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The Center for American Progress reports:
Obama is famously low key. That's why on the hit Comedy Central show "Key & Peele", Keegan-Michael Key plays "Luther, President Obama's anger translator". The [annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner], however, is a rare place where the President can cut loose--as long as he uses humor.
In a hilarious admission that he has been too low key to convey the moral outrage justified by humanity's myopic march toward self-destruction--and by the brazen denial of climate science by many conservatives--Obama brought out "Luther" to express that outrage. And then, in an ingenious twist, Obama became so outraged that he didn't need Luther and in fact Luther himself couldn't take the genuinely angry Obama, who says of denial, "What kind of stupid, shortsighted, irresponsible, bull-"
Here's a video of the event.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 28 2015, @01:01PM
I don't find people who don't want kids flawed, I just can't understand them. But I see no difference between men or women who don't want kids.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 28 2015, @01:15PM
...don't want kids... I just can't understand them.
I was one of three kids, both siblings have serious mental issues, with signs visible at an early age. When I started questioning family history (after my college years), I worked out that well over half of the aunts, uncles and grandparents on both sides also suffer(ed) from mental illness. When I saw what this heartbreak did to my parents (who continue to support non-functioning adult children), it played a big part in my decision to not have kids.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 28 2015, @01:21PM
Understandable. In this day and age there are other options for people with worrying genes for example adoption or sperm / egg / womb surrogacy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 28 2015, @08:48PM
There was a story in the news recently that demonstrates what a mess this still is.
One of the hosts of a morning network gabfest decided she wanted a kid though she couldn't conceive one of her own.
The Sherri Shepherd Case: One More Reason to Ban Commercial Surrogacy [dissidentvoice.org]
After the surrogate was well and truly pregnant, Shepherd decided she didn't want the kid.
The article also mentions the cases where a surrogate delivers an infant with a birth defect.
...and, frankly, there's enough already-been-born children to fill any need for a household full of still-growing bodies.
Comedian Paula Poundstone has such a household.
-- gewg_
(Score: 4, Insightful) by morgauxo on Tuesday April 28 2015, @01:47PM
I'd love to see people like this A/C adopt rather than go childless. No, it's not that I think everyone necessarily needs to have children. But.. this person has demonstrated a certain level of level headed rational thought in deciding not to pass on those genes. Isn't that a good thing to pass on to the next generation?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 29 2015, @08:36AM
I'd love to see people like this A/C adopt rather than go childless. ...
[I'm the ac that chose to not have kids.]
If I'd found the right gf/wife when I was younger, adoption could have been an option, but it didn't happen. Instead I've had plenty of exposure to the kids of a few close friends where I'm sort of an honorary uncle, or something like that.
My experience roughly mirrors a childless couple that were both co-workers with my father. When I was little we often visited with this couple on holidays and other occasions. Unfortunately he died early, but she (widow) is now in her 90s and I visit her several times a week. The employees at the senior residence often mistake me for her son...I just reply that she's known me all my life and I've known her since I could remember (age 4-5?).
In addition to bad family genes, another early influence was a college prof (mid-1970s) who projected our current energy situation very clearly. He framed the question, would we (humans) have the sense use cheap non-renewable petroleum to switch to renewables (or fusion, which he called "star power")...before the petroleum became too scarce to make the switch? The prof wasn't optimistic then and I'm not now. Bringing a kid into an energy scarce world (and overcrowded too) seemed like a very selfish and mean thing to do.
(Score: 2) by morgauxo on Wednesday April 29 2015, @04:23PM
Well.. I was trying to be careful but inserting that "people like..." part of the comment. I would never presume to tell any specific person how they should plan and live their life! It's yours not mine and kids may very well not be the right thing for you.
I was just observing that you made a rather intelligent decision based on facts rather then emotion. That's one good decision more than many people out there with large families! If it's not all genetic but it can be passed down through teaching then...
As for bringing a kid into a doomed world.. well.. again, not trying to talk YOU specifically into anything... adopting doesn't bring anyone into the world who wasn't already in it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 29 2015, @06:33PM
I was just observing that you made a rather intelligent decision based on facts rather then emotion.
Thanks for the compliment! It's worked out OK so far...