Comments on Deus Ex Malcontent: Family Units

I love reading comments by tolerant and compassion...

2008-05-13T11:53:00.000-04:00

I love reading comments by tolerant and compassionate liberals.

You are the same people who accuse conservatives of being intolerant of lifestyles and religions that are different than their own. Look, why don't you find something productive to do, like fixing your own lives instead of picking apart what these people are doing. They ain't bothering you, so just leave them alone, will ya?

hey votar-i LIKE that!!!!!telling you chez, votar ...

2008-05-12T21:11:00.000-04:00

hey votar-
i LIKE that!!!!!

telling you chez, votar and i are going to end up together.

Makes me sick...

2008-05-12T20:38:00.000-04:00

Makes me sick...

I have my asshole-ish moments, anonymous. I'm pret...

2008-05-11T22:32:00.000-04:00

I have my asshole-ish moments, anonymous. I'm pretty even-tempered most of the time, and I don't get pissed off at most of the Christian jokes and slams around here (in fact, I generally take them with good humor)...but I took exception to the idea that a cultist and a Christian are equivalent. Did I overreact? Maybe. Am I human, yes? Sorry. I'm not perfect. Jesus was. I ain't. And while perhaps I should have passed on the "fuck you" comment to the other poster, sometimes, well...what can I say: I run out of cheeks to turn until all my used-up cheeks heal up again.

So, Deacon, are you actually a follower of Jesus, ...

2008-05-11T18:34:00.000-04:00

So, Deacon, are you actually a follower of Jesus, whose TWO commandments were to love God and to love other people as you love God, or are you one of those Paulist assholes running around drawing lines in the sand for others to obey?

@ 9h2os:The definition of "cult" and the essence o...

2008-05-11T15:18:00.000-04:00

@ 9h2os:

The definition of "cult" and the essence of being a true Christian aren't even in the same zip code, much less the same ballpark. So, while I share your distaste for what the Duggars are doing, a hearty "fuck you" to you on behalf of my brothers and sisters in Christ who are too well-mannered, too uptight or too nervous to say it themselves.

Oh, and Happy Mother's Day to all the fine upstanding, kick-ass moms our there in Chez's readership, including mom-to-be Jayne.

When do you think the wife will start shilling for...

2008-05-11T13:17:00.000-04:00

When do you think the wife will start shilling for Depends? Multiple pregnancies do nasty things to bladder control...

A cult/Christian (same thing)family like this has ...

2008-05-11T06:31:00.000-04:00

A cult/Christian (same thing)family like this has its own built in "fuck you" to their limited wold view...1/10 of their children are bound to be homosexuals. Muahahha! I love when Christian values come against evolution fact.

i cannot help but wonder if it is possible to ster...

2008-05-10T18:34:00.000-04:00

i cannot help but wonder if it is possible to sterilize the next generation before they are allowed to breed too.
do mom and dad do ANYTHING besides fuck? ever?
it took me 3 months to get pregnant with my first, 12 months with my 2nd. i had 3 miscarriages between my 2nd and 3rd. i look at this woman and am amazed at the tenacity of her uterus, how it hasn't just fallen on the floor in despair as she strolled down the hall after her latest coital event.

sidebar: if the caesarean rate is 1/3 and she's had 17 vaginally, does that mean the actual caesarean rate in arkansas is 99%? every other birth except her?

i need a drink.

Julie - And don't forget, after they've popped out...

2008-05-10T10:51:00.000-04:00

Julie -

And don't forget, after they've popped out eight kids in one punch, they get to have their egos stroked on Oprah for being so courageous while Oprah begs the rest of us to send donations for this family who have such trying times ahead.

My sentiment - you bore 'em, you deal with 'em.

I can better tolerate this sideshow than those who...

2008-05-10T09:04:00.000-04:00

I can better tolerate this sideshow than those who use IVF, conceive a goddamn litter and then refuse selective reduction because they don't want to interfere with "God's will". They go on to deliver seven babies who weigh less than a pound each, require millions of dollars of medical intervention, end up with all kinds of developmental disabilities, medical traumas .... damn. Someone needs to explain to me why they didn't consider using IVF as interfering with God's will.

18 wow you can have 2 teams of 9think they are any...

2008-05-10T05:39:00.000-04:00

18
wow you can have 2 teams of 9
think they are any good at baseball?

All the children have J names, and today I heard t...

2008-05-10T00:13:00.000-04:00

All the children have J names, and today I heard they will continue to have as many more as they can. Please, early menopause, please. That poor woman, God why hast thou forsaken her?

Overpopulation is the bane of the earth's existenc...

2008-05-09T23:25:00.000-04:00

Overpopulation is the bane of the earth's existence. In being a responsible human, one should only have one, maybe two children.

Fuck these parents for contributing to that times 9.

To the folks who remember the huge families of pas...

2008-05-09T23:18:00.000-04:00

To the folks who remember the huge families of past decades...

...it's true, of course. My dad was one of 13 kids in a very Catholic family. My mom's family was "small" by comparison with only 7 brother/sisters total.

But the world population was much less then; people by and large didn't live as long; you often needed those extra hands around the house (or farm or whatever); the birth control wasn't as good or as accessible; and money went a lot farther than it does today, cent for adjusted cent.

Back then, it wasn't crazy. Today, it's pure madness.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bob_DuggarThe fac...

2008-05-09T23:02:00.000-04:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bob_Duggar

The fact that this devout Baptist has made any decisions in our government scares the shit out of me.

I honestly don't think they're in debt because they
a) shop at aldi
b) wear handmade clothing OR donations
c) he is in real estate (which in this market may turn on him)
d) live in Arkansas

yes. I'll admit I have watched one of the TLC shows.

Thank you BV.Atheist homeschool family here. (for ...

2008-05-09T19:31:00.000-04:00

Thank you BV.

Atheist homeschool family here. (for shame, only two thoughtfully planned kids here).

I really loathe the fact that circus side shows like this are the public face of the homeschooled, which leads to impressions Chez has.

These people are freaks.

Oh, so THIS is the family they modeled Idiocracy o...

2008-05-09T19:17:00.000-04:00

Oh, so THIS is the family they modeled Idiocracy on.

They aren't Baptist... he has his own church, and ...

2008-05-09T18:45:00.000-04:00

They aren't Baptist... he has his own church, and he's the home preacher. Who's going to question his authority? Cultish? Naahh...

And shouldn't the oldest kids be AWAY at college? I know I'm kicking mine out - no choice - just so they can see how bad I screwed them up. They'll have their chance with their own seeds later =).

Do you think the girls would be excommunicated if they decided they wanted to wear different clothes or cut their hair?

Her eggs are getting old and her chances are increasing for a baby with a birth defect...

18 children just isn't cute or funny anymore. Do they know how many orphaned/unwanted kids are waiting to be adopted?

You know, I just remembered that my maternal great...

2008-05-09T18:16:00.000-04:00

You know, I just remembered that my maternal great grandmother was one of twelve children, which means that I am in fact a product of this kind of lunacy. And now of course I've just gone and thrown up in my own mouth.

But at least Jim Bob is doing his Christian duty by abstaining from lustful acts, because let's face it, except for that odd squeaking noise in the bed springs once in a while, by now he couldn't possibly even know when he's actually having sex.

Jim Bob, seriously man.
Bukkake.
Look into it.

@ deacon blueI am right there with you.

2008-05-09T17:52:00.000-04:00

@ deacon blue

I am right there with you.

I think we should all attempt to have this many ki...

2008-05-09T17:21:00.000-04:00

I think we should all attempt to have this many kids so that we can kill the planet early from overpopulation. That way maybe the cockroaches will have a chance to get to the top of the evolutionary heap faster. Also we would make an even more appetizing appeal the the space aliens out there that are waiting to conquer and eat us.

This country needs to change the laws that benefit families that have more than 2 children, and gives a huge incentive to people that only have one child. I think we should add a 10 percent penalty to families with more than 3 children personally.

These people give me the creeps, and I keep wonder...

2008-05-09T17:01:00.000-04:00

These people give me the creeps, and I keep wondering, what effect will all of this have on their children. But the other comparison I keep thinking of - the US loved the Kennedy's - and jeez, didn't Ethel have 13 kids? Or 14? And the Kennedy's are very religious people. But these push it in your face Baptists or whatever they are are frightening. But the father must be making a righteous buck to keep them in braces and food and everything else.....wonder what their Stimulus Check will be from GWB?

@ Melanie:Folks like this make me wonder how they ...

2008-05-09T16:22:00.000-04:00

@ Melanie:

Folks like this make me wonder how they missed the part about being wise stewards of God's property, the planet being one of those pieces of property. If everyone gave up contraception (whether barrier, pharmaceutical or "rhythm" method...as crappy as that last one is)...this world would be even more screwed than it is now for overpopulation and scarcity of resources.

It's people like that, who cover up their idiot choices as being God's will, who make people like me look like idiots simply for having faith in the Bible, generally speaking.

For the love of Christ..... Someone get these peop...

2008-05-09T15:00:00.000-04:00

For the love of Christ..... Someone get these people a TV already!

(And while you're at it... since they're from Arkansas, ask Bill Clinton to visit, and explain the wonders of "Oral.")