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58. Thank You

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 06:07 PM

Feb 2012

I rushed through that post and did a terrible job of trying to convey my point of view but thanks for the spelling lesson...

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Foster Friess Apologizes For Suggesting Bayer Aspirin As Contraception Method [View all] Botany Feb 2012 OP

It was not a joke! mailman82 Feb 2012 #1

It was very objectionable, but yes it was a joke... xtraxritical Feb 2012 #25

I didn't hear how he worded it tavalon Feb 2012 #64

I am old enough to remember it also Mojorabbit Feb 2012 #72

"Jokes" can be a very effective form of aggression. nt patrice Feb 2012 #43

Yes, exactly. yardwork Feb 2012 #59

"cretins", my friend. mlevans Feb 2012 #54

Right! It's always a joke when the joke bombs SemperEadem Feb 2012 #60

just to be clear, it WAS a joke, though also a crude sexist comment. unblock Feb 2012 #2

Maybe but people need to get over the idea that "joke" is any kind of excuse for offensive language. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #40

agreed unblock Feb 2012 #48

Yup. Old and lame. It was lame then and it's lame now. TahitiNut Feb 2012 #69

no, frosty, it wasn't a joke. you demonstrated that you are a clueless cretin, but nice try. niyad Feb 2012 #3

Bullshit deutsey Feb 2012 #4

"He noted that his wife didn't like the joke, either" annabanana Feb 2012 #5

Maybe...we could have more sanity in the world if his INdemo Feb 2012 #29

I am speechless iandhr Feb 2012 #6

It was a re-run of what supposedly Mira Feb 2012 #7

This is a very good point. mlevans Feb 2012 #55

Well said! CrispyQ Feb 2012 #65

Amazing Johnny2X2X Feb 2012 #8

It is a calculated risk Harmony Blue Feb 2012 #10

Just Stupid. I think it is that simple. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #13

Actually, chervilant Feb 2012 #32

It wasn't a JOKE! Why Syzygy Feb 2012 #9

It wasn't funny when he was young .... GoldenOldie Feb 2012 #11

Would generic aspirin work? alfredo Feb 2012 #12

So he thinks people were offended because they took him literally Orangepeel Feb 2012 #14

What I found interesting wryter2000 Feb 2012 #15

Yup. Freiss didn't even know Santorum opposed all birth control. SunSeeker Feb 2012 #33

In fairness to that buffoon, Santorum's stance on birth control has been pretty confusing RufusTFirefly Feb 2012 #52

When will the makers of Bayer aspirin file asjr Feb 2012 #16

What a jerk... radical noodle Feb 2012 #17

Guess that "strategy" he alluded to did NOT work so well, even back then tawadi Feb 2012 #18

Excellent link chervilant Feb 2012 #34

It's not the joke...it's the policies behind the joke that people are outraged about. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #19

And that ladies and gentlemen is why we don't want rich old people running our country. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #20

hello INdemo Feb 2012 #57

Fake ass apology alcibiades_mystery Feb 2012 #21

You nailed it! erinlough Feb 2012 #41

:: applauding wildly :: SemperEadem Feb 2012 #61

Nicely Put. (n/t) Paladin Feb 2012 #73

Take two aspirins and DONT call me in the morning.... Pachamama Feb 2012 #22

Why is it that when goppers make outlandish Iliyah Feb 2012 #23

Family planning isn't something to joke about Mz Pip Feb 2012 #24

My sister works for Bayer at their US corporate headquarters in Pgh. livetohike Feb 2012 #26

A corporate headache that no amount of their product can cure, I'm guessing. beac Feb 2012 #50

Why doesn't anyone get the joke? JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #27

If you are baby boomer remember that girls would use the same INdemo Feb 2012 #31

Durn.. chervilant Feb 2012 #36

I do remember it... JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #37

I am of that age, heard it back then and was insulted that all I had to do to keep from being uppityperson Feb 2012 #44

promiscuous LeftyMom Feb 2012 #56

Thank You INdemo Feb 2012 #58

LOL.... 4_TN_TITANS Feb 2012 #28

Learn from Earl Butz JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2012 #30

Epic fail DearAbby Feb 2012 #35

fuck off and die, Foster Friess n/t RainDog Feb 2012 #38

He said that anyone under 50 did not GET the joke. I am 70 and it was no joke then and it is not now jwirr Feb 2012 #39

Brings up something I have been thinking about: With a few exceptions, most of the attractive and patrice Feb 2012 #42

It just shows how this billionaire donor of Sanatorum lovuian Feb 2012 #45

"donor of Santorum" Canuckistanian Feb 2012 #63

So What Were The Teen Pregnancy Rates Back In Your Boyhood, Mr. Friess? Vogon_Glory Feb 2012 #46

Don't forget to add the stats on deaths from back alley abortions to Mr. Friess' beac Feb 2012 #49

... because he got flak from the lobbyists at Tylenol and Excedrin ... Myrina Feb 2012 #47

He's the only one who needs an assburn... RoccoR5955 Feb 2012 #51

You Know, A Woman Can Hold An Aspirin Between Her Knees And Still Get Pregnant Yavin4 Feb 2012 #53

Take the Cowboy Hat off, you Pretentious Dork! fascisthunter Feb 2012 #62

God, would someone PLEASE take that picture of Friess off the front page 47of74 Feb 2012 #66

"I used to be sexually adventurous; then I took an aspirin to the knees." Beartracks Feb 2012 #67

Again. Repub. says something and then "Oh my... I am so so sorry". glinda Feb 2012 #68

Typical secondvariety Feb 2012 #70

It wasn't a joke Gringostan Feb 2012 #71

Too late. This is one of those unique comments that will be remembered for a long long time. DCBob Feb 2012 #74