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Oh the poor thing! Rest in peace, Amali.
Sometimes, stories that are really well told in novel format don't translate into great movies, nor should you always expect them to. The Twilight series is a very well told, juicy romance story, and worth a read. If you love the stories, it's worth seeing the onscreen interpretation, but leave you're high cinematic expectations at the door.
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"Decent couple of hours of ecstasy" LOL - it's just as likely the result of 15 uncomfortable minutes in the back seat of a car.
Thank you for clarifying, Carl. I did know you were pro-choice. Just got a little emtional there. It's just hard to consider what you would have thought if your mother had aborted you - you wouldn't exist and therefore wouldn't be capable of holding a grudge. So in my mind, it's a moot point. But I do appreciate your Devil's Advocate approach.
And RAH, is there a difference between blindly endorsing a behavior and accepting that disagreeing with it, and even not participating in it, isn't going to stop it? I believe that education is the key to decreasing irresponsible lifestyle decisions.
You used to say Obama was a rock star to us. And he is our leader. I'm still happy with his leadership for the most part. I knew when I voted for hope and change that they wouldn't be immediate or easy, and I'm patient as long as I feel like it's moving in a positive direction, which I do.
Not to say liberals have never participated in the latter. Just setting up a distinction.
"How's that hope-y change-y think workin' for y'all?!" Does that strike you as thoughtful, respectful or constructive?
Thoughtful, respectful, constructive criticism IS patriotic. Mud-slinging for power is not.
Carl - As a woman, I believe you have a right to an opinion, but I don't believe you have a say in whether or not a woman has an abortion (unless you either impregnated her or she's your daughter - but incidentally not if both descriptions apply). But I don't believe I have a say in that, either.
And would I have been "okay" with my mother having aborted me? If it had saved her life or she had been incapable of raising me, yes.
Yes, thank you Jacky. I have a friend who started a college fund with the money her boyfriend gave her to "take care of it" when she told him she was pregnant. But I also know some men who became fathers unexpectedly who have risen to the occasion and become great fathers.
Every situation is unique, which is why blanket legislation against abortion is neither logical nor appropriate. Many women are not physically, emotionally or mentally capable of carrying a child to term, and in those cases legal abortion must remain an option, in conjunction with education and birth control support (i.e. available and covered by insurance).
Suppose all of these genuiuses weren't aborted but born into abject poverty to women who were suffering from mental illness or drug addiction, grew up in squalor amidst rampant drug use and gangs. Suppose their schools couldn't contain much less educate them? Suppose the holier-than-thou conservatives who preached against abortion also preached against serving the needs of the poor?
Are they still saving the world?
I can understand being tired of the politicians running roughshod - but this is nothing new. You can't all of a sudden decide you're interested in politics, read one side's reason for status quo (that would be Fox News' side, aka the right side) and get up in arms, because taking such a half-baked approach will make you look ridiculous. People are so surprised that liberal people are educated on conservative viewpoints - it's because we want to understand both sides.
It's never too late to get involved in politics, but it's not worth doing if you can't be bothered to A. objectively look at both sides of the coin and B. understand that change is slow, and the current situation is the result of policy changes from previous decades, not the past year.
Climate change = more extreme weather patterns, i.e. record amounts of snowfall
