Foster Friess: Gals, Jihadists, and Aspirin.

Yes, that guy is an A-hole of the rankest order. 

A little background however.  Today Elena called me from her car, sucking air.  She was horrified and told me this story.  She had her radio on so she only got the audio portion.  I sort of shrugged it off.  I thought she was going to come through the phone and neuter me without anesthesia. 

Why was I not horrified?   That stupid, moss-backed comment was something I heard when I was a kid.  People snickered and thought they were being horribly clever.  Kids, girl type kids, rolled their eyes and yawned.  It was something men said and thought they were cute or something your grandmother said.  It was a short cut, and in those days, a less crude way  for telling girls to keep their legs together.  No mention of flies zipped. 

However, we are a long, long way from me being a kid and this jerk should have known better.  If anyone allows you near a microphone, you should know better.  His remark was stupid, ignorant, inappropriate, and lots of other things.  The horrifying fact is, the poor dumb ass thought he was being funny.  He is so out of touch with reality out in the real world that he actually thought he was adding some levity to the conversation by being dismissive.  He has no idea that millions of women will hear the name Foster Friess and his life will no longer be his own.  He is now a laughing stock and an object of derision.

 The real jihadists he is speaking of are here amongst us in the form of him, Rick Santorum and those like them.  He was born in 1940 so he is about 72.  He is filthy rich and involved in conservative Christian initiatives.  He has also donated to Scott Walker’s campaign as well as lots of money to Rick Santorum.  All that money and still socially inept. 

 When does it end?  Each days brings about another  assault.  Andrea Mitchell wasn’t kidding about catching her breath.  She was dumbfounded at his poor social skills. 

Sadly, Foster-baby thinks that “GALS” are thinking about sex. Wrong. They are thinking about de-sexing him.

Rick Santorum: Birth Control not a healthy thing for our country

Just when you thought you had escaped the Dark Ages:

Virginia is on the brink of legislating a Personhood Bill, HB1, that effectively could outlaw hormonal birth control. It has gone to the Virginia Senate.  Fertility specialists and OB/gyn specialists have expressed medical concerns over a bill this drastic.  Of particular worry is treating ectopic pregnancy should this bill become law.    Virginia is the laughing stock of the nation because of the spate of anti abortion laws.  

Virginia isn’t the only hub of embarrassment.   Now video had turned up from 2006 where presidential candidate Rick Santorum says that he feels birth control is harmful to society.   He didn’t stop there, he elaborated that birth control really created a license where people could do anything they wanted.  He seemed to equate contraception with premaritial sex.  There was no mention of married couples. 

Most people do not share his views. We live in a western society, not some banana republic or theocracy. People may believe what they want, for themselves. There has been an all out war for the past several years on Title X funding, in particular, Planned Parenthood has come under direct fire on the national and state leve and is in constant danger of defunding.  l. Many of the same people who want to outlaw abortion also want to make contraception difficult to get hold of.  This kind of thinking makes absolutely no sense. 

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Todd Gilbert: Lifestyle convenience???

Deputy House Majority Leader C. Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) said Tuesday night that he “regretted” his “insensitive comments”earlier in the day about abortion being a “lifestyle convenience.”

“Abortion is a sad and deeply serious occurrence,’’ Gilbert said in a statement. “Individuals on both sides of this issue agree that it is tragic for all involved. I recognize that few women undergo the procedure lightly. It leaves scars, both mental and physical, that can last forever. I regret that my comments earlier today on the House floor were insensitive to that reality.’’

What was that Elena said about a war on women?  What further proof do we need?  How dare this arrogant man speak of “Lifestyle Convenience?”   How  dare he! 

I feel so betrayed tonight.  My grandfather’s family were Virginians back in the mid-1700’s.  My grandmother was a member of the DAR, her family were Virginians.  My people were here before there was a United States.  Yet tonight I sit here, as a grandmother myself, wondering what has happened to my state.  Who are these men who came marching in here and decided what they thought was best for the women of Virginia?  These dumb asses will be vanquished.  Sic semper tyrannis