Richard Tafoya
May 14th, 2007, 09:22 PM
Contra Costa Times:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_5887644
Radio relationship guru Laura Schlessinger, in Salt Lake City on Friday to speak to Army families at Fort Douglas, said she was tired of hearing the complaints of lonely and overwhelmed military wives whose husbands are deployed.
"He could come back without arms, legs or eyeballs, and you're (whining)?" Schlessinger asked before taking the stage at the base theater to host her daily program on ethics, morals and values. "You're not dodging bullets, so I don't want to hear any whining -- that's my message to them."
Schlessinger boasted that she once talked a young woman out of marrying a soldier, noting that "warriors need warrior wives" and that she felt the woman was unprepared.
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The radio host known simply as Dr. Laura -- Schlessinger's doctorate is in physiology, but she is a former marriage, family and child counselor in California -- declined to say how she felt about women who leave their families to serve at war. "I'm going to leave that alone," she said.
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The radio host said she hoped to help military families through their troubles faced during wartime.
"People listen to me," Schlessinger said. "I'm trusted and respected."
http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_5887644
Radio relationship guru Laura Schlessinger, in Salt Lake City on Friday to speak to Army families at Fort Douglas, said she was tired of hearing the complaints of lonely and overwhelmed military wives whose husbands are deployed.
"He could come back without arms, legs or eyeballs, and you're (whining)?" Schlessinger asked before taking the stage at the base theater to host her daily program on ethics, morals and values. "You're not dodging bullets, so I don't want to hear any whining -- that's my message to them."
Schlessinger boasted that she once talked a young woman out of marrying a soldier, noting that "warriors need warrior wives" and that she felt the woman was unprepared.
...
The radio host known simply as Dr. Laura -- Schlessinger's doctorate is in physiology, but she is a former marriage, family and child counselor in California -- declined to say how she felt about women who leave their families to serve at war. "I'm going to leave that alone," she said.
...
The radio host said she hoped to help military families through their troubles faced during wartime.
"People listen to me," Schlessinger said. "I'm trusted and respected."