Unlike Romney, here is a joke.

The Republicans are against women's reproductive rights because Republicans were not born. They were all made of clay, by God, in the form that you see them today.

hahaha

The one of the angles on the Republican Party’s position regarding abortion and rape that Lawrence (and no one in the media for that matter) seems to be exploring is the issue of paternal rights. What I mean by this is that the Republicans stated through their “Human Life Amendment” demand that a woman must carry each and every pregnancy to term regardless of conception, yet no where in that platform (to my knowledge) do the Republican make any demands to strip the father/rapist of their parental rights, nor do they address the rights of grandparents of the offenders. Therefore logically if their platform were (god help us) to become law and enforced, then the fathers of those 32 thousand unwanted pregnancies as a result of rape each year, would, regardless of the alleged offenders legal status, be able to assert all sorts of influence over the life of their victims, such as where they live, what schools these children would be going to, what religious environment these children would be raise in, visitation right for the offenders parents etc. etc. etc. While I am certain the Obama team is winning this debated with women generally, simply on the stunning stupidity of the Republican’s stated Party Policy, but by exploring and discussing the logical aftermath of the effects of this lunacy might help to widen the debate beyond the concerns of just women alone and more into the consciousness of conservative husbands and parents of these potentially twice victimized women.

$6 Trillion of deficit spending by the Obama Administration in his term of office, taking the national debt up from $5.5 Trillion at the end of the Clinton Admininistration, from the $4.5 Trilion addeed by 8 years of the George Bush Administration to $10 Trillion, to now $16 Trillion before Labor Day, 2012. And the majority of that money in the last 4 years has been spent to finance short term spending on social programs. Money borrowed from the Chinese, the Middle -Easterners, the Japanese, the Brits, the Germans, and the Danes. That's over 40 cents of every dollar spent by the federal government, and every budget for the past 3 years that Obama has presented shows that course of deficit spending to continue for 10 years, mounting the debt to unsustainable levels of 50c of every dollar spent on interest, and drawing to the point that $500 billion of our tax revenues will be spent just to pay the interest on the national debt (the last two budgets didn't receive a single vote in Congress of approvl, but thanks to the Democrat control of the Senate, the House of Representatives passed budgets were not taken up by that body, so we operated without a budget, and the deficit spending just kept keeping on!).

Ultimately, that's all debt and interest payments on the debt that will be passed to our children and grandchildren, and will severely impact their ability to have anything other than a stagnant economy and rising cost of living due to inflation, similar to what we experienced in the failed president Jimmy Carter years, and that it is apparent that we are slipping into today with this failed President, Barrack Obama.

Somewhere we have to start trimming this deficit spending...and one place that is high on the list of places to trim is the federal dollars going to support abortion, (even though according to the Henry Hyde amendment to appropriations procedures, we are not supposed to be spending federal dollars for abortions. Lets leave the financing of that very seldom necessary procedure in our society to charitable donations made by those who support abortion. The majority of people in this country are Pro-Life, not pro- abortion. The majority of women in our society are Pro-Life, not pro-abortion. We don't know what the what the majority of our children and grandchildren might think on this issue, but we do know that it not fair to them to saddle them with the ultimate payment of the portion of the national debt that is and will be spent for abortion procedure we are running up on them, only to hand it off to them for payment, and the consequences to their lives of that debt.

And let's end this hysteria over Right to Life planks, and attempts to link that to one bizzare and offensive statement made by a congressman running for the Senate in Bible Belt Missouri. If one truely believes in abortion on demand as a "right" of any woman in all cases, than contribute one's own money to be used for that purpose. And vote for the candidate of the Political Party that profess that, and even might have a Plank in their Party Platform that speaks to that. And let's concentrate instead on the mounting, hamstringing national debt that is sapping so much of our futures, and our economy's vitality, and the futures and economies of our children and grandchildren who will inherit this short sighted debt.

My mother had two mis-carriages before I was born. Does that make her a double murderer under the Ryan-Akin person hood amendment? What happens when a woman is unable to conceive because her body doesn't allow the egg to adhere to the womb after conception -- is the government going to step in and prevent her from having sex, because if she conceives, she would then be a murderer? What is the estimated increase in prison population which would be caused by this issue, and where are the GOP going to get funding for the additional prison space? Finally, if Ryan is such a good practicing catholic, why only 2 kids? I would expect at least 5 like the Romney's. Did Ryan ever use a condom? Were they using the rythm (sp) method? Does that correspond to the Popes edicts? Gods wishes to multiply?

Ryan looks like a serial rapist. Perhaps he has that background to define this stuff.

Ryan, Aiken and their ilk are trying to take the country back to the days when women were accused of being witches and paranoid men believed they were sneaking out during the night to have sex with Incubus. Not very different today, except the women will be prosecuted by the courts in stead of burned at the stake, though in both cases they amount to a church trial. Check out new posts on the Ryan-Romney “Culture of Life” Hypocricy, and Romney’s Cayman Tax Evasion, at Romnification.org

I always thought legitimate rape was when timber companies clear-cut forests after paying an obscenely cheap price for their federal land lease.

I don't share his (Mitts) undefined vision and without an
understanding of "HOW" he plans to make these accomplishments, I just
don't Trust that he will do what he says because his daily Stand changes day by
day depending on his audience. Don't just say what you will or can do but how
you will do it. The "Just Trust Me" mentality just is not working for
me because of his Flip-Flop stands on most issues and his failure to maintain
transparency throughout his campaign. So far he has given the people Nothing
but rhetoric.

I believe that the Latino's, Women, LGBT's, Middleclass and
Poor will remember in November his campaign gaffe's (truth's) on his position
and how he really feel about the 98% that make this world function.

In addition his ignorance or lack of support against Voter Suppression
laws is unfounded and shows a disinterest in the issue.

This just in: as the Republicans begin their National Covention in earnest today, President Obama is off on a three day campaign swing on college campuses trying to exite and rally the youth vote that was so instrumental to his "Hope and Change" election of 2008, which has turned into a big yawn from this group of voters after 4 years of failure to deliver on his promises, and his displaying his feet of clay as just another jiving politician that talks a good game, but fails to deliver. To make thing worse for Obama though, on the third day of his Democrat Party Convention, September 6th, as he delivers his coronation acceptance speech, the supposed Hallmark event of his reelection bid, he will run afoul of competition for a big share of the youth viewing audience due to Thursday Night Football, and the Live MTV Music Video Awards. Couldn't happen to a nicer, although incompetant, guy.

I love to see how all these white male Republican politicians are now having periods. Like Paul Ryan, who thinks rape is just another "method of conception" said just the other day: "Rape is Rape, Period" And the GOP Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Tom Smith, who thinks rape is just like any other out of wedlock pregnancy: "I'm pro-life, Period." I don't know if these guys are just having their first periods. They're pretty old. Maybe someone could have "the talk" with them? How about their wives?

Keith, thank you for your juvenile response. Why should I go to a witch doctor/clergy for answers?

The miscarriage question is a valid question in regards to the person-hood amendment.

The how are you going to pay for the increased prisoners is a practical and GOP platform question - The GOP in this congress have demanded that all legislation be paid for. You will also have increased health care costs due directly to teenage pregnancy because most contraception would be outlawed.

YOUR VIDEO CUTS OFF BEFORE YOU CAN DELIVER THE FINAL LINE OF YOUR HARD HITTING EDITORIAL!!!

it cuts to a vicks commercial and when you try to restart it it gives you another vicks commerical.

The video is jamming or your advertisers are too obtrusive and cutting off your words of impact.

This clip is too important. Someone has to get on this and fix it.
And then I need to be notified so I can re post it.

And Why cant you just supply a link so we can post it individually on our page.
I need it not to just post on my home page, I need the ability to post it on people pages who REALLY need to see it

HELP!

Hey Keith I know that fact have a liberal bias, but why don’t you deal in true facts, not just the crap said on Fox (Fixed) news.

Fact 1: the National Debt you refer to at the end of the bush administration according to their accounting was a 10T debt, what you fail to say (or understand) is that bush being the dishonest ahole he was kept the costs of the wars off the books. So if you want to be honest (which is uncharacteristic of any republicans these days) you need to add the 4.2T of debt from the off the books military spending under bush. Obama being an honest leader put the costs of the Wars on the annual budget where it should have been in the first place, thus placing the national debt at like 14-15 Trillion a month after he took office.

Fact 2: The annual budget deficit you and all the other republicans are (dishonestly) screaming about would very easily be addressed if we simply raise the taxes on people making more than 1Million annually 3% (I would argue 5-9%), that coupled with raising the ceiling on the maximum taxes for social security from 100K to 1 Million (you add 50years to the SS program), remove it all together and your not only fund the SS program FOREVER you also almost completely solve the more pressing issues facing the Medicaid program, finally if you simply cut the military by 10-15% the National Debt is gone in 10 years. And before you embarrass yourself and say the idiotic mantra “but you can’t attack the job creators!” What Obama is asking those cheap UNAMERICAN douchbags, who like Romney are all mostly investing abroad (where the greatest short term returns are) and sinking their assets in foreign banks to avoid taxation, which beyond being Illegal (treason in my opinion) at a minimum is not a sound long term investment plan if you want to remain an American citizen or have the hope that you children will be able to be raised in “the greatest nation on earth” (phrase you right wing troglodytes toss around with great frequency). What this president is asking those buttheads to do is to simply pay $575 more a week on taxes, this great sacrifice will reduce their net weekly income from about $12,500 to the austere $11,975 per week (minus state and local taxes). How will they ever be able to survive! And please give me a break neither you nor your republican friends said word one about the debt or deficits under the Bush Administration, and now this is the most pressing issue for you. I would love for you to produce a single post by you criticizing Dick (an aptly named man) Cheney when he said “deficits don’t matter”

Fact 3: The surveys that say the majority of Americans are Pro-life are at a minimum misleading and in fact, they do not address exactly the issue at hand here. Even (with as much mocking a tone a human could possible produce) your new stalwart leader has (with great shock) flip flopped yet again on this issue. Even Romney himself has changed back to the stated belief that abortion should be legal in cases of Rape, Incest and or for the life of the mother. And according to his last statement on the issue would allow for federal payments for these procedures in conflict with the Hyde Amendment. Now I realize flipper Romney will undoubtedly will give multiple answers to this question depending on what ever group he stand before at any given time, and that he is not smart enough to even understand that is what he agreed to as of the last interview, but what I don’t understand is how willfully blind to this obvious contradiction that you and his supporters are. You pretend to be people of conscience on this issue yet you still support a man you know is lying to you about this subject. Further you attempt to cover over this very important issue regarding the health of women, particularly the health of those 32000 women impregnated each year as a result of Rape, with a discussion of the National Debt? Well, excuse me for being able to walk and chew gum at the same time, as I am able to destroy your patent lies regarding the National Debt and the budget deficit, while I am still calling you and your party out for embracing not only the “bizarre and offensive statement made by a congressman running for the Senate in Bible Belt Missouri.”, but the rapists of women that you and your position on the subject of “life” lend aid and comfort to. You and your party standing with the interests of the Rapists is not only bad public policy but it is psychopathic. Please do us all a favor on Election Day, seek out a qualified mental health provider after you cast your ballot for a man who will pursue policies contrary to the betterment of yourself and this nation.

So, let me understand this: the woman is raped, (against her will, is there any other kind of rape?) she becomes pregnant with this disgusting devil seed, the pregnancy threatens her life,she may or does die as a result. Maybe the rapist is a diseased HIV or serial killer type. She has to continue the pregnancy until it kills her, or she brings into the world a sick, physically or psychologically, child. Now the "system" must support this "offspring" for the rest of its life, or until it becomes an adult. Until it is released into society to do what its DNA dictates. OK, what about the "father"? He just goes on his merry way with a slap on the wrist, a year or two in jail. Gets out and does it again. We all know that a woman that dies as a result of a rape makes for not a credible witness against the rapist. Why not impose the death penalty to the rapist also? Maybe I don't understand this; is it really a benefit for the taxpayers to pay for the raising and upbringing of these products of "unwanted" rape? Really who wants to adopt these tiny unfortunate and possibly physically and certainly the carriers of the DNA of mental illness? While living in a third world area there were "orphanages" they were full of children born of incest, and simply born because there was no other way to handle it. No birth control, no abortion. The country paid the bill until maturity and then these psychologically critically wounded young adults were released into the general population of the islands. Surely you get the picture.

WHY is it always the "woman" who must suffer, and have her own body controlled?? Never is there a hint of castration for rape, or even child rape. Is that because there are mostly men in the House and the Senate??

Why is there no public out cry or demand for the constitutional control of the male body??

My bad! I forgot.... something from my childhood 70 years ago: "when a woman is kept barefoot and pregnant, she won't be able to vote".

What has happened to the respect for the Constitution of our United States, The simple logic of the Bill of Rights?? All people are born equal, with equal rights. How the devil did that simple dictate we based or lives on get so mucked up??

Compassion and charity are now referred to as "Socialism". By the super rich. Exactly just how insecure must a man be to need more than several million dollars in his control? The man convinced that he has no value other than the contents of his bank accounts?

Those that are REALLY and TOTALLY in control of our country have presented for you voting approval an nice boy, from a good family, with good manners, and he's easy on the eyes. Best of all he is OBEDIENT. Those in control insist. He has no possession other than what is dictated to him by those who own the money in control of the Romney money.

Bessie,

You might find these documents of interest - just Google the names and you should find the free PDF files.

The Republican Party's Vision For The Family by Robert F. McDonnell - Thesis 1989

(Covers such things as church use of federal money, elimination of no fault divorce, government preference and promotion of two parent one earner families, and transfer of social welfare programs to the private sector.)

The Changing of the Guard by George Grant 1987 Dominion Press

(I recommend starting with pages 50-51 (goals of Christian Nationalist and Dominionist segments of the right), 130-132(church based social services), 145-146 (organized political action).

The 2001 Tax cut for the working and middle class, followed by the 2003 tax cut for the professional and investor class (which included pension funds, endowment funds, and seniors IRA and other retirement savings as well as other savers were thought necessary to combat the recession of the stock market meltdown caused recession in 2000, the last year of the Clinton Administration, and was voted thru by Democrats in Congress for those reasons, especially the 2003 tax cuts, Cab Driver.