McLEAN, VA. – A Virginia woman was arrested for breastfeeding her one-month old son near the home of the G.O.P. Presidential hopeful.
After speculation that Callista Gingrich made the 911 call to report the breastfeeding woman, the former Speaker’s wife explained her reasoning at a news conference. “Yes, I made the call. I spoke up on behalf of my family and Newt’s campaign. We support the McLean Police Department’s aggressive stance on public indecency and the decision to arrest Ms. Valentine. This is a family neighborhood filled with hard-working American people. We stand together as a community. We will not allow people like this to infiltrate. We are trying to rebuild the America we love, and there is no room for obscenity.”
First-time mother Sherry Valentine was charged with indecent exposure and child endangerment for allegedly pulling over to feed her son. Valentine claims she couldn’t calm the baby because she was driving. She stopped the car on what she called “a quiet street” and sat on a seat in a park gazebo, just a few blocks from the Gingrich home.
Ms. Gingrich happened upon the scene as she returned from a campaign event celebrating her husband’s South Carolina primary victory. It is unclear where Valentine and her newborn live, but neighborhood association sources confirm, “they’re not from around here. “
When answering questions from reporters, Gingrich continued, “It’s inappropriate, really. People need to take care of these situations in private. Some secrets should remain behind closed doors.”
If you believe this is true your a complete moron. It’s from the weekly world news people! Also I have a bridge for real cheap! Makes a great gift for the idiot who has everything!
It's a hoax for all who are outraged. Look at the other stories on here. I was linked from Twitter to some sort of a woman's site to this crazy site. They seem to be letting us know subtly that they are tongue-in-cheek from their logo.
The pic of batboy covering baby’s latch is also a nice touch.
Saw that. Forgot to mention it. TY.
these kind of articles attract stupid posts. I like having fun with it!
OMGosh this is HORRIBLE. I most definately do NOT want this lady for first lady of the United State.
I hope this mom has charges dropped soon and was released fast. I wonder what Virgina’s state law on breastfeeding is since the majority of states protect breastfeeding against these charges. Even if Virginia has not caught up with current times to think that a potential first lady of the US thinks that breast feeding is obscene makes her lower then low in my book, specially saying “some secrets should remain behind closed doors” Breastfeeding SHOULD NOT be considered a secret and something to hide. That is exactly the attitude which keeps society back from accepting breastfeeding as natural, normal, and amazing.
There are currently nurse ins being scheduled to protest facebooks removing breastfeeding pictures, I think one needs to be scheduled in from of the Gingrich house.
This can't be real. A) nursing in public is exempt from indecency laws in all 50 states I believe (I don't think there is a clause in west virginia), and it most assuredly would not be child endangerment unless the woman was riding down the road with her child unrestrained nursing.
This article is fake, I live in Virginia and have been breastfeeding my daughter for a year and 3 months now. The laws here in Virginia are to PROTECT mothers.
SUMMARY OF ENACTED BREASTFEEDING LEGISLATION in VIRGINIA
Va. Code 18.2-387 (1994) exempts mothers engaged in breastfeeding from indecent exposure laws.
Va. Code 2.2-1147.1 (2002) guarantees a woman the right to breast-feed her child on any property owned, leased or controlled by the state. The bill also stipulates that childbirth and related medical conditions specified in the Virginia Human Rights Act include activities of lactation, including breast-feeding and expression of milk by a mother for her child. (H.B. 1264)
HJ 145 (2002) Encourages employers to recognize the benefits of breastfeeding and to provide unpaid break time and appropriate space for employees to breast-feed or express milk.
Va. Chapter No. 195 (2005) Provides that a mother who is breast-feeding a child may be exempted from jury duty upon her request. The mother need not be "necessarily and personally responsible for a child or children 16 years of age or younger requiring continuous care . . . during normal court hours" as the existing statute provides.
That’s total bull crap. If ur baby is hungry, u have to feed them and that’s why women have breasts. It’s not indecent.
WWN usually doesn’t stoop this low on ‘hoax’ stories… Batboy is one thing… and as much as I could care less for the Gingrichs, this hoax doesn’t feel right to me.
You are right. I found the picture of Batboy covering the latch hilarious; however, these kinds of stories – true or not – hinder society’s acceptance of public breastfeeding. I am happy to see the outrage at the idea that something like this would happen. I’ve been BFing (and comfortably in public) for just about a year now, and will keep it up beyond the first birthday. Keep whipping them out, ladies!
I think this is messed up, breastfeeding is a natural thing and shouldn’t be looked down on as being indeacent, and I don’t see how she was putting her child in danger. Now a few years back a local woman was charged because she was breastfeeding while driving, at least this women stopped and got out of the car. I think was have a bunch of stuck up people in this country.
R U PPL THIS GULLIBLE? Really? Wow. Really? This site is like The Onion. It's NOT real. Sigh & LOL…
To the people who actually believe the Stories on this website…… Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's your Sign! LMFAO!!!!!
What has happened to this world??? Breastfeeding is the most natural and decent action in the world. Someone needs to set this woman straight! There are many “obsene” acts that COULD be performed in her neighborhood! Someone set up a protest and tell me where to report!
I can’t believe this sort of situation is still happening! The comments by ms Gingrich are apalling and I cannot understand how what ms valentine did by feeding her son is inddecent.
This shows how judgemental and narrow-minded some individuals are.
America prides itself on being a tolerant and forward- thinking nation but this is clearly not the case in this situation.
The UK has laws that make it illegal for a woman to be asked to stop bteastfeeding in public.
THIS IS DISGUSTING!!! Breastfeeding is not dirty or something that should be hidden. Grow up Mrs. Gingrich. Of all people to report this, a woman? I’m completely sickened by your immaturity. When a baby is latched you see no more than when a woman wears a bikini. I’m sorry that a breast offends you. I promise you, I’m going to post this on every website I can. You won’t be getting votes from any breastfeeding mothers if I can help it.
I guess cheating with a married man isn't indecent by Clitoris's standards. Can anyone imagine this bimbo as first lady?
how can you rebuild a country on love if you donnt even allow a loving mother to comfort and feed her newborn son. and why should breastfeeding be a secretk? it is what it is, and this isnt 1912, its 2012.
This is just unreal to me,I would never vote for anyone like this,makes me sick….
The health of the baby comes first. Baby needed to be fed so mother should feed. Narrow minded people object to the practice of breast feeding. It is the best way to feed baby and it is as old as time itself. Breastfeeding most definitely is not obscene!!!!! Shame on you Gingrich
This woman is full of hypocrisy!:
"This is a family neighborhood…and there is no room for obscenity."
So why is there no room for a mother to feed her baby in a "family neighbourhood" then?!
Some one please tell me that this is a joke. PLEASE, please please, tell me that.
Lol! The mom should be arrested for indecently exposing her baby to those temps in McClean, VA last week…mean temp about 40'. Look how scantily they were dressed! (And look how green the grass is in the "park"!) Of course this is a JOKE!
I Breast feed my Daughter in public in a time that it was not a common thing to do. But I also did it without totally exposing myself. So I can understand both sides. I was never asked to leave anywhere but I could see in some peoples faces that it was bothering them. I didn't care, I wasn't showing myself to anyone and still interacting and giving my Child what she needed. Although I think being arrested in an extreme over reaction, women can handle feeding and caring for their babies in public without totally exposing themselves too.
How much campaign money does Gingrich get from formula companies?
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This has to be fake. It just has to be. No public figure would make such ignorant comments in the middle of an election season.