Nurse-in at Hirshhorn on 2/12 from 10-12

[Anonymous]

I wish I was in town - I would so much rather be nursing at the Hirshhorn than at my in-laws!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:@17:15: even the lobbyists whp spent years getting the public breastfeeding laws past?

Even the ones that won mammogram coverage and the FMLA?

Yes. You are delusional if you are proud to be a lobbyist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I SO wish I were still BFing so I could be a part of this! Go boobies!!!

You can still go!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:@17:15: even the lobbyists whp spent years getting the public breastfeeding laws past?

Even the ones that won mammogram coverage and the FMLA?

Yes. You are delusional if you are proud to be a lobbyist.

There are lobbyists for non-profits and lobbyists for profit. I happen to work for a corporation, so I won't claim to be one of the ones with sunbeams and sparkles in their wake. My job is to educate Congress about the impact of laws and proposed laws, and regulations, on my industry. Other people lobby to make highways safer. Others lobby for mental health parity. Others still lobby for equal pay for equal work. In fact, the right to organize and petition the government is written into our constitution. Some big-name lobbyists have made the industry synonymous with "scum." That's not a perception I'm going to convince anyone to change. However, not all lobbyists are alike. It's very silly to think they are.

[Anonymous]

Noise? What noise?

We're all going there to appreciate the art, meet Nori and feed our children if they get hungry. There will be no noise. You're misinformed!

Yes, you know, lots of noise like, "Slurp, SLUUUURP, SLURP, Burp."

[Anonymous]

Sunny day tomorrow, we might hang out outside as well...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:@17:15: even the lobbyists whp spent years getting the public breastfeeding laws past?

Even the ones that won mammogram coverage and the FMLA?

Yes. You are delusional if you are proud to be a lobbyist.

There are lobbyists for non-profits and lobbyists for profit. I happen to work for a corporation, so I won't claim to be one of the ones with sunbeams and sparkles in their wake. My job is to educate Congress about the impact of laws and proposed laws, and regulations, on my industry. Other people lobby to make highways safer. Others lobby for mental health parity. Others still lobby for equal pay for equal work. In fact, the right to organize and petition the government is written into our constitution. Some big-name lobbyists have made the industry synonymous with "scum." That's not a perception I'm going to convince anyone to change. However, not all lobbyists are alike. It's very silly to think they are.

Ugh, you're amongst the worst of all lobbyists. Why don't you share the name of the corporation you work for - and the pork that you've forced through congress for your corporation. Please share.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sunny day tomorrow, we might hang out outside as well...

You should stay outside because you will get more media coverage and it outrageous for you to interrupt the art patrons who want to see art. Was Nori 9?) at the Hirshhorn as a patron of the arts or did she just want a warm place to feed her child? It makes a big difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I don't understand comparing your breast to art in a museum or sculpture at the Hirshhorn. It goes without saying that your breast is decidedly more boring that priceless works of art, in fact unless there is a teen aged boy around staring at your boob. Please don't let any milk squirt on art unless you can afford to replace.

Exactly my point - my breast and what I'm doing with it should be boring to anyone except me and my child. That it isn't something to get all excited over, unless you are my hungry child. No one will see it except my hungry child. Nothing for a teenage boy to stare at or anyone to take pictures of. At least from this quarter, there will be no bare-breasted, loud-protesting, raising-a-scene behavior. My point being that I have a feeling that many of the nursing pairs that will be there tomorrow will be doing nothing more disruptive and outlandish than taking up many of the benches as we find places to feed our kids.

You haven't been around many teen aged boys, have you? None of you should be taking up space on benches meant for those who are there to view art. A nurse-in is a demonstration and you can sit on the ground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sunny day tomorrow, we might hang out outside as well...

You should stay outside because you will get more media coverage and it outrageous for you to interrupt the art patrons who want to see art. Was Nori 9?) at the Hirshhorn as a patron of the arts or did she just want a warm place to feed her child? It makes a big difference.

why does it make a difference? and why is it big?

[Anonymous]

I'll be so glad when this is all over.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone respond to the posters who were willing to distribute information to area hospitals about breastfeeding rights?

[Anonymous]

Did anyone actually look at the art? Or thank the extra staff who had to be away from families on the weekend because of this event?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone actually look at the art? Or thank the extra staff who had to be away from families on the weekend because of this event?

Boy, now you are really grasping for straws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:@17:15: even the lobbyists whp spent years getting the public breastfeeding laws past?

Even the ones that won mammogram coverage and the FMLA?

Yes. You are delusional if you are proud to be a lobbyist.

There are lobbyists for non-profits and lobbyists for profit. I happen to work for a corporation, so I won't claim to be one of the ones with sunbeams and sparkles in their wake. My job is to educate Congress about the impact of laws and proposed laws, and regulations, on my industry. Other people lobby to make highways safer. Others lobby for mental health parity. Others still lobby for equal pay for equal work. In fact, the right to organize and petition the government is written into our constitution. Some big-name lobbyists have made the industry synonymous with "scum." That's not a perception I'm going to convince anyone to change. However, not all lobbyists are alike. It's very silly to think they are.

Ugh, you're amongst the worst of all lobbyists. Why don't you share the name of the corporation you work for - and the pork that you've forced through congress for your corporation. Please share.

You sound really angry and weird. I'm sorry you feel so strongly about a person you've never met. I think that says more about you than me.

No, I won't name the corporation(s) because you sound unhinged. But here's some info for you: I work for a trade association that represents several corporations, who pledge and uphold certain ethical standards and are by definition unable to make more than a five percent profit margin. My companies provide certain eco-friendly, safety and essential services to rural communities. I have never forced any "pork" through Congress as our programs are not congressionally-funded. Instead, I educate Congress about what my companies do, how they do it, and what benefits they bring to communities. I am also honest about the problems some of our communities have. I don't trade on anything but my reputation for honestly on Capitol Hill and it's worked out pretty well so far. That is to say, I do not donate to members of Congress, don't take them out to lunch, do not have a political action committee, and do not donate personal money or corporate money (in kind or otherwise) to any candidates. We simply provide information, which many lawmakers actually value. Do you really want to shut out all conversation on Capitol Hill?

So what do you do, besides fashion yourself as an armchair character judge?

BTW are you the same person who has gone completely crazy on Adequate Parent's blog?