who supports right to choose

[BJean 16]

loserbob, you're right Bush did not discuss anything with Democrats when he was in office. He didn't have to. Most of the time the Republicans dominated congress. So, unlike many of his predecessors, he didn't have to bother "reaching across the aisle" to accomplish whatever he wanted to. And on the few occasions he did speak to the entire assembly, he misspoke or misrepresented or outright lied. So Bush's administration operated a little differently than some of the previous administrations that had to work with the opposition party in order to get something done. And that's why we now have a Democratic president and congress.

[BJean 16]

OMG patty, if you listen to Glenn Beck and you believe him, no wonder you have the political opinions that you do. Don't you know that he says openly that he is not a news reporter? He's simply an entertainer. He doesn't profess to do anything but bring personal emotion and controversy to the table simply in an effort to entertain.

Of course Rush Limbaugh has said something like that before too. And people still listen to him and lap up what he says like a kitten to milk.

[BJean 16]

Cleo's: "Scott Roeder who killed the doctor who performed legal abortions was found guilty and given life. The prosecution wants it to be life without parole for 50 years. It only took the jury 37 minutes to decide his guilt."

I'm sure the right wing extremists are disappointed that wasn't able to get the death penalty. They're so gung ho capital punishment for murderers.

[BJean 16]

Colin Powell was the Republican heir apparent to run for political office because he had done such a superior job and was so highly regarded. He said he didn't want to run for office so they used him as a scapegoat and hung him out to dry. People who had the utmost respect for him still hoped he would run but he continued to refuse to be a candidate.

The day he endorsed Obama was glorious. Of course the Republicans claimed that he only supported Obama because of race. They never cease to amaze do they?

[pattygreen 5]

from Wikipedia:

The Republican-American has a conservative editorial stance. It has accused Senator Chris Dodd of being "chief apologist for the communist tyrants,"[3] Senate candidate Ned Lamont of being a Stalinist,[4] and claimed "Marxists-Socialists" control the Democratic Party.[5]

The newspaper trade publication Editor & Publisher criticized the Republican-American's editorial page for its "McCarthyism" and "red-baiting", and for an August 2005 editorial, "Is New Orleans Worth Reclaiming?" which called for the abandonment of New Orleans post-Katrina.[6]

The New Orleans Times-Picayune criticized the Republican-American in an editorial titled "Yes, We're Worth It", labeling the Waterbury paper "heartless" and asking "How dare they?"[6]

The Republican-American has also been critical of investment in mass transportation.[7] Its headquarters are located alongside the city's Metro-North Railroad station, and actually in the beautiful Mead, McKim, and White-designed building that formerly served as the city's railroad station.

Fiscal conservative groups such as the Club for Growth have, on the other hand, supported much of the paper's editorial agenda.[8]

Some of the paper's main competitors include the Connecticut Post, the Danbury News-Times, the Meriden Record-Journal, the New Haven Register, and the Torrington Register Citizen. However, these competitors do not cover Waterbury news, making the Republican American the only newspaper for the city of approximatley 108,000.

There's those buzzwords that the conservatives and republicans often use: communist, stalinist, marxist-socialist. What no nazi?

I couldn't wait to hear your rant about the paper I read. How did I know?

[Cleo's Mom 257]

I couldn't wait to hear your rant about the paper I read. How did I know?

Hey, don't kill the messenger. :frown:

[pattygreen 5]

loserbob, you're right Bush did not discuss anything with Democrats when he was in office. He didn't have to. Most of the time the Republicans dominated congress. So, unlike many of his predecessors, he didn't have to bother "reaching across the aisle" to accomplish whatever he wanted to. And on the few occasions he did speak to the entire assembly, he misspoke or misrepresented or outright lied. So Bush's administration operated a little differently than some of the previous administrations that had to work with the opposition party in order to get something done. And that's why we now have a Democratic president and congress.

And, Obama did not discuss anything with Republicans during his forst year in office. He didn't have to. (Now he does, though) Most of the time the Democrats dominated congress. So, unlike many of his predecessors, he didn't have to bother "reaching across the aisle" to accomplish whatever he wanted to. And on the few occasions he did speak to the republicans, he misspoke or misrepresented or outright lied. This is why he is reluctantly speaking to them now. He knows that the people have turned on him and his agenda, and he 'needs' them now. His attempts to include both parties now will not make up for the year that he felt he could diss them and trot full steam ahead whether they liked what he was proposing or not.

[pattygreen 5]

Cleo's: "Scott Roeder who killed the doctor who performed legal abortions was found guilty and given life. The prosecution wants it to be life without parole for 50 years. It only took the jury 37 minutes to decide his guilt."

I'm sure the right wing extremists are disappointed that wasn't able to get the death penalty. They're so gung ho capital punishment for murderers.

He should have gotten the death penalty. He outright confessed to the murder and even went so far as to say he would do it again. He has no regrets.

[Cleo's Mom 257]

The extremist mind set of the teabagger, republicans and conservatives:

Main Content Kos poll: A plurality of Republicans favor impeachment - Ben Smith: Kos poll: A plurality of Republicans favor impeachment

February 02, 2010

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Kos poll: A plurality of Republicans favor impeachment

A new poll from Research 2000, sponsored by DailyKos more or less with the goal of making Republicans look extreme, does a pretty good job of that.

Some highlights:

Should Barack Obama be impeached, or not?

Yes 39

No 32

Not Sure 29

Do you think Barack Obama is a socialist?

Yes 63

No 21

Not Sure 16

Do you believe Barack Obama was born in the United States, or not?

Yes 42

No 36

Not Sure 22

Do you believe ACORN stole the 2008 election?

Yes 21

No 24

Not Sure 55

Should openly gay men and women be allowed to teach in public schools?

Yes 8

No 73

Not Sure 19

[Cleo's Mom 257]

More scary stuff - and this is who some people want to be elected?

Daily Kos Poll Validates Republican Stereotypes

Author: Matt Sussman

Published: February 02, 2010 at 10:58 am

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What's the old saying? Stereotypes exist because they're true?

One has to wonder if Republicans really believe that Obama stole the election, was born in Kenya, and that all non-Christians are going to hell. Naw, it couldn't be.

Kos and Research 2000 polled a couple thousand self-identified Republicans and gave them some potentially mythbusting questions. Granted, several of the questions are loaded, and Kos himself may be reading too much into the "undecided" pool, but the results are nonetheless startling. Some marquee moments:

• 53 percent believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama; 13 percent disagreed.

• 23 percent want their state to secede from the United States; 58 percent didn't.

• Only 8 percent said that openly gay individuals should be allowed to teach in public schools; 73 percent are against it.

• While 42 percent are convinced Obama was born in the United States, 36 percent aren't.

• 67 percent said that the only way to get to heaven was through Jesus Christ; 15 percent said one could also do that through another faith.

"Given what their base demands," publisher Markos Moulitsas write, "and this poll illustrates them perfectly, it's no wonder the GOP is the party of no."

[BJean 16]

"The Republican-American has a conservative editorial stance." Cleo's quote from Wikipedia

I hardly call things like: In an "August 2005 editorial, "Is New Orleans Worth Reclaiming?" which called for the abandonment of New Orleans post-Katrina."

Conservative? That's not conservative... that's extremism. That's actually sick, inhumane and disgusting.

That rag calls Democrats "communist tyrants" and you consider that real NEWS reporting?

That's your source of the news?

You read it and watch Glenn Beck because you LKE what they say. You want to believe that racist, extremist clap-trap. Much of what they say is without any merit at all and yet you embrace it and repeat it. How fundamentally useless in uniting people for a better America.

[LeighaMason 19]

Here is my question for the Republican party.

There have been at least 800,000 abortions each year since 1969 (when www.cdc.gov started tracking these things), at least 52% of these women live below poverty level (also found on www.cdc.gov). If I understand correctly your party is not in favor on any financial government assistance, so my question is: What happens to these babies once they are born? That is 400,000 babies per year on Medicaid, food stamps, HUD, etc. I am not smart enough to do the math but how many more is that to help? How are we going to afford that? Or are they just "precious souls" when they are in the mother then they are "a drain on the economy" when we have to help raise them?

I would love for our country to no longer need abortion. But just to stop giving abortions is simplistic and unrealistic.

[pattygreen 5]

Here is my question for the Republican party.

There have been at least 800,000 abortions each year since 1969 (when www.cdc.gov started tracking these things), at least 52% of these women live below poverty level (also found on www.cdc.gov). If I understand correctly your party is not in favor on any financial government assistance, so my question is: What happens to these babies once they are born? That is 400,000 babies per year on Medicaid, food stamps, HUD, etc. I am not smart enough to do the math but how many more is that to help? How are we going to afford that? Or are they just "precious souls" when they are in the mother then they are "a drain on the economy" when we have to help raise them?

I would love for our country to no longer need abortion. But just to stop giving abortions is simplistic and unrealistic.

Because some human being might put a strain on finances for others, we should kill them? WOW! What about those human beings who don't get aborted and grow up and become something in this world and make great contributions to society? Who says that all the abortions that are performed would have been children that will be a 'drain' on the economy?

[LeighaMason 19]

That not what I said,

I asked what is your plan to take care of them?

[Cleo's Mom 257]

That not what I said,

I asked what is your plan to take care of them?

You mean you don't know her plan?

Well, giving up her baby for adoption (providing it's a healthy white infant - because that's the only demand) would be the first choice.

But most women are poor and they keep their babies. So, they are supposed to work at least two minimum wage jobs while going to community college or taking the Red Cross's CNA program for $800. They should be able to save enough money for this during their 9 months of pregnancy (of course they don't have any other children who need childcare).

They are to find an apartment for $100/week (these require roommates, but I'm sure there are plenty who want a poor, pregnant woman or screaming infant).

Then after they become a CNA they take more training and work their way up to $14/hour at which point they can surely save money for a down payment on a nice house. They just have to make sure they don't spend money on things like cable, big screen tvs, and expensive cars.

Childcare while they are doing on this is a little less clear. But surely there are tons of in-home child care along the bus lines (that they must live near in that $100/week apartment) that offer childcare for someone making minimum wage.

So, you see, it's all very easy. THIS IS THE CONSERVATIVE/REPUBLICAN/PATTYGREEN PLAN!!!