ThinkFast: August 25, 2006
ThinkFast: August 25, 2006
“After three years of excuses and delays,” the Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter access to the Plan B emergency contraception, but has limited access to women ages 18 and older.
France has announced plans to commit 2,000 troops to a new international peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. France helped initiate the Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire and initially faced criticism when President Jacques Chirac said he would send just 200 troops.
“The government awarded 70 percent of its contracts for Hurricane Katrina work without full competition, wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the process,†according to a new report from the House Committee on Government Reform’s minority office.
Approximately 60 percent of New Orleans businesses have still not reopened since Hurricane Katrina hit, according to a recent study by Louisiana State University.
California continues to lead on global warming. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced she will introduce legislation to cut carbon dioxide emissions to 70 percent below those of 1990, with the goal of keeping global temperature increases to only 1 or 2 degrees.
“Colorado is joining a growing number of states and cities that have taken it upon themselves to fight global warming locally,” kicking off efforts to develop a statewide plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Arab and Muslim men saw their wages and weekly earnings drop by 10 percent after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.” The largest decreases “occurred in locations that reported higher rates of ethnic and religious-based hate crimes.”
Federal investigators are looking into changes BP made to a 2002 report on its pipeline management after complaining the report was “unduly negative.†In one instance, a critical remark about BP’s corrosion-monitoring program was altered to “BP has demonstrated a clear commitment to corrosion control.â€
And finally: Public corruption – blame it on the rain? A new study from economists at the West Virginia University finds “indirectly at least, the answer may be yes.†“States that experience more frequent and severe natural disasters attract larger quantities of FEMA disaster relief,†the authors concluded. “This relief creates a resource windfall that increases public corruption.â€
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Colorado is waking up to the threats of global warming. I guess having a Demcoratic led State House & Senate is helping in this regard!
California is the leading state in responding to global warming, and they’re like Colorado: Republican Governor and Democratic led State House & Senate.
August 25th, 2006 at 9:19 amGood Morning All,…Off topic, sorry…..On CNN a story about the generious gift’s of Opra Winfrey in South Africa……Missed much of the story but sound’s like Opra is giving 40 million to educate children there…One hundred fifty young girl’s to benefit first and the number to increase with time….Bravo Opra and thank you from me…..Helping the children any where in the world and all over the world should be a main goal, just like ending the war’s…….Thank You also goes out to Cher for her contributions on helmet padding for our troops…..The most important thing’s in life aren’t things…..Unknown…..Blessings all.Peace
August 25th, 2006 at 9:49 am“After three years of excuses and delays,†the Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter access to the Plan B emergency contraception, but has limited access to women ages 18 and older.
I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it for a girl who needed it. What are they going to do, question my fertility at the checkout counter?
August 25th, 2006 at 10:00 am“The government awarded 70 percent of its contracts for Hurricane Katrina work without full competition, wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the process,†according to a new report from the House Committee on Government Reform’s minority office.
George W. Bush:
August 25th, 2006 at 10:03 amWaste of money
Waste of time
Waste of life
Approximately 60 percent of New Orleans businesses have still not reopened since Hurricane Katrina hit, according to a recent study by Louisiana State University.
I wonder what percentage of businesses were open one year later, in the areas hit by the tsunami?
August 25th, 2006 at 10:04 amGood morning, Sharon
Are you being choked by smoke over there? We’ve got 5 forest fires burning around us, and I think my lungs must look like those of a 10 year smoker by now.
August 25th, 2006 at 10:10 amGreat post’s as usual Zooey………Warm weather headed you’re way, sorry…..I was hopeing fall was here, not yet……Were in for a hot Indian summer I guess……Blessings..Peace
August 25th, 2006 at 10:12 amZooey, No the smoke is not here it’s in Winthrup I think…….I am worried though, one match anywhere and we will be up in flames…….
August 25th, 2006 at 10:14 amYou’re not kidding about the fire danger, Sharon. Some idiot students were setting off fireworks at 4:30 a.m. the other day.
I must have looked like a crazy woman going out there in my bare feet and robe, asking them what the f*ck they thought they were doing, did they see the dry field right next to us, did they think they were living in the dorm, and do they really want to spend all the money mom & dad gave them on court fines?
Ah, that started the day well…
August 25th, 2006 at 10:21 amI have no idea what you look like, Zooey, but I can see that scene vividly!!!
Did you make them cry?
August 25th, 2006 at 10:27 amNo crying, but lots of “Yes, Ma,am” and “Sorry, Ma,am,” the ditching of funny cigarettes, and hiding of beer cans — since they were all underage. I think it helped that I was taller than most of them, and really looked kind of crazy. :)
August 25th, 2006 at 10:31 amWell gang, it’s yet another Friday and as I sit before my iMac I wonder what pre fab lieing new’s bull shit bush will try to pull out of the bag of trick’s he and his bunch run…..Will it be more good new’s, warm and fuzzy photo’s of the decider wheeling a hammer to repair a house in N.O?……Perhaps something about all the money he intends to spend on our failing equipment and troop’s in Iraq?……No wait it will be more saber ratteling and war drum beating intended for Iran………Oh darn, he is going to try and out do Hezbollah……Now for you entertainment we have yet more on the confessed killer of JonBonette……Back to Israel and excuses for their genocide on Lebanon…….Meanwhile back at the ranch..Oh wait, he’s vacationing at the family compound at Kenny Pork Bunk,Maine….Back to you George……Blessings all
August 25th, 2006 at 10:33 amPriceless scene, really.
August 25th, 2006 at 10:33 amThanks for starting my day with a smile.
True,
I’m here to serve. :)
I better be going. Today is the day I take Zoo Jr to start his college career in beautiful Coeur d’Alene. Got to get the car packed up with an unbelievable amount of crap and hit the road. I’m taking a box of tissues because I’ll probably need them on the way home. It’s only 2 hours away…it’s only two hours away…I keep telling myself that. It’s funny, it never even hit me until this morning.
Wish me luck! Hope to see you this evening!
August 25th, 2006 at 10:40 amYou sound like a younger version of me Zooey….Verbal and other wise……..I did much the same thing regarding throwing trash in our lake by numb nut boy’s……Went screaming profane word’s at the top of my lungs. All the neighbors came running to see the site….We ended up making the little rat basterds us a screen net and pull all their trash out of the lake..Mindless little parasites……This bunch (3) were 16 to 20…..Don’t think they will be so foolish in the future……Blessings
August 25th, 2006 at 10:40 amZooey, Keep thinking what a great trip it will be for you and him, the drive alone is gorgious…..Envy you and send Blessings….There use to be a great restraunt (Mexican food) on 4th in CDA….I was there when it opened in 80….Joses it was called, wonder if it is still there?……..Later
August 25th, 2006 at 10:46 amGood luck, Zooey.
I can’t even imagine that day with miniblue.
Be strong.
August 25th, 2006 at 10:47 amZooey you sound like a great mom!
August 25th, 2006 at 11:03 amI’m not too upset about limiting the pill to 18 year olds. I only hope this kind of helps younger people stay away from sex for a bit longer? Maybe they’ll want to hold off until they are able to use the stuff? I mean, kids are having sex so young these days – its awful.
On top of that – how healthy is it for someone so young to be taking a pill that alters there natural body cycle like that?
August 25th, 2006 at 11:07 amIs the sale of Plan B Emergency Contraception limited to only WOMEN over 18, or can a man, over the age of 18, buy it for his wife, partner (whatever) at the Rx counter? I don’t recall if this was ever explicitly stated.
August 25th, 2006 at 12:39 pm#19–are you that naive? It hasn’t been available to anyone OTC for the last three years–have teens had less sex? I’m pissed there’s so much damn politics in this. I want the FDA to decide if it is SAFE or NOT SAFE. I’m not a doctor, but I’m willing to bet that a 17-year-old’s uterus is not substantially different from an 18-year-old’s uterus. According to the FDA there’s quite a distinction apparently. Also, Plan B is OTC in name only–it’s only available in pharmacies and health clinics, it’s kept behind the counter, and can only be purchased when a health professional is available. Don’t hump on Fridays, girls! You can’t get Plan B until Monday AM!
The FDA is a joke. A political hackjob from top-to-bottom. Thanks a lot, Bush & Co. It’s something else you managed to screw up for the rest of us.
August 25th, 2006 at 1:35 pmHuge story you guys missed from the NY Times:
.P.A. Whistle-Blower Says U.S. Hid 9/11 Dust Danger
August 25th, 2006 at 1:36 pmI’m willing to bet that a 17-year-old’s uterus is not substantially different from an 18-year-old’s uterus.
Comment by Jeb — August 25, 2006 @ 1:35 pm
I am willing to bet that the lungs of a 17 year old are not substantially different from those of an 18 year old, yet cigarettes are not legally available to them.
I am willing to bet that the stomach and liver of a 20 year old are not substantially different from those of a 21 year old, yet alcohol is not legally available to them.
Should “Plan B”, cigarettes, and alcohol be available to minors on the grounds that their bodies are not substantially different?
August 25th, 2006 at 2:03 pmNewName,
I suspect that kids are going to be having sex anyway. Wouldn’t you rather they had a way out of the consequences, or should they be forced to carry to term?
Personally, I think the Powers That Be intend teen pregnancies to supply them with the cannon-fodder required for their Oil Wars…
Be of good cheer!
August 25th, 2006 at 2:11 pm#23: Nice try–did you come up with that yourself, or do you just get the rightwing radio shows broadcast directly from your mouth? I want you to honestly, in your heart of hearts equate alcohol, tobacco, and birth control. If you have a decent, compassionate, thinking bone in your body; it’s impossible to do. Please, follow up here, admit your close-minded arrogance, and prepare to be ignored for the rest of your stay here. Thanks for dropping in.
This reminds me, not being INSANE currently, and not really looking to be driven INSANE; I don’t read right-wing blogs. I am amazed at the number of crazed foamy-mouthed conservatives that read and post on TP. It’s obvious you don’t like the tone or topics presented here–please leave us the hell alone. You don’t see me pooping on your Limblaughs.
August 25th, 2006 at 2:59 pmJeb,
You seriously need to calm down. You must also be new to this blog, since you believe I am a conservative. And I like the tone of the topics presented here, that’s why I’ve been posting for over a year now.
My point is simple: These are minors we are talking about. I was not equating alcohol to birth control. Follow me: There is a reason why alcohol and cigarettes (among other things) are not legally available to minors and that is because they are presumed not to be able to make certain decisions by themselves. There are medications that cannot be dispensed to minors without parental approval. From that perspective, I fail to see how Plan B is any different.
I know ThikProgress said “Women ages 17 and younger”, but that is a misnomer. Girls 17 and younger are not women -at least not legally. When a medication’s intended market are children, there are processes that need to be followed to certify that those medications are safe for them. You cannot give a child a medication approved for adults, even if a 18 year old body is not substantially different.
You were the one who brought up the “their bodies are not substantially different” idea. I merely expanded on it. In that sense, your reply was a non-reply. I don’t even know where the charges of “arrogance”, “close -minded”, “foamy-mouthed” (???) come from. You make waaay too many assumptions (what’s Limbaugh got to do with this topic anyway?) . And actually -it was you who came across as “foamy-mouthed”.
August 25th, 2006 at 3:30 pmGregor–please, save the lengthy diatribes for community access. I stated an opinion: the FDA has been politicized. This recent decision is not based on the safety of the drug in question. It is a politically motivated compromise to keep red-staters happy and blue-staters from blowing their collective stacks. It still stinks.
You then set up a straw man that equates birth control to tobacco and alcohol, and asked me to justify myself. Screw you. This isn’t rhetoric class, you don’t get points for dubious allegory.
Do you have an opinion with respect to how you feel about this issue or just a meta-opinion about me and what I think of it? You know what? Never mind. Sorry to have bothered the rest of the commenters with this. I would email this to him personally if I could. I’m done.
August 25th, 2006 at 3:40 pmJeb,
My opinion: I don’t think Plan B should be available to minors, for the very same reason many other substances shouldn’t.
And go take some anger management classes. Good riddance.
August 25th, 2006 at 4:52 pmZooey you sound like a great mom!
Comment by For Truth
I am, just ask me!
I’m back! Zoo Jr is safely residing in the dorm in CDA, he’s only emailed me twice since I drove away. I cried like a big old baby, but I’m ok now.
Thanks for your well wishes trueblue, Sharon & For Truth. You’re SO nice!
(Wow, Gregor, Jeb’s a bit of a dick, ain’t he?)
August 25th, 2006 at 9:03 pmFrance has announced plans to commit 2,000 troops to a new international peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.
August 25th, 2006 at 10:05 pm—————
Here’s a good article regarding the Lebanon fiasco:
http://www.alternet.org/story/40797/
Thanks for the link, Steve.
I’m simply appauled by what this corrupt group (I can’t even call them an “Administration” tonight) has done to the country and the world, all in less than 5 years.
5.
It’s disgusting.
August 25th, 2006 at 10:21 pmHi, Zooey.
You braved the day. Bravo!
August 25th, 2006 at 10:22 pmThanks for the link, Steve.
I’m simply appauled by what this corrupt group (I can’t even call them an “Administration†tonight) has done to the country and the world, all in less than 5 years.
5.
It’s disgusting.
Comment by trueblue
August 25th, 2006 at 11:08 pm————
I think so too,trueblue.
It’s way past time to kick ‘em out to the curb.
Zooey,
yes, that Jeb person is a twit with an attitude problem.
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