Contemporary progressives in Congress have a poster child: Stanley Thornton, a 30 year-old who fantasizes he is a baby.
Stanley has a sexual fetish, paraphilic infantilism, also known as adult baby syndrome. The fetish is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association, http://www.psychologistanywhereanytime.com/sexual_problems_pyschologist/psychologist_paraphilias_list.htm.
Baby Stanley was seen on an episode of Taboo, http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/national-geographic-channel/shows/taboo-1/ngc-adult-baby.html, which aired on National Geographic Channel in May 2011.
The NGC program revealed that Stanley was living with Sandra Dias. Sandra, the narrator identified her as a former nurse, was mothering Stanley. Stanley and Sandra were collecting Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks from the United States Social Security Administration, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/. The SSI pays benefits to disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/ssi.htm. It is not known whether Stanley first applied for SSI “for an adult” or “for a child”. Stanley maintained that his SSI benefits were related to a disability and not from his fetish.
Senator Tom Coburn, R/OK, wrote a letter to Patrick P. O’Carroll, the Inspector General of the USSSA, asking for a review to determine why Stanley and Sandra were collecting SSI benefits instead of working, http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ContentRecord_id=E031CEC2-59F1-4BC4-93AA-FEEC0112A214. The senator, who is also a medical doctor, wrote, “Given that Mr. Thornton is able to determine what is appropriate attire and actions in public, drive himself to complete errands, design and custom-make baby furniture to support a 350-pound adult and run an Internet support group.”
The rising cost of health care would surge more dramatically if Stanley’s pediatrician began basing his fees by the pound.
Dr. Coburn has a rating of 98.17/100 by the American Conservative Union (ACU), http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/2010/House-Senate-combo.htm#CT. He is a frequent critic of wasteful government spending and earmarks.
Here is a link to Stanley’s website: http://bedwettingabdl.homestead.com/Stanleys_personal_page.html. Oh how cute!
The USSSA ruled in favor of Stanley the other day, http://www.redding.com/news/2011/oct/19/reddings-adult-baby-cleared-social-security-invest/?partner=yahoo_feeds. Stanley is now demanding an apology from Senator Colburn. Stanley is still waiting.
Hang in there, Stanley. Don’t bang your head on the floor. More help may come your way.
Stanley, you need to enroll in day care. Free diapers may soon become available. You can always construct your high chair after school. Bring it to day care on “Show and Tell” day.
Rosa DeLauro, D/CT03, introduced the DIAPER (Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery) Act, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.3134:, on 6 October 2011.
This is not a shaggy dog story.
Stanley, be a good baby and give Mrs. DeLauro a huggy.
The measure, H.R. 3134, has 14 cosponsors, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HR03134:@@@P#, as of today. Round up the usual suspects. The proposal was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
According to a press release found on her official House of Representative website, http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3206, the DIAPER Act would “simply amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and will help to relieve some of the stress on families facing hardship in this economy by allowing diapers to be provided as a direct service, instead of as an administrative cost.” The DIAPER Act would amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant of 1990 to allow the government to dispense diapers, at taxpayer expense to day care centers, should the bill become law.
The sponsorship of the DIAPER Act is not atypical for the meddlesome Mother DeLauro. Earlier this year she introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011, http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3146. The bill, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.2501:#, would prevent employers from excluding the unemployed when hiring.
Rep. DeLauro has a lifetime rating, 10 terms in the House, of 3.88/100, by the American Conservative Union, http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/2010/House-Senate-combo.htm#CT. A profligate spender, she sponsored or co-sponsored 54 earmarks, totaling $49,283,000, in fiscal year 2010, http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/otherdata.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00000615&type=I.
H.R. 3134 typifies the statist quest to micromanage our republic. Not only does Nanny DeLauro want the taxpayers, a group that may soon find itself on the list of endangered species, subsidize another costly government sponsored program, but in doing so she promotes a product that is not the cheapest alternative, already contributes to a third of the waste in our nation’s landfills, and adds to the dioxin exposure of toddlers (http://www.cottonbabies.com/clothdiapers.php#why). Really now, Mrs. DeLauro!
Mrs. DeLauro, embrace Stanley and give him a Huggies.
Statists, who live in fantasy world, now have their poster child. Gotta go, folks. It is time for baby’s change.
October 20, 2011 at 10:35 pm |
The American public should not be responsible for diapering the day care crowd. More importantly, Ms.Rosa DeLauro should be worrying about her own incontinence.
P.S. ‘Continence’ is a synonym for self-restraint, moderation, and self-control – something Rosa should learn and practice, especially with her projects designed to pamper the profligate public.