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jp_zer0

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On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
 
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cartoon_soldier

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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Tim-E

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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When are you going to share your philosophy paper with us?
 
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Chumly

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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Is this an excerpt from your paper? You gotta post it now....
 
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LilZippa

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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Why the hell am I reading this?
 
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Mike M

Nick N
jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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I'd think this is a serious post, but the MLP avatar is causing interference...

Thought experiment: My daughter wears boy clothes on occasion, is her femininity being ripped away from her?
 
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eznark

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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Why are you taking public transportation you commie pinko socialist?
 
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speculawyer

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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Wow. "child's masculinity was ripped from him" because he wore pink? I think you over-state the case.


So . . . what do you think the state should do? Should we have state clothing regulations for children? Should we have have state-issued uniforms? Should we just take the child away from its mother because you don't approve of the job she is doing? So you have posed a question wherein the only government solutions would be vehemently opposed by conservatives. So what's your point? What is your solution to what you apparently believe to be a problem?

It is bizarre that you whine about liberals but then pose a problem which could only be addressed by massive regulation. That is a core contradiction in much of current conservative thinking.
 
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The Technomancer

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Mike M said:
I'd think this is a serious post, but the MLP avatar is causing interference...

Thought experiment: My daughter wears boy clothes on occasion, is her femininity being ripped away from her?
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His post history points to him both being a Birther (at least before the revelation) and well as a huge K-On! fan...so...I have no fucking clue
 
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GhaleonEB

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Obama leads Romney by 10 in Iowa

PPP's first general election poll of Iowa since last October really exemplifies how the Republican nomination process enhanced Barack Obama's chances at reelection. Last fall Obama led Romney only 46-42 there but now his lead is up to 10 points at 51-41, matching his 2008 margin of victory in the state.

The reason for Obama's enhanced standing in the state is pretty simple- over the last six months he's become more popular and Romney's become less popular. Obama was under water at a 43/52 approval spread, now he's on narrowly positive ground at 49/46. The most noteworthy shift has come with independents, who he's gone from 37/54 to 52/41 with.
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http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/05/obama-leads-romney-by-10-in-iowa.html

ToxicAdam said:
Also, the PPP is just one poll. There are other polls that show it much closer.
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But not that much. Poll aggregators have Obama up 5 in Ohio. PPP is just two points over that.
 
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RDreamer

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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This is absolutely the greatest avatar and post combination I've ever seen.

Also, I find it funny that the only offending thing that you point to seems to be the color of the clothes. Do you realize that for a long time colors and clothing were used interchangeably on children, and that for at least a little while people viewed pink as the boys color (due to its relation to red, the more fiery color), and blue was the softer, girly color? Social norms expectations, especially with clothing change.
 
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Tim-E

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I need to stop reading the Ron Paul thread and get back to work. That thread is one of the funniest things I've read in a while.
 
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Aaron Strife

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ToxicAdam said:
Democrats want it to be true, but Kasich isn't harming the party. He currently has a 44/42 approval rating and is still trending upwards. I find it dubious that anyone votes for a President based upon how they feel about a Governor anyways. Unless of course that Governor is also up for election in the same year.

Romney's problems in Ohio are just the same one's he has around the country. Not popular with people making less than 50k (working class), not popular with women and not popular with minorities. There's nothing currently in his campaign that is going to turn that around.
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Not that I really think a bad governor can tarnish a party's brand (even Walker in Wisconsin - he's polarized the electorate, but not to a point where Republicans can't still win elections), but Kasich's approval rating in the PPP poll is 38/49.
 
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daedalius

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jp_zer0 said:
On the bus today I saw a young child and smiled, until I realized that something was wrong about him. I thought it was a girl at first, since he was wearing all pink, girl clothes, and shoes, but the child was a boy. the mother nonchalantly let this toddler roll around next to her, as if this was a normal thing for the family.

Of course I made all sorts of assumptions about WHY the mother would parade her son in public while wearing girls clothes. I grew up under a single mother (I wouldn't for the life of me expect the father to go along with something like this), and at no point did she dress me up or treat me like a girl.

Of course there could be all sorts of reasons. I didn't ask or approach the woman. I wanted to, but maybe I am afraid to hear the next liberal excuse as to why this child's masculinity was ripped from him. I felt bad, especially since who knows, it could have been me...
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Joke post?

Joke post.
 
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PhoenixDark

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Ohio's governor is no Rick Scott, his numbers are somewhat impressive considering the economy. The state will be decided by who can win blue collar white voters. Considering Obama's problems with that group he won't be closing the deal anytime soon. Romney has plenty of time to turn things around, especially with the economy stagnating again
 
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gcubed

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PhoenixDark said:
Ohio's governor is no Rick Scott, his numbers are somewhat impressive considering the economy. The state will be decided by who can win blue collar white voters. Considering Obama's problems with that group he won't be closing the deal anytime soon. Romney has plenty of time to turn things around, especially with the economy stagnating again
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who do you mean as his? Kaisch? The economy in Ohio is above average compared to the rest of the US.
 
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speculawyer

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PhoenixDark said:
Ohio's governor is no Rick Scott, his numbers are somewhat impressive considering the economy. The state will be decided by who can win blue collar white voters. Considering Obama's problems with that group he won't be closing the deal anytime soon. Romney has plenty of time to turn things around, especially with the economy stagnating again
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Yeah, Romney has such a connection to blue collar voters. He can really understand their position and feel their pain. So I'm sure they'll flock to him



LOL.
 
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markatisu

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Told you guys a few times don't worry about Iowa. They love Obama in the major 3 college cities that make up the bulk of the population and the rural area that went for Bush and McCain in past years HATES Romney which is why they went with Santorum
 
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Aaron Strife

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ToxicAdam said:
The Dispatch had him at a +2 right before the March primary.
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That's quite the disparity then, but whatever.

I could see with the economy recovering there being a weird sort of double effect of people easing up to Republican governors, while giving Obama credit for the economic recovery. In 2014, the most partisan of the 2010 class (Kasich, Brewer, Snyder, Scott, Walker if he wins the recall etc.) might still have have tough re-election fights just because of their personality and governing style, but I could see like, Susana Martinez in New Mexico holding on pretty easily.
 
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ToxicAdam

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Future Bachmann-esque presidential candidate in 2016:


I look at what happened between President Obama and President Karzai as a 1930s, Chamberlain, Hitler moment. There is not going to be peace in our time,”

- Congressman Allen West.
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foreheadslap
 
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speculawyer

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ToxicAdam said:
Future Bachmann-esque presidential candidate in 2016:

foreheadslap
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He has really adopted the schtick of going for outrageous statement to get press. He goes McCarthy, he goes Chamberlin, etc. But he better be careful. At what point do people realize that he is not a serious thinker but instead just an over-the-top talking point spewer. He seems more like an AM radio talk show host than legislator.

C'mon man . . . yeah, those hordes of destitute illiterate Taliban are going to jump in the backs of the Toyota pick-ups and drive the USA and invade us with their AK-47s.


Of course, if Pakistan sinks into chaos, he'll point to it and say "See . . . . just like the invasion of Poland!" Never mind that the Pakistan Taliban have been in Pakistan the whole time.
 
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