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Soon to get his own teevee show?

This thread is seriously making me think that people should have to get licenses to become parents. If people need licenses to fish, drive, get married, why not to have kids? The liberal in me says no, but these people make a damn good case that some people simply should not be allowed to become parents.

We could also include a license requirement to let children read the Bible or the Koran. Ofcourse, that license should never be issued.

Dan8267 says

some people simply should not be allowed to become parents.

In a society that rewards celebusluts for videotaping sex with dirtbags by heaping great financial success upon them, the least of our worries has been allowing the parents of Honey Booboo to pop out more of them thar kiddies.

I'm just waiting for one of the children from the Duggar family to get their own show (after becoming popular for writing a tell-all book about leaving the cult).

Dan8267 says

This thread is seriously making me think that people should have to get licenses to become parents

Licenses are too intrusive. I was thinking something along the lines of fines and jail time.

Having worked in a maternity ward where we regularly called CPS to report meth babies, coke babies and parents who were so drunk/drugged that they received dui's before they got a block away from the hospital, I'd say this ain't a bad idea.

Except we should sterilize these people rather than put them in jail, where I'd have to pay for their room & board.

elliemae says

Now stands for "the loser channel." FYI, I also call LMN (lifetime movie network) "the ladies man-hating network" because the plot of their movies is Man Bad, Woman Good.

in our house, we call those kinds of channels (and they are legion) the Women Abuse Network.

elliemae says

Little Shop of Gypsies (another wtf moment)

I don't know if it is the same show, but I saw this gem on TLC-I guess this is what sells.
http://www.6aBQiaEoViA

Lifetime used to have some decent movies/mysteries.

Yeah, they tended to be about women stalked by testosterone crazed, criminal rage and abuse machines. All the other men tended to be gelded, sensitive boy toys, but, hey, every channel needs a theme song.

The rage machines always got taken down in the end, with the damsel crumbling in relief after a nice aerobic workout that must have been good for the glutes and abs, even if it came with a few bruises.

Dan8267 says

This thread is seriously making me think that people should have to get licenses to become parents. If people need licenses to fish, drive, get married, why not to have kids? The liberal in me says no, but these people make a damn good case that some people simply should not be allowed to become parents.

Que Godwin's law in 3...2...1:

Dan need I remind you that this HAS been tried in the past?

It did not end well. For anyone.

New Renter says

Dan need I remind you that this HAS been tried in the past?

You do realize that I was facetiously expressing frustration?

Dan8267 says

This thread is seriously making me think that people should have to get licenses to become parents. If people need licenses to fish, drive, get married, why not to have kids? The liberal in me says no, but these people make a damn good case that some people simply should not be allowed to become parents.

Everyone we know of all political stripes says we should have a whole house full of kids and we have none. Why? It's because the very idea of parenting out here in this cesspool scares the shit out of me.

Dan8267 says

New Renter says

Dan need I remind you that this HAS been tried in the past?

You do realize that I was facetiously expressing frustration?

Yes of course.

Ah, I'm not the only one shocked by the bad parenting today.

http://www.MHQpJf63bLc

Does this guy look like the Fonze?

Welcome to the sewer pipe of media owned, written, produced and broadcast primarily from New York and Los Angeles.

rootvg says

It's because the very idea of parenting out here in this cesspool scares the shit out of me.

Shit...it's bad, but it isn't THAT bad.

And trust, me it's always been a dark, scary planet!

Mick Russom says

Welcome to the sewer pipe of media owned, written, produced and broadcast primarily from New York and Los Angeles.

It's not so much that a person would whore herself and her child for fame that surprises me. It's all the people who evidently watch this crap.

There's an awesome show called The Universe on The History Channel. I doubt it's ratings are anywhere near Honey Boo Boo.

Dan8267 says

There's an awesome show called The Universe on The History Channel. I doubt it's ratings are anywhere near Honey Boo Boo.

The national attention span is too short to watch anything too deep.

And that's ironic since this is all a symptom of way too much free time.

there is no cure for stupid... *SIGH*

EastCoastBubbleBoy says

there is no cure for stupid... *SIGH*

You know how you do something stupid, and while you're doing it you say to yourself, "this is really stupid!" (?)

Big, hairy rambunctious dog with huge paws + errant tennis ball = ellie with a black eye. Just happened, and it should be radiating lovely colors Monday morning as I give a professional presentation.

Dan8267 says

The Learning Channel and was one of the best channels on television

Ah but it is educational...
It's the Liberal media showing how the White guy is stupid and does stupid stuff.
Like catching catfish with their bare hands, hoarding garbage in their house piled all the way to the roof, red neck toddler trailer trash queens, Dumb ass 20 somethings selling a priceless heirloom that has been in their family since the 1800's to a pawn shop for a few hundred, so his wife can see Katy Perry.

All of those shows they are educational, it is educating America why America can't service 4 more years of Obama, when this is the way his propaganda ministry thinks of the people he is now with hat in hand expecting to vote for HIS sorry Ass.

Not everything is political or the great liberal conspiracy. Sometimes it is just-follow the money trail. These shows give ratings ,as does Jerry Springer. I must confess, I do like some Jerry Springer from time to time and maury too. Maury is just - I have no words. Those women come up to the stage and say they believe that they know 110% that the guy is their baby daddy and then the DNA proves them wrong and they act all emotional and cry-theater at its most absurd!! But fun and reality. Ratings is what determines a show stays or not.
http://www.MKKGcdefbI4

If it worked for Jerry Springer, it will work for TLC.
Captain... it's the dumming down of America. Woo-Hoo.. I'm going to go learn to make moonshine, and kill more gray matter.

lisalisa says

If it worked for Jerry Springer, it will work for TLC.
Captain... it's the dumming down of America. Woo-Hoo.. I'm going to go learn to make moonshine, and kill more gray matter.

I don't think it is a recent phenomenon. Freak shows have always been part of history.

CaptainShuddup says

All of those shows they are educational, it is educating America why America can't service 4 more years of Obama, when this is the way his propaganda ministry thinks of the people he is now with hat in hand expecting to vote for HIS sorry Ass.

Look, I've criticized Obama far more than any right winger. The thing is, my criticism is based on reality, not fantasy.

just turn the damn thing off! throw it out!
save money!
the biggest joke is that you pay for the privilege to watch that crap, pbs included!
just get rid of the damn idiot box for good.
you don’t need it.
it needs you.
when the digital changeover happened, we just said no thanks.
what a relief to not have the thing blasting drivel shit in the living room anymore!

CaptainShuddup says

All of those shows they are educational, it is educating America

I thought the conservative position was that PBS should be de-funded because networks like TLC do such a good job of filling the educational niche.

I'm about ready to go along with coriacci and unsubscribe to cable. The kids can watch Netflix, they mostly do anyway and the shows they like are cute and/or educational. I like me some walking dead and dexter, but I don't have to watch it, and I'd be far more productive without it. Maybe I'd pay more attention to the wife too, and thus get more frequent booty. She's definitely a milf. There, that's convinced me!

Adorable sweetheart to disgusting brat.

leo707 says

Adorable sweetheart to disgusting brat.

I think Honey Boo Boo ate Shirley Temple.

I saw the one about the chain smoking toddler/boy from Indonesia... I wanted to smack his parents upside the head.

Yes - but he got a teevee show! He's something, damnit! I'm just pissed I didn't think of having 8 kids at once, or even six.

Dan8267 says

people should have to get licenses to become parents.

Dan8267 says

The liberal in me says no

Well for what it's worth, I've never ever heard a Republican say anything remotely close to suggesting such oppression. But it's becoming a recurring theme among Liberals these days. That is why when Libs want to pin their name on anything with "Parenthood" in it, it makes the rest of the Nation want to run for the nearest exit. In spite of the intentions behind it.

Even more shocking is the three Likes it got.

CaptainShuddup says

Well for what it's worth, I've never ever heard a Republican say anything remotely close to suggesting such oppression.

How dense are you? It was directed AT republicans........they're talking about people like YOU!

BTW, how's that urinary tract infection coming along? Waiting for Obama-care to kick in to get antibiotics might be too late.

Dan8267 says

people should have to get licenses to become parents

Scary thing is that the people most likely to have kids--and most likely to have the most kids--are people living in Honey Boo Boo country and The Ghetto. Intelligent, creative people tend more and more to have no/fewer children. The implications are staggering.

Philistine says

Intelligent, creative people tend more and more to have no/fewer children. The implications are staggering.

For more information on this watch Idiocracy.

CaptainShuddup says

Well for what it's worth, I've never ever heard a Republican say anything remotely close to suggesting such oppression.

Hmmmm...Really?

Would you say that the deportation, torture and/or jailing of political opponents would be more oppressive? Because on this very board it is advocated (and not tongue-in-cheek like Dan's "oppressive" comment) by a "Republican" on this thread.

Or if that is not enough for you, how about the wholesale immediate executions of "most" of the people in prison, as advocated by a "Republican" here.

coriacci1 says

just turn the damn thing off! throw it out!
save money!
the biggest joke is that you pay for the privilege to watch that crap, pbs included!
just get rid of the damn idiot box for good.
you don’t need it.
it needs you.
when the digital changeover happened, we just said no thanks.
what a relief to not have the thing blasting drivel shit in the living room anymore!

Moving from one house into another about 3 years ago I warned my children (18, 13, 5) that I was not going to subscribe to any type of television service. Internet, yes, but tv - no.

About a month after moving my then 13 year-old came to me and said "Mom, I don't really miss television." I considered that a victory.

Fast forward 3+ years and my children spend time reading, socializing, being active, and using their imagination. Our lives do not revolve around parking our @sses on the couch at a certain time because we have to numb our minds with some pseudo-celebrity drivel. My children do not come to me begging for the latest doodad featured in a commercial or expecting a party such as shown on My Super Sweet 16. When we want to watch something, one of us will propose a “movie night” and we’ll make a conscious decision to pop some popcorn, gather in the TV room, and hang out while watching an agreed upon movie or a few episodes of a Netflix show.

A much better way of life. And I get to spend the money I save on manicures and massages, woo hoo!

Try it - you'll like it!

exflirt says

When we want to watch something, one of us will propose a “movie night” and we’ll make a conscious decision to pop some popcorn, gather in the TV room, and hang out while watching an agreed upon movie or a few episodes of a Netflix show.

I am curious how often you end up having "movie" nights.

We don't have any TV service either, but usually end up watching plenty of Netflix. The kids maybe about 4-8 hours a week, but the adults much more (after the kids are in bed).