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Laura Schlessinger Hypocrisy Alert

According to Drudge, Laura Schlessinger's mom was found dead today. What was noteworthy was that she had been dead for several months before a neighbor noticed that she was dead. Normally this would not be something I would really comment on, except to say a prayer or somesuch. However, ponder the following: The same Dr. Laura(who is not a medical or psychological professional) who brutalizes callers who have problems like teen pregnancy, estranged parents/children, etc, herself was unwilling/unable to talk to her own mother, to the point of not knowing if she was alive or dead. The same Dr. Laura who demands morality herself had nude pictures taken of herself by her lover(who was 29 years older than her at the time).

These things in themselves wouldn't be so damning if it weren't for her attitude towards the people who call her with real problems. If you are fifteen and pregnant, now is not the time to be told that you shouldn't have slept around like a cheap tramp. If you are a woman being forced to return to workplace to stave off bankruptcy, being told you are abandoning your children is not going to help. What Dr. Laura does, and what I hate about what she does, is that she takes away hope. When someone calls her show, they are often hurting. She then goes and twists the blade. That is why I'm no fan.