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Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011: Troop greeters, water fluoridation and sexuality

Posted Aug. 16, 2011, at 5:21 p.m.
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Asset to alliance

I would like to take this opportunity to thank David Trahan for his work in Augusta, including helping the shellfish industry many times.

I would also like to congratulate David on his new position as executive director of the Sportsman Alliance of Maine. He will be a great asset to our organization.

Clinton E. Collamore Sr.

Waldoboro

Maine ambassadors

I wanted to share a recent conversation relating to the troop greeters at Bangor International Airport.

While traveling in Antigua, my flight was delayed by eight hours. While waiting at the airport, I spoke to a young man who also was waiting. He asked that I pass his thanks on to all the troop greeters.

He’s in the Army and had recently returned from Afghanistan. When I told him that I lived in Maine, he said he wasn’t in Maine long but it was the best experience of his life.

He said having to stop in Bangor on his long trip home was at first a disappointment. He wanted to get home and did not want to stop anywhere. He said the welcome he received was the best he has ever experienced and he truly felt like a hero.

He asked me to thank the people who take their time to welcome the troops home, so thank you. What you take the time to do is greatly appreciated.

Joan Mason

North Yarmouth

Save fluoridated water

In reading the Maine Dental Association News Journal this month, I was disappointed to hear that some of the communities in our state have removed, or are thinking of removing, fluoride from their local water supply. I hope that they carefully research the facts before the vote.

I came to Presque Isle in 1953 and practiced general dentistry until 1959. I returned to Tufts dental school, became certified in orthodontics and came back to Presque Isle where I practiced orthodontics there until 1995, when I retired.

During my practice in the early 1950s, I saw many cases of extreme dental decay in very young children.

In 1959, Presque Isle and Caribou voted to approve public water fluoridation through the efforts of our county dentists. Most of the towns in the county now have fluoridated water, so dentists no longer see the rampant decay that existed earlier.

Younger dentists in Maine, especially those who live in communities with fluoridated water, have never seen the rampant decay that the dentists of my generation had to deal with.

Citizens of Maine, if you are asked to take fluoride out of the water, please research the issue and then ask your dentist about what she or he sees in the mouths of kids in fluoridated versus nonfluoridated areas. That should tell you all you need to know.

Please vote to keep the water fluoridated for the health and well-being of your children and your neighbors.

Donald R. Blackstone

Presque Isle

Gone to the dogs

Our grocery stores have turned into pet stores.

On Saturday, a man had three dogs in his cart; either they don’t know that it is a state law not to have dogs in a store where food is sold for human consumption or they just don’t care.

If the law has changed, I would like to know so I can bring my pet shopping with me. People will start bringing their dogs, large and small.

Therapy dogs are an exception; they do a wonderful job. Just show the manager the papers to prove they are therapy dogs. How hard is that?

Helen Curran

Old Town

Tea party implications

Where has the government I was raised to believe in gone? I remember when the wishes of the people of this beloved country were once considered as of the people and for the people and Congress was our employee.

As it is now it appears, we are no longer important to the majority of Congress. A small third party with extreme demands has taken over and many members of Congress have folded to their Draconian plan to sen this country down the drain.

However, plans have been developed by the tea party and others to decimate Social Security, Medicare, the federal health care plan, education and other programs that assist middle- and low-income Americans in achieving the dream of more than a subsistence lifestyle.

But the unions, middle and lower classes are paying for the greed and corruption of banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies and Wall Street.

Their ideology will not allow them to touch the loopholes, subsidies or ‘death taxes’ or remove the exemption, passed under President George W. Bush, giving the super-wealthy tax breaks of several thousand dollars or more.

Just imagine if these gifts were recalled and the taxes were paid; there would be no need for much of what is proposed to be decimated. If tea party candidates become our president and members of Congress, every American should be greatly concerned.

Bernard Michaud

Presque Isle

It’s DNA, not choice

I’m one of the 15-30 million (5-10 percent of the U.S. population) born with a DNA sequence attracting us to others of the same sex. Of this population, there is a continuum, or sliding scale, ranging from those who are 100 percent interested in the same sex to those who are mostly or partially attracted to the opposite sex.

From conversations with thousands of people over 35 years, in countries in both hemispheres, these observations have been validated repeatedly. When the data is analyzed in an unbiased, dispassionate process, it clearly shows humans are born with certain sexual preferences — the theory is accepted as fact.

Thus the record must be corrected from the inaccuracies described by John Henderson in his Aug. 11 letter to the editor. Mr. Henderson should avail himself of the wealth of existing data from peer-reviewed medical journals or simply sit down and talk with one of the 15-30 million gay and lesbian Americans.

Secondly, Mr. Henderson confuses the principle of “special treatment” with the premise of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, in which all citizens shall enjoy equal privileges, in addition to the broader principles of life, liberty and property. These guiding principles are to be applied equally and without bias, regardless of age, sex, skin color or other inherited physical characteristics that cannot be changed.

Lastly, he also confuses the notion that a majority vote can deny one or some of these protections and privileges, simply because a majority exists.

Chris Dorion

Orono

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  • Anonymous

    Chris Dorion:  Brilliant comments and so well-stated. Yes, Mr Henderson should read your knowledgable letter. However, he is likely one of those with a fixed mind, so that no matter how much proof to the contrary, he would not listen , or open his mind.  I know people who are gay, and when you do, you get to be with people who are just like any other, with the same needs,  concerns and daily lives. People would not choose to be gay; any rational person could figure out that no one would choose to be something that many denigrate and treat as “less than.” No one chooses to be gay, just as a heterosexuals do not choose their orientation.
    You nailed it.

  • Anonymous

    Chris: Excellent letter. 

  • Anonymous

    Chris: Excellent letter. 

  • Anonymous

    Bernard, you’ve obviously OD’d on MSNBC!

    Chris, sorry! Your “theory” is NOT accepted as fact!

  • kcjonez

    Bernard Michaud–Disapproval of our congress is the lowest it has ever been.  13% of Americans approve of the job congress is doing(or not doing).  Couple that with the majority of Americans that want to increase taxes on the wealthy(end the Bush tax cuts) and the majority of Americans who want to end the wasteful wars in the middle east and downsize our bloated military and it is obvious that “We the People” are not running our country.  The tea party is the least of our problems.  They are merely fellow citizens who have been led astray by a massive misinformation campaign.  It is the perpetrators of that campaign, the plutocrats, that we should be concerned about.  And yes, if they paid their fair share it would greatly help to alleviate the pain that most of us are feeling now.   A one time 10% wealth tax on Americans with  fungible assets(excluding primary residence, cars, boats, art etc) of over $one million would raise almost the entire $1.2 Trillion that our congressional “super-committee”,  formed in the debt ceiling deal, are tasked with identifying in “deficit savings” for the next ten years.  In other words, instead of fighting and anguishing over which millions of Americans will get squeezed for ten years, we could just take a small cut from those who can afford it the most and send the “super-committee home.  Pretty simple, eh?  

  • Anonymous

    Day three on the gay subject  and tea party, its getting old

  • Anonymous

    HELEN,
    Although I agree with you on  this issue, I sometimes would prefer shopping with pets over some of the humans I see in these  places.

    BERNARD,
    Allow me to answer your question concerning where your beloved government is going. We the Tea-Party are in the process of dismantling it, one employee, one regulation, one agency, and one bureaucracy at a time.

    CHRIS,
    And my mom and dad were dinosaurs.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, and why is Warren Buffet is support of a tax increase for the most wealthy 2% but Congress isn’t?  Could it possibly be political??!

  • Anonymous

    Yes, and why is Warren Buffet is support of a tax increase for the most wealthy 2% but Congress isn’t?  Could it possibly be political??!

  • Anonymous

    Yes, and why is Warren Buffet is support of a tax increase for the most wealthy 2% but Congress isn’t?  Could it possibly be political??!

  • Anonymous

    Bernard how can you say anything so fictional as that????  If they took all the money from the wealthy it wouldnt even pay a portion of what Obama is spending. Blaming the tea party for problems that have progressed for many many years is absolutely absurd!! The only ones who have decimated social security are the overspending government officials not the tea party!!  And please dont get me started on government health care, just like anything else in life you get what you pay for , if you have never paid you dont get. If you want to get to the bottom of the problems in this country  start with the unions that got Obama elected!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Bernard how can you say anything so fictional as that????  If they took all the money from the wealthy it wouldnt even pay a portion of what Obama is spending. Blaming the tea party for problems that have progressed for many many years is absolutely absurd!! The only ones who have decimated social security are the overspending government officials not the tea party!!  And please dont get me started on government health care, just like anything else in life you get what you pay for , if you have never paid you dont get. If you want to get to the bottom of the problems in this country  start with the unions that got Obama elected!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Hey bernard I have a great idea on how to solve the countrys problems, lets buy a 1.1 million dollar bus and ride across country trying to get re elected so we can finish the job of flushing the us down the hopper……….   oops too late someone already thought of that!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    The tea party is not an actual party. It is more of a concept of conservatives striving for fiscal responsibility, they are not trying to decimate anything. The liberal left’s goal is to demonize these folks with hateful, violent rhetoric. If Obama and his college professor/czars get reelected they will drive the country over an economic cliff and then there will not be a wealthy 2% to steal from.

  • Anonymous

    The tea party is not an actual party. It is more of a concept of conservatives striving for fiscal responsibility, they are not trying to decimate anything. The liberal left’s goal is to demonize these folks with hateful, violent rhetoric. If Obama and his college professor/czars get reelected they will drive the country over an economic cliff and then there will not be a wealthy 2% to steal from.

  • Anonymous

    The tea party is not an actual party. It is more of a concept of conservatives striving for fiscal responsibility, they are not trying to decimate anything. The liberal left’s goal is to demonize these folks with hateful, violent rhetoric. If Obama and his college professor/czars get reelected they will drive the country over an economic cliff and then there will not be a wealthy 2% to steal from.

  • Anonymous

    That would explain why you are a dinosaur!

  • Anonymous

    There seems to be a lot about this world you refuse to accept.

    Your acceptance isn’t solicited nor required though, I am seeking equal treatment by our government, not you.

  • Anonymous

    And she couldn’t even finish her first term of governor!

  • Anonymous

    And she couldn’t even finish her first term of governor!

  • Anonymous

    And she couldn’t even finish her first term of governor!

  • Anonymous

    And she couldn’t even finish her first term of governor!

  • Anonymous

    Bernard Michaud – Unfortunately, you have been misinformed about the Tea Party. We are the only group that is actually concerned about this country. You should do some research and quit listening to whomever is deceiving you. The group you should be most worried about is the progressives from both parties.

    Chris Dorion – Sorry to inform you, but there is no DNA proof whatsoever that confirms the existance of a gay gene. Every scientific study has been debunked or proven to be flawed or skewed. The mystery remains, and neither side is going to convince the other otherwise.

  • Anonymous

    Tell someone that cares!

  • Anonymous

    Alzheimer’s!

  • Anonymous

    Henderson don’t need no stinking scientific papers. He has the most scientific book of them all … the bible.

  • Anonymous

    So far the Tea Party has espoused all sorts of cuts. Make everything smaller and return to the original Constitution etc.
    My suggestion would be for them to open their eyes and join the 21st century. The earth has changed and so has the USA. Our founding fathers couldn’t have envisioned the changes that have occured.
    If the Tea Party has viable solutions and suggestions on how to improve our society or fix the problems of today, they should bring these ideas to the front and let’s discuss these solutions.
    The only problem seems that the Tea Party is not about discussions. They seem to be stuck on transmit and they aren’t open to any other ideas.

  • Anonymous

    ademain, kinda hard to compare Sarah Palin  to Obamas bus tour did you happen to notice his bus is not even U.S. built ,and dont forget the convoy of secret service following all on our tax dollars!  He must have had some carbon credits to use up LOL  what a joke!I wonder how those secret vehicles are going to meet the 56 mpg rating they just voted in for our future,,  maybe the government will be exempy from the rules  has that ever happened before?????    maybe Obama is just touring to find a new place to live, he will be moving very soon

  • Anonymous

    Why doesn’t he (Buffett)  just write a check to the IRS  for a few $Billion to set an example?  The trouble is, these tax increases affect everyone in unexpected ways.  Millionaires and billionaires buy big expensive things that lower payed people build.  The Boat Tax is an often cited example that had REAL work implications for Maine boat builders in SW Harbor and in Boothbay Harbor.

  • Anonymous

    Can Bernard Michaud tell me where the HQ of the “Tea Party”..  the third party he cites in his letter … is located?

    There really is NO Tea Party political party, is there? 

  • Anonymous

    Can Bernard Michaud tell me where the HQ of the “Tea Party”..  the third party he cites in his letter … is located?

    There really is NO Tea Party political party, is there? 

  • Anonymous

    Can Bernard Michaud tell me where the HQ of the “Tea Party”..  the third party he cites in his letter … is located?

    There really is NO Tea Party political party, is there? 

  • Anonymous

    Can Bernard Michaud tell me where the HQ of the “Tea Party”..  the third party he cites in his letter … is located?

    There really is NO Tea Party political party, is there? 

  • Anonymous

    Can Bernard Michaud tell me where the HQ of the “Tea Party”..  the third party he cites in his letter … is located?

    There really is NO Tea Party political party, is there? 

  • Anonymous

    patom1…  the Tea Party?  There is no Tea Party. 

  • Regular Joe

    If you don’t care, why are you talking about it?

  • Regular Joe

     Sure, I can see that it’s old for people who don’t have an interest in it. But when a letter is written that perpetuates myth during a campaign where we are fighting for our equal right to enter into a legal contract, it’s going to be addressed.  If you don’t like it, just ignore it.

  • Regular Joe

    There are balanced TEA party members who are fiscally conservative yet compassionate  and then there are the hysterical socially and fiscally conservative who target the poor and middle class and ignore the rich and the corporations and many degrees in between.  Unfortunately, the latter are the ones that are most in the spotlight, get the most attention, and are the most dangerous for the country and its citizens in the long run.  But after their actions earlier this month where they held the country hostage because of their unwillingness to compromise and pay for what was already spent, the people now see them for who they are.

  • Regular Joe

     EJParsons-did you know that all the mysteries of human DNA have NOT been solved?  That there are still countless unanswered questions as to why people are the way they are based on their DNA? 

    Sure, we have isolated genes that code for blond hair and brown skin, but we have not isolated every gene for every single behavior.

    To say that because we haven’t means that it doesn’t exist is irresponsible and misleading. 

  • Regular Joe

    Wha….?

  • Tedlick Badkey

    You are so very correct… mapping of the genome does not mean full understanding of the genome.

  • Tedlick Badkey

    Nor is yours honey… nor is yours.

  • Tedlick Badkey

    More to the point, if he doesn’t care, why is he so obsessed by it?

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Anonymous

    The problem is that the Left think that all of the Republicans are a member of the Tea Party, that isn’t true……..

  • Regular Joe

    That’s like saying that the Right think all people on the Left think TEA Party equals Republican…

  • Anonymous

    Which version? There is a group of scholars in Israel who have spent 53 years tracing the changes in the wording of the bible since it’s inception. They estimate it will take another 200 years to discover all of changes. That is an indication of how much it has been rewritten since first begun 3000 years ago. Words and complete passages have been added, words have been changed changing the meaning of a particular passage. So again, which version is the scientific one?

  • Anonymous

    To Mr. Michaud, your letter is probably one of the funniest I’ve seen here in quite awhile.  But it is important that these letters be published every once in awhile because his is the face of the people that will vote for Obama next year. 

    Social security has been transformed from an emergency fund for the people that happen to live longer than the average lifespan, to a welfare entitlement that is now supporting most people for 10-40 years.  Then the U.S. wasn’t smart enough to stop there, we added more welfare: Medicare and Medicaid.  OF COURSE THEY ARE ALL GOING BANKRUPT!  You have to have your head in the clouds to not understand that the tiny amount you put into Social Security over the years is paid out to you in three or four years.  Who do you think is paying the rest of it?  Don’t you read the BDN?  WE HAVE NO MORE MONEY!  We have a built in 17,000,000,000,000 dollar deficit over the next 7-10 years.   Taking every penny the most productivel people in this country have EARNED won’t even touch this.  If we did that, there would be no jobs and no one to pay the welfare checks.

    Sorry to be so blunt, but we got here by not facing reality and letting people like Mr. Michaud run the country.

  • Anonymous

    Is your comment meant to be tongue-in-cheek?

  • Anonymous

    Is your comment meant to be tongue-in-cheek?

  • Anonymous

    Is your comment meant to be tongue-in-cheek?

  • Anonymous

    What you mean the earth has changed?… it is still just as flat as ever… and the bible is the law of the land… so says the TP.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, Buffett and all the ultra-rich folks he describes as incredibly generous should be re-visiting their 2010 tax returns and recalculating  them based on the higher rates they supposedly pray for. Then they should gratefully write a hefty check to reduce the debt (at pay.gov) for the difference between what they WANT to pay and what they DID pay. I include President Obama in this group as he constantly is reminding how he is among those who should be paying higher taxes.

    But what really puzzles me is why Buffet and crew are not simply re-investing their wealth in their businesses, expanding them, starting new ones. We need jobs, not giveaways to the feds who will spend whatever they get on regulating those very businesses to death.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, Buffett and all the ultra-rich folks he describes as incredibly generous should be re-visiting their 2010 tax returns and recalculating  them based on the higher rates they supposedly pray for. Then they should gratefully write a hefty check to reduce the debt (at pay.gov) for the difference between what they WANT to pay and what they DID pay. I include President Obama in this group as he constantly is reminding how he is among those who should be paying higher taxes.

    But what really puzzles me is why Buffet and crew are not simply re-investing their wealth in their businesses, expanding them, starting new ones. We need jobs, not giveaways to the feds who will spend whatever they get on regulating those very businesses to death.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, Buffett and all the ultra-rich folks he describes as incredibly generous should be re-visiting their 2010 tax returns and recalculating  them based on the higher rates they supposedly pray for. Then they should gratefully write a hefty check to reduce the debt (at pay.gov) for the difference between what they WANT to pay and what they DID pay. I include President Obama in this group as he constantly is reminding how he is among those who should be paying higher taxes.

    But what really puzzles me is why Buffet and crew are not simply re-investing their wealth in their businesses, expanding them, starting new ones. We need jobs, not giveaways to the feds who will spend whatever they get on regulating those very businesses to death.

  • Anonymous

    My granny always said… if you associate with riff raff… you will be seen as riff raff.

  • Anonymous

    How can you believe such a thing as DNA… it is not mentioned in the bible.

  • Anonymous

    A couple of points… Bernard Michaud does not run the country. If you are thinking Congressman Mike Michaud… I am afraid he doesn’t run the country either….

  • Anonymous

    @ Helen . . .”Hey you kids . . GET OFF MY LAWN”!   :-(

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cecil-Gray/1027119962 Cecil Gray

    Bernie: I cannot wait to see what A.M. will gripe about when the anarchy that lives in “his or her” paranoia comes to his door.
    Chris: Well said.

  • Anonymous

    And let’s make sure the BO Re-election Express is built in Canada. What a great job creator that would be.

    Just another item to add to his anti-American-business bucket.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for agreeing with me. I appreciate that. Now tell Chris Dorion that he misspoke.

  • Anonymous

    I understand, that’s why I said “… people LIKE Mr. Michaud run the country” (capitalization added).  I wasn’t thinking of Rep. Michaud (although he does think like the letter writer).

  • Anonymous

    Located at the head office of the Koch brothers.

  • Anonymous

    It’s not special to be treated equally.

  • Regular Joe

    I will say again, “That there are still countless unanswered questions as to why people are the way they are based on their DNA” and “we have not isolated every gene for every single behavior.”  Because we haven’t isolated it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exit. 

  • Regular Joe

    I will say again, “That there are still countless unanswered questions as to why people are the way they are based on their DNA” and “we have not isolated every gene for every single behavior.”  Because we haven’t isolated it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exit. 

  • Regular Joe

    I will say again, “That there are still countless unanswered questions as to why people are the way they are based on their DNA” and “we have not isolated every gene for every single behavior.”  Because we haven’t isolated it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exit. 

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    EJP, the fact that you call it a “gay gene” proves that you don’t know how genes work. There isn’t a specific gene for every trait we have. Even our eye color is determined by multiple genes working together like a symphony. Also, given your history of being flippant with real science, it’s pretty laughable that you’re now demanding scientific proof. We all know regardless of where the evidence comes from, if it’s not inline with your archaic views, you’ll dismiss it.

  • Anonymous

    I bet having decades of discriminatory laws on the books is getting pretty old for gay people.

  • Anonymous

    And I will say again, “there is no DNA proof whatsoever that confirms the existance of a gay gene. Every scientific study has been debunked or proven to be flawed or skewed.” Proof and existance are two different things.

  • Anonymous

    FLOURIDE!!! Yeah, please do research it. And do not listen to this former dentist!! What a joke!!

    Flouride was used, by the way, by Nazis in concentration camp water supplies, and does absolutely nothing for your teeth when ingested!! It has to be applied topically, and even then the benefits are minimal.

    flouride should be banned in all water supplies!! It is poison when ingested!!!

    Please read the following. There is plenty of truth out there about flouride. Do not let your children ingest it..unless you want a dumbed down kid

    “”"The Scientific American study “Concluded that fluoride can subtly alter endocrine function, especially in the thyroid — the gland that produces hormones regulating growth and metabolism.”

    The report also notes that “a series of epidemiological studies in China have associated high fluoride exposures with lower IQ.”"”"

  • Anonymous

    Tea party? What? Are you serious?

    We are witnessing nothing less than the corporate take over of this country. It’s been going on for decades. Why the sheep feel they have to argue about democrats and republicans is beyond me?
    Both parties are controlled by the same interests!!!! Hello!!!!!

    Congress is bought and paid for.
    The president is a joke..obviously.

    There is social unrest everywhere else in the world but here! Why? We are a nation of tee vee watching morons who believe what they read and see on the “news”. Wake up for christs sake.
    Tea party? Please….

  • Regular Joe

    Who says that there is a gay gene and what difference does it make?

  • Anonymous

    amafraidofchange, your mom and dad being dinosaurs explains a lot about your worldview.

  • Anonymous

    Those of us who are petitioning our government for equal treatment under our Constitution seem to have a pretty solid track record in the courts this century, though.

    Why is that? Because marriage equality is the right thing to do under our laws.

  • Anonymous

    Those of us who are petitioning our government for equal treatment under our Constitution seem to have a pretty solid track record in the courts this century, though.

    Why is that? Because marriage equality is the right thing to do under our laws.

  • Anonymous

    To be fair to EJ, it was the letter to the editor by Chris Dorion that made the absolute statement that there IS a gay gene. And that is factually incorrect.

    That doesn’t mean being gay is a choice (it’s not)– it means we have not found a genetic cause for homosexuality.

  • Anonymous

    They are corrupting our bodily fluids? Is this General Ripper?

  • Anonymous

    Unbelievable!!

  • Anonymous

    Mrs. Curran, did you report this to store management?  I find this practice repulsive as well except for service animals which are NECESSARY to be in the grocery store.  I leave my dog home while I grocery shop but he would probably love to tag along, he’s only a hundred pounds!!LOL

  • Anonymous

    I was thinking the very same thing. They seem obsessed. I can understand those whose lives are affected and their families(people who are gay and many with children)..they have  a real need and reason to be interested and much at stake. But the ones with homophobia……that is just so strange.

  • Anonymous

    What a great post. Those debunking science trying to use science in their argument!!!! My gosh…..the discrepancies and lack of consistency are blatant.

  • Anonymous

    Exactly…that’s why he drank distiller water!

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    There isn’t a Christian gene, yet you are protected under the law from discrimination in the work place, housing, etc. 

  • Anonymous

    Chris,

    There is no conclusive evidence that homosexuality is genetically determined.

    There IS consensus in the medical and psychiatric communities that sexual orientation is not a choice, though.

    What causes people to be born gay is a question that I am certain science will answer conclusively one day. But it is important to not jump to conclusions toward a genetic basis for this, just as it is important not to jump to the conclusion that there IS no genetic basis. We simply do not have enough evidence yet.

    All that said, discrimination against homosexuals is immoral, and our government’s baseless discrimination in civil marriage law is a wrong that must be rectified.

  • Anonymous

    Chris,

    There is no conclusive evidence that homosexuality is genetically determined.

    There IS consensus in the medical and psychiatric communities that sexual orientation is not a choice, though.

    What causes people to be born gay is a question that I am certain science will answer conclusively one day. But it is important to not jump to conclusions toward a genetic basis for this, just as it is important not to jump to the conclusion that there IS no genetic basis. We simply do not have enough evidence yet.

    All that said, discrimination against homosexuals is immoral, and our government’s baseless discrimination in civil marriage law is a wrong that must be rectified.

  • Anonymous

    Chris,

    There is no conclusive evidence that homosexuality is genetically determined.

    There IS consensus in the medical and psychiatric communities that sexual orientation is not a choice, though.

    What causes people to be born gay is a question that I am certain science will answer conclusively one day. But it is important to not jump to conclusions toward a genetic basis for this, just as it is important not to jump to the conclusion that there IS no genetic basis. We simply do not have enough evidence yet.

    All that said, discrimination against homosexuals is immoral, and our government’s baseless discrimination in civil marriage law is a wrong that must be rectified.

  • Anonymous

    Amen! Those cry about special treatment in one breath and then demand special treatment based on their religious views in the next.

  • Anonymous

    Amen! Those cry about special treatment in one breath and then demand special treatment based on their religious views in the next.

  • Anonymous

    Amen! Those cry about special treatment in one breath and then demand special treatment based on their religious views in the next.

  • Regular Joe

    I am not sure he said that there is a “gay gene.”  He said that it’s in his DNA but that doesn’t imply that there is a gene that codes for homosexuality that can be switched off or on like the gene that codes for fluorescence in animals.

    Being timid or bold is also in one’s DNA but that behavior isn’t due to the expression of a gene.

  • Anonymous

    Spot on.

  • Anonymous

    Why has Warren Buffett structured his business so that most of his income falls under lower rates and then complain that he is paying lower rates?  Could it be that he already has plans that he will be protected under any changes in the tax rates?   Change the tax code so that he pays the tops rates on all his income and not “capital gain” & dividend rates and see what his reaction is.   He complains that he pays a higher rate than his secretary but pays her $60,000 while he makes billions.  Political?  Yea, I would say so.

  • Anonymous

    Why has Warren Buffett structured his business so that most of his income falls under lower rates and then complain that he is paying lower rates?  Could it be that he already has plans that he will be protected under any changes in the tax rates?   Change the tax code so that he pays the tops rates on all his income and not “capital gain” & dividend rates and see what his reaction is.   He complains that he pays a higher rate than his secretary but pays her $60,000 while he makes billions.  Political?  Yea, I would say so.

  • Anonymous

    Why has Warren Buffett structured his business so that most of his income falls under lower rates and then complain that he is paying lower rates?  Could it be that he already has plans that he will be protected under any changes in the tax rates?   Change the tax code so that he pays the tops rates on all his income and not “capital gain” & dividend rates and see what his reaction is.   He complains that he pays a higher rate than his secretary but pays her $60,000 while he makes billions.  Political?  Yea, I would say so.

  • Anonymous

    Why has Warren Buffett structured his business so that most of his income falls under lower rates and then complain that he is paying lower rates?  Could it be that he already has plans that he will be protected under any changes in the tax rates?   Change the tax code so that he pays the tops rates on all his income and not “capital gain” & dividend rates and see what his reaction is.   He complains that he pays a higher rate than his secretary but pays her $60,000 while he makes billions.  Political?  Yea, I would say so.

  • Anonymous

    Why has Warren Buffett structured his business so that most of his income falls under lower rates and then complain that he is paying lower rates?  Could it be that he already has plans that he will be protected under any changes in the tax rates?   Change the tax code so that he pays the tops rates on all his income and not “capital gain” & dividend rates and see what his reaction is.   He complains that he pays a higher rate than his secretary but pays her $60,000 while he makes billions.  Political?  Yea, I would say so.

  • Anonymous

    Why has Warren Buffett structured his business so that most of his income falls under lower rates and then complain that he is paying lower rates?  Could it be that he already has plans that he will be protected under any changes in the tax rates?   Change the tax code so that he pays the tops rates on all his income and not “capital gain” & dividend rates and see what his reaction is.   He complains that he pays a higher rate than his secretary but pays her $60,000 while he makes billions.  Political?  Yea, I would say so.

  • Anonymous

    Why has Warren Buffett structured his business so that most of his income falls under lower rates and then complain that he is paying lower rates?  Could it be that he already has plans that he will be protected under any changes in the tax rates?   Change the tax code so that he pays the tops rates on all his income and not “capital gain” & dividend rates and see what his reaction is.   He complains that he pays a higher rate than his secretary but pays her $60,000 while he makes billions.  Political?  Yea, I would say so.

  • Anonymous

    So who is going to buy the assets that will have to be sold to to pay a 10% wealth tax?  What happens to the markets when the “10%” has to be sold?  Who is going control congress from continuing to spend what they don’t have? 

  • Anonymous

    So who is going to buy the assets that will have to be sold to to pay a 10% wealth tax?  What happens to the markets when the “10%” has to be sold?  Who is going control congress from continuing to spend what they don’t have? 

  • Anonymous

    You get more fluoride exposure in toothpaste than you do from a municipal water supply, do you avoid toothpaste?

  • Anonymous

    You get more fluoride exposure in toothpaste than you do from a municipal water supply, do you avoid toothpaste?

  • Anonymous

    Oh come on now— saying it’s in his DNA is explicitly putting the cause of his homosexuality on genetics. Chris’s letter is meant to convince readers of this, he claims that this observation has been validated repeatedly.

    My point is that Chris is mistaken in his point of view that being born a certain way is due to DNA. While this is true for many genetic conditions, there are also many other factors that affect prenatal development— factors which are environmental, not genetic.

    I am not saying Chris was not born gay: I believe he was. But I do not agree that we have a clear conclusion that homosexuality is genetic.

  • Anonymous

    Only flouride free. And I wouldn’t be so sure about the public water supply.
    Just look at the battles going on in Texas, south Carolina, etc..
    There is NO benefit from fluoridated water only propaganda.

  • Anonymous

    Only flouride free. And I wouldn’t be so sure about the public water supply.
    Just look at the battles going on in Texas, south Carolina, etc..
    There is NO benefit from fluoridated water only propaganda.

  • Anonymous

    Only flouride free. And I wouldn’t be so sure about the public water supply.
    Just look at the battles going on in Texas, south Carolina, etc..
    There is NO benefit from fluoridated water only propaganda.

  • Anonymous

    Only flouride free. And I wouldn’t be so sure about the public water supply.
    Just look at the battles going on in Texas, south Carolina, etc..
    There is NO benefit from fluoridated water only propaganda.

  • Anonymous

    Only flouride free. And I wouldn’t be so sure about the public water supply.
    Just look at the battles going on in Texas, south Carolina, etc..
    There is NO benefit from fluoridated water only propaganda.

  • Regular Joe

    You don’t ingest the toothpaste, though.

  • Regular Joe

    You don’t ingest the toothpaste, though.

  • http://twitter.com/BlaqkPhoenix777 BlaqkPhoenix777

    Chris Dorion, I agree with you that scientists have long suspected and have recently found evidence suggesting that a human being’s sexual preferences are caused by biological factors that existed when the person was born, but I am not sure that your contention that scientists have proven homosexuality is genetically linked is correct. From what I have read, it seems that there’s mounting evidence to suggest that a person’s sexuality is determined by the complex relationship between hormones within the human body. Different hormonal compositions cause different types of sexual preferences to occur within people. They think that it’s partly due to your chemical make up at birth, but might also be due in part to the environment you were born into. I would be interested to read the studies you are referring to, and I think you make a very good point, I would just be careful when trying to  argue that science knows anything conclusive about human sexuality yet.

  • http://twitter.com/BlaqkPhoenix777 BlaqkPhoenix777

    Chris Dorion, I agree with you that scientists have long suspected and have recently found evidence suggesting that a human being’s sexual preferences are caused by biological factors that existed when the person was born, but I am not sure that your contention that scientists have proven homosexuality is genetically linked is correct. From what I have read, it seems that there’s mounting evidence to suggest that a person’s sexuality is determined by the complex relationship between hormones within the human body. Different hormonal compositions cause different types of sexual preferences to occur within people. They think that it’s partly due to your chemical make up at birth, but might also be due in part to the environment you were born into. I would be interested to read the studies you are referring to, and I think you make a very good point, I would just be careful when trying to  argue that science knows anything conclusive about human sexuality yet.

  • http://twitter.com/BlaqkPhoenix777 BlaqkPhoenix777

    Chris Dorion, I agree with you that scientists have long suspected and have recently found evidence suggesting that a human being’s sexual preferences are caused by biological factors that existed when the person was born, but I am not sure that your contention that scientists have proven homosexuality is genetically linked is correct. From what I have read, it seems that there’s mounting evidence to suggest that a person’s sexuality is determined by the complex relationship between hormones within the human body. Different hormonal compositions cause different types of sexual preferences to occur within people. They think that it’s partly due to your chemical make up at birth, but might also be due in part to the environment you were born into. I would be interested to read the studies you are referring to, and I think you make a very good point, I would just be careful when trying to  argue that science knows anything conclusive about human sexuality yet.

  • http://twitter.com/BlaqkPhoenix777 BlaqkPhoenix777

    Chris Dorion, I agree with you that scientists have long suspected and have recently found evidence suggesting that a human being’s sexual preferences are caused by biological factors that existed when the person was born, but I am not sure that your contention that scientists have proven homosexuality is genetically linked is correct. From what I have read, it seems that there’s mounting evidence to suggest that a person’s sexuality is determined by the complex relationship between hormones within the human body. Different hormonal compositions cause different types of sexual preferences to occur within people. They think that it’s partly due to your chemical make up at birth, but might also be due in part to the environment you were born into. I would be interested to read the studies you are referring to, and I think you make a very good point, I would just be careful when trying to  argue that science knows anything conclusive about human sexuality yet.

  • http://twitter.com/BlaqkPhoenix777 BlaqkPhoenix777

    Chris Dorion, I agree with you that scientists have long suspected and have recently found evidence suggesting that a human being’s sexual preferences are caused by biological factors that existed when the person was born, but I am not sure that your contention that scientists have proven homosexuality is genetically linked is correct. From what I have read, it seems that there’s mounting evidence to suggest that a person’s sexuality is determined by the complex relationship between hormones within the human body. Different hormonal compositions cause different types of sexual preferences to occur within people. They think that it’s partly due to your chemical make up at birth, but might also be due in part to the environment you were born into. I would be interested to read the studies you are referring to, and I think you make a very good point, I would just be careful when trying to  argue that science knows anything conclusive about human sexuality yet.

  • Anonymous

    ” And my mom and dad were dinosaurs”

    I would have guessed neanderthals!

  • Anonymous

    Nearly all of Buffett’s wealth IS tied up in his businesses. Why is that puzzling?

     

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty certain he’s WORTH billions in assets, but does not make billions in cash. I believe he lives very modestly, within the means of his small salary. His assets will all be given to charity.

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty certain he’s WORTH billions in assets, but does not make billions in cash. I believe he lives very modestly, within the means of his small salary. His assets will all be given to charity.

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty certain he’s WORTH billions in assets, but does not make billions in cash. I believe he lives very modestly, within the means of his small salary. His assets will all be given to charity.

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty certain he’s WORTH billions in assets, but does not make billions in cash. I believe he lives very modestly, within the means of his small salary. His assets will all be given to charity.

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty certain he’s WORTH billions in assets, but does not make billions in cash. I believe he lives very modestly, within the means of his small salary. His assets will all be given to charity.

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty certain he’s WORTH billions in assets, but does not make billions in cash. I believe he lives very modestly, within the means of his small salary. His assets will all be given to charity.

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty certain he’s WORTH billions in assets, but does not make billions in cash. I believe he lives very modestly, within the means of his small salary. His assets will all be given to charity.

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    He doth protest too much!

  • Anonymous

    No proof of a single gay gene, but there is clear evidence of a genetic component that interacts with the environment in a complex fashion. Why is that not enough?

    Science is not black and white, unlike faith. “Proof” of anything is the accumulation of evidence that to assemble a theory that can be, but has not yet been, rejected. If you want an absolute statement of proof, you will not find it in science. That doesn’t make it less true…

  • Anonymous

    That is true, granny hit that one on the head..

  • Anonymous

    That is true, granny hit that one on the head..

  • Anonymous

    True, some people have common sense, some don’t…

  • Anonymous

    No … they are a movement…. kind of like a bowel movement.

  • Anonymous

    It puzzling because he claims to have a bundle which he feels should be owed to the IRS. I’m saying, why give it to the feds when his business could use it for expansion purposes, etc. I also notice that he isn’t calling for the closing of corporate loopholes, something that might be far more damaging to his ultimate wealth than income taxes.

  • Anonymous

    It puzzling because he claims to have a bundle which he feels should be owed to the IRS. I’m saying, why give it to the feds when his business could use it for expansion purposes, etc. I also notice that he isn’t calling for the closing of corporate loopholes, something that might be far more damaging to his ultimate wealth than income taxes.

  • Anonymous

    And who do you think pays the bills for the Tea Party?  It’s  the most manufactured phenomena in politics.

  • Anonymous

    Change that to his share of Berkshire Hathaway and all his other holding made billions and paid billions of taxes.  He admits to making $6.9 million last year and paying 17.4% of that in taxes.  Why doesn’t he just pay more taxes on his own?  To quote him,”I think on balance the Gates Foundation, my daughter’s foundation, my two sons’ foundations will do a better job with lower administrative costs and better selection of beneficiaries than the government.”

  • Anonymous

    Yes, I too,  have noticed many that demand their religious views be made into laws loudly denounce equal treatment of minorities as “special treatment”.   The funny thing is that they do not notice the irony or absence of logic.

  • Anonymous

    Yuh, like why is he so obsessed about other people’s sex lives. 

  • Anonymous

    The kids grew up in the mid-west in an area of  natural fluoride, enough so that their baby teeth were slightly mottled from it.  All the kids grew up with IQ’s quite intact and absolutely beautiful teeth. They have a total of 2 cavities among the three of them. I think the fear of fluoride may be highly over-rated and just a teensy bit paranoid.  

  • Anonymous

    Well, there you go. He’d rather give it to the Gates Foundation. Not all billionaires are so generous. They should be taxed heavily. Buffet has shown he knows a thing or two about business and if he doesn’t think taxing billionaires will affect the economy, I believe it. 

  • Anonymous

    Equal rights will happen, whether you want it to or not, because it’s the right thing to do.   

    Why waste time fighting something that is inevitable.  Why not spend some time figuring out how you will relate intelligently and lovingly  to some future relative that’s gay.  You do realize it happens in the best and most Christian families? 

  • Anonymous

    Equal rights will happen, whether you want it to or not, because it’s the right thing to do.   

    Why waste time fighting something that is inevitable.  Why not spend some time figuring out how you will relate intelligently and lovingly  to some future relative that’s gay.  You do realize it happens in the best and most Christian families? 

  • Anonymous

    Equal rights will happen, whether you want it to or not, because it’s the right thing to do.   

    Why waste time fighting something that is inevitable.  Why not spend some time figuring out how you will relate intelligently and lovingly  to some future relative that’s gay.  You do realize it happens in the best and most Christian families? 

  • Anonymous

    Equal rights will happen, whether you want it to or not, because it’s the right thing to do.   

    Why waste time fighting something that is inevitable.  Why not spend some time figuring out how you will relate intelligently and lovingly  to some future relative that’s gay.  You do realize it happens in the best and most Christian families? 

  • Anonymous

    So,what is it that Michele Bachmann declared herself head of in Congress?

  • Anonymous

    So,what is it that Michele Bachmann declared herself head of in Congress?

  • Anonymous

    So,what is it that Michele Bachmann declared herself head of in Congress?

  • Anonymous

    So,what is it that Michele Bachmann declared herself head of in Congress?

  • Anonymous

    So,what is it that Michele Bachmann declared herself head of in Congress?

  • Anonymous

    So,what is it that Michele Bachmann declared herself head of in Congress?

  • Anonymous

    I agree. There has not been enough research done to determine how much genetics and how much environmental factors effect most behavior. Research in this area has only been carried on for about 40 years, with the exception of Kinsey and maybe one or two others done before DNA science became reliable. Previous to the 1970s homosexuality had such a stigma that it was difficult to find volunteer subjects for study.

  • Benevolent Despot

    Dear Helen, Do you feel better now that you have gotten that off your mind? Little dogs are easy to hide and hard to leave at home alone. I don’t think the law has changed.

    Dear Barnard, Don’t worry they are losing ground because they are being revealed for what they really are and doggone it some people just aren’t approving of their Draconian type of reforms.

  • Anonymous

    Yes you do. Most of it comes out in your urine.

  • Anonymous

    Right, the nazis were concerned about dental hygiene at a concentration camp. Research the neurological effects of The stuff.
    Overrated fear huh? fluoride must be topically applied to be effective at all. Hmmm, so if you ingest it via water than it’s not working on your teeth. Yes, that makes sense.

    Go back to sleep America…nothing to see here.

  • Anonymous

    Fluoride compounds which are put in water (fluoridation), toothpaste and supplement tablets (including some vitamins) were never tested for safety before approval. Recent independent research by scientists not associated with dental trade organizations has shown the following:

    (taken from holistic health website)

    Neurotoxic and Lowers IQ
    In 1995, neurotoxicologist and former Director of toxicology at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, Dr. Phyllis Mullenix published research showing that fluoride built up in the brains of animals when exposed to moderate levels. Damage to the brain occured and the behavior patterns of the animals was adversely effected. Offspring of pregnant animals receiving relatively low doses of fluoride showed permanent effects to the brain which were seen as hyperactivity (ADD-like symptoms). Young animals and adult animals given fluoride experienced the opposite effect — hypoactivity or sluggishness. The toxic effects of fluoride on the central nervous system was subsequently confirmed by previously-classified government research. Two new epidemiological studies which tend to confirm fluoride’s neurotoxic effects on the brain have shown that children exposed to higher levels of fluoride had lower IQs.

    A study published in Brain Research shows that rats drinking only 1 part per million fluoride (NaF) in water had histologic lesions in their brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In addition, evidence was seen pointing to possible damage to the blood brain barrier from extended fluoride exposure. This study was the third in a series of papers published by Varner et al. Brain Research Vol. 784 No. 12 p 284-298 (1998). Results of this recent study and other studies showing significant dangers from low-level fluoride exposure were presented at a recent scientific symposium.

    Causes Cancer
    The Department of Health in New Jersey found that bone cancer in male children was between two and seven times greater in areas where water was fluoridated. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers confirmed the bone cancer-causing effects of fluoride at low levels in an animal model. A new study has shown that fluoridation of water is linked to uterine cancer deaths.

    Changes Bone Structure and Strength
    Fluoride gradually builds up in the bones and causes adverse changes to the bone structure. Quite a few studies have shown that fluoridation leads to increases in hip fractures. The tensile strength of the hip is destroyed over time by fluoride ingestion.

    Causes Birth Defects and Perinatal Deaths
    A toxicologist in the United Kingdom recently found that perinatal deaths in a fluoridated area was 15% higher than in neighboring non-fluoridated areas. The fluoridated area had a higher socio-economic status and would have been expected to have less perinatal deaths. The fluoridated area also had a 30% higher rate of Down’s Syndrome. Chile banned fluoridation because of research by the world-reknowned researcher, Dr Albert Schatz, which showed a link to infant deaths due to fluoridation.

  • Anonymous

    Absolutely beautiful teeth? Molting included? Hmm

  • Anonymous

    Absolutely beautiful teeth? Molting included? Hmm

  • Anonymous

    Absolutely beautiful teeth? Molting included? Hmm

  • Anonymous

    Absolutely beautiful teeth? Molting included? Hmm

  • Anonymous

    Absolutely beautiful teeth? Molting included? Hmm

  • Anonymous

    That’s my point…

  • Anonymous

    Taken from a quick web search:

    “Fluoride compounds which are put in water (fluoridation), toothpaste and supplement tablets (including some vitamins) were never tested for safety before approval. Recent independent research by scientists not associated with dental trade organizations has shown the following:

    Neurotoxic and Lowers IQ
    In 1995, neurotoxicologist and former Director of toxicology at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, Dr. Phyllis Mullenix published research showing that fluoride built up in the brains of animals when exposed to moderate levels. Damage to the brain occured and the behavior patterns of the animals was adversely effected. Offspring of pregnant animals receiving relatively low doses of fluoride showed permanent effects to the brain which were seen as hyperactivity (ADD-like symptoms). Young animals and adult animals given fluoride experienced the opposite effect — hypoactivity or sluggishness. The toxic effects of fluoride on the central nervous system was subsequently confirmed by previously-classified government research. Two new epidemiological studies which tend to confirm fluoride’s neurotoxic effects on the brain have shown that children exposed to higher levels of fluoride had lower IQs.

    A study published in Brain Research shows that rats drinking only 1 part per million fluoride (NaF) in water had histologic lesions in their brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In addition, evidence was seen pointing to possible damage to the blood brain barrier from extended fluoride exposure. This study was the third in a series of papers published by Varner et al. Brain Research Vol. 784 No. 12 p 284-298 (1998). Results of this recent study and other studies showing significant dangers from low-level fluoride exposure were presented at a recent scientific symposium.

    Causes Cancer
    The Department of Health in New Jersey found that bone cancer in male children was between two and seven times greater in areas where water was fluoridated. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers confirmed the bone cancer-causing effects of fluoride at low levels in an animal model. A new study has shown that fluoridation of water is linked to uterine cancer deaths.

    Changes Bone Structure and Strength
    Fluoride gradually builds up in the bones and causes adverse changes to the bone structure. Quite a few studies have shown that fluoridation leads to increases in hip fractures. The tensile strength of the hip is destroyed over time by fluoride ingestion.

    Causes Birth Defects and Perinatal Deaths
    A toxicologist in the United Kingdom recently found that perinatal deaths in a fluoridated area was 15% higher than in neighboring non-fluoridated areas. The fluoridated area had a higher socio-economic status and would have been expected to have less perinatal deaths. The fluoridated area also had a 30% higher rate of Down’s Syndrome. Chile banned fluoridation because of research by the world-reknowned researcher, Dr Albert Schatz, which showed a link to infant deaths due to fluoridation.”"

  • Anonymous

    Taken from a quick web search:

    “Fluoride compounds which are put in water (fluoridation), toothpaste and supplement tablets (including some vitamins) were never tested for safety before approval. Recent independent research by scientists not associated with dental trade organizations has shown the following:

    Neurotoxic and Lowers IQ
    In 1995, neurotoxicologist and former Director of toxicology at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, Dr. Phyllis Mullenix published research showing that fluoride built up in the brains of animals when exposed to moderate levels. Damage to the brain occured and the behavior patterns of the animals was adversely effected. Offspring of pregnant animals receiving relatively low doses of fluoride showed permanent effects to the brain which were seen as hyperactivity (ADD-like symptoms). Young animals and adult animals given fluoride experienced the opposite effect — hypoactivity or sluggishness. The toxic effects of fluoride on the central nervous system was subsequently confirmed by previously-classified government research. Two new epidemiological studies which tend to confirm fluoride’s neurotoxic effects on the brain have shown that children exposed to higher levels of fluoride had lower IQs.

    A study published in Brain Research shows that rats drinking only 1 part per million fluoride (NaF) in water had histologic lesions in their brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In addition, evidence was seen pointing to possible damage to the blood brain barrier from extended fluoride exposure. This study was the third in a series of papers published by Varner et al. Brain Research Vol. 784 No. 12 p 284-298 (1998). Results of this recent study and other studies showing significant dangers from low-level fluoride exposure were presented at a recent scientific symposium.

    Causes Cancer
    The Department of Health in New Jersey found that bone cancer in male children was between two and seven times greater in areas where water was fluoridated. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers confirmed the bone cancer-causing effects of fluoride at low levels in an animal model. A new study has shown that fluoridation of water is linked to uterine cancer deaths.

    Changes Bone Structure and Strength
    Fluoride gradually builds up in the bones and causes adverse changes to the bone structure. Quite a few studies have shown that fluoridation leads to increases in hip fractures. The tensile strength of the hip is destroyed over time by fluoride ingestion.

    Causes Birth Defects and Perinatal Deaths
    A toxicologist in the United Kingdom recently found that perinatal deaths in a fluoridated area was 15% higher than in neighboring non-fluoridated areas. The fluoridated area had a higher socio-economic status and would have been expected to have less perinatal deaths. The fluoridated area also had a 30% higher rate of Down’s Syndrome. Chile banned fluoridation because of research by the world-reknowned researcher, Dr Albert Schatz, which showed a link to infant deaths due to fluoridation.”"

  • Anonymous

    Taken from a quick web search:

    “Fluoride compounds which are put in water (fluoridation), toothpaste and supplement tablets (including some vitamins) were never tested for safety before approval. Recent independent research by scientists not associated with dental trade organizations has shown the following:

    Neurotoxic and Lowers IQ
    In 1995, neurotoxicologist and former Director of toxicology at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, Dr. Phyllis Mullenix published research showing that fluoride built up in the brains of animals when exposed to moderate levels. Damage to the brain occured and the behavior patterns of the animals was adversely effected. Offspring of pregnant animals receiving relatively low doses of fluoride showed permanent effects to the brain which were seen as hyperactivity (ADD-like symptoms). Young animals and adult animals given fluoride experienced the opposite effect — hypoactivity or sluggishness. The toxic effects of fluoride on the central nervous system was subsequently confirmed by previously-classified government research. Two new epidemiological studies which tend to confirm fluoride’s neurotoxic effects on the brain have shown that children exposed to higher levels of fluoride had lower IQs.

    A study published in Brain Research shows that rats drinking only 1 part per million fluoride (NaF) in water had histologic lesions in their brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In addition, evidence was seen pointing to possible damage to the blood brain barrier from extended fluoride exposure. This study was the third in a series of papers published by Varner et al. Brain Research Vol. 784 No. 12 p 284-298 (1998). Results of this recent study and other studies showing significant dangers from low-level fluoride exposure were presented at a recent scientific symposium.

    Causes Cancer
    The Department of Health in New Jersey found that bone cancer in male children was between two and seven times greater in areas where water was fluoridated. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers confirmed the bone cancer-causing effects of fluoride at low levels in an animal model. A new study has shown that fluoridation of water is linked to uterine cancer deaths.

    Changes Bone Structure and Strength
    Fluoride gradually builds up in the bones and causes adverse changes to the bone structure. Quite a few studies have shown that fluoridation leads to increases in hip fractures. The tensile strength of the hip is destroyed over time by fluoride ingestion.

    Causes Birth Defects and Perinatal Deaths
    A toxicologist in the United Kingdom recently found that perinatal deaths in a fluoridated area was 15% higher than in neighboring non-fluoridated areas. The fluoridated area had a higher socio-economic status and would have been expected to have less perinatal deaths. The fluoridated area also had a 30% higher rate of Down’s Syndrome. Chile banned fluoridation because of research by the world-reknowned researcher, Dr Albert Schatz, which showed a link to infant deaths due to fluoridation.”"

  • Anonymous

    Taken from a quick web search:

    “Fluoride compounds which are put in water (fluoridation), toothpaste and supplement tablets (including some vitamins) were never tested for safety before approval. Recent independent research by scientists not associated with dental trade organizations has shown the following:

    Neurotoxic and Lowers IQ
    In 1995, neurotoxicologist and former Director of toxicology at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, Dr. Phyllis Mullenix published research showing that fluoride built up in the brains of animals when exposed to moderate levels. Damage to the brain occured and the behavior patterns of the animals was adversely effected. Offspring of pregnant animals receiving relatively low doses of fluoride showed permanent effects to the brain which were seen as hyperactivity (ADD-like symptoms). Young animals and adult animals given fluoride experienced the opposite effect — hypoactivity or sluggishness. The toxic effects of fluoride on the central nervous system was subsequently confirmed by previously-classified government research. Two new epidemiological studies which tend to confirm fluoride’s neurotoxic effects on the brain have shown that children exposed to higher levels of fluoride had lower IQs.

    A study published in Brain Research shows that rats drinking only 1 part per million fluoride (NaF) in water had histologic lesions in their brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In addition, evidence was seen pointing to possible damage to the blood brain barrier from extended fluoride exposure. This study was the third in a series of papers published by Varner et al. Brain Research Vol. 784 No. 12 p 284-298 (1998). Results of this recent study and other studies showing significant dangers from low-level fluoride exposure were presented at a recent scientific symposium.

    Causes Cancer
    The Department of Health in New Jersey found that bone cancer in male children was between two and seven times greater in areas where water was fluoridated. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers confirmed the bone cancer-causing effects of fluoride at low levels in an animal model. A new study has shown that fluoridation of water is linked to uterine cancer deaths.

    Changes Bone Structure and Strength
    Fluoride gradually builds up in the bones and causes adverse changes to the bone structure. Quite a few studies have shown that fluoridation leads to increases in hip fractures. The tensile strength of the hip is destroyed over time by fluoride ingestion.

    Causes Birth Defects and Perinatal Deaths
    A toxicologist in the United Kingdom recently found that perinatal deaths in a fluoridated area was 15% higher than in neighboring non-fluoridated areas. The fluoridated area had a higher socio-economic status and would have been expected to have less perinatal deaths. The fluoridated area also had a 30% higher rate of Down’s Syndrome. Chile banned fluoridation because of research by the world-reknowned researcher, Dr Albert Schatz, which showed a link to infant deaths due to fluoridation.”"

  • Regular Joe

    Are you watching me!??!?!!?!?  How do you know what I ingest and what’s in my urine?!?!?!?!?

  • Regular Joe

    Are you watching me!??!?!!?!?  How do you know what I ingest and what’s in my urine?!?!?!?!?

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous

    Blaq is correct, there has never been shown to be a genetic basis for sexual preference.  Several studies have indicated that there are differences in the brain, but those have not been shown to occur prior to birth.  So we don’t know why it happens, but we know it does.

    This is very close to the discussion had yesterday.  People don’t chose their sexual preferences.  For some reason the gay community feels the need to find a “gay gene.”  I doubt it’s there, but it really doesn’t make a difference.

    If you are straight, ask yourself when the last time you felt like having sex with the same sex?  If you are like me, it’s never.  So why doesn’t that convince you that it isn’t something that you decide to prefer as a lark. 

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    Word.

  • Anonymous

    “My mom and dad were dinosaurs.”  Well, you’re certainly old enough.

  • Anonymous

    I haven’t heard him say it won’t affect the ecomony but I will take your word for it.  My question is why have you phased it as taxing billionaires when most of those proposing tax increases want it to start at an income of $250,000, hardly billionaires?

  • Anonymous

    I haven’t heard him say it won’t affect the ecomony but I will take your word for it.  My question is why have you phased it as taxing billionaires when most of those proposing tax increases want it to start at an income of $250,000, hardly billionaires?

  • Anonymous

    I haven’t heard him say it won’t affect the ecomony but I will take your word for it.  My question is why have you phased it as taxing billionaires when most of those proposing tax increases want it to start at an income of $250,000, hardly billionaires?

  • Anonymous

    I haven’t heard him say it won’t affect the ecomony but I will take your word for it.  My question is why have you phased it as taxing billionaires when most of those proposing tax increases want it to start at an income of $250,000, hardly billionaires?

  • Anonymous

    I believe he’s suggesting raising taxes on those making $1M+. Rich by anyone’s definition.

  • Anonymous

    That’s been documented in experiments.

  • Anonymous

    Head of the Tea Party Caucus. Not a party. Just like the Black Caucus is not a party.

  • Anonymous

    I think Warren Buffet knows a lot more about it and his business than you do.

  • Regular Joe

    Oh. I was getting a little titillated there for a second…

  • Anonymous

    Elected Republicans seem scared to do anything that might offend the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party. Ergo we now have a Republicah/Tea Party.

  • Anonymous

    Baby teeth mottled.  Adult teeth ……….. beautiful and strong.

  • Anonymous

    I know many Dems who attend the Tea Party meetings.  I’ve attended a couple of meetings and  never have seen  anything passed around to sign saying , I am a member of the Tea Party.

  • Anonymous

    I bet granny could relate to the Tea Party Movement.

  • Anonymous

    I bet granny could relate to the Tea Party Movement.

  • Anonymous

    I bet granny could relate to the Tea Party Movement.

  • Anonymous

    I bet granny could relate to the Tea Party Movement.

  • Anonymous

    The Tea party had to associate themselves with someone, the left wouldn’t take them so the Right did…John Boehner is not a member of the Tea Party. People just assume every Republican is a member, maybe they should do some research..

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