"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
What an idiotic article. I can’t believe the author makes money writing crap like this. LaPlante must think he’s quite a clever guy, when the opposite is true on a few levels.
Why do fake Dr’s insist on being called ‘Dr’? (Phil, Laura..)
“Only Spartan women can bear Spartan men...”
Laura Schlessinger is such a fraud.
“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.:
Why is it only conservatives are labeled controversial? I didn’t find anything controversial in her statements. Nor whenever I have tuned into her radio program.
does anyone want to see dr laura naked ?
Me neither
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!
In other words, with all due respect Dr. Laura, please shut your trap when "confronting" these ladies. They have enough to worry about.
I think this article makes a lot of sense. She is standing up for the troops and for the importance of their mission. I’m not usually a Dr. Laura fan, but I liked this.
The only thing I questioned was her recommendation that everyone should go through two years of military training, but no draft. That’s a lot of time if you aren’t going to make use of people. We have enough govt interference in our lives as it is.
I particularly liked this bit:
The radio host . . . 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.
Remember, callers: It’s always your fault, and you’re an idiot for not knowing that.
My son is deployed. My DIL of course is worried but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t get sad, lonely and maybe a little scared too. I don’t call it whining.
She does tell it. Especially since her son is one of those fighting in this war she can tell it.
Well...I haven’t read through all of the responses, so perhaps I will get flamed here.
Dr. Laura is right on this one.
But I can only speak from my own personal experience.
My hubby was deployed for nearly a year when my kids were 5 WEEKS old and 3 YEARS old.
We have NO family in our area and we are not near a base.
We were completely and totally on our own.
And, although we missed him terribly, we could not have been prouder and supported him every minute.
I feel lucky to live in a time where:
** I did not have to CHECK the newspaper to see if he was dead.
** I had e-mail most of the time
** I had occasional phone contact
** Letter exchanges took WEEKS rather than several months or not at all
** I generally knew WHERE he was
** I generally knew what he was doing.
I live in a very liberal part of the world (Seattle) so perhaps it was the constant attacks on the military that got me to this mind set.
Regardless, there are few things that I can do for my country.
One of them is to support my husband and his mission by doing a good job representing our family and our country.
Complaining and whining IS NOT a good representation.
We wives should be (and mostly are) better than that.
Wives mostly come together and are PROUD of the job that they are doing as MILITARY WIVES.
Because it is OUR JOB.
And one that I am VERY proud that I did well.
And, my husband was proud of me as well.
“Tell it.”
She’s right, of course. I don’t remember a time when my Mom whined about my Dad being gone. She bore the duty of Navy wife with complete dignity, resourcefulness, and perserverance. This new crop are babies.
Dr Laura is 100% correct, no doubt about it. The last thing a Soldier wants to worry about while deployed is the well being of his wife and kids. If the spouse is weak and needy the Soldier cannot focus on his or her duties. If a Soldier cannot focus he or she is no good and even a detriment to their team.
I’ve had Soldiers who’s wives didn’t know how to drive, couldn’t speak english, won’t go out without their husband, can’t write a check, and screw up the finances.
Then there is the 18 year old, newly wed bride who finds herself alone in Germany or some other foreign country and cannot cope and nearly has a mental break down and then the husband needs to come home of furlough to sort things out only to go directly back to Iraq. Yes, this is true because I have seen it and it happens too often for my liking.
For its part the Army does try to counter those situations with Family Readiness Groups and an extensive social network but some spouses are so cloistered that nothing helps.
I thank G-d every day that I am blessed with a warrior wife who is independant, smart, beautiful, and a great mother. I know for a fact that I couldn’t do my job over here without her back home holding down the fort and doing a better job than I could.
Most soldiers will tell you that their job is easy compared to what the spouses have to go through. My wife doesn’t get a day off while we get the occasional down time and “96”. We dont have to worry about going to the commissary and making sure the kids are fed. We simply go to the chow hall. We dont have to get two or three other people up in the morning and bathe and clothe and feed them and get them off to school and then get ready for work ourselves. We just wake up put on the uniform and go to our job. We dont have to stay up with sick kids or take them to the ER at two in the morning with a 102 degree fever. We go to sick call and get “quarters” rest for 24 hours. We dont have to go shopping for school clothes. We just need money to get a few uniform items at the PX. If the car breaks down we dont have to worry about getting it towed and figuring out the cheapest and quickest way to get it back on the road. A Soldier radios the motor sgt with coordinates. I could go on but you get the picture.
I may be oversimplifying but again, many Soldiers will tell you that the spouse at home has it tougher than the deployed Soldier. G-d bless all Military Spouses.
One Weird Woman.
I like Dr. Laura. I wish I could still get her show on the radio.
The military life is not easy, I lived in Jacksonville, NC for years... and saw a lot of things.
Most married relatively young.
A deployment even in peace time when the family is left behind can put massive strain on a relationship.
Various couples dealt with things in various ways, morality of their individual decisions ran the gammit.
There are pleanty of military families who have broken up in peace and war times.
I agree it takes a different kind of woman to be a military wife, just as it takes a special kind of guy to be a career military man.
Its a very very bad idea if you are in the military to marry a high maintenance woman or a woman who must be the center of attention, or the need for constant validation.... Unless you view your relationship in a nontraditional way, the likelihood of you two making it long term is next to nill.