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Open Free for All / Are Autopsy results conducted at the DMV ???
« on: January 23, 2008, 01:02:18 PM »
Is it just me or is every medical faciliity in the world slower at processing "evidence" than the DMV?

There must be a back log of autopsies a mile long.

Or they're all bunch of sodbusters who take 15 minute breaks every 30 minutes.

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Open Free for All / The WHO - Phone Jammin begets Fornits Jammin
« on: January 18, 2008, 07:55:58 PM »
If you'd care to see how one of the Whos' role models read on.

Allen Raymond, convicted of trying to derail the democrats in the 2002 election by tying up their phone lines was on the Daily Show last night.

His book:
How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative



The 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal involves the use of a telemarketing firm hired by that state's Republican Party (NHGOP) for election tampering.

During that state's 2002 election for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Robert C. Smith, the NHGOP hired GOP Marketplace, based in Northern Virginia, to jam another phone bank being used by the state Democratic Party and the firefighters' union for efforts to turn out voters on behalf of then-governor Jeanne Shaheen on Election Day. John E. Sununu, the Republican candidate, won a narrow victory. In addition to criminal prosecutions, disclosures in the case have come from a civil suit filed by the state's Democratic Party against the state's Republican Party (now settled).

Four men (including Allen Raymond)have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, federal crimes and sentenced to prison for their involvement as of 2008. One conviction has been reversed by an appeals court, a decision which can itself be appealed by prosecutors.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Rig-Election- ... 1416552227

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_New_H ... ng_scandal

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Bush is an asshole. Has he ever been sonared? He's certainly beached himself



Testing can continue off Southern California, despite effects on whales.
SAN DIEGO — While a federal judge ordered the Navy on Jan. 3 to adopt measures that would lessen the impact of sonar on whales during exercises off Southern California, President George W. Bush has exempted the Navy from those restrictions by executive action.

A court injunction issued Jan. 3 would have required the Navy to create a 12-nautical-mile no-sonar zone along the coast and have trained lookouts watch for marine mammals before and during exercises. Sonar would have been shut down if mammals were spotted within 2,200 yards.

However, Bush stated that Navy training exercises using high-power sonar ’are in the paramount interest of the United States.’ While on a state visit to the Middle East, Bush signed an exemption to enable the Navy to ’train effectively and to certify carrier and expeditionary strike groups for deployment in support of worldwide operational and combat activities, which are necessary for national security,’ the president stated in a memo announcing his action.

District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper had barred the Navy from employing sonar in the Catalina Basin, an area that is home to what she called “a high density of marine mammals.” This area extends from Santa Catalina Island south to San Clemente Island.

Cmdr. Jeff Davis said the Navy does not believe the ruling “struck the right balance between national security and environmental concerns.”

The Natural Resources Defense Council had sued to force the Navy to lessen the harm of its sonar exercises. Critics contend sonar has harmful effects on whales, possibly damaging their hearing and navigation ability. The council’s lawsuit alleges the Navy’s sonar causes whales and other mammals to beach themselves.

The Navy has said its sonar exercises are vital for training and claims it already minimizes the risk to marine life.

Before the Jan. 3 court order, the Navy had used or planned to use MFA sonar during 14 large-scale exercises off the Southern California coast between February 2007 and January of 2009.

The Navy’s assessment was that approximately 170,000 marine mammals would be exposed to sonar in these exercises, with more than 450 instances of permanent injury to some whales.

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Chelsea - Mom, Dad's pole is about this big after you manipulate it.

Hillary - Chelsea, I have no personal knowledge of that since at least 1972. And I hope you understand that intern blowies don't count as cheating you silly goose!!!

Bill - Yeahhhhhhhh bitches - more Bill Pole talk! Y'all are down for a a dime bag and a 3 way?


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Open Free for All / News you can't use V1
« on: January 10, 2008, 12:02:45 PM »
SF Zoo Tiger Incident
1. Zoo's are fucked up. It's animal jail. It's worse than animal jail. Why don't we round up some people from Paraguay and put them in a cell with a big window and charge admission? If humans could keep a fish alive while it was out of water we would do it. We love to take things out of their natural habitat, fuck with it and charge admission. Great entertainment.

 
2. Darwinian power motherfuckers. Those stupid kids climbed up on the fence, were yelling at the tiger and throwing pine cones at it. You want it you got it. Welcome to the jungle.

3. The SF Zoo didn't build a high enough fence. It was 12 feet not the reccomended 16ft. Great fucking job people. Way to go.
Why are they incapable of building a proper fence????
Maybe because SF is too busy paying for gender reassignment surgery for it's city employees. They don't have time to worry about whether or not the tigers can eat the visitors. SF is a Zoo. As robin williams says it's the human game reserve.

4. Thank god the SF chief of police shows up at the scene. She looks like an asian scarecrow.



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CEDU / Brown Schools and derivatives / clones / 2080
« on: December 31, 2007, 04:34:25 PM »
The CEDU #'s by dishdutyfugitive......

ERA 1

(1980-1990)

150 = average student enrollment per campus (1980-1990)

2 campuses

20 student peer groups form every 3 months = 80 new students a year.

80 new students per year x 10 years = 800 students per decade.

800 students per decade x 2 campuses= 1,600 students

1,600 of us between 1980-1990.

ERA 2

(1990-2000)

________ CEDU & CEDU spawned schools
________ average student enrollement per school
________student peer groups form every ___months = ____new students a year.

________ of us between (1990-2000)

Let's be excessively conservative and assume 1,600 again.

Creation ERA and Vestigal ERA

(1975-1980)

CEDU RS
________ average student enrollement per year at RS
________student peer groups form every ___months = ____new students a year.

________ of OG RS students between (1975-1980)
Let's be excessively conservative and assume 250 students.

Vestigal era (2000-2005)
________ CEDU & CEDU spawned schools
________ average student enrollement per school
________student peer groups form every ___months = ____new students a year.

________ of us between (2000-2005)


Let's be excessively conservative and assume 1,000

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250     Creation Era
1,600  Era 1
1,600  Era 2
1,000  Vestigal era


Conservatively, that's approximately 4,500 of us.


2080 = The year the the last child from RMA (campus) to graduate in 2005 will die.

(Assuming the child graduates at age 20 and dies at the age of 95).

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CEDU wasn't religious in the traditional biblical / church-going sense.

However, I find it fascinating that the original cult is Religion. CEDU and christianity (and most every organized religon) have much in common in that they employ very similiar behaviour/thought control methods.

I saw "jesus camp" on A&E last night and almost shit my pants.
It's scary. It reminds you of CEDU. It makes you wonder why people who run cult programs are so fucked in the head.  Does 2+2 = 4 ???? Do we get to pick and choose which science we like? (The earth is 4.5 billion years old but 'christian creationists' qoute the bible and tell us the earth is ~10,000 years old

The film makers could have torn these evangelicals apart.

It took me 30 minutes to figure out the documentary was a completely unbiased documentary.

Watch out for the little kid, Levi, with the power mullet. He's either going to make one hell of a Navy Seal or become the next Jim Jones.

Trailer  (The trailer doesn't do the film justice.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_EKHK1C2IE

Website
http://www.jesuscampthemovie.com/

It's on today. Tivo it
http://www.aetv.com/listings/episode_de ... gid=260639


Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady take their cameras to pastor Becky Fischer's "Kids on Fire" camp where children as young as six are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in "God's army."  We follow Levi, Rachael, Tory, and other children as they hone their "prophetic skills" and learn how to "take back America for Christ." This Academy Award-nominated film is a first-ever look at how born-again Christian children are being recruited and trained to become take part in American politics. (2006)

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The Troubled Teen Industry / It's a long long road
« on: December 23, 2007, 02:03:21 AM »
Neil Diamond - He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usZtSl8mX08

The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where

But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he, to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another

It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on our way to there
Why not share

And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Hard Headed Woman
« on: December 22, 2007, 03:34:00 PM »
Cat Stevens - Hard Headed Woman

I'm looking for a hard headed woman, one who will
take me for myself, and if I find my hard headed
woman I will need nobody else.

I'm looking for a hard headed woman, one who will
make me do my best, and if I find my hard headed
woman, ooh, I know the rest of my life will be blessed,
yes yes yes.

I know a lot of fancy dancers, people who can
glide you on a floor, they move so smooth but have
no answers, wo. When you ask them, "What d'you
com here for?" "I don't know," "Why."

I know many fine eathered friends, but their
friendliness depends on how you do. They know many
sure fired ways, to find out the one who pays, and
how you do.

I'm looking for a hard headed woman, one who will
make me feel so good, and if I find my hard headed
woman, wo, I know my life will be as it should,
yes yes yes.

I'm looking for a hard headed woman, one who will
make me do my best and if I find my hard headed
woman .

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Radio Fornits
« on: December 21, 2007, 10:48:29 PM »
Stay tuned.......

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Anne Bonney gets the 2007 succinctness award
« on: December 21, 2007, 05:45:29 PM »
I just found this on page 5 of the willful suspension of disbelief post topic.


Anne Bonney from one pirate to another  -  Hands down, You rock.  ::rocker::  


In my opinion, Anne has sumed up Fornits perfectly:


The main course....

"If you have a kid that is so out of control that they need to be removed from the home (with proper diagnosis from qualified medical personnel) then it should be done in a medical facility under the direct supervision of a medical professional using proven methods and the patient needs to have access to due process throughout the entire course of treatment.

If you have a kid who you're worried about because of drugs, friends, changes in attitudes or any of hte other bullshit criteria used on those stupid program websites then get fucking creative!!! BE a goddamn parent and figure out what is going on with your kid and help them fix it. Quit your fucking job and take a trip while homeschooling them. Expose them to a different culture. Send them to live with a trusted aunt and uncle. Take a barefoot cruise around the Caribbean for a few weeks. Most of these places cost thousands of dollars so there's no reason in hell why something couldn't be done other than shipping them off to quack strangers who use methods derived from a known abusive cult."

And for dessert....

"Listen, this is a survivors forum first and foremost as has been explained to you god knows how many times. The fact that you're a program shill and still tolerated here doesn't mean you're not gonna get a ration of shit when you post bullshit information, twist what people say, twist and distort stats and facts and in general spread disinformation.

You try and lump yourself in with "us" as if "we" are working towards some common goal. Trust me, we're not. Your goal is to keep programs alive and kicking, ours is to expose them for what they are (thought reform camps, behavior modification centers, mindrape mills) and shut them down".

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The Troubled Teen Industry / WHO talks like that? Gradspeak gone wild
« on: December 21, 2007, 12:09:07 PM »
Gradspeak = evidence of developmental detour.  

This is straight outta the Elan featured graduate page.
http://www.elanschool.com/featured.php


Listen to this kid.  The only people that buy this propaganda are vulnerable parents. He’ll snap out of it in 7 years. I went through the exact same process. No offense Ryan, I got nothing against you. I’m glad your life is in order now. I’m very aware that people go through struggles and need the opportunity to sort shit out. In fact I’m pointing the finger at myself. I spoke like that for a year or two after graduation. What I have a problem with is the TBS hogwash. The Dr. Phil fake talk. The requisite and repetitive use of ‘power adverbs’ . The life or death fear mongering.

What circumstances brought you to Elan?
The circumstances that led me to Elan were that I was very dishonest.   I stole from those who meant the most to me because they would forgive me and it would be okay tomorrow.   I was a 17 year old drop out with no motivation except to find the way to my nearest drug dealer.   I began to smoke marijuana and was sent to a boot camp program that I was discharged from because I couldn't stay sober.    Being home brought new feelings that I didn't know how to cope with so I found a substance that took me far away from them.   I found out that my "friends" had found new drugs, cocaine and heroin.   I sold everything that I owned and stole everything valuable to get money to get high, this continued until I was inches away from overdose.   My parents noticed me withering away and promptly took action with the local courts.

What were your relationships (family and friends) like before Elan and how have they changed as a result of coming here?  
Relationships with my family were nonexistent.   They were just the people who I lived with and the people that had money for me to steal.   My father and I never got along very much because I would always steal, lie and cheat from him.   I began to fear him and avoid him at all costs.   My mother and I, well I don't really remember us having problems because I would avoid her unless I needed something.   Now, my parents and I have a great relationship. My father and I get along great and have a wonderful relationship.   We can talk to each other about anything that is troubling without fear.   My mother and I have the best relationship that I could ever ask for and I currently work for her.   My friends before Elan were nonexistent.   I had a lot of people that I could hang out with but I never had real friends.   I was popular because I had drugs and money not because I had relationships.   Today I have TRUE friendships.   I am not the worried about being popular and I surround myself with people that have direction and goals.   I figure it is better to have 3-4 real friends than 40 people that will stab me in the back to further themselves.

How did you feel about being at Elan when you were here?  
Well when I first got to Elan I had no feelings about it.   I looked at it as a challenge to pretend so that I could get out and go back to home.   Well... Elan has a few sayings, "It all comes out in the wash" and "You can't bullshit a bullshitter."   These are truer than I could have ever expected. They saw through my act and challenged me daily to be real and attack the issues that brought me there until one day I was faced with the reality of who I was.   It was a terrible feeling.   I began to hate Elan; I started to act like I would at home, blatant disrespect and manipulative.   Then I faced my judgment day.    I remember being on the phone with my parents and they told me that I could either change my ways or I would be left in the streets of New Hampshire, and for some reason I knew this time that they were not bluffing.   From then on I began to buy into the fact that I had some issues to tackle.   That phone call changed my attitude towards Elan.   I began to value my time there, I began to act as if, I began to be grateful that I was there and I began to like being there.   How do you now feel about having been at Elan? I am grateful every moment that I am still alive because of Elan.   My "friends" at home had been turning up dead, pregnant or in jail, so I consider myself very lucky and would not trade a moment that I was in there for a moment at home.   I still call back and talk to the staff members as well as plan trips back up to the school to visit the place that SAVED my life.
Where did you go/what did you do after leaving Elan?  ?    I graduated in December of 03 only a few days before Christmas.   I was scheduled to go to college in January so I had little down time. I think I was home for all of 2 weeks and those were full of shopping for my school supplies, finding my books and just hanging out at home.   Currently I am a Marketing/Advertising major with a minor in Sociology at Monmouth College.   I will be graduating in December of 07 and am now a licensed real estate agent in Illinois.    I will be selling real estate in January and have had an immense amount of success from the skills I learned at Elan.

What skills did you learn while at Elan that have helped you in your adult life?  
The skills that I had learned are to be honest and accountable for my actions.   I know this might sound different but I have learned that if I am honest with my class work and accountable for my actions I will not make the same mistakes that I have done in the past.   I know that I am in charge of my life and I have no one to blame but me.    I have also learned to be patient, things don't happen overnight and that with continual work and effort that I can accomplish anything that I set out to do.

What is your fondest memory of your time here?
It sounds really weird but my fondest memory is thanksgiving of 2004.   I really don't know how to explain it to everyone.   It was a time when there were drastic changes going on in my life.   I belonged, I had a seat that was mine, I had   relationships that I will have for the rest of my life and I was clean, honest, and respected.
What advice would you offer to parents considering Elan for their child?   This is not a short term program.   You must commit yourself to the program just as much as you expect your children to commit to it.   There are going to be changes made on both your side as well as your child's side.    If you love your child and would like to them to be a productive member of your family and not destructive to themselves then this is the place for them.   But remember, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR YOU.   Have a little blind faith.    

What advice would you offer to a student just entering Elan?  This is going to be the most difficult time in your life.   It is not going to be comfortable by any means. You are going to have feelings arise that you never even knew about.   You are going to not like it here in the beginning, get over it and talk to people that are there and ask them how they got over it.   The faster that you just let your guard down and be honest, the quicker you will be on your way to making drastic changes, changes that you might not even have known that you are capable of.

Do you still think about Elan?
Yes.   I still talk to the students that I was there with and I also talk to the staff.   I am also a contact for parents that are iffy on sending their children to Elan so I think of my stay there often.

Where is your Elan diploma?
Well it was on the wall in my parents' house., but it will soon be on the wall in my own house.

Is there anything else you'd like to add?
If you are serious about changing the direction of your son or daughter's life, this is the place for them. There is no chance that I would have accomplished what I have if it was not for them.   They change lives and save them daily.   They are the real deal!

Is there anything your mother /father would like to add?  
I once had a client tell me a story that I remember to this day & share often.  It is about our children & goes like this:  "We as parents do not build the bridge to our children's future, our children do.  So if your child's bridge looks like Indiana Jones's Temple of Doom - that is the bridge they have chosen to build.  We as parents are not meant to be the rungs upon which our children tread - but to be the hand rails - for them to reach for in times of need.  We are not meant to save them."

Ryan's Mother
These words were spoken to me at a time I felt I had no more to give & no hope left.  The more I gave, the more I forgave, the harder I tried - the worse things got.  I discovered in myself a well so deep it was bottomless, there was nothing I would not do to save my child.  Yet of all the people in the world - it became crystal clear to me, that I alone could not save him.  I had to have the faith & courage to trust & let go.  
I let go.
It is not easy to watch someone you love struggle with painful life & death issues. I held onto the knowledge that of all the places Ryan could be at this time in his life, he was safe.  With all the struggles & challenges he confronted I knew he was in the perfect place to handle it, manage it & move on.  Life rarely gives you an opportunity to evaluate your life/decisions or to have in your corner the support of adults & peers every step of the way.
Change takes time, energy & effort - on everyone's part.  Ryan did not walk this journey on his own.  We all grew personally from this experience.  Looking back, I have no guilt or regrets.  I know I gave all I had to give and if I had to do it once again, I would not change a thing.  
I've always thought that if you were a great parent you'd have great kids.  However, what I have learned is great kids sometimes don't have the best parents & that you KNOW you are a great parent when you have a challenging child.  I believe ALL my children were born into the perfect family, our family.  And I was chosen to be the one for them & they were chosen to be the ones for me.
As a parent, I am so full of gratitude toward everyone at Elan.  I know that here, in this school, the course of many lives have been forever altered.  And I am blessed to be the parent of a young man whose life's choices inspire me daily.  I am very proud of you Ryan.


Karlin gets a BMW, counselors get bread crumbs, graduates get brainwashed and your retirement savings goes down the drain

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The Troubled Teen Industry / CRC Values (aka ASPEN)
« on: December 20, 2007, 05:55:26 PM »
CRC Values:

It is CRC's goal to foster an environment within which all employees will identify with, believe in, support and maintain the following core values in their daily work performance.

Respect, for our patients, our co-workers and our community…

(degenerate 30 somethings (with criminal records and no formal trainging accreditation) yelling at kids is respect?
As in being honest with the community by hiding the fact that the foundation of your industry is a cult?)


Integrity, in our dealings with all those we touch…

(just follow the who's example)

Accountability, to our patients, to our investors, to ourselves…

(as in accountability to patients 17 years out of the program?
As in publicly acknowledging that the foundations of your industry is a cult?)


Responsibility, for our financial performance, for our clinical outcomes…

(Holy shit - can you say mandatory finishing school?
You're not profit driven?
As in responsibility to patients 17 years out of the program?)


Excellence, in every task we perform.

(thanks for the icing on horeshit corporate cake - that is so touching to bet that excellent)

The key is to live by these values every day, in your decisions, in your behavior and in all you do.



The key is to think for yourself and treat others how you would want to be treated. The key is not to listen to coporate hogwash

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The Troubled Teen Industry / "Your shit is our bread and butter"
« on: December 20, 2007, 05:34:17 PM »
Unfit parents = Swollen ASPEN Coffers (thanks Bad Bains)

the youth treatment division contributed $46.2 million a year

1. From July 1 to September 30 2007      843 new kids were caught in the CRC net. (Assuming Annual Tuition of $54k was paid up front).

2. 9.3 new Kids per day - for 90 days - is 843 new kids.

3. That's $513,333 dollars per day in new annual tuition payments for new kids ONLY.

843 new kids = 46 million dollars.

You are trying to tell me ASR has a heart of gold and isn't profit driven?

Bain
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Academy at Swift River


Broken homes = cash money.

My friends father worked for a sewage utilities company. He wore a shirt one day that had the company's name on the front and on the back it said,

"You're shit is our bread and butter"


 Consolidated net revenue for the third quarter of 2007 increased by $56.9 million, or 86.8%, to $122.4 million as compared to $65.5 million for the third quarter of 2006. Of the $56.9 million increase, the youth treatment division contributed $46.2 million and the remaining net revenue growth was driven by net revenue increases of $7.8 million, or 18.5%, and $2.9 million, or 12.5%, in CRC’s residential and outpatient treatment divisions, respectively.

Of the $56.9 million increase, the youth treatment division contributed $46.2 million and the remaining net revenue growth was driven by net revenue increases of $7.8 million, or 18.5%, and $2.9 million, or 12.5%, in CRC’s residential and outpatient treatment divisions, respectively. The net revenue growth in the residential and outpatient treatment divisions was mainly driven by increases of $4.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, resulting from the 2006 and 2007 acquisitions that were not included in the results of operations for the second quarter of 2006. In addition, same-facility revenue growth in residential and outpatient treatment divisions of $2.8 million, or 6.9%, and $1.0 million, or 4.5%, respectively, resulted from increases in average daily census and net revenue per patient day and contributed to the net revenue growth. The remaining net revenue growth in the residential and outpatient treatment divisions was driven by start-up facilities.

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Therapeutic Tough Love = Modern Day Lobotomy
« on: December 20, 2007, 02:49:38 PM »
Special Olympics.

Cool stuff right?

Not really. It's a product of guilt and regret. The parallels to the TBS industry are shocking.
Enter John F. Kennedy's little sister, Rosemary Kennedy.

The Special Olympics was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1962. Shriver’s sister, the late Rosemary Kennedy, had an intellectual disability, and is often credited as her inspiration to create the Special Olympics.

Rose Marie Kennedy (September 13, 1918 – January 7, 2005) was the third child and first daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, born a year after the U.S. President John F. Kennedy. She underwent a lobotomy at the age of 23, after which she was mentally incapacitated for the rest of her life.

Lobotomy
In 1941, when Rosemary was 23, her father was told by doctors that a lobotomy would help calm her "mood swings that the family found difficult to handle at home". [2] Joseph Kennedy had the procedure performed by neurosurgeon Walter Freeman, director of the laboratories at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., together with his partner, James W. Watts, MD, from the University of Virginia. Watts performed his neurosurgery training at Massachusetts General Hospital and later became chief of neurosurgery at George Washington University Hospital. Highly regarded, Dr. Watts became the 91st president of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia.

At the time of the surgery the procedure was in its infancy. Freeman and Watts had only performed 65 previous lobotomies. Freeman had no formal training in surgery and did not believe in the practice of aseptic surgical procedures[citation needed]. Dr. Watts, who performed the surgery while Dr. Freeman supervised, described the procedure:

We went through the top of the head, I think she was awake. She had a mild tranquilizer. I made a surgical incision in the brain through the skull. It was near the front. It was on both sides. We just made a small incision, no more than an inch." The instrument Dr. Watts used looked like a butter knife. He swung it up and down to cut brain tissue. "We put an instrument inside," he said. As Dr. Watts cut, Dr. Freeman put questions to Rosemary. For example, he asked her to recite the Lord's Prayer or sing "God Bless America" or count backwards. ... "We made an estimate on how far to cut based on how she responded." ... When she began to become incoherent, they stopped.—James W. Watts [3]
Instead of producing the desired result, however, the lobotomy reduced Rosemary to an infantile mentality that left her incontinent and staring blankly at walls for hours. Her verbal skills were reduced to unintelligible babble. Rose Kennedy remarked that although the lobotomy stopped her daughter's violent behavior, it left her completely incapacitated. "Rose was devastated; she considered it the first of the Kennedy family tragedies" [4].

Although Freeman performed more than 3,000 lobotomies on individuals with mental illness during his career, [1] today, his lobotomy treatments are viewed as discredited by the mental health community.


 Aftermath
In 1949, Rosemary moved to the St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children (formerly known as St. Coletta's Institute for Backward Children) in Jefferson, Wisconsin, a residential institution for people with disabilities. Due to the severity of her mental condition, Rosemary became largely detached from the Kennedy clan, but she was visited on regular occasions by her sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics and an advocate for the disabled on Rosemary's behalf. Joe Kennedy also made donations to philanthropic agencies that he founded to help people with developmental disabilities.

Occasionally, Rosemary was taken to visit relatives in Florida and Washington, D.C, and visited her childhood home on Cape Cod.

Publicly, she was declared to be mentally handicapped.  This was more socially acceptable in a political family than a failed lobotomy."Only a few doctors who worked for the Kennedys knew the truth about Rosemary's condition, as did the FBI", due to a background check of Joe. Joe's attorney told them she had a "mental illness". [5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Olympics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy

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