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went and listened to Politician Tom Feeney today Mar 1, 2008 12:27 pm
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Excellent mind. Very astute. Its too bad this guy isnt in position to be President. He gets it.

How do we end up with Morons loke Obama and Hillary? How do we get people like Mccain, who although not a good choice is far superior in all ways to the democratic/socialist party.
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Jim Dalrymple hates the Canadian taxed to death Government Mar 1, 2008 3:51 am
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I hate the Canadian Government. Not just the Federal government, but also the provincial and municipal governments, the school boards and anyone else that has anything to do with politics.

I hate politicians standing on my doorstep once every four years looking innocent, while they lie their rear off. I hate the fact that they don’t want to answer any questions, but expect your support.

The various branches of the Canadian governments are robbing the taxpayers blind and we just sit back and let them do it. They are taxing us to death and then waste the money on trips and gold plated shovels and other stupid stuff that does nothing to solve any real problems.

Today in the newspaper, there was a story about the government paying $1 million for a kitchen at the local military base—$1 million!!

Our helicopters are falling out of the sky because they are 60 years old and our government is fixing kitchens so they can entertain other stupid politicians.

If these politicians were in the US they would be lynched and strung up! Yeah, yeah, I can hear you now, “I’m glad we’re not American – we are a peace loving nation.” BLAH, BLAH, stinking BLAH!

Oh just shut up!!! You are getting screwed and thanking them for doing it. The government is taking our money in every way possible. Just look at gas – we pay almost four times as much as they do in the US. Gas prices go up because of some made-up excuse and when that reason goes away, they come up with something else.

Have you ever watched these idiots we send to Ottawa? They are in parliament pounding on their tables and yelling at each other. Here’s a novel idea you jerks – do some stinking work!

I’m tired of working harder only to lose out in the end because of the idiots we have in government.

Jim
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why Bob O'Winkly Hates Canada Mar 1, 2008 3:42 am
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Why do I hate Canada so much? I'll tell you. I have seven reasons that will make whiny liberals quiver in their faux-fur lined boots.

Canada is cold.

Real cold. Too cold for anyone sensible.

But Canadians should prepare for warmer temperatures, since those Godless socialist pinko cowards will suffer an eternity in Hell.

The metric system.

Those Canadians practically invented this "metric" system baloney. Somehow it's like inches and feet, only it doesn't make any damn sense. And kilometers? Don't even get me started on those.

Next thing you know they'll have metric months, metric dollar bills, and women will have metric breasts. Where will the madness end?

Canada gained independence from England in 1982.

1982! Can you believe that? Practically yesterday. We told those British popinjays to take a hike over 200 years before those lazy Canucks got around to it.

And guess who still has the queen on their currency? I'll give you a hint: Canada.

Rich people must pay for health care for lazy bums.

Imagine being coerced into paying for health care for undserving lazy scaramouches who sit on the street corner day after day, chugging down a 40oz Mickeys before noon.

Those cretins don't deserve a nickel, let alone expensive medical treatment paid for by wealthy, upstanding members of society.

Fact: If you're poor, it's entirely your own fault -- and you deserve a short miserable life of pain and suffering.

They have oil.

Come on, Canada. Give us your oil. Who do you think makes your cars, anyway? Manitoba isn't exactly Detroit, if you know what I mean.

Don't make us go Iraq on your butt. We'll do it.

I'm serious.

They speak French.

Okay, I know what you're going to say. "But O Wrinkly, only Canadians in Quebec speak French!"

Well be that as it may, Canadians still write in French all over the damn place. Street signs, documents, businesses...

If I ever saw a coffee shop with a sign that said "ferme" in the window instead of "closed," I'd blow that place up before those Satan-worshiping French terrorists spread their hate any further.

Draft dodgers.

And this is the big one. Where do you think those America-hating draft dodgers run off to when the going gets tough?

You're right they go to that God-forsaken foxhole known as Canada. Look, we're making the world safe for you hippie clinchpoops, so show some respect.

There you have it folks -- seven indesputible reasons Canada sucks. Of course, everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. But if it's different than mine, it's wrong.

Because I said so.

Bob O'Winkley
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Reasons why Canada sucks Mar 1, 2008 3:28 am
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Out Of Control Cost Of Living.

From rent, to utility bills, to shopping, to phone, internet and cable bills, to gas, to car insurance, to eating out, to basically anything you have to pay for or buy, the cost of living in Canada has become astronomical. Recent immigrants are astonished as to how expensive everything is. It is estimated that compared to most countries around the world, the cost of living in Canada is on average five times greater.

Health Care Crisis.

Practicing physicians in Canada are in a shortage, 1 in 4 Canadians cannot get a family doctor. Canadian doctors are leaving to move permanently to the United States. Statistics Canada and the Canadian Medical Association both have identified that for every 1 American doctor that moves to Canada, 19 (nineteen) Canadian doctors move to the United States! Doctors in Canada are overworked and underpaid, and there is a cap on their salaries.

Very High Taxes.

Yes, you have the GST, the PST, totaling 15%, on practically everything you purchase and many other taxes taken out of our weekly paycheck. You have to pay a whopping amount to the government, out of your hard earned salary, so that the government can turn around and give it to beer drinking, hockey watching welfare bums. Fair? It does not matter, it's Canada.

Money Hungry Government.

Canadian Embassies around the world lie to foreigners, painting this picture that Canada is Utopia, because they want them to come to Canada. Why? Because foreigners bring Money! So after being deceived, these foreigners come. They must bring with them at least $10,000. Canada has an immigration quota of 250,000 per year. So please do the math, 250,000 multiplied by $10,000 each equals a whopping 2.5 Billion dollars that Canada gains from immigrants every year.

No Culture.

Unlike almost every other country in the world, Canada has no culture. Actually American culture is what dominates Canada. When was the last time you had some 'Canadian' food? There are no Canadian traditions and there is no national identity. What does it even mean to call yourself a 'Canadian'. . .nothing really. People living in Canada, still identify themselves with the country they 'originally' came from.

Worst Weather.

Yes, Canada has the worst weather conditions of any country in the world. Freezing cold temperatures, snow, ice, hail, winds, storms etc. From the Prairie provinces to the Maritimes, from the Territories to southern Ontario, the weather is so horrific and disgusting that many Canadians leave Canada simply because of this reason alone.

plus people from Ottawa are coming out of the closet and declaring moral indecency
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COEXIST can go to Hell Feb 29, 2008 4:18 am
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Every once in awhile I see these little bumper stickers that say coexist. The letters are formed in symbols of various religious beliefs.

Jesus said if we follow him we are not going to be loved or popular. He wasnt with many people. He wasnt mamby pamby. He got mad too about things. He isnt this one side that people seem to wish to believe he is.

He is a sword. He is a sword that is not in its sheath.

I have a friend here leaving once again. They didnt say exactly why, but it sounds like many reasons.

We cant have two masters, yet many here in order to perhaps have peace are inclusive. There are only two masters.

There are many good people here. But there are also many people who are inclusive because they believe in a false unity.

Sorry as far as christianity goes, I dont accept Mormons, 7th day adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses or Catholics as believers in Jesus Christ. Can some of these people be born again? Sure.

Whether or not I accept that or not, means little in the overall scheme of things.

But here is a person, who is lovely in heart and spirit and they feel the neeed to have to leave this place because of scammers, inclusivism and just personal attacks.

I personally dont care if people accept me. I am confident in who I am that I do not need to kiss peoples' butts that I disagree with in order to get along.

This other person deserved none of this. I never saw a blog written by her where it was a red flag. All they got here was a moron stalker and I am sure many friends; but also a lot of grief.

I will miss them on here. I stopped writing and just copied and pasted because I had gotten sick of people. Not all but many. From the people who could not differintiate between a mormon man and his ability to lead and perform despite he never pushed his faith while in office.

People who would vote for a incompetent liar in Mike Huckabee because he used the name of Christ. There are many Christians, but that does not make them qualified for the tassk at hand.

Frustrated because everyone seems to place their beliefs upon experiences and feelings instead of solid factual reasoning. Sad because people do not understand Covenant. When they begin and end and what is pertinant today. Yet they pick and choose from a dead covenant as to what exists.

I dont feel the need to have eons of people agreeing with me and compromise what I believe to be true in order to coexist.

I will miss you on here my friend. Shame on those responsible.
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LOU-IS Mul-Key!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feb 28, 2008 9:32 pm
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Last weekend in Charleston, S.C., a bus carried the Summerville High basketball team to the state 4A semifinals. It also carried the memory of a man you've never heard of, a man who meant everything to the boys on that bus. His name was Louis Mulkey, and he was an assistant coach in football and basketball and, everyone says, life.

His day job was as a firefighter for the city of Charleston. He worked on Engine 15. His world revolved around Summerville High and B Shift. Then, on June 18 last summer, he and many of his colleagues responded to a fire at the Super Sofa Store. Some of you know what happened. The blaze grew out of control. A flashover, firemen call it, and when that happens, you've got two seconds to escape. Two seconds wasn't long enough for Mulkey. In the moments before he died, he clicked on his microphone.

"Car 1! … Tell my wife I said … I love you."

And then Louis Mulkey was gone, leaving behind a fire department, a family, a wife and a group of mourning athletes.

"It was a really tough summer," says Chris Digby, a basketball assistant and friend of Mulkey. "We had a lot of hearts to mend. We had to spend time with them and help them understand."

They held ceremonies. They made sure Mulkey's wife, Lauren, came to football games and then, as fall turned to winter, basketball games, too. They did their best.

"It's so touching to see the impact that he's had on these boys," Lauren Mulkey says. "Gosh, they were the closest thing we had to kids. They mean the world to me."

Still, something was always missing. Digby felt it most on the bus rides, when everything was just a little too quiet. The players felt it when they needed a boost of inspiration. Louis was always so good at saying and doing just the right thing at just the right time.

"We've got some seniors who try to do that, who try to replace that, and provide the energy. But it's just not the same," Digby says. "When things aren't going well for us, that's when we miss him the most."

During the course of the season, some members of the student section bought plastic fire helmets and painted "L.M." on them. The Charleston Fire Department donated a real firefighter's helmet, and the team carried it faithfully, putting it on an empty chair on the bench, where Louis would have sat. Last Friday on the bus, with the season winding down, Digby looked at the bag carrying that helmet and had to hide his face so the players wouldn't see him cry.

Lauren was a few minutes behind them. She wouldn't miss this game. And, in front of her was a Charleston fire truck, Ladder 4, part of the crew who'd been with Louis that night at the fire. They'd lived, but they hadn't forgotten. So tonight, dressed in uniform, they'd come to a gymnasium to honor a friend.

The game began. Summerville pulled ahead, taking a commanding lead in the third quarter. But Sumter High chipped away, making defensive stops, getting rebounds. In the final minutes, Sumter came all the way back, taking a lead. Louis' boys looked done. Digby could see it from the bench. This is when they needed Mulkey. And this is when it happened.

The student section began the chant, the words growing louder and louder.

"Lou-is Mul-key!"

Clap. Clap. Clap-clap-clap.

"Lou-is Mul-key!"

The crowd joined in.

"Lou-is Mul-key!"

"Lou-is Mul-key!"

Everyone sensed what was happening. There, for a few moments, inside a gym he loved so much, Louis Mulkey lived.

"The change started coming up through the crowd," Digby says. "It completely changed. You could see it in their face. They weren't gonna lose that game. Our kids, it lit a fire underneath them."

Summerville took control, putting away the game. Afterward, the team posed for pictures with the firefighters and Lauren. Some of them wore fire helmets. Others held a sign with Louis' initials on it. Everyone smiled.

In a few short hours, they'll play again, this time for the state championship. They won't be alone. The helmet will be there, and the firemen, and Lauren. Watching over it all will be Louis Mulkey, who would have loved it so much.

Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN
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February is always so fast Feb 28, 2008 3:28 pm
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I think its not one of my favorite months because it is short and the bills are due quicker it seems.

I like living here on earth. I know its temporal but I like it. I have my friends, most of them on the internet that I enjoy so much. I dont try and be everyones friend. I think its problamatic when you do.

Dating sites are kinda weird. I am not here for that. Sometimes I just like a good debate or stir the pot a little. How many people do you find on these sites that are really ready for a relationship versus the ones still dumbfounded and hurt by their last one?

Instead you have many people trying to be kool or inclusive. I know some people that change their minds about people almost as much as they change underwear.

I am very friendly with those I wish to be friendly with, but I also have no issue with keeping my distance with certain people as well.
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The Priesthood ...what does the scriptures say? Feb 27, 2008 4:42 am
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I. The New Testament teaches all believers are "priests" to God. There is no special class, as the Old Testament priesthood was abolished in the New Testament.

Exodus 19:5, 6
1 Peter 2:5, 9 "Ye also, ... an holy priesthood..."
Isaiah 61:6
Malachi 2:9, 10
Acts 2:46

II. Jesus is the Mediator between God and man. We can come directly to God;
we don't need an intermediary.

I Timothy 2:5
Hebrews 8:6
Hebrews 12:24

III. The book of Hebrews says the priesthood of Jesus Christ is an eternal priesthood.
Hebrews 7:3, 11-13, 15-17, 21-22, 23-25, 27-28; 8; 9; 10; 5:5-6
Hebrews 5:4-6
"And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God,
as was Aaron. So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest
... As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the
order of Melchisedec." (citing Psalms 110:4)
Hebrews 7:11
"If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the
people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest
should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after he order of Aaron?"
Hebrews 7:21
"For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that
said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever
after the order of Melchisedec"

IV. Catholicism requires its priests to remain celibate* (unmarried). Scripture, however,
teaches that "marriage is honourable in all..." Hebrews 13:4

A. Celibacy was not required of even the Old Testament priesthood.
Leviticus 21 and 22
Ezekiel 44:22
"Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is
put away: but the shall take maidens of the seed of the house
of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before."

B. Zachary was a married priest.

Luke 1:5, 13
"There was ... a certain priest named Zacharias ... and his wife..."

C. Bishops (pastors) of the early church married.

1 Timothy 3:1-4, 5, 12
"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife..."
Titus 1:6
"... the husband of one wife, having faithful children ..."

D. The first apostles (including Peter, the "first pope") married.

Mark 1:30
"But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever..."
Matthew 8:14
Luke 4:38
1 Corinthians 9:5

E. Forbidding marriage is wrong.

1 Timothy 4:1-3
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines
of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with
a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats,
which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth."

F. God does not want us taking vows (i.e., of celibacy).

Ecclesiastes 5:4-6; Leviticus 5:4; Deuteronomy 23:21-23;
Matthew 5:33-37; Mark 6:23; James 5:12

G. Not only does God not require celibacy* (abstinence from marriage), but asceticism
is incapatible with Scripture.

Colossians 2:18-23

* "All the ordained ministers of the Latin Church, with the exception of permanent deacons, are normally chosen from among men of faith who live a celibate life and who intend to remain celibate 'for the sake of the kingdom of heaven' ... Celibacy is a sign of this new life to the service of which the Church's minister is consecrated; accepted with a joyous heart celibacy radiantly proclaims the Reign of God."

Catechism, pg. 395, #1579

Diane Dew
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Americans account for two-thirds of the global antidepressant and psychiatric drug market. Feb 27, 2008 4:31 am
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think about that...2/3


An interview with Charles Barber, author of Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry is Medicating a Nation

Q. Americans account for two-thirds of the global antidepressant and psychiatric drug market. What drives Americans to want to be “comfortably numb”?

A. Americans have always liked the quick-fix, and overwhelming the enemy with technology – whether it’s a foreign country or a medical problem. But we like it more than ever – probably fueled by our ever-shortening attention spans, and the expectation that everything will or must occur at the click of a mouse. Another factor driving American drug-taking is our increasing isolation from each other, accompanied by a simultaneous pressure to achieve and perform, including the achievement of happiness. The result of all of this is Americans are rushing to the medicine cabinet, in particular for antidepressants – the most prescribed drug in America – in record numbers. We think that what we find there will eradicate our distress, numb out our internal discord, and help us keep with the Jones’s – or the Gates’s.

Q. During the last decades, the public began to view mental illness as common and easily treated with medication: celebrities declaring their problems, ordinary people talking about their pills. Do you believe that attitudes toward the truly mentally ill have changed?

A. No. The truly mentally ill – people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, for example – are just as stigmatized as they’ve ever been. It may now be acceptable and even cool to talk about taking antidepressants at a party, and it certainly is cool for an actress to talk about her bout with depression on Oprah (as long as it’s now well under control and she has a new hit movie) but see what happens if you talk about hearing voices or having visions. People will move away as fast as they can. And with all the increased rates of psychiatric drug-taking by the masses, the number of people with really serious mental illnesses who are in proper treatment remains very low.

Q. Recently, there has been a considerable increase in cases of depression, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions. Do you believe that these illnesses have become better diagnosed or simply overdiagnosed?

A. As usual with these kinds of things, it’s a bit of both. Certainly in the past, the great uncle who was just considered a little weird or isolative was really suffering from schizophrenia and nobody knew, or wanted to know. But things have gone very far in the other direction. Now everyday troubles are medicalized -- and medicated. Psychiatry has expanded the number of diagnoses so hugely in the last 30 years that one can now receive diagnoses and labels like “adjustment disorders” and “sibling-relational problems” and “phase of life problem.” Having a hard time adjusting to a new situation, or having difficulties with one’s family can be painful and disruptive – but they are absolutely not medical problems. Major studies find that a quarter of Americans suffer from a psychiatric disorder annually, and most will be mentally ill at some point. I reject that view. Serious mental illness is a terribly serious condition that affects a rather small proportion of the population.

Q. You describe the difference between depression and Depression, the former being a part of human life, and the latter a major illness with specific symptoms. Why do you believe that the wrong people are taking the medications?

A. It is often the case that the less severe one’s condition, the more likely one is to be medicated and in treatment. Major Depression is a life-threatening medical disorder which has nothing to do with “feeling blue,” “bummed out,” and “having a hard time with the winter.” Confusing the two -- serious mental illness versus everyday life problems -- has led more than anything to the over-medicating of people with no true psychiatric conditions. Furthermore, even for serious conditions, drugs are not the only approach. Cognitive-behavioral therapy has been shown to be as effective and possibly more effective than drugs for mild to moderate depression, and without the side effects and with lower relapse rates. Diet and exercise also can make a huge difference, even for Major Depression. In our zeal for the drugs, we overlook these approaches, which are highly effective but not as simple as taking a pill.

Q. You note that “each new generation of Americans either chooses a favorite drug or creates one…The War on drugs will likely never be won because Americans don’t want it to be won.” How is the war on illegal drugs is different or similar to the reliance of Americans on antidepressants?

A. The difference between legal and illegal drugs can be a much thinner line than one would think. The pharmacological profile of Ritalin, for example, is very similar to that of Cocaine. We also tend to blame our drug problems (whether legal or illegal) on others -- the Colombians, for example, for our cocaine addiction -- rather than looking inward and trying to identify why we are depressed and anxious and so drawn to drugs.

Q. You note that the combined profits of the top ten drug companies in 2002 were greater than the profits of all the other 490 Fortune 500 companies together. What is the role of commerce in the mental health field—for example, doctors being paid by drug companies to publish articles in medical journals?

A. The Mental Health industry now involves big money. Many of the top psychiatric drugs are among the best-selling drugs in the world. Antidepressants were the most profitable product in the most profitable industry in the world during the 1990s. Of course the mixture of all this money with medicine can have disastrous results. Studies show that drug trials conducted by people with a financial conflict of interest with the drug they are evaluating are almost five times more likely to report positive results.

Q. The role of drugs and children is a hot topic. What are the risks for children on these drugs, and for families who view the pills as having only positive effects?

A. The medicating of children is particularly worrisome. Medicating kids involves changing their brains as they are developing in ways that nobody understands. Rates of medicating kids have soared in the last decade, as have the use of controversial psychiatric diagnoses for children. As with adults, I think there is a small percentage of truly ill children who have true diagnoses and need the drugs. ADHD drugs can be quite broadly effective, but the rise in the use of powerful antispychotics and mood stabilizers, and their combination, is disturbing and largely inappropriate.

Q. Psychiatry in America has evolved into a phase you name Corporate Psychiatry, where the emphasis is on profits and pill-only treatment coverage. Who is to blame for this focus on medication as the be-all, end-all of mental health—the insurance companies, the drug companies, or the doctors themselves?

A. While the drug companies have been highly manipulative in their marketing practices, ultimately I blame the doctors. The insurance and drug companies are doing what industry is supposed to do in America: make a profit. Attacking these industries for that is a little like criticizing a cougar for attacking a deer. Unlike the doctors, Big Pharma and the insurance industry have not taken a Hippocratic oath.

Q. The alternative approaches that you suggest—Stage of Change, Motivational Interviewing, and peer engagement—necessitate a paradigm shift: “recovery can exist within the context of illness.” You also say we need to listen closely to those who are mentally ill about what works for them. Could you summarize these approaches and the need for a reversal in how we view illness and treatment?

A. The lessons of the “recovery movement” -- led by people who have suffered from severe mental illness and improved -- are much different than the messages and marketing that comes from the drug companies about how to treat illness. Former patients say that getting better involves not the removal of all symptoms but learning how to live a meaningful life, even in the presence of on-going, if hopefully reduced, symptoms. Former patients also say that the social context is critical to getting better -- the strength of their relationships and supports makes a huge difference, as does finding something or somebody that makes one want to get better in the first place. They also say that they improve most when they are put “in charge” of their recovery, rather than being the passive recipient of a pill or merely being told by a doctor what to do.

Motivational Interviewing (M and the Stages of Change model are interventions and ways of looking at illness that have come to fore in the last 20 years, since Prozac was introduced, but nobody knows about them because there’s no marketing money attached to them. They involve, in a phrase, listening to patients instead of listening to Prozac. The Stages of Change model looks at change as cyclical rather than linear process (one make have to go through various cycles to ultimately change a behavior) and MI, first developed as a way to engage substance abusers, is a way of meeting clients “where they are at” and then helping them identify their own, internal reasons to get better. The MI approach is the exact opposite of the old way involving the confrontation of patients, but it is highly strategic and uses very specific techniques to find the things that a person can use on their own to change. Research shows that MI is effective in changing patients’ behavior towards a whole range of unhealthy behaviors, including depression and anxiety.
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Comfortably Numb Feb 27, 2008 4:25 am
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Compelling. In Comfortably Numb,Charles Barber brings a street-smart perspective ... He worked for years with [the homeless mentally ill] in New York ... Comfortably Numb has a degree of sardonic anger powering its torrent of data and case studies.
— Salon

A fine, informed writer on cultural history as well as neuroscience, psychotherapy, and economics, Barber convincingly argues against the overprescription of psychiatric drugs in the United States and sums up the history of U.S. psychiatry from the asylum to the community to glitzy but still elementary neuroscience. A blockbuster.
— Library Journal starred review

A sharply critical look at the way antidepressants are marketed and prescribed in the United States . . . Barber articulately and persuasively counsels that it’s time to abandon the quick-fix, pop-a-pill approach.
— Kirkus Reviews

Persuasive. Barber, in a passionate and often angry book, speaks with authority . . . By any measure, this is an important book.
—Hartford Courant

"Comfortably Numb chronicles the extraordinary psychopharmaceuticalization of everyday life that has arisen in recent years and appears to be growing apace. Charles Barber marks out the inconvenient truths on our path to emotional climate change but also offers alternatives to readers who wish to avoid pharmageddon."
—David Healy, author of Let Them Eat Prozac

"In this passionate yet fair-minded book, Barber explores the disturbing medicalization and medication of unhappiness in America today. The author understands that while medication has an important role to play in the treatment of severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, Big Pharma has seduced Americans into believing they need drugs for the normal sorrows of life. Almost 70 percent of antidepressants worldwide are sold in the United States. Barber asks the critical question of whether Americans are crazier that the rest of the world or whether we have simply developed a crazy dependency on legal drugs."
—Susan Jacoby, author of The Age of American Unreason
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