Story #1

 

http://www.statepress.com/2012/03/12/senate-judiciary-committee-endorses-controversial-contraceptive-bill/

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 Monday to endorse a controversial bill that would allow Arizona employers the right to deny health insurance coverage for contraceptives based on religious objections.

 

Arizona House Bill 2625, authored by Majority Whip Debbie Lesko, R-Glendale, would permit employers to ask their employees for proof of medical prescription if they seek contraceptives for non-reproductive purposes, such as hormone control or acne treatment.

 

“I believe we live in America. We don’t live in the  Soviet Union,” Lesko said. “So, government should not be telling the organizations or mom and pop employers to do something against their moral beliefs.”

 

Lesko said this bill responds to a contraceptive mandate in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law March 2010.

 

“My whole legislation is about our First Amendment rights and freedom of religion,” Lesko said. “All my bill does is that an employer can opt out of the mandate if they have any religious objections.”

 

Story#2

 

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/rick-santorum-wants-ban-hardcore-pornography-222833811.html

Rick Santorum wants to put an end to the distribution of pornography in the United States.

 

"America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography," Santorum's official website reads. "Pornography is toxic to marriages and relationships. It contributes to misogyny and violence against women. It is a contributing factor to prostitution and sex trafficking."

 

The former Pennsylvania senator states that, "as a parent, I am concerned about the widespread distribution of illegal obscene pornography and its profound effects on our culture."

 

Santorum criticized the Obama administration for turning "a blind eye ... to the scourge of pornography" and for refusing to enforce obscenity laws.

 

"If elected President, I will appoint an Attorney General who will do so," Santorum writes. "While the Obama Department of Justice seems to favor pornographers over children and families, that will change under a Santorum Administration."

Lassies expecting to get everything paid for. Fuck that. I did end up buying all the drinks on some first dates but I always expected them to stand their hands and offer to buy a round. Depending how flush I was at the time - and how high my initial enthusiasm was - I sometimes did buy all the drinks. But if they never offered, there was never a second date.

 

Ironically the woman I did marry got to the Albyn bar fractionally before I did for our first "scheduled" date. Her first words were music to my lugs - "you want a pint"?

Well that was that settled then.

 

If her second words were, "that Hun goal was a mile offside" even better.

32 years on, I've been forking out for the bitch (and her offspring and her animals) ever since.

Well that was that settled then.

 

If her second words were, "that Hun goal was a mile offside" even better.

 

She was at Anfield (and I wasn't) and at the Bayern home game in 83, more than 3 years before we met so those were big keep factors.

Another week, another mass shooting in the US. And another they're not referring to as terrorism because he's obviously a white nazi which appears to be perfectly acceptable. Fucking yanks.

Not sure you can call him a "nazi". The third reich didn't have a monopoly on hating Jews. He was way down the queue of a long line of Arabs but this cunt was obviously a very sick man.

Don't really follow yank politics, mainly because it's a hateful country and I try to avoid too many things that anger me. What is the deal with the midterm elections? If the democrats get the house of representatives, how much influence does it really wield?

Don't really follow yank politics, mainly because it's a hateful country and I try to avoid too many things that anger me. What is the deal with the midterm elections? If the democrats get the house of representatives, how much influence does it really wield?

 

Not a lot really, Democrats control the house and republicans the senate so they block each other. It’s more of an indication where the country is 2 year into the presidency and also highlights future potential presidential candidates. The economy is the best it’s been in decades, unemployment lowest in donkeys years etc. Trump is a cunt but he’s done some stuff right so has his supporters and haters.

Not a lot really, Democrats control the house and republicans the senate so they block each other. It’s more of an indication where the country is 2 year into the presidency and also highlights future potential presidential candidates. The economy is the best it’s been in decades, unemployment lowest in donkeys years etc. Trump is a cunt but he’s done some stuff right so has his supporters and haters.

 

Cheers LA. Ok, so it is as I understand it then. So is there a difference in terms of power between the senate at the house of representatives (i.e. I presume one is similar to the house of P and house of L? Just seems like a bit of a hollow victory.  Was hoping for something crushing for Trump, as my main ire with him (aside from the obvious anti immigration stance) is his disbandment of the EPA. Utterly disgusting.

 

What initiatives has he actually put into play?  As I said, I avoid any yank news now because of who he is, so i'm genuinely interested.  Hard to see what is factually correct these days in the news.  Everyone has their agenda.

 

Then there's this Beton guy for the Dems they've been hailing.  What's his deal? Cunt or no cunt?

They've elected a dead pimp. There's literally nothing left to add to this thread 

Cheers LA. Ok, so it is as I understand it then. So is there a difference in terms of power between the senate at the house of representatives (i.e. I presume one is similar to the house of P and house of L? Just seems like a bit of a hollow victory.  Was hoping for something crushing for Trump, as my main ire with him (aside from the obvious anti immigration stance) is his disbandment of the EPA. Utterly disgusting.

 

What initiatives has he actually put into play?  As I said, I avoid any yank news now because of who he is, so i'm genuinely interested.  Hard to see what is factually correct these days in the news.  Everyone has their agenda.

 

Then there's this Beton guy for the Dems they've been hailing.  What's his deal? Cunt or no cunt?

 

Beto lost his senate battle so I don’t know if that means he’s blown his 2020 chances or not.

I’d like to see Elizabeth Warren as the Dems candidate against Trump. She has some baggage but I like the cut of her jib.

Beto lost his senate battle so I don’t know if that means he’s blown his 2020 chances or not.

I’d like to see Elizabeth Warren as the Dems candidate against Trump. She has some baggage but I like the cut of her jib.

 

Yeah, they seem to think he'll run for the presidential campaign.  Running any republican moron close in Texas is pretty good.

 

Still in shock a dead pimp has been elected. I mean, WTF

Yeah, they seem to think he'll run for the presidential campaign.  Running any republican moron close in Texas is pretty good.

 

Still in shock a dead pimp has been elected. I mean, WTF

 

Something similar happened in the UK. A dead guy was elected MP or councillor, quite a few years ago now.

Beto lost his senate battle so I don’t know if that means he’s blown his 2020 chances or not.

I’d like to see Elizabeth Warren as the Dems candidate against Trump. She has some baggage but I like the cut of her jib.

Charismatic. Energetic. Just about won Texas from something like 14 points back. Seems like  a superb option.

 

Warren? Another hillary. Someone with spark has to take it to Trump or he will win again.

Charismatic. Energetic. Just about won Texas from something like 14 points back. Seems like  a superb option.

 

Warren? Another hillary. Someone with spark has to take it to Trump or he will win again.

 

Poles apart on policy from Hillary.  Warren is more like Sanders.

Both parties are just as bad, and Hilary just as bad as Trump. Trump just makes no effort to hide that he's a dick but  it's a case of two extremes here and middle ground and common sense is needed. That requires compromise and working together, and neither are really willing to do that. Hilary is bad but Sanders is far left and extremely liberal which helped get this country in this mess in the first place.

 

Another shooting last night, 25 miles from me this time. Crazy...

Far left?

 

Nah, you’ve been in the states too long min.

 

 

Far left?

 

Nah, you’ve been in the states too long min.

 

Indeed.  Far left is probably somewhere near the centre ground over in the UK.

Poles apart on policy from Hillary.  Warren is more like Sanders.

Explained myself badly, I meant in terms of rabble rousing charisma. Maybe I'm missing it, but don;t see her in that mould.

I beg to differ, living in LA it's liberal beyond belief with safe spaces, pronouns, and feelings hurt if you dare speak the truth. And it's the same in all major cities. I don't see the UK as that far left....yet.

That’s not left.

 

That’s just modern day wankerism.

 

It may well turn out to be far more dangerous than left wing really was.

They really don’t like the truth though.

 

Tears and tantrums

 

The censorship is appalling, has the human race learned nothing?

Humans never learn anything. It's just a case of history repeating itself but with better (or worse) technology.

 

What you've described la is liberalism, that's not left politics at all. It's what has caused this great polarisation in politics.

 

P. S. Hope you're nowhere near the Bush fires

It was a bit of a rhetorical question.

 

I’m aware that we have learned fuck all.

 

Although they may well have taken the total lack of a sense of humour to new heights.

 

Even the English have joined in with this, and although I’m seldom slow at picking faults with the English, a lack of a sense of humour has never been their problem.

Ach i know. Its just depressing how stupid of a species we are.