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32. The two aren't remotely the same

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:10 PM

Apr 2016

The repuklicans want to end women's right to abortion, while on the other hand, aybe 1 in 500 believe birth control should be illegal. And the issue with Ms. Fluke was her insistence that the other people pay for her birth control. The republicans don't want to pay for school lunches and health care for little children, for fuck's sake. They're selfish pricks, but it's not remotely the same as the situation in Iran.

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Iran slammed for conducting 'virginity test' on jailed artist [View all] uhnope Apr 2016 OP

Wow. Purity tests and tried for holding hands with her lawyer. Unicorn Apr 2016 #1

sharia law MariaThinks Apr 2016 #20

I am really looking forward to the day when that regime falls. potone Apr 2016 #2

I hope you are right nt moonbabygo Apr 2016 #17

They were the first of the "Arab Spring" countries. Persian Spring in their case. Akicita Apr 2016 #40

He knew very well that any American involvement would have doomed their efforts. potone Apr 2016 #62

That explains it. Although I question whether giving the Revolutionary Guard access to $150B to Akicita Apr 2016 #64

Well, you are probably right as far as the rural communities are concerned. potone Apr 2016 #67

I agree with most of what you say but I think the joy expressed at the nuclear agreement may be Akicita Apr 2016 #72

you never understood that ??? Fred Drum Apr 2016 #65

Thank you kindly. I'll take you up on your generous offer. Akicita Apr 2016 #66

My prediction? You'll get a string of vulgar insults for an "explanation." Coventina Apr 2016 #68

there were no threats Fred Drum Apr 2016 #70

Drat!! Coventina Apr 2016 #71

mao Fred Drum Apr 2016 #73

Yes, I am well acquainted with Mao's life story and his little red book. Coventina Apr 2016 #74

i vote D Fred Drum Apr 2016 #76

I thank you for your kind offer. I am curious as to how you think. Coventina Apr 2016 #78

bernies socialist-democracy is a start Fred Drum Apr 2016 #80

I am supporting Bernie this election. I have a yard sign to that effect. Coventina Apr 2016 #84

Universal Basic Income Fred Drum Apr 2016 #86

I most certainly agree with that concept as well. Coventina Apr 2016 #88

cool Fred Drum Apr 2016 #89

I am in favor of an upper limit to income. Coventina Apr 2016 #91

funny as fuck Fred Drum Apr 2016 #94

can you not read Fred Drum Apr 2016 #69

Yes. So you're saying that if the woman who hid a gun in her vagina and set off the Akicita Apr 2016 #75

did i say that Fred Drum Apr 2016 #77

topic change Fred Drum Apr 2016 #79

Yes. You did. You said no cavity searches should be allowed. If she refuses to cooperate how do you Akicita Apr 2016 #82

straw man Fred Drum Apr 2016 #83

Not a straw man. It actually happened. Answer the question. How do you get the gun away from her? Akicita Apr 2016 #85

nuke from orbit? Fred Drum Apr 2016 #87

So you still refuse to answer even after your generous offer to help me out. Akicita Apr 2016 #90

amazing as it may seem Fred Drum Apr 2016 #92

Maybe we can come to agreement that cavity searches may be necessary in some extreme cases but Akicita Apr 2016 #93

im pretty sure Fred Drum Apr 2016 #95

No. That's been my position all along. Your position was no cavity searches. Akicita Apr 2016 #96

the cavity seaches i started with Fred Drum Apr 2016 #98

Agreed. And I pointed out that in the only traffic stop case I had heard about the cops were Akicita Apr 2016 #100

If that's your position now though we are done. Have a good day. Akicita Apr 2016 #97

Classic example why religion has no place in government. mdbl Apr 2016 #3

a fellow capital punishment country.... KG Apr 2016 #4

Sort of.. EX500rider Apr 2016 #18

don't confuse the apologists with obvious facts. MariaThinks Apr 2016 #21

That Benghazi guy was jailed for making a video. Akicita Apr 2016 #42

in the ole US of A Fred Drum Apr 2016 #5

that mote in your eye Fred Drum Apr 2016 #6

In the USA we just shoot them. padfun Apr 2016 #7

Seriously? Name one of those American counties where one those murders took place over the .... marble falls Apr 2016 #8

thank you. nt uhnope Apr 2016 #10

Those little one shot baseless posts really get my goat. marble falls Apr 2016 #11

yeah & always featuring whataboutism or false equivalency. nt uhnope Apr 2016 #12

I wonder about the significance of that poster and this: marble falls Apr 2016 #13

you're forgetting the roadside anal penetration testing Fred Drum Apr 2016 #14

The only one of those I heard of the cops were arrested for it. Akicita Apr 2016 #19

not too informed Fred Drum Apr 2016 #30

Try googling "false equivalency" Coventina Apr 2016 #24

abso-fucking-lutely Fred Drum Apr 2016 #26

Except here, it's a crime, while it's state sanctioned in Iran Coventina Apr 2016 #27

ignorance at its finest Fred Drum Apr 2016 #29

Google brought me to a right-wing blog about a woman who was Coventina Apr 2016 #31

ignorance personified Fred Drum Apr 2016 #33

You are grasping at straws. Coventina Apr 2016 #35

anyone can post shit Fred Drum Apr 2016 #37

Your link is to the filed lawsuit, not to the merits thereof. Coventina Apr 2016 #39

love seeing a pig go down Fred Drum Apr 2016 #43

People who commit crimes should be held accountable. Coventina Apr 2016 #45

the IRAN gov't are pig-dogs Fred Drum Apr 2016 #46

I would never say we are perfect, far from it. Coventina Apr 2016 #48

it was a fucking legal document Fred Drum Apr 2016 #49

You told me to Google it. I did and it took me to to a right wing blog. Coventina Apr 2016 #51

we all good Fred Drum Apr 2016 #54

They had a bed on the roadside? Akicita Apr 2016 #44

thats funny Fred Drum Apr 2016 #47

So if a person is hiding drugs or a weapon in their rectum or vagina what do you propose the Akicita Apr 2016 #50

nuke from orbit Fred Drum Apr 2016 #55

Don't have a reasonable response? Why am I not surprised? Akicita Apr 2016 #56

searching woman's vagina sounds reasonable Fred Drum Apr 2016 #57

I get you on the trying every day. Me too. Akicita Apr 2016 #60

you are actually saying Fred Drum Apr 2016 #61

OK, what about this, christx30 Apr 2016 #101

And who goes to jail for that? The victim or the cop? marble falls Apr 2016 #58

not quite sure of the question Fred Drum Apr 2016 #59

do you still fear google images Fred Drum Apr 2016 #15

no thinking person believes stuff that sharia law apologists make up. MariaThinks Apr 2016 #22

So shaking hands with your lawyer will get your lady parts examined? IronLionZion Apr 2016 #9

smoke a bud Fred Drum Apr 2016 #16

Ha! The Us wouldn't even attach any conditions that the $150B we gave them wouldn't be used to Akicita Apr 2016 #23

bandar bush would disagree Fred Drum Apr 2016 #28

The GOP has a lot of views in common with those Iranian officials. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #25

The two aren't remotely the same TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2016 #32

I have never heard of anybody who wants to end access to birth control. Can you name some of them? Akicita Apr 2016 #36

Stupid, cowardly assholes who call themselves "men" tabasco Apr 2016 #34

You think there aren't many women there that support these policies? There are many, many women Akicita Apr 2016 #38

Not in positions of leadership. tabasco Apr 2016 #52

That's also religious indoctrination and is supported by both men and women who have been Akicita Apr 2016 #53

Indonesia conducts "virtue checks" for female military applicants. Yo_Mama Apr 2016 #41

Well, how else would the good Sharia judges know ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #63

Saudi Arabia don't worry that we favor Iran. Mary Mac Apr 2016 #81

Time to realize that 'virginity' is a social construct ck4829 Apr 2016 #99