TX Gov. Perry Signs Abortion Sonogram Guilt Trip Law

The Republican Party’s total war on women’s rights

US NewsMay 2011 • Views: 29,670

If the Republican Party is supposed to be the champion of individual liberties, personal freedom, and limited governmental intrusion, can someone please explain why Republican Governor Rick Perry of Texas has just signed a bill that orders women to be humiliated and degraded with a huge government-sponsored guilt trip orchestrated by religious fanatics before being allowed to undergo a legal medical procedure?

Rick Perry Signs Controversial Bill Requiring Women To Get Sonogram 24 Hours Before An Abortion.

Facing the state’s worst budget crisis in modern history, Perry dubbed the sonogram bill an “emergency priority” that allowed the legislature to expedite its passage.

Effective Sept. 1, doctors must perform sonograms before abortions, must describe the presence of internal organs or limbs and must make the fetal heartbeat audible. […]

“Every life lost to abortion is a tragedy we all must work together to prevent, and I commend Rep. Miller and Sen. Patrick for their hard work on this significant legislation,” Perry said.

Meanwhile, the House recently voted to slash $61 million from the state’s family-planning budget, which estimates say will result in an additional 28,000 unwanted pregnancies and 13,000 births in the state every year. Two hundred teenage girls in Texas become pregnant every day.

Although the conservatives who control the House initially refused to include exceptions for cases of rape, incest, and fetal abnormality in the bill, these narrow provisions were ultimately adopted in the final version. Women can choose or refuse to view images and hear the heartbeat of the fetus, but must sign a statement acknowledging the refusal before receiving the sonogram.

The Republican Party: taking America back … to the Dark Ages.

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77 comments

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 9:37:25am

And they're worried about creeping Sharia?

Kettle, this is pot, you're black.

jamesfirecat Wed, May 25, 2011 9:38:11am

And here we are again, the GOP making government so small it can fit inside a woman's (slid whistle sound effect)

RadicalModerate Wed, May 25, 2011 9:38:35am

As a resident of Texas, I am going to withhold commentary on Gov. Perry and his merry band of Christian Reconstructionists - otherwise I'd get banned.

Obdicut Wed, May 25, 2011 9:38:45am

Oh, but they care about pregnant women, really. It's all for their own good.

Meanwhile, the House recently voted to slash $61 million from the state’s family-planning budget, which estimates say will result in an additional 28,000 unwanted pregnancies and 13,000 births in the state every year. Two hundred teenage girls in Texas become pregnant every day.

Four More Tears Wed, May 25, 2011 9:42:02am

What's next, making pre-op transsexuals view a flicker slide of their penises before the surgery? Nah, probably not...

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 9:45:18am

re: #4 Obdicut

Oh, but they care about pregnant women, really. It's all for their own good.

How else are they going to pay for the sonograms?

makeitstop Wed, May 25, 2011 9:45:36am

Well, if he decides to run for president he's got the women's vote all locked up.
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Four More Beers Wed, May 25, 2011 9:46:31am

As a Texan, I am embarrassed of my state and of Governor Perry. Governor Perry, go eat a bag of assholes, you piece of shit.

reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 25, 2011 9:47:16am

Seems to me the Supreme Court has yet to speak.
..Or is this really done deal??

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 9:47:55am

re: #8 Kid A

As a Texan, I am embarrassed of my state and of Governor Perry. Governor Perry, go eat a bag of assholes, you piece of shit.

You're doing it wrong.

Iwouldprefernotto Wed, May 25, 2011 9:48:19am

I hope he runs for president. Love to see him have to defend this in a real debate.

He won't run. because he's a coward.

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 9:50:00am

re: #11 Iwouldprefernotto

I hope he runs for president. Love to see him have to defend this in a real debate.

He won't run. because he's a coward.

That and the fact he's only got 4% support in his own state.

jamesfirecat Wed, May 25, 2011 9:50:17am

re: #9 reloadingisnotahobby

Seems to me the Supreme Court has yet to speak.
..Or is this really done deal??

Rachel Maddow had a piece on this a while back... basically with the Supreme Court the way it is, Dem's are afraid that they might overturn Roe V Wade if a case was brought up to them which is why you don't see that many challenges to laws like this which clearly violate the spirit of Roe V Wade....

wrenchwench Wed, May 25, 2011 9:50:20am

Just so you know: For an early pregnancy, which is when the vast majority of abortions are performed, this is not one of those external sonograms. Stanley Sea found a photo.

Targetpractice Wed, May 25, 2011 9:50:44am

This really is the hallmark of the modern GOP: Too scared to do anything outright, lest they suffer further electoral ass-kickings.

reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 25, 2011 9:52:45am

re: #15 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

True!
The sad thing is they're kicking thier own ass already.
Doubleplus STUPID!

Four More Tears Wed, May 25, 2011 9:53:48am

re: #14 wrenchwench

Just so you know: For an early pregnancy, which is when the vast majority of abortions are performed, this is not one of those external sonograms. Stanley Sea found a photo.

This is barbaric.

allegro Wed, May 25, 2011 9:54:30am

re: #16 reloadingisnotahobby

True!
The sad thing is they're kicking thier own ass already.
Doubleplus STUPID!

One hopes. Unfortunately the damage being done in the meantime is indescribable to the women who find themselves in the unfortunate position of being, yanno, women under this onslaught.

wrenchwench Wed, May 25, 2011 9:54:44am

re: #17 JasonA

This is barbaric.

Yes. Yes it is.

makeitstop Wed, May 25, 2011 9:54:59am

re: #17 JasonA

This is barbaric.

Yes it is. It's all about punishment and humiliation. Damn them.

allegro Wed, May 25, 2011 9:56:41am

We need a well organized mass Uterati to take these assholes to the woodshed for a whoopin'. Their viciousness and hatred for women is astonishing.

reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 25, 2011 9:56:45am

re: #20 makeitstop

Yes it is. It's all about punishment and humiliation. Damn them.

...and could very well lead to suicide !

Charles Johnson Wed, May 25, 2011 9:58:53am

re: #14 wrenchwench

Just so you know: For an early pregnancy, which is when the vast majority of abortions are performed, this is not one of those external sonograms. Stanley Sea found a photo.

Yikes.

wrenchwench Wed, May 25, 2011 10:00:19am

Abortion rates have gone down in most groups of U.S. women, but not among poor women, a new study shows. Among the lowest-income women, abortions are still on the rise.
The news about high levels of abortion use by poor women comes as the federal and state governments begin to make funding cuts that could limit this sector's access to family planning services.

Between 2000 and 2008, for U.S. women ages 15 to 44, the national abortion rate declined from 21 abortions for every 1,000 women to 20 per 1,000.

The decline continued a pattern seen since 1990, with the overall abortion rate among U.S. women decreasing each year.

The exception, however, has been poor women, whose rate of abortion increased in the 1990s.

And the new study, reported in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that the trend is continuing.

[...]

allegro Wed, May 25, 2011 10:01:05am

Great time to share this truly amazing feminist rant. I have become a big fan of this woman!

Youtube Video

RadicalModerate Wed, May 25, 2011 10:02:16am

This is par for the course for Rick Perry.
He was instrumental in the drafting of the 2010 Texas Republican Party platform.
[Link: politicalcorrection.org...]
Among the highlights:

Abolish the Internal Revenue Service and repeal the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

We urge that U.S. citizens who, because of religion or conscience, are compelled to withhold their full response to any census question, be held guiltless.

We urge immediate repeal of the Hate Crimes Law.

Non-US citizens should not be eligible for state or federal grants, or loans.
We urge Congress to repeal government sponsored programs that deal with early childhood development.

End Social Security.

We urge the Texas legislature in its next biennial session to enact legislation requiring a sonogram be performed and offered as part of the consent process to each mother seeking an elective abortion.
We support legislation that requires doctors, at first opportunity, to provide to a woman who is pregnant, information about the nervous system development of her unborn child and to provide pain relief for her unborn if she orders an abortion.

We oppose the legalization of sodomy.

Repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.

The Department of Education (DOE) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have no jurisdiction and must be repealed.

We call on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of these United States to clarify Section 1 of the 14th amendment to limit citizenship by birth to those born to a citizen of the United States: with no exceptions.

Our policy [on Israel] is based on God's biblical promise to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel

We believe it is in the best interest of the citizens of the United States that we immediately rescind our membership in, as well as all financial and military contributions to, the United Nations.

reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 25, 2011 10:02:31am

re: #23 Charles

Maybe Gov Perry should have that.....Oh never mind!
...Sorry about abbreviating Pakistani..no slur intended!

Four More Tears Wed, May 25, 2011 10:02:48am

re: #25 allegro

Great time to share this truly amazing feminist rant. I have become a big fan of this woman!

[Video]

I think I'm in love.

reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 25, 2011 10:05:00am

re: #28 JasonA

I think I'm in love.

Get to the back of the line buddy!!
...It's somewhere near ..ah .. Fiji I think!
LOL

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 10:05:01am

And like clockwork, Rush claims the loss in the NY special election was no big deal, and the GOP only lost because of the Democrat's dirty tricks, fielding a "fake Tea Party" candidate to split the GOP vote.

Big Steve Wed, May 25, 2011 10:06:02am

re: #21 allegro

We need a well organized mass Uterati to take these assholes to the woodshed for a whoopin'. Their viciousness and hatred for women is astonishing.

I presume you meant figurative whoopin and not literally advocating violence?

watching you tiny alien kittens are Wed, May 25, 2011 10:06:11am

Surprisingly a companion bill that sought to restrict the prescription of "Viagra" until the male patient had had a colonoscopy, a digitel prostrate examination, and had watched so called "naughty" videos in the presence of the prescriber in order to judge his erectile function was tabled with no discussion and no vote on record.

///Goose/Gander?

wrenchwench Wed, May 25, 2011 10:08:09am

re: #30 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

And like clockwork, Rush claims the loss in the NY special election was no big deal, and the GOP only lost because of the Democrat's dirty tricks, fielding a "fake Tea Party" candidate to split the GOP vote.

If it had been a "real" Tea Party candidate, the Republican vote wouldn't have been split?

And was it the Republicans who fielded the Green Party candidate?

Big Steve Wed, May 25, 2011 10:09:14am

re: #32 ausador

prostrate examination

??? Is that where you get examined as you lie down?

Targetpractice Wed, May 25, 2011 10:10:17am

re: #30 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

And like clockwork, Rush claims the loss in the NY special election was no big deal, and the GOP only lost because of the Democrat's dirty tricks, fielding a "fake Tea Party" candidate to split the GOP vote.

As opposed to when Hoffman, a Tea Party favorite, lost back in '09.

Shiplord Kirel Wed, May 25, 2011 10:11:14am

re: #3 RadicalModerate

As a resident of Texas, I am going to withhold commentary on Gov. Perry and his merry band of Christian Reconstructionists - otherwise I'd get banned.

Perhaps Goodhair will go into dishonorable retirement next year. He can then succeed Kent "Skeletor" Hance as chancellor of Texas Tech and preside over its transition to A&M Lubbock. Hance, a notorious corporate shill and Reagan-era fossil, started out with the usual grandiose "vision" but this turned out to consist mainly of suburban Dallas values, tea-party economics, and a massive spending spree that somehow failed to add even one new dorm room or any additional classroom space. The net effect is a delayed trainwreck and a nose-dive in the school's reputation, to which Hance and his hench-persons are completely oblivious.

UT may seem a better choice for TTU's ultimate debased fate since A&M has already taken over one nearby campus (the former West Texas State) but Goodhair is an Aggie, so A&M it will be. In fact, Perry is not just any Aggie, he was a Red Pot. Those unfamiliar with Aggie hagiography will not understand just how important this is. It has nothing to do with Pol Pot, Colombian Red or Acapulco Gold however (the 60s didn't happen till the 90s at A&M).

Thanks to Oliver Stone and his movie W, Hance is best known to the real world for having defeated George W. Bush in Bush's first political race, the 1976 Congressional election in District 19. I voted for Bush at the time and even knowing what I do now, I would still pick him over Hance. Yep, Skeletor is that bad.

watching you tiny alien kittens are Wed, May 25, 2011 10:11:28am

re: #34 Big Steve

??? Is that where you get examined as you lie down?

LOL, no, usually your just bending over an exam table...

SpaceJesus Wed, May 25, 2011 10:12:06am

Because the whole "we're just fiscal conservatives" spiel is nothing but a cover for the social agenda of the right wing.

allegro Wed, May 25, 2011 10:13:05am

re: #31 Big Steve

presume you meant figurative whoopin and not literally advocating violence?

Considering the very real violence that this bill and others are doing to women and families, I have some difficulty answering this. I would, however, be happy for these ignorant, evil, privileged douche canoes be out of office on their ample asses with no hope of ever regaining any position beyond weed whackers at the local park at minimum wage with no benefits and certainly no access to what few public services remain to the poor in Texas.

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 10:13:59am

re: #38 SpaceJesus

Because the whole "we're just fiscal conservatives" spiel is nothing but a cover for the social agenda of the right wing.

Didn't you get the memo? All the real conservatives are just straight up conservatives, the fiscal and social labels are just media tricks.

Targetpractice Wed, May 25, 2011 10:14:31am

re: #38 SpaceJesus

Because the whole "we're just fiscal conservatives" spiel is nothing but a cover for the social agenda of the right wing.

You'd have thought that would be obvious simply by looking at the GOP's actions, or lack thereof, to get the deficit and debt under control during the Bush Admin. But it seems that voters have all the attention span of a mayfly.

General Nimrod Bodfish Wed, May 25, 2011 10:15:49am

Quick OT, but there are tornado warnings, tornadoes and funnel clouds in the Kansas City area. There was a funnel cloud spotted at the Kansas City Royals' stadium.

reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 25, 2011 10:16:21am

re: #39 allegro

...LOL... Tell us how you really feel!!
....Douche Canoes??..LOL
I am so stealing that!!
Sorry ...you are absolutly right....

Alexzander Wed, May 25, 2011 10:17:48am

OT:

Israel's daily Maariv published a poll showing about 57 percent of voters believe Netanyahu should have supported Obama's initiative, rather than opposing the president.

Source: Reuters

martinsmithy Wed, May 25, 2011 10:19:23am

You have to understand the "pro-lifers," who are also libertarians. Libertarianism doesn't condone the criminal act of murder, and such people believe any abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, is murder. So intrusive invasions of a woman's body with ultrasounds are justified as a way to prevent the crime of murder from occurring, in their minds.

My belief is that, until a fetus is viable outside of its mother's womb, it is not a human life, it is a POTENTIAL human life, and is still part of the mother's body, to do with as she sees fit. And viability occurs around the 2/3 point of a pregnancy, in my understanding.

SpaceJesus Wed, May 25, 2011 10:19:28am

re: #41 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

You'd have thought that would be obvious simply by looking at the GOP's actions, or lack thereof, to get the deficit and debt under control during the Bush Admin. But it seems that voters have all the attention span of a mayfly.

And what fiscal plans they do have, have the ultimate "hidden" goal of hurting minorities, science, and women the most.

reloadingisnotahobby Wed, May 25, 2011 10:19:36am

Dear Lord please spare the lives of all in the path of these storms!
Amen
Gotta go...

Big Steve Wed, May 25, 2011 10:21:18am

re: #37 ausador

LOL, no, usually your just bending over an exam table...

my Dr always asks right before he does the prostate exam...."do you happen to be a lawyer because if you are, I use two fingers"

albusteve Wed, May 25, 2011 10:21:34am

I cannot believe that this string of intimidation laws will hold up in court...Roe vs Wade is chiseled in stone....this is obstructionism and should be immediately struck down...I don't like the way the system works, just do it

theheat Wed, May 25, 2011 10:21:45am

re: #39 allegro

Perry's songoram hardon relies on not just the poor, but anyone at all, seeking an abortion in that godforsaken statistically illiterate rainless shitkicker lovin' secession seekin' federal handout lookin' haven of state.

allegro Wed, May 25, 2011 10:22:47am

re: #45 martinsmithy

You have to understand the "pro-lifers,"...

No, I really fucking don't. It matters not one whit what they feel to anyone but them. They can believe what they want and do what they want with their own bodies but they have no right whatsoever to make laws that make women into incubators so that they can feel more righteous.

Big Steve Wed, May 25, 2011 10:23:52am

re: #50 theheat

Perry's songoram hardon relies on not just the poor, but anyone at all, seeking an abortion in that godforsaken statistically illiterate rainless shitkicker lovin' secession seekin' federal handout lookin' haven of state.

You must be from Oklahoma

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Wed, May 25, 2011 10:24:39am

... can someone please explain why Republican Governor Rick Perry of Texas has just signed a bill that orders women to be humiliated and degraded with a huge government-sponsored guilt trip orchestrated by religious fanatics before being allowed to undergo a legal medical procedure?

Dear Charles,

First, why don't you explain to me how fucking magnets work.

Sincerely,

Gov. Rick Perry

theheat Wed, May 25, 2011 10:25:03am

re: #52 Big Steve

No. And I don't listen to country music.

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 10:25:42am

re: #54 theheat

No. And I don't listen to country music.

Must be a Western fan then.

zora Wed, May 25, 2011 10:25:58am

re: #31 Big Steve

I presume you meant figurative whoopin and not literally advocating violence?

Youtube Video

Trace Adkins whoop a man's ass

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 10:27:38am

Egypt to open Rafah crossing permanently

Egypt's official news agency says the Rafah border crossing with Gaza will be permanently opened for Palestinians on Saturday - a move that will significantly ease a blockade of the impoverished territory.

celticdragon Wed, May 25, 2011 10:28:01am

Next up we will have "slut shaming" legislation that madates female adulterers to wear a scarlet "A" on their clothing and be accompanied by a boy banging on drum when she leaves her home...

theheat Wed, May 25, 2011 10:28:14am

re: #55 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Must be a Western fan then.

Only the gear (see my avatar). And the critters. The rest of it - the Cowboy church, the deliberate folksy stupidity, the bible thumping, the Real American™ shit - it's all repugnant.

darthstar Wed, May 25, 2011 10:30:08am

Oh shit! Enraged 500 foot bin Laden emerges from the sea!

God bless The Onion.

makeitstop Wed, May 25, 2011 10:30:08am

re: #45 martinsmithy

You have to understand the "pro-lifers," who are also libertarians. Libertarianism doesn't condone the criminal act of murder, and such people believe any abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, is murder. So intrusive invasions of a woman's body with ultrasounds are justified as a way to prevent the crime of murder from occurring, in their minds.

From my view, this particular law is nothing more than rape, meant to intimidate and humiliate a woman who is making one of the most difficult and heart-wrenching decisions of her life.

And it's funny - in a really demented and pathetic way - that Libertarians talk the talk of individual liberties until those liberties encroach upon their beliefs. Then all bets are off and they step over the line into authoritarianism.

They have no right. The law is clear, and they're intent upon re-writing the law if they can or skirting it if they can't re-write it.

Kragar Wed, May 25, 2011 10:30:43am

re: #59 theheat

Only the gear (see my avatar). And the critters. The rest of it - the Cowboy church, the deliberate folksy stupidity, the bible thumping, the Real American™ shit - it's all repugnant.

"What did you expect? "Welcome, sonny"? "Make yourself at home"? "Marry my daughter"? You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."

albusteve Wed, May 25, 2011 10:30:55am

federal vs state law is a mess...immigration law, 2nd amendment obstruction and now this abortion thing...not funny how the feds allow themselves to be ploughed under by a bunch of local misfits....don't like the federal law?, just pass a bunch of ticky tack shit to impede item...just more dysfunction

jamesfirecat Wed, May 25, 2011 10:31:00am

re: #45 martinsmithy

You have to understand the "pro-lifers," who are also libertarians. Libertarianism doesn't condone the criminal act of murder, and such people believe any abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, is murder. So intrusive invasions of a woman's body with ultrasounds are justified as a way to prevent the crime of murder from occurring, in their minds.

My belief is that, until a fetus is viable outside of its mother's womb, it is not a human life, it is a POTENTIAL human life, and is still part of the mother's body, to do with as she sees fit. And viability occurs around the 2/3 point of a pregnancy, in my understanding.

"Libertarianism doesn't condone the criminal act of murder, and such people believe any abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, is murder."

Really?

Honestly I've met a lot of people who aren't libertarians (like myself a "effective government" (regardless of size) Democrat) who also doesn't condone the criminal act of murder.

The better question is "why do they see it as murder" and then see how many have a response which leads back to socon roots?

Targetpractice Wed, May 25, 2011 10:31:41am

re: #58 celticdragon

Next up we will have "slut shaming" legislation that madates female adulterers to wear a scarlet "A" on their clothing and be accompanied by a boy banging on drum when she leaves her home...

Job creation!

///

allegro Wed, May 25, 2011 10:31:58am

re: #61 makeitstop

From my view, this particular law is nothing more than rape, meant to intimidate and humiliate a woman who is making one of the most difficult and heart-wrenching decisions of her life.

This.

celticdragon Wed, May 25, 2011 10:32:14am

re: #26 RadicalModerate

Abolish the Internal Revenue Service and repeal the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

We urge that U.S. citizens who, because of religion or conscience, are compelled to withhold their full response to any census question, be held guiltless.

We urge immediate repeal of the Hate Crimes Law.

Non-US citizens should not be eligible for state or federal grants, or loans.
We urge Congress to repeal government sponsored programs that deal with early childhood development.

End Social Security.

We urge the Texas legislature in its next biennial session to enact legislation requiring a sonogram be performed and offered as part of the consent process to each mother seeking an elective abortion.
We support legislation that requires doctors, at first opportunity, to provide to a woman who is pregnant, information about the nervous system development of her unborn child and to provide pain relief for her unborn if she orders an abortion.

We oppose the legalization of sodomy.

Repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.

The Department of Education (DOE) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have no jurisdiction and must be repealed.

We call on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of these United States to clarify Section 1 of the 14th amendment to limit citizenship by birth to those born to a citizen of the United States: with no exceptions.

Our policy [on Israel] is based on God's biblical promise to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel

We believe it is in the best interest of the citizens of the United States that we immediately rescind our membership in, as well as all financial and military contributions to, the United Nations.

My God.

It is one giant orgasm of right wing lunacy. The only thing missing is re-establing the Peculiar Institution.

Ericus58 Wed, May 25, 2011 10:36:39am

re: #57 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Egypt to open Rafah crossing permanently

And so begins the introduction of larger weapons and supplies to Hamas....

SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 25, 2011 10:38:04am

re: #45 martinsmithy

You have to understand the "pro-lifers," who are also libertarians. Libertarianism doesn't condone the criminal act of murder, and such people believe any abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, is murder. So intrusive invasions of a woman's body with ultrasounds are justified as a way to prevent the crime of murder from occurring, in their minds.

My belief is that, until a fetus is viable outside of its mother's womb, it is not a human life, it is a POTENTIAL human life, and is still part of the mother's body, to do with as she sees fit. And viability occurs around the 2/3 point of a pregnancy, in my understanding.

Actually the libertarian pro-lifers do not have a leg to stand on. If they want to make abortion illegal, let them try that, however, I don't see any way a libertarian can justify forcing someone to go through any physical procedure, even a noninvasive one, to qualify to do a legal act.

They're allowing their dislike of abortion to override their principles of personal liberty. Mysterious how that happens when it's just a woman's liberty.

SanFranciscoZionist Wed, May 25, 2011 10:39:04am

re: #57 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Egypt to open Rafah crossing permanently

That'll last six weeks.

Alexzander Wed, May 25, 2011 10:40:18am

re: #70 SanFranciscoZionist

That'll last six weeks.

Before some kind of intervention, or Egypt just realizes it was a huge mistake on its own?

Randy W. Weeks Wed, May 25, 2011 10:40:43am

Just when I think I can't get any more disgusted with my state...

CarleeCork Wed, May 25, 2011 10:49:17am

re: #25 allegro

Great time to share this truly amazing feminist rant. I have become a big fan of this woman!

[Video]

Awesome!

Lidane Wed, May 25, 2011 11:11:35am

re: #3 RadicalModerate

As a resident of Texas, I am going to withhold commentary on Gov. Perry and his merry band of Christian Reconstructionists - otherwise I'd get banned.

Same here. The less I say about this, the better, both for my blood pressure and my LGF account.

Sol Berdinowitz Wed, May 25, 2011 11:27:40am

re: #45 martinsmithy

Pro-lifers hold admirable ideals, but we have decided that they are entirely unworkable and that we will allow abortions under certain conditions. I find the conditions being imposed by Texas to be extreme and obviously intended to prevent abortions.

gdalpert Wed, May 25, 2011 11:39:00am

You answer your own rhetorical question with: can someone please explain why Republican Governor Rick Perry of Texas has just signed a bill that orders women to be humiliated and degraded. The answer is in the word "women". They have no problem making life difficult for anyone other than a straight white male. If most corporations had black female lesbians as CEOs, we wouldn't be hearing from the GOP about over-regulation.

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