Great gnashing of teeth - here we go again!  I just heard a portion of the Ken
Hamblin radio talk show this evening.  A woman in Calif was complaining about
pending legislation to "legalize public bf".  Her complaints:  "little ladies"
who want their own special civil rights category like the homosexuals, and
lawyers who want to lay the groundwork for future lawsuits just in case one of
those little ladies shown too much and is asked to leave a public place.  Her
attitude was there is no law against bf so there is no need to legalize it.  If
they are asked to leave once in a while, so what?  No big deal.  The host
expressed the view that bf is not a topic for debate.  That's the good news.
The bad news is, his other two favorite non-debatable topics are:  freedom for
Blacks and NAMBLA!  I have listened to this host long enough to know he puts bf
and freedom for all on one side of the fence and NAMBLA on the other.  He hates
that group vehemently.  But..does he have to mention all three in the same
sentence?

Similarly, Rush Limbaugh made a quickie comment on a show promo in recent months
about  hospital stays and proper bf education for new moms.  He ridiculed the
idea with a statement to the effect of, where would the species be today if
women had to be TAUGHT how to bf?

I usually enjoy radio talk. Their whole purpose for being is to push Hot Buttons
and to get people thinking, talking, and acting on what they believe.

We have a loooong way to go!

Phyllis Adamson, BA, IBCLC