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Localfolks (some subset of, at any rate): did you know there are primaries being held today (Democratic primaries for the 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts and Republican primaries for the 8th and 10th)? If not, you're not alone; turnout is apparently looking like a historic low so far. I vaguely knew they were coming up, but I forgot all about it until I read the Post's website this morning. Oops. Guess I'll swing by to vote on my way home.
Jun. 10th, 2008
Bay Area folks: a non-LJ-enabled friend of mine is unable to use his ticket to see Billy Bragg tomorrow night, and is willing to sell it for $20 (face value is $26.50 plus fees). If you're interested, let me know and I can put you in touch with him.
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Jun. 10th, 2008 07:10 pmSilliest thing I've read on the internets all day (although to be fair, I haven't perused ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
stupid_free yet): "VOTE McCAIN by default for the sake of women's rights."
You mean the John McCain who promises to appoint Supreme Court justices who will work to overturn Roe v. Wade (although he claimed to be opposed to overturning it before he was for it) and who has a whopping 0% rating from NARAL, opposed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, designed to counteract a Supreme Court decision limiting how long workers can wait before suing for pay discrimination, because it would lead to more lawsuits, and "voted NO on legislation to extend the Title X federal family planning program, which provides low-income and uninsured women and families with health care services ranging from breast and cervical cancer screening to birth control". Yeah, he's all about the women's rights.
The poster was making out to be a disgruntled Clinton supporter, but I think I'm going to go with "possibly Republican troll" instead since I've seen this exact same comment in a couple different places.
[Edit:] No, wait, I think we've got another contender!
stupid_free yet): "VOTE McCAIN by default for the sake of women's rights."You mean the John McCain who promises to appoint Supreme Court justices who will work to overturn Roe v. Wade (although he claimed to be opposed to overturning it before he was for it) and who has a whopping 0% rating from NARAL, opposed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, designed to counteract a Supreme Court decision limiting how long workers can wait before suing for pay discrimination, because it would lead to more lawsuits, and "voted NO on legislation to extend the Title X federal family planning program, which provides low-income and uninsured women and families with health care services ranging from breast and cervical cancer screening to birth control". Yeah, he's all about the women's rights.
The poster was making out to be a disgruntled Clinton supporter, but I think I'm going to go with "possibly Republican troll" instead since I've seen this exact same comment in a couple different places.
[Edit:] No, wait, I think we've got another contender!
Roe v. Wade is an amendment that once largely benefited young, middle, upper middle and upper class college women who found themselves pregnant. By middle age, "accidental" pregnancies are rare to unheard of and should they occur, they're usually welcome. By the time a woman reaches her 50s, Roe v. Wade has no personal relevance.
[...] Besides, there are too many legitimate physicians with access to the best of equipment who would probably offer the service at an exorbitant price should Roe bite the proverbial dust.
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Jun. 10th, 2008 09:33 pm-
Why you should go: Back in Mogadishu, visitors can find virtually anything in the city’s outdoor markets[...]hand grenades go for a mere $10. Why you can't: Because a good day in Somalia is the worst day of your life almost anywhere else.
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"Swotter reads books to Twitter, and via Twitter to the world." Currently reading "Ulysses". o_O
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When parachutists focus on a landing zone, sometimes they become so fascinated with it that they forget to pull the ripcord. Since you probably have no ripcord, "target fixation" poses no danger. Count your blessings.
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