Micheal Vick and dog fighting

The dog fighting incident involving Michael Vick has gone too far. The man has committed a crime, has plead guilty to doing it, and will serve time in jail for his actions. Is that not enough? What he has done is not right, but at the same time, there has been far much worst things that has happen and will happen in this world. I think that some people in this world are crazy. The way Michael has been treated concerning his mistake makes me mad i.e., excessive and massive media exploitation and selling dog chewed Vick football cards on Ebay.
It was not that long ago when Black people were being treated less than dogs or anything for that matter. In fact, it was the law to be able to hang, beat, drown, kill, burn, torture and/or do whatever you want to do to a Black person right here in the USA without having any consequences. Where was and is the out cry and outrage about that type of cruel and evil behavior towards a human??? I am very disgusted on the level of priority this has taken over the issues of murders and rapings of HUMAN BEINGS!!!

Michael Vick and Dogfighting

I understand and accept that there are many animal lovers who are angered and deeply wounded by Michael Vick's actions, and I believe that he should be punished for those actions. However, what I do not understand or accept is that people are literally calling for his head on a platter. I read a sports network blog yesterday where someone actually called for Vick to be castrated; a female caller to a CNN talk show host wanted him to be put in a dog house and be fed in a dog bowl, just as a dog would be. People, let's get a grip here! Yes, what he did was terrible, but women are being battered and murdered everyday by their spouses/boyfriends and where is the uproar about this across the nation? Where were the screams of indignation when those three students were executed a few weeks ago? There are people walking around freely that have killed human beings and yet it is quite possible that Vick will serve more time in prison than they did. I think that even if Vick is allowed back in the NFL, he will never be able to revert back to his star status because people across America will not allow him to. If Barry Bonds was booed and heckled for allegedly putting steroids into his own body, can you imagine what kind of reception Vick will receive if he ever plays again? Does a human being deserve to lose his freedom and be hated over an animal?

Pregnant With Cancer

Hi, everyone. My name is Liz and this is my week to contribute to the blog. There are lots of controversial topics in the news today.. But I tried to really find something that interested me.

I recently read an article in my Glamour magazine (A girl's got to keep up with things, you know.) about a woman who decided to get pregnant while her cancer was in remission. Six years ago, Erin Zammett Ruddy was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Until recently, this type of cancer was fatal for most patients. Erin and her husband decided they would try to have a child of their own before exploring other options such as adoption.

Taking Gleevec during pregnancy is not recommended so Erin had to risk her life by going off her meds in order to have this child. Since the Gleevec is what is keeping her in remission, there is a great chance that her cancer could return. Erin's doctors informed her of a type of chemo that is supposedly safe for pregnant women should her cancer return. Considering that most women are extremely careful about everything during pregnancy, even what they put in their mouths, this sounds like a scary option to me.

At the time I read the article, Erin was 8 months pregnant and her cancer was still undetectable. She's been monitored closely by her doctors throughout her pregnancy, taking blood samples frequently to see if the cancer has returned. Erin says that every woman she's spoken to that went off Gleevec to get pregnant has relapsed.

She has been called selfish by many for choosing to risk her own life to get pregnant rather than adopting. Once the baby is born she will be unable to breastfeed while on Gleevec. Even if the pregnancy goes well, going off the medication could prove to be potentially fatal for Erin.

Personally, I believe that she should have the opportunity to have her own natural children with her husband. She has said that adopting is a great option that she and her husband could possibly explore in the future. Yes, there are risks involved with getting pregnant when you have cancer. But should this woman be denied the right to be a mother? I applaud her for going ahead with this deeply personal decision despite opposition. I certainly hope and pray that everything will work out for her and her family. However, if things do not--I do not think she will have died in vain. It will be out of love and her natural instinct to be a mother.

What do you think? Did Erin make the right decision? I would love to hear your thoughts! :)

Morning after pill

I was reading an article the other day regarding the over-the-counter morning after pill and how its popularity has risen since becoming available over-the-counter. The manufacturers of this product have had a lot of people protesting the use of this product, calling it a "tantamount to abortion". I personally would not use this product as a means of preventing a pregnancy from occurring, but it appears that many women have or would if the situation presented itself.

This presents the question – Is using this product abortion?

Many believe that life begins at conception and feel it is murder to abort a pregnancy at any stage. Many others, including myself, believe that life begins at a certain phase and aborting a pregnancy before this phase is not murder.

Science does show that it is not until around the second week after fertilization that an embryo has "life" meaning it has a central nervous system, heart and lungs.

I feel that a woman should be given the right to choose. But just as it is my right to choose not to use this product, it is the next woman’s right to choose to use it.

Your thoughts?

Hello!

My name is Rocheal and I am one of the hosts for this week. I figured I could start a new topic for those of you that are interested.
Ms. Chapman said we could talk about anything so I will post about something that I am very interested in which is natural living. For those of you that don't know what I mean when I say natural living, here is a definition I found on www.naturalfamilyboutique.com :

"A lifestyle choice that includes using products that are in as close to their natural state as possible; reducing or eliminating chemicals used in personal care and cleaning products; supporting healthful living through minimal chemical and medical intervention; reducing consumption of non-renewable resources; and raising children in a way that is biologically logical for humans as a species."

Natural living can mean various things for different people depending on how "crunchy" they are. The crunchiests of the crunchies, for example, recycle nearly everything, do not use any disposable products, and only buy 100% organic foods. I do not consider myself mega crunchy but I do try to recycle, eat healthy, and re-use products that can be re-used.

My three week old son is in cloth diapers http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=98&products_id=954, we breastfeed only (no formula), we use soaps with the least amount of chemicals in them as possible, we buy organic foods when possible (they're so expensive!), and we drink water, milk, juices, and rarely buy sodas. (but who can live without the occasional coke?!)

We, as a family, choose to do this because it's better for the environment, ourselves, and it's cheaper!!

What do you think of natural living and how far would/wouldn't you go?

Blog Initiation- George Bush By Hiren Patel

Hello all,

Today I thought I would talk about something extremely controversial to jump start a great blog!

George Bush…

Being in the Business world, I am usually restricted to my thoughts on how everything has played out in the last 8 years and weather or not justice has been served.

To be honest in 2001-2003 I paid less taxes per dollar earned than I did any other year I’ve been in business, I thought to myself, although he feels the need to take over the world, he’s making me a richer man so hey, let it ride. From 2004-2007 my tax payments also hit records, record highs!!! I could have never imagined paying so much tax last year and it got me thinking that his main aim was to help business owners by lowering tax for us, then what about those that he did not intend on helping, how much more did they have to pay???

Is it really legal to go to war and practically ruin a country to the point that it will take generations to bring it back up, without having any truthful proof? If Bill Clinton can be impeached for lying, then why is someone like George Bush still in office? Clinton affected no more than 5 people in what he did, I feel George Bush has not only ordered the mass killing of people, he’s killed the world markets too. It will take the world years to get back to stability.

I don’t understand how you sleep at night knowing innocent men and women are dying because you ordered them to go abroad and fight what seems to be a personal agenda!