...Rep. Wu might soon find himself out of a job. His insanity might even deprive him of any other employment, which will lead him to a life of homelessness and desperation.

...so he might be the perfect candidate for a protest....so long as Freedom Works hired him.

I hope they gave that guy I saw in the Panda suit I saw the other day a bowl of soup as a "benefits package".

...but after a number of years of studying Abnormal Psychology, I'm decently familiar with how these afflictions are treated.

Of course, that is assuming that such treatments can be paid for.

I'm also familiar with a lot of issues with the homeless from doing years of volunteer work, and I know first hand that mental illness is a contributing factor. Just how much of a contributing factor, is it? I don't have any empirical data to back this up, but from my volunteer work I'd say that 99% of the homeless suffer from some sort of mental illness.

Oh, and I do celebrate that there are unions behind this man. Perhaps you should lament that there are no unions behind you. Unless, of course, if you're not interested in an organization that might help you with the decriminalization of what you do for a living. I'm just sayin...

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Leave it to the Democrats to top the nuts.

Our friend, Rep. David Wu (D) is back in the news with a picture of his own.  

Maybe he'll join you in a union protest as Tigger?





-- Modified on 2/24/2011 6:45:27 PM

He should resign.  Or be recalled.

Not all who have mental health issues end up homeless and in despair. Most have full lives and NORMAL lives. This man has admitted getting medical help; that's always a step in the right direction. And mental health issues does NOT always mean insanity in the pejorative way you're speaking.

Are you really spouting the biggest lie about mental health? The one that says that anyone who has mental issues is automatically not capable of taking care of himself or herself? If you are, then why don't you take a GOOD look at how mental health issues are taken care of in THIS century! I suggest that you look at the National Alliance on Mental Health and the National Mental Health Association. Although I have little hope that you'll actually LEARN anything, Leech.

And slightly off-topic to my post, YOU should be celebrating that two UNIONS are behind him!

...not that I don't appreicate your sarcasm, but just in case you don't know, there is a difference between the field of psychology and abnormal psychology. Abnormal psychology is the study of mental illness.

I'm also not sure understanding how, for instance, that paranoid schizophrenics see, hear, and feel frightening hallucinations would keep them homeless. Perhaps understanding how to treat such afflictions will help them to lead a more normal life.

Tigger is the best character to emulate if one is feeling down. Definitely one should stay away from Eorr.

And most of the people on the street are not mentally ill.  If you choose to broaden the term to include 99% of everyone on the street, that's another story.  People on the street are not really in the position to argue with your scholarly statistics.  But the abnormal psychology will surely help to keep them there.

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I don't speak ill of those I don't know.

It's been a long time since my kids were small, and all my grandkids have moved away.

Trigger is one of the better Pooh characters. What is he suppose to be? The Kangaroo? Kanga is lame-o.

-- Modified on 2/25/2011 10:00:16 AM

Say something bad about Kanga!

Posted By: mattradd

Tigger is the best character to emulate if one is feeling down. Definitely one should stay away from Eorr.

...but that just comes with the territory in the places I have volunteered. It's also not the case that someone with a mental illness will likely become homeless (that was tongue in cheek if you didn't catch it), but it is certainly true that you'll likely find mental illness among the homeless.

There is a reason why many of the homeless are not diagnosed with a mental illness. It's because they're not treated. They're not treated, because money is always tight. It's for this reason alone that I studied abnormal psychology, so I could learn what to look for.

Another reason is normal rotation of people who are being cared for. There are those who stick with the same shelter, and there are those who don't. They come and go. These people are not likely to be treated at all.

Look at it this way.  If you are penniless on the street, you can look at it as being "broke" or being poor.  Being broke implies a temporary condition.  Being poor is a lifestyle — implies a long term condition.  

Categorizing someone as mentally ill does a lot of damage to how they may see their condition.  Give them that label if you want them to stay that way.

Now there's something wrong with crossdressing?  You're hardly one to judge, you and your thing for Kanga.

I bet there are pictures.

-- Modified on 2/25/2011 6:21:39 PM

Now get on Wikipedia and look up Winnie the Pooh characters.  Your argumentative skills will continue to suffer unless you do as I suggest.  Thank me in the afterlife.

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But that does NOT translate into 99% of the homeless being mentally ill.

___According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, published in 2006 and then updated in 2009, "20 to 25% of the homeless population in the United States suffers from some form of severe mental illness."

___From the Dept. of Health & Human Services, updated April 2010: "on a given night, January 2008: 26% of all sheltered persons who were homeless had a severe mental illness."

___And yet again, "a 2007 survey of 23 cities — conducted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors — revealed 30% of the homeless population have a mental illness."

Shall I go on? The numbers range from 20% to 30%. This is a far cry from your assertion that "99% of the homeless suffer from some sort of mental illness."

Like a teenager's diary who laments that life isn't fair and only writes down the dismal days, you're only seeing those who ARE mentally ill. And like a teenager who forgets to write down the good days, these mentally ill who you're seeing DON'T represent everyone out there who are homeless.

Being mentally ill does not, I repeat DOES NOT indicate that the person will become homeless. In Wu's case, as I said, he's getting help. Chances are good that, since he's getting that help, he'll stay in his own home and not wander all over hell and gone in a mentally dazed state homeless and hopeless.

And forget trying to convert me to unionizing; you've already read my take on it in a prior post.


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Faced with published facts that disprove your huge number that you presented as "fact," you move like fog and mouth something so generalized as to be meaningless. "Many" and "most" mean nothing. "Always" is like "never"; it doesn't exist.

Lastly, "tongue in cheek"? The way you set yourself up as an expert? Your attempt to show me as having no sense of humor is as sad as your "99%" statement.

Tsk... I really should know better by now.