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2004-06-20 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Mike 2004-06-20 9:02:32 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If only Clinton punched out the BBC dweeb. That would have been must see TV.

Posted by ed 2004-06-20 9:19:45 AM|| 2004-06-20 9:19:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Clinton was probably pissed because he thought he was in friendly territory. Had it been FOX asking these questions, he probably would have handled them easily.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-06-20 9:39:30 AM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-06-20 9:39:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Priapism. That was a look-up.

Posted by Zpaz 2004-06-20 10:14:28 AM|| 2004-06-20 10:14:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Zpaz - not for me. Interesting the things learned in EMT training. :-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-20 10:54:57 AM|| 2004-06-20 10:54:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I smell a set-up. This is Clinton going for attention. He's like the class clown in grade 3, the kid who would do anything to be noticed. Just the way he intruded his "wounded feelings" into Reagan Week, he'll do anything to get people to think about him and buy his book. Best strategy - ignore him.

Posted by Patrick 2004-06-20 10:56:32 AM|| [www.ubilibertas.com] 2004-06-20 10:56:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wait till someone (er, not me) asks him about poor Juanita Broaddrick.

Posted by someone 2004-06-20 10:57:07 AM|| 2004-06-20 10:57:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Barbara, was that on-the-job training? Do tell.

Posted by Zpaz 2004-06-20 11:14:46 AM|| 2004-06-20 11:14:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Zpaz - Naah, just part of the training.

It's fairly rare, usually painful (though in Clinton's case probably not, but his "priapism" is more of the hound-dog-in-constant-heat variety, rather than a medical condition), and we were taught about its existence along with other serious-but-rare conditions I've never seen, such as epiglottitis.

I don't think it's life-threatening, but it's quite painful and, if untreated, could probably lead to impotence - not sure. And no, I've no idea how it's treated; probably drugs of some kind. (They probably said more back when I took the class, but I didn't store more info than I needed to recognize the problem & know the patient would need transport; it doesn't affect me personally, after all. Sorry.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-20 11:27:07 AM|| 2004-06-20 11:27:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 It just reminded of a legend passed on by a med student friend: A group of students were dissecting a cadaver. The cadaver had an erection. A male student took a scalpel and sliced the offending member down the center splitting it in two. The female student stood mesmerized for several minutes. Finally, the male asked her if anything was wrong. She thought for a minute more, then asked, "Where's the bone?"

Obviously that was a story from more innocent days.

Epiglottitis. Another look-up!

Posted by Zpaz 2004-06-20 11:47:52 AM|| 2004-06-20 11:47:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Barb - should I apply a splint?

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-20 12:09:02 PM|| 2004-06-20 12:09:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Hah-hah, Frank - good one. :-p

(No; I would guess it "splints" itself)

#9 Zpaz: LOL. Far more innocent.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-20 12:22:00 PM|| 2004-06-20 12:22:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Well....(chuckle), two heads are better than one....

Posted by Halfass Pete 2004-06-20 12:47:43 PM|| 2004-06-20 12:47:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 William Jefferson Blythe Clinton: Attention-Whore

Posted by eLarson 2004-06-20 1:34:33 PM|| 2004-06-20 1:34:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Do they show Panorama on BBC America? Back in the days when I had a TV, BBC America was the 24x7 "Changing Rooms" channel.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-06-20 6:51:53 PM|| 2004-06-20 6:51:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 I've seen Panorama on BeebUSA a couple times - there are still occasional days when they're mainlining Changing rooms or What Not To Wear. But to me it's all worth it for just one all-day Blackadder or Keeping Up Appearances marathon...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-06-20 8:01:14 PM|| 2004-06-20 8:01:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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