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Would Stricter Laws on Abortion Make People More Cautious?
Fri Dec 30, 2011
- Taml, you're right. Unfortunately, the woman bears the disproportionate weight when people start talking about morality. That's not fair. But that doesn't turn an unwanted pregnancy into a rape. It's very clear what rape is.
Would Stricter Laws on Abortion Make People More Cautious?
Fri Dec 30, 2011
- From comment #6.4: "If you guys would keep it in your pants this would not be a problem." Incorrect. From comment #6.5: "Takes two to tango." Correct - in every way.
Would Stricter Laws on Abortion Make People More Cautious?
Fri Dec 30, 2011
- I don't think you should change the question, mid stream. That would skew the results. You might add a second question, to the effect of: How do you expect people to answer?
Would Stricter Laws on Abortion Make People More Cautious?
Fri Dec 30, 2011
- Certain types of abortion are definitely a civil right. One has the right to determine who she will share genetic material with in her offspring.
Would Stricter Laws on Abortion Make People More Cautious?
Fri Dec 30, 2011
- Agreed. Sterilization is typically a part of dedicated family planning. A person may choose tubal ligation or vasectomy if (s)he can expect complicated pregnancies or severe hereditary disease - or to physically manage the size of a family out of social/economic concerns.
Would Stricter Laws on Abortion Make People More Cautious?
Fri Dec 30, 2011
- If the primary goal is to make people more cautious about having unprotected sex, the most direct route is through better education and ready access to contraception.
Perry's abortion 'transformation': No exceptions for rape or incest
Wed Dec 28, 2011
- FreedomIsAChoice (comment #1.96) asked: "Is it the fault of the child how, where or when it was conceived? A simple yes or no will do." The answer is "no." (I'm not arguing with Freedom, as it sounds like we both defend the right to choose in this example.)
Little Green Footballs - Stormfront Founder Says White Supremacists Thought Ron Paul Was 'One of Us'
Thu Dec 29, 2011
- I've always associated Congressman Paul with Justice Hugo Black. I think he probably holds personally reprehensible views but would be loathe to inflict them on others out of a commitment to libertarianism/the US Constitution. I understand this sounds pretty ridiculous.
Romney plans commercials on Sesame Street: 'We're not going to kill Big Bird, but Big Bird's going to have advertisements' (Video)
Wed Dec 28, 2011
- I'm pretty sure Sesame Street is entirely independent of federal funding - except to the extent that it is broadcasted on public television stations that rely on federal funds for their own overhead. The production costs for Sesame Street are provided by licensing revenues,* corporate grants, and...
Mitt Romney takes aim at Ron Paul over Iran
Wed Dec 28, 2011
- From the article, Governor Romney is quoted as saying, "I don't trust the ayatollahs."

Happy Confederate Memorial Day

Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:42 PM EDT

Monday, April 26 is celebrated as Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas. Other states in the former Confederacy (plus Pennsylvania) have either already celebrated this regional holiday or are scheduled to do so before the start of summer.

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history, civil-war, secession, sectionalism

Outrage over theft of 9 year old's birthday present, less for hate crimes

Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:05 PM EST

Readers may have noticed a story on Tuesday, November 3 about two Pennsylvania women ordered to stand outside a local courthouse holding signs advertising their theft of a Wal-Mart gift card from a nine year old girl. One hears about this sort of thing occasionally.

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politics, justice, ethics, hate-crime, morality, minorities

Who's Despicable? President Obama Orders WWII Pensions Cut... And The Blogs That Mislead Us About It

Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:39 PM EDT

The blogosphere is awash today in outrage over the president's seemingly inexplicable snubbing of a group of 26 World War II veterans. Conservative bloggers have seized the subject with some of the most robust announcements of "gotcha!" I've seen in a while.

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us, conservatives, blogs, politics, bias, barack-obama, wwii, veterans, president-obama

Has American sentiment toward people of Middle Eastern descent changed since September 11, 2002?

Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:27 PM EDT

On the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, do Americans have a different opinion toward Islam and Muslims than they did on the first anniversary? I think it's clear more people know more about Islam than they did before that fateful day.

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terrorism, muslims, diversity, islam, us-news, 9-11, september-11, tolerance, muslim-americans

Former Indoctrinated Student Speaks Out: "They Told Me To Read"

Fri Sep 4, 2009 1:45 PM EDT

When I was a child, in the 1980s, images of an angelic First Lady Nancy Reagan were shown to me, without my parents' written consent. I was instructed to "just say no" to drugs and to read.

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us, schools, politics, government, parents, obama, president-obama

"Fair and Balanced" memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy, courtesy of Fox News

Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:55 PM EDT

Foxnews.com boasts at the top of its home page that all original content is certified to be "Fair & Balanced." Both are subjective terms, but I believe readers have some opinion about what those words generally mean.

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editorial, democrats, politics, edward-kennedy, fox-news, satire, senator-kennedy

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A wellhead is the point at the surface of the ground where a well sticks up out of the ground. To protect that specific point from contamination, you calculate how long it would take for a potential contaminant, at specific distances, to travel into the well. We use a 6 month, 5 year, 10 year, and 20 year time of travel for potential contaminants, which is equal to an oblon 2 miles in length and 1 mile wide. I've listed every potential contaminant within that area, and notified each property owner about ways to prevent contamination, based on what specific contaminants are located on their site.

The EPA Source Reduction Assistance Grant is a part of the Wellhead Protection Plan-- we are encouraging people that live withint the Wellhead Protection Area to use less pesticides and fertilizers and use native plants as being more healthy for the environment. I've had a lot of fun!

It was a big deal to me, because I'm just not the kind of person to win a national award... I'm just a normal kind of person, not a Big Woo.

Again, please let me know how you are doing-- I, too, was hesitant to say too much, but wanted, more than anything, to let you know that I was thinking about you this weekend--

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