I have an Obama mandated homeless person residing in my guest bedroom.

Trust me, the guy's not militia.

Oh please, you and I both know that the Republicans of the '50s would be considered RINO libtards by today's Republicans.

Why are the Republicans trying to become (more) irrelevant?

WTF is these guys' problem?

Been using this a lot lately

Next up:
Why interracial marriage is almost as bad a gay marriage.
Segregation: It's a states' rights issue.
Communists: They're under your bed!

MaudlinMutantMollusk: [i46.tinypic.com image 640x480]
Been using this a lot lately

Great graphic.

Can we quit saying they want everything to go back to the 1950s? What they want is a return to 1900- before women had the right to vote, the American empire was young and upstart, the south had disenfranchised millions of black voters, chinese americans weren't full citizens, native indians were considered a novelty, robber barons held monopolies across the landscape, morality police tried to censor anything unvictorian, and the GOP was the party of stand pats and business.

THAT is what they want.

A month ago, Mitt Romney made it seem like a national conversation on birth control was absurd, because no one would ever deny a woman the right to contraception. He actually chastised the moderator for bringing up such a ludicrous topic.

One. Month. Ago.

what_now: A month ago, Mitt Romney made it seem like a national conversation on birth control was absurd, because no one would ever deny a woman the right to contraception. He actually chastised the moderator for bringing up such a ludicrous topic.

One. Month. Ago.

Pfffft. The guy is changing his mind and stance to keep up with the hurricane he's caught up in. Ultimately no one will trust anything he says.

Nadie_AZ: what_now: A month ago, Mitt Romney made it seem like a national conversation on birth control was absurd, because no one would ever deny a woman the right to contraception. He actually chastised the moderator for bringing up such a ludicrous topic.

One. Month. Ago.

Pfffft. The guy is changing his mind and stance to keep up with the hurricane he's caught up in. Ultimately no one will trust anything he says.

yeah, not the point. The point is, A MONTH AGO, it was absurd to imagine a conversation about access to birth control, but we are HAVING THAT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW!!!

GranoblasticMan: djkutch: I have an Obama mandated homeless person residing in my guest bedroom.

Trust me, the guy's not militia.

My name is Steve and you still haven't paid your half of the rent this month.

It's under the rug your cat keeps pissing on.

what_now: Nadie_AZ: what_now: A month ago, Mitt Romney made it seem like a national conversation on birth control was absurd, because no one would ever deny a woman the right to contraception. He actually chastised the moderator for bringing up such a ludicrous topic.

One. Month. Ago.

Pfffft. The guy is changing his mind and stance to keep up with the hurricane he's caught up in. Ultimately no one will trust anything he says.

yeah, not the point. The point is, A MONTH AGO, it was absurd to imagine a conversation about access to birth control, but we are HAVING THAT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW!!!

You've seen the GOP presidential hopefuls. You've seen the batshiat crazy stances the advocate. You've seen the GOP electorate run from hopeful to hopeful, hoping salivating, and ultimately ending up frustrated. Then they do it again.

You've seen all this. And yet you think this is absurd? My dear lady, where have you been? Are you sober??

The Tea Party is the greatest piece of political performance art I've ever seen. I salute you all.

GAT_00: what_now: Nadie_AZ: what_now: A month ago, Mitt Romney made it seem like a national conversation on birth control was absurd, because no one would ever deny a woman the right to contraception. He actually chastised the moderator for bringing up such a ludicrous topic.

One. Month. Ago.

Pfffft. The guy is changing his mind and stance to keep up with the hurricane he's caught up in. Ultimately no one will trust anything he says.

yeah, not the point. The point is, A MONTH AGO, it was absurd to imagine a conversation about access to birth control, but we are HAVING THAT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW!!!

It's not really a conversation. It's more like being locked into a room with a Sovereign Citizen.

There are a number of people I'd like to see locked into a room with Raven right now.

Also, why are we treating contraception like it's something that only benefits women?

God Is My Co-Pirate: GAT_00: what_now: Nadie_AZ: what_now: A month ago, Mitt Romney made it seem like a national conversation on birth control was absurd, because no one would ever deny a woman the right to contraception. He actually chastised the moderator for bringing up such a ludicrous topic.

One. Month. Ago.

Pfffft. The guy is changing his mind and stance to keep up with the hurricane he's caught up in. Ultimately no one will trust anything he says.

yeah, not the point. The point is, A MONTH AGO, it was absurd to imagine a conversation about access to birth control, but we are HAVING THAT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW!!!

It's not really a conversation. It's more like being locked into a room with a Sovereign Citizen.

There are a number of people I'd like to see locked into a room with Raven right now.

Also, why are we treating contraception like it's something that only benefits women?

We aren't. The gay men on Capitol Hill are.

"Some will see it as reinforcing the impression a lot of people have of Rick Santorum as the candidate straight out of the 1950's. I bet it gets played up that way," she said. "I think most of us know you can keep your knees together and still, um, do it."

Santorum can attest to that.

Nadie_AZ: !!!

You've seen the GOP presidential hopefuls. You've seen the batshiat crazy stances the advocate. You've seen the GOP electorate run from hopeful to hopeful, hoping salivating, and ultimately ending up frustrated. Then they do it again.

You've seen all this. And yet you think this is absurd? My dear lady, where have you been? Are you sober??

They had a panel on woman's reproductive health WITHOUT. ANY. WOMEN.

Seriously. Think about that for a second. They refused to allow any body in possession of a uterus to talk about uteruses.

You can't possibly understand how insulting that is. You just can't. It's like every single time some motherfarking asshole said "stop being such a biatch! What are you- on the rag?" times 1000.

You think it's just young liberal women who are pissed about this? You think its just politically active women who are pissed at this? You think it's just women who currently take birth control who are pissed at this?

No. Everyone is pissed at this. We're tired of being judged by how we dress. We're tired of being told we aren't smart enough to join the discussion, even when this discussion is about us. We're tired of being told our skirt is too short, but we really should put some makeup on.

We can have our discussions about abortion and pay equity and childcare issues and even about working outside of the home. We'll discuss that.

We will *NOT* have a discussion about the future of our reproductive health. It is *NOT* on the table. And we sure as HELL won't let you discuss it without us.

Nadie_AZ: Can we quit saying they want everything to go back to the 1950s? What they want is a return to 1900- before women had the right to vote, the American empire was young and upstart, the south had disenfranchised millions of black voters, chinese americans weren't full citizens, native indians were considered a novelty, robber barons held monopolies across the landscape, morality police tried to censor anything unvictorian, and the GOP was the party of stand pats and business.

THAT is what they want.

Yeah, I've been saying 1870s or so. I don't think they're so radical as to go back to slavery, but I think everything short of that seems to be on the table.

WhyteRaven74: God Is My Co-Pirate: There are a number of people I'd like to see locked into a room with Raven right now.

huh what? oh you didn't mean me ;)

Well, as far as I know, you're not a violent biker hitman, but you know, you're still pretty cool. :)

WhyteRaven74: what_now: They had a panel on woman's reproductive health WITHOUT. ANY. WOMEN.

If I was a Democratic senator I'd call a meeting about prostate health and only invite women to testify.

A meeting about circumcision.

what_now: You think it's just young liberal women who are pissed about this?

Nope.

You think its just politically active women who are pissed at this?

I don't.

You think it's just women who currently take birth control who are pissed at this?

Of course not.

No. Everyone is pissed at this.

As well we should be.

But this isn't, and shouldn't be, a surprise.
This is the same party that was willing to crash and burn the economy just to get back at the sheriff who is in charge. And some don't think that man is even qualified to be in that office. This is no surprise.

Should they get their asses handed to them? Oh you better believe it.

cameroncrazy1984: Lionel Mandrake: Why are the Republicans trying to become (more) irrelevant?

WTF is these guys' problem?

Their entire worldview is built on the premise that Obama is destroying America. They can only believe things that fit that worldview. This is what they have left.

And people still vote GOP.

UnFKNbelievable.

what_now: yeah, not the point. The point is, A MONTH AGO, it was absurd to imagine a conversation about access to birth control, but we are HAVING THAT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW!!!

i don't know if its so much a conversation as it is saying "hey, get out of my bedrooms you asshats!" while the republicans have their fingers in their ears going "LALALALALALALA" and stupid people with computers are going "FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:"

Hey, I'm selling close brackets for cheap over here...

what_now: Hey, I'm selling close brackets for cheap over here...

Fark rejected the ones I had. Thanks.

The Santorum campaign has already defused the contraception issue. Move on, people.

Contraception is not the issue. While we all know that the need for contraception merely represents the failure of morality and proper social upbringing, the real societal problems go far beyond the specter of loose women and a "boys will be boys" attitude. Contraception leads to a false sense of security, a willingness to embrace the taboo and dance with the devil in the pale moonlight. It leads to a foolish willingness to engage in free-wheeling sex, but what sex naturally does is lead to pregnancy. Pregnancy , in turn, leads to responsibility, and when you add women unwilling to accept that responsibility -- an unwillingness already demonstrated amply by her desire for contraception -- it leads to rape. And rape leads to even bigger problems. Consider Virginia, where the State legislature's recent willingness to stand up to the travesty that is abortion by requiring transvaginal ultrasounds has led to ridiculous accusations of state sponsored rape. Suddenly, a simple request that these women view the life growing in their uterus somehow represents a secondary "rape," merely because the medical procedure requires the insertion of a scientific instrument into her vagina. Of course, the reality is that the use of this device requires only a single insertion and slight manipulation of the device, and no rape worth mentioning involves only a single insertion. The sex act itself involves numerous insertions in order for the male to achieve ejaculation, and any reasonable definition of "rape," which involves the sex act being perpetrated upon a woman who believes at the moment that she is unwilling to have sex, must therefore require repeated, numerous insertions. Furthermore, since the woman receiving this procedure have already been allegedly "raped," there is no further trauma being inflicted upon her because her virginity has already been irreparably damaged. Were this procedure to be performed upon an unwilling female who is also a virgin, there might be cause for concern regarding unforseen trauma due to the possibility, however remote, of her Hymen seal being ruptured and that rupturing rendering her, in certain situations, less attractive as a marriage candidate. However, any woman who was actually "raped," as she claims, will experience no such trauma as the seal will already have been ruptured and her chastity, regardless of the merits of her "rape" claim, rendered a moot point.

I don't see what the problem is. Clearly Republican women are inferior, second class citizens who should stay in the kitchen because they are clearly unsuitable to make their own decisions about topics that have a direct impact on themselves. They're voting for their own insignificance. I mean ... to reuse a typical conservative argument, why try to save the panda when they deserve to be extinct?

I've never considered myself a single issue voter. Then this happened. Turns out there IS an issue that can make me a single issue voter.


Republicans, hating women since the 18th century.

Kimothy: I've never considered myself a single issue voter. Then this happened. Turns out there IS an issue that can make me a single issue voter.


Republicans, hating women since the 18 19th century.

At least Republicans are more open about what sexist, bigoted scum they are these days. They used to just say what they really thought behind closed doors in the company of people they trusted.

I know what's up -- They forget what Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity and the rest of the Fox noise machine are for.

Fox is for keeping the Ignorati in line, not actually communicating useful ideas or news.

The GOP leadership is watching this stuff and believing it.

The dealer should never get hooked on the product...

This crap about birth control follows what I originally took to be evidence of Republicans' hate of women: Sarah Palin. I was afraid it could get worse, but this is just unbelievable.

Overzealous staffers. Non-issue.

So: Filthy rich, straight white Christian males in sexless marriages, your choice is clear.

The rest of you, what in the name of the ten thousand dicks of Cockonahuiehecatl, the ancient Aztec patron god of bowls of flaming dicks are you doing voting Republican?!