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."

Aye I ken.. but I said that to try and emphasise how much of a tit/mentalist Romney is even compared to Palin.

 

Even though Romney is nowhere near as right-wing as Palin?

Yup, but he might just be electable (= dangerous) she certainly isn't

So, not long until the election.  Bit worried to see Romney doing well in some polls but there was some interesting stuff in a BBC World Service poll today:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20008687

 

An average of 50% favoured Mr Obama, with 9% for Mr Romney, in the survey of 21,797 people in 21 countries.

 

Only Pakistan's respondents said they would prefer to see Mr Romney win November's election.

 

France was the most strongly pro-Obama (72%).

 

Good luck to Pakistan if that's what they want!

Yup, but he might just be electable (= dangerous) she certainly isn't

 

Electing the Chicago Mafia for the next 4 years to carry out the same shit policies and miserable 'leadership' = dangerous...

Electing the Chicago Mafia for the next 4 years to carry out the same shit policies and miserable 'leadership' = dangerous...

 

What you want Mitt in? 

What you want Mitt in? 

 

That's what I was thinking 

 

Admittedly Obama hasn't had a spectacular 4 years but the American economy was on its arse before he came to Washington.

That's what I was thinking 

 

Admittedly Obama hasn't had a spectacular 4 years but the American economy was on its arse before he came to Washington.

 

Although Mitt (get a proper fucking name) would be bad news for most of the world he would be fucking terrible news for Americans.  Seems intent in driving the social agenda back to the 1950s while making our own Tory govt look like a bunch of loveable WI wifies.

What you want Mitt in? 

 

To be honest, yes I do.

 

Not saying he is the answer to all the problems, and Obama has done some really good things. But ultimately on the economy Obama has failed miserably.

 

Agree it was on it's arse before he came in, but that was 4 years ago and it hasn't really improved. Obama promised to get it down to 5.4% unemployment and currently it's sitting right around 8% - that's 23 million unemployed and 47 million people on food stamps. His solution is to raise taxes which clearly hasn't worked and, perhaps in my simple view of the world, doesn't seem likely to increase growth. Watching the debates, Obama did not come with new policies to help the economy except 'we need to hire more teachers' - his policies of the last 4 years have not helped me, my family or many of my friends and I am unconvinced they will do so in the next 4. Obama also came across as petulant and un-presidential whereas Romney seemed calm and in control.

 

I'd argue Romney is less right wing than many in the Republican party, and he seemed to have a very similar agenda to the President on foreign policy (maybe less right than me). I'm quite socially liberal so I accept I will have to agree to disagree with Romney on some things but it's very rare to agree with someone on every thing especially in politics.

 

OK putting my hard hat on...  ;)

Vote Obama.

 

 

Problem is it wouldn't BE romney running the country, it'd be the most insane right-wing-tea-party policy committee telling him what to do along with some really Kenny-Everett-esque "Bomb the Bastards" foreign policy.

 

You want near-world-war-3-nuclear-armageddon-poker-playing-foreign policy? Vote Romney. He still thinks American "influence" should be broader, deeper and, no doubt, more insidious world-wide. He thinks the Russians are still the problem FFS and said so in the last debate.

 

 

 

 

 

(And Ryan is even worse!)

Problem is it wouldn't BE romney running the country, it'd be the most insane right-wing-tea-party policy committee telling him what to do along with some really Kenny-Everett-esque "Bomb the Bastards" foreign policy.

 

You want near-world-war-3-nuclear-armageddon-poker-playing-foreign policy? Vote Romney. He still thinks American "influence" should be broader, deeper and, no doubt, more insidious world-wide. He thinks the Russians are still the problem FFS and said so in the last debate.

 

(And Ryan is even worse!)

 

Not sure which debate you were watching - he said Russia was a 'geo-political' threat (which they are) but quite clearly stated that Iran is the greatest National Security threat to America at this present time. And personally, I would prefer American 'influence' to Russian or Chinese influence. Ultimately, a strong and prosperous America is likely to be better for my family and ultimately the wider civilized world.

 

I'm not a crazed, right-wing, bomb the bastards Republican - that doesn't mean that I think America should be apologizing and weakening itself. Better the devil you know...

 

Not sure which debate you were watching - he said Russia was a 'geo-political' threat (which they are) but quite clearly stated that Iran is the greatest National Security threat to America at this present time. And personally, I would prefer American 'influence' to Russian or Chinese influence. Ultimately, a strong and prosperous America is likely to be better for my family and ultimately the wider civilized world.

 

I'm not a crazed, right-wing, bomb the bastards Republican - that doesn't mean that I think America should be apologizing and weakening itself. Better the devil you know...

 

 

 

So you're saying we shouldn't bomb ra lot o' them?

Romney is a fucking Mormon, if you understand anything about how retarded you have to be to follow the scripture of Joseph Smith then it's pretty clear that you don't want one getting into the white house.

Romney is a fucking Mormon, if you understand anything about how retarded you have to be to follow the scripture of Joseph Smith then it's pretty clear that you don't want one getting into the white house.

 

 

You'd have to really hate blacks to want this guy in charge.

This guy should do well.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20054867

Jill Stein ftw

That's as bad as one republican (forget who) and his "legitimate rape" comments

Romney is a fucking Mormon, if you understand anything about how retarded you have to be to follow the scripture of Joseph Smith then it's pretty clear that you don't want one getting into the white house.

 

Any worse the the old testament, or new for that matter?

Any worse the the old testament, or new for that matter?

 

Its the whole scrying stones bollocks and then the lost page malarky that sets them mormons apart for me.  Mormons and Scientologists are defo a Timmae scale higher than your run of the mill christian etc. at least their religions have been getting rammed down throats for a couple of thousand years, people who follow new religions  are the epitomy of gullible

people who follow new religions  are the epitomy of gullible

 

Fixed that for you 

Fixed that for you 

 

I know what you mean, older religions at least have the lots of people have believed this for a very long time going for them.  To me it takes a special idiot to look around at the worlds religions and go "whats that?  first preached by a failed sci fi writer in the 50's was it?  Space ships that look like giant douglas dc-8 airliners eh?  alien souls trapped inside bodies you say?  No that doesn't sound like a bad sci fi novel dressed up as a religion to make loads of money for a failed sci fi author, easily the most plausible explanation of life, universe the everything if you ask me.  Sign me up, why didn't we figure this out before?"

if you have - or know someone who has - a vagina, then please, for the love of fuck, do not vote for the republicans.

if you have - or know someone who has - a vagina, then please, for the love of fuck, do not vote for the republicans.

 

Is that the same as "knowing a few cunts"?

 

Seriously though Mav has it 100% correct

people who follow new religions  are the epitomy of gullible

 

That is the epitome of bad spelling.

That is the epitome of bad spelling.

 

You could probably find better examples to be fair