[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxnOIQOMLqEScott Kleeb is a young Democrat running a quixotic senate campaign in Nebraska (though, with the current political landscape, it may be becoming less quixotic by the day). We don’t really know anything about Kleeb and his policies, but this video, in which he addresses a questioner asking him to define himself as pro-life or pro-choice, he responds with what we can only say is a pretty eloquent and concise explanation of what we’re trying to do here at GOOD: Transcend politics, ideologies, and prejudices, and find the best solutions to our world’s pressing problems. Here’s the full text of Kleeb’s comments:”…We get so fixated on having an argument, and defining each other, as opposed to what we actually want to do. What do we want to do? All of us, every single one of us in this country wants to get to zero. And yet we become so fixated on the same discussions we’ve had for thirty years. Discussions on energy that give us higher prices, discussions on the economy which means that we ship more jobs overseas, discussions on abortion which means the number of abortions goes up, rather than down. Discussions on health care which means fewer people actually get insured.We don’t fix anything in this country anymore. On abortion, on health care, on energy, on the economy, on the environment–whatever the issue is we don’t fix things anymore. And it’s because we focus on labels and we focus on argument. As opposed to on solutions. The reason why we don’t have trust in our political leadership is because they have pointed the finger and have blamed and every Sunday morning we see them in 30 second sound bites saying “It’s not my fault we have a financial crisis–it’s their fault.” And the other person says “It’s not my fault we have a financial crisis–it’s their fault.” Well it’s all their faults and it’s our fault for perpetuating the same conversations that we’ve had.If we want to get past this moment right now then we have got to recognize that we can do again what my granddad believed so deeply in. And we can work together despite whatever differences we might have for a shared and common goal. That’s what this moment is. These moments don’t come around very often and we have to take advantage of them.”Via Daily Kos
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So he threw a question out to fellow Reddit users: “Has anyone else’s dog suddenly developed attachment/aggression issues? Any and all advice appreciated, even if it’s that we’re being paranoid!”
The most popular response to his thread was by ZZBC.
Any chance your wife is pregnant?
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The potential news hit Girlfriendhatesmefor like a ton of bricks. A few days later, Girlfriendhatesmefor posted an update and ZZBC was right!
“The wifey is pregnant!” the father-to-be wrote. “Otis is still being overprotective but it all makes sense now! Thanks for all the advice and kind words! Sorry for the delayed reply, I didn’t check back until just now!”
Redditors responded with similar experiences.
Anecdotal I know but I swear my dog knew I was pregnant before I was. He was super clingy (more than normal) and was always resting his head on my belly.
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So why do dogs get overprotective when someone is pregnant?
Jeff Werber, PhD, president and chief veterinarian of the Century Veterinary Group in Los Angeles, told Health.com that “dogs can also smell the hormonal changes going on in a woman’s body at that time.” He added the dog may “not understand that this new scent of your skin and breath is caused by a developing baby, but they will know that something is different with you—which might cause them to be more curious or attentive.”
The big lesson here is to listen to your pets and to ask questions when their behavior abruptly changes. They may be trying to tell you something, and the news may be life-changing.
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