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A Little Good Pressin News by GuigarTuesday, June 24, 2008 - 12:10 AM
My comics have had a little good press recently that I wanted to pass along. First up is a very kind letter-to-the-editor that Eric from Silver Spring, Md., wrote to the Philadelphia Daily News. It was printed over the weekend in the Sat., June 21, edition. Unfortunately, it was not mirrored in the paper's Web site. Click on the image to the right to see an enlargement of how it appeared in print.
Thanks, Eric, for being an uber-fan. You're the best. Next, is an awesome piece courtesy of James and Melissa Treacy, who work for Trend, a weekly newspaper circulated to more than 800,000 households throughout the suburban areas of Philadelphia. The Trend write-up covers all the bases: "At left, Brad Guigar of Philadelphia is the creator of such comics as 'Evil Inc,' a 'comic about a corporation run for super-villains by super-villains,' 'Courting Disaster,' a single-panel comic about love and relationships, and 'Phables,' a 'weekly look at life in Philadelphia.' Phables was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic 2007. The comics are both Web-based comics, as well as comics printed in hard copy publications like the Daily News in Philadelphia...Guigar writes and draws his own comics, and is also a published author of books like 'How To Make Webcomics,' and 'The Everything Cartooning Book.' For more information on Guigar's comics, visit his Web sites at www.evil-comic.com, www.phables.com and www.courting-disaster.com." My friends, that is press. Thanks so much, James and Melissa! You guys rock! The layout appears below: posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 06:33 PM (#43502)
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Hehe. The squinting gives you character, like Stan Lee. He's a recognizable creator. Besides you look friendly in the picture and I think that's a good representation of you.
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Three years ago, Dawn Porter decided it was time for a change. So, after five years as a litigation associate in Baker & Hostetlers Washington, D.C., office and another 12 at in-house jobs with ABC and A&E, she set her sights on making documentary movies.
An amateur photographer whose experience at media companies was limited mostly to advising producers on legal and ethical issues, Porter had no idea how to shoot or edit film at the time. Nonetheless, she felt her career as an attorney had equipped her with the kind of storytelling skills essential to being a successful documentarian.
I think legal training is very rigorous: You do your research, you need to write well, and you work hard, says the 46-year-old Georgetown University Law Center graduate. If you have those fundamentals, the rest of it you can learn as you go.
Porter proved to be a quick studyand her decision not to stray far in choosing the subject of her maiden documentary was probably a wise move. That film, Gideons Army, won top editing honors in the U.S. documentary category at the Sundance Film Festival when it debuted there last month. It is scheduled to be shown at the Miami International Film Festival next month and to air on HBO over the summer. The timing couldnt be better.
The 96-minute film follows a handful of public defenders enrolled in a unique training program designed to both hone their courtroom skills and boost their confidence. The Gideon of the title, of course, refers to Gideon v. Wainwright, the U.S. Supreme Court case that established that even those who cant pay for a lawyer have the right to one. With the landmark rulings 50th anniversary approaching in March, Gideons Army captures the sorry state of indigent defense in the U.S. a half-century after the Court left it to individual states to devise their own ways of ensuring that right.
Its not news that the nations 15,000 full-time public defenders are overworked and underpaid. Recent studies have found that while the American Bar Association recommends that lawyers for the poor take on a maximum of 150 felony cases a year [PDF], many of those doing the job often juggle more than double that number. In Florida, one of the states Porter examines in her film, public defenders handle an average of 500 felony cases a year. Not surprisingly, the exploding caseloads undermine the quality of the work public defenders perform for their clients. A 2012 report produced by New York University Law Schools Brennan Center for Justice found, for example, that such lawyers spend an average of just 6 minutes on an arraignment.
Despite her prior career, Porter was unfamiliar with this grim corner of the legal profession when she set out to make Gideons Army. "Its really horrific and very shocking to me," she says. "I made the film for people like me, who dont understand how it is possible that somebody innocent but poor could be in prison." (Click here to see an interview with Porter conducted in connection with the film's Sundance debut.)
Porter got the idea for the documentary after the Ford Foundation rejected her application for a grant to fund a different film. A program officer in the foundations criminal justice division suggested she contact Ford grantee Jonathan Rapping, the founder and CEO of a Birmingham-based nonprofit now known as Gideons Promise, with an eye toward dcoumenting the initiative. After traveling to Alabama to watch Rappings boot campstyle program in action, Porter decided it could serve as the basis of a story she felt compelled to tell.
Rapping, who spent nine years as a public defender in Washington, D.C., developed Gideons Promiseoriginally dubbed the Southern Public Defenders Training Centerwith his wife, Ilham Askia, out of the couples Atlanta living room in 2006. By then, he had helped launch Georgia's first statewide public defenders system and helped rebuild the indigent defense program in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Though public defenders across the country share a similar plight, Rapping says the problems he encountered in the South were particularly acute. "There was this culture that existed in much of the South that created very low expectations," he says. "I was shocked by the low expectations that many defenders had for themselves." Ultimately, he decided he could do more to raise those expectations by training public defenders outside a government setting.
The result, as Porters film shows, is a program that begins each January with a new group of up to 50 lawyersmost of them just starting their public service careers in states throughout the Southdescending on the Birmingham headquarters of Gideons Promise. Once there, participants dive into an intensive, 14-day training program built around tutorials in such courtroom fundamentals as cross-examining witnesses and constructing opening statements and closing arguments. Aside from sharing practical advice, Rapping and roughly 60 instructorsall of whom are either current or former public defendersalso aim to revive the confidence of attorneys prone to questioning whether society values what they do. Following the initial training, the group reconvenes every six months over the ensuing three years to brush up on their skills and strengthen their bonds. The cost of the program is split between Gideons Promise and each participants employer.
There are many young and idealistic lawyers coming out of law schools who want to do a good job but they enter a system that doesnt offer this, Rapping says. And the people that grow in this system adopt that mentality. For that reason, he adds, Gideons Promise generally accepts only those with relatively little experience. "We recruit a class of young public defenders or lawyers that have been practicing for less than three years, so they haven't developed bad habits that are hard to get rid of.
June Hardwick, one of the lawyers featured in Gideons Army, is typical. A community activist since the late 1980s, Hardwick saw indigent defense as a natural extension of her long-standing commitment to help the less fortunate. In 2007, she took a job as a public defender in Jackson, Mississippi. Before long, though, the work became daunting. It didnt help that she was having trouble chipping away at her mountain of law school debt on an annual salary of about $53,000.
Hardwick enrolled in Gideons Promise in 2009 and completed the program last year. It was, she says, the most intensive training Ive ever participated in and an experience that, simply put, made me a better attorney." Almost important as the skill-building lessons was the time spent after class with other public defenders facing the same systemic challenges and feeling the same frustrations. "Wed all hang out after hours, until late at night, all talking and getting to know each other," says the 37-year-old single mother. These friendships were perfect for when we needed a boost.
Of course, as Hardwick would acknowledge, such a boost can be fleeting. Midway through her trainingand while Porter was still putting Gideons Army togethershe decided for various reasons, some of them financial, to start her own practice, take on private clients, and cut back her indigent defense to part time. For this particular foot soldier, it wasnt a total surrender, but a sign of the toll the battle can take.
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These sweet pastries have Polish and Czech roots and can also be spelled "kolaches." They are usually filled with poppy seeds, nuts, jam or a mashed fruit mixture. "The ice cream is a unique twist on traditional kolachkes, and its simplest to use a square cookie cutter to cut the dough." —Diane Turner, Brunswick, Ohio
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Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 60 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 27 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.
Originally published as Ice Cream Kolachkes in Taste of Home February/March 2009, p70
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Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2010 by missleslie36
They were good and fairly simple to make. I had a hard time getting the two corners to stick together. The picture makes them look really puffy and flakey, mine were pretty flat.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by amd429
This recipe was GREAT! I got it to make a ton! They froze very well so we can pull out some whenever we like! To answer an earlier question 2 cups does equal 1 pint. I rolled the dough out very thin almost the thinness of paper and they came out flaky and pie crust like! YUMMMY!
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by MamaMirus
I've made my family recipe and tried these and they turned out very well. A nice trick for filling is preserves, they are the right consistency for these. I used pineapple preserves, raspberry preserves and orange marmalade which was perfect with a hot cup of java!
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by dawnkruk
great litlle bite size cookies.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by marcoates
This sounds really good. I don't believe I've ever see cake or pastry filling in the grocery story near the pie fillings. Where would I find it? You can tell I don't do much baking.:(
This sounds really good. I don't believe I've ever see cake or pastry filling in the grocery story near the pie fillings. Where would I find it? You can tell I don't do much baking.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by twins6
this is the same dough that I use for my ice cream strudel. It's nice to have a new use.
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2010 by Giuseppina
My mom,who very rarely bakes sweets made these cookies.Everyone LOVED them! Not too sweet, very addicting.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2010 by 1946quilter
I haven't made this exact recipe but I have made others like it and will try this soon. I have lots of homemade jam and would like to use that for filling. Any advice about that? For instance, should I add flour to the jam (that occurs in some cookie fillings)?
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2010 by thegeema
Would 2 cups of ice cream = 1 pint?
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2010 by SheriCecelia
This is recipe is what my family has been making for years! We love it. this is a Christmas time cookie for us. Do ya every wonder why we only make these yummy things durning special occations? Why I do not know. I will have to make them again soon.
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Fourth Judicial District Chief Judge Lucy Wieland and Director of Hennepin County Community Corrections Fred LaFleur co-chaired the CDTF. The CDTF convened three subcommittees - Adult Drug/Drug Court Subcommittee, DWI Subcommittee and Juvenile Alcohol and Other Drug Subcommittee. This report covers the work and recommendations of the Adult drug and DWI groups. Each subcommittee included representatives from the bench, court administration, prosecution, community corrections, public defender and human services. The subcommittees reviewed research and evidence-based practices and then formulated recommendations to improve the functioning of the Hennepin County criminal justice system.
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I was in the drive-through lane of the Totem Lake Taco Time the evening of Dec. 21, and when I handed money to the young man at the window to pay for my meal he said that the lady in the car ahead had already paid for it and had asked him to wish me, "Merry Christmas!"
What a sweet thing to do – and I am going to pay it forward. It gave me a lovely warm feeling – thank you, mystery lady!
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This is a regular competition, which can be spotted on forums everywhere, and since our growing community seems to be inspiring Graphicists of all types, I welcome you all to submit a signature this fortnight (Dec 11 - Dec 25). *Extended to Dec 31*
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* toff* l ! Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years LianAKY, OHIO HISTORICAL 19QE VELM.\ AVC« COL3. Or 43211 soo^ri^ EX.CH VOL.64 NO. 33 AUGUST7.1986-AV2 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals Mew Jewish Chaplains Council Organized NEW YORK (WNS) -A new'body,''to be known as the JWB/Jewish Chaplains Council, has been organized by representatives of the three major rabbinic groups in American Jewish life. The newly-established Council will serve Jewish chaplains in the U.S. military and Veterans Administration and Jewish military personnel and patients in VA hospitals. Each of the three rabbinic groups may endorse its own candidates for chaplaincy service. Israel Feels More Secure, Confident Following Vice President Bush's Visit Israeli-Made Radiation Detector Selling Well In Europe JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli-made pocket- sized radiation detector is selling well in Europe as a result of fears following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. There have been so many orders for the $140 detector that the Amcor Company has had to add extra shifts to meet demand which -has increased ten-fold since Chernobyl. The "gamma alert device," the smallest and cheapest personal radiation detector on the market, beeps and flashes when radiation reaches five times the usual level. I Israeli Wins Mediterranean Chess Championship MARSEILLES (WNS) — Israeli chess player Boris Goulka recently won the Mediterranean chess championship at which over a dozen countries, including five from Eastern Europe," took part, Goulka won with six match points followed by players from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, France and Yugoslavia:1Hejwas-allowed to leave the Soviet Union earlier this year after a long wait. He was a grand master in the So- viet Union and his wife was also a noted chess player. Upon their arrival in Israel, both volunteered to start playing at once and represent Israel at international games. JERUSALEM (JTA) - Israel as a whole had a markedly more secure and confident feeling last week, after Vice President George Bush's visit here. The man who may well be the next U.S. President and leader of the free world had been regarded here with a certain sense of distance, even trepidation. Some of the media, and some pundits, had written that Bush, while not unfriendly, was less friendly "than other American leaders — and other Presidential hopefuls—towards the Jewish State. At best, they said, he was uncaring, indifferent to the unique features of the Jewish historical experience. Now, after stripping away all the pap and pizzaz inevitably present in a Vice Presidential visit, and in Vice Presidential rhetoric, most Israelis are left with a comfortable feeling that Bush follows what is by now a mainstream tradition in ■^mferican-^governmentrof regarding Israel as both a strategic ally and a moral mainstay for the United States. Statements Leave A Glow His declaration that the two countries were "allies in every sense of the word" and his statement that "many in tangible, and in a sense spiritual, ties" have developed "a multitude of wbrdly bonds" between the U.S. and Israel, seemed to leave a G. Zacks Accompanies George Bush To Israel WASHINGTON (JTA) - Eight prominent American Jews accompanied Vice President George Bush to Israel. All were people Bush consulted in planning his trip to the Jewish State, accord-.'. ing to Gayle Fisher, ah assistant press secretary to the Vice President. She Said that all eight paid their own way for a one-way trip to Israel. The eight are all members of the National Jewish Coalition and included Gordon Zacks, national cochairper- son of,, the Coalition from Columbus, and Jacob Stein, President Reagan's first liaison to the Jewish com^ munity. However, they were, •not accompany ing~ Bush -of. Coalition;members but^.as- independent advisors. P Observers here believe that Bush used his visit to Israel to help him iri his Pictured above (left) are the members of Gideon Lodge B'nai B'rith, a new chapter formed from the northside of Columbus. Pictured (right 1. to r.) are Michael Sanders, president pro-.temp, Gideon Lodge and Richard Handler, president of Zion Lodge and a member of the District II Board of Governors. Gideon B'nai B'rith Men Form Lodge A new B'nai B'rith Lodge has been formed in Columbus. Thirteen men from the northside of Columbus have become the nucleus of' Gideon Lodge. These new Ben B'rith were inducted on July 29 at Beth Tikva. Richard Handler, president of Zion Lodge and member of the District II Board of Governors, welcomed the new lodge into the District. Suzanne Andisman, District II membership director, presented an educational program on B'nai B'rith. Leo Weinberg of Zion Lodge, a leader in District II for many years, and John Skuller of MaCcabbee Lodge, District II Community Volunteer Service chairman, conducted the traditional B'nai B'rith induction ceremony, which included lighting a candle on the menorah for each of B'nai B'rith's tenets. Each new member of Gideon Lodge was presented with his membership pin by Leo Weinberg. David Goldstein, president of Maccabbee Lodge, spoke to Gideon's new brothers on the importance of service in B'nai B'rith life, and challenged them to create a unique service project of their own.;Richard Handler then called upon Gideon to elect a president. Michael Sanders was unanimously elected president pro-temp, and announced a goal of 100 members for Gideon by the end of September. , Sanders cited the need for Jewish networking and fellowship on the northside, which has had a large increase of young Jewish professionals. Sanders' expressed the hope that Gideon Lodge would provide an impetus for more leadership and participation in the Jewish community by north- siders. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) forthcoming campaign for the Republican nomination ■foi'the Presidency. Two of Bush's potential rivals, Rep. Jack Kemp (R. NY) and Senate Majority leader Robert "Dole (R. Kans.), are known for their strong support of Israel. Zacks is considered one of the persons, closest to Bush in the Jewish community and has frequently intro: duced the Vice President to Jewish audiences. In addition to Zacks and Stein, Fisher identified those accompanying Bu§h ; as: Ivan Novick, Pittsburgh, former president o£ the Zionist Organization of America; • •Paul Borman; of Detroit; Joseph Gildenhorn, of Washington, DC;, Barbara Gold, of Chicago; Richard Goldman, of San Francisco; and Jay Kislak,.of Miami, glow here. And Israeli leaders, particularly Deputy Premier Yitzhak Shamir, had made a point of emphasizing Bush's personal involvement in the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry and his " long-time interest in the cause of Soviet Jewry. Bush for his part visited a Russian immigrant family and an Ethiopian absorption center in his packed, much photographed and filmed four-day itinerary here — thereby stressing those same points. Peres Assesses Hassan Meeting NEW YORK (JTA) - Israeli Premier Shimon Peres told a group of ethnic leaders and journalists from the United States that his meeting with King Hassan of • Morocco will enhance the prospects for a more normalized peace between Egypt and Israel, it was reported by Lester- Pollack, president of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, who with Malcolm Hoenlein, JCRC execu- .■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) Sidney Blatt Named To Be Chairman Of Federation Annual Meeting, Sept. 28 "Sidney Blatt, past president of the Columbus Jewish Federation, will be the chairman of the Federation's Annual Meeting," announced Miriam Yenkin, Federation president. "This year we are celebrating Federation's 60th Anniversary and Sidney is the kind of individual that will help to make this milestone a very special occasion," she said. - The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday evening, Sept. .28, at Temple Israel. 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Sidney Blatt A businessman, Blatt is the President of Columbus Steel Drum Company He is married to Sally arid they are the parents of three daughters, Meredith Gail Blatt, Cynthia Paine and Laura Jo Paul and the grandparents of eight. "The evening will provide a sertse of community history and pay tribute to the role that the Federation's workers and leaders have played in the growth of the Columbus Jewish commu- nity,".said Blatt. "The entire community is • invited to attend. The 60th Annual Meeting is an opportunityto celebrate," he added. For further information, phone the Columbus Jewish Federation, 237-7686. Restrictive Clause Uncovered In Deed To Rehnquist Home WASHINGTON (JTA) - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William Rehnquist said last week that the deed to his summer home in Greensboro, Vt., contains a clause forbidding it from being leased or sold "to any member of the Hebrew , race." 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UPDATED: Video: 'SNL,' 'The Daily Show' Mock Virginia's Ultrasound, Personhood Bills
Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers took turns bashing bills before the Virginia Assembly on NBC's Saturday Night Live over the weekend
8:17 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The actions by the Virginia assembly portrayed on SNL deserve mocking. The majority party is taking us back to pre-colonial times. If we don't watch out they will bring back the pillory (a device that criminals were placed in for long periods of time in the public square in the 1700's.)
Publius Publicola
12:33 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Ultrasounds are already being performed at Planned Parenthood clinics. Also, the National Abortion federation even says abdominal ultrasounds are more likely used.
Karen Gautney
12:47 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Of course ultrasounds are being performed, Publius, when they are determined by the physician to be necessary. That is quite a leap from requiring them in cases where they serve not useful purpose. And abdominal ultrasounds are not more likely in early pregnancy cases, as they are not effective. If the Virginia GOP thinks that, why not amend the bill to say that an abdominal ultrasound is sufficient? It wouldn't satisfy the concern about the government mandating that women undergo an unnecessary medical procedure, but it would cut down on the use of the word vagina.
Publius Publicola
1:07 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Dear Karen -
"Of course ultrasounds are being performed, Publius, when they are determined by the physician to be necessary. That is quite a leap from requiring them in cases where they serve not useful purpose."
Wrong. They are already required at Planned Parenthood as part of the procedure.
"If the Virginia GOP thinks that, why not amend the bill to say that an abdominal ultrasound is sufficient? "
The bill states 'fetal imaging ultrasound.' Look up the definition. No where in the bill does it mandate a probe. I spoke to several women who had an abortion at PP and other clinics and ALL received an abdominal ultrasound prior to the medical abortion.
Publius Publicola
2:50 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Karen -
"Planned Parenthood facilities in locations where state law requires an ultrasound (like Texas) must comply. But they do not, on their own, require medically unnecessary abortions."
Alana Goodman at Commentary Magazine called Planned Parenthood clinics in Virginia. She found out ultrasounds are part of the abortion procedure at the clinic.
See the link here:
I also spoke to Doctors who have performed abortions previously. Of the 6 I spoke to, 5 said they did ultrasounds as part of the procedure.
So, unlike the left, I am not 'misrepresenting' anything.
9:02 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A trans vaginal ultrasound is in fact 'invasive' and very painful. Saying that it is not, and saying it does not infringe on the doctor-patient relationship is untrue. The VA government in power wants to require this procedure despite their cries for limited government and what a doctor and his patient may see as unnecessary. The legal definition of 'rape' includes the terms 'forcible entry into the woman's body without her consent' and can be implied here in cases where a woman does not wish to have this procedure. I hope more women take the time to understand what is truly going on here.
Publius Publicola
12:34 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
No where in house bill 462 or Senate bill 484 does it use the term 'trans-vaginal ultrasound.' A woman already has to give her consent under the law to have an abortion. Also, the National Abortion federation even says abdominal ultrasounds are more likely used.
Karen Gautney
12:48 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Publius, please cite the source for the assertion you are attributing to the National Abortion Federation.
Publius Publicola
1:09 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Dear Karen -
You can read the bill here:
The National Abortion federation link is here:
Karen Gautney
1:14 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Pub, I have read the bill. Many times. The National Abortion Federation does not say what you are claiming. You have every right to your opinion, but misrepresenting source information is not a good way to make your point.
9:56 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The National Abortion Federation has reported that the transvaginal method of ultra sound is already being used 98% of the time before an abortion is performed. So they do them anyway, this bill just makes sure that if she wants to see the ultrasound she will get a chance to, which ought to be her right anyway. It seems only logical that we should want to advocate to get women more medical information not less before we make this irreversible decision. I wish I'd had more myself.
Karen Gautney
6:52 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
That is not accurate. Please share the source of your information about the rate of ultrasound usage. This bill is NOT about merely allowing someone to see their ultrasound.
If we want to advocate for women to have more medical information, let's urge legislators to stop mandating unnecessary and invasive medical procedures and stop restricting access to birth control and reproductive choice information.
Publius Publicola
12:35 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
This is the real reason behind the uproar over the legislation:
Karen Gautney
1:05 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Attacking Delegate David Englin over opposing the ultrasound bill? Brilliant! Pleeeze try to paint him the villain for standing up for the rights and dignity of women. By all means, credit him for fueling the backlash that has the governor backtracking. Send your link as far and wide as you possibly can. I'm quite fond of Delegate Englin, and I will enjoy watching his support soar, and his margin of victory widen against whatever Vagina GOP candidate decides to run against him in the next election. Well done, Red Alexandria!
Publius Publicola
2:09 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Karen -
"If we want to advocate for women to have more medical information, let's urge legislators to stop mandating unnecessary and invasive medical procedures and stop restricting access to birth control and reproductive choice information."
99% of abortion clinics already perform an ultrasound prior to an abortion, why not make it 100%?
Karen Gautney
3:01 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Pubs, to support your misinformation, you have cited a source in which information was misrepresented. Respectfully, an essay arguing passionately and emotionally is hardly a viable source document for accurate information about the opposing viewpoint. Do you have a valid, reliable, original source for your assertion? Not something taken out of context and twisted, or excerpted from the discussion of an exceptional or non-relevant case that you mistakenly apply to this discussion?
Trust me, I want you to continue to link to the Red Alexandria essay, for reasons I've already stated. But to pass that off as a reliable source, well, that's just not credible. And besides, I think the statements by the governor (links in another post) have all but conceded that would have indeed required transvaginal ultrasounds, and that it was a mistake to go that far. If this could be fixed by specifying an abdominal ultrasound, the GOP would do it. But since it can't be, it seems they will be passing toothless legislation making the ultrasound optional. Toothless, because it already is optional.
Publius Publicola
3:28 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Karen -
Call the number yourself at Planned Parenthood as I have. This is the recording you get.
"Patients who have a surgical abortion generally come in for two appointments. At the first visit we do a health assessment, perform all the necessary lab work, and do an ultrasound. This visit generally takes about an hour. At the second visit, the procedure takes place. This visit takes about an hour as well. For out of town patients for whom it would be difficult to make two trips to our office, we're able to schedule both the initial appointment and the procedure on the same day.
Medical abortions generally require three visits. At the first visit, we do a health assessment, perform all the necessary lab work, and do an ultrasound. This visit takes about an hour. At the second visit, the physician gives the first pill and directions for taking two more pills at home. The third visit is required during which you will have an exam and another ultrasound."
Arielle Masters
10:06 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
If our beloved government is going to make asinine decisions, they should expect to be ridiculed for them on national TV.
Amahl Miller
11:29 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Careful people. They are going to wait until this is not news and pass this law.
Karen Gautney
6:58 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
We must ensure that every day women are targeted for abuse by their government, every day freedom and choice are curtailed, it's in the news.
7:54 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
There is NOTHING in this bill stating it requires a transvaginal ultrasound.
Women deserve better then abortion. Born and unborn!
T Ailshire
8:07 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Join me in refusing to vote for another Republican in Virginia if the governor does not veto this bill: http://amcit.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/an-open-letter-and-a-promise-to-virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell/
The House is probably a lost cause. The governor can stop it; the Senate doesn't have the votes to override his veto.
Mary Lambe
7:59 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
T, I'm not sure I could do that. Can you provide a list of the last five Republicans you voted for? How did that work out for you?
Michele Menapace
8:35 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Judging from Ms. Vogel's comments, one can only deduce that she has never had a trans-vaginal ultrasound. In general, Republicans deride the overreach of government. So, how to explain this travesty? I suppose regulations are only bad if they're targeted at protecting workers or consumers. Conservatives can't have it both ways here. If individuals are supposed to be responsible or intelligent enough to avoid accidents in the workplace, fraudulent mortgage lenders & creditors, and other "nanny-state government-overreaching" then women making decisions about legal medical procedures deserve the same respect & consideration.
Mary Lambe
8:02 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
News Flash!!! Virginia's Republican Governor derides the overreach of Government and urges changes in this bill. Michele Menapace seeks new reason to explain travesty.
Karen Gautney
8:55 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
ladyinred, the bill doesn't use the word "transvaginal." Of course not! Republicans don't want to call attention to the true abuse of women that this bill will require. However, it is accurate that it requires a transvaginal ultrasound. An abdominal ultrasound is ineffective in the early stages of a pregnancy when most abortions occur. By default, a pre-abortion ultrasound will be transvaginal. If that isn't true, why wouldn't the Republicans have introduced an amendment clarifying that an external ultrasound will satisfy the requirement of this law?
Just this morning, the Washington Post carried a story saying many Republicans, including the governor, are rethinking their support for this bill. They didn't know, supposedly, just what the procedure would involve. In other words, they blindly supported it without fully considering the implications for women. Comedians (not just this SNL skit, but segments of The Daily Show and Colbert Report) as well as serious journalists got it. Most women got it. Hopefully, the Repbulicans in our state legislature will face the reality of what they are trying to do.
Politics before people is bad policy.
9:16 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I find it strange that a woman going to have an abortion performed finds a transvaginal ultrasound "invasive" but removing a human body from inside her body is what, uninvasive? What a joke. The liberal argument is always speaking of respect for womens rights, what about respect of the unborn who would've had the chance to grow into a woman?
Lauren Jost
9:23 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Just a note that this piece has been updated to reflect that an additional TV show has slammed the bills. Thanks for the comments, everyone.
Mary Lambe
7:48 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Really? Really? Patch cites "Saturday Night Live" and " Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" for reaction to a Virginia bill still in debate? Really? Next you will be quoting from www.fairfaxunderground.com where you can find insightful comments on this subject as, "I support mandatory color video of all abortions, with close-ups of the moment when the fetus dies." Well, at least they would be local insights, and you can gather quotes mocking pretty much anything. Would you quote Keith Olberman, Rachel Maddow, Rush Limbaugh or Mark Levin for your articles on Fairfax social issues? Really? Would it not be more journalistically relevant to the Patch objective to instead include reaction from Planned Parenthood or religious officials in our neighborhoods?
Karen Gautney
9:27 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Mary, you are clearly very angry. But you have misunderstood, or are intentionally overlooking, the purpose of this article. The Patch did not suggest that the comedy shows were serious news or even opinion. The point was that these popular, national television shows have targeted Virginia politics because of the bills being considered by our legislature. These bills affect people in the Patch coverage area. Rarely do the citizens of a given state know the details of legislation being discussed in their state capitals, and it's even more rare when those bills get the attention of news or comedy on the national level. I know from your other comments that you support the GOP bills, but the fact is, the rest of the country is laughing at us. That in itself is news, and I appreciate the Patch bringing it to us. Based on the number of comments, I would say it captured the interest of readers.
Publius Publicola
9:35 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Which just goes to show Karen just how stupid people are when listening to the media.
Witness the excerpt from this documentary:
Matt Harris
10:06 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Pub: Looks like the Governor is one of those "stupid people" who caved to the liberal media bias - however, he will not suffer any negative consequences.
Mary Lambe
11:18 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Karen writes: "Mary, you are clearly very angry."
Not really, I was really just mocking SNL. Really. Or, really, really, as Shreck would say. Watch the video again and you'll understand.
"But you have misunderstood, or are intentionally overlooking, the purpose of this article."
Correct, I am intentionally overlooking the purpose of this article.
"The point was that these popular, national television shows have targeted Virginia politics because of the bills being considered by our legislature."
Really? (There I go again). Not exactly. These two shows seek opportunities to mock the Republican agenda, whatever that might be. Lauren Jost just got caught up in it. I enjoy when Patch digs a bit deeper, interviews those involved, and reports how the laws will actually affect us, beyond the rhetoric. I do agree that this article is not directed at critical thinkers.
"These bills affect people in the Patch coverage area."
Not nearly as much as many other bills working their way through the legislature. I would have preferred a Patch story on the bills that will have a profound impact on us and the ability of our reps to help or kill them as appropriate. I'm fascinated, for example, by the two very different approaches being used by David Bulova and Chap Petersen this term.
Mary Lambe
11:19 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wow, I hit the 1500-word limit and had to split this one. Cute comment about Tolstoy when that happens.. Continuing...
"I know from your other comments that you support the GOP bills."
Not true. They are a waste of time, catering to a fringe minority. Which is why once the grownups got involved they were changed. I'm just having some fun during a quiet day at the office.
"But the fact is, the rest of the country is laughing at us."
Nah, they laugh at the shows. The shows use humor to put forth their political views. That those outside The Great Commonwealth (of which Fairfax County is not representative) laugh at us for Lee-Jackson Day, the War of Northern Aggression, and our teachings that US History is Virginia-centric means that they just don't understand.
"Based on the number of comments, I would say it captured the interest of readers."
Now if those readers would just click the freakin' ads then Patch could succeed.
Mary Lambe
11:28 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
"Which just goes to show Karen just how stupid people are when listening to the media.
Witness the excerpt from this documentary:
Captain Kangaroo is ALIVE!!!! Now, THAT's a funny video. Imagine if Patch could receive 2.5 million hits.
Mike James
9:36 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The problem isn't with abortion, the problem is with forcing your opinion on anothers actions. This is a back handed attempt to restrict the legal rights of people by religious ideologues because they don't like the legality of abortion. If we wanted a Christian caliphate in this country we would have one. We see how well that's worked out in Iran. Pew reports that people are moving away from Christianity in large numbers in this country because of the politicization of religion. Luckily, the radical right Christian agenda is showing it's hand and is a definite wake up call for all Americans. If you love your rights as an American and want to continue enjoying them you're going to have to be involved in preserving them. The problem with the radical right Christians is that they never practice what they preach, Jesus called these people hypocrites.
Mary Lambe
8:16 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Yes! The Christian Caliphate in Fairfax County, which includes most of the Board of Supervisors, school board, and elected state officials is in serious trouble here. That well-annotated Pew study is a beacon of hope for us. After yesterday's mass demonstration by Catholics publicly walking around with ashes on their foreheads, we can only hope for their early demise. There were so many I could not even count them all. Who would have thought the Christians had infiltrated so many areas of our lives? Comparing the politics of Virginia to those in Iran just shows how evil our once great nation has become with all these Christians in charge.
Mike James
9:10 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Mary, I wasn't saying that Christianity is bad, wrong or evil. What I was saying is that there is no place for it in the government. The writers of the constitution understood that the church and state should be separate. Most of them had fled from places where that wasn't true to have the freedom they desired to America. Jesus is quite clear on this, "render unto Caeser (the government of that time) what is Caeser's and unto God what is God's". He's saying there is a difference between your religion and your government. For example if you believe in compassion and kindness for the less fortunate, the weakest of society, then you simple can't be a Republican or be for the Republican agenda. No republican can actually be a Christian as per Christ's teachings. The Republican Christians pick and choose what part of Jesus's teachings they like and then build a holier the thou temple around it to satisfy their warped and angry ideas on things. the same thing applies to Muslims. The Koran, when you take out the crazy parts like revelations in the bible, is full of compassion and kindness for the less fortunate in society. That there are crazy people hijacking the religious teachings of Mohammed is the same as the crazy people hijacking the religious teachings of Jesus in this country.
Mary Lambe
12:03 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
You raise some excellent points, Mike. The religious persecution that the early Jamestown settlers and their descendants escaped is often overlooked by historians who would have us believe that the expeditions were undertaken solely for profit and glory. The "establishment of religion" clause in the Constitution is why we must now turn off the cameras during the opening prayers at each Congressional session.
"If you believe in compassion and kindness for the less fortunate, the weakest of society, then you simple can't be a Republican or be for the Republican agenda. No republican can actually be a Christian as per Christ's teachings."
So true. The purpose of the state and national Government is to redistribute wealth and ensure local governments do not interfere with national objectives, as Jesus taught. Some people actually believe that the Republican party was formed to abolish slavery. The Republican opposition to forcing faith-based hospitals to fund abortions is just a slap at Obama, not a matter of belief or teaching. Just look at how the Republicans forced all those orphanages and adoption agencies in DC to close down.
"When you take out the crazy parts like Revelations in the bible, is full of compassion and kindness for the less fortunate in society."
Yeah, that whole Revelation of St. John is pretty freaky, especially after 20:3. I much prefer The Gospels, but my real faith is in the Psalms.
Eric W
9:55 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
<QUOTE>I find it strange that a woman going to have an abortion performed finds a transvaginal ultrasound "invasive" but removing a human body from inside her body is what, uninvasive? What a joke. The liberal argument is always speaking of respect for womens rights, what about respect of the unborn who would've had the chance to grow into a woman?</QUOTE>
I find it strange that a bunch of rich white Christian men who get all up in arms about government being "invasive" and overstepping its bounds when it mandates health care coverage for all seem to think that harsh conditions on abortion services (based solely on their own personal religious conviction, and not on science) are somehow uninvasive. Now THAT'S a joke.
Gail G
10:26 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I've had a transvaginal ultrasound, more than once, as a result of ovarian cysts years ago. It was decidely uncomfortable and invasive but I granted consent in order to find out what was causing me such horrible pain. I was prescribed meds to deal with the pain and birth control pills to prevent a recurrence. My doctor and the other hospital workers were wonderful. I don't need the state to tell me what I should or should not allow in my own vagina. The proposed bill is designed to do nothing more than intimidate and shame women who are already in a desperate place. Shame on the Virginia GOP for such bullying.
Lianne Best
10:44 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thank you, thank you SNL for bringing this situation to public attention. So few people know about this bill, and it has widespread implications. Paying attention after the fact is far too late.
11:02 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
That skit just reaffirms why I DVR every episode exclusively for the 2 music performances, and zap through everything else. SNL has not made me laugh since the mid-90s.
Richard Holmquist
11:28 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I can see why you feel this way. The musical performances aren't very funny.
Isaac Cohen
11:12 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Bob McDonald is finally in the position he so richly deserves. He matured at the hands of the Christian Broadcasting Network and promoted this type of legislation all along the way. He built a following on it.
Now he aspires to higher office, and being such a freaking fanatic will not play on the national stage. He will not be able to hide his extremism from national voters as he has from Virginians.
So does he veto in a Romney-esque effort to be the VP choice of whoever manages to be the Republican nominee for President? Or does he sign it and render himself unelectable and therefore no longer in contention for anything higher than where he is right now?
As they said in the Indiana Jones movie, "Choose, and choose wisely" EXCEPT, for him it's a no win situation. Hahahahahaha!!
11:54 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I'm not sure vetoing this is the key to being the VP choice, especially if Romney ends up as the nominee. Romney is going to need to pick a social conservative as a running mate if he wants the full support of the Tea Party. Approving this measure would only make McDonnell a more attractive pick.
Isle D Belle
11:24 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
A transvaginal ultrasound is invasive and uncomfortable. Whether or not one is necessary should be a medical decision made by a woman in consultation with her doctor for actual medical reasons. Whether or not a woman undergoes a transvaginal untrasound should not be the province of any legislator of any religious or political stripe.
This legislation uses transvaginal ultrasound as a weapon against women who are faced with making a decision that they are permitted to make under the law, because some legislator with a religious agenda insists that everyone follow his beliefs.
It's my body, it's my decision. No woman should have to justify her personal medical decision to some politician and no woman should be forced to follow religious beliefs that she doesn't agree with.
The level of hypocracy here is staggering. These Virginia pols are no different than any religious group that mandates extremely restrictive behavior and severely punishes violators, for example, the Taliban.
Mary Lambe
8:25 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Fully agree. It's a choice, not a child. The Government should not interfere with my God-given choices. They already won't allow me to marry my brother and sister at the same time. And they've taken away my right to choose among the many mind-altering drugs. Someday the Government may even take away my right to choose health insurance. Oh. wait. I have an idea for another SNL video for Patch to write about.
Uncle Smartypants
11:30 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Very well put, Isaac! I think the damage to the GOP has already been done. If he doesn't sign it, he's a flip flopper. If he does, he's an extremist. The GOP legislators have already voted for it and that will be used against them next election cycle. The publicity may have tainted all GOP candidates. President Obama will easily win Virginia in this year's election, the GOP will lose a couple of house seats, George "Macaca" Allen will be crushed by Tim Kaine, and the Democrats will take control of both the governor's mansion and the commonwealth Senate in 2013.
Mary Lambe
8:31 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thank God that most Christians in Virginia are Democrats. The 2012 elections are over before they even began. But now is not the time to let up! It's important to keep macaca, tea party, and abortion rights in the news so that voters are not misled into talking about tax hikes, deficits, or the jobs created by the Virginia Republicans during the Great Recession.
Craig Daniels
12:02 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The full text of the bills can be found here:
and here:
The Legislative Information System provides detailed information on all Virginia legislation. It's a good way to track what our senators and delegates are doing.
12:11 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Why is it extremist to think that tiny unborn babies are individual human beings deserving of fundamental civil rights? How is it theocracy to say that an individual has inherent value solely based on his or her existence? Wasn't our country founded based on three unalienable rights, the first one being life?
Under the current legal construct the tiny unborn baby has absolutely no rights. It is a valid set of questions for the government to consider - do all human beings deserve basic civil rights? Are unborn babies human beings?
Absent a framing of this very serious question along these lines, we are left with a dialogue which cannot proceed beyond its current state except into farce. We ignore the fundamental issues surrounding the value of the individual, support for the mother and child, and how we as a society can provide that support. Both parties seem content to frame this as mother vs child or secular vs religious. Change the structure of the argument.
Gail G
12:43 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The bil requires that "to determine gestation age, every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging...". The fact of the matter is that an EXTERNAL ultrasound, the kind where they rub gel on your belly and run a wand over it, CANNOT detect gestational age in the first trimester. So, in order to comply with the law, an INTERNAL ultrasound would be required during the first trimester, which is when the majority of abortions are performed. Governor McDonnell is now backing away from his previous support for the bill, saying he didn't realize that an INTERNAL - i.e. transvaginal - ultrasound would be required to comply with the law. I don't believe his excuse, but if true, it's one more example of why men should not be legislating anything related to a woman's genitalia or sex organs. They don't get it.
Uncle Smartypants
1:16 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
It's extremist and frankly, moronic, to describe a zygote as a "tiny unborn baby". Don't legislate your religion or morals on me. Your truths are not my truths. I respect your right to believe. Please respect my rights to not.
Mary Lambe
8:35 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
"It's extremist and frankly, moronic, to describe a zygote as a "tiny unborn baby". Don't legislate your religion or morals on me. Your truths are not my truths. I respect your right to believe. Please respect my rights to not."
Absolutely. Zygote sounds more like a breakfast cereal. Although once it develops little fingers and toes it may be hard to swallow.
Gail G
12:49 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
TRF, you wrote: "Why is it extremist to think that tiny unborn babies are individual human beings deserving of fundamental civil rights? How is it theocracy to say that an individual has inherent value solely based on his or her existence?"
It's not extremist to believe that, but it's extermist to try to force those beliefs on others who believe that life begins at first breath, not at conception. The fundamental question of when life begins, i.e. who is an "individual," is both religious and scientific. Medical science allows some fetuses to survive outside the womb at 6 months or even less, but not earlier than that so far as I know and even then it's often only with extreme medical intervention, so that's not yet an individual to some people, and the Old Testament says life begins at first breath, so anything prior to that does not meet the definition of "individual" for some people, and those people have as much right to their beliefs as you do. Try to respect all beliefs. No one is argung that once born, an individual is without Constitutional protections.
Gail G
1:27 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
RedAlexandria a/k/a Lee: You statement attributed to the National Abortion Federation is false. This is what is on their page: "Transabdominal ultrasound cannot reliably diagnose pregnancies that are < 6 weeks' gestation. Transvaginal ultrasound, by contrast, can detect pregnancies earlier, at approximately 4 ½ to 5 weeks' gestation. Prompt diagnosis made possible by TVU can, therefore, result in earlier treatment." So, an INTERNAL vaginal probed is the only thing that can be used to perform an ultrasound if the pregnancy is at 6 weeks or less. The Virginia bill uses the word "ultrasound." It does not differentiate between Transvaginal or transabdominal so to comply with the law, a transvaginal ultrasound would be required for early stage pregnancies because a transabdominal ultrasound wouldn't work. Do you follow now?
Publius Publicola
1:52 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Dear Gail -
Who the heck is Lee? While yes, a trans-vaginal ultrasound (TVU) would be used in very early stage abortions when the baby is still in the pelvic area at < 6 weeks, a majority of early stage abortions occur after 6 weeks according to Doctors I have spoken to. The bills do not mandate a TVU or probe as the media and the left are making out to be. Planned Parenthood already requires it as part of the procedure.
Consider these facts: 52% of all abortions occur before the 9th week (not 6th) of pregnancy, 25% happen between the 9th & 10th week, 12% happen between the 11th and 12th week, 6% happen between the 13th & 15th week, 4% happen between the 16th & 20th week, and 1% of all abortions (16,450/yr.) happen after the 20th week of pregnancy.
Amahl Miller
1:42 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I think a lot of good points have been made. I am curios why people are made at the fact this legislation is being created without any real value or desire from the people of VA. Is there a ground swell I am unaware of. Are women who have had abortions thinking their lives would have been better knowing the age of the fetus. Is there a medical reason why knowing the age of the fetus before abortion helps this great common wealth. I am not going to argue if abortion is right or wrong, but what is the benefit to society in this legislation. What is in it for me that a woman who has elected abortion has to be humliated and a record of the age of the fetus maintained. I just don't get it.
T Ailshire
1:46 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
This is largely Delegate Bob "Holier-than-thou" Marshall. My reply to him is: Don't want an abortion? Don't have one. You be a legislator (he's certainly not "representing" a significant portion of his constituency); let doctors be doctors.
Karen Gautney
2:05 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Based on news stories this afternoon, it looks like the Vagina GOP is in retreat. Word is that they are amending the bill so that the ultrasound (innie or outie still not specified) is no longer mandatory. In other words, it's optional. Kind of like it is now. So this legislation, and all the dust up around it, was apparently a diversion. Wouldn't it be awesome if the Vagina GOP actually focused on transportation, education, job creation, or something that would actually help Virginians?
Karen Gautney
2:06 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Sorry, the links ran together. Here's the second story: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/feb/22/3/daily-show-latest-to-lampoon-va-ultrasound-bill-ar-1707568/?referer=http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesdispatch.com%2Far%2F1707568%2F%3Ffb_comment_id%3Dfbc_10150586049574370_20885746_10150586334289370&h=OAQGaAH7o&shorturl=http://bit.ly/yCAFLk
The BSD Guy
2:07 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Anywhere radical right wing Republicans go, trouble follows. Look at Scott Walker in Wisconsin. At the behest of the special interests paying him off, instead of doing the states business he goes off on a tangent attacking (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!) teacher and firefighter unions. Yeah, you know, those money grubbing, conniving, Satanic school teachers and firefighters! Now he's close to being recalled (a.k.a FIRED!!!), one of his staff members is facing up to 20 years in a federal penn for embezzlement, with others under investigation for using state funds to do the bidding of their special interests.
Now we come down to Virginia, where the radical right wing Republicans are sticking their noses right into the middle of your personal lives ... all the time talking about how government is too intrusive. These regulations are nothing but more and more absurdity coming from a political party that truly needs to be completely tossed out the door. The Republican party has become nothing but a nut fest.
Oh, by the way. Remember when our "Right to Work" governor went to India to "sell wine?" Rumor has it he was REALLY there, at one of their biggest outsourcing centers, to offer up employment opportunities. The plan is simple: Layoff tens of thousand of Americans in the DC area (most likely right around here)and replace them with contractors from India at a fraction of the cost. The billionaire elites will make a killing!!! WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' AMERICANS WORKIN' FOR US!!
Arielle Masters
2:23 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
"Virginia, where the radical right wing Republicans are sticking their noses right into the middle of your personal lives" - ah, so close. "Virginia, where the radical right wing Republicans are sticking their noses right up your crotch" is a lot more accurate. Or: "Virginia, where the radical right wing Republicans are sniffing your business."
Mary Lambe
8:42 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Yes, as you said, it's all for The Love of God that Republicans want to move jobs from Virginia to India, and support Scott Walker balancing his state budget by encouraging employees to contribute to their own retirement savings instead of demanding that the taxpayers do it through the unions.
Personally, I'm OK with the Governor when he sells wine; much better than with people like you who sell whine.
Brian C. Krebs
3:37 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
As some of you have started to note, Gov. McDonnell released a statement Wednesday afternoon adjusting his support for the bill. He'd now like to see explicit language that doesn't make transvaginal ultrasounds mandatory.
For more info, scroll to the top of this story or check out our new piece: http://bellehaven.patch.com/articles/gov-mcdonnell-requests-amendments-to-ultrasound-bill
T Ailshire
10:09 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
The revision still mandates a medical procedure, EVEN IF the doctor does not believe it is necessary. Surely the governor does not see this as good policy. He knows the law would fail in the courts, if enacted.
I have vowed no votes for Virginia Republicans if the governor signs this bill or allows it to become law without his signature. I have also vowed not to support any national ticket on which his name appears as a candidate or endorser.
Amahl Miller
4:00 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
We should still be asking. Why have the bill at all. What value does this bill have.
Mary Lambe
8:44 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Why have this bill at all? What value does this bill have? There, I asked. Happy now?
Phillip Cide
8:44 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
What's been missing from this discussion is who pays for the ultrasound procedure?
Certainly not the state. It would seem this law could be challenged as placing an unnecessary financial hurdle.
Mary Lambe
8:47 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Ultrasounds will be free, especially if they are related to abortion or other methods of birth control protected by Obamacare. No one will pay for them. The Government will just write a check to the provider, using the Greek model of macroeconomics.
Karen Gautney
6:39 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Earlier in this thread, Publius Publicola, purveyor of the ultra conservative Red Alexandria blog, made assertions with which I disagreed. Publius referred us to the blog as "proof" of the misleading information being asserted. One of the blog entries to which we were referred is http://redalexandriava.com/2012/02/16/are-alexandrias-delegates-misleading-the-public-on-house-bill-462/#comment-953.
A physician has commented on that blog entry to correct information contained therein. While we certainly have different perspectives and opinions, facts are useful in informing all sides of a debate. The physician clarified that: "I'm a gynecologist and sadly must inform you that indeed, the sonographic approach that would be used to image an early pregnancy, ie, one of say less than 13 weeks gestation, would be by trans-vaginal ultrasound (inserting the ultrasound probe in the vagina). The trans-abdominal approach is only used after the fetus has grown out of the pelvis and is mostly located within the abdomen (second or third trimester)."
I think many of us have been schooled on abortion procedures, at least as it relates to ultrasound, as a result of this bill. What we have learned have led many of us to outrage over government overreach by the Republican legislators in Richmond. What those legislators learned seems to have motivated them to back (at least a step) away from mandating such invasive and unnecessary medical procedures.
Mary Lambe
8:51 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Isn't the trans-vaginal approach what gets most women pregnant in the first place? What we need is an "Abort Now" button on ultrasound machines, so at any time during the ultrasound procedure the mother can exercise her God-given right to decide.
Mike James
10:26 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Mary, God decides everything, even abortion, anger and all forms of suffering. To say otherwise is to say something is greater then God. That's probably a pretty scary thought and I would suggest you stay away from it.
Mary Lambe
12:23 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Absolutely, Mike! Free will was about a swimming mammal, not a religious belief. I pray every night that God will decide that I need more orgasms.
T Ailshire
10:32 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Mike James - which god?
"I am the lord they god; thou shalt have no other gods before me" would not be necessary if there was only one.
To me, it's not a scary thought at all.
Mike James
11:21 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thanks Mary for the reply >;-). I much prefer the new testament God to the old testament God. The old testament God had serious anger issues with all the smoteing, stoning and Gomorrahifying. Psalms is probably the best of that lot. The new testament speaks more so to me, the God of the heart..yes, much better. I'm glad it's not a scary thought to you and you are correct, the one God hides plainly in sight through all things, Everything is mine sayeth the Lord, that doesn't leave much room for ambiguation, much less separation. All anger starts with separation from God, Oneness or the Big kahuna, whatever name works for you (or no name at all) is fine with me..LOL! The fact that it was necessary to say it, since it occurred, tell us much about humanity. As humanity evolves it's ideas about God evolve to. What we see in religion right now are people clinging to their Gods (and guns if you don't agree with them). They're scared and when someone is sacred they make poor decisions on how to treat others.
Mary Lambe
12:28 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
It's been a great discussion, Mike. I'm more scared about how high the tolls to Dulles will be than I am about this silly abortion debate. But it's been fun. Now I have to get back to work.


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