Comments on: Confusing Science and Politics: What is Legitimate Rape?

By: Running from Hell with El

Running from Hell with El — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:19:37 +0000

Hey there Zan–thank you for stopping by. Often, I have said the same thing: I’m sick of the abortion debate. The Supreme Court has spoken, in both Roe and Casey, and nothing is going to change the viability test. Back in law school, we’d debate these standards of law over big plates of sushi and we’d generally agree on nothing by the end of the meal, but we’d usually leave the table and table the debate in relatively good spirits.

As far as the issues you’ve cited that deserve greater attention, I have spent years studying them and my belief in economic freedoms, as espoused by Hayek and von Mises, to mention a couple of my favorite economists, is one I will never surrender. Indeed, this is why I vote for the Republicans year after year.

And yet, as of late, some politicians, including Ryan, have attempted to introduce legislation that limits the abortion rights carve-out to those who suffer from forcible rape only (in addition to incest survivors and mothers whose lives are in jeopardy). As an incest and non-violent rape survivor, I find this legislation a massive abrogation of constitutional rights, not to mention a menace to individual liberty; therefore, I will advocate against those who introduce these bills.

And yes, Zan, I get it.

Have a lovely evening!

By: Running from Hell with El

Running from Hell with El — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:11:56 +0000

Of course I forgive you dear friend. xoxo

By: Running from Hell with El

Running from Hell with El — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:11:15 +0000

Thank you my friend! I do think the vast majority of us are exactly as you described. I wished there was a party that represented us, you know?! So good to see you back!

By: Zan

Zan — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:31:13 +0000

I’m sick of all the chatter about abortion. Roe v. Wade is settled law. No right winger can dislodge it. No left winger has to guard it. All this chatter is distraction, plain and simple (and part of Obama’s narrative about the right wing’s “War on Women”).

Elect somebody with a knowledge of biology? Hell, I was sure hoping to elect someone with a knowledge of ECONOMICS and a respect for the Constitution, but hey, that’s just me.

Apparently, arguing over a dead horse (ROE V. WADE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, FOLKS! GET OVER IT!) is more important (or maybe it’s just sexier) than discussing the teensy little problems like spending ourselves into eternal servitude and burning the Constitution at both ends.

I don’t frigging care what some Yahoo in Missouri says about women’s biology. I WANT A STABLE, GROWING ECONOMY, LACK OF CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT, and PRESERVATION OF FUNDAMENTALS LIKE, OH, THE C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N.

Get it?

By: Valentine Logar

Valentine Logar — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:25:07 +0000

El, I apologize deeply for offending you. My feelings are purely about party platforms, not about individuals. I will admit I go after individuals within the GOP frequently, but only when they make the horrific statements such as the above.

Again, I do apologize for offending you.

By: Running from Hell with El

Running from Hell with El — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:02:57 +0000

Thank you Piper! And thank you for stopping by!
I wish that more commentators could keep a level head, so I really appreciated what you said above. I’ve been reading a lot of commentary, both in blogs and online, and some people, especially on the left, resort to insults and acrimonious remarks and it really turns me off. Abortion is only one of a whole host of issues, and Akin is only one man in the party. I hope that neither will be used as a litmus test by potential voters.
Hoping you’re having a lovely weekend!

By: Running from Hell with El

Running from Hell with El — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:33:49 +0000

Giggling about jeezum crow!! Thanks so much my friend! xoxo

By: Running from Hell with El

Running from Hell with El — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:33:02 +0000

Val: your way of addressing this issue really bothers me, which is why I didn’t respond for a few days. I never attack the Democratic party the way you attack the Republican party. It gives me a headache.

By: writingfeemail

writingfeemail — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:55:33 +0000

Bravo! There is an attack on women being carried out by far right men. Most of the rest of us are somewhere in the middle. Many of us are fiscally conservative while socially liberal. It’s difficult to know how to vote – until this kind of Dr. Seuss medicine from the traveling witch doctors of the eighteenth century becomes the weapon with which to beat up half of the population of this country. We need to put more women in office – regardless of party. I’ll be choosing cooler heads this November.

By: Running from Hell with El

Running from Hell with El — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:13:15 +0000

Thanks friends. Yep.