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Proud Liberal Dem

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36. Yeah, what's that all about

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:25 PM

Feb 2012

I thought that right-wingers don't believe in "special rights" for anybody, right?!

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Finally, some sense on the "oh no he didn't" contraception issue... [View all] spooky3 Feb 2012 OP

a DailyKos post notes that liberal pundits who are Catholic men are the ones going nuts over this spooky3 Feb 2012 #1

Why is this portrayed as a catholic issue Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #4

Yeah, what's that all about Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #36

I was just about to post this! Ilsa Feb 2012 #2

Both were ok discussions, but sorry they didn't discuss, specifically, elleng Feb 2012 #3

I think Boies indirectly covered this in his analogies. spooky3 Feb 2012 #5

I think cost to the religious institution is the only possible connection, elleng Feb 2012 #7

I do not agree that the cost is the reason the institutions are complaining. spooky3 Feb 2012 #8

Cost isn't going to be a factor jeff47 Feb 2012 #12

Of course. elleng Feb 2012 #16

I think his and my point is spooky3 Feb 2012 #22

Nothing whatsoever requires the Catholic church to be in the kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #15

They aren't in the medical insurance business. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #32

Another great reason to divorce health care from work rurallib Feb 2012 #6

yes, good point spooky3 Feb 2012 #9

Yes, good point. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #17

Pearl clutcher? Gman Feb 2012 #10

I assume your the same person who made the ridiculous alert on this post WhollyHeretic Feb 2012 #14

I find the post highly offensive Gman Feb 2012 #19

It's really not good enough WhollyHeretic Feb 2012 #21

Dont matter. Gman Feb 2012 #39

Why do you find the post highly offensive? SaintPete Feb 2012 #27

Pearl clutcher is used to demean both women and the LGBTQ community on DU justiceischeap Feb 2012 #30

Urban Dictionary entry SaintPete Feb 2012 #31

I apologize, I should edit my post justiceischeap Feb 2012 #33

Well, I wrote I wasn't looking for a debate SaintPete Feb 2012 #34

I didn't know that history but I don't think that's why this person finds it offensive WhollyHeretic Feb 2012 #35

I think it's easy to say, this phrase probably isn't the best to use justiceischeap Feb 2012 #37

How on earth can you compare "pearl clutcher" to such a vile racist term? tblue37 Feb 2012 #18

Because I find the OP just as offensive Gman Feb 2012 #20

It has nothing to do with religion, as the spooky3 Feb 2012 #24

beyond this pearl clutching non-issue, what do you find offensive about the OP? DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2012 #38

....How sheltered are you? jeff47 Feb 2012 #25

and it can refer particularly to people of privilege (pearl owners) spooky3 Feb 2012 #26

Does anyone know of a link to a transcript Rosco T. Feb 2012 #11

Shut 'em up with this: jeff47 Feb 2012 #13

Maybe at the MSNBC site. spooky3 Feb 2012 #23

here's the transcript--you have to scroll down to get to the Boies segment spooky3 Feb 2012 #28

thank you! (n/m) Rosco T. Feb 2012 #29