S.A.D. in Pennsylvania!

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In a message dated 5/18/2003 9:49:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

paulfar@... writes:

> serious consideration for accomodations in Faryl's Frill-Free Feel-Better

> Fibroid Farm in Phoenix. Just submit an essay no less than 250 words

> detailing your pain and misery,

O Happy Day!

Since I last wrote, the May sun has finally come out of hiding in

Pennsylvania! -after being shrouded in darkness and cloudy, raw raininess for

18 endless days! Yipeeeeee!

The birds are singing today, the flowers are blooming, and my spirits could

be soaring, as well, except for one thing...................some residual

" S.A.D " I'm experiencing.here in Pennsylvania.

How could I have S.A.D on such a sunny day, you may ask

Faryl, I'd like you to consider something which I don't know has ever been

done before, in this great nation of ours. Ready?

In my essay for eligibility for Faryl's Fibroidal Farm, I would like to apply

for interstate political asylum status. I'm thinking of becoming a

Pennsylvania refugee. . . by fleeing to Arizona--not only for climate

reasons, but for political reasons, now.

What follows is my 250+ word essay submission about my " pain and misery. " (per

your request).

As a Pennsylvania resident, I've been suffering from severe S.A.D. (No, not

Seasonal Affective Disorder--which I'm totally over, as of today), but I have

the other S.A.D. (Which I call " Santorum Acquired Disgust " )

For those of you LOL who do not know--Rick Santorum, is one of Pennsylvania's

U.S. Senators. He's not just any Senator--he happens to be a powerful one,

being the U.S. Senates's 3d ranking member of the majority party.

Recently he gained a little ummm.......attention (notoriety) for having

equated homosexuality with incest, bestiality, polygamy, and adultery. That's

right. Consenting gay partnership is in the same category as a father raping

his daughter.

Oh, and he also is not too keen on us heterosexuals having our privacy,

either.

He's maintained our Constitutionally-protected right to absolute privacy in

the bedroom " destroys the basic unit to our society because it condones

behavior that's antithetical to strong healthy families. "

Uh-oh. What if he knew what some of us LOL do behind closed doors?!!!!! And

if he only knew that some of us only do it to relieve fibroidal symptoms and

menstrual cramps. SO IT'S MEDICINAL!!!!! What if he knew about the

autoerotic tanning bed behavior? Yikes! And what about newly joined list

member " Leaky Les, " just one of our gay Fibroidians.

Oh dear. Let's not tell him all that.

Oh, and one other thing--shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks Senator

Santorum sent out a letter making a desperate appeal for donations for a

nonprofit group........ lobbying against foreign terrorism? Nope. Domestic

Terrorism? Nope. The correct answer is.......money to lobby against same-sex

marriages.

In the letter, he wrote " I know it may sound like a huge exaggeration,

particularly in light of the attacks on America, but this may truly be the

most important letter I have written. " '

Yeah, right--Huge exaggeration, Senator? Hmmmmmm It's a tough call--which is

more threatening to national security in the post 9/11? Al-Qaeda or

Homosexuals? !!!!!!!!

It's no secret that this guy has big political aspirations. Wouldn't be

surprised if he makes a run for the White House.

And lest any of you think this is TOT (totally off topic), it's not really.

In our Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, try to make a routine appointment for

any medical specialist. If you do, you might need to have your agenda for the

year 2004.

OB/GYN, in particular are leaving PA so fast, I might have to go to Indiana

for my next PAP smear. (Oh, never mind, I guess not. Kukulaka will try to

dissuade me from traveling to Indiana for medical care.) Hopefully, I can

get my PAP smear when I flee to Arizona. We know that Faryl's got the " doctor

interview screening " technique down pat.

Pennsylvania is having a huge medical crisis.

Let me say that I find this problem a huge puzzle, and have wracked my brain,

but don't see how it can easily be solved. But...... why worry my pretty

little head over this?

Our Senator Santorum believes that the solution is to do away with the legal

rights of Pennsylvanians who have been injured by medical malpractice by

establishing an arbitrary cap on jury awards of $250,000. That's what he

proposes to stop so many doctors leaving the state due to skyrocketing

insurance rates.

He never mentioned anything about accountability by the medical profession.

Interestingly 40% of malpractice claims are generated by the " bad apple "

grossly medically negligent 2% of physicians.

But, the cap solution proposed by Santorum allows those " bad apple " to

continue practicing.

Pennsylvania House Minority Leader Bill DeWeese pointed out the extreme

hypocrisy of Santorum on this issue.

Yes, Santorum supports the President's proposed cap of $250,000 on jury

awards--- but, apparently, just for OTHERS.

You see, Santorum's wife, Santorum, sued her chiropractor in Virginia

and eventually won a $350,000 jury award.

Didn't mention ever giving back that superfluous 100 grand....did he?

As De Weese said: " Senator Santorum trusted a judge and jury to decide what

was right for *his* family, but does not appear to hold that same trust for

every other Pennsylvanian I find his position on this issue unfathomable. "

Not only is Santorum homophobic, he's also a hypocrite.

So according to Santorum, let's forget about the flagging economy, the

healthcare crisis, education, developing a fair tax code, prescription drug

coverage and terrorism--'cause it's the gay community, stupid.

See what I mean about Santorum Acquired Disgust?

" S.A.D.-der but Wiser " in Pennsylvania,

Ms. " I-M-Ready-2- B-A-Refugee, Ranting Roma "