Worst President Ever and Other News
Looks like Brownie was doing a helluva job after all.
He spelled out the Katrina disaster to the prez who nodded, then went back to vacationing, without saying a word. Four days later, the lying sack of chips said no one ever expected the breach of the levees, yet here we've got him on tape listening to the impending disaster (including predictions about the levees being breached) in what was described as "agonizing terms".
Yup Brownie did a helluva job, it was the prez who doomed News Orleans to hell. Maybe his god told him he'd provide since I can't imagine listening to such devastating news, and doing nothing, saying nothing and continuing to vacation. He says god talks personally to him..but perhaps what he's listening to is merely a soliloquy - a megalomaniac's monologue.
Kansas - what's in the water there? Chuckleheads abound.
As reported in the Hartford Courant:
"Kansas is one of 12 states in which underage sex - under 16 in this case - is a crime even when it involves teenage peers. In 2003, state Attorney General Phill Kline, a bandstanding pro-lifer, interpreted that law to require doctors, educators, counselors and health care workers to report virtually all sexual activity by those under 16 to the state.The Kline Theory goes something like this: If sexual activity between teens is illegal, there's no such thing as consensual sex, and thus every act is harmful.
"These acts include any lewd fondling or touching of the person ... with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires.In short, health care workers have to rat on 15-year-old sexual criminals who are lustily and mutually "abusing" each other in the back seat of a Toyota.
"The health care workers sued, and the recent trial produced some pretty odd exchanges. When lawyer Bonnie Scott Jones of the Center for Reproductive Rights put Kline on the stand, she asked if anything beyond kissing was acceptable.
"Is oral sex performed by a boy a reportable crime?
"Yes, said Kline.
"Oral sex performed by a girl?
"I'm not certain," he said.
(As mentally he imagined a kick ass blow job and wanted to be sure these would be available to men of all ages-- my guess for that ridiculous exchange.)
Cool, you can get married at 13 in Kansas and you damn well better get married if you are going to pet - otherwise it's a crime. Boys and girls of Kansas -- get married the day you turn 13 or face prosecution.
Is there a state more backwards than Kansas I ask? Oh yes there is. We have South Dakota banning all abortions.
A misguided friend said to me: They would allow abortion for the health of the mother.
Wrongo. Not the health of the mother the LIFE of the mother, her health could go to hell.
What a sicko country so obsessed with sex, with controlling women's reproductive rights --it makes me want to vomit.
Try as you might Kansas or South Dakota or anywhere, you can't stop sex. No one has been able to stop it. It will never stop no matter what laws you make.
Leave women's internal organs alone. If you don't, women will be out collecting black cohash, tansy, pennyroyal and other toxic herbs - never mind coat hangers - to do the job themselves just like they have since the beginning of time.
The anti-abortion, anti-everything, right wing fanatics should be allowed to do protesting, lobbying, and spread all the misinformation they want, provided they show proof of adopting one child each year.
Adoption of living children? Who gives a whit about living children?
Well, that's not their concern, unless we're talking about singles or gays adopting -- then the same people who want single women to have unwanted babies, don't believe that single mothers or fathers or anyone who's gay or lesbian are fit to parent.
I said it before, and I'll say it again, women, kiss your uteruses goodbye - they will soon belong to the state.
Looks like Brownie was doing a helluva job after all.
He spelled out the Katrina disaster to the prez who nodded, then went back to vacationing, without saying a word. Four days later, the lying sack of chips said no one ever expected the breach of the levees, yet here we've got him on tape listening to the impending disaster (including predictions about the levees being breached) in what was described as "agonizing terms".
Yup Brownie did a helluva job, it was the prez who doomed News Orleans to hell. Maybe his god told him he'd provide since I can't imagine listening to such devastating news, and doing nothing, saying nothing and continuing to vacation. He says god talks personally to him..but perhaps what he's listening to is merely a soliloquy - a megalomaniac's monologue.
Kansas - what's in the water there? Chuckleheads abound.
As reported in the Hartford Courant:
"Kansas is one of 12 states in which underage sex - under 16 in this case - is a crime even when it involves teenage peers. In 2003, state Attorney General Phill Kline, a bandstanding pro-lifer, interpreted that law to require doctors, educators, counselors and health care workers to report virtually all sexual activity by those under 16 to the state.The Kline Theory goes something like this: If sexual activity between teens is illegal, there's no such thing as consensual sex, and thus every act is harmful.
"These acts include any lewd fondling or touching of the person ... with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires.In short, health care workers have to rat on 15-year-old sexual criminals who are lustily and mutually "abusing" each other in the back seat of a Toyota.
"The health care workers sued, and the recent trial produced some pretty odd exchanges. When lawyer Bonnie Scott Jones of the Center for Reproductive Rights put Kline on the stand, she asked if anything beyond kissing was acceptable.
"Is oral sex performed by a boy a reportable crime?
"Yes, said Kline.
"Oral sex performed by a girl?
"I'm not certain," he said.
(As mentally he imagined a kick ass blow job and wanted to be sure these would be available to men of all ages-- my guess for that ridiculous exchange.)
Cool, you can get married at 13 in Kansas and you damn well better get married if you are going to pet - otherwise it's a crime. Boys and girls of Kansas -- get married the day you turn 13 or face prosecution.
Is there a state more backwards than Kansas I ask? Oh yes there is. We have South Dakota banning all abortions.
A misguided friend said to me: They would allow abortion for the health of the mother.
Wrongo. Not the health of the mother the LIFE of the mother, her health could go to hell.
What a sicko country so obsessed with sex, with controlling women's reproductive rights --it makes me want to vomit.
Try as you might Kansas or South Dakota or anywhere, you can't stop sex. No one has been able to stop it. It will never stop no matter what laws you make.
Leave women's internal organs alone. If you don't, women will be out collecting black cohash, tansy, pennyroyal and other toxic herbs - never mind coat hangers - to do the job themselves just like they have since the beginning of time.
The anti-abortion, anti-everything, right wing fanatics should be allowed to do protesting, lobbying, and spread all the misinformation they want, provided they show proof of adopting one child each year.
Adoption of living children? Who gives a whit about living children?
Well, that's not their concern, unless we're talking about singles or gays adopting -- then the same people who want single women to have unwanted babies, don't believe that single mothers or fathers or anyone who's gay or lesbian are fit to parent.
I said it before, and I'll say it again, women, kiss your uteruses goodbye - they will soon belong to the state.
posted by mary bishop | 7:42 AM
18 Comments:
It amused me to no end in my Constitutional law class - because when we hit the abortion topic, about 50% of the men were vehemently anti-abortion. The rest really just backed off. 95-100% of the women were pro-choice. Not necessarily for themselves, but for the general concept. Women's rights have come a long way and yet not far enough. Worse, it looks like they're going backwards before we're going to get to that point where women are capable of populating 50% of the rulemaking forces and demonstrating that just the same as race, gender is not justification for anyone to make decisions for anyone else. After all, race is a strict scrutiny equal protection consideration. Gender is not. Why? Because "women aren't a true minority and so they have equal representation in the law already." Bull. Blacks were afforded the vote in the 1880s. Was it immediately fair? No. Civil Rights didn't become fair and comprehensive until the 1960s. However, women didn't get the vote until this past century - in the 1920s. If it took 80 years for civil rights to take effect, doesn't that mean that right here and right now, women's rights should finally be actualized? And yet, we don't have control over our own bodies even now. So depressing.
Echrai - I'm always amazed at how many people think whites of both sexes had the right to vote before blacks of either sex.
In a patriarchal society, women come last. We are treated like petulant children, needing the guidance of men and their constant monitoring of our private parts.
After all, WE know our children belong to use as the come from our body, but men..they wonder, so controlling procreation gives them a better chance of knowing for sure their DNA is being spread around, and not the personal trainer's.
I laughed through most of this post...
which is sad..because most of it is true and will surely effect us all!
:) or :(
depending on how you look at it...
OY VEY!
Bradley
The Egel Nest
I keep hearing people say that the U.S. public's political ideology goes in cycles. Towards liberal ideas for a decade or two, then back to conservative ways for a while.
Anyone know when this fucking pendulum is due to swing back?
The absurdity of some of the things going on in our country now is laughable Bradley. And same time, makes me want to cry so I understand...oy vey indeed!
Sylow, you crack me up. My pendulum has swung a long time ago...how about your pendulum?
If I could only get my hands on all the pendulums, believe me they'd be swung also!
(missed you lately!)
I don't have time to write a long thoughtful comment, so I'll make do with a simple statement of fact. The religious right is scary. :-(
I'm with Bradley. If I didn't laugh, I'd cry.
It is sad and depressing.
If dickwad is talking to God, and God is talking back, I just wonder who his God is. Its not my God.
One of the things I really appreciate about you is that you're openminded and have never made me feel judged, even though we have different beliefs.
I've learned that religion is very far apart from God. I'm not sure if i'm making sense, i'm very tired.
I did a little post on AIDS today- with regard to my mother being ignorant and stupid. I knew one of my friend would give some good info, and she did.
kimananda..indeed. So scary because the RR has so few people willing to fight them. So they win and continue to win..
LB I'm with you and Bradley too..laughing and crying, every day..that is if I'm not pulling my hair out in despair.
Lawbrat, thanks sweetie, I am opinionated and openminded (I hope) at the same time.
Only by sharing DIFFERENT opinions do we ever hope as a nation, as a global neighbor, to ever live in peace.
It's so easy to cuddle up with our own groups, saying exactly what we want to hear, but so necessary to go beyond our comfort zone, our culture, our "religion" and seek a higher purpose...which I call the preservation of and respect for, humankind...(I'd say mankind here but it isn't PC.)
PS -- I think our beliefs are more alike than they are different!
It was funny, because I was thinking that as I was commenting. More alike than different.
Preservation and respect are a higher goal, often 'religion' gets in the way.
lawbrat - great minds think alike!
Jac - I could never forget you!
You said it all and I agree with you 100%. Thanks for this post.
You know... I hate having to say this over and over... but I am ever so grateful for being born north of the 49th!
I am still laughing and crying :) and :( lol
Bradley
The Egel Nest
Mary,
Just stopped by to catch up on your latest posts...as usual, I am in agreement with your political views. It is hard not to be a tad paranoid these days, eh?
Hi Michelle...it's great to know that I'm not alone in my digust, worries and general distaste for some of the issues our country is facing.
JDJ - if only I'd put a claim on my g-g-grandfather's place in Canada...wonder who lives there now?
Doc NOs, I hope so, hope that good will come because the bad is here..
Hi again Jac and Bradley..I know, time to put up a new post!
Weetzie - so nice to see you. We do have like minds in most things..nothing wrong with that!
Bradley -- word verification is: eghlett...is that a prediction you're having a girl??
I still hope that this lying sack of hitshe goes down in flames (as my husband predicted) as the worst president in our history AND that he gets impeached (my prediction).
AMK - How nice would that be...impeachemnt and permanent humiliation!
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