- The Tarrant County elected DA tried a criminal case this week -- the first time the person holding that elected position had done so in 34 years. In that home invasion case, the defendant received 18 years. Not exactly the harshest sentence in the world. (But at least there was proof he committed the crime.)
- We've got a war brewing with some neighbor kids who taunt the Family Pup (among other things.) Mrs. LL instituted a policy of confiscating any ball they accidentally kick in our yard. Tense.
- The Sonogram Abortion Bill in the Texas Legislature was sent back to committee yesterday for technical reasons (the nature of which I don't understand.) I just want one conservative law maker to be honest and say, "We are trying to dissuade a woman from exercising what is, at least for now, a constitutional right." Now that I would respect.
- Saw a Seinfeld episode last night where George was dogging a clown at a kid's party for not knowing who Bozo the Clown was. I suspect 75% of the population now falls within that category.
- The killer of Robert F. Kennedy, Sirhan Sirhan, was denied parole yesterday. As a kid, the name of "Sirhan, Sirhan" was one that became embedded in my mind. It was just so, well, strange.
- News broke last night about a 12 year old monster/boy in Colorado. Two dead parents and two severely injured siblings.
- Today is the 20th anniversary of the beating of Rodney King. And we still just can't get along.
- Amercian Idol was on TV last night and, although I was ignoring it, I actually looked up and said, "That girls pretty good" when the chick named Lauren Turner performed.
- I'm #2 on the jury trial docket this morning in the County Court at Law. I'm only going to trial if something happens to the #1 case. I'd rather be #1 because you have to prepare the same regardless.
- On the way to work I saw a white car with the sole word of "Police" on the back of it, but it had "U.S. Government" tags. What agency do you suppose that was?
- The girls in the house almost came to blows in the game room last night prompting Mrs. LL to separate them and (get this) had them
right write out separate statements as to what had happened. Edit: OK, deserved that dog pile.
- I heard on the radio this morning that U.S. Agents on duty within Mexico aren't allowed to carry guns. I had no idea.
- BYU showed us this week that the Mormons play by different rules. The school's basketball team is having the best season in history and was headed for a #1 seed. Then the team's second best player was dismissed from the team for violating the schools Code of Conduct. His offense? Premarital sex.
- .7 seconds left in a basketball game and you've got to throw in the inbound pass. What do you do? Throw the ball to yourself off the back of a player and launch it for the win. (Credit: Bagofnothing.com)
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On the way to work I saw a white car with the sole word of "Police" on the back of it, but it had "U.S. Government" tags. What agency do you suppose that was?
US MARSHAL's and a BUNCH OF THEM in town yesterday. I saw a bunch of guys wearing US Marshal jackets at the Sheriff's Office.
Good for the Mormons. You have to respect them for their beliefs. And if you attend their school, you play by their rules. I applaud the difficult decision their school leaders had to make!
"Right out" their statements or "write out"?????
That girl needs to eat some bacon.
Re: BYU basketball player kicked off the team for premarital sex. Why do predominately white universities have predominately black basketball teams? Are blacks superior to whites? Someone help me. I was always told that all races were created equal. I only heard one sports commentator talk about this and it ended his career. He sort of made a good argument for biological differences.
How sad for the BYU player. HIs personal business is now in the news. Should the church make him feel like a bad person or show some forgiveness?
"Mrs. LL had the write separate statements" makes better sense. Or did I miss something?
I would respect the first Wingnut to author a bill making it a crime for a woman to undergo an abortion and a corresponding sentence of death!
Then I just might believe he/she was not just jerking the chain of big fat Baptist women with nothing else to do.
By the way, those big fat Baptist women actually have a theology that holds a child dying before the age of accountability goes directly to heaven.......no chance of going to hell. Reckon the bill requires the women to hear this before undergoing an abortion?
That grammatical error was driving me crazy too.
I'm not saying I'm for this legislation, but why would seeing a sonogram "dissuade" a female from getting an abortion? It's an added step and more trouble, sure. But is she going to see something she wasn't expecting? (Pardon the pun.) And if she's surprised to see an image of a baby, isn't that information that she should have?
Van Cliburn's body laguage seems to say, "Please let this be over...soon!"
Inbounds play? A giant coldcut of awesomeness sandwiched between two big pieces of amazing!
DF Charlie Sheen
(What do I know about basketball? I am the Michael Jordan of the crack pipe.)
I love the pics you've posted the last couple of days of these very religious girls.
The "police car" was really from the adjustment bureau.
The basketball clip was great, and then i realized it was women's basketball and suddenly it lost a little steam.
Yeah BYU. Since we lack Mr. Peabody's way back machine, we are not acurately able to determine winner winner chicken dinner on this bet, but if you told me to set the line on the over/under for people who are currently busting the university's chops for "making the athlete feel bad" or otherwise being critical, having been equally free with the use of the word "hypocritical" had the story broke and the university done nothing, I'd place that line at...85%.
Can't wait to read Miz's post on how the university was wrong, there's no heaven or hell, anyone who believes there is is a sheep, blah, blah, blah...
She has a weird tat on one hip and THE HAND OF SATAN on the other. I still wouldn't mind getting thrown off of the basketball team because of her.
Coach Imgonna Kikbouti
Wordkyle,
The state while having the country's #1 magnet school in Dallas, typically is middle of the pack when it comes to education rankings nationally. And we are getting ready to axe tens of thousands of teachers. Jobs in other sectors will be lost as well. And this bill makes sense to you? How many tens of millions of dollars will it cost the state to conduct these sonograms on indigent women who are seeking abortions? Forget whether it has merit in a vacuum, it is the wrong bill for today.
9:08, he thinking " you jackwagon "
I don't get the uproar from you Dems and libs about the pre-abortion sonograms?
If a gal is dead set on having an abortion no sonogram is going to change her mind.
If she does change her mind you people will more than likely be taking care of her and that baby thru medicaid, welfare or whatever free "live off the government" program you people love so much.
So, what's the big deal?
By saying the neighbor's kids taunt the family dog, do you mean the dog is just minding his own business or is he yapping away at every move they make? I know when I lived in town and had neighbors with annoying dogs barking all the time I tended to aggravate them because the owners made no effort to shut them up. It's just plain rude when people let their dog sit and bark at you for no reason. My policy now is "your pets become my varmits when they cross my property line".
Smart gal on the basketball court.
That was a good play on her part.
0.7 seconds is not enough time to bounce off a back, catch, and shoot.
why would seeing a sonogram "dissuade" a female from getting an abortion?
Because almost nobody 'wants'
to have an abortion, and gets them callously like they were having a mole removed.
The righteously indignant "Christians" who are trying to force this think that people actually enjoy getting an abortion. They don't. This is a blatant attempt to guilt as many women out of it as possible, and everyone knows and admits it but the intellectually dishonest schmucks like wordkyle. And even he knows it, he just wants to justify it.
Rage
"I just want one conservative law maker to be honest and say, "We are trying to dissuade a woman from exercising what is, at least for now, a constitutional right." Now that I would respect."
I did a word search through the Constitution and abortion did not show up even once, neither did murder, kill, or woman's right to choose. I did see the word life and liberty though. I suppose this is one of the reasons that the douche-baggers (that was especially for you Rage) hate the Constitution so much. They can't even protect life, so nothing else matters. Barry, a conservative is not going to say what you are wishing for them to say because abortion is not a right, neither is health care.
BYU Basketball: CONGRATS ALL AROUND-- to the school for having moral standards, to the young man for admitting his mistake, and to the school for enforcing its rules and not whoring itself out for the sake of an attempt at a basketball championship. Hopefully the young msn will learn more now than he would if the school winked and said "it's ok."
Of course, the Liberals cry foul.
The sonogram thing-- Although the hospital/clinic will charge something outrageous, the actual cost wouldn't be that much, other than a little time and a little gel. The machine is already bought and paid for.
Again, the Liberals cry foul.
And, for what it's worth (which ain't much lol), the stupid Union stuff in Wisconsin amuses me. Personally, I think the "union pendulum" has swung too far the wrong way. Unions, when they were created, were a good thing protecting workers from unfair conditions. Now, they are out to line their pockets while the workers make unreasonable demands. In Wisconsin, they don't even care if their state goes broke, as long as "I get mine."
BTW, the Democrats running and hiding like sniveling cowards should be prosecuted for not attending to their sworn duties, such as voting on legislation.
Once again, the liberals are on the wrong side of things.
I can only hope this will be the ruination of the entire Democrat (NOT Democratic, so don't misquote me!)/liberal movement!
Gern Blansten
Fashion Police?
Idol is dying a slow death without Simon . Randy is the only judge who MIGHT say something was bad, but J Lo is so damn pretty it may be worth the watch.
934 - Take my name off your post and you are simply expressing an opinion, well and good. But by first singling me out and then expressing that opinion, you illustrate 1) that your comment is off topic, since my entire point was about the dissuasion of women,not the cost/benefit of legislation; and 2) that for some reason you chose to simply ignore the first seven words of my comment. Whatever good points you might have made were lost.
Gal needs no bacon. She falls right in the middle of Met Life's recommended weight/height ratio. However, she definitely would be out of place at the Decatur Walmart.
If taken in Texas, why would a picture similar to today's picture, clearly taken without the subjects' knowledge, and clearly taken only for purposes of "gratification", and with today's technology it is so easy to zoom in even farther...not qualify as being an illegal act?
Some people write way too much Bullshit on here.
Gal today is TOO SKINNY, regardless of what Met Life says.
Idol is greater than ever; I don't even miss Simon. Steven Tyler ROCKS!
I've had an abortion in the past and a sonogram wouldn't have made one single bit of difference. My decision for ME was clear.
I agree that if the dog is barking and bothering the neighbors, he deserves to be taunted.
Bait? Really? That's too funny. Some trolls are better than others.
Why would a person feel guilt about doing something unless they believed it was wrong? Could a sonogram "guilt" someone into not doing something that they believed was wrong? And if so, would that not be a good thing? Who would actually encourage a person to do something that violated their beliefs or values?
Intellectually dishonest minds want to know.
What those cops did to Rodney King was a COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED use of force!!!
Did you see the ENTIRE videotape?!?!?!?!?!
You most likely did not, because the mainstream media only showed PORTIONS of it. I, however, saw the entire thing (which is the same videotape that the jury that acquitted the cops saw).
King stepped out of his car and assaulted a police officer without provocation. Those cops were in fear for their lives and had good reason to believe he was on PCP.
Those riots happened because the media chose to be IRRESPONSIBLE and not give the full facts.
And how many times again has Rodney King been arrested since that incident?
Respect a liberal who will just step
up and admit we just want to keep killing babies
Good point, Wordie. If you don't feel like abortion is wrong (which I don't) there is no way to instill guilt in me. It's impossible. That's a very good point.
i lived in LA during the time of the RK beating... and the entire video is much different than the clips the media had... gave a skewed perception of the actual events...
and the riots? holy hell! was out there for that too... in fact, i was about 3 blocks from Florence/Normandy when Denney was pulled from his truck... this girl high tailed it outta there... okay well not really.. i had folks attacking my car, rocking it, climbing on it... that was some scary shit!
Wordie, you should be the last one to talk about making a point and then telling someone they are ignoring any words you in your post(seven by your count).
Typical pot talking to kettles.
Oh, and I guess that teabagger legislation about domestic employees being exempt from citizen status checks is not about wetbacks...
REALLY! REALLY???
There are that many people who are perfectly fine with the state of Texas dictating what type of MEDICAL procedure a person must endure to allow them to undergo another perfectly LEGAL medical procedure? What is next, the government requiring people to get on a scale and be a certain weight to be allowed to purchase fast food, sweets, chips?
You people who have your nickers in a twist over schools dictating what children can bring to school, in their lunches, but are just fine with the government dictating what medical procedure a women must undergo, are NUTZ.
True Story...
Twenty-six year old, who has been boozing it up and smoking cigarettes the past 4 years, discovered she was 6 weeks preggers by her, still married, 34yr old boyfriend of 6 months. She really does not want children and is not sure the relationship is going to last with the, still married, semi-employed boyfriend BUT she decided against an abortion. Oh, NOT out of some moral sense of responsibility to the developing fetus, trust me, her reason will make most of you spit nails. She discovered, if she has a baby, she will be eligible for approximately $1,200 per month worth of freebies from welfare and medicaid will pay for the prenatal care, birth and child's medical needs for as long as she needs assistance. Soooooo, the lesson here is, if Crazy Christians were truly Hell-bent on abolishing abortion they would quit gritching about the cost of paying for other people's accidental pregnancies and pony up the coin to just pay for all those "precious lives" and do so with a song in their hearts and a light in their eyes. When anyone of you, self-righteous, moralistic Crazy Christians step up to get in line to pay for/adopt and assume the responsibility for the entire cost, including legal, mental, social problems, of EVERY child born to a woman who would have rather have aborted their fetus, then and ONLY THEN do any of you have a RIGHT to dictate the decisions a woman makes regarding HER pregnancy.
Keep in mind, attempting to enact laws, in the US, based on Christian doctrine assures Muslims the RIGHT to enact laws, in the US, based on Islam. No religion is granted supremacy over another, in the US. It is in the US Constitution, look it up. Allowing religion to play ANY part in the basis for ANY law in the US assures there will come a day people will be fighting over which religion gets to dictate the content of US laws.
The BYU player had premarital sex?
Wow, I was afraid he had partaken of regular coffee or tea.
Whoever is ragin about "big fat Baptist women" is a big fat idiot.
Just what we needed on the front page of the paper A Fag holding hands with the head Nigger. Sick, Sick,
Dear Mz:
Concerning your post about the woman not wanting an abortion and the "crazy Christians" who complain about both abortions and the burden on taxpayers, I have to chime in. I think there is something to be said about the (usually) wanton disregard for the consequences of unprotected sex.
I personally don't want to have to pay for their lack of self-discipline There are lots of ways to keep from getting "preggers" (lol).
As always, though, you opined expertly, although I do reserve the right to disagree with you opn some things!
Respectfully,
Gern Blansten
"accidental pregnancies"
Are those normally air borne or a
slip and fall deal?
Amen, MZChief...preach it to em. I totally agree with every point you made. I had an abortion at 16 and am now in my 50s. Anytime I think of the hell I went thru as a 16 yr, old when abortions were illegal, I cringe. My parents forced me to abort the baby, but am I glad they did? YES I went on to obtain a graduate degree, had a husband and 3 great kids who are grown up now and all professionals. Do I advocate abortions when the mom isn't ready to go thru that, even if she were to give the kid up for adoption? Hell yes. I am so thankful I didn't have to go thru the hell the life I would've had if I'd made a different choice. You pro-lifers....beat those bibles all you want, but you'll NEVER convince
me abortion was the wrong decision. My life has been super great for the past 35+ years.
RP - When the commenter rages against legislation that she says I support, when I preemptively said I wasn't necessarily for it, then yeah, addressing that fact seems appropriate.
Does the rest of your post even mean anything? "Teabagger"??
Watching the Maury Povich TV show changed my view on abortion.
WOW!
Word to women to wish to terminate their pregnancies without obtaining a sonogram - just go to another state. F Texas lawmakers - you'd think they'd get the message from the last election - Americans are TIRED of the government interferring with their lives.
"accidental pregnancies"
--toilet seat
Keep a homosexual or a negro at arms length at all times.
Killing any human life without due process is wrong.
To the women who have had abortions, I should hope you got something out of ending a life.
A "wonderful life" for ending a life. Great "choice".
If you don't want an abortion, wordkyle, don't have one.
What benefit is there ti this legislation, and why is it an emergency that needs to be addressed before all else?
For someone who "doesn't necessarily support" this legislation, you sure seem to be defending it an awful lot.
Rage
To Gern Blansten...
I absolutely agree with you about the dismaying nature of the carelessness with which countless people engage in premarital sex with, seemingly, anyone who wants to swap bodily fluids. Personally, I believe it is immoral and unethical for people to engage in sex with ANYONE with whom they are unwilling and/or financially incapable of raising any resulting children. I realize, that is a fairly outdated approach to fornication. The reason I believe premarital sex between random strangers is immoral and unethical is because of the unfairness to any child resulting from a pregnancy. I believe every child should be granted, at the very least, a minimal opportunity of being raised in a two parent home. There is too much data indicating the benefits of a two parent home to ignore the injustice done to a child who is denied the opportunity of a two parent home.
I applaud BYU, a private Christian university, for having and enforcing a Code of Conduct that forbids premarital sex. Universities that encourage and condone students engaging in premarital sex, by providing co-ed dorms and co-ed dorm rooms, are setting a horrible example for ALL young people.
Personally, I believe PARENTS, who request/require public funds to meet the needs of their children, should be required to agree to and undergo sterilization thus preventing them from spawning any additional children whom might become a financial burden to society. If the baby-daddy and baby-momma do not agree to sterilization then they do not receive funding for their existing offspring. Unlike Crazy Christians, I do not believe "every child is a miracle from God" and realize that becoming pregnant is nothing more than a biological reaction to the physical/biological act known as copulation between a male and female of the same species.
Clarification: Crazy Christians by no means are regular, run of the mill Christians. Crazy Christians are the equivalent to Radical Muslims in that they believe everyone should adhere to their particular interpretation of their specific religion.
To be honest, I do not care from which jug of Kool-Aid a Christian/Muslim drinks so long as they do not require I drink their brand of Kool-Aid.
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To anonymous illiterate fools...
Are there really that many of you who do not know the definition of an accident?
ac·ci·dent
/ˈæksɪdənt/ Show Spelled[aksi-duhnt]
–noun
1.an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents.
An unplanned pregnancy certainly meets the definition of "accident" thus would easily be defined as an "accidental pregnancy."
BTW...You would be shocked and dismayed at the number of 14-17 year olds who believe they cannot get pregnant the first time they have sex. Google it and you will realize how woefully lacking is the sex education courses being taught to school children.
To anonymous 5:25...
I most certainly congratulate you on you having successfully raised three children who have grown into successful and productive adults. You are also to be congratulated for coming to terms with what must have been an incredibly difficult situation when you were 16. I sincerely hope, you having shared your very personal tale helps any young woman who finds herself in a position to make what must be an excruciating decision.
Wordie... I simply wanted to draw a response...
That said, Why not just come out against the legislation, rather than be ambiguous by saying your not "necessarily for it."
Oh and it ain't difficult to understand what is meant by the remainder of my previous post. If teabaggers want legislation making hiring "illegals" an offense punishable by jail time. then be fair and balanced and don't make exceptions such as for hiring domestic workers like nannies and housekeepers.
Also, I would like to pay you a comment... At least you can make somewhat reasonable sounding arguments (flawed as they may be) without resorting to name calling.
Yet another conclusion conjured out of thin air. I neither attacked nor defended the legislation. My original question was in reference to BG's idea that a sonogram would dissuade a female from having an abortion. My conclusion: If it can, then maybe it should.
An aside: Is it ironic that when a pregnant woman walks into a Planned Parenthood clinic, there's a 98% chance that her pregnancy will end in an abortion?
RP - Perhaps I actually am ambiguous about the legislation.
As for an exemption for household help, I think it's ridiculous.
And again with "teabagger?" Are you comfortable with regularly using that word?
As usual, I agree with Mzchief about the Crazy Christians being different from the more tolerant ones who believe their way but are totally tolerant of those of other faiths. It's the Crazy ones I detest.
And yes, an unplanned pregnancy meets the definition of an accident perfectly. The pro-lifers are as detestable to me as are the Crazy Christians. I believe we're all responsible for OUR choices and only OUR choices and to even presume to know what's right for another is pure arrogance.
To wordkyle @ 8:34...
No, I do not find it ironic that an agency that provides the majority of abortions in the US is named Planned Parenthood. It is easy to understand why such a high number of pregnancies are terminated at Planned Parenthood. The majority of Planned Parenthood's patients are low income/indigent women. Planned Parenthood does not accept Medicaid. When an low income/indigent woman becomes pregnant Medicaid will pick up the tab for prenatal care at a doctor's office as well as pay for the birth and future expenses of the child. However, Medicaid does not pay for abortion procedures thus leaving Planned Parenthood as the only option of low income/indigent women seeking abortion services. Very few OBGYNs provide abortion services thus Planned Parenthood remains the most obvious option for upper income women seeking abortion services. Would I ever seek prenatal/gynecological care at Planned Parenthood? No! However, if I required an abortion, the only place I know that provides abortion procedures is Planned Parenthood thus explaining why the majority of women who are seeking abortion services do so at PLANNED Parenthood.
FYI...
Here is the percentage breakdown of the services provided by Planned Parenthood. One in five women, in the US, will at some point in their life, use Planned Parenthood to attend to their gynecological needs.
36% Contraception
31% Test/Treatment STDs
17% Cancer Screening/Prevention
11% Other Women's Health Services
03% Abortion Services
02% Other Services
Source/Page 8
mzchief, I don't dispute the reason most women go into Planned Parenthood. However, former employees of PP have stated that they were advised to promote abortions, as they produce the most revenue for the business. That seems to indicate that at least some of those women were deprived of their choice.
Abortions, according to PP, cost from $350 to $650. In FYE 2009 they performed 362,278 abortions. (Up 25% from 2005. In contrast, in 2009 they only had 7,021 prenatal clients, down 47% from 2005. PP should be called "Planned Not-a-Parenthood.") Income from abortions is 29%-54% of total clinic income. Another $363 million -- 1/3 of PP's total income -- is from the government. (US taxpayers are apparently in the abortion business also.) That pays for a lot of PP executive salaries.
Wow, same arguments since the beginning of time...and until Jesus comes back, it will continue to be the same arguments.
Wordie... Teabagger kinda jazzes me...
go figure...
Oh and Wordie... i meant "compliment" not "comment"... damn my cat like reflexes when i type
Don't forget, too, MZ, that most Dr's offices don't take medicaid for the actual pregnancy or for the kids after they are born, so most end up using the ER as a "clinic", instead of what it was originally intended for., so this strains our taxpayers that much more.
RP - When regular use of a vulgar concept in a public forum "jazzes" you, you might want to reconsider your world view.
Those that use the word "teabagger" use the word in much the same way one would use the words nigger, faggot, wetback, and queer. These derogatory terms are used instantly to shut down conversation and to dismiss the target of such words out of hand. "Why would you listen to him? He's just a (fill in your choice of words here)."
"Teabagger" is a term used by liberal bloggers to identify those with conservative views that they do not agree with. The word is tied to a specific oral sex act.
I am pretty sure that if someone called me a teabagger or any of the terms above, it would probably result in me requiring the services of Barrister Green or the idiot rage.
Tea Party gatherers should have thought of this before going out with teabags dangling everywhere. They themselves set the stage.
Second time in two weeks Obama has been on the front page with a queer.Is he planning on sucking up the homo votes?
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