Tense Debate as House Shifts HIV Funding to Abstinence

[sheshe2]

Seven hours into Tuesday's debate on the House's $210 billion two-year budget, things got first heated and then uncomfortable as state Rep. Stuart Spitzer, R-Kaufman, successfully pushed an amendment to move $3 million from HIV and STD prevention programs to pay for abstinence education.

A line of opponents gathered behind the podium as Spitzer laid out his amendment and proceeded to grill, quiz and challenge the lawmaker on his motives.

"Is it not significant that Texas has the third-highest number of HIV cases in the country?" state Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, asked. "Does it bother you to know there are people walking around with HIV, undiagnosed?"

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[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Where do all these people come from!?!

It's like a different planet.

[sheshe2]

4. The depths of hell maybe?

[MANative]

2. Gods forbid that anyone would acknowledge that sex could ever possibly be...

for any other reason than purposeful reproduction.

[marym625]

3. sigh

I have completely given up hope that the Republican party will ever again live in reality

[sheshe2]

5. They are the walking dead.

Sadly they don't know that they are. No heart, No soul. They are dead, mary.

[marym625]

6. I wish they had no control over the government too

You're right, sheshe. Certainly no heart.

I see dead people. They're all over Capitol Hill! They need to be buried

[guillaumeb]

8. ouch!!!

do you need a shovel for the zombies?

[marym625]

9. nah.

Let them rot.

Really tired of constantly being told I'm wrong, I don't know how to live my life, I am not good enough to control my body, that people of color are bad, etc etc etc etc etc etc.

Let them rot.

[guillaumeb]

11. if not a shovel how about a bulldozer?

I am just concerned about the stink from that much corruption.

[marym625]

13. Good point

Yes, a bulldozer should work well! Just don't want to pollute the surrounding earth and water. Better seal them in something first

[guillaumeb]

7. is this from an alternate universe?

unfortunately no.

Abstinence education is an utter failure as an alternative to knowledge based reproductive sex education. But the GOP is stuck in the 14th century when it comes to biology, economics, and ethics.

I suppose that Spitzer feels that HIV and STDs are the just punishment for people who engage in non-Republican sanctioned sex.

Nice one, sheshe

[marym625]

10. non-republican sanctioned sex

Good one. That's two heterosexuals in the missionary position? Or two gay men in a bathroom at a rest stop?

[guillaumeb]

12. do wide-stance GOP congresspeople qualify?

GOP sex is what GOP politicians engage in. Everything else is sinful

[marym625]

14. Haha!

This was fun!

Thanks sheshe and guillaumeb!