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SheilaT

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22. I don't know if it's still there, but back when I worked

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 01:04 PM

Jun 2014

at National Airport in Washington, DC, there was a special lot just for Supreme Court justices. Their staffers also felt entitled to use it, and complained bitterly if it was full. It wasn't large, maybe a dozen spaces, but it was quite close to the Main Terminal back then.

This was 1969-79 that I worked there.

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The Rude Pundit - You Wanna Keep Harassing Women at Clinics? Then Let's Play [View all] meegbear Jun 2014 OP

"sidewalk counsel" KamaAina Jun 2014 #1

Right on, RP--I wish I could rec this post a thousand times. nt MADem Jun 2014 #2

Here's my little K & R. But will it happen, will the other 'gentle counselors' harrass the church? freshwest Jul 2014 #121

I gotta think I have better things to do with my time and energy Demeter Jun 2014 #3

yeah but, this is a wonderful revenge fantasy. gotta admit. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #4

Why is it fantasy? Fawke Em Jun 2014 #35

I agree with you vigorously on this, except - what you (and I too) would love to see is calimary Jun 2014 #39

Worse, what is being proposed, is worse then useless..... happyslug Jun 2014 #49

You are so wrong. In most places in this country legal abortion is no longer available at all. Hekate Jun 2014 #60

But has those attacks actually dropped the abortion rates??? happyslug Jun 2014 #85

Look, these domestic terrorists don't give a damn about either children or women Hekate Jun 2014 #91

DING! DING! DING! DING! You win the internet. valerief Jun 2014 #104

The original rude pundit... americannightmare Jun 2014 #108

You are dreaming, if you think $721 and foodstamps will incentivize Motherhood Demeter Jun 2014 #61

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #67

I am only mentioning an anti-abortion program that has a chance of working happyslug Jun 2014 #82

wow--you really have no clue about what these woman-hating anti-choicers do at their little niyad Jun 2014 #79

The Studies have indicated that such attacks have no affect on abortion rates. happyslug Jun 2014 #83

They might not stop those particular abortions, but the publicity contributes to an environment pnwmom Jun 2014 #88

Why should women have to go elsewhere to avoid being harassed, stalked, etcc..? WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #102

I don't think it would be a bad thing to show them how it feels to be on the other end pnwmom Jun 2014 #87

Well, I think I can say you have never had an abortion. WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #100

No, these protests are about terrorizing and controlling women's access and choice for legal health suffragette Jun 2014 #105

Huge K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #5

Gotta love Rude. riqster Jun 2014 #6

Fight fire with fire... works RobertEarl Jun 2014 #7

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #24

Your misgyny is not well-hidden. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #33

Sorry - I admit that the phrase was rudely written - not intended! erronis Jun 2014 #63

Yet you did not edit. WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #103

Don't forget about birthin babies Bickle Jun 2014 #95

Taste of their own medicine. See how they like it. calimary Jun 2014 #40

And it is just starting, which is why fighting back like this is so necessary randys1 Jun 2014 #51

And after they take away our reproductive rights - just watch. Our voting rights will be next. calimary Jun 2014 #111

Here: calimary Jun 2014 #112

Agree Agree !!! As I tweeted earlier today randys1 Jun 2014 #113

Up close and personal!! Downwinder Jun 2014 #8

The sidewalk Planned Parenthood "counselors" in our city are such extremist freaks... hunter Jun 2014 #9

At my PP it's the Catholics who do almost all of the protesting, and some of them are crazy. HERVEPA Jun 2014 #11

My own relationship with the Catholic Church is... complicated. hunter Jun 2014 #46

Wow. Pretty messy. I'm just your standard culturally Jewish (and Bar Mitzvahed) atheist. HERVEPA Jun 2014 #48

Yep. Once and again "just in case." hunter Jun 2014 #57

As always, you're one of the most interesting posters on here. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #68

with this ruling weissmam Jun 2014 #29

Hell yes. blackspade Jun 2014 #10

RP column recommend on principle nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #12

I don't like the buffer zone around the Supreme Court ladym55 Jun 2014 #13

I don't like the "free speech zones" at political events either. bbgrunt Jun 2014 #25

Fire with fire! bvar22 Jun 2014 #14

The pregnant little rich princesses could also get an abortion by a real doctor emsimon33 Jun 2014 #32

"It was made to stop the unnecessary slaughter of our nation's daughters." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #69

Amen, Brother Rude. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #15

Open carry SCVDem Jun 2014 #16

Find out where the Supremes park and protest them pulling in. Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #17

I don't know if it's still there, but back when I worked SheilaT Jun 2014 #22

"Koch suckers"--I like it! Well said. emsimon33 Jun 2014 #31

I'm with you. Rider3 Jun 2014 #18

"PEDOPHILE PRIESTS FOR LIFE" sign while wearing the dog collar REP Jun 2014 #19

I'm making my sign. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #20

+2 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #70

Carry photos of the hundreds of priests in your LuckyLib Jun 2014 #89

fetus fotos ellennelle Jun 2014 #21

Or the ghastly orphanages that used to exist in Romania SheilaT Jun 2014 #23

I've been saying this for years LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #26

K&fuckingR.... daleanime Jun 2014 #27

works for me weissmam Jun 2014 #28

This is a great idea! emsimon33 Jun 2014 #30

My new favorite column from the Rude One. JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #34

Great analysis by the Rude One... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #36

Ironically Jake Stern Jun 2014 #42

So maybe a new religion is in order ... sunnystarr Jun 2014 #90

That would be a clever work-around Demeter Jun 2014 #93

So now we all love the Rude Pundit again, huh? tularetom Jun 2014 #37

just because rude botched the last post DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #53

Do that on Sundays - the rest of the week, protect the clinic patients csziggy Jun 2014 #38

I have a better idea maindawg Jun 2014 #41

When we lived in Lincoln, NE from '94-2000, the local anti-choice group, mnhtnbb Jun 2014 #43

Thanks for bringing up Numbers 5:11-31... xocet Jun 2014 #94

Agree with Rude Pundit that what's Jake Stern Jun 2014 #44

Remember, every Cathokic finances, approves if, and celebrates child rape Bickle Jun 2014 #45

Lol Union Scribe Jun 2014 #50

Yup, it will Bickle Jun 2014 #65

Lol! Union Scribe Jun 2014 #73

I don't like them stir her Bickle Jun 2014 #74

Just fyi. Laelth Jun 2014 #106

They do Bickle Jun 2014 #114

I hear you. Laelth Jun 2014 #117

It is if you're teaching them irrefutably wrong things that will harm them Bickle Jun 2014 #118

Yeah! Answer that! ^ bluedigger Jun 2014 #75

Which is filthier? Being a Catholic or being a U.S. citizen? hunter Jun 2014 #109

Belonging to a religion is an entirely conscious choice Bickle Jun 2014 #115

Volunteering for military service is a choice too. hunter Jun 2014 #116

I have a different idea. Bette Noir Jun 2014 #47

One instance where I wouldn't be opposed to open carry... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #71

I totally fucking agree! gopiscrap Jun 2014 #52

The ugly truth DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #54

Why limit it to abortion KT2000 Jun 2014 #55

What about adult bookstores & porn shops? rickyhall Jun 2014 #56

"Can I open an adult bookstore next to a church?" nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #72

Yep, see how many go from the church to the adult book store... 47of74 Jun 2014 #80

Private booths would probably further increase the traffic. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #81

Make sure the booth walls have holes to the next booth. PeoViejo Jun 2014 #97

If you're going to have a counter-protest at PP PeoViejo Jun 2014 #98

cannot rec this one enough...n/c passiveporcupine Jun 2014 #58

The beginning of all freedom is he right to be left alone. The Wizard Jun 2014 #59

Works for me. What's with those stupid dicks? marble falls Jun 2014 #62

I'll be there right after the Rude Pundit goes Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #64

So true. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #86

"...complete lack of medical or psychological expertise..." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #66

Amen Rebl Jun 2014 #76

Brilliant Rudie malaise Jun 2014 #77

many of us have recommended this same tactic for years. never really did get anywhere with it, niyad Jun 2014 #78

Thanks meegbear! K&R NealK Jun 2014 #84

Happy to be #268! Thanks Rude and meeg~ Cha Jun 2014 #92

"spitting in her face" -- that's assault & battery. Enforce the laws, Grafton Police! Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #96

K & R ctsnowman Jun 2014 #99

That Worcester Planned Parenthood is where I got my first birth control prescription. Squinch Jun 2014 #101

Great idea - I like it! (nt) nyabingi Jun 2014 #107

K & R Raksha Jun 2014 #110

The Rude One has outdone himself. GoCubsGo Jun 2014 #119

FUCKING K & FUCKING R spanone Jun 2014 #120