TOTALLY GEEKED!

Lindley · Guru

RE: Dems Try and Fail to Buy Another Election.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

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WYSIWYG · Guru

Couldn't they find a Democrat that actually lived in the District?

I think the Democrats could have taken this one. They had the same problem that they had during the 2016 election though, no clue how to run the right candidate. A guy that can't even vote in the District isn't going to be seen as someone that cares about the District. Ossoff came within 6%. that's HUGE for that district when you consider the past 20 or so years it's always been Republican by a margin of 30% or greater.

I don't see this as the good omen that some Republicans see it as. I see it as foreshadowing losses to Democrats in close race districts when the 2018 midterms are here, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

I mean: I think the Democrats went too far under Obama, but I also think that the Republicans want to go too far under Trump. Why can't they just bring the government back to center? Did anyone see the original "The Absent-Minded Professor"? Remember how the "flubber" he invented increased bounce a little bit each time? That's what's happening here in our government. It started in the middle, then went a little one way, then corrected a little more the other way, then even more back again, and so on, and so forth - widening the gap with each left-to-right or right-to-left swing.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

They also need to understand that people don't like things shoved down their throats. And, when you get celebs coming in telling people how to vote, a lot of people don't like that.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

However, instead of looking to at their own flaws, they should go out and protest and break some things.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
However, instead of looking to at their own flaws, they should go out and protest and break some things.

They can't Handel the truth!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Bwaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WYSIWYG · Guru

They also need to understand that people don't like things shoved down their throats. And, when you get celebs coming in telling people how to vote, a lot of people don't like that.
- Lady Gaga Snerd.

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True. But that's also something that Conservative Republicans need to learn as well. Fact is, no one likes unwanted rules or policies forced upon them. Our government needs to adopt more of a "live and let live" policy base.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Planned Parenthood spent $734,000 on Ossoff's campaign. Why do they need money again, if they can just throw it away?

WYSIWYG · Guru

They need money because conservatives that don't understand you have less abortions if you give out free birth control and if you teach things other than "Abstinence only" (which doesn't work, it's been proven) keep trying to get their funding yanked. Sadly the only way to protect their funding is to "throw away" money in this manner.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

WYSIWYG wrote:
They need money because conservatives that don't understand you have less abortions if you give out free birth control and if you teach things other than "Abstinence only" (which doesn't work, it's been proven) keep trying to get their funding yanked. Sadly the only way to protect their funding is to "throw away" money in this manner.

Bull****.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Planned Parenthood spent $734,000 on Ossoff's campaign. Why do they need money again, if they can just throw it away?

I think PP is simply a way to funnel govt money to Democrats.

WYSIWYG · Guru

Bull****.
- Lawyerlady

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How so?

Republican conservatives want to eliminate funding for them. They only way to stop that elimination of funding is to get liberal Democrats elected instead.

The problem is those same Republican conservatives also want to eliminate free birth-control (a simple and easily predictable result of Planned Parenthood closing it's doors) and want to promote "Abstinence only" education, which has been statistically proven to absolutely be a failure. Every time sex-ed reverts to "don't do it or you're gonna die", the teen and young adult pregnancy rates skyrocket.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Free birth control is available at health departments and clinics. Furthermore, you don't need to fund an abortion machine to fund birth control.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

WYSIWYG wrote:
Bull****.
- Lawyerlady

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How so?

Republican conservatives want to eliminate funding for them. They only way to stop that elimination of funding is to get liberal Democrats elected instead.

The problem is those same Republican conservatives also want to eliminate free birth-control (a simple and easily predictable result of Planned Parenthood closing it's doors) and want to promote "Abstinence only" education, which has been statistically proven to absolutely be a failure. Every time sex-ed reverts to "don't do it or you're gonna die", the teen and young adult pregnancy rates skyrocket.

Yes, i do want to eliminate FREE everything. Grow the freak up. When DH and I got married, i was on birth control until we decided to have kids. It was like $4. Sheesh. And, I went to this thing called a DOCTOR, specifically my family practice doctor to get them. Geez.

WYSIWYG · Guru

Free birth control is available at health departments and clinics. Furthermore, you don't need to fund an abortion machine to fund birth control.
- Lawyerlady

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In some places you are correct about availability in health departments, it is available. In many places however, it isn't, and in those places, Planned Parenthood is the closest thing that there is to a "clinic" that covers things like BC.

Roughly 3% of what Planned Parenthood does is "abortion related", so how does that qualify them as an "abortion machine"?

I should probably mention that I'm not saying that I want Liberal Democrats in office, by the way. I'm saying that's what they (Planned Parenthood) need to do (spend money) to get the Liberal Democrats, who will protect their funding, in office. Just like people that want Conservative Republicans need to spend money to get them elected. That was the only point I was making: If they want to keep their funding they have to pay to get people that will protect it into office.

WYSIWYG · Guru

Yes, i do want to eliminate FREE everything. Grow the freak up. When DH and I got married, i was on birth control until we decided to have kids. It was like $4. Sheesh. And, I went to this thing called a DOCTOR, specifically my family practice doctor to get them. Geez.
- Lady Gaga Snerd

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I want to eliminate freeLOADERS that squirt out new babies every time you turn around, much more than I want to eliminate free EVERYTHING. That's why I can compartmentalize some things and say "It's better to pay a little for this, than it is to pay a lot for the consequences of not doing so". This is one of those things where I feel that the investment is worth it. Less babies clogging up the welfare rolls and, almost as a bonus, less abortions too. That's some "free giveaway sh*t" I can support.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Except, it doesn't actually work that way.

WYSIWYG · Guru

True. It doesn't currently work that way because Conservatives won't allow it to, and Liberals want to push it too far. There needs to be a middle ground where it can work.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

No, it doesn't work that way because it is the nature of human beings to get greedy when they are given things they didnt' EARN. It is the nature of human beings to act increasingly entitled whenever they are given something they didn't EARN.

WYSIWYG · Guru

I'm okay if they get greedy and want more birth control, especially if it keeps down welfare babies and abortion rates.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

But it doesn't. That requires MORALITY, not money.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

WYSIWYG wrote:
I'm okay if they get greedy and want more birth control, especially if it keeps down welfare babies and abortion rates.

What world are you living in? There are some people that find themselves pregnant, usually young girls. Many of them need the welfare to get their feet on the ground and get an education that will make them independent of the Gov't. And many are very successful at that, but not the majority.

Most grew up on welfare and know they should have a baby every few years to keep the welfare coming in, they have never had a parent example of being in the work force and don't want to do that. Those girls will not have abortions. Abortions do not cut the welfare rolls.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
WYSIWYG wrote:
I'm okay if they get greedy and want more birth control, especially if it keeps down welfare babies and abortion rates.
What world are you living in? There are some people that find themselves pregnant, usually young girls. Many of them need the welfare to get their feet on the ground and get an education that will make them independent of the Gov't. And many are very successful at that, but not the majority.

Most grew up on welfare and know they should have a baby every few years to keep the welfare coming in, they have never had a parent example of being in the work force and don't want to do that. Those girls will not have abortions. Abortions do not cut the welfare rolls.

Don't waste your breath...the troll is gone. Banned.

Have a great trip! smile

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
WYSIWYG wrote:
I'm okay if they get greedy and want more birth control, especially if it keeps down welfare babies and abortion rates.
What world are you living in? There are some people that find themselves pregnant, usually young girls. Many of them need the welfare to get their feet on the ground and get an education that will make them independent of the Gov't. And many are very successful at that, but not the majority.

Most grew up on welfare and know they should have a baby every few years to keep the welfare coming in, they have never had a parent example of being in the work force and don't want to do that. Those girls will not have abortions. Abortions do not cut the welfare rolls.
Don't waste your breath...the troll is gone. Banned.
Have a great trip!

I will have a great trip, Trolls or no trolls. Thanks biggrin

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
But it doesn't. That requires MORALITY, not money.

This, this, this!!!!

FNW · Guru

Wait, WYSIWYG was banned? Why?

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
Wait, WYSIWYG was banned? Why?

Because he was someone who was already banned and came here under another name.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Whatt????

FNW · Guru

Wow.

FNW · Guru

Why ban someone after 2 1/2 years? It would seem they may have rehabilitated themselves, no?

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
Why ban someone after 2 1/2 years? It would seem they may have rehabilitated themselves, no?

Banned means banned. Period.

Tinydancer · Guru

I'm surprised it took so long to tell the truth. He wasn't very good as disguising who he was and posting through a proxy server made it hard to get his IPA.

FNW · Guru

Who was he?

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Tinydancer wrote:
I'm surprised it took so long to tell the truth. He wasn't very good as disguising who he was and posting through a proxy server made it hard to get his IPA.

I had my suspicions for a long time, but wasn't positive enough to take action. Then, he was ratted out, and I decided to lay a few discussions traps that he fell right into that confirmed his identity.

Tinydancer · Guru

Almost from day one I questioned his identity. He would post things almost word for word on another board. I spoke about it at the time but not having any proof I just wanted to make sure someone was aware he might be.