tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post3402495569373508931..comments2024-02-18T01:56:38.508-06:00Comments on M.D.O.D.: 'Interventions' Aren't Always Well Received911DOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-4524885722013869322008-06-24T22:41:00.000-05:002008-06-24T22:41:00.000-05:00Unique is one word for it, ridiculously sexy is an...Unique is one word for it, ridiculously sexy is another. I'm kidding, of course.<BR/><BR/>I grew up in the rough part of a big town, man, you gotta be strong to survive!EEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697074755915208566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-54552864928881497082008-06-24T10:10:00.000-05:002008-06-24T10:10:00.000-05:00then you are a FREAK!! just kidding ee, you are, n...then you are a FREAK!! just kidding ee, you are, nonetheless, a bit unique.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-72659406572709531612008-06-23T22:59:00.000-05:002008-06-23T22:59:00.000-05:00I disagree. I can lift just as much as, and more t...I disagree. I can lift just as much as, and more than some, of my male counterparts in EMS (even whilst pregnant). Several of them are ex-military where they did see combat. Not all women belong, but if they can handle it, than so be it. If I were drafted I would proudly serve my country. If I were captured they best treat my rescue (or whatnot) the same as if I were a male, and frankly...I'm not sure I would want my commrades risking their lives to come save mine.EEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697074755915208566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-2925032900852287322008-06-23T19:21:00.000-05:002008-06-23T19:21:00.000-05:00anonymous, agree mostly. disagree as follows, i ha...anonymous, <BR/>agree mostly. disagree as follows, i have no problem with women in the military but in jobs where physical stamina and strength may mean your life or someone else's then it should be a man's world. if you disagree, are you willing to draft women for combat positions? just remember the way the whole war and the media coverage STOPPED until Jesssica Lynch was 'rescued' (quotes because the 'rescue' is a controversial topic as far as what actually went down). don't get me wrong, i was elated that she was rescued, but a woman in captivity doesn't sit well with anyone and it sits least well with the folks around her and heaven and earth was moved to get her back. fine. great. but what about when it endagers the mission? personally i don't want my son or my daughter drafted but if there's a draft and i had to do a 'sophie's choice' i would chose my son to go.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-89417849748918182762008-06-23T15:50:00.000-05:002008-06-23T15:50:00.000-05:00Since you're all off topic anyway. The real issue...Since you're all off topic anyway. The real issue is that women don't belong in the military. We can not physically lift as much. Period. The standards are reduced because 99% of women can not compete physically with men. Men's lives are at risk because women are on the front lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-35603805325243612932008-06-21T00:27:00.000-05:002008-06-21T00:27:00.000-05:00"what's dangerous about that? job security i say."..."what's dangerous about that? job security i say."<BR/><BR/>ditto.EEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697074755915208566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-47745212786029179102008-06-19T17:32:00.000-05:002008-06-19T17:32:00.000-05:00what's dangerous about that? job security i say.what's dangerous about that? job security i say.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-60945269719561192982008-06-19T17:29:00.000-05:002008-06-19T17:29:00.000-05:00That little comic thing is perfect. It's exactly ...That little comic thing is perfect. It's exactly how my sister responded when I suggested she might be abusing the alcohol a bit. I wouldn't have said anything if she had not been engaging in dangerous activities while drunk like attempting to jump off balconies and going home with random creepy guys . . .Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892778181543416624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-2078148997288860862008-06-19T12:05:00.000-05:002008-06-19T12:05:00.000-05:00Just because you smoke hog does not make you gay, ...Just because you smoke hog does not make you gay, does it? 911, you wasted far to much energy with your argument. The butch beaver/fudge packing crowd has the courts on their side. Let em "marry". I will still know what the definition is and so will my kids. What kills me is the promiscuity that is so rampant in the male gay "life partner" community. Some of them come into the ED with a different "life partner" every week.shrodingers cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020541322469047041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-82496860314065802242008-06-19T09:49:00.000-05:002008-06-19T09:49:00.000-05:00BAD LIVER - YOU MUST BE PUNISHED!BAD LIVER - YOU MUST BE PUNISHED!Lofty Zaharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424287076467507040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-62173265313471949022008-06-19T00:29:00.000-05:002008-06-19T00:29:00.000-05:00dear stacy b, i am going to drink to your health a...dear stacy b, <BR/>i am going to drink to your health at the next opportunity.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-48342477705465424452008-06-18T23:52:00.000-05:002008-06-18T23:52:00.000-05:00Dude, here I was hoping to talk about my favorite ...Dude, here I was hoping to talk about my favorite pastime: Drinking until the pain goes and the debate slides off the tracks onto dying lesbian soldiers. That sucks. I need a drink.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I love this blog. Long-time lurker. First-time poster. And I am the poster-child for drunken obscenity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-74735682642585982692008-06-18T23:12:00.000-05:002008-06-18T23:12:00.000-05:00In this day and age, the average person will face ...In this day and age, the average person will face more discrimination for being fat, poor, or ugly than for being non-white, gay, or of a certain religion.<BR/><BR/>Hannah, those in the military must make tremendous sacrifices to serve. That's why it's called "service".<BR/><BR/>Perhaps your sister should get out if she is no longer able (or willing) to make those sacrifices. She may be dangerous to the soldiers around her if her mind is not focused on her job. If her personal life is interfering with her performance, it is immoral and unethical of her to stay in.<BR/><BR/>That is a hard choice, and requires some serious soul searching and honest self evaluation. I know this because I made the choice to get out after eight years of active duty. <BR/><BR/>She should also talk to the Red Cross - those people are whizzes at getting folks emergency leave. If she is not actually in combat, something can be arranged. She should also feel out her chain of command - if she is a good troop, some salty Colonel or Sergeant Major will bend the rules for her.Savage Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757873324184643853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-35412208947545430232008-06-18T16:27:00.000-05:002008-06-18T16:27:00.000-05:00911: I miss the Warren court...But I take your po...911: I miss the Warren court...But I take your point, and besides, it's naptime!Devorrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542045173559671539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-77726284453668840272008-06-18T16:13:00.000-05:002008-06-18T16:13:00.000-05:00ah, but dev, the urge to get married certainly can...ah, but dev, the urge to get married certainly can be had without the availability of marriage could it not? for instance, someone already married might have the urge to marry someone else. they can't, unless they get divorced. <BR/><BR/>also, i have the urge to have consequence free sex with good-looking lesbian triplets, but it is not likely to happen nor am i seeking a law to make it happen. <BR/><BR/>finally, if the advocates of gay marriage really want it then propose an ammendment to the constitution and let's vote on it. this will not happen. most folks are dead against it and my problem here is legislation from the bench. not the way we set this system up.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-35662806570854151142008-06-18T16:10:00.000-05:002008-06-18T16:10:00.000-05:00damn, left out the meat of the story. this particu...damn, <BR/>left out the meat of the story. this particular weekend was long planned. i had just spent a few days with my wife and new baby at a very out of the way bed and breakfast and it had been awesome. <BR/><BR/>i pulled up to the house to meet my old friends and within six hours of being there i had heard...<BR/>1. 'supersize me' is the best movie ever<BR/>2. walmart kills babies<BR/>3. i had been asked to help my friends son pee... my friend was in the hot tub and his son was not so what the hell, i'm a doc, his son was not circumcised.<BR/>4. my friends had pissed off my wife by ignoring her.<BR/><BR/>it was at that point that i drove to the liquor store and bought a handle of beam. i mean, we were going to be there for three days and i didn't want to kill anyone.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-27870074112545754792008-06-18T16:02:00.000-05:002008-06-18T16:02:00.000-05:00I don[t have a problem, sister and partner live in...I don[t have a problem, sister and partner live in Florida. I just don't agree, that's all, and I don't think the author argued out his point that it's all about the kids. People have the urge to get married for all sorts of reasons--don't ask my why I got married the first time. I know the reason, it's just a bad one (and it's not money, he had none). It's only about the kids sometimes. Generally it has something to do with love and wanting to be a legally recognized partner. It doesn't bother me to extend marriage to gays. I know I"m not going to change anybody's opinion, though. I"m off-duty.Devorrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542045173559671539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-34416809845549556182008-06-18T13:55:00.000-05:002008-06-18T13:55:00.000-05:00dev, again, give them all the same legal protectio...dev, <BR/>again, give them all the same legal protections but it's not marriage. one would have to redefine marriage to include same sex unions and i have other reasons for being against it, but good lord, don't you live in california? so what's the problem?911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-91635239618775496182008-06-18T13:05:00.000-05:002008-06-18T13:05:00.000-05:00I read the article, it's reasonably well-reasoned,...I read the article, it's reasonably well-reasoned, but I still don't buy it. My lesbian sister is dying, and her partner of ten years and she have to jump through many more legal hoops to obtain the same protections that a married couple would. <BR/> I don't think the correct question is "Why do they have to get married?" but " Why shouldn't they" Many gay people have children, and the parents are going to be gay whether or not they have kids. Marriage would promote stability in gay marriages as it does in straight marriages. It's just silly to say that my upcoming marriage is okay because it's "for the kids" ( just like the Poopstrong bracelets.) I've had many gay parents come through my classroom, and their kids deserve the benefit of marriage just as much as my kids. It's at heart an equal protection issue.<BR/> And I don't think my sister's health has a thing to do with your out-of-control binge drinking, 911--I'm commenting on comments.Devorrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542045173559671539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-56050893332582646322008-06-18T08:57:00.000-05:002008-06-18T08:57:00.000-05:00You two can shut the fuck up now.I'm still busting...You two can shut the fuck up now.<BR/><BR/>I'm still busting a nut over the cartoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-11325976075980507172008-06-18T08:52:00.000-05:002008-06-18T08:52:00.000-05:00Wow! Isn't if fun how a silly cartoon (and my sni...Wow! Isn't if fun how a silly cartoon (and my snide, right-sided comments) can spark such debate?<BR/><BR/>I LOVE this country.<BR/><BR/>I am so giddy I could throw horse poop at the Clintons.Lofty Zaharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424287076467507040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-73758747829014682372008-06-17T23:38:00.000-05:002008-06-17T23:38:00.000-05:00nicely put hannah. i'm sorry for taking out frustr...nicely put hannah. <BR/><BR/>i'm sorry for taking out frustrations on you, but, i think you will agree, that in this case, you started it. <BR/><BR/>best911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-66943603356104623002008-06-17T23:25:00.001-05:002008-06-17T23:25:00.001-05:00I have been reading this blog for some time now. ...I have been reading this blog for some time now. You guys are hilarious! I'm not a doctor, but I have been to the doctor so I hope that counts.<BR/><BR/>It always cracks me up, this nonsense about homosexuals being discrimminated against as far as marriage goes. WTF??? You have the EXACT same rights that I have. You can marry the opposite sex of your choosing, as long as said choice is in agreement of course. Where's the discrimmination in that? Call a spade a spade. What you want is SPECIAL treatment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-41577860410581667782008-06-17T23:25:00.000-05:002008-06-17T23:25:00.000-05:00zomg! conservatives and liberals are capable of hy...zomg! conservatives and liberals are capable of hyperbole. Someone sign my death warrant, STAT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-81627167791615610132008-06-17T23:14:00.000-05:002008-06-17T23:14:00.000-05:00i was not referring to her opportunities inside th...i was not referring to her opportunities inside the reserves except as far as her being a woman goes. sorry that wasn't clear, but the left has made the military their little social experiment crucible for years and women DO have huge advantages over men in the service to the extent that they want a secure job and not to charge at machine guns.<BR/><BR/>her opportunities outside the service ARE enhanced by her being a homosexual (depending on where she chooses to live). i live in bumfuck and it might not be the first place i chose to come if i were a homosexual but it hasn't stopped quite a few that i know personally from making bumfuck their home and succeeding at their jobs. <BR/><BR/>if she lives in a blue state, works for the government outside the reserves, works for a university, or works for a major coporation she would advance much more easily than a white male. <BR/><BR/>and here we come to an interesting part... "i mean it, IF MY SISTER WERE DYING OF CANCER with only weeks to live, her partner would not be able to petition for leave. Any heterosexual partner would, of course. But admitting to homosexuality in the military is akin to signing your death warrant."<BR/><BR/>so as it turns out, and again i am truly sorry your sister has breast cancer, she is not dying right now nor is she in imminent danger of death and with God's help she will be cured. NO ONE, HETEROSEXUAL OR NOT, WOULD BE SENT HOME FOR THIS. <BR/><BR/>and your last statement is just a damnable fucking lie. admitting your homosexuality in the military will get you, probably, outprocessed in a quiet and quick fashion, but, as it turns out, Clinton's policy has made this more difficult and less common.<BR/><BR/>here's what happened to one of my classmates in internship who was gay. he was screwing an enlisted man in one of the call rooms and was stealing narcotics from the pharmacy. heterosexial? leavenworth for a year and a bad conduct discharge. <BR/><BR/>homosexual? the army paid 120k for his medical school but when he was caught he was sent to... FILE PAPERS FOR THE GENERAL UNTIL HIS RELEASE, WITHOUT OBLIGATION TO REPAY THE 120K LOAN, TO DO A CIVILIAN RESIDENCY. most money ever received for a blow job.<BR/><BR/>death warrant, are you fucking kidding me? i'm sorry i wasted so much time over your tantrum. jesus h christ on a popsicle stick, i know summer camp is scary and all, but mom's right here at the phone and maybe she can come and see you on arts and crafts weekend.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.com