but you can get it at amazon.com
Posted on 05/13/2007 8:02:25 PM PDT by RGSpincich
SALT LAKE CITY -- Radio relationship guru Laura Schlessinger, in Salt Lake City on Friday to speak to Army families at Fort Douglas, said she was tired of hearing the complaints of lonely and overwhelmed military wives whose husbands are deployed. "He could come back without arms, legs or eyeballs, and you're (whining)?" Schlessinger asked before taking the stage at the base theater to host her daily program on ethics, morals and values. "You're not dodging bullets, so I don't want to hear any whining -- that's my message to them."
Schlessinger boasted that she once talked a young woman out of marrying a soldier, noting that "warriors need warrior wives" and that she felt the woman was unprepared.
(Excerpt) Read more at contracostatimes.com ...
A post doctoral certification in a topic she had not yet studied? Sounds like a glorified GED.
Not the same as studying it to get a doctorate in clinical psychology and writing a thesis though. Doesn’t even matter. She was being tacky.
No need to excerpt. The article is actually very good, if you can read between the raw hate the author has for Dr. Laura.
Military wives’ whining wears on Dr. Laura
By Matthew D. LaPlante
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE/Contra Costa Times
SALT LAKE CITY — Radio relationship guru Laura Schlessinger, in Salt Lake City on Friday to speak to Army families at Fort Douglas, said she was tired of hearing the complaints of lonely and overwhelmed military wives whose husbands are deployed.
“He could come back without arms, legs or eyeballs, and you’re (whining)?” Schlessinger asked before taking the stage at the base theater to host her daily program on ethics, morals and values. “You’re not dodging bullets, so I don’t want to hear any whining — that’s my message to them.”
Schlessinger boasted that she once talked a young woman out of marrying a soldier, noting that “warriors need warrior wives” and that she felt the woman was unprepared.
“It’s very unwise to be married young when you’re going to be alone — everybody has to grow up first to know who they are,” said Schlessinger, whose own first marriage ended in divorce.
Schlessinger, whose son Deryk is in the Army, railed against Congress, saying that her son’s tour of duty overseas — she declined to say where he is stationed, noting that would put him at risk “like Prince Harry” — had been extended because of recent arguments over war funding. She said Americans who do not believe that the war in Iraq is directly related to a larger battle against terrorism “need eye drops.”
And she praised fathers who have the courage to leave their families to fight for the nation.
“When you’re in the military, that comes first,” Schlessinger said. “You don’t want to not have gone and find out your wife has to wear a burka,” referring to the outer garment worn by some Islamic women that covers the entire body.
The radio host known simply as Dr. Laura — Schlessinger’s doctorate is in physiology, but she is a former marriage, family and child counselor in California — declined to say how she felt about women who leave their families to serve at war. “I’m going to leave that alone,” she said.
Schlessinger did acknowledge having “a problem” with families in which both parents are service members, saying it was “unconscionable” to put children in a position where both parents might be deployed.
During the pre-show interview, Schlessinger advocated two years of obligatory military training for all Americans, suggesting that such a program could have limited the bloodshed at Virginia Tech last month when a gunman killed 33 people. She said she was not advocating a draft, however, saying only people who want to go to combat should actually go.
Schlessinger’s publicist said the controversial talk show host’s visit to Fort Douglas is one of several visits she has made to bases across the country, with more planned later this year.
The radio host said she hoped to help military families through their troubles faced during wartime.
“People listen to me,” Schlessinger said. “I’m trusted and respected.”
too much reality!
but you can get it at amazon.com
In other words, with all due respect Dr. Laura, please shut your trap when "confronting" these ladies. They have enough to worry about.
Not that it much matters to me. I've known a few people with PhDs and various professional degrees who were pretty useless puppies. OTOH, I've known a few people who didn't even graduate high school but had a lot of wisdom to offer.
Information from Columbia on studies for first year students in the physiology graduate program.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/physio/graduate_program.html
>>Students are required to take courses in Principles of Physiology, Advanced Biochemistry and Neural Science during their first year. Some elective courses, such as molecularbiology or cell biology, may also be taken in the first year. Students who do not intend to specialize in the area of neurobiology may take an elective instead of the complete Neural Science course if they can demonstrate competence in neurophysiology. This is usually achieved by taking the neurophysiology section of the Neural Science course.<<
Yeah, just like an advanced GED. Just a little something we could pick up over the weekend.
Seinfeld fans know this as the “Maestro” phenomenon.
The Maestro was conductor of the Policeman’s Benevolent Association Orchestra. He would only reply if addressed as Maestro.
I liked what Dr. Laura had to say, too.
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A lot of couples want the perfect husband... the perfect wife... the perfect marriage. It doesn't exist. A relationship needs constant attention and for some people that just too much to put up with.Only through Christ is perfection possible.
Book smarts but no tact in conversation!
I did not compare Columbia’s physiology graduate program to a GED. Do all Dr. Laura fans have reading comprehension issues?
Just a quibble -- A doctoral candidate would write a dissertation. A Masters Degree candidate would write a thesis.
I don’t want to get in a p***ing match with you (especially since you have your finger on the pulse of the consensus of the American people) but “Dr.” Laura has a pretty good following at 8 mil.
http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2007/narrative_radio_talk_radio.asp?cat=8&media=9
Well that may be what it sounded like to you, but what about the rest of us? Next time, I suggest you put up a .mp3 of the event. That will enable the rest of us to judge the snortiness of your sentiments.
Quibbling but that’s okay. I know what I meant. I do not know if Dr.Laura wrote either.
I am not interested in your judgment.
Well I am! ;^)
No one can digest corn...I mean KoRn. Okay I’m going away now.
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