The Culture of Life in a nutshell

[sabotabby]

Via realcdaae: We don't know how many people—most of them poor and black—died because of Hurricane Katrina. A lot of them died slowly, especially the sick and elderly, because help couldn't get there in time.

Fortunately, the, um, pre-born were rescued. Huzzah for the snowflake babies!

“That is great! I’m going to call all our officers and tell them. They’ll be pretty excited,” said Lt. Eric Bumgarner, one of seven Illinois Conservation Police officers and three Louisiana state troopers who sloshed through floodwaters to remove the embryos. Bumgarner said he has often wondered what happened to the embryos: “One of these embryos could be the next president.”

Arguably, said embryo couldn't do a worse job than the current president did.

Comments

[realcdaae.livejournal.com]

I think they forgot to unfreeze the current president's brain before they gave him the job.

Wait, no, I'm pretty sure that was deliberate.

[sabotabby]

I thought that was his heart that was frozen.

[realcdaae.livejournal.com]

Touche.

[fannishnonsense]

Yech. I'd say "nut" shell is about right.

[sabotabby]

Nuts are more valuable than trees!

[eyelidlessness.livejournal.com]

Arguably, said embryo couldn't do a worse job than the current president did.

That's why Bush is awesome. He's the worst imaginable. It's going to be a sad day when innocent Americans are forced, once again, to make America weaker and more vulnerable. Until then, we can thank the godsend that is Bush for basically doing our job, as activists and concerned citizens, for us.

[sabotabby]

What worries me is the whole frog-in-boiling-water aspect. I mean, Nixon was bad, but people protested en masse. Bush could get away with eating live kittens on camera, the media would spin it, and a few bloggers would go "OH THAT'S SAD POOR KITTUMZ."

It's not that he's worse, it's just that collectively everyone has their heads up their asses when it comes to doing something about his awfulness.

[eyelidlessness.livejournal.com]

That accounts for part of the sarcastic tone in my comment. I mean, on the one hand, I really think there's something to the idea that no activists could possibly damage the US as much as Bush is—and I really do look at our needs in terms of damaging the US as an entity, as a state, and if not eliminating it as such, at least drastically reducing its power in the world. On the other hand, I find it ironic, sad, and actually really perplexing that activists don't see it in that light and take advantage of it. I mean, we have the opportunity of a lifetime—a completely moronic administration that has made nearly every mistake in reaching its goals that it could, and has, perhaps irreparably, damaged US image in the world—and the majority of reactions have been to wish it would just go away.

I mean, there has been a little bit of an upsurge in radical activity, but nothing on the scale of the opportunities that have been cropping up for the last few years. So I just thank the gods that Bush is such a moron... I mean, imagine if that fascist were actually good at what he does.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

Robert Jensen mentioned that students had little to do in organizing the anti-Iraq war protests, as opposed to the anti-Vietnam war protests, where they were front and center. He might also have made a remark about the quality of today's education, but that might just be me.

some simple mathematics...

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

Not to cast aspersions upon Lt. Bumgarner or anything, but let's examine this for a minute. If memory serves correctly, you have to be at least 35 to run for president. A president serves for 4 years, which means that there would be almost 9 administrations between now (assuming one of these embryos was implanted and the baby was born prior to the next presidential election). So, again assuming that any of these embryos is ever implanted and comes to term, not a single one of them will be the next president.

What an absurd thing to say... As if that was reason to rescue embryos instead of... hrrrmmmm... uuuhhhhh... oh yeah! Already living people!

Re: some simple mathematics...

[sabotabby]

But, you see, they can get rid of the two-term limit, so Bush can serve forever. And when he gets too old, they can keep him alive on a feeding tube until the embryo takes over. It will work out perfectly, you'll see.

Re: some simple mathematics...

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

Or, hell... just elect the unborn embryo president!

I love it when Republicans bitch about the two-term limit, considering those bastards shoved the damn amendment down the country's throat in the first damn place!

[5-miles.livejournal.com]

katrina just keeps getting more and more disturbing.

[sabotabby]

Yup.

[andreazenith.livejournal.com]

Right now, I really hate people.

This isn't helping. =>.<=

(But educating oneself is good!).
*hugs*
Anj

[sabotabby]

Aww, don't hate people. Just hate certain people. ;)

[andreazenith.livejournal.com]

You've got yourself a deal. =~.^=

[esizzle.livejournal.com]

I get the picture of an embryo running in the next election

[sabotabby]

If life begins at conception and ends at birth, and an embryo is a full and equal citizen, that actually makes sense.

Seems logical...

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

Some Republicans (and the editors of the L.A. Times) have suggested amending the Constitution to allow the foreign-born to run for president (and, in principle, I do not object), so that Schwarzenegger can run in '08. Why not also amend the Constitution to remove the age limit for running? That way, a foreign-unborn embryo could be the next president.

[symonblack.livejournal.com]

Me too. I see one of those sci-fi support canisters--all green goo and wires and such--with robotic spider legs underneath. Maybe a loudspeaker on top. And a straw boater hat on top of that.
Voila. The next Lincoln.

[sabotabby]

You've now made it sound appealing.

[misfratz.livejournal.com]

Um. Sorry to be childish, but: Bumgarner bwahahahaha! I suppose the thought processes go well with the name.

Oh. I'm now trying to remember whether 'bum' means 'arse' in America too... Probably not, so there you have both incredibly immature and ridiculous English in one comment.

[sabotabby]

Haha, no, it means "arse" in North America too.

And I'm immature, so I giggled.

[lopukhov.livejournal.com]

Looking at the couple, they'd probably call it Katrina.



So last semester, in our intro to epidemiology class homework, there was a question about if we think the Ahmurrcan dept. of health would be prepared/ready in the case of an infectious outbreak like SARS in Hogtown. The black people in my class respond, "L-Mao. Katrina."

[sabotabby]

Funnily enough, they just released a report on SARS and how the amazing thing was that the province's strategy worked at all.

[lopukhov.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, we're not good like Canuckistanis, and 1.33 years after Katrina, the only reason anyone cleans up New Orleans anymore is for Mardi Gras.