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• Would you want your 15-year-old daughter taking this pill without your knowledge?

  (Charlie Rood Commentary)

   The Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive pill.

  Would you want your 15-year-old daughter taking this pill without your knowledge?

  Doesn't matter what you want.   She can!   

  Side effects and information about Plan B One Step from Plan B One step itself and from WebMD:

  Do not take Plan B or Plan B One-Step if:

  • You know you are pregnant or suspect you might be.
  • You have a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to its ingredients.
  • You are taking medications that could cause a reaction 

  Potential side effects of Plan B or Plan B One-Step include:

  • nausea
  • abdominal pain
  • fatigue
  • headache
  • menstrual changes
  • dizziness
  • breast tenderness
  • vomiting
  • diarrhea

  I'm sure every 15-year-old teenage girl will read the packaging and be prepared to be responsible should any side effects occur.  

  Parents, when your 15-year-old daughter is ill and you have no idea why, add to the list of questions you might ask, "did you take the Plan B One Step"?

  There are cold medicines that can't be bought over the counter!

   

  FROM USA TODAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 (excerpts):

  Women and girls age 15 and over will soon be able to buy emergency contraception without a prescription.

  The Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it was approving Plan B One-Step to be sold in the retail aisle next to other over-the-counter medications. Customers will not have to ask a pharmacist for it.

  Until now, women have had to ask a pharmacist for emergency contraception. Those under 17 could get the pill only with a prescription.

  U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman noted that emergency contraception has been shown to be extremely safe, and that the FDA's age limits were arbitrary.   "FDA has engaged in intolerable delays," Korman said, amounting to an "administration agency filibuster."

  Korman's ruling was in response to a lawsuit by the Center for Reproductive Rights, which sued to expand access to emergency contraception, which can prevent pregnancy if taken within three days of unprotected sex or contraceptive failure.

  Plan B One-Step, a single pill containing a hormone found in birth control pills, sold by Teva Women's Health, does not terminate an existing pregnancy and does not harm a developing fetus, the FDA said.

  About half of pregnancies are unintended, studies show.

  Now, customers will be able to buy Plan B One-Step just as they would purchase condoms. But girls will have to show an ID to prove their age, the FDA said.

  "The FDA is under a federal court order that makes it crystal clear that emergency contraception must be made available over the counter, without restriction to women of all ages by next Monday," said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, in a statement.   "Lowering the age restriction to 15 for over-the-counter access to Plan B One-Step may reduce delays for some young women — but it does nothing to address the significant barriers that far too many women of all ages will still find if they arrive at the drugstore without identification or after the pharmacy gates have been closed for the night or weekend. These are daunting and sometimes insurmountable hoops women are forced to jump through in time-sensitive circumstances, and we will continue our battle in court to remove these arbitrary restrictions on emergency contraception for all women."

   

  Wow.   Maybe we should be happy there is at least some lower age limit.   This lady wants "without restriction to women of all ages"!

  Women?   Is a 15-year-old girl a woman?   No, that's why we call her a GIRL.   No age limit?

  A 13-year-old woman?   A 12-year-old?   10-year-old?  

  And what about this part of her statement, "lowering the age restriction to 15 for over-the-counter access to Plan B One-Step may reduce delays for some young women — but it does nothing to address the significant barriers that far too many women of all ages will still find if they arrive at the drugstore without identification or after the pharmacy gates have been closed for the night or weekend."

  There already is a barrier in place.   They can't drive!   Maybe we can make an exception if they are going to get the Plan B One Step.

  "These are daunting and sometimes insurmountable hoops women are forced to jump through in time-sensitive circumstances, and we will continue our battle in court to remove these arbitrary restrictions on emergency contraception for all women" she says.

  For all women.  

  That's how desperate she and others who agree with her are.   No restrictions at all.   No parental involvement necessary.  This is America!   Freedom!

  In the future, when we wonder about the loss of morals and values in the United States of America, I'm thinking this will be one of those things we'll point to as an example.

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• Even at tax time, abortion is supported more than the life of a healthy baby!

  Charlie Rood commentary.....

  Even at tax time, abortion is supported more than the life of a healthy baby!

  Stick with me, please!

  Every year on April 15, Americans know their taxes are due.

  It’s a reminder of how much money we pay in federal, state, and local taxes.   It can be a time of great stress with all the paperwork (or computer work), personal records, and time necessary to comply with tax laws.

  But this isn’t about taxes, it’s about the tax code, and how abortion has a place.

  Now, I don’t mean to sound flippant or make a comparison to what abortion actually is, because some say the United States tax code is an abortion!   But, do you know the place abortion has in the tax code?

   

  It’s been there for years and I’ve talked about this before.   I find it “amusing” (said very sarcastically).  

  Have you ever checked the list of Medical and Dental Expenses to find out what you can and cannot claim?   Of course, any claim allowed is determined by a percentage of your AGI.  

  So, what medical expenses are includible?   Listed in alphabetical order, you know what the first item is you can claim?   Abortion!

  That’s right, the United States tax code allows you to claim abortion as a medical expense.  

  It doesn’t matter how many could actually make the claim based on the percentage of AGI, it’s the fact that the expense is allowable in the first place!

  It gets even better (sarcasm again).

  So, what expenses ARE NOT includible?   Listed in alphabetical order, you know what the first item is you CAN’T claim?   Baby sitting, childcare, and nursing services for a normal, healthy baby!

  That’s right, the United States tax code allows you a deduction to kill your baby, but not keep your baby healthy and safe!

   

  May I go even further?   How about this scenario…..

  A woman has a child and finds out she is pregnant again.   She doesn’t want this baby so she schedules an appointment for an abortion.

  She hires a babysitter to watch her healthy child as she attends her abortion appointment.

  She can’t claim a deduction for the money spent making sure her healthy child is okay at home, though if she didn’t hire a sitter and left the child at home alone, she would no doubt face some criminal charges of child endangerment.  

  However, the woman can end the life of her unwanted baby and claim a deduction!

   

  But wait, there’s more!

  Pregnancy test kits are also deductible.   Not only can you claim the abortion, but claim the method to find out if you are pregnant in the first place!

  And still more!

  Birth control pills are deductible.   Isn’t that good news.   If the pills work, fine.   But if not, claim the abortion as well as the method to try and stop the pregnancy in the first place!

  Finally, remember you could claim a transportation deduction for mileage to get the abortion but not if you drive the sitter for your healthy baby home!

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• The Faith of Jason Hanson

  (Charlie Rood)  Jason Hanson announces his retirement.
  
  A loyal Lion from start to finish.  A portrait in class, dignity, and respect for the game, for the fans, and most importantly, for himself and his family.
  
  As much as Jason is admired for his on-field accomplishments, there is another part of Jason I find more admirable.  

  The faith of Jason Hanson.

  Years ago, Jason Hanson was featured on a Billy Graham Special.

  Here are some comments from Jason Hanson.....

   

  Kicking is different than anything else. Size doesn’t matter. Effort doesn’t matter. Speed doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is technique - and getting the job done. No one cares if I had a great week of practice. It has to happen during the 20 seconds I take the field.
  
  That’s the life of a kicker. You can have years of glory – weeks of glory – games of glory. But if you miss the kick, you’re the reason for the loss.
  
  I’ve had a wonderful career. I’ve been to two Pro Bowls. I’ve kicked several game winning field goals. I’m proud to have been with the Detroit Lions my entire career, and I want to finish well.
  
  My greatest struggle is not the pressure of making the kick when the game is on the line, or driving the ball deep on kickoffs. Actually, my greatest struggle has nothing to do with my performance on the field, or dealing with all the external elements. It’s an internal struggle. It has to do with not allowing my identity to be dependent on my performance.
  
  God has used football and kicking to shape me. I don’t know how I could kick without my faith. God has given me ability and a mind to use. I find peace in knowing that. I train as hard as I can. I execute my technique as perfectly as I can. And if I miss, I know that God still cares for me and has a plan for me, and my identity does not depend upon a field goal.
  
  Which is not to say that a missed field goal does not bother me. It does. If I miss, I’m more upset than anyone. But even if I lead the NFL in humiliation, I know that my hope is not tied up in what happens on the football field.
  
  I grew up in a Christian family. I was a decent guy, and never visited the wrong side of the tracks. I didn’t come to Christ because I had hit the bottom. In fact, my story is somewhat the opposite. God worked through my success to draw me closer to Him.
  
  Success can be as big a test as failure. I began to experience how good it was to succeed. I was a consensus All-American my sophomore year at Washington State. I’ve signed nice contracts. I have a certain amount of celebrity. But I’ve discovered it’s all empty. It can’t satisfy. The greatest despair in life comes from reaching your dream and discovering that’s all there is.
  
  I’ve always liked the Bible story of the rich young ruler, who had everything a person could want – fortune, good reputation, power and influence – but he was missing the most critical thing – a relationship with God.
  
  Over the years, as I tasted success and found it empty, I have become more and more convinced that everything the Bible says is true, and Jesus is exactly who He says He is. In fact, I’ve based my entire life on Jesus being who He says He is – the Savior of the world.
  
  Jesus said, “Come, follow Me.” And I have. And in Him alone I have found peace.

   

  God Bless You, Jason Hanson!

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• Obscure Engineering Conversion Factors

  April 4, 2013

  
  Thanks to Joe in Saginaw for this e-mail...
  
  
  Obscure Engineering Conversion Factors
  
  1. Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi
  
  2. 2000 pounds of Chinese Soup = Won ton
  
  3. 1 millionth of a mouthwash = 1 microscope
  
  4. Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement = 1 bananosecond
  
  5. Weight an evangelist carries with God = 1 billigram
  
  6. Time it takes to sail 220 yards at 1 nautical mile per hour = Knotfurlong
  
  7. 365.25 days of drinking low-calorie beer = 1 Lite year
  
  8. 16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone = 1 Rod Serling
  
  9. Half a large intestine = 1 semicolon
  
  10. 1,000,000 aches = 1 megahurtz
  
  11. Basic unit of laryngitis = 1 hoarsepower
  
  12. Shortest distance between two jokes = a straight line
  
  13. 2000 mockingbirds = two kilomockingbirds
  
  14. 1 kilogram of falling figs = 1 Fig Newton
  
  15. 1000 ccs of wet socks = 1 literhosen
  
  16. 8 nickels = 2 paradigms

   

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• What should be logical, common sense, never seems to be.

  (Charlie Rood Commentary)

  
  I guess I just don't understand laws, rules, and regulations.
  
  What should be logical, common sense, never seems to be.
  
  I saw this on MLive.   You read and tell me if you get the same impressions I do.....
  
  
  
  A bill aimed at ensuring dead and incarcerated people are removed from Michigan's food benefit program was passed by a State House committee Wednesday, March 6.
  
  House Bill 4042 was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives by Representative Tim Kelly (R) - Saginaw Township, on January 22.   It was approved Wednesday by the House Families, Children and Seniors Committee.
  
  If signed into law, the legislation would require Michigan's Department of Human Services to check each month if food benefit recipients are incarcerated or dead.   Bridge card access would be terminated if someone is found to be dead, in jail or in prison.
  
  "Reducing welfare fraud will better protect taxpayer dollars while making sure those who are truly in need receive assistance," Kelly said.   "Requiring the state to cross-check Bridge Card recipients with the country's death index is a common-sense way to keep our welfare system strong and free from abuse."
  
  The bill would merely take policies already in place at the DHS and enshrine those policies in state law, according to the House Fiscal Agency report on the bill.   "House Bill 4042 codifies current DHS policy, so there will be no fiscal impact," the report reads.
  
  The DHS would be required to, on a monthly basis, compare a list of Bridge Card recipients to the U.S. Social Security Death Index as well as run a monthly incarceration match check.   The bill would amend the state's Social Welfare Act.
  
  "The legislation is part of our overall plan to make more efficient use of taxpayer dollars," Kelly said.
  
  The bill will next go to the floor of the State House for consideration.   It was one of the first bills introduced by the Saginaw Township representative, who was elected in November by voters in Michigan's 94th District to fill Kenneth B. Horn's seat.
  
  
  
  "The legislation is part of our overall plan to make more efficient use of taxpayer dollars".   If you want to make more efficient use of taxpayer dollars, why go through the process of this bill in the first place?
  
  In fact, as the story states, the bill would take policies already in place and simply enshrine the policies into state law.   Why?   There are policies.   Follow them!    Done!   No law necessary!
  
  In my simple world this seems like logical, common sense.   
  
  Then again, you know the old saying, "it's called common sense but it doesn't seem too common".
  
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• Sequestration... yawn!

  (Charlie Rood)

  Sequestration.

  We’ve heard this story before.   Chicken Little!     We’ve heard this story before.   The boy who cried wolf!     We’ve heard this story before.   Y2K!     We’ve heard this story before.   From Democrats and Republicans.  

  We have arrived at a point in time where (insert issue here) is so important that if nothing is done the country will cease to exist as we know it!

  Both sides have a hand in sequestration.   It was President Obama who got it started, but the GOP went right along voting for it.

  As we near the deadline, the president has been the lead voice of doom and gloom.   The desperate sounds of devastation are more laughable than serious.  

  Who can keep track of all the numerical negativity?

  We’ve heard all kinds of numbers being tossed around of what would happen both nationally (especially to defense) and to individual states if the sequester is in effect.   
  
  For example, in Michigan, we would suffer:
  -  300 teacher and aide jobs at risk
  -  2490 lower-income residents lose college financial help
  -  1300 lose work study jobs
  -  2300 lose access to Head Start and Early Head Start
  -  4400 fewer kids get vaccines
  -  $2.9 million lost to help prevent substance abuse
  -  $1.8 million lost to provide meals for seniors
  -  $1.7 million cut in job assistance
  -  $14 million for Amy base operations
  -  $1.5 million for fish and wildlife protection
  
  To quote a Seinfeld episode:   "yada, yada"

  
  No doubt women and children will suffer the most.
  
  
  Here are the only numbers that need attention (from various sources):
  
  The sequester would cut government spending $1.2 trillion over the next ten years.   That's an  average of $109 billion over the next 10 years.   
  
  The fiscal cliff deal included cuts of $24 billion for this year, so to meet the sequester,  $85 billion must be cut in the remaining seven months of the fiscal year.
  
  Cut?   $85 billion?   From a budget of about $3.6 trillion?   It's about 2.4%.   
  
  That's not a cut, that's a simple trim.   
  
  And it's not really a cut at all.
  
  Spending is slated to increase by $110 billion over the next decade even with the sequestration cuts.   The rate of spending growth is being cut, not spending as we know it today.
  
  Having said that, there is dispute from some organizations that say the cuts really would be a cut from current levels of spending this year.            
  
  If that's true, then congratulations!
  
  However, over the next decade, as following chart shows, spending will increase, with or without sequestration, and the differences are barely noticeable.   

   

   

   

  

  Does anyone really believe there isn't $85 billion we could find to save us from the apocalypse?
  
  How about grants for a security conference in San Diego featuring "zombie apocalypse training".
  
  Remember, the recently passed Superstorm Sandy relief bill included $150 million for Alaskan fisheries, $2 million to the Smithsonian to repair roofs, and $8 million to Homeland Security and the Justice Department to buy cars.
  
  In recent years, Social Security Administration mistakenly paid nearly $100 million to dead people.
  
  
  If the sequestration cuts actually happen, I promise you the sun will come out tomorrow, every cloud will have a silver lining, and the glass will be half-full.
  
  How do I know?   We are the United States of America.   We always survive!

• Are you ready for the Hollywood hypocrites Sunday night at the Academy Awards?

  (Charlie Rood)   Are you ready for the Hollywood hypocrites Sunday night at the Academy Awards?
  
  When it comes to supporting causes, you can count on Hollywood to be front and center displaying ribbons, taking pictures, and voicing concern on a variety of issues.
  
  Now, some well-known actors and actors do more than just talk as they put their time, money, and efforts into issues they are associated.   
  
  But it seems too often we hear the celebrity cries of "green energy, protecting the animals, and save the children"...   and these pleas are followed by the celebrity use of jets, wearing furs, and food orgies...   such as the party following the Oscars.....
  
  

  Sunday night, after Hollywood is in the spotlight with the Academy Awards and Oscar winners, it's the Governors Ball, presented by Chef Wolfgang Puck.   

   

  His menu includes 600 Maine lobsters, five kilos of caviar, 400 pounds of steak, edameme covered pizza, bacon-wrapped dates, Japanese baby peach salad, truffle macaroni and cheese, plus chocolate souffle cake with shaved espresso ice for dessert!   The evening will end, as usual, with tiny chocolate Oscars dipped in real gold dust.
  
  WHAT ABOUT THE STARVING CHILDREN?   Don't they know how many children could be fed, housed, and educated with all that money spent just on the lobsters?   Let alone the "gold dusted tiny chocolate Oscars"!
  
  By the way, I really don't care how Hollywood types spend their money.   It's their money!
  
  And I'm sure through their spending of money people benefit because of jobs necessary to serve their spending sprees.
  
  I just have to laugh when they do speak about all the problems of the world and their answers are usually more government, more taxes, more compassion, more, more, more...  from US!   
  
  Meanwhile, they live their lives, while fans continue to support them because of hard earned dollars spent going to the movies to see the actors and actresses!
   

• It was a racist that created this situation

  
  (Charlie Rood)  A story getting some national attention...  still in the early stages.   Any thoughts about what happened from what we know?   My initial observations follow the story as reported online in the Detroit Free Press...

   

  The head of Hurley Medical Center in Flint on Tuesday denied allegations that hospital officials granted a father's request that African-American nurses not tend to his baby.

  Rather, when the father showed a nursing supervisor his swastika tattoo, it "created anger and outrage in our staff," Melany Gavulic, president and CEO, said in a written statement. "This resulted in concern by supervisors for the safety of the staff. The father was informed that his request could not be granted."

  Gavulic and a hospital attorney met Tuesday for more than an hour with the Rev. Charles Williams II, president of the Michigan chapter of the National Action Network, an organization founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton.

  Williams said he was finishing a news conference midday when a hospital staff member invited him to meet with Gavulic and the attorney in Gavulic's office.

  Williams said the meeting was "unexpected" and that he was impressed with what he called Gavulic's "heartfelt" commitment to "resolve this immediately."

  Gavulic confirmed she met with Williams, and "she agrees that it was a positive meeting," said Hurley spokeswoman Ilene Cantor.

  Still, the first step to resolution will be to publicly acknowledge any mishandling of the father's request, Williams said.

  "The hospital hasn't done that yet," he said.

  Williams said his organization will continue to demand sensitivity training for hospital staff. It also wants to know what kind of disciplinary action, if any, decision-makers in the incident had received.

  Last month, Tonya Battle, 49, an African-American nurse and veteran of the neonatal unit, filed an eight-page lawsuit contending that the hospital prohibited her from caring for an infant last year because a man objected to her race.

  The lifelong Flint resident said she was working the late shift Oct. 31 when a man walked into a room where she was caring for a newborn. She asked to see his identification, and the man, who was the father of the newborn, demanded to see her supervisor, she told the Free Press on Monday.

  According to Battle, a note was placed afterward on the assignment chart that read: "No African American nurse to take care of baby."

  Williams had planned to meet with Battle on Tuesday, but both ran out of time. He said he planned to reschedule the meeting.

  In Gavulic's written statement, released to the Free Press after her meeting with Williams, she said Hurley officials value their patients and staff, including Battle "and her quarter century of professionalism and dedication."

  Additionally, "Hurley has had a rich history and reputation of supporting and valuing diversity and remains committed to our policy of non-discrimination."

  Frances Gilcreast, president of the Flint NAACP, sits on Hurley's 15-member board of managers.

  Gilcreast said she's not surprised at allegations of racism; complaints of prejudice at workplaces and schools and in housing are common at the NAACP office.

  But she also feels strongly about what she said is Hurley's well-deserved reputation as a respected part of the community and provider of "high-quality care."

  She said the 15-member board may request an investigation into the matter, but it might be limited by how much it can do because the case is now in court.

  If the allegations are true, she said, and "if this is par for the course, we need to make sure people are held accountable," she said.

   

  First, you can't stop people from being racists.   They exist.   Always have and always will.   Hopefully, racists are shunned as they should be and dealt with as little as possible.   You hope somehow this sad man will eventually overcome his hatred, especially when raising his baby.   We can only imagine what he'll teach his child.
  
  The nurse was hurt by what the man said.    She says the hospital had a note posted "No African-American nurse to take care of baby."   
  
  Hurley Medical Center is denying it did anything wrong.   A spokesperson says when the man showed he had a swastika tattoo, there was a concern of safety for the staff.
  
  The Michigan chapter of the National Action Network, a civil rights group founded by the Reverend Al Sharpton, staged a small protest in front of the hospital.
  
  Obviously we are dealing with a very sensitive issue because race is involved.   
  
  If the hospital did indeed meet his demand, I'm wondering if it was an action taken to protect the nurse from further contact with a worthless individual, and at the same time trying to maintain a peaceful atmosphere by not agitating the situation.
  
  The nurse has sued for "emotional distress, mental anguish, humiliation, and damage to her reputation".  
  
  Is it possible this was a big misunderstanding between the hospital and nurse?
  
  It would be nice if the hospital and nurse could settle this quickly and quietly so this doesn't get anymore more negative attention than necessary.
  
  It's disappointing to think the person who is responsible for starting all this, THE RACIST GUY, may not suffer any consequences to HIS reputation!
  
  Then again, I'm guessing he really doesn't care. 

• Illegal immigrants? Change the name and problem solved!

  (Charlie Rood)

  I found this amusing.

  It was in the Washington Times Tuesday, February 5.  

  How to solve the illegal immigrant problem?   Change the name.   Problem solved.

  Read it and tell me what we should call 'em!

  

  Opening the first immigration hearing of the new Congress, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee warned his colleagues not to use the term "illegal immigrant" as the debate goes on.
  
  "I hope no one uses the term illegal immigrants here today. Our citizens are not — the people in this country are not illegal. They are are out of status. They are new Americans that are immigrants," said Rep. John Conyers Jr., Michigan Democrat.
  
  As Congress begins the immigration debate, both sides are preparing for an emotionally charged fight, and language will be one of the battlegrounds.
  
  Many immigrant-rights advocates object to the terms "illegal" and "alien," saying that people cannot be deemed illegal, and that the word "alien" makes them sound inhuman. They argue the better terms are "undocumented migrants."
  
  Many newspapers, including The Washington Times, use the phrase "illegal immigrant," deeming it the most accurate description.
  
  But defenders of the term "alien" argue that an immigrant is someone who arrived here legally, while an alien is any foreigner — therefore an "illegal alien" is the proper description for those who are here outside of the law.
  
  Academics, searching for a more neutral term, have recently begun using "unauthorized migrants" as their phrase of choice.

   

  WHAT?!?!

  "Out of status"

  "New Americans that are immigrants"

  "Undocumented migrants"

  "Unauthorized migrants"

  Hey, problem solved!   No longer illegal!

• John McCain... racist? Do I need to waste time on this?!?!

  (Charlie Rood at 7:35am)

  Not much to say about this except...

  "OH, PLEASE"

  "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING"

  "GIVE ME A BREAK"

  "REALLY"

  What do you say about the following story?

   

  From the Associated Press:
  
  Social media users, including a member of Congress from his own party, have called Senator John McCain 'racist' for a tweet comparing the President of Iran to a monkey.
  
  After hearing the news that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proclaimed he wanted to be the first Iranian in space, McCain tweeted:   
  
  "So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week? "Iran launches monkey into space," John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 4, 2013. .
  
  McCain followed up the tweet with another indicating that he had meant the comparison as a joke.  

  "Iran space tweet - lighten up folks, can't everyone take a joke?"
  
  But some people on Twitter were not amused. Justin Amash, Republican from Michigan, replied to McCain tweeting, 

  "Maybe you should wisen up and not make racist jokes."
  
  Another user challenged the second-term congressman's qualification of McCain's joke as racist.
  
  Amash tweeted back

  "I'll bet many Iranians would feel differently."