Offering constructive criticism to the social cripples in our midst since early 2005.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Don't you think that free birthcontrol (e.g., via planned parenthood) and sex education is far more prevalent in the big cities?

Look, I'm not looking at this in a vacuum. I went to public school in LA and both were as prevalent as silicon down there. It simply didn't matter. What I think you are implicitly saying on the federal funding side and the education is that poor, uneducated people have more abortions, which is absolutely untrue. My guess is that the rate for middle class educated women is at least as high if not higher.

As I said before, this is a question of needing to instill more responsibility, not birth control or education. And that starts at home.

Yeh, well that ain't gonna happen. And asking for an idealistic fix like that is causing god knows how many unintended and unwanted pregnancies and STDs. Yours is a wonderful notion, but we don't live in an ideal world.

And you can't say with a straight face that giving free birth control to people and REALLY educating kids about sex wouldn't preclude many unwanted pregnancies. Why? Because we've never tried it! We;ve never honestly discussed sex with kids because every time we try, some douchebag politician from 1000 miles away with a constituancy of inbred bible thumpers throws a hissy fit and scuttles the legislation.

Teaching abstinence is great, but only teaching abstinence is criminally negligent.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by sgtclub
I'm not unwilling. I'm not at the moment (too hard to type at the same time).

That would explain fringey's typo.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by I Am A Sad Sock
Very sad how politics is making its way into the dating scene. After a month or so of dating someone, with this person’s interest very obvious (in almost a scary way) one night on the phone came a long, one-way harangue about “Bush and Company”, complete with conspiracy theories and all. I voted for Bush but know little about Cheney and am open to other views. But…after two hours of an endless rant (including how could I have pulled the lever for these two) I cut the phone call off and suggested it wasn’t healthy for things to be so heated, so early and if he felt so strongly maybe he should strictly date people who are democrats. Mind you, the beginning of the call had been very sexy talk on my part and our plans were to get together in a few days for some serious heat. As it turned out, after this email to me, I instead got the item I left at his place dumped on my porch. Oh well.

Do you have small breasts?

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Good riddance to the tool. Anyone who'd get that fucking nuts about politics is best kicked to the curb, quickly as possible.

While it severely limits my dating pool here in Houston, I don't think I'd date anyone who voted for Bush in 2004.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I agree with your prediction for a growth in the attacks on Muslims by Muslims. I wouldn't call it a civil war since it's being fought on foreign soil.

I'm also speaking of attacks on Muslims by non-Muslims. There's a whole pile of reactionary soccer hooligans over there just looking for something to do.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Good riddance to the tool. Anyone who'd get that fucking nuts about politics is best kicked to the curb, quickly as possible.

As horrifying as this is, I agree with Sebby.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
While it severely limits my dating pool here in Houston, I don't think I'd date anyone who voted for Bush in 2004.

What was that time I was in Houston, a one-night stand? Is there an exception for that?

[I Am A Sad Sock]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
While it severely limits my dating pool here in Houston, I don't think I'd date anyone who voted for Bush in 2004.

Then you'd ask right away who they voted for? Right after he asked you out? Well, even so, I think you'd probably cut things off early, and wouldn't send 15 emails a day to the guy professing how crazy you were about him, quoting lyrics from Sting songs, and saying how much you wanted to watch the movie "Deconstructing Harry" with the guy, right?

Note to Hank: No. He is not exactly handsome and his attraction to me was obvious, right down to him shaking when we kissed and constantly staring. I am picturing him though with a woman 20 years younger, met at a college anti-establishment rally of some sort, unshaved armpits and all.

Note to self: determine if Deconstructing Harry contains material intended to sway moderate-sometimes Republicans to the left.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by I Am A Sad Sock
Very sad how politics is making its way into the dating scene. After a month or so of dating someone, with this person’s interest very obvious (in almost a scary way) one night on the phone came a long, one-way harangue about “Bush and Company”, complete with conspiracy theories and all.

Look, I said I was sorry. We're just not right for each other right now.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by I Am A Sad Sock
Then you'd ask right away who they voted for? Right after he asked you out? Well, even so, I think you'd probably cut things off early, and wouldn't send 15 emails a day to the guy professing how crazy you were about him, quoting lyrics from Sting songs, and saying how much you wanted to watch the movie "Deconstructing Harry" with the guy, right?

Note to Hank: No. He is not exactly handsome and his attraction to me was obvious, right down to him shaking when we kissed and constantly staring. I am picturing him though with a woman 20 years younger, met at a college anti-establishment rally of some sort, unshaved armpits and all.

Note to self: determine if Deconstructing Harry contains material intended to sway moderate-sometimes Republicans to the left.

It was the political issue that drove a wedge?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
While it severely limits my dating pool here in Houston, I don't think I'd date anyone who voted for Bush in 2004.

I just emailed PayPal and instructed them to reverse payment.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
You'd get more lecherous PMs if you posted this on the Fashion Board.

I note for the record (and I hereby release str8outtavegasbaby from his confidentiality obligations, so he can confirm or deny this) that I did not wager on this particular issue. Nor have I in any way any sort of a financial stake whatsoever on the outcome.

[I Am A Sad Sock]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
It was the political issue that drove a wedge?

Normally, I'd say no and that it was just a pretense to break it off. But in this case, yes. I think he was really frustrated at not being able to convince me of the oil conspiracy schemes and all and was highly insulted I didn't want to hear about it anymore. I think I insulted him a few times by cutting short his political talk to talk about more concrete things. He says he is a very spiritual person and all these things make up his being and shakras (chakras?) and whatever...I forget.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
While it severely limits my dating pool here in Houston, I don't think I'd date anyone who voted for Bush in 2004.

My entire family, including extended, votes for him. None of them agree with him on social isssues, which makes them tolerable. I think you should only exclude people who buy into his social agenda. Some folks just vote for him for fiscal reasons (the wisdom of which is questionable).

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
What was that time I was in Houston, a one-night stand? Is there an exception for that?

Actually, I think that might have been the start of the policy