get me wrong: Hillary hates Pennslyvania too. She hates every blue-collar, dirt under their finger nails, will vote for McCain before they vote for her human being there. But while she may be incapable of stopping herself from lying, she's smart enough to keep up the sin of omission, and not letting people KNOW that.
This was a HUGE f**k up. And he's gonna get slammed for it the next ten days, and deservedly so.
I think there are two types of presidents... the experienced one you trust to get stuff done, and the pretty one, that works as a hood ornament on the car that is America. Up until this point, Barack was the second one.
But he's turning into a ford Pinto, and all it's gonna take is one light tap in the behind by McCain, and the Democrats are gonna explode like a piece of crap car.
We live in a world of "Gotcha" politics. It doesn't matter what he believes - what matters is his record, which can be used against him; his acquaintances, which will be used to judge him; and his words, which used to elevate him but can now be used to damage him.
Lets be honest - people ARE bitter. People do cling to issues, because the big picture sucks. But nobody wants to hear that they're bitter, they want to feel hope that the bitter will go away.
And if Barack can't do that, then HE'S the bitter one.
I thought Christians weren’t supposed to worship false idols?
So, I watch American Idol. And I'm Jewish.
You wouldn't imagine those two things wouldn't be conflicting, but guess again. In Idol's continuing attempt to aim their dart at a middle-american bullseye, they decided to end their charity with a praise song.
Leave it to American Idol to step into a huge controversy with a charity fundraiser. To close out Idol Gives Back, the American Idol top 8 finalists sang "Shout To The Lord." By ending the show with a Christian song, it ran the risk of possible offending people of other religions.
However, the finalists sang a modified version of the song. Instead of singing the verse that goes "My Jesus, My Savior," the finalists sang "My Shepherd, My Savior." Jesus was replaced with the word "shepherd."
The change was likely an attempt by American Idol producers to lessen any controversy among people of different religions. However, the modification of the song seems to have created controversy as well.
After Idol Gives Back, the American Idol message board lit up with posts of people questioning the appropriateness of having the finalists sing a Christian song. Not only were some people of other religions offended, but some Christians were also offended that "Jesus" was edited out of the song.
Guys, if I want to hear that music, there's a tolerant Lutheran Church that my wife belongs to, that I'll visit with her periodically, and hear it sung by people who know it's a praise song, about submitting their will to their Lord.
If I want to hear music like that, there's "Spirit" on sirius.
And if I want to see a competition that includes music like that, I can watch "The Dove Awards."
Is every idol Christian? Because I doubt a Jewish idol, or a Muslim idol, or an agnostic idol would want to sing that song, and praise Jesus Christ.
But then again, I doubt a 19 year old who DID have problems with that would have the courage of conviction, or even the emotional strength, to tell a show that's about to make them a star "Uh... that's uncool for me and I don't think it's right that I have to do it. "
- Steve
P.S. Oh, and Ryan Seacrest saying "Last year on American Idol, we didn't vote anyone off. This time? Say goodbye to Michael Johns."
Gleaned from WONKETTE. So click over and check the site out.
Thanks to her support for Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey is now one of the most reviled women in America. In her presidential endorsement the once-beloved talk show host chose race over gender, thus earning the scorn of millions of old white women who had never before suspected their favorite billionaire media baroness was of the Negro persuasion. Now that the cat's out of the bag, Oprah's popularity has eroded considerably.
Once, a whopping 74 percent of Americans liked her. By December of 2007, a month she spent shilling for Obama, her favorability ratings sunk to around 55 percent — about on par with Adolf Hitler shortly after he was found raping a crippled baby in a Minneapolis airport men's room.
Even worse, Oprah's core of support is now fleeing to a LESBIAN for comfort. Nearly half of the people who participated in an AOL Television popularity poll said that Ellen DeGeneres was the daytime talk show host who "made their day." A measly 19 percent chose Oprah. Most people also said that they would prefer to dine with Ellen over lecturey old Oprah.
Okay, so there's opinion up there, and it makes me laugh, but there's also valid fact and serious math happening here.
And the minute Oprah threw her fluctuating weight behind one candidate, the women who backed the other candidate didn't like her much anymore.
It's no different than stand up comedians, I suppose. You can pick issues... but if you pick a politician, suddenly, you've polarized the other side... Dennis Miller.
But wisely or not, Oprah tossed a meat cleaver down in the middle of her core group, and all the "Favorite Things" and "Big Gives" in the world won't get them back.
I don't think it's ALL Barack. I think between "Million Little Pieces," the scandal in South Africa, being on the cover of her own magazine EVERY F***ing month, and being responsible for Dr. Phil... she's not invulnerable anymore.
It's one thing to spend your entire show talking down to the audience in the studio and at home when you're giving them prizes or coming down against puppy mills, quite another thing when you're telling them how they should think about "the big issues."
I respect it. It took courage to make the choice she made.
And right now, I have to say, I like her choice more than the one the Republicans are putting up.
But I can't help it. I'm gonna enjoy watching this make her numbers twist.
Madonna steps on Britney’s possible grave for publicity.
Madonna on Britney: ’Let’s go save her’
Fri Mar 28, 4:16 PM ET
NEW YORK - Madonna wants the media to leave Britney Spears alone. "They need to step off," she told the "Yo on E!" satellite radio show. "For real ... Let’s go save her." ADVERTISEMENT
Madonna, 49, said her daughter, Lourdes, 11, feels the same way.
"She knows Britney, (but) she doesn’t really watch TV or read gossip stuff," the pop star said in the interview. "I think she sort of gets the drift of what’s going on, and I think she feels very protective of Britney."
Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have a son, Rocco, 7, and are raising a Malawian boy they want to adopt.
"He’s the life of the party," she said of David, who she brought home from Africa in 2006. "He loves music, he’s an amazing dancer. ... He’s a character."
She said caring for David is no different from her raising her biological children: "I thought it was gonna be, but it feels the same to tell you the truth."
As for speculation that her marriage is on the rocks, Madonna said: "It is ridiculous. ... I don’t pay much attention to it."
The singer’s spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg recently dismissed media reports that the Ritchies have split up, saying they "remain happily married." Rosenberg said that Madonna and filmmaker Ritchie, 39, were "joyfully back together at home in London" after living in separate countries for work purposes.
Madonna, whose new album "Hard Candy" arrives April 29, told "Yo on E!" that she plans to spend the summer in New York, and that she might kick off a tour this fall.
It’s being handled, you disgusting sack of need. And you’re not saying anything that South Park didn’t say better, more eloquently, in a more contemporary manner, in a way that matters.
You already used her once. What’s the matter, feel like it’s your turn again?
