Salt Jones
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Yep, and while I thought his comments were out of bounds the market reacted and the situation solved itself. Now his audience is doubled.
We are free for a reason.
Do you guys see a thread everytime Maher says something stupid? Obviously not or this board would never be anything but a Maher discussion.
It's just so trivial when we have such serious challenges.
I think the attention has been earned because the event has triggered a response from a varied set of perspectives regarding reproductive rights, insurance benefits, media influence, the first amendment, a women's sexual preferences and behaviours, political positioning, educational costs...many hot button issues each worthy of discussion.
All of which pale in comparison to our REAL problems.
Oddly enough NONE OF THIS was an issue before Obama made it one.
Carry on.
And the republicans fell for it hook, line and sinker. On Feb 13th Andrew Sullivan wrote that Obama would sucker the right into screwing up their initial win on this issue and he was spot on.