NewsHound Alex commented on Steve Doocy Says HHS Mandate Is War On Religion
2012-03-14 19:57:26 -0400
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Why Theodore Seeber, did I upset you?
“Anti-Catholicism” – lol – the first time that accusation was thrown at me was when I told a conservative Catholic friend of mine that RC priests had been abusing children. As it happens, I am married to a Catholic and graduated from a Jesuit college, so get off your high horse.
So protesting the Iraq war was the same thing as protesting the birth control mandate that came into effect in 2000? Who knew?!
Other peoples’ lack of responsibility? Please elaborate. Pending your reply I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt that you are not as uninformed as that remark certainly makes you appear.
Now, I’m sure you’ll correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t the requirements changed so that religious employers who object to offering contraceptive coverage can pass that responsibility back to their insurance company?
I have a lot of respect for much of what Pope John Paul II had to say. His Fides et Ratio is a favorite read of mine to which I have returned many times. There are points I might disagree with but overall it is powerful food for thought.
Same with his Theology of the Body series, of which I’ve only read a few lectures. But really — only a celibate male could come up with the idea that the use of contraceptives reduces the physical expression of love to an animal coupling. How would he know? Who is (was) he to say that the expression of love between my husband and me could not have been a deep communion of souls any time we used contraceptives? Only the two people involved, and God, could possibly know that. That is the sort of philosophizing that comes from an ivory tower academic. Nice (!?) theory, but for a celibate priest who spent his life steeped in church dogma that’s all it can ever be. It’s so far removed from the reality of so many loving couples who use contraceptives that it goes beyond being an arrogant and unfounded statement to being a completely bizarre one. It’d be laughable if the church’s teachings on contraceptives hadn’t resulted in tragedy for so many people of both genders.
Summer of Love hippie – lol. 1967 was a long time ago and I’ve used the intervening 40+ years to educate myself pretty well.
AND although I may have said things about your church that you found insulting I’m not the one who stooped to personal insults. Just sayin’.
“Anti-Catholicism” – lol – the first time that accusation was thrown at me was when I told a conservative Catholic friend of mine that RC priests had been abusing children. As it happens, I am married to a Catholic and graduated from a Jesuit college, so get off your high horse.
So protesting the Iraq war was the same thing as protesting the birth control mandate that came into effect in 2000? Who knew?!
Other peoples’ lack of responsibility? Please elaborate. Pending your reply I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt that you are not as uninformed as that remark certainly makes you appear.
Now, I’m sure you’ll correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t the requirements changed so that religious employers who object to offering contraceptive coverage can pass that responsibility back to their insurance company?
I have a lot of respect for much of what Pope John Paul II had to say. His Fides et Ratio is a favorite read of mine to which I have returned many times. There are points I might disagree with but overall it is powerful food for thought.
Same with his Theology of the Body series, of which I’ve only read a few lectures. But really — only a celibate male could come up with the idea that the use of contraceptives reduces the physical expression of love to an animal coupling. How would he know? Who is (was) he to say that the expression of love between my husband and me could not have been a deep communion of souls any time we used contraceptives? Only the two people involved, and God, could possibly know that. That is the sort of philosophizing that comes from an ivory tower academic. Nice (!?) theory, but for a celibate priest who spent his life steeped in church dogma that’s all it can ever be. It’s so far removed from the reality of so many loving couples who use contraceptives that it goes beyond being an arrogant and unfounded statement to being a completely bizarre one. It’d be laughable if the church’s teachings on contraceptives hadn’t resulted in tragedy for so many people of both genders.
Summer of Love hippie – lol. 1967 was a long time ago and I’ve used the intervening 40+ years to educate myself pretty well.
AND although I may have said things about your church that you found insulting I’m not the one who stooped to personal insults. Just sayin’.
NewsHound Alex commented on Rick Santorum Doesn’t Think Fox News Is Fair And Balanced
2012-03-14 08:01:35 -0400
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Wait, I thought “libs” are supposed to bd the whiners! Poor ickle Wicky, lol.
NewsHound Alex commented on Brad Stine Wants Married Women To Have Lots Of Babies!
2012-03-14 06:24:26 -0400
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Lynn Gomez says, “Government is run by humans â therefore, can always get/be corrupt. Where is your trust? In humans or in God?”
When you put your trust in what some religion or its self-appointed spokesperson says, you are putting your trust in humans.
The church (any church) is not God. Churches are human institutions who rightfully should be trying to understand what God is and how humans can live in accord with what is good and right. But the key word is understand. Anyone who claims to KNOW without doubt what God wants, and claims the right to impose it on others, is delusional and dangerous.
Liberal democracy allows for debate, and swings between poles – hopefully not wild swings. Everyone gets to have their say. As a result of the democratic process, President Obama was elected with a mandate to carry out certain agendas, one of which is his (now woefully watered-down) healthcare plan. The right have been screeching about it ever since but hey, that’s democracy too. Everyone is allowed their say. And as far as the First Lady’s nutrition initiatives, I have yet to see the Eat Your Peas Patrol dragging people out of their homes in handcuffs. Americans still have the right to stuff their faces with processed, sugar-laden crap – and abuse their children by feeding them the same.
(Just as an aside – recently I heard two women in the supermarket bitching about how their kids’ school has imposed healthy lunch rules. Both women had pasty skin and must have weighed at least 200 pounds.)
If you are really concerned about losing your freedoms (and I would be interested to know exactly which freedoms you have lost, in real life, not in theory, since Obama was elected) you should be fighting the corporate takeover of elections and government, as illustrated by the GOP-supported Citizens United decision which now confers on corporations the right to spend unlimited cash on getting their puppets into office. THAT is what will ultimately undermine democracy in this country.
When you put your trust in what some religion or its self-appointed spokesperson says, you are putting your trust in humans.
The church (any church) is not God. Churches are human institutions who rightfully should be trying to understand what God is and how humans can live in accord with what is good and right. But the key word is understand. Anyone who claims to KNOW without doubt what God wants, and claims the right to impose it on others, is delusional and dangerous.
Liberal democracy allows for debate, and swings between poles – hopefully not wild swings. Everyone gets to have their say. As a result of the democratic process, President Obama was elected with a mandate to carry out certain agendas, one of which is his (now woefully watered-down) healthcare plan. The right have been screeching about it ever since but hey, that’s democracy too. Everyone is allowed their say. And as far as the First Lady’s nutrition initiatives, I have yet to see the Eat Your Peas Patrol dragging people out of their homes in handcuffs. Americans still have the right to stuff their faces with processed, sugar-laden crap – and abuse their children by feeding them the same.
(Just as an aside – recently I heard two women in the supermarket bitching about how their kids’ school has imposed healthy lunch rules. Both women had pasty skin and must have weighed at least 200 pounds.)
If you are really concerned about losing your freedoms (and I would be interested to know exactly which freedoms you have lost, in real life, not in theory, since Obama was elected) you should be fighting the corporate takeover of elections and government, as illustrated by the GOP-supported Citizens United decision which now confers on corporations the right to spend unlimited cash on getting their puppets into office. THAT is what will ultimately undermine democracy in this country.
NewsHound Alex commented on Andrew Breitbart Dead at Age 43
2012-03-02 06:37:50 -0500
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Joseph West, your comment was deleted primarily due to your harsh (and apparently completely speculative) remarks about Breibart’s wife, which were out of bounds given that she has just lost her husband. Please take note of our guidelines for posting. Thank you.
NewsHound Alex commented on Why Fox News Loves Andrew Breitbart
2012-03-02 06:28:36 -0500
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The Google ad showing for me just below the post is titled, “The Truth About Zombies”. Just sayin’ !
NewsHound Alex commented on Gretchen Carlson Has A Problem With Sikhs?
2012-03-01 09:40:57 -0500
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“Planned Parenthood (PPH), a major provider of contraceptives (and abortion when it fails)…”
>> Abortion services constitute only 3% of PP services. They do provide 1/4 of abortion services in the US.
>> 62% of PP’s services are NOT contraceptive or abortion related http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/what-planned-parenthood-actually-does/2011/04/06/AFhBPa2C_blog.html
>> I’d wager that some of those abortions are provided to women whose NFP failed. They would be among the forty-six percent of women who have abortions who had not used a contraceptive method during the month they became pregnant (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html)
“…insists on this “unwanted children” mentality because it cannot make money off people who have responsible attitudes concerning children"
Once again, your logic is completely faulty. Using NFP is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for laying claim to having a responsible attitude towards children on any level. There is no statistical nor valid philosophical / logical backup for that claim.
And…a conservative Roman Catholic apologist has the GALL to talk about who has a responsible attitude towards children? That would be funny if it wasn’t so sickening.
Again I ask you: who are YOU to say who has and has not a responsible attitude towards children and childbearing? Who are YOU to judge the quality of the marriages and family relationships of millions upon millions of people?
>> Abortion services constitute only 3% of PP services. They do provide 1/4 of abortion services in the US.
>> 62% of PP’s services are NOT contraceptive or abortion related http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/what-planned-parenthood-actually-does/2011/04/06/AFhBPa2C_blog.html
>> I’d wager that some of those abortions are provided to women whose NFP failed. They would be among the forty-six percent of women who have abortions who had not used a contraceptive method during the month they became pregnant (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html)
“…insists on this “unwanted children” mentality because it cannot make money off people who have responsible attitudes concerning children"
Once again, your logic is completely faulty. Using NFP is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for laying claim to having a responsible attitude towards children on any level. There is no statistical nor valid philosophical / logical backup for that claim.
And…a conservative Roman Catholic apologist has the GALL to talk about who has a responsible attitude towards children? That would be funny if it wasn’t so sickening.
Again I ask you: who are YOU to say who has and has not a responsible attitude towards children and childbearing? Who are YOU to judge the quality of the marriages and family relationships of millions upon millions of people?
NewsHound Alex commented on Brent Bozell’s Phony Analysis Of Oil Production
2012-02-24 14:32:24 -0500
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Bill O’Reilly has been banging on about this all week – same sh*t, different day, Monday thru Thursday and probably tonight. What I want to know is why all the Fox talking heads, starting with the clowns on the curvy couch first thing in the morning and going on all damn day, are whining for government intervention in their cherished “free” market?
Could it have something to do with the fact that high gas prices are costing THEM money? Big Guvmint is A- OK when it takes care of their pockets. Hypocrites.
And of course, hypocrisy is FINE when attacking our President.
Could it have something to do with the fact that high gas prices are costing THEM money? Big Guvmint is A- OK when it takes care of their pockets. Hypocrites.
And of course, hypocrisy is FINE when attacking our President.
NewsHound Alex commented on Fox Guest Ann Coulter To Do Fund Raiser For Anti-Abortion Extremist
2012-02-24 07:50:17 -0500
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Randall Terry complains about ranting and demonizing and he’s going to team up with ANN COULTER!?? Hypocrite.
NewsHound Alex commented on Will Fox News Report On “Border Expert” Sheriff Babeu’s Gay Love Scandal With Possible Illegal?
2012-02-18 13:49:53 -0500
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ROFL!
NewsHound Alex commented on Steve Doocy and Psycho Doc Keith Ablow Stigmatize Mental Illness in “Get Brock” Segment
2012-02-17 15:37:30 -0500
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I tweeted a link to this post to Ablow last night, and today this post appears on foxnews.com trying to justify his unethical behaviour:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/17/whats-wrong-with-media-matters-founder-david-brock/
hmmmmm….
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/17/whats-wrong-with-media-matters-founder-david-brock/
hmmmmm….
NewsHound Alex commented on Peter Johnson Jr. Says Contraception Is "War On Babies" - Steve Doocy Agrees!
2012-02-15 15:58:39 -0500
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Someone remind me what year this is!???
NewsHound Alex commented on Liz Trotta: Military Women Should Expect To Be Raped
2012-02-14 09:31:37 -0500
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My male friends, Trotta thinks you are all animals.
If I was a man I would be highly offended at Trotta’s characterization of my sex – that rape is what males do naturally in situations where men and women work in close, stressful proximity, because men just can’t control themselves.
According to the Republican Bible, men are the natural rulers of the world. How do the Neanderthals of American politics square this belief with the idea that men have so little self control that of course they lose all reason and turn into rapacious thugs at the first sign of a female curve?
Liz Trotta must hate men if she thinks so poorly of them.
If I was a man I would be highly offended at Trotta’s characterization of my sex – that rape is what males do naturally in situations where men and women work in close, stressful proximity, because men just can’t control themselves.
According to the Republican Bible, men are the natural rulers of the world. How do the Neanderthals of American politics square this belief with the idea that men have so little self control that of course they lose all reason and turn into rapacious thugs at the first sign of a female curve?
Liz Trotta must hate men if she thinks so poorly of them.
NewsHound Alex commented on Martha MacCallum Abets Catholic Bishops Campaign Against Obama Birth Control Mandate
2012-02-02 12:18:55 -0500
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Dear Anonymous Flagger,
Please give it up. Flagging comments you don’t agree with is a pointless exercise and I have alerted the other NewsHounds to your silly shenanigans, so we won’t be wasting our time chasing up your flags. Get a life, loser.
Please give it up. Flagging comments you don’t agree with is a pointless exercise and I have alerted the other NewsHounds to your silly shenanigans, so we won’t be wasting our time chasing up your flags. Get a life, loser.
NewsHound Alex commented on Fr. Jonathan Morris Has Hissy Fit Over HHS Contraception Mandate
2012-01-30 14:09:37 -0500
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Sorry for typos – i’m on my phone, on a train, and its bumpy!
NewsHound Alex commented on RIP Nancy Anton
2012-01-26 09:28:14 -0500
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Rest in peace, Nancy, and thank you for fighting for the truth. I send my sincere condolences to her family and friends.
NewsHound Alex commented on Former Fox News Reporter Greg Kelly Accused Of Rape
2012-01-26 09:24:53 -0500
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Oh boy. This does not look good, no matter which way it pans out.
NewsHound Alex commented on Fox News Helps Promote Gingrich's Saul Alinsky Bogeyman
2012-01-26 09:21:52 -0500
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Great work, Margarita!
NewsHound Alex commented on Romney Argues His Charitable Contributions Are As Good As Taxes
2012-01-25 10:29:47 -0500
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Giving to charity doe NOT equal paying taxes. Paying as a charity giver allows you to pick and choose who gets your help.
NewsHound Alex commented on FoxNews.com Article About Suggested Obama Assassination Brings Out Racist Approval From The Readers
2012-01-23 09:17:05 -0500
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I find it interesting that Fox Defender$ still try to smear Newshounds writers by twisting, and taking out of context, comments made by some readers YEARS ago, but never once have I seen them condemn the racism and death wishes towards our POTUS which appear almost daily on the Fox Nation cesspool run by their hero, Jesse Watters.
I’m sure they’ll correct me if I’m wrong, and then call me a liar :D
I’m sure they’ll correct me if I’m wrong, and then call me a liar :D
NewsHound Alex commented on On Fox & Friends: Alveda King Omits Key Detail In Describing MLK, Jr. As "Pro-Life"
2012-01-19 01:41:29 -0500
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Well said, Aria.