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To: puborectalis who wrote (705716)	3/25/2013 11:20:28 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578177

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian." — Henry Ford

To: puborectalis who wrote (705716)	3/25/2013 11:20:46 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578177

How about banning birth control pills ? Planned Parenthood and Big Pharma are polluting the environment with carcinogenic estrogenic steroid drugs. In his 2009 paper for the journal Ethics and Medics, Professor Joel Brind (Baruch College, City University of New York) wrote: "Currently, therefore, a substantial fraction of the worldwide human population excretes substantial quantities of synthetic, carcinogenic, and largely non-biodegradable female sex steroid drugs into the environment on a daily basis." [4] Dr. Brind was referring to what he described as "the most common form of estrogenic steroid drug found in oral contraceptives - 17-alpha ethinyl estradiol (EE2),"whose potency is measured in parts per trillion. He added: "Putting together the exquisite potency, heavy worldwide use, carcinogenicity, and resistance to biodegradation of contraceptive steroids, one begins to see the clear outlines of a 'perfect storm' that is gathering. "EE2 has been recognized for over a decade as showing up in wastewater, streams, and groundwater downstream of major metropolitan areas worldwide. There is a large body of peer-reviewed literature documenting this contamination, along with documentation of the disruption of reproductive function and the feminization in fish and other wildlife. In parallel, the professional literature reveals a worldwide effort to find ways to remove EE2 and other estrogenic contaminants from wastewater. Chemically, the artificial inactivation of EE2 is a simple matter - that is to say, the same sorts of techniques used to purify drinking water, such as ultraviolet light treatment and ozonation, will do the trick - but to treat sewage that way is grossly impractical." Dr. Brind also argued that "contraceptive steroids are likely culprits" in the documented increase of infertility in men. Politicians and journalists alike have an ethical obligation to pursue what is best for the common good, rather than allowing their ideological views to trump science and cause them to compromise their professional judgment.

To: puborectalis who wrote (705716)	3/25/2013 11:33:38 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578177

What, exactly, was homophobic about that? Do you WANT gays to get AIDS and other STD's? Who's homophobic here, anyway?

To: puborectalis who wrote (705716)	3/25/2013 11:44:03 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578177

NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Government has right to ‘infringe on your freedom’ New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday: Sometimes government does know best. And in those cases, Americans should just cede their rights. “I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom,” Mr. Bloomberg said, during an appearance on NBC. He made the statement during discussion of his soda ban — just shot down by the courts — and insistence that his fight to control sugary drink portion sizes in the city would go forth. SEE RELATED: N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg: ‘I think I have a responsibility … to try to make this country safer’ “We think the judge was just clearly wrong on this,” he said, on NBC. “Our Department of Health has the legal ability to do this. … [They’re] not banning anything.” Mr. Bloomberg’s remaining months in office have included a firestorm of regulations and policy pushes on wide range of issues. Aside from the soda size ban and a well-publicized call for tighter gun control, another contentious policy he pushed: Nudging hospitals to lock up baby formula to force mothers to breast-feed newborns. Read more: p.washingtontimes.com Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter

To: puborectalis who wrote (705716)	3/25/2013 12:47:43 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1578177

EXCLUSIVE: SASHA, MALIA OBAMA VACATION AT BAHAMAS' 'ATLANTIS' RESORT Sasha and Malia Obama are quietly vacationing at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Breitbart News has learned.A source tipped Breitbart News off to the First Daughters’ spring vacation, which was not publicly announced or reported. Breitbart subsequently confirmed President Barack Obama’s daughters’ trip with other sources. Both the White House and the Atlantis resort declined to confirm the report or comment, but another guest provided a photograph of Sasha and Malia at the resort. Social media, including Twitter and Facebook, have also carried reports of the First Daughters' presence at Atlantis. One person who is at the resort wrote: “Rumor confirmed: friends saw the first daughters with a gaggle of friends being escorted to the held elevator.” Via Twitter, another person wrote: “Obama daughters at the same restaurant as me...in the bahamas.” A third tweeted that she was excited to see Sasha and Malia at Club Crush, the Bahamian resort’s nightclub for teenagers: “OBAMA'S DAUGHTERS SMILED AND WAVED AT ME. I WAS IN THE SAME ROOM AS OBAMA'S DAUGHTERS.” Atlantis describes Club Crush as the “ultimate nightclub for teens ages 13 to 17 and tweens ages 9 to 13 vacationing on Paradise Island.” Another hotel guest tweeted a photograph of what she said was the motorcade for "the Obama crew": It is unclear at this time if first lady Michelle Obama is also at the resort, or if she is planning to join her daughters there. Atlantis spokeswoman Megan Marchesini told Breitbart News that “our company policy is to never comment on guests.” Secret Service spokesman Bryan Leary told Breitbart News that the Secret Service does not confirm or deny trips for anyone under the agency’s protective detail, including Sasha and Malia. Sasha and Malia both attend Sidwell Friends School, which is currently on its spring break. That break continues through Friday. It is unclear how long the first daughters will be staying in the Bahamas, or what the cost will be to taxpayers. Earlier this month, the White House canceled public tours as a result of the recent budget sequester, citing Secret Service staffing costs. According to Judicial Watch, Malia Obama's trip to Mexico last spring break, during which she was apparently accompanied by Secret Service protection, cost taxpayers $115,500.87. Sasha did not accompany Malia on that trip.

To: puborectalis who wrote (705716)	3/25/2013 1:07:48 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578177

Police tear-gas anti-gay marriage protesters in ParisPolice in Paris used tear gas to disperse hundreds of thousands of protesters demonstrating against gay marriage on the Champs-Elysees. Riot police spray teargas on demonstrators during clashes on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris Photo: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images Agence France-Presse in Paris 6:21AM GMT 25 Mar 2013 Interior Minister Manuel Valls said there were "dozens of arrests", without giving further details. Authorities had earlier banned the protestors from marching on the Champs-Elysees. They followed a nearby route and organisers claimed their numbers swelled to 1.4 million, while police gave an initial estimate of 300,000. Protesters demonstrate against France's gay marriage law in Paris (PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images) The hugely controversial bill to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption has been comfortably adopted by the lower chamber of parliament and will go to the Senate for examination and approval in April. The upper house is unlikely to prevent the groundbreaking reform from becoming law by the summer. The protestors want the government to withdraw the project and put it to a referendum. Related Articles Sarkozy denounces 'unfounded' decision to investigate him 25 Mar 2013 Nicolas Sarkozy judge to sue supporter for having impartiality questioned 24 Mar 2013 Al-Hilli gun suspect released without charge 24 Mar 2013 Frenchman impersonating pilot caught in cockpit of US Airways plane 23 Mar 2013 The opponents to gay marriage highlighted France's flagging economy, beset by mass layoffs and spiralling unemployment, and attacked Socialist President Francois Hollande's government for ignoring pressing issues while pushing ahead with his election pledge of "Marriage for All." An anti gay marriage protester stands in front of riot police officers on the Champs Elysee (AP) Banners held up along the march route read: "We want work not gay marriage," and "No to gayxtremism." The Paris police had turned down a request from the protest organisers to march on the Champs-Elysees on the grounds it would be a threat to public order, partly because it borders the French presidential palace. The demonstrators lined a three-mile route from the Paris business district of La Defense to the roundabout where the Arc de Triomphe is located. Thousands of people demonstrate on the Champs-Elysees avenue against France's gay marriage law (AFP/Getty Images) The movement against gay marriage has given France a new celebrity in the form of its public face, Virginie Tellenne, a Parisian socialite who goes by the name of Frigide Barjot. Her assumed name - a play on the name of French film star Brigitte Bardot, a sex symbol in the 1960s - translates as Frigid Loony. "We want the president to deal with the economy and leave the family alone," Ms Tellenne said Sunday. "We will not give up anything. We came to defend the fact that a father and a mother is better for children," said Marie, a 30-year-old protestor. Somewhere between 340,000 and 800,000 demonstrators had flooded into the capital for an anti-gay marriage march in January. A campaign orchestrated by the Catholic Church and belatedly backed by the mainstream centre-right opposition has steadily gathered momentum. But Mr Hollande's support for the legislation has not wavered and his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, has revealed that the president will be attending the marriages of gay friends once the legislation is on the statute books. Gay men and women can already adopt as individuals in France if approved by social services. A separate law on providing medically assisted conception to gay couples, already extended to heterosexual couples unable to conceive, will be debated later in the year.