News
2007-05-24
Dr. Laura takes a
break from column
Laura
Schlessinger, known for her biting, conservative, antigay
views, announced she is "taking a break from her
column" that
Laura
Schlessinger, known for her biting, conservative, antigay
views, announced she is "taking a break from her
column" that she writes for the Santa Barbara
News-Press. The decision follows a rough month for
the pundit, according to the Santa
Barbara Independent.
First, there
are reports that the Pentagon is investigating the
MySpace page of Schlessinger's son, Deryk, now a soldier
based in Afghanistan, because it contains images
of rape, murder, torture, and child molestation.
Then Schlessinger
stirred angry debate with a comment she
made in a story by Matthew LaPlante for TheSalt Lake Tribune. "He could come back
without arms, legs, or eyeballs, and you're bitching?"
Schlessigner said in response to military wives
bemoaning the absence of their husbands deployed in
Iraq. "You're not dodging bullets, so I don't want to
hear any whining—that's my message to them."
In her latest
blog entry, posted May 14, Dr. Laura, as she is known,
defended the statement, claiming that LaPlante pulled the
quote out of context.
"I am a military
mom," she later wrote. "I whine to my husband every
day about how scared I am for my son and how helpless I
feel to protect his body and soul. However, I never whine to
my son when he is able to call between missions."
(The Advocate)
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