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2009-02-12 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Taxpayers may have to cover octuplet mom's costs

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Posted by Steve White 2009-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10325 views ] Top

#1 the "no-shitter" of the day award goes to the genius journalist who made this astute assumption out loud.

Posted by Unens McGurque aka Broadhead6 2009-02-12 01:12|| 2009-02-12 01:12|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll have to give it to her, she certainly took the welfare mom thing to an entirely new level. It is quite amazing what you can learn from the locals. I heard her say yesterday on the telly that this is her last litter.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-02-12 06:34|| 2009-02-12 06:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Whaddya think, Ahhhnold? Kalifornia could use the money...

Soon, the Ontario government intervened. The custody of the five babies was withdrawn from their parents by the Ontario government of Mitchell Hepburn in 1935, originally for a guardianship of two years. Although Oliva Dionne remained part of the guardianship, they were put under the guidance of Dr. Dafoe and two other guardians. The stated reason for removing the quintuplets from their parents' legal custody to ensure their survival into healthy toddlers. The massive interest in Cecile, Annette, Marie, Yvonne, and Emilie, and proceeded to engender a tourist industry around them. The girls were made the wards of the provincial crown until they reached the age of 18. Across the road from their birthplace, the Dafoe Hospital and Nursery was built for only the five girls and their caregivers to live in. The observation gallery, where thousands of people watched from meshed screens as the children played twice a day, became part of "Quintland," a theme-park like atmosphere showcasing and selling Quintuplet merchandise.

Approximately 6,000 people per day visited the observation gallery to view the Dionne sisters. Close to three million people walked through the gallery between 1936 and 1943[1]. In 1934, the quintuplets brought in about $1 million, and they attracted in total about $51 million of tourist revenue to Ontario. Quintland became Ontario's biggest tourist attraction of the era, at the time surpassing Niagara Falls.

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-12 09:38|| 2009-02-12 09:38|| Front Page Top

#4 A call to Suleman's publicist Mike Furtney was not immediately returned.

A welfare mom with a publicist. I doubt she would have any issues with the above...

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-12 09:44|| 2009-02-12 09:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Just an aside: the handling of the Dionne quintuplets was a tragedy and a farce. It was done for human spectacle and all ended up with miserable lives. I wouldn't do to the current batch of 14 Sulemans what was done to the Dionnes, but I don't think Mom is playing with a full deck.

Posted by Steve White 2009-02-12 09:48|| 2009-02-12 09:48|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree. But her version of the above would be the desperately desired reality TV show.

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-12 09:56|| 2009-02-12 09:56|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm sure she'd happily sell the lot of 'em to the highest bidder if he/she promised to pay for the maintenance on her face.

(Yep, she's had work done too. No way in hell is that her "natural" face. Amazing what Kalifornia will pay for if you are on the dole, ain't it?)

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-02-12 14:20|| 2009-02-12 14:20|| Front Page Top

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