A little known provision of the Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare as it is more popularly called, took effect on January 1, 2016. This provision puts breastmilk under the auspices of the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA, working under a total media blackout, rolled out the implementation of this aspect of ObamaCare earlier this month.
Under the newly implemented provisions of ObamaCare, all mothers who indicate they plan to nurse their newborns must register with the federal government. Following registration, they are required to submit samples of their breastmilk for testing on a weekly basis. Their milk will be tested for drugs, alcohol and the presence of garlic.
A positive test for illicit drugs will result in a warrant for the mother’s arrest. A positive test for alcohol will result in a referral to child protective services. If the mother’s breastmilk tests positive for the presence of garlic, a government breastmilk taste tester will be assigned to visit the mother and taste-test her milk. The mother will not be allowed to use a breast pump or otherwise express her milk for the breastmilk taste tester as exposing the breastmilk to air affects its taste.
Mothers whose milk tastes positive for garlic will be issued a warning. Subsequent violations will result in a court-order enjoining them from breast feeding until at least two successive garlic-free tests. Refusal to submit to the taste-test is punishable with a $500 fine and a ban on nursing until consent to submit to the taste test is granted.
Government records regarding the implementation of this aspect of ObamaCare remain sealed. It is impossible to tell how many nursing mothers have been arrested or have had their newborns taken away by child protective services as a result of this new law.
Likewise, the government is silent as to how often it has sent out its breastmilk taste testers. However, a spokesperson for the FDA, who spoke on condition of anonymity, assured that the taste testers have all undergone a rigorous 6-month training program to learn proper suckling techniques as well as to distinguish between the presence of garlic as compared to onion or other herbs or spices in breastmilk.
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TheZoo 
Sadly, I think it will last longer than six weeks.
If you look at that picture just right and use a little imagination, you can see
“Busted” Lipless Ted Cruz caught lying.
And he’s not taking it well.
Rand Paul has apparently called it quits.
He’s invoking his right to die?
He’s eligible to run to retain his Senate seat, I think.
He’s giving up his ophthalmology license he granted himself?
Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?
…how are you? Have you been alright?
Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights
That’s what I’d say, I’d tell you everything
If you’d pick up that telephone, yeah yeah yeah
….this is Joni, I’m sorry that I’m not home
but if you leave your name and number
I’ll return your call when you get home
Ok……so now it’s letting me post again (sorry everyone)..
Post, schmost, Howdy fatherbob!!
I’ll be honest. I don’t remember hearing that China landed on the moon.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160202-china-moon-lunar-lander-photo-picture-space/
“In 2017, China plans to send another lander to the moon that will return samples to Earth, if all goes well.”
Actually, that could be the beginning of he end of all human life on Earth. Who knows what it will bring back that isn’t compatible with our biosphere.
Yes, they did land a probe on the moon.
http://www.space.com/23968-china-moon-rover-historic-lunar-landing.html
More real journalism and honest commentary from Cenk. Can anyone even imagine one of the Big Three nightly “news” shows spending ten minutes going through the newly released report point by point? The closest we will get to that is seven minutes of Judy Woodruff allowing some rightwhiner to lie without challenge and ending the “very serious discussion” with my least favorite six words; “we’ll have to leave it there”. And, I suppose, that Rachel Maddow will do a good job covering it but even “lefty” bloggers don’t seem to watch her any more.
The Incredible Sadness Of Being Jeb
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/us/politics/jeb-bush-an-also-ran-in-iowa-may-be-pivotal-in-new-hampshire.html?_r=0
The next and final line in the story is “The crowd laughed — and then, finally, clapped.”
Seeing his extreme embareassedness, the majority of the crowd clapped with one hand.
‘Sick Rantorum’ (tip to RUC), has also ‘suspended’ his campaign.
I see three possibilities.
1. Benny got into the habit of abusing anesthetics.
2. Benny performed experimental brain surgery on himself.
3. Benny performed experimental brain surgery on himself after abusing waaaaaay too much anesthetic.
It is truly frightening that this guy was allowed to carve up the brains of living subjects.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-presser-cruz-tactics
I might have conceived the ultimate political bumper sticker.
“Stupid people raise ignorant children.”
The real beauty of it is that the stupid people won’t realize it’s directed at them so they won’t vandalize your car!
My sticker would be, “Vote for Gary: He needs the Job!”
Hmm – Zika virus – in what way is this ‘God’s’ plan to grant sufferers brain-damaged children