Can I ask why we're cheering the nuns in this situation, exactly? I'm all for health care reform, but the bill in it's current state (Stupak amendment intact) is pretty visciously anti-choice, which this group of nuns sees as a plus. They're campaigning on a platform of "this health care bill definitely won't pay for abortions, YAY!" Ew.
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Jessica - Mar 19, 2010 4:16:00 am PDT #13306 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hil R. - Mar 19, 2010 4:19:47 am PDT #13307 of 30000
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Aims - Mar 19, 2010 4:40:02 am PDT #13308 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I just came in, but I think it wasn't so much, "YAY Nuns!" but "Fuck Stupak" for saying when he wants to talk about abortion, he talks to the Bishops (who are, you know, all men).
Stupak is a giant asshole.
Stephanie - Mar 19, 2010 5:19:19 am PDT #13309 of 30000
Trust my rage
I took my 50% as long as normal to get to work this morning (an extra 30 minutes). And, after Castle ROck (for those familiar with CO), there was a huge slow down going down a big hill on a sheet of ice. I, of course, was driving Joe's car which doesn't handle ice so well. Thankfully, I used my "I learned to drive in MN before anti-lock brakes" driving techniques and managed to avoid an accident. Still, after my friend died on Monday in a car accident made worse by icy roads, I was very freaked out.
Sparky1 - Mar 19, 2010 5:20:43 am PDT #13310 of 30000
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Continuing safe travels, Stephanie. Freaking out was entirely understandable.
sj - Mar 19, 2010 5:23:05 am PDT #13311 of 30000
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{{{Stephanie}}} I'm glad you are safe. Continued safe-driving~ma to you.
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Barb - Mar 19, 2010 5:24:16 am PDT #13312 of 30000
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Aw, Stephanie-- continued safe travels.
Stephanie - Mar 19, 2010 5:24:42 am PDT #13313 of 30000
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Thanks. I am assuming it's related to my friend's accident mostly, but it's weird because I made this same commute for two years and never worried about dying. I don't know if I'm getting more anxious as I get older, if it's about my kids, or something else. I think that I will feel better though as it starts to get lighter our in the morning.
Jessica - Mar 19, 2010 5:27:22 am PDT #13314 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Fuck Stupak" for saying when he wants to talk about abortion, he talks to the Bishops (who are, you know, all men).
But if he had talked to the nuns, they would have supported him. That's where I'm getting confused.
(I mean, it's nice that the nuns aren't asking for the bill to be even more anti-choice, which is what the bishops want, but they're still supporting legislation that effectively bans abortions for poor people.)
Stephanie - Mar 19, 2010 5:44:15 am PDT #13315 of 30000
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Jess, I thought the point was that, reagrdless of the topic, Stupak was very dismissive of nuns, as in "nuns are worthless, I only talk to the men".