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Bush/Cheney
President Prick and Vice President Prick
 May you rot in Hell...and that's probably too good.
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We're responsible for what we did in Fallujah. Start praying for forgiveness. And pray that the Iraqi people forgive us. In this time of atonement, may God help us.

Vatican Deflects Dirty War Charges

When Jorge Bergoglio emerged in all his white-smoke glory to don the papal robes and assume the title of Pope Francis, one of the biggest criticisms against his selection was that he failed to speak out against human-rights violations made during the "dirty war" era in his native Argentina.

Hogwash, the Vatican says. “There has never been a credible, concrete accusation against him,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi.

Adding that Bergoglio had never been charged with anything, Lombardi called the allegations against him “anti-clerical left-wing elements that are used to attack the church.”

He denied the allegations and defied the alligator!

Ten Years Later, U.S. Has Left Iraq
with Mass Displacement & Epidemic
Birth Defects and Cancers

Al Jazeera reporter Dahr Jamail discusses how the U.S. invasion of Iraq has left behind a legacy of cancer and birth defects suspected of being caused by the U.S. military’s extensive use of depleted uranium and white phosphorus.

Noting the birth defects in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, Jamail says: "They’re extremely hard to bear witness to.

But it’s something that we all need to pay attention to ...

What this has generated is, from 2004 up to this day, we are seeing a rate of congenital malformations in the city of Fallujah surpassing even those in the wake of the Japanese cities where nuclear bombs were dropped at the end of World War II."

Jamail has also reported on the refugee crisis of more than one million displaced Iraqis still inside the country. They are struggling to survive without government aid, a majority of them living in Baghdad.

Ed: If you can think of the worst birth defect imaginable, these babies are born with many times worse. In fact, the defects are unimaginable. The most disgusting sci-fi movie hasn’t thought of the horror unfolding in Fallujah. Bush and Cheney are responsible for this, but so are we. Voting has consequences. Every voting American is guilty. This, in the name of stealing Iraq’s oil. Congratulations, voters! Go to Democracy Now! if you dare to see what misery we have brought to the “civilized” world. And pray. Pray for forgiveness.

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“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but 
that the lightning ain't distributed right.” 
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This abortion law doesn’t go far enough, Governor. Try this one...once the guy gets so much as a twinkle in his eye, and pours her another glass of wine, the abortion clock should start running! Good?

On Tuesday, Gov. Jack Dairymple signed legislation that would give North Dakota the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.

You go, Governor, you're hot!

The legislation bans the procedure as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected, something that can happen as early as six weeks in; imposes the first state ban on abortions based on genetic defects such as Down syndrome; and makes it generally more difficult for a doctor to perform the procedure by requiring those who do to have hospital-admitting privileges.

Oh, isn’t this impressive, Gov. Amplestupid? Let’s hear it for North Dakota for being the biggest douches in the Union!

The measures, which wouldn't go into effect until Aug. 1, are likely to face a serious legal challenge in court, and many expect the heartbeat ban to be overturned, something even Dairymple hinted at when signing it into law.

      Hey, this is an opportunity to s**t on women; 
      let’s take it! 

      FYI: I had nothing to do with butchering this
      fux name here.

"Although the likelihood of this measure surviving a court challenge remains in question, this bill is nevertheless a legitimate attempt by a state legislature to discover the boundaries of Roe v. Wade," the governor said this week, referring to the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion up until a fetus is considered viable, usually at around 22 to 24 weeks.

Okay. Here I go again. I had a baby at 26 wks. who turned out to be gifted.

That’s the exception, Gov. WinkieDinkie, not the rule. 

As unlikely as the law is to survive, ABC News does a good job of illustrating the indirect—but perhaps not unintended—impact of the ban if it holds up: The likely closure of Fargo's Red River Women's Clinic, which according to the Guttmacher Institute has existed as the lone abortion provider in the state since 2001.

Hear that, Governor WinkieDinkie?

The Red River Womens Clinics performs 18 percent of its non-chemical abortions before a fetus reaches seven weeks, meaning about 80 percent of its abortions will be banned Aug. 1 unless a judge says otherwise. While the clinic will look into expanding its services to keep its doors open, Kromenaker said it will probably have to close if the law takes effect. ...

I stopped reading this crap about here...feel free.

If a new law goes into effect, the Red River Women's Clinic will likely close—leaving one of the nation's largest swaths without an abortion provider. The area would include western North Dakota, eastern Montana and western South Dakota, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion-rights research group.

If the Red River clinic shuts its doors, it would leave the closest abortion clinic to Fargo a roughly three-and-a-half-hour drive away in Minneapolis, Minn., or Sioux Falls, S.D, according to the institute. Those in the western half of North Dakota would have even further to travel, with most having to make their way to Billings, Mont., located more than 200 miles from North Dakota's western border, to find a place to have the procedure performed legally. (For perspective, the distance between Fargo and Minneapolis—230-odd miles—is roughly the same as between New York City and Washington, D.C.)

Oh, just say you have a headache. I’m sure he’ll find a way to amuse himself.