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28 Feb 2017, 10:45 pm

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Why do people always say God bless the USA,why not God bless the world?Seems like those kids in war zones could use a nice blessing.


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28 Feb 2017, 10:47 pm

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Oh yeah! The Demos are tearing Trump apart.

I say screw them and go around them. That's the only way Trump will get things done.

What a doofus (the Demo governor that was replaced by a Republican - I think he sounded pissed off - a man scorned) :mrgreen:


I get it. You have the joneses for Trump. But do you have to rub those of us who oppose the man faces in excrement?

Yeah, I know....Reported. BE MY GUEST!

Hey! Stop attacking me.


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28 Feb 2017, 10:49 pm

I suspect what you really don't like, is that I ask things like:
where will the money to buy American steel for all that infrastructure come from?

There's ample evidence that I'm more than just obnoxious



If I had to summarize the mood of the speech, it was less poetic than Brecht, but similar in tone.


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28 Feb 2017, 10:50 pm

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Why don't the prolifers on here put their money where their mouth is.Any of you adopted or taken in a foster kid?Why not?You care so much about a few cells but nothing for the kids once they are born.Why don't you have a foster kid? Maybe becuse you just don't want to be bothered with one,doesn't fit into your plans.Well guess what,you are no better than the woman that has an abortion for the same reasons.If you truly gave a s**t about the kids,you'd do something real for them instead of worrying so much that a woman has a clump of cells that aren't even a child yet aborted.Adopt,be a foster parent,show you really care and it's just not lip service.Don't say oh I have a job,I can't take care of a kid.Well,you are expecting the same of single mothers.
https://www.fosterclub.com/article/stat ... oster-care


This is like saying if you really cared about refugees you would share your home with them. Or adopt/sponsor a refuge kid for life. So unless you do something extremely proactive about it, you don't have the right to feel passionately about it. Put your money where your mouth is et al.

Nope not the same.
The same prolifers are mostly against welfare,plenty here b***h about it so don't say they care.They don't mind telling someone what to do with their body,but they damm sure don't like it when someone signs up for food stamps.
I'm for refugees being allowed here.Bet most prolifers are not.If I had the funds it's very possible I would sponsor a refugee family.I doubt we could all live on my SSI check.So the best I can do is to send letters to my representatives and sign petitions.I do what I can.Have you been to a prolife rally yet?I can respect those that do,they have a right to stand and up for their beleif.Do you do more than post here?Write your representative,call the White House?Put your money where your mouth is.


I'm not the one saying one has to go to extreme measures to qualify having an opinion or stance on something.

Taking in a foster kid isn't anymore extreme than having a kid you can't take care off.
If they don't want to help with the unwanted abused kids here already,why support more of them being born into homes where they aren't wanted?Just a recipe for abuse and neglect of the child.


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28 Feb 2017, 10:53 pm

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Misslizard wrote:
Why do people always say God bless the USA,why not God bless the world?Seems like those kids in war zones could use a nice blessing.


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So God only has a limited amount of blessing and we get first dibs?If I believed in a God I'd doubt that.Id wager there's other that need her help more than we do, and God,being fair,would bless the most deserving and helpless.


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28 Feb 2017, 11:01 pm

Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Why don't the prolifers on here put their money where their mouth is.Any of you adopted or taken in a foster kid?Why not?You care so much about a few cells but nothing for the kids once they are born.Why don't you have a foster kid? Maybe becuse you just don't want to be bothered with one,doesn't fit into your plans.Well guess what,you are no better than the woman that has an abortion for the same reasons.If you truly gave a s**t about the kids,you'd do something real for them instead of worrying so much that a woman has a clump of cells that aren't even a child yet aborted.Adopt,be a foster parent,show you really care and it's just not lip service.Don't say oh I have a job,I can't take care of a kid.Well,you are expecting the same of single mothers.
https://www.fosterclub.com/article/stat ... oster-care


This is like saying if you really cared about refugees you would share your home with them. Or adopt/sponsor a refuge kid for life. So unless you do something extremely proactive about it, you don't have the right to feel passionately about it. Put your money where your mouth is et al.

Nope not the same.
The same prolifers are mostly against welfare,plenty here b***h about it so don't say they care.They don't mind telling someone what to do with their body,but they damm sure don't like it when someone signs up for food stamps.
I'm for refugees being allowed here.Bet most prolifers are not.If I had the funds it's very possible I would sponsor a refugee family.I doubt we could all live on my SSI check.So the best I can do is to send letters to my representatives and sign petitions.I do what I can.Have you been to a prolife rally yet?I can respect those that do,they have a right to stand and up for their beleif.Do you do more than post here?Write your representative,call the White House?Put your money where your mouth is.


I'm not the one saying one has to go to extreme measures to qualify having an opinion or stance on something.

Taking in a foster kid isn't anymore extreme than having a kid you can't take care off.
If they don't want to help with the unwanted abused kids here already,why support more of them being born into homes where they aren't wanted?Just a recipe for abuse and neglect of the child.


This is just the age old argument that killing babies is for their own good.



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28 Feb 2017, 11:02 pm

Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Why don't the prolifers on here put their money where their mouth is.Any of you adopted or taken in a foster kid?Why not?You care so much about a few cells but nothing for the kids once they are born.Why don't you have a foster kid? Maybe becuse you just don't want to be bothered with one,doesn't fit into your plans.Well guess what,you are no better than the woman that has an abortion for the same reasons.If you truly gave a s**t about the kids,you'd do something real for them instead of worrying so much that a woman has a clump of cells that aren't even a child yet aborted.Adopt,be a foster parent,show you really care and it's just not lip service.Don't say oh I have a job,I can't take care of a kid.Well,you are expecting the same of single mothers.
https://www.fosterclub.com/article/stat ... oster-care


This is like saying if you really cared about refugees you would share your home with them. Or adopt/sponsor a refuge kid for life. So unless you do something extremely proactive about it, you don't have the right to feel passionately about it. Put your money where your mouth is et al.

Nope not the same.
The same prolifers are mostly against welfare,plenty here b***h about it so don't say they care.They don't mind telling someone what to do with their body,but they damm sure don't like it when someone signs up for food stamps.
I'm for refugees being allowed here.Bet most prolifers are not.If I had the funds it's very possible I would sponsor a refugee family.I doubt we could all live on my SSI check.So the best I can do is to send letters to my representatives and sign petitions.I do what I can.Have you been to a prolife rally yet?I can respect those that do,they have a right to stand and up for their beleif.Do you do more than post here?Write your representative,call the White House?Put your money where your mouth is.


1) Re: food stamps ... I'm part of a group that helps support a local food pantry. As well, I believe food stamps are fine for those who truly need them.

2) Refugees ... I visited a Laotian refugee family way back when I was a kid, because even then I wanted to reach out. As for modern-day refugees, it's a matter of how it's handled ... keeping the right balance between welcoming those truly in need while at the same time protecting our borders.

3) As for adopting, well, as an Aspie, I do what I can ... My sister and her husband have adopted two children from Latin America who otherwise would have been abandoned, and I'm the godmother of one of them, and very close to the other one as well. :heart:

4) Prolife rally? Why yes ... many times, including traveling from various states to Washington, DC for the annual March for Life. In 2010, I brought my camera along with me ... below is one of the photos I took while I was there:

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5) Write my representative? Well, last year I wrote two letters and sent them to Texas on behalf of David Daleiden. He's the one who did the undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood's involvement in selling baby body parts.

6) Called the White House? Well, I've called my Congressman in the past. Not the President, yet ... but you know, that's a good idea. Call President Trump. Vice President Pence would be good to call, too. Thank you. :D

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Question: Should I do even more?
Answer: Yes.



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with a bonus photo of Raptor's girlfriend at the top


Somehow I never pictured Raptor with a Kalashnikov girl, always figured he'd go for the all American AR or German HK types.

And you would be correct...


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28 Feb 2017, 11:03 pm

Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Why do people always say God bless the USA,why not God bless the world?Seems like those kids in war zones could use a nice blessing.


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So God only has a limited amount of blessing and we get first dibs?If I believed in a God I'd doubt that.Id wager there's other that need her help more than we do, and God,being fair,would bless the most deserving and helpless.


You can calm down a little here. I was just being tongue-in-cheek.



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28 Feb 2017, 11:15 pm

Misslizard wrote:
Why do people always say God bless the USA,why not God bless the world?Seems like those kids in war zones could use a nice blessing.


I say,
God bless the USA,
God bless everyone,
and
God bless you! :)



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28 Feb 2017, 11:45 pm

EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Why do people always say God bless the USA,why not God bless the world?Seems like those kids in war zones could use a nice blessing.


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So God only has a limited amount of blessing and we get first dibs?If I believed in a God I'd doubt that.Id wager there's other that need her help more than we do, and God,being fair,would bless the most deserving and helpless.


You can calm down a little here. I was just being tongue-in-cheek.

But I haven't even got good and riled up yet. :D


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28 Feb 2017, 11:48 pm

EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Why don't the prolifers on here put their money where their mouth is.Any of you adopted or taken in a foster kid?Why not?You care so much about a few cells but nothing for the kids once they are born.Why don't you have a foster kid? Maybe becuse you just don't want to be bothered with one,doesn't fit into your plans.Well guess what,you are no better than the woman that has an abortion for the same reasons.If you truly gave a s**t about the kids,you'd do something real for them instead of worrying so much that a woman has a clump of cells that aren't even a child yet aborted.Adopt,be a foster parent,show you really care and it's just not lip service.Don't say oh I have a job,I can't take care of a kid.Well,you are expecting the same of single mothers.
https://www.fosterclub.com/article/stat ... oster-care


This is like saying if you really cared about refugees you would share your home with them. Or adopt/sponsor a refuge kid for life. So unless you do something extremely proactive about it, you don't have the right to feel passionately about it. Put your money where your mouth is et al.

Nope not the same.
The same prolifers are mostly against welfare,plenty here b***h about it so don't say they care.They don't mind telling someone what to do with their body,but they damm sure don't like it when someone signs up for food stamps.
I'm for refugees being allowed here.Bet most prolifers are not.If I had the funds it's very possible I would sponsor a refugee family.I doubt we could all live on my SSI check.So the best I can do is to send letters to my representatives and sign petitions.I do what I can.Have you been to a prolife rally yet?I can respect those that do,they have a right to stand and up for their beleif.Do you do more than post here?Write your representative,call the White House?Put your money where your mouth is.


I'm not the one saying one has to go to extreme measures to qualify having an opinion or stance on something.

Taking in a foster kid isn't anymore extreme than having a kid you can't take care off.
If they don't want to help with the unwanted abused kids here already,why support more of them being born into homes where they aren't wanted?Just a recipe for abuse and neglect of the child.


This is just the age old argument that killing babies is for their own good.

More like let's find a good solution for the kids here first before creating more.


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28 Feb 2017, 11:59 pm

the_phoenix wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Why don't the prolifers on here put their money where their mouth is.Any of you adopted or taken in a foster kid?Why not?You care so much about a few cells but nothing for the kids once they are born.Why don't you have a foster kid? Maybe becuse you just don't want to be bothered with one,doesn't fit into your plans.Well guess what,you are no better than the woman that has an abortion for the same reasons.If you truly gave a s**t about the kids,you'd do something real for them instead of worrying so much that a woman has a clump of cells that aren't even a child yet aborted.Adopt,be a foster parent,show you really care and it's just not lip service.Don't say oh I have a job,I can't take care of a kid.Well,you are expecting the same of single mothers.
https://www.fosterclub.com/article/stat ... oster-care


This is like saying if you really cared about refugees you would share your home with them. Or adopt/sponsor a refuge kid for life. So unless you do something extremely proactive about it, you don't have the right to feel passionately about it. Put your money where your mouth is et al.

Nope not the same.
The same prolifers are mostly against welfare,plenty here b***h about it so don't say they care.They don't mind telling someone what to do with their body,but they damm sure don't like it when someone signs up for food stamps.
I'm for refugees being allowed here.Bet most prolifers are not.If I had the funds it's very possible I would sponsor a refugee family.I doubt we could all live on my SSI check.So the best I can do is to send letters to my representatives and sign petitions.I do what I can.Have you been to a prolife rally yet?I can respect those that do,they have a right to stand and up for their beleif.Do you do more than post here?Write your representative,call the White House?Put your money where your mouth is.


1) Re: food stamps ... I'm part of a group that helps support a local food pantry. As well, I believe food stamps are fine for those who truly need them.

2) Refugees ... I visited a Laotian refugee family way back when I was a kid, because even then I wanted to reach out. As for modern-day refugees, it's a matter of how it's handled ... keeping the right balance between welcoming those truly in need while at the same time protecting our borders.

3) As for adopting, well, as an Aspie, I do what I can ... My sister and her husband have adopted two children from Latin America who otherwise would have been abandoned, and I'm the godmother of one of them, and very close to the other one as well. :heart:

4) Prolife rally? Why yes ... many times, including traveling from various states to Washington, DC for the annual March for Life. In 2010, I brought my camera along with me ... below is one of the photos I took while I was there:

Image

5) Write my representative? Well, last year I wrote two letters and sent them to Texas on behalf of David Daleiden. He's the one who did the undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood's involvement in selling baby body parts.

6) Called the White House? Well, I've called my Congressman in the past. Not the President, yet ... but you know, that's a good idea. Call President Trump. Vice President Pence would be good to call, too. Thank you. :D

...

Question: Should I do even more?
Answer: Yes.

I can respect all that.You don't just talk the talk,you walk it.
My brother and sister in law are very prolife ( or she was before she passed away) and they did so much for some of the poorer kids in the neighborhood.Took them out to eat,shopping,etc..While I didn't share the same relgious beliefs,I totally respected the ones they held, becuse they lived them.They beleived in attending the local church,becuse that's the right thing,to worship with your neighbor's.It didn't matter to them at all that they were the only white people in the church.They became active members of the congregation.


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jrjones9933 wrote:
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Oh yeah! The Demos are tearing Trump apart.

I say screw them and go around them. That's the only way Trump will get things done.

What a doofus (the Demo governor that was replaced by a Republican - I think he sounded pissed off - a man scorned) :mrgreen:


I get it. You have the joneses for Trump. But do you have to rub those of us who oppose the man faces in excrement?

Yeah, I know....Reported. BE MY GUEST!

Hey! Stop attacking me.


I didn't attack you.



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Misslizard wrote:
Why do people always say God bless the USA,why not God bless the world?Seems like those kids in war zones could use a nice blessing.


I say,
God bless the USA,
God bless everyone,
and
God bless you! :)

Now that's the way to give a blessing,include everyone.


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jrjones9933 wrote:
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nurseangela wrote:
Oh yeah! The Demos are tearing Trump apart.

I say screw them and go around them. That's the only way Trump will get things done.

What a doofus (the Demo governor that was replaced by a Republican - I think he sounded pissed off - a man scorned) :mrgreen:


I get it. You have the joneses for Trump. But do you have to rub those of us who oppose the man faces in excrement?

Yeah, I know....Reported. BE MY GUEST!

Hey! Stop attacking me.


I didn't attack you.

It was a pun!


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