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On Mother's Day, President Obama addresses "diaper gap"
cbsnews.com ^ | May 8, 2016 | EMILY SCHULTHEIS

Posted on 05/08/2016 12:51:08 PM PDT by PROCON

On Mother's Day, President Obama wants to talk to you about the "diaper gap."

In a post on Medium for the holiday, Mr. Obama explained that many low-income families struggle to afford diapers for their young children, a trend that can lead to health and well-being issues for not only the children but for the mothers.

"I can't imagine what it would have been like to be a parent that has to choose between diapers and other basic expenses," he wrote. "Access to clean diapers isn't just important for a child's health and safety. Research has shown that mothers who are unable to afford diapers for their babies are more likely to suffer from maternal depression and mental health issues."

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KEYWORDS: diapers; mentalhealth; obama; rights
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To: PROCON

Under this POTUS we are paying for diapers for everyone but those who are actually pulling their weight. BTW, aren’t we all doing so well, so why a diaper discussion by said POTUS?


41 posted on 05/08/2016 2:00:35 PM PDT by marygam (can we get to the election already?)
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To: marygam

In reality, the diapers are pocket change compared to the maternity hospital costs we are paying.

Stop by your local hospital (it doesn’t have to be in the ‘hood) and check out who’s being born these days.


42 posted on 05/08/2016 2:02:01 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: PROCON; All
That diaper headed Kenyan does nothing but spew ignorance
and pseudo-intellectual fecal matter out of his f--kin' mouth:

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43 posted on 05/08/2016 2:04:30 PM PDT by mkjessup (Trump Train!! Express to the White House, Track # 1, get your ticket punched and GET ON BOARD!)
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To: fella

Dont be fooled by a campaign for Diaper Stamps. First we need to certify diaper manufacturers,and distributors. Providing the poor with inferior diapers will only lead to a generation of hard asses.


44 posted on 05/08/2016 2:07:20 PM PDT by RossA
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To: PROCON
Geez, Obama. Does everything for everyone, who is the least bit inconvenienced, need to be provided to them by the FEDERAL government? I don't think so.

In what ways are these people struggling to provide diapers to their babies? They've made choices they can't afford? They are buying cigarettes, booze, cell phones, flat screen TV's but not frickin' diapers? Give me a break.

My wife and I were not able to afford packaged diapers for our kids because it was out of our budget. So we bought cloth diapers and washed those suckers for years on end to keep the little ones in clean diapers. We never thought anything about it. Worked fine for us. We still have a dozen of this old raggity diapers that I use working on the tractor or greasy jobs. They absorb great! :-)

45 posted on 05/08/2016 2:08:30 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: PROCON
"I can't imagine what it would have been like to be a parent that has to choose between diapers and other basic expenses," he wrote.

I can't imagine would it would be like to decide, being poor, that having a baby right now is a good idea.

46 posted on 05/08/2016 2:08:32 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: fella

So why is it that the mother is no longer able to buy cloth diapers and then wash them? Our generation did that for all our babies. Then they came out with the disposable diapers and now the same people that wanted the disposable ones complain about them filing up the landfills.

Instead of charity organizations giving away disposable diapers they should just give each mother a one-time supply of cloth ones and a diaper bucket. They make awesome dust cloths and dishtowels when the child is trained and no longer needs them. Problem solved.


47 posted on 05/08/2016 2:09:28 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: lee martell

Maybe he’ll remove all doubt, and place it on his head..


48 posted on 05/08/2016 2:19:26 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: PROCON

That’s true. Years ago I bought a rental house in the Detroit ghetto. One of my tenants had a toddler who rarely wore diapers and would just run around naked.

The tenant got hooked on crack and was selling her possessions for drugs. She would turn tricks while we were there trying to fix up the house.

That was the end of my brilliant career as a landlord.


49 posted on 05/08/2016 2:48:54 PM PDT by cyclotic (Liberalism is what smart looks like to stupid people.)
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To: lee martell

Diaper Justice.


50 posted on 05/08/2016 2:52:07 PM PDT by Falcon4.0
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To: mkjessup

Those diapers should be covering his mouth not just the the top of his head. But then again the guy’s head is full of crap so he should just cover his entire head with diapers.


51 posted on 05/08/2016 2:56:45 PM PDT by seawolf101 (This)
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To: seawolf101

+ 100

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52 posted on 05/08/2016 3:05:05 PM PDT by mkjessup (Trump Train!! Express to the White House, Track # 1, get your ticket punched and GET ON BOARD!)
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To: PROCON

It was about 20 years ago liberals were screaming about diapers and the impact diapers had on the environment. They were going to last all eternity in landfills, were horrible for wild life, and were polluting our rivers. Cloth diapers were the only way to go, UNTIL, they realized it takes bleach and water to clean them.

NOW. FREE DIAPERS!!! DIAPER JUSTICE NOW!!!

As usual it’s another diaper load of liberal crap.


53 posted on 05/08/2016 3:07:20 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: PROCON

Before this POS is out of office, I just know my head is going to explode!! Obamaphones, Obamacare, Obamacondoms, Obamatampons, Obamamoney, Obamafood, Obamadiapers.....HELL, why not just make everything free.....aaaagggghhhh!!!


54 posted on 05/08/2016 3:10:01 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: HotHunt

“My wife and I were not able to afford packaged diapers for our kids because it was out of our budget. So we bought cloth diapers and washed those suckers for years on end to keep the little ones in clean diapers.”

That’s racist. Minorities cannot be expected to be able to wash things.


55 posted on 05/08/2016 3:11:39 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: PROCON

I’m sure if enough Obama administration flunkies examine enough old copies of the Constitution, they’ll find that free disposable baby diapers is a Constitutionally guaranteed right.


56 posted on 05/08/2016 3:16:51 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: PROCON

I thought leftists and Democrats were opposed to diapers because they filled up landfill, destroyed the environment and caused global warming?


57 posted on 05/08/2016 3:17:21 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: DesertRhino

Pastor only used the term “abused by men when you were young” once in his sermon today.

They really get going on how awful men are when you get to Father’s Day.


58 posted on 05/08/2016 3:19:27 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing

You make a good point...perhaps that guilt trip is only laid on middle class white people?


59 posted on 05/08/2016 3:20:26 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: PROCON

It seem s like ll these “gaps” didn’t start until 0bama became president. Trump should run against Hillary on all these “gaps” that came into existence the last 7 years.


60 posted on 05/08/2016 3:20:27 PM PDT by Angels27
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