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."

Fixed that for you 

 

Some comfort for those of us worried about Romney winning:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nate-silver-election-odds-2012-10-b

 

this is gold

 

this is gold

 

 

So is this:

 

 

Yeah, so. I can't watch youtube at the jobcentre

Just a cool side note, going to see Obama talking at the School just across from our house on Saturday.

I will pass on my messages of support from my fellow donstalkers 

Just a cool side note, going to see Obama talking at the School just across from our house on Saturday.

I will pass on my messages of support from my fellow donstalkers 

 

Can you ask him what his thoughts are on the Dons moving to Cove?

Just a cool side note, going to see Obama talking at the School just across from our house on Saturday.

I will pass on my messages of support from my fellow donstalkers 

 

I think that will be pretty cool, he's a very good orator.  You might want to video it in case somebody shoots him.

will you be one of the ethnically/gender-balanced happy clappers in the background while he's talking?

Ask about the 1000s of folk he has killed with drone strikes................

Sorry that was a bit serious

Ask about the 1000s of folk he has killed with drone strikes................

Sorry that was a bit serious

 

What you wanna know about all them terrorists?!

I keep getting the pleasure of telling canvassers they're wasting their time because I can't vote.

 

Sometimes, if I'm bored or fed up I let them tell me why I should for 5 mins first 

Start shouting USA USA USA like the zoomers did when some guy heckled Romney.

I keep getting the pleasure of telling canvassers they're wasting their time because I can't vote.

 

Sometimes, if I'm bored or fed up I let them tell me why I should for 5 mins first 

 

 

Are you planning on becoming a citizen?

Ulimately

Well that sucked, we stood inline for 2 hours in the cold and rain and when we got in were told the gym is full up move to the the end where there are monitors, there  was so many people we could not even see the monitors, and there was still an hour to go before the start, so we left along with quite a few others.

yeah - but how was the hot dogs? Did you at least get to chant "USA USA"? When you left did you go back oot to yer pickup truck in the car park and drink Bud-Lite and have a bar-b-q? Or was it straight back to the trailer park to smoke weed and watch wrestling on the telly? 

 

I take offence to that, I drink Busch light 

yeah - but how was the hot dogs? Did you at least get to chant "USA USA"? When you left did you go back oot to yer pickup truck in the car park and drink Bud-Lite and have a bar-b-q? Or was it straight back to the trailer park to smoke weed and watch wrestling on the telly? 

 

 

Sounds amazing.

Paddy Power have already paid out on Obama being re-elected.

Paddy Power have already paid out on Obama being re-elected.

 

Really?  When did they do that?

Really?  When did they do that?

 

Saturday by the looks of things:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/us-election-diary-obama-corners-the-paddy-power-vote-8281287.html

 

Saturday by the looks of things:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/us-election-diary-obama-corners-the-paddy-power-vote-8281287.html

 

 

Bloody hell that's a bit presumptuous with the polls as they are

Bloody hell that's a bit presumptuous with the polls as they are

 

Its for publicity. Massive event but I wouldn't expect that much money on it compared to the football golf etc. It's really a win win. Even if Romney does win the amount of publicity they get would still be worth it compared to the amount the lose.

Looks like Obama may have it in the bag, he's leading the polls in Ohio which is a good indicator.

 

Fingers crossed the Yanks don't do anything stupid today!

 

It's not polling day today is it?

Looks like Obama may have it in the bag, he's leading the polls in Ohio which is a good indicator.

 

Fingers crossed the Yanks don't do anything stupid today!

 

 

Voted for Obama today.