thinkingmama (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} thinkingmama) wrote,@ 2006-11-26 19:30:00 |
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So much to write about, so little time!
Gosh, there's this whole police shooting thing:
http://my.earthlink.net/article/nat?gui
It happened in Atlanta recently, too! And to a 92-year-old woman in her own home. Her supposed crime? Oops! They got the wrong house! Think it couldn't happen to you? Think again.
Meanwhile, people are being diverted by American Idol, et al. and other so-called reality shows. Therefore, a major headline in the Raleigh News and Observer makes people feel a lot like acquiescing to a police state. After all, it's for our own good, right? I'm especially intrigued by Richard Burr, a supposed Republican, but seeming Fascist, who wholly supports the pharmaceutical industry. Gee, I wonder why he is desperately seeking a flu vaccine?
Here's why I'm glad I'm not living in North Carolina. The N&O, which used to be somewhat reputable, has now cowered to the same scare tactics as the National Enquirer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/5
And just what will happen if you get too close to a bird, or a human that's been infected by a bird? Look, I'm telling you that, although this is no guarantee, at the Thinking Mama household, we tend to wash our hands often. And we tend not to have contacts with birds. I could go on, but here's an even better critique of this supposed flu emergency. I'm glad that we live in California, where there was only a small article on this National-Enquirer-type hype, and it wasn't the headlines--hooray!
If you want another side of this whole influenza scare, please read Sherri Tenpenny. She is absolutely fabulous!
http://www.newswithviews.com/Tenpenny/s
Gosh, there's this whole police shooting thing:
http://my.earthlink.net/article/nat?gui
It happened in Atlanta recently, too! And to a 92-year-old woman in her own home. Her supposed crime? Oops! They got the wrong house! Think it couldn't happen to you? Think again.
Meanwhile, people are being diverted by American Idol, et al. and other so-called reality shows. Therefore, a major headline in the Raleigh News and Observer makes people feel a lot like acquiescing to a police state. After all, it's for our own good, right? I'm especially intrigued by Richard Burr, a supposed Republican, but seeming Fascist, who wholly supports the pharmaceutical industry. Gee, I wonder why he is desperately seeking a flu vaccine?
Here's why I'm glad I'm not living in North Carolina. The N&O, which used to be somewhat reputable, has now cowered to the same scare tactics as the National Enquirer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/5
And just what will happen if you get too close to a bird, or a human that's been infected by a bird? Look, I'm telling you that, although this is no guarantee, at the Thinking Mama household, we tend to wash our hands often. And we tend not to have contacts with birds. I could go on, but here's an even better critique of this supposed flu emergency. I'm glad that we live in California, where there was only a small article on this National-Enquirer-type hype, and it wasn't the headlines--hooray!
If you want another side of this whole influenza scare, please read Sherri Tenpenny. She is absolutely fabulous!
http://www.newswithviews.com/Tenpenny/s
