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I am still not sure how I feel about this one. I don’t know enough about Haiti as I would like. I do know that the level of poverty in Haiti sucks and that Aristide has not been able to do anything about it, so this may be what is needed for the people there.
Apparently the leader of the rebel forces has pledged to support the interim President and to support the democratic process there.
Another wrinkle to this story is that U.S. Marines supposedly “kidnapped” President Aristide and flew him out of the country. If so, that was probably the best thing for him, as he would be barbecue by now.

CNN.com
Greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters, heavily armed Haitian rebels drove into Port-au-Prince today, entering the headquarters of the national police, the stronghold of supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide left Haiti Sunday and is in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.

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Found this on a couple of sites, apparently this is the originating link:
12 Reasons Gay Marriage will Ruin Society
1. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control are not natural.
2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people cannot get legally married because the world needs more children.
3. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children because straight parents only raise straight children.
4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful, since Britney Spears’s 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful.
5. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and it hasn’t changed at all: women are property, Blacks can’t marry Whites, and divorce is illegal.
6. Gay marriage should be decided by the people, not the courts, because the majority-elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of minorities.
7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are always imposed on the entire country. That’s why we only have one religion in America.
8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people makes you tall.
9. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage license.
10. Children can never succeed without both male and female role models at home. That’s why single parents are forbidden to raise children.
11. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms because we haven’t adapted to cars or longer lifespans.
12. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name are better, because a “separate but equal” institution is always constitutional. Separate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as separate marriages will for gays & lesbians.

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Came across this story over at The Bitch Girls. This is one that I haven’t heard, but is very, very scary, and very much violates our right to privacy.
The Bitch Girls: Some Privacy, Please

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Boston.com / News / Politics / Presidential candidates / john kerry / AP links Kerry nominations to donations

WASHINGTON — At least three times in his Senate career, Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry has recommended individuals for positions at federal home loan banks just before or after receiving political contributions from the nominees, records show.

John Kerry, like most of the politicians out there, takes plenty of money from PAC’s and other SIG’s. The problem is that he is trying to portray himself as an opponent of all of them and what happens in Washington. Can’t have it both ways dude.

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I’ve been hearing that phrase out of John Kerry’s mouth alot lately, referring to all of the corporations that send jobs “overseas”. What he neglects to mention, and I am hoping that someone will eventually bring up, is the his family’s company (rather, his wife’s), Heinz, leads to list of these “Benedict Arnold” companies. They have 22 plants in the US, and plants in over 57 countries.
Not too mention all of the various companies and PACs that have contributed to his campaign that are doing the same thing. Where are all of his high fucking morals where taking their money is concerned? He has received around 30 million in contributions, 23 million of that from individuals.

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Senate Republicans say they will keep making Democrats vote on a bill curbing medical malpractice lawsuits, despite losing another attempt to get the legislation out of the Senate and to the White House.
Just more bi-partisanism on both sides and not getting anything meaningful done. We pay these guys a shitload of money to sit around with their thumbs up their asses.

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