Yeah! Isn't that a shame?! Do they think that they are entitled to go on overpopulating the entire f--king planet? Neuter both of the idiots!

I agree with you both, but so long as people watch this crap and spend dollars on the sponsors, you will have people willing to whore themselves for the media. Everyone has their 15 min. of fame, some greedy bastidges want an hour or more.

It's just a crying shame this baby has to live a miserable life prone to illness - to feed her parents' egos.

I hope this little girl does okay, but I find this whole Duggar situation offensive on more levels than I can count. That they are supported by him, TLC or whatever isn't the issue. What they are doing is instilling in the next generation of their bazillion kids that this sort of over population is the way to go and I cannot imagine them all being on TV, so how on earth will the next generation support their kids??? Shame on all of them, doing all of this hiding behind religion.

I'm sure the mother is either pregnant or actively trying even as her baby fights for life. Who cares about #19...bring on 20!

When I was a kid, and I'm only 53 now, there were less than 1/2 as many people in the US as there is now. There was over 2 square miles of land per person and now there is less than one including Alaska, deserts, pavement and landfills. That is not a family of humans it is a litter of puppies for pete sakes. They go by every sperm is sacred like Monty Python: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kJHQpvgB8 God spelled backwards is dog. The duggars are sinners against nature and humanity along with the producers who put such unsustainable neocon religious fundemental psychotic pathological narcissistic crap on TV. Flies in a jar or even mold in a Petri dish is what they are reucing themselves and children to.

I wish this baby the best in life and hope she doesn't pay with her health for her parents ignorance to have so many kids. Children are indeed a gift of God but to have them as a hobby I don't think that's fair for them. What would happen to all these kids if both parents died suddenly or got critically ill?? Those are the things the Duggars need to take into consideration. I would hate to leave my kids such a burden when its not their problem int he first place. I hope they reconsider having more children after seeing what this poor baby has been through..God please open their eyes that not everything they think is right is truly your will!! Thank you.

Opps way off in stats:

Persons per square mile, 2000
79.6

scary...what are you going to do with your 8 acres?

Great photo JimBob. It's all about you, but I just can't get the term "grinning idiot" out of my head.

She must think her Vagina is a Clown Car or something. I think it is irresponsible to have that manyt children. Even if one can afford them, I think the social ramifications on the children not getting the proper love and attention one needs from a parent to grow is sad.

Awesome.

I was so tired of reading those boring stories about one of the worst, corporate-driven, environmental catastrophes in the history of this country, not to mention the continued $10 trillion taxpayer bailout of Wall Street.

The Today Show is my news hero.

Do you realize that if one of the parents die, we will be paying social security on 19 children!!!

I totally agree- Enough is enough

To my knowledge, the Duggars have never taken any government aid, so why all the hatred?

How about the Tampa woman that has had 15 illegitimate children, and has been constantly on the dole?

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/21/211620/homeless-mother-15-says-she-needs-help-justice/

She must be pregnant with #20 by now..... you would think #19 would be a sign that it is time to quit. Her body must be rejecting them now.

For those of you that think they don't take any gov't hand out - he is a former politician - eligible for insurance and retirement for the rest of his life. Yeah, they are cared for by the tax payers.

Shiloh,

I deduce you will refuse any SS payments, ever? If a person is employed by the government, or private industry, should they refuse any and all benfits?

A straw-dog argument.

Yes, I think it's time to retire the baby factory.

I think they had some money, before but they have a reality t.v. show. I think it's on the TLC network.

Sorry to have to say this but I don't think he works at all, other than taking care of the kids. Fantastic, eh?!

Janet-1491803

What does this guy do for a living to support 19 children??

James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar (born July 18, 1965), of Springdale, Arkansas, is a former state legislator, who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002. He also ran in the Republican Party of Arkansas primary election for the United States Senate in 2002, but lost to Tim Hutchinson.[1] Duggar sought the Republican nomination to the Arkansas State Senate District 35 seat in 2006,[2] but lost to candidate Bill Pritchard by 200 votes.

He is a real estate agent and owns several commercial properties in his local area. http://www.ask.com/wiki/Jim_Bob_Duggar

Bruce,

The 'parent's' DON'T take care of the kids at all, nor do household cores. The oldest GIRLS raise the younger children, which is, probably, why the Duggar's haven't married them off yet! The only thing their parents do, is make 'new' buddies for them to raise and they need to be stopped!

Supposedly, they make money from rental property they own, but come on, they'd not have anywhere near the lifestyle they do without TLC/Discover Channel dollars floating them. Whom also paid to have their house finished and most of the finishing touches AND furniture paid for, Duggar dollars didn't cover that, they had been 'working' on their house for THREE years and were NOWHERE near finished. The Duggar family were living in a three bedroom RENTAL house before TLC came along.

It's going to be interesting to see how this family stay's afloat once TLC money goes away, once their show gets canceled and frankly, that can't come soon enough.

Poor Duggar kids, they are some of the most ignorant undereducated kids I've ever watched on TV...

TLC....my bad..I thought it was supposed to stand for The Learning Channel! Guess I was way wrong!

This is not education; ok maybe it is...education on what NOT to do!!

The Duggars were self-supporting BEFORE the TV show came along

Mr. Duggar actually is a former Arkansas State Legislator, he's no dummy

They have a number of business investments, including car dealerships and rental properties they own

They lived pretty frugally as a family BEFORE the TV show - they've never been on welfare or aid of any kind

They operate like a small Army for food shopping, cooking, chores & childcare

The only problem I have with them is that the older girls pretty much raise all the younger children while Ma has MORE babies ... and the older kids lead such a insulated lifestyle - they are all homeschooled and their only social outlet seems to be their Church ...

Will they be allowed to go off to college or move out on their own ?? or just be encouraged / expected to marry young and start having BABIES ??

Will they be allowed to go off to college or move out on their own ?? or just be encouraged / expected to marry young and start having BABIES ??

I believe it will be the latter.

Texas Momma:

Here's what you wrote: "Mr. Duggar actually is a former Arkansas State Legislator, he's no dummy."

Are you saying that his election to the legislature means he's smart? If that's the case, how do you explain the election James Inhofe of John Cornyn? Come on Momma, stupid people elect other stupid people.

He won because he ran on an 'anti-abortion' platform. He only was in for one term. Second time he thought he could become a state Senator, he lost his butt in that campaign. You have to be more than a one issue candidate and he made a fool of himself during debates. Mostly, because he IS a fool!

"Mr. Duggar actually is a former Arkansas State Legislator, he's no dummy."

They are part of a growing number of extreme fundamentalists who hang up their brains in the name of religion. Part of their belief system seems to be using NO birth control & home schooling all their children. I do not support either thought process. They come off as selfish & self-serving by making money off their train-wrecked family. I pity the kids because they did not sign up to be surrogate parents, but they are indeed raising their siblings because Mom and Dad do not have the time. Yet, they find the time to procreate. Michelle Duggar is a sick person because she has a pregnancy addiction. She isn't honoring God or anyone else by her continued mindless breeding.

Bingo. As each child is born, the next oldest in line that doesn't have a baby assigned to them gets stuck with the responsibility.

It's really sick and children shouldn't have to raise a baby b/c mom and dad couldn't keep it in their pants.

Agreed. There is a reason why we generally frown upon teens becoming parents. They really aren't quite ready to handle it. Yet these kids are forced to parent their younger siblings and balance schoolwork, chores, and childrearing so mom and dad can disappear and do the mattress mambo over and over. That's nice.

It's pretty obvious that Jim Bob thinks of Michelle as a "well oiled machine".

I get that same argument on other threads about the Duggar family. I've been writing & posting about them for several years now. There's nothing wrong with kids having chores & some responsibilities, but that should not include the raising of their siblings. Jim Bob & Michelle show no priority to their existing children or they would have stopped having kids about 6 kids ago. The older girls don't have much to look forward to other than marrying and spewing out a bunch of babies. More than likely, Jim Bob will have a say in who they marry. So, it's not what I'd call a good life for those older kids. There is more to raising a child besides providing food & shelter. It requires spending TIME with those children. That is something that neither Jim Bob nor Michelle can do for any length of time w/any one child. They are too busy with either breastfeeding the latest baby or trying to make the next one to give attention to their existing children.

I'm sure they are. After all, TLC is in the hospital and making it the usual circus that they're known for.

Bob & Tom?!?!

Naw....more like Tom and Jerry...

The "they" that is supporting their children is TLC. Have you noticed that the family seems to be on TV more than ever lately? A situation that seems very odd given the fact that they will not even allow a TV in their home. Why does anyone need to see their girls having their wisdom teeth removed? Why do they haul the entire brood to watch Michelle shop for a wedding dress? The little ones were bored and running around the store. I watched an episode recently where Michelle took some of the kids to a public school to read to the students. Jim Bob was still in bed when they left and he said, "I'll be here when you get back". What exactly is his job? It certainly appears that TLC is paying all the bills.

Another response could also be that Jim & Michelle aren't raising their gazillion kids either. The older children are. I have no problem with ppl wanting a large family but this got way out of hand a long time ago...like nine kids ago. Please stop. As long as the children were healthy it probably just seemed like a walk in the park but as soon as you have a child that has special needs, that child requires more work and attention. Their other children will suffer, as well as this poor little baby whose needs are more than they can handle - at least right now. No one is getting a fair shake in these ppl's quest for media attention. A sad situation indeed.

BTW: I also agree with a previous poster, Michelle must be addicted to getting pregnant. I never thought about it before. My goodness she has been pregnant most of her reproductive life - crazy!!

Yeah - bet mom and grandma didn't have a TV show to pay their bills, or access to reliable birth control - ever ask them if they wanted that many kids?

MRS. DUGGAR looks better with her 19 kids than many mothers with only 2!

what is crazy in modern culture is getting pregnant, "getting your papers", and putting the poor babyinto DAYCARE. it doesn't last for only a DAY, and the CARE is more like kid storage. those little kids DON'T BOND with their revolving door of "kid storage" workers. DC produces anti-social behaviors and feelings. daycare produces some "cold souls". detached etc. not all, of course, but more than is good. having a room of kids all the same age is abnormal. don't get me started.

Who brought up looks? No matter what she looks like on the outside, her body is giving out. I saw one episode where they talked about how hard it was to find a doctor willing to deliver her babies. When they were asked if Josie's birth made them wonder if they should continue to have kids, their response was, "We can't live in fear". I understand that response if you are talking about driving. You have to get from place to place. However, I don't understand that "reasoning" if you are talking about pregnancy. You DO NOT have to continue to have kids.

As for your daycare rant, I'm not even sure where you pulled that one from. But if you want to talk about that versus the Duggars, what is healthy about having so many kids in the room that you don't have time to spend with them? The older kids are on the computer doing their school work. That leaves Michelle alone in the room with about a dozen kids while she has a baby strapped to her chest breastfeeding. Talk about abnormal! How about a mom and say, oh I don't know, maybe three kids or so to take care of?

HAHAHAHA! Good one :)

Does it really matter?

LS-415070, if DEBI asked the question, IT MATTERS. i get so tired of that snotty, narrow minded, judgemental, NO FUN, negative, nasty, condescending: "Does it really matter?"

RE...our grandparents and great-grandparents had so many kids because they needed cheap labor to work the farm and land. That is not a necessity today!

And yes, she is taking a HUGE risk with her life and that of her unborn children. Yes, women are having babies later in life, but she's been pregnant most of her reproductive years. Somewhere along the line something is going to go wrong. Now it has.

I wonder if any of them have thought about the consequences if Michelle did die in childbirth? I guess Jim Bob would just have to go out and find another Mom.....maybe a younger one and he can have 20 or 30 more kids!!

Agreed, LS. I know a woman who had 6 kids. Pregnant the 6 times only, no miscarriages.

She's 77. She literally had to have a plug (it literally looks like a pacifier) shoved up her vagina in order to prevent it from literally sagging out. And the doctor said the reason why this happened is that she had given birth multiple times.

That was after 6 kids. Can you imagine 19?

Another reason for having more kids in previous times--you were probably going to lose at least one or two due to birth complications. We can save those children now.

My grandparents had all those kids because they loved each other and apparently birth control wasn't available back then in their country.

I don't take about the Duggars because I know that they need to evaluate their lives and figure out what's more important. They remind me of a cult! I think it's a disgrace that they thought it necessary to produce so many kids and absolutely selfish of them. If they love children so much, why not stop at 6 and work in a school? Or an after school program? I agree that their oldest children have taken on the role as parents. I don't watch them but from what I have seen, I was appalled and upset. I really only commented because of the condition of the newest baby. They put the baby's life and hers in jeopardy! For what? She's not a young woman. And from what I've seen, she's oblivious to the complications she may face in the future.

How can anyone possibly give quality time to 19 children? If you gave them 1 hour each a day, that's 19 and leaves 5 hours for sleep...doubt that's happening. So, basically, each child is receiving less than one hour of attention a day. I don't know about you all, but my 2 kids require a lot more than 2 hours!!

Yep ... kinda like the OCTOMOM ... as far as hours in the day/per child ...

*Disclaimer: I am in NO way comparing the Duggars to the Octomom !!

The Duggars are married, educated and were able to support their family with his income and insurance ... BEFORE the TV show ever came along

(Unlike the fame seeking, money-grubbing, mentally unstable Octomom)

TLC HIDES a lot of what the Duggars stand for...just google this family for yourself.

On one show I watched Michelle was talking about how they can't have curtains or other window coverings because the kids wreck them swinging on them and tearing them down! Where the hell is the discipline in this house? And if they are so "Christian-like", why do they take these kids to do things like shoot at each other playing paintball and lazer tag? These folks just bilk the system with their lies and bulls***! Stop reproducing already!!

Lisa - if this offends you so much why do you watch ? Youprobably love TV wrestling too! Maybe they have too many kids etc. But the comments about the kids not having time to be kids-- bull. I grew up on a farm we had chores everyday and it included 8 hour days working through the summer. We raised cattle and grain and summer from the time I was 10 meant you had work then fun. No I didnt have time to play videos or goof off, but I had time for sports and hunting. Just because most people today think children should be indulged with every stupid toy and game without responsibility turns out adults who beleive life owes them something.. I may not agree with 19 children but I do beleive these kids understand responsibility. I cant say what type of discipline exists and neither can you or any other poster on here, with your gossip of I know a doc or someone who knows that they are rotten kids.

Children need responsibility and chores , with a measure of fun also. I raised 2 children and would not attempt to raise 4 or more. 2 was enough. they complained that they had chores, but now as adults w/ children they insist their kids do chores.

I guess what I should have said is that I don't know anything about their character. I have a problem with the choices they make, but I can't attack their character (or I guess, praise them, for that matter) because I know stuff is alot different than it appears on TV. I wouldn't be surprised if the kids are all brats, but I since I don't know anything about that, I wasn't going to go there.

I saw them visit an elementary school and the girls were highly offended that the students--little children--were dancing in the assembly. It was a little exercise that the teachers had them do each morning. They really came across as being self-righteous.

workhorse, you apparently couldn't ignore them. i wonder why?

There was an interview where Michelle admitted that she knew less about her children because the children are being raised with other children. And that is not right.

I know large families that HATE their parents because they went through this. They felt that they were only a number and were not treated as an individual. Instead, they were shoved with their siblings to go to do something as a 'family thing.' There is no quality 'me and my parent(s)' time. It always seems to be the entire family is involved.

Nothing is wrong with a family getting involved in something, but kids need one-on-one time with their parent(s), not with the rest of their siblings getting involved.

I agree sin the parents should be the ones caring for the kids not the kids caring for the kids. I think kids should help out around the house but these parents seem like they are dumping there responsibilities for the children on the kids themselves.