Barbara Simpson Show Wiki - April 29, 2007

April 29, 2007 Babe In The Bunker Show

- A father's fight with the system in trying to get his son help for the son's mental illness.
  - "With any other illness you call an ambulance, but with mental illness you call the police."
- PBS and Corporation For Public Broadcasting supressing an important film highlighting the plight of peole living in Islamic dictatorships
  - http://www.freethefilm.net
- Patrick Kennedy, son of Edward Kennedy
  - Fulfilled his court ordered requirements - for driving under the influence of drugs. His sentence was obviously too light:
    - weekly alcoholics anonymous meetings
    - Meetings with his doctor "Daily AA meetings for the last year.... He's been fighting his addictions."
    - 10 days jail suspended
    - 50 hours community service
    - $350 fine
  - May 2005: Drinking, claimed to take Ambien, when he crashed into a security barrier, and then claimed he was going to congress to vote, at 3am.
  - Multiple addictions, oxycontin, etc.
  - Despite this, he was reelected to his 7th term in Congress.
  - "Why do we allow people like that to hold elected office. I'm sorry, I don't think they should, I really don't.... If they are in that condition, they don't represent the average American, I don't care what they say." - Barbara
    - Caller: "He was enjoying his addictions!"
- Caller: Women in Iran defying the dress code.
- Muslim Accomodations
  - Footwashing stations in bathrooms in the US
  - "The very people who defend this are some of the first ones that Islamists would take out if they got power."
  - Lesbian who married four partners in Nigeria. Shuriah law took hold 7 years ago, and now the lesbian is in hiding from the Islamic police.
  - "The people who are telling us to be open minded and understanding, are the very ones who are in favor of gay marriage, homosexual rights (those trying to get rid of the traditional married), this is what happens when you have shuriah law."
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