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LisaLynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-15-06 01:41 PM
Response to Reply #72
95. Exactly!
Giving up abortion as a right would not win us elections. That is a complete fallacy, IMHO.
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  -Abortion: We have bigger fish to fry sidwill  Mar-15-06 07:19 AM   #0 
  - you dont understand the issue at all  cap   Mar-15-06 07:24 AM   #1 
  - you are both right, the issue will go state, it already is.. that is their  sam sarrha   Mar-15-06 08:15 AM   #24 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-15-06 07:25 AM   #2 
  - I disagree  sidwill   Mar-15-06 08:30 AM   #28 
  - You have a right to your view -- but not in the Democratic party  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 09:36 AM   #38 
  - YOU'RE SO RIGHT.....ALL RIGHTS WILL BE AT STAKE  cally   Mar-15-06 09:57 AM   #43 
  - yeah, really...look how well this approach worked re: slavery!  ret5hd   Mar-15-06 09:31 AM   #37 
  - Those efforts may have already begun  BOSSHOG   Mar-15-06 07:29 AM   #3 
  - Making it a state issue might be worse  TheFarseer   Mar-15-06 07:29 AM   #4 
  - The issue is the right to privacy  DrGonzoLives   Mar-15-06 07:30 AM   #5 
  - That's how the south wanted to handle slavery.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Mar-15-06 07:33 AM   #6 
  - I'll keep the flames to a minimum. :)  LisaLynne   Mar-15-06 07:35 AM   #7 
  - Well said. nt  TAPat   Mar-15-06 07:43 AM   #15 
  - We should just keep doing what we've been doing  Harald Ragnarsson   Mar-15-06 12:36 PM   #87 
     - I'm not sure I take your meaning.  LisaLynne   Mar-15-06 12:48 PM   #90 
     - Civil rights are our priority -- ALL CIVIL RIGHTS  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 06:45 PM   #103 
  - Yeah, it's easy for MEN to give away our rights, isn't it?  Warpy   Mar-15-06 07:37 AM   #8 
  - Yeah, what she said!  Oregonian   Mar-15-06 11:41 AM   #78 
     - Preach it, sister!  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 12:29 PM   #86 
  - Even though your profile is missing, I can guess your gender.  Bridget Burke   Mar-15-06 07:38 AM   #9 
  - For women, this is one hell of a big fish.  atommom   Mar-15-06 07:39 AM   #10 
  - sorry, I think abortion  cali   Mar-15-06 07:40 AM   #11 
  - NO  theHandpuppet   Mar-15-06 07:41 AM   #12 
  - Give up abortion and affirmative action, outlaw gay marriage  ugarte   Mar-15-06 07:42 AM   #13 
  - No, pandering to the right LOSES elections.  electropop   Mar-15-06 07:45 AM   #16 
     - I couldn't agree more  ugarte   Mar-15-06 08:32 AM   #29 
  - The rabid right's approach causes MORE abortions.  electropop   Mar-15-06 07:43 AM   #14 
  - No bigger fish than privacy/autonomoy.  mondo joe   Mar-15-06 07:45 AM   #17 
  - That's it in a nutshell, good post... nt  SidDithers   Mar-15-06 08:35 AM   #30 
  - Or civil rights  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 10:02 AM   #48 
  - I second that emotion. nt  impeachdubya   Mar-15-06 11:44 AM   #79 
  - No.  knitter4democracy   Mar-15-06 07:52 AM   #18 
  - It's a woman's choice  acmejack   Mar-15-06 08:01 AM   #19 
  - Once You Give Up Other's Rights  stepnw1f   Mar-15-06 08:03 AM   #20 
  - NO. I call "bullshit" on this idea. It's bad. nm  dicksteele   Mar-15-06 08:03 AM   #21 
  - we have *other* fish to fry, and they're important,  ulysses   Mar-15-06 08:05 AM   #22 
  - Nonsense!  blindpig   Mar-15-06 08:05 AM   #23 
  - Wow this sounds familiar  MsUnderstood   Mar-15-06 08:23 AM   #25 
  - For the fundamentalists, it's not just abortion: IVF, the pill, etc.  eallen   Mar-15-06 08:26 AM   #26 
  - Yes Mexico is going to annex California  DaveColorado   Mar-15-06 08:43 AM   #32 
     - I'm just pointing out there is no rational way to ameliorate the fundies.  eallen   Mar-15-06 08:58 AM   #34 
  - Way to throw half the population to the wolves  MadHound   Mar-15-06 08:28 AM   #27 
  - You are all right  sidwill   Mar-15-06 09:29 AM   #36 
     - So you're suggesting we become more like "them", "tactically"  lukasahero   Mar-15-06 09:47 AM   #41 
     - let's not become more like "them".  quantessd   Mar-15-06 12:08 PM   #82 
        - I hope you don't care if your pregnancy comes at the hands  lukasahero   Mar-15-06 12:15 PM   #83 
           - No.  quantessd   Mar-15-06 12:55 PM   #92 
     - Again, going to a state by state basis will hand the fundies the victory  MadHound   Mar-15-06 10:00 AM   #46 
     - Why would you think we'll be more successful at the state level?  IMModerate   Mar-15-06 11:30 AM   #77 
  - You must be one of those Dems that believes winning solves everything  Mountainman   Mar-15-06 08:37 AM   #31 
  - You can't use women in 'red states' as political pawns  muriel_volestrangler   Mar-15-06 08:49 AM   #33 
  - Flamebait  omega minimo   Mar-15-06 09:07 AM   #35 
  - Yeah I am  sidwill   Mar-15-06 09:45 AM   #40 
     - You won't ever get the fundy vote.  Lars39   Mar-15-06 09:53 AM   #42 
     - Democrats need to speak out on many issues.  Bridget Burke   Mar-15-06 09:58 AM   #44 
     - Yes, the non-progressive viewpoint  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 10:01 AM   #47 
     - So woman's lives are "tactical"?  myrna minx   Mar-15-06 10:20 AM   #54 
     - NO you're not  omega minimo   Mar-15-06 11:19 AM   #76 
     - The people most perfectly primed to accept the Democratic message  impeachdubya   Mar-15-06 12:00 PM   #81 
  - You ought to be ashamed for even suggesting this on a progressive  Lars39   Mar-15-06 09:36 AM   #39 
  - Agreed -- talk about censure...  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 10:03 AM   #49 
  - You couldn't be more wrong. That is exactly what they want. n/t  greyhound1966   Mar-15-06 09:59 AM   #45 
  - Bigger FISH?  Texasgal   Mar-15-06 10:10 AM   #50 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-15-06 10:13 AM   #51 
  - Hell NO  WindRavenX   Mar-15-06 10:16 AM   #52 
  - So you're all for giving away all of my rights, are you willing to give  myrna minx   Mar-15-06 10:19 AM   #53 
  - I already have  sidwill   Mar-15-06 10:41 AM   #57 
     - I do believe we're talking about reproductive rights.  missb   Mar-15-06 10:43 AM   #58 
     - And, selective rights targeting a specific demographic  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 10:46 AM   #61 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-15-06 10:48 AM   #64 
        - You are the one willing to give up women's rights.  missb   Mar-15-06 10:51 AM   #66 
        - Ok lets go down your line of reason  sidwill   Mar-15-06 10:56 AM   #70 
           - Oh, you don't want someone messing with your body?  missb   Mar-15-06 10:57 AM   #71 
        - NO...you are using women as something "tactical."  myrna minx   Mar-15-06 10:54 AM   #68 
     - Ah...nice red herring.  myrna minx   Mar-15-06 10:51 AM   #65 
        - Thank-you  wicket   Mar-15-06 10:52 AM   #67 
        - I'm willing to sell his health down the river.  missb   Mar-15-06 10:54 AM   #69 
           - And you know what else pisses me off?  myrna minx   Mar-15-06 11:00 AM   #72 
           - Small screaming minority of zealots  missb   Mar-15-06 11:04 AM   #73 
           - Exactly!  LisaLynne   Mar-15-06 01:41 PM   #95 
              - These teeth gnashes are against providing  myrna minx   Mar-15-06 02:18 PM   #100 
           - It think any male espousing this ought to have a mandatory  Lars39   Mar-15-06 11:04 AM   #74 
              - LOL!  wicket   Mar-15-06 11:05 AM   #75 
  - You're way off base  foreverdem   Mar-15-06 10:29 AM   #55 
  - I will not give rights to my body over to the state  gollygee   Mar-15-06 10:33 AM   #56 
  - Thank you for telling 52% of the American population...  Hell Hath No Fury   Mar-15-06 10:43 AM   #59 
  - hi, I love you  WindRavenX   Mar-15-06 10:46 AM   #60 
  - Right back attacha!  Hell Hath No Fury   Mar-15-06 01:43 PM   #96 
  - GREAT post, and on-target analogy  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 10:47 AM   #63 
     - It's just ridiculous...  Hell Hath No Fury   Mar-15-06 01:49 PM   #98 
        - Exactly!  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 06:43 PM   #102 
  - How about the view "Stay out of other people's business?"  bleedingheart   Mar-15-06 10:47 AM   #62 
  - The campaign practically writes itself!  EOO   Mar-15-06 12:16 PM   #84 
  - Right, because all we need to do is jettison whats left of our principles  impeachdubya   Mar-15-06 11:58 AM   #80 
  - Props to the Righteous Man!!!  LostinVA   Mar-15-06 12:27 PM   #85 
  - Amen brother.  myrna minx   Mar-15-06 12:39 PM   #88 
  - I can't imagine a majority feels about abortion as S-D legislators do  rman   Mar-15-06 12:44 PM   #89 
  - Oh, yeah, that's the other point:  impeachdubya   Mar-15-06 01:48 PM   #97 
  - Read this article for more insight  dogday   Mar-15-06 12:50 PM   #91 
  - NO nt  JerseygirlCT   Mar-15-06 01:03 PM   #93 
  - Abortion isn't what makes people vote republican  Lone_Star_Dem   Mar-15-06 01:13 PM   #94 
  - This kind of thinking is what got Dems in trouble in the first place  Jersey Devil   Mar-15-06 01:56 PM   #99 
     - You know what I have to say about that statement?  impeachdubya   Mar-15-06 02:45 PM   #101 
 

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