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Posted by Shelly]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:38:58 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by thought thinker]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 22:05:26 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by rantboy]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 08:55:28 -0500 Memphis Flyer
again, numbers I posted earlier are NOT correct. my apologies for inadvertently spreading misinformation on the internets....
Posted by wvfii]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 19:46:12 -0500 Memphis Flyer
again, very sorry for the confusion.
Posted by wvfii]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 19:02:38 -0500 Memphis Flyer She said McCain is "liberal" and that if the Republican party runs another "liberal" like him, she will vote for Ron Paul.
Posted by rantboy]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 16:36:47 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by rantboy]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 16:32:53 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by Packrat]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 13:12:23 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by wvfii]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 11:56:45 -0500 Memphis Flyer
1. nobody is "pro" abortion.

2. if the religious right were really concerned about massively reducing the abortion rate, they would get behind easily accessible contraception and COMPREHENSIVE sex education. contrary to (local) popular belief, doing so does NOT equal condoning pre-marital sex. "blue" states have demonstrably lower abortion rates that "red" - why is that?? better-educated kids = more informed decisions with regards to sex (and everything else, frankly) -- it's just hard numbers.**

So we can sit around and wring our hands over morality and highly subjective readings of constitutional law, or the left and right can come together on something that would actually REDUCE the number of abortions. guess who the hold-outs are?


**All but one of the ten states with the LOWEST rates of abortion are considered “LIBERAL” :

1 Massachusetts 2.4
2 Connecticut 2.8
3 New Jersey 3.0
4 Rhode Island 3.2
5 New York 3.3
6 Pennsylvania 3.3
7 Wisconsin 3.4
8 North Dakota 3.4 ("conservative")
9 Maryland 3.5
10 Minnesota 3.6

All but one of the Sixteen states with the HIGHEST rates of abortion are considered “CONSERVATIVE” :

35 Texas 5.4
36 Alaska 5.5
37 Washington 5.6 ("liberal")
38 Mississippi 5.7
39 Kentucky 5.8
40 Arizona 5.8
41 Florida 5.9
42 New Mexico 6.0
43 Idaho 6.2
44 Alabama 6.2
45 Indiana 6.6
46 Wyoming 6.5
47 Tennessee 6.6
48 Oklahoma 6.7
49 Arkansas 7.1
50 Nevada 9.0

[Compiled from Center for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics; and Election Results from CNN.]

Posted by wvfii]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 11:54:41 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by rantboy]]> Sat, 02 May 2009 15:57:47 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by Packrat]]> Sat, 02 May 2009 14:44:49 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by thought thinker]]> Sat, 02 May 2009 00:15:18 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by 38103]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 13:47:30 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by Packrat]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 11:40:03 -0500 Memphis Flyer
the great thing about so many "socially liberal" concepts is that people who disagree can just not participate, imbibe, what have you. when social conservatives influence policy it's restricitive, and it affects me in my own home; it's antithetical to "We hold these truths..." i.e. my rights end where my neighbor's begin

for what it's worth, I was raised Southern Baptist in Mississippi and have no substantial qualms with the 2nd ammendment. But I'll be damned if my personal proclivites, experiences, habits should dictate what others do, & vice versa. (short of bodily harm, property damage, etc.)

i'm simply putting it out there: if the Republican party is going to spuriously lay claim to the party of liberty, they need to understand that it means more than just a flat tax and massive (& often imprudent) deregulation.
Posted by wvfii]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 10:31:16 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by thought thinker]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:53:05 -0500 Memphis Flyer
The far right will not shut up about compromised liberties, but they always forget about the other side of that equation (i.e. social liberties). Can't have it both ways, guys.

Posted by wvfii]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:32:57 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by thought thinker]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:57:53 -0500 Memphis Flyer
Posted by rantboy]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:58:49 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by thought thinker]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:09:47 -0500 Memphis Flyer

*and only fiscal. I've got no time for cultural/ social conservatives. It's time they go the way of the dodo. Frankly speaking there's no one more un-American than these dudes.
Posted by wvfii]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:32:26 -0500 Memphis Flyer Fortunately, the majority of Americans share my same "disturbed" concerns over the belicose, hateful rhetoric of the right wing minority. You don't find the governor of one of the largest states in the country threatening secession disturbing? You don't find the House Minority Whip calling for "war" with the President's party to be disturbing? You don't find Michelle Bachman's comments about our President setting up "re-education" camps for American kids to be disturbing? You don't find Rush Limbaugh's daily rants i.e. "I want Obama to fail" to be disturbing? They are worse than disturbing. They are treasonous. But you somehow find MY comments to be disturbed and frightening?? LOL!!

Posted by rantboy]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:13:13 -0500 Memphis Flyer
My problem is that the Boy Scouts were used as programming at an event where history revisionists were carrying signs mocking the President of the United States.

Despite the claims that this was a non-partisan event, it clearly was right of center-right.
Posted by sbanbury]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:18:24 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by thought thinker]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:06:20 -0500 Memphis Flyer