January 2011
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The Democrats Who Support HR3 →
sadydoyle:
So, yeah: That “let’s redefine rape, and pass the Hyde Amendment into law, and also your insurance won’t cover abortion any more, and also, REDEFINE RAPE” act? The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Even Though There Basically Wasn’t Any Already, But At Least We Can Save $50K on Rape Survivors Act?”
Some Democrats sponsored it. THIS IS A VERY PRECISE SORT OF BUMMER, OF WHICH I BUT...
Public Radio Themed Valentine's Day Cards?
nprfreshair:
I have absolutely no artistic skills whatsoever, but I think it’d be really hilarious to make some public radio-themed old school Valentine’s Day cards. I’ve come up with these slogans but I’m sure there are better ones:
Valentine…you’re like a breath of Fresh Air
If I told you how much I loved you, I’d violate Rule 47 CFR Part 73 of the FCC Radio Broadcast Rules
All things...
The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape
rabbleprochoice:
corruptpolitics:
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another exemption covers pregnancies that could endanger the life of...
Call your representatives today
janedoe225:
rabbleprochoice:
Tell them that ALL rape is forcible. If you have a daughter, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a girlfriend, please call your representatives to remind them just WHAT this redefinition of rape will mean for them. Saying “no” will not be enough, under this new redefinition, to give them BASIC CARE to help pay for their abortions.
Do some research on your...
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13 Women are co-sponsors of this Bill →
rabbleprochoice:
Their names:
Michele Bachmann (Minnesota): 202-225-2331
Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee): 202-225-2811
JoAnn Emerson (Missouri): 202-225-4404
Virginia Foxx (North Carolina): 202-225-2071
Kay Granger (Texas): 202-225-5071
Vicky Hartzler (Missouri): 202-225-2876
Lynn Jenkins (Kansas): 202-225-6601
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington): 202-225-2006
Candice Miller...
“Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican...”
– And, yes, this is going on.
Let’s outline, one more time, the reasons why requiring “force” as a part of legally defined rape is a bad idea, hey? Because there are many. And let’s skip right past the part where many rapes would no longer be defined as such (I’m… really not sure how you redefine...
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#DearJohn: Prep Time
stfuconservatives:
sadydoyle:
Okay. So, for those unaware of context, here is what is going on. In the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which is reprehensible on its surface, there’s a special surprise clause that seeks to limit the definition of rape and incest. In order to qualify for the exception to rape and incest cases, all rapes must be “forcible” and all incest cases must...
The Useful Man: Cutting Board Cleanup
theessentialman:
Filed under: What the hell took me so long to think of this?
Geeeeenius
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6 Pieces of Music That Mean The Opposite of What... →
I always thought I was the only one who thought playing Wagner’s Bridal Chorus at weddings is really really really weird. And creepy. And weird. Now you can be creeped out too!
“North Carolina’s freshman Congresswoman Renee Ellmers, last featured in RWW’s...”
– Ellmers: Taxpayer-Funded Health Care OK for Me Because My Congressional Salary Isn’t Enough to Live in DC (via ryking)
Oh, so if our cost of living is expensive, we can all get the Congressional health plan to cover us? Awesome!
What a hypocrite. Are there ANY Republican leaders who have...
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Seeing MJ gifs on dash + Cooking breakfast for...
Where the politicians with actual guts? →
t-timemusings:
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chrisjgavin:
Wow, is it a crime to be a Christian governor!? Apparently! Apparently Christians and especially Christian politicians have a role in this “diverse” nation: keeping their mouths shut. Sadly, most actually do that when they should be speaking out just as loud as everyone else. Besides, they have the constitutional right to speak out. Even...
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This letter by Sarah Grimke that I read in... →
So I’m selling off my textbooks via the internet, and someone has purchased my copy of American Rhetorical Discourse. Of the pieces we read in class, I loved this letter in particular. Partly because pretty much everything else we read was so whitechristianmaleasshat… also, because Sarah Grimke’s a total badass.
Even though I’m shipping off my lovingly-commentaried copy,...
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“The Founding Fathers would have hated your guts…they were everything you...”
– Bill Maher on the Tea Party (via balltillifall)
“We aint got time to learn it—sing!”
– Dr. Joseph Trivette, to his choir re: the music
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If I'm subjected to another "conversation"...
“Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to...”
– An excerpt from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua. (via nprfreshair)
Reading the list is off-putting to one raised with Western sensibilities, but I do suggest clicking through to read the full article. I’m very very interested in reading this book.
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danyellin asked: Hi, I noticed that you post a lot of things about Washington and Lee University and that you attend school there. I applied there and I was just wondering what you think about it as a school. I kind of just want to see past what it has on its website and whatnot see what it's students actually have to say. Is it a good school? Do you like it there? How are the people? The city around...
