Amazing.

“I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoiately cllaed Typoglycemia :)-

Amzanig huh? Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.”

Thanks, Life Achiever.

Mr. Campfield should breathe a sigh of relief.

The Age:

Dr Smith estimates the “capital stock value” - the entire present and future worth - of breastfeeding to be $37 billion. If Australian women breastfed according to WHO standards, that value would increase to $100 billion, Dr Smith said.

This is almost beyond credibility. And yet, it appears to be factual:

In the course of my conversation with Dr. Morin, he made reference to the standard use of MRI and PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scans to diagnose the extent of brain injuries. He seemed to assume that these had been done for Terri. I stopped him and told him that these tests have never been done for her; that Michael had refused them.

There was a moment of dead silence.

“That’s criminal,” he said, and then asked, in a tone of utter incredulity: “How can he continue as guardian? People are deliberating over this woman’s life and death and there’s been no MRI or PET?” He drew a reasonable conclusion: “These people [Michael Schiavo, George Felos, and Judge Greer] don’t want the information.”

Can this be?

In marked contrast, Dr. Cranford examined Terri on one occasion, for approximately 45 minutes. Another doctor for Michael Schiavo, Dr. Peter Bambikidis of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, examined Terri for about half an hour. When Dr. Bell learned of the cursory nature of these exams, he said: “You can’t do this. To make a diagnosis of PVS based on one examination is fallacious.” In Cranford’s examination, described by one witness as “brutal,” he discounted evidence under his own eyes of Terri’s responsiveness. At one point, Dr. Cranford struck Terri very hard on the forehead between her eyes. Terri recoiled and moaned, seemingly in pain. In his court testimony, Cranford dismissed the reaction and moan as a “reflex.”

“I asked Dr. Bell if he thought a moan uttered after a painful blow could be a reflex. “It’s highly unlikely,” he replied. He qualified his answer by noting that he had not actually seen the video of the exam, but he believes that the description of Terri’s reaction is not consistent with a reflex. “A moan is not a reflex,” Bell said. “A wince or grimace is not a reflex.” “

Via Dawn Eden.

Man With ‘TIPSY’ Plate Faces DUI Charges:

MOORHEAD, Minn. - Having a vanity plate that reads “TIPSY” may not be such a great idea after all. Josiah Johnson, 23, said his license plate might have tipped off the Clay County sheriff’s deputy who pulled him over Friday after he left Coach’s Sports Pub in Moorhead.

Captain Ed has a photo essay. Instapundit was touched.

Fark uses the “obvious” tag, but I think sad is a better term.

The high percentage of marriages that end in divorce has created a new trend; many men are planning financially for their divorce before they even get married.

A recent survey conducted by the Indiana Family Institute (IFI) found that 79% of men who are engaged to be married worry that their marriage will end in divorce and they will be ruined financially. As a result, more than half of these men admitted to setting up secret nest eggs in case their fears become reality.

I just checked out Michael J. Totten’s post which he entitled Dueling Photo Galleries.

While he is, in fact, discussing photos of protestors in Lebanon, on a much shallower level, I found the dueling photos on the home page sort of funny.

On the left:

On the right (in a blogad):

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Glenn Reynolds links to a blog he says is one of his legislators from Knoxville, Stacey Campfield.

Maybe it is. But if so, I sure hope he does a better job with legislating and proofreading laws than he does his blog. Simple typos are pointed out below, and I didn’t even touch any grammatically wrong (or stupid) sentences.

Hi! Welcome to my blog. My goal with this blog is to share with you some of the experiences and things that happen in the legislature that you may not hear about, what really happens behind the seens, and to point out the decision making process that we go through before we vote on bills. Many times here in Nashville the saying is: What happens in Nashville stays in Nashville. I am not a believer in this. I am more of a believer that you shouldn’t do anything in private that you wouldn’t mind seeing on the front page of the paper. So here we go. My first impressions of Nashville started when I pulled into the two-level heated parking garage. It was snowing outside, but I have never yet seen the doors close. The words throwing money out the window came to mind, except the door were bigger than any window I had ever seen. I wonder how many truly needy people could have received healthcare, better education, etc with the money wasted just in this one department. The only argument I ever heard regarding this was that the heat is needed to keep the exposed waters pipies/sprinkler system in the parking garage from freezing. This might have a modicum of credibility if water froze below seventy-five degrees, but that doesn’t happen too often even here in Nashville. You can actually break out in a sweat if you do too much in the heated garage. I guess the self-serving legislators worry more about their own personal comfort than saving the tax payers a buck. Being new, I wasn’t quite sure how to change this, but expect to see a bill addressing this matter next year. Many people come to me with good ideas but I can only submit ideas in the first few weeks of session. If you have an idea, thought, opinion or even just a rant feel free to post it here I may try to submit it as a bill next session. (disclamer) I offer no promises other than it will be read. Stay tuned for more observations as session rolls on.
Re: John Ford. Many people have asked me about this person, and the problems regarding his “indiscretion.” Let me say what you hear is probably only the tip of the iceburg. Although I do feel all people are innocent until proven guilty, usually where there is smoke there is fire. In this case, I smell an inferno. I would hope that the senator would step down from his chairmanship, as well as from the senate all together previous to the impeachment proceedings, which I hope would be soon to come (should these claims be proven). It makes you wonder what our lieutenant governmor was thinking when he put him in charge of the committees he is in charge of. Possibly he was lost in the cosmos with which he so in tune. Good thing he’s in charge.

I think Insty, Bill Hobbs, Adam Groves and John Brown have all been snookered.

I have emailed Stacey Campfield at his official address to find out for sure. I’ll post a response if I receive one.

UPDATE: I have spoken with Rep. Campfield’s office and this is indeed his blog. Frankly, I’m astounded. I was convinced it had to be a hoax due to the careless nature of the posting. My comment that I hope he legislates better than he spells stands.

So now that we know it really is his blog, I had better back up my “or stupid” comment above. This, in particular, is the section I was referring to when calling some of his writing stupid, and why I think this [in brackets].

Re: John Ford. Many people have asked me about this person, and the problems regarding his “indiscretion.” Let me say what you hear is probably only the tip of the iceburg. [Making public written accusations without backing it up with fact] Although I do feel all people are innocent until proven guilty, usually where there is smoke there is fire [Anyone who makes laws, and also wraps a “although … usually” around innocent until proven guilty is not thinking carefully]. In this case, I smell an inferno [”This guy is so guilty, I’m going to re-accuse him in this public forum”]. I would hope that the senator would step down from his chairmanship, as well as from the senate all together previous to the impeachment proceedings, which I hope would be soon to come (should these claims be proven) [I still don’t know if these charges are true, but I hope we impeach this guy based on the accusations]. It makes you wonder what our lieutenant governmor was thinking when he put him in charge of the committees he is in charge of [which I can’t be bothered to cite or look up]. Possibly he was lost in the cosmos with which he so in tune [our lieutenant governor is a nut case]. Good thing he’s in charge.

What rational legislator says these types of things in a public forum? He says he “shouldn’t do anything in private that you wouldn’t mind seeing on the front page of the paper” … well, how about spread around the web?

Mr. Campfield, if you are reading this, I would be happy to post a response from you. It is possible I am completely misunderstanding what is going on here, and if so, I want to make sure I get both sides of this story.

Say Uncle says “Not a good start”

UPDATE 2: Thanks to a commenter who offered a bit of background on the John Ford story, here are a couple of links if you’re wondering what Mr. Campfield is talking about.

UPDATE 3: Rep. Campfield has responded with a bit of humor via a comment on his blog, poking fun at himself, which I can appreciate.

To evary bodey who rote tanks fer yer inpoot ill tri harder next tim

Now, if only he would thank me for the editorial assistance… :-D

UPDATE 4: Sub Cultro adds:

The criticism, however, of his truly awful first post is valid and warranted. He earned it. Note, though, the way he responds to it:

To evary bodey who rote tanks fer yer inpoot ill tri harder next tim

At least he is not an a**hole. In fact, he seems like a good guy. I do not really care whether my representative is a polished writer. I just want him to vote for good laws. Sometimes the best leaders are not the best students. Certainly the Elites are making a hack of leadership. That is why Bush is president, after all. He is not a polished speaker, but he is a great leader. Sometimes the content of one’s speech is more important than the art of it. This experience will sharpen him, I’m sure. This is what the blogosphere does well. Just ask CBS.

That is similar to what I said to Stacey in a brief email dialogue we had yesterday:

At least you’ve got a good sense of humor about it… that helps. :-D

This blogosphere can be rough, it’s a great medium, but I have learned
through experience that the quick non-preconsidered post can get one
in trouble. But in a way, that’s a really good thing.

Take care, and keep blogging.

Eric.

I wish him the best of luck in his blogging endeavors. Also, via One Man’s Trash, it looks like another elected official is blogging, albeit a bit more prolifically.

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Michelle Malkin has an update this morning on the Philip Bennett. He has released a partial transcript of the interview to Hugh Hewitt and claims the People’s Daily of China misquoted him.

Michelle has emailed him asking for the whole transcript to be released. We’ll see what happens.

Previous post here.

UPDATE: Michelle really wants that tape.