1 dragonfire1981  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:46:16pm

Random question: Does anyone else pay attention to the little sayings that pop up above the Facebook and Twitter icons on the upper right side of the page?

2 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:46:26pm

NO MIXING GENRES!

3 Vicious Babushka  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:49:30pm

re: #1 dragonfire1981

Random question: Does anyone else pay attention to the little sayings that pop up above the Facebook and Twitter icons on the upper right side of the page?

REVOLVING TITLEZ!

4 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:54:54pm

re: #1 dragonfire1981

Random question: Does anyone else pay attention to the little sayings that pop up above the Facebook and Twitter icons on the upper right side of the page?

The rotating Titles?. Yep. Some of them are good for laugh. Some, not so much.

5 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:56:02pm

BTW, did anyone else experience the video cutting out towards the end?

6 Charles Johnson  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:56:24pm

re: #1 dragonfire1981

Random question: Does anyone else pay attention to the little sayings that pop up above the Facebook and Twitter icons on the upper right side of the page?

I'll turn them off and see how long it takes for someone to notice.

7 Decatur Deb  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:57:42pm

Somehow it's quiet out there--too quiet.

8 wrenchwench  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:58:21pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

I'll turn them off and see how long it takes for someone to notice.

NoooOOoo!

A preserving blog.

9 jaunte  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:58:46pm

re: #8 wrenchwench

Reality is a mistake, we must rectify it.

10 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Fri, May 4, 2012 2:59:47pm

re: #4 Bubblehead II

The rotating Titles?. Yep. Some of them are good for laugh. Some, not so much.

Some of them get lost as memory of the context fades. I like to think of them as little snippets of Dada poetry.

11 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:00:16pm

re: #9 jaunte

Reality is a mistake, we must rectify it.

And who's reality are you going to replace it with? Jamie's or Adams?

12 Decatur Deb  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:01:17pm

Kari's

13 Amory Blaine  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:02:49pm

re: #7 Decatur Deb

Somehow it's quiet out there--too quiet.

14 Charles Johnson  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:07:26pm

re: #8 wrenchwench

That didn't take very long.

15 wrenchwench  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:08:28pm

re: #14 Charles Johnson

That didn't take very long.

...

Blammo.

16 Decatur Deb  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:09:24pm

The revolving titles long predate me--the work of an ancient hand.

17 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:10:59pm

re: #16 Decatur Deb

The revolving titles long predate me--the work of an ancient hand.

sandskrit??

18 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:11:33pm

re: #17 sattv4u2

sandscript??

Hierographics.

19 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:12:23pm

re: #18 Kragar

Hierographics.

High specifics?

20 Decatur Deb  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:12:32pm

Paleodigits

21 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:13:20pm

rock, paper, scissors

22 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:13:53pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

I'll turn them off and see how long it takes for someone to notice.

You actually shut them off. Try doing it with Frank Says quotes as well.

23 wrenchwench  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:15:14pm

re: #22 Bubblehead II

You actually shut them off. Try doing it with Frank Says quotes as well.

....

Frank says:

And now....you are going to dance...like you've never danced before!

24 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:16:44pm

Sage advice.

Frank says:

Yeah, I tell them to change the channel if they see some guy in a brown suit with a telephone number at the bottom of the screen asking for money. -- on being asked by Tipper Gore if there was anything on the TV he _didn't_ allow his kids to watch ...

25 Decatur Deb  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:16:45pm

Dog says "Now you are going to walk...like you've never walked before."

BBL

26 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:17:28pm

re: #23 wrenchwench

...

That explains the liederhosen at least.

27 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:18:19pm

bbiab. Have to get the sawhorses out from under the trailer before the rain really starts to come down.

28 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:18:29pm

re: #24 Bubblehead II

Sage advice.

Now all we need is some Parsley, Rosemary and Thyme advice!

29 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:26:52pm

Back. The weather guessers were a bit off on their predictions. T-Storms predicted for tonight are now here and I have also felt a disturbance in the Force. As if something else has just winked out of existence.

30 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:28:07pm

re: #29 Bubblehead II

Back. The weather guessers were a bit off on their predictions. T-Storms predicted for tonight are now here and I have also felt a disturbance in the Force. As if something else has just winked out of existence.

Well,, I had a chicken and bean burrito awhile ago!

31 Eventual Carrion  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:33:27pm

re: #28 sattv4u2

Sage advice.

Now all we need is some Parsley, Rosemary and Thyme advice!

Probably not worth its salt

32 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:37:41pm

re: #31 RayFerd

Probably not worth its salt

You peppered that remark!

33 Eventual Carrion  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:42:12pm

re: #32 sattv4u2

You peppered that remark!

I've been known to bring the mustard.

34 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:43:47pm

re: #33 RayFerd

I've been known to bring the mustard.

Slow response. Need to ketchup!

35 William Barnett-Lewis  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:44:20pm

I see the punsters are trying to curry favor this evening.

36 krypto  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:47:53pm

Has George W. Bush endorsed Romney?

Of course, it would be nice to see him not only endorse Romney, but campaign for him (with obvious results).

37 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:50:48pm

Lizards are not being observant today.

38 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:53:53pm

re: #35 William Barnett-Lewis

I see the punsters are trying to curry favor this evening.

We're just trying to spice things up

39 Eventual Carrion  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:54:05pm

re: #35 William Barnett-Lewis

I see the punsters are trying to curry favor this evening.

Have to have friends to rub the balm where you can't reach.


[pencil trick]

40 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:55:53pm

re: #35 William Barnett-Lewis

I see the punsters are trying to curry favor this evening.

Looks like that comment got a chili reception!

41 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 3:57:17pm

re: #39 RayFerd

Have to have friends to rub the balm where you can reach.

I had anise that would do that! Yup, my sisters daughter

42 Eventual Carrion  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:00:43pm

re: #41 sattv4u2

I had anise that would do that! Yup, my sisters daughter

Get enough of that on and they would smell you cumin.

43 Eventual Carrion  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:02:49pm

Time to walk downtown, grab a beer and see what I feel like eating. For some reason I just got real hungry.

44 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:03:48pm

re: #43 RayFerd

Time to walk downtown, grab a beer and see what I feel like eating. For some reason I just got real hungry.

Maybe Ginger will be your waitress!

45 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:05:48pm

re: #42 RayFerd

Get enough of that on and they would smell you cumin.

It's about thyme we had a good pun thread.

46 Eventual Carrion  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:06:08pm

re: #44 sattv4u2

Maybe Ginger will be your waitress!

Hope she's dressed in lavender.

BBIAB

47 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:06:17pm

re: #44 sattv4u2

I have created a Munster.

48 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:07:45pm

re: #47 Bubblehead II

I have created a Munster.

C'est la gruyer.

49 Charles Johnson  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:09:49pm

I can see the wingnut tweets already - CHARLES JOHNSON DELETES ROTATING TITLES - WHAT'S HE HIDING???!

50 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:11:16pm

re: #47 Bubblehead II

I have created a Munster.

Thats a little much
Lets not get caraway!

51 ProGunLiberal  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:12:29pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

Awww, but I liked the little bits of humor and snark there. :(

52 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:12:49pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

I can see the wingnut tweets already - CHARLES JOHNSON DELETES ROTATING TITLES - WHAT ELSE IS HE HIDING???!

heh.

53 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:13:51pm

re: #50 sattv4u2

Thats a little much
Lets not get caraway!

You're always there with sage advice.

54 Daniel Ballard  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:13:52pm

re: #50 sattv4u2

Thats a little much
Lets not get caraway!

It was the yeast I could do.

55 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:15:09pm

re: #54 Daniel Ballard

It was the yeast I could do.

Haven't seen you in awhile

Wasabi?

56 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:17:10pm

re: #54 Daniel Ballard

It was the yeast I could do.

Flour power!

57 SpaceJesus  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:17:36pm

MCA :(

58 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:19:38pm

re: #53 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

Was used back at #24

59 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:19:43pm

re: #57 SpaceJesus

MCA :(

60 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:21:00pm

re: #57 SpaceJesus

MCA :(

Y ??

61 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:21:16pm

re: #58 Bubblehead II

[Embedded content] Was used back at #24

I'd like a mulligan if I cayenne.

62 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:21:45pm

re: #58 Bubblehead II

I want that sound as my ringtone.

63 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:22:31pm

re: #62 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

I want that sound as my ringtone.

I want his prize girls as my neighbors!!!

64 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:23:10pm

re: #61 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

I'd like a mulligan if I cayenne.

Gopher it.

65 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:26:04pm

re: #64 Bubblehead II

Gopher it.

I can dig that !

66 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:27:26pm

re: #65 sattv4u2

I can dig that !

Rodent.

67 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:28:38pm

re: #66 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

Rodent.

We call them pot holes, not road dents!

68 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:29:27pm

re: #67 sattv4u2

We call them pot holes, not road dents!

Those are gateway holes.

69 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:30:59pm

So Lizards, What's missing this afternoon?

70 sattv4u2  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:32:11pm

And on that note, the long quiet drive home beckons

With a little luck, I'll be on the recliner for the start of the 2nd half of the Celtics/ Hawks game

71 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:32:23pm

re: #69 Bubblehead II

So Lizards, What's missing this afternoon?

Spicy conversation.

72 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:32:38pm

re: #69 Bubblehead II

So Lizards, What's missing this afternoon?

MCA

73 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:34:21pm

re: #71 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

Spicy conversation.

Puny.

74 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:35:46pm

Republican voter fraud.

[Link: www.news10.net...]

Sacramento County elections officials have turned over what they say are several suspicious voter registration cards that were collected by a for-profit company hired by local and state Republicans to state election fraud investigators.

How big of a problem are the voter registration cards that were part of the GOP voter drive?

"Enough that we started keeping track," Sacramento County registrar of voters Jill LaVine said.

75 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:37:06pm
76 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:37:44pm

re: #74 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

Republican voter fraud.

[Link: www.news10.net...]

For profit voter registration drive by Republicans registering voters AS republicans for California's primary. These people can fuck up anything.

77 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:37:52pm

re: #72 Kragar

MCA

You lost me there.

78 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:38:16pm

re: #77 Bubblehead II

You lost me there.

Yeastie boy.

79 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:40:18pm

re: #77 Bubblehead II

You lost me there.

Adam 'MCA' Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47

80 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:41:21pm
81 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:45:56pm

re: #78 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

re: #79 Kragar

Ok, not what you would call my type of music.

On the other hand this is.

Unfortunately, there is a no return policy in effect. Life sucks, then you die.

82 prairiefire  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:48:42pm

Happy Friday!

83 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:50:19pm

re: #82 prairiefire

Happy Friday!

May the Fourth be with you.

84 darthstar  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:52:37pm

re: #83 Kragar

May the Fourth be with you.

A friend of mine is the executive chef at Lucas Films...here's what he put up for today's "May the fourth be with you" menu:

-Ahi Wan Kenobi Tuna steak

-Roast Bantha and swiss melt

-Lando Calzone-ian

-Sith-ame Chicken saute

-C-3 Burrito Bar

-Boba Fetta Cheese and Ham Solo panini

-Alder-ramen noodle bar

-Won Taun Taun Soup

-Naboo style Clam Chowder

-Jar Jar Bisque

-Dagobah Swamp Chili

-Sand People Cookies

85 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 4:54:15pm

re: #83 Kragar

May the Fourth be with you.

And with you as well. Today, I turn 51. Glad Kennedy defused that little thing called the Cuban Missile Crisis. Other wise, well I really don't want to think about it.

86 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:00:02pm

re: #84 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

-Boba Fetta Cheese and Ham Solo panini

Oh... no...

87 jaunte  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:03:50pm

Pretty pictures from Cassini's recent Dione flyby

Cassini had a close encounter with Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus two days ago, and followed the fun with an unusually close pass by Dione, the fourth largest moon of Saturn (after Titan, Rhea, and Iapetus). There was some nice Enceladus imaging, but the real eye candy this time came from the Dione encounter, which was reasonably close, at an altitude of about 8,000 kilometers.

88 Only The Lurker Knows  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:10:55pm

Night Lizards. I may be blasted, but even I can see the changes.

Refresh and OPEN YOUR EYES! and actually look at what is/was offered. Stang!

89 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:13:13pm

The Rominee spout silliness:

Mitt Romney dismisses improved jobs figures

Mitt Romney, who has long staked his presidential bid on his business experience, painted a rosy picture of his definition of a successful economy on Friday, arguing that the unemployment rate should be cheered only if it is below 4%, and arguing that half a million new jobs should be created every month in a true economic recovery.

Um, no, just no.

That is a Bachmann-esque fantasy (maybe he got it from her?) 4% is just not how our society works today. Far too much mobility.

And, to claim that a change in the unemployment rate ought not be cheered unless it gets below 4% is simply offensive. If unemployment fell from 8% to 6% between now and the election (though I doubt it will) we ought not be happy?

90 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:14:40pm

re: #88 Bubblehead II

Night Lizards. I may be blasted, but even I can see the changes.

Refresh and OPEN YOUR EYES! and actually look at what is/was offered. Stang!

The Won Taun Taun Soup is not what it purports to be?

91 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:15:26pm

re: #89 freetoken

The Rominee spout silliness:

Mitt Romney dismisses improved jobs figures

Um, no, just no.

That is a Bachmann-esque fantasy (maybe he got it from her?) 4% is just not how our society works today. Far too much mobility.

And, to claim that a change in the unemployment rate ought not be cheered unless it gets below 4% is simply offensive. If unemployment fell from 8% to 6% between now and the election (though I doubt it will) we ought not be happy?

All we need to do is eliminate the minimum wage and all sort of business regulation to achieve our capitalist Utopia.
/

92 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:17:06pm

A couple of new trust funds:


Mitt Romney welcomes two new grandchildren

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann have two new grandkids, after their oldest son Tagg announced on Twitter Friday that he and his wife had twin sons through a surrogate.

"Happy 2 announce birth of twin boys David Mitt and William Ryder. Big thanks to our surrogate. Life is a miracle," Tagg tweeted Friday afternoon, along with a picture of him cradling one of the newborns.

Tagg, 42, and his wife, Jennifer, 39, already had four children, including one other child who was carried by the same surrogate.

[...]

It would be interesting to know if IVF was involved with these children. What would Jesus think?

93 Benghazzy Ben Ross  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:18:27pm

re: #92 freetoken

Christ, it's like they're breeding an army...

94 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:23:04pm

re: #92 freetoken

A couple of new trust funds:

Mitt Romney welcomes two new grandchildren

It would be interesting to know if IVF was involved with these children. What would Jesus think?

There's no LDS policy against IVF. I know a set of IVF quads.

95 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:25:52pm

re: #94 Mostly sane, most of the time.

There's no LDS policy against IVF. I know a set of IVF quads.

Ah... but what would Jesus say. Remember, the LDS is Satan's cult.

96 Stanghazi  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:27:54pm

re: #85 Bubblehead II

And with you as well. Today, I turn 51. Glad Kennedy defused that little thing called the Cuban Missile Crisis. Other wise, well I really don't want to think about it.

Huge HB!! My dad was in Guantanamo right after it - navy.

97 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:29:00pm

Hehe... Carl Zimmer spares not:

Ed Yong and I may live on either side of the Atlantic, but our minds are in the same place: that strange realm where fungi take over the minds of ants, where dinosaurs sprout feathers, and where ducks shatter glass with their genitals. In other words, Earth.

[...] I’m looking forward to having an online conversation with Ed on May 14. And you’re invited.

This event is brought to you by Shindig, a new company that’s set up a web site for video chat events. [...]

We will be talking on Monday May 14 from 5 to 6 pm ET. To join us, please RSVP at this eventbrite page. The talk is free, of course, but after you RSVP you’ll then get instructions for logging into the Shindig page on May 14.

This is 100% experimental, but I expect it to be fun. It reminds of Bloggingheads, but without the creationism.

98 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:29:32pm

oops, linky:

[Link: blogs.discovermagazine.com...]

99 Stanghazi  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:31:21pm

Im on my way to idyllwild right now- high desert to 6k mountain. I look at phone & have 5 bars. Wtf? Then look to my right & see cell tower! Lol

100 Killgore Trout  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:33:29pm

Damn, I finally have the automatic vent for the greenhouse wired and installed. It took for ever and I kept having to run out in search of tiny obscure parts, special tiny wrench, a metric machine thread cotter pin, etc. Everytime I started work on it I thought I'd be done in 15 minutes. It took forever. I'll need a more accurate thermostat someday but it'll get me through this first summer.

101 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:34:51pm

Allen West knows who to blame for the "destroying the black community" - President Obama!

As a Member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the House Small Business Committee, I am seriously concerned with the 13 percent unemployment number for Black Americans. The failed economic policies of President Obama are destroying the black community and lessening the chances for economic freedom while promoting economic dependence. Perhaps this is what the NAACP was afraid to hear me address.

102 jaunte  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:37:00pm

re: #101 freetoken

The failed economic policies of President Obama

I think the GOP must have distributed that phrase in a Word macro.

103 SanFranciscoZionist  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:37:37pm

re: #92 freetoken

A couple of new trust funds:

Mitt Romney welcomes two new grandchildren

It would be interesting to know if IVF was involved with these children. What would Jesus think?

Unless Romney has come out against IVF, I haven't the faintest interest in what anyone thinks.

Grandchildren are a good thing.

104 jaunte  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:38:42pm

Saturday night: Supermoon PLUS meteor shower:

Saturday night’s sky show doesn’t end with the Supermoon. The debris from Halley’s comet, known as the Aquarid meteor shower, will blaze a trail through the night sky with up to 40-60 meteors per hour under ideal conditions says NASA. But the super bright moon will compromise viewing conditions.

Still, if you can find a dark enough place (well away from light pollution), you may spot a few shooting stars and even a dramatic fireball or two. CWG’s Steve Tracton offers the following advice for viewing meteor showers under moon-lit conditions:

have the moon at your back and preferably with a building or other structure (or tree) placing you in the moon’s shadow. Leave time for your eyes to get use to the darkness. Meteor streaks will visible just about anywhere the sky is darkest (away from moonlight)...

105 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:40:13pm

re: #102 jaunte

What is so queer is that by the far-right GOP's own professed economic theories, the government and especially the office of the President aren't supposed to be involved in the economy. Yet whenever they criticize Obama they always seem to say "we can do better", as if they want to control the economy, but want the freedom simultaneously to profess that they should have the ability to control the economy.

It's just perverse.

106 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:42:53pm

re: #103 SanFranciscoZionist

But... IVF involves embryos, no?

And, embryos are selected for viability, no?

Therefore (even if not true in all cases), the business of IVF leads to the destruction of embryos, no?

And embryos are people, no?

107 Gus  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:44:11pm

The Onion player sucks. Still can't watch that Paco video.

108 SanFranciscoZionist  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:44:14pm

re: #105 freetoken

What is so queer is that by the far-right GOP's own professed economic theories, the government and especially the office of the President aren't supposed to be involved in the economy. Yet whenever they criticize Obama they always seem to say "we can do better", as if they want to control the economy, but want the freedom simultaneously to profess that they should have the ability to control the economy.

It's just perverse.

The theory is that they will 'get out of the way', or 'unleash the market', and boom times will naturally follow. They don't really believe in economic theory, per se, merely that regulation of any kind is bad, and that companies will just naturally do what is best for the economy when left to their own devices.

109 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:44:25pm

Is IVF a Sin?

So the question is, is IVF a sin? Let’s rephrase it. Is killing another person a sin? If the technology involves the destruction of human embryos, we are in safe, though sad, territory identifying the act with an act of sin.

110 freetoken  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:45:26pm

Why do the Romneys want to kill innocent children?

111 SanFranciscoZionist  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:45:42pm

re: #106 freetoken

But... IVF involves embryos, no?

And, embryos are selected for viability, no?

Therefore (even if not true in all cases), the business of IVF leads to the destruction of embryos, no?

And embryos are people, no?

True, but that is, for many reasons, an area that has been largely left alone by Protestant pro-life groups.

112 Kragar  Fri, May 4, 2012 5:48:41pm

Ohio Senate President tells Janet Porter enough already

Recently, Porter's group hoped to set up the pressure with newspaper ads [PDF] warning the Republican leadership that if they did not allow a vote on the bill, "we will work to replace them with people who will."

But all of this pressure appears to have backfired, as today, Senate President Thomas Niehaus announced that Porter's Heartbeat Bill was dead and blasted her organization for its unwillingness to accept any compromise on the legislation and for making "exaggerated and inflammatory statements" about his opposition to it:

President Tom Niehaus says he won’t pass legislation to essentially outlaw abortion in Ohio.

House Bill 125, the so-called heartbeat bill, triggered an unprecedented split in Ohio’s anti-abortion community, which disagreed about whether it was a good legal strategy to enact legislation almost certain to be declared unconstitutional.

In a strongly worded letter to “fellow pro-life Ohioan(s),” Niehaus said the bill was flawed and slammed supporters for questioning the commitment of majority Republicans in the Senate to ending abortion.

“Unfortunately, leaders of an organization called Faith2Action have made exaggerated and inflammatory statements...their claim that we ‘lose more than a school bus full of children every day’ due to a lack of Senate action on the bill is simply false, and I will not continue to allow this organization to question the commitment of my colleagues to ending the scourge of abortion.”

114 ProGunLiberal  Fri, May 4, 2012 6:54:04pm

re: #108 SanFranciscoZionist

It's more that they have a seemingly religious faith in the markets.

115 CriticalDragon1177  Sun, May 6, 2012 7:55:17am

Charles Johnson

Steven Colbert is Hilarious!


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Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ...
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