Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
ok I'm back to confuse all you pro abortion advocates that feebly defend the right to kill the unborn because your heartless robotic false argument of because a fetus isn't human because it lacks proper brain activity
I want you to Google Nicholas Coke the baby that was born without a brain just a brain stem he lived to be two years old.
So according to the justification of the pro abortionist to kill the unborn argument Nicholas Coke was not human he did not meet any of the pro abortion criteria to be human. So i would like to ask why was he given a birth certificate? why was he allowed to receive Medicaid? why was he allowed to be filed as a dependent on his parents tax return? when have you ever herd a non human being allowed to do any of that ?
And if it is true he wasn't human could the mother have killed him anytime after his birth and not get charged with murder
So have fun explaining Nicholas Coke away I'm waiting for some of you to argue he wasn't human and didn't deserve any rights as a human do you really want to show how morbid cruel and heartless you are just to keep justifying abortion
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Have you forgotten the Sandra Fluke slut-shaming issue, where he called her a slut and a prostitute on the air, because she supported birth control being covered under health care.
And the reason she was arguing for that was because a friend of hers had PCOS and birth control pills are the standard treatment to prevent the growth of cysts.
Just to pick one unconscionable example from dozens of others over his career.
It's purely anecdotal, but every year the Republican party calls my home telephone (that I never answer) and leaves pre-recorded messages on my answering machine trying to convince me to vote for them. It's a total failure that in 2012 the only media source they tried to contact me on was a land line telephone that I keep because it's cheap ($36? a year) peace of mind for 911 access. I feel like they really need to come into the 21st century, leaving pamphlets on people's door knobs and cold calling them at 7pm on a land line telephone is 1990's campaigning, and it's a total failure.
My 83 year old grand mother is on facebook/the internet with some proficiency, it's time the government caught up.
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Please, again, for the last time before I put you on ignore, read what I wrote and not what you think I wrote. I did not assume anything. Contraception can break, yes. Please look at the number of unwanted pregnancies vs the number of times a contraception has failed. It's so small that it's a non-issue.
I did not imply sex was only for baby making. You implied that. A baby is one result of sex. For future reference, assume I imply nothing. If I make an assumption, I will say it.
"What do Republicans have to do to become relevant again?"
They have to use their fucking brains!
Infracted: Please refrain from being insulting towards people who don't politically agree with you.
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Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
I am of the mind that being socially conservative really won't be that big of a deal. Do I agree with gay marriage? No but does the fact I don't agree with it make it wrong? No. My concern is that people are more focused on social issues and not fiscal ones. Pro choice pro immigration pro gay marriage. It all gets passed. What now? I just can't vote on social issues. Even if I was gay I would still have to lean right because of the fiscal ramifications of going left. My 2 cents.
It's a branding thing. I don't personality don't think he's a lunatic or that crazy, but right now, he is an icon of the Republican party, and that's bad.
Look at the icons of the Democratic party: Obama, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Affleck, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, John Stuart
Look at the icons of the Republican party: Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Bill O'Reilley, Todd Akins, Paul Ryan*, Mitt Romney*, John Boehner*
Now, rate all of those people on professionalism, positive attitude, overall values, intelligence, public speaking, etc. Who wins? Democrats. With the exception of Romney/Ryan/Boehner, the others famous Republicans just aren't "cool" or "progressive."
I don't have any problem with what Rush Limbaugh says, but I do have a problem when he is one of the "faces" of the party. In his case in particular, the only way to fix that is to get total severance.
He had anencephaly.
Most mothers are given the option of aborting if the fetus is diagnosed with this, because the condition is invariably fatal, usually after only a few days after birth. So I'm really not sure what your argument is, here. There's a pretty significant movement that does argue that anencephalic babies are effectively dead, due to the lack of cortical activity.
Is republican ideology that making something illegal, not removing the problem, only true for guns? It obviously doesn't extend to abortion, because here we are arguing when life begins, instead of what illegal abortion means. If they can understand it when it comes to guns, where is the disconnect that removes abortion from this effect?
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
He's a radio host that speaks to his audience, why anyone is surprised that he is successful is beyond me. The world is chock full of people who love to pay to listen to or watch people who share their opinions, no matter how narrow minded.
I find it interesting that Sandra Fluke can't afford to pay for birth control (something that you can buy for $4 a month at nationwide retailers) but can afford to attend a $40k plus a year university. I bet she spends more than $4 a day on coffee/water while on campus.
Majority of radio listeners are entertained by him. He is entertaining, because he gives his audience what they want to hear. If you think he is a lunatic, it doesn't mean you will stop listening to him. It doesn't even mean they ave common ideas, they simply find him entertaining enough to listen. If I think he is a lunatic, it is an absurd leap in judgment to assume the same of his listeners.
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Maybe she can afford it, just like most college kids... With a loan they will be paying for the next 10 years.
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Seriously, stop listening to Rush.
1> She was there on behalf of the entire female student body, and in particular a friend with PCOS, not herself.
2> When you're going into massive debt to attend university, additional hundreds or thousands a year for birth control is not a reasonable burden. And no, you can't just buy birth control for $4/month. Most birth control pills are prescription, and for certain illnesses (particularly PCOS), you need specific types, which aren't the cheaper ones. My ex-wife had PCOS, and even in Canada, it cost us $30/month or more.
If you don't understand even the basic facts of the situation, you're not helping.