I think I'm forsaking my blog that's about politics since I post stuff on here most of the time, so stay tuned for rants about Sarah Palin and abortion legislation.
Okay, lets do something about this:
http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/government-and-you/state-governments/state-profiles/pennsylvania.html
If you're not from PA, here's other state profiles.
NARAL, a pro-choice organization, had given a grade to each state based on their pro-choice legislation. Pennsylvania has an F. That's ridiculous. There is nothing more basic that a person's right to their own body.
A person is not a person until they can function outside the mother's body. Until then, they are a sea monkey. Unplanned pregnancies where the mother or the family are unable to provide for a child should not be forced to come to term. Adoption is great, but how many kids go without being adopted, or are adopted into bad homes or spend their lives in overcrowded foster care. Children that go through foster care are at high risk to have mental issues, eventually be homeless and engage in high-risk often illegal activity. It's insane to pass legislation to add to a population whose quality of life is shit. If you want to be high and mighty and profess that life begins at conception, then don't ever complain about people sucking up welfare. Don't ever talk about the "golden rule" and do something about the phrase "sanctity of life" because you clearly don't care about a child that's born into dire circumstances.
So, onto Sarah Palin. This is older news, but Palin decided to incorporate "blood libel" into her political rhetoric last week. In case you aren't familiar with the term, check it out here. She's equating the bad press she's been getting in lieu of the shooting in Arizona to the persecution of the Jews.
Yeah, wtf right?
Her particular brand of crazy is quite spectacular to behold. She's a sociopath of the highest degree.
I'm not going to say that Sarah Palin and her friends are responsible for the shooting. From most reports, the shooter was a-political. But she does incorporate some heavy gun-related rhetoric into her speeches. One of the poster-boys of the Tea Party is Ted Nuget (the dude that sings Cat Scratch Fever) whose collection of guns is rivaled only by the military. The Tea Party was in support of bringing guns to political rallies.
I don't know about you, but when I see anyone with a gun I tense up a bit. They're not for amateurs. They're not toys or jewelery or something made to enhance the badassness of the beholder. They're made for killing people and animals. And if they're not being used to that purpose, or in preparation for that purpose, why the hell do you own one? And why the hell do are you intent on taking it to rallies unless you intend to kill something?
Sarah Palin also made some stupid comment about how the founding fathers had duels when they couldn't agree politically (think Burr vs. Hamilton) and that was commonly held as a calm political climate. Umm, WTF. Our country had just come out of the Revolutionary War, the government wasn't sure of what its place was or how it was going to operate. It wasn't calm. And duels were an act of stupid masculinity and violence of the times at work. Don't glorify it.
AHHH. I'm going to go get dinner then read some Vonnegut. Pens come on at 7. Adios.
Pens won!!! They beat the Red Wings 4-1. You can't even tell Staalsy was out for any amount of time. He's back and he's spectacular. Kuni also got a goal to add to his collection. Cookie did too. And Connor got his first career goal on a penalty shot because some Red Winger thought it would be cool to hook him.
Tanger also had a pretty funny penalty. He flat-out dove in front of a guy and tripped him. But it's cool. :D
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