So Pickles has skin cancer - BFD

[proud2BlibKansan]

Hey Laura, there are a lot of people in Iraq who have suffered horrible burns from the bombs your husband's war has launched in their country, and I bet their skin hurts worse than yours.

Then there are the dead people who have died in your spouse's war. They don't have any skin.

There are also hundreds of thousands of children who have no parents anymore because of the folly of this war that man you married started.

But we all had to stop today to feel sorry for you and your episode of skin cancer.

I was thinking the polite thing to do would be to send you a card. But I am not in a polite mood, so here goes -> FUCK OFF PICKLES.

Oh and Happy Holidays too.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Green tea

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsConditions/CancerSkincc.html

Green tea (Camellia sinensis) contains polyphenols, compounds that are potent antioxidants. Antioxidants eliminate free radicals, harmful by-products of cells' metabolism that are thought to play a role in cancer. The main polyphenol in green tea is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Scientific studies suggest that EGCG and green tea polyphenols may prevent the onset and growth of skin tumors.

[BlooInBloo]

42. People die from never-never-land non-treatments. Fucking luddite hippies.

If living is your goal, maximize your chances by getting the best that scientific medical technology, and your wallet, can provide.

We now return you to your regularly-scheduled uneducated unscientific hippie mob.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

48. I prefer white lilies, thank you. n/t

[flamingyouth]

2. As someone who has cancer, I really wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. I am not wishing it on her

I am just sick of hearing about it. Pickles doesn't know suffering.

[flamingyouth]

11. Well, I'm certainly no fan of her or her husband.

But I am sorry to hear that she has cancer.

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. I'm not

Karma is a bitch.

[qanda]

46. I don't have cancer

And I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Nor would I be smug about who got it and have enough ignorance to call it karma. I wish you well in your battle to fight this dreaded disease just as I wish Laura Bush well.

[TomInTib]

3. They will have her all over the teevee on this. Just watch.

The 'heads have been wondering why it took so long for this to come out.
WH was just waiting for the opportune time to announce it.

Little diversions.

But they are going to find out that nobody gives a shit.

[Lady President]

4. 10,710 skin cancer deaths per year in the U.S.

Yes, skin cancer is often treatable, but it is still cancer and people still die from it. As someone who is genetic predisposed to skin cancer, I think educating people is vital. I have a lot of nasty things I would love to say about your post. I'll pass-- Happy Holidays to you too.


http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/ped_7_1_What_You_Need_To_Know_About_Skin_Cancer.asp

[maggiegault]

6. I Lost My Father...

...to osteogenic sarcoma when he was only 53 years old. My mother has had three bouts with skin cancer. Both of my grandfathers died of cancer: one prostate, the other bladder.

I also have a brother who is over in Baghdad fighting AWOL's war for oil.

I think that the original post was awesome, and I say this as someone who is a genetic absolute for cancer. You cannot imagine what it is like having a soldier over there. It is every bit as bad as losing my Dad, in some ways.

Pickles has cancer? Big deal. She's a killer and her husband is, too. Couldn't have happened to a nicer person, if you ask me.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. My dad had a bunch of skin cancer too

So I have been there. NBD.

Welcome to DU :hi:

[Lady President]

14. Nope, won't wish cancer on people

I also lost my father and grandfathers to cancer. My uncle, mom, and I all have had skin cancer removed. None of knew to wear sunscreen until the damage was done. If someone, regardless of their political party, goes to the doctor to check a mole or remembers to stay out of the sun because of the this little news cycle, then good.

I simply refuse to be the type of person who would wish cancer on another. I dislike Laura Bush, but there is no benefit to society to wish others pain.

I'm sending my warmest thoughts to your brother. I don't believe in this war, but I thank him for his service to our country. May peace be with him.

[maggiegault]

18. Oh, don't get me wrong...

...I don't WISH cancer on Pickles or anyone.

I just cannot muster up anything remotely resembling sympathy for the b**ch.

Thanks for your warm thoughts for my brother. This time of year has just been hell on him. Our troops are suffering so much, and all you hear about in the news is garbage about Crashy McNoStop's skin cancer. What about those who had their limbs blown off today by IEDs? What about those who were killed? How many Iraqi children were killed today?

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. No one is WISHING it on her

I am just sick to death of hearing about it. Sheesh.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Most skin cancers are pretty benign

and involve little more than a very minor surgical procedure. I know a 93 year old lady who just had one removed, and it was nothing. Laura's probably having less trouble with this than Georgie had with that gigantic boil on the side of his face that he was sporting during the 2000 recount.

I will retract this statement if it turns out to be a melanoma that wasn't caught in time. Otherwise, I'm going to be a heartless bastard about this.

[gollygee]

8. My dad has skin cancer

It's pretty nasty. :(

There are other worse things in the world, but I'm able to have sympathy for her too.

[Fla Dem]

10. No apologist for the bushit clan but..........

she did not announce it. It only came to light when a reporter asked about the bandage on her leg. I would think that if they were trying to get sympathy they could have played it up big time. The fact that her husband has caused the death of thousands has no direct correlation on the fact she developed cancer.

[spoony]

12. Hear hear

and the idea that it is connected is like Pat Robertson (or Falwell, I can't tell them apart) saying Katrina happened because New Orleans partied.

[LittleClarkie]

23. I've seen people resort to that a bit too much lately, and it bugs me.

should we tell the people at Second Harvest to fuck off because their suffering is nothing compared to what's going on in Iraq? Some are all ready to tell the families of the mountain climbers to fuck off and oh by the way don't expect us to pay for the rescue attempt either.

[Raine]

34. Bugs me too

so much of this heartless crap I see lately in DU is really disillusioning me and getting me down. :-(

[LittleClarkie]

38. Well, there are a couple of things we need to remember though

This is still the internets, and sometimes people act one way on a message board, and quite another way in person.

Also, the heartless ones are not necessarily in the majority, just louder. Sometimes you'll notice it's the same people over and over.

[Raine]

44. Thanks

for the reminder, makes me feel abit better. :pals:

[proud2BlibKansan]

28. KARMA!!

It has reared its ugly head right on this evil family.

[Philosoraptor]

13. I'll shed one, single, battery acid tear for her

[Ilsa]

15. I bet this guy's "bandaid" is bigger than Pickle's:

He's at Walter Reed.

[goclark]

16. And I bet Pickles and herevil husband could care less about this

wonderful soldier.

[proud2BlibKansan]

31. And she could probably care less

[Catchawave]

17. Laura dropped off my last basal cell of respect

with this "private" matter. I've had hundreds of these little buggars removed in the past 30 years. As First Lady, she should have used this as an Awareness moment, but, then again, she is a Bush. Sad.

She'll be fine, but she could have reached thousands more who may not be? Am I asking too much from my First Lady??

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. She lost me when she wore that $8000 dress

to the Christmas party.

[Bridget Burke]

53. Yes, why didn't she do a public service announcement?

She could have recited some skin cancer statistics & suggested people get stuff checked out. Melanoma can be quite dangerous; early diagnosis & treatment are essential. And the "other" skin cancers get nasty if neglected.

The Press Secretary was offended that anyone was interested, stressing that Laura's "a private citizen." Quite a few private citizens don't have health insurance & might hesitate to see a doctor about a weird spot on their skin. Or maybe their HMO's make it harder to see specialists--like Dermatologists. Laura had no problem getting the best treatment, immediately.

[Union Thug]

19. It's Clinton's fault. n/t

[EdwardM]

20. Is this post some form of satire I am misunderstanding.

If not, you are a terrible person. Wishing cancer on someone and telling them to fuck off because they have cancer, is not right regardless of what their politics are. Can't we rise above this garbage? :wtf:

[LittleClarkie]

22. I think the OP is just pissed that she dared to mention it.

God forbid. Why shouldn't she.

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. I AM NOT WISHING CANCER ON HER

She has it. I had nothing to do with it. Sheesh. Don't you people watch TV? Nothing else happened today other than Laura's skin cancer.

[EdwardM]

41. That's not my point.

I know Laura has cancer, I'm not completely stupid. My point is, you seem happy she has it. Writing a post saying "fuck Laura Bush" the day she announces she has cancer is just completely wrong.

[proud2BlibKansan]

51. It's called Karma

And I will say "fuck Laura Bush" regardless of her health. So will many other Duers. She's not that popular here; maybe you hadn't noticed. :eyes:

[tabasco]

45. This is an ugly post and a discredit to DU.

I wish the moderators woulsd get rid of crap like this. It's getting to where I can't stand DU anymore, but I think that might be the OP's intent.

[LittleClarkie]

21. What exactly are you pissed about?

She had cancer. Not her fault. It was mentioned to the media. So? They're public figures. I wish her well. Just as I wished the Republican Senator well who has Leukemia.

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. All the media attention

Doesn't that piss you off?

[Montauk6]

39. She's the First Lady, OF COURSE, it's going to be covered.

It's not like they interrupted regularly scheduled programming or anything. Be cool, don't freep out on us, babe.

[proud2BlibKansan]

50. It's not life threatening

[LittleClarkie]

43. She's the first lady, whether we like her or not.

If it were a Dem First Lady with a cancer spot, we'd be hearing all about it then too.

But I work nights, so I don't see all this anyway and it doesn't have the same impact I suppose.

[uppityperson]

24. I think it is a type that, if removed, is all ok.

some skin cancers are nasty, spread, kill you. What she had would eventually get nasty, but if removed, as it was, then it is just gone. No problem. No metastasis, no problems. You usually only die from this kind if you do not have it removed. She did.

[seabeyond]

26. hoping all is well without the ugliness n/t

[symbolman]

29. This the kind of thing that can happen

when you SLEEP WITH SATAN.. :)

I suppose next we'll hear all about how Bush laid hands on her, or that they PRAYED the cancer away..

I think people who don't believe in SCIENCE as they do, should be forced to CURE it themselves, get that God Guy on that right away there Mr Bush, asshole mass murderer..

[FredScuttle]

33. I'm not worried about the First Lady

She'll run over that cancer just like she did her high school boyfriend.

[proud2BlibKansan]

36. LOL!

[AZBlue]

37. That's disgusting. Skin cancer kills.

Just because you don't like her husband and you're frustrated about Iraq doesn't give you an excuse to be so callous and rude.

[lolly]

40. Untreated melanoma kills

That's not what she had, apparently.

What she had, if caught in time, means a minor surgical procedure.

Logic check here, folks. No one on DU has the power to bring on cancer in Republicans or anyone else.

Saying "I don't feel sorry for her" is NOT--repeat, NOT the same thing as "wishing it on her."

I don't feel sorry at all when mildly unpleasant things--or even fairly unpleasant things--happen to people who have wrought untold misery on the world. I don't even feel bad when really bad things happen to truly evil people--I didn't shed a lot of tears when I heard that Pinochet had died.

So why the f**k are we supposed to wail and moan and gnash our teeth when this enabler of the sociopath-in-chief has to have minor surgery? Why are so many people carrying on as if she had the equivalent of a double-radical mastectomy and 6 months of intense chemo that left her bald and sick and with only a 15% 5-year survival rate? She had a frickin' growth removed.

[proud2BlibKansan]

52. I don't like her either

Is that better?

My dad had tons of skin cancer. It doesn't kill when you catch it early. It is no more inconvenient than getting stitches. Laura will undoubtedly survive to buy a $10,000 dress for the next White House party.

[B Calm]

47. You think she has to worry about having medical insurance like

the rest of us?

[LeftishBrit]

49. Well, she isn't the president and hasn't started a war, and I don't wish her ill

But the sort of skin cancer she has isn't a tragedy. It can be treated, and people almost always recover. My mother has had a related condition, rodent ulcer, several times, and she's fine. It's melanoma that people can die from; and even that is usually not fatal if it's treated early.

I hope and expect that she'll be fine!

[TakesAVillage_People]

54. I thought her cancerous malignant growth we

were talking about was Incurious George. But alas! couldn't be him, he has no capacity for growth.

[Moderator]

55. locking....

This is inappropriate and is also flamebait.