Monday, April 26, 2004
here is part of a story from nydailynews.com, in which john kerry and his wife 'speak' (if one may use the term loosely) about abortion. i have taken the liberty of inserting my own editorial remarks.
Heinz Kerry once said that she was "not 100% pro-choice," but told the magazine [Newsweek] that now the issue is black and white for her.
"I ask myself if I had a 13-year-old daughter who got drunk one night and got pregnant, what would I do. Christ, I'd go nuts," Heinz Kerry said. [what on earth do you have a 13-year-old getting drunk and having sex for in the first place? it seems like you might have some bigger issues to deal with than the fact that you would 'go nuts'. it's also nice to see that your first concern would be for your own mental well-being, in spite of the fact that you would have A PREGNANT 13-YEAR-OLD.]
Asked if he shares his wife's views, Kerry told Newsweek, "I do not know the answer to that. We've never - she's never had to vote." [in other words: how the hell should i know? it's not like we talk to each other. i didn't even know we had a drunken pregnant 13-year-old until i read about it in newsweek.]
Kerry appeared at an abortion rights rally in Washington Friday, saying, "Abortion should be rare but it should be safe and legal. And the government should stay out of the bedrooms of Americans." [i'm sure this is probably just too nuanced and complex for me, but i fail to see any logical connection whatsoever between these two sentences. as far as i know, the government is not trying to restrict what you do in your bedroom. you can cover yourself in chocolate and strawberry jam and dance a jig if you want. the government (or, at least, a segment of it) is trying to restrict the institutionalized killing of children. get it, john? the government isn't trying to keep you from having an abortion in your bedroom.]
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oh, well. it strikes me as odd that g.w. bush gets so much media attention for 'silly' things that he might say, in view of the fact that JOHN KERRY ACTUALLY OPENS HIS MOUTH.
Heinz Kerry once said that she was "not 100% pro-choice," but told the magazine [Newsweek] that now the issue is black and white for her.
"I ask myself if I had a 13-year-old daughter who got drunk one night and got pregnant, what would I do. Christ, I'd go nuts," Heinz Kerry said. [what on earth do you have a 13-year-old getting drunk and having sex for in the first place? it seems like you might have some bigger issues to deal with than the fact that you would 'go nuts'. it's also nice to see that your first concern would be for your own mental well-being, in spite of the fact that you would have A PREGNANT 13-YEAR-OLD.]
Asked if he shares his wife's views, Kerry told Newsweek, "I do not know the answer to that. We've never - she's never had to vote." [in other words: how the hell should i know? it's not like we talk to each other. i didn't even know we had a drunken pregnant 13-year-old until i read about it in newsweek.]
Kerry appeared at an abortion rights rally in Washington Friday, saying, "Abortion should be rare but it should be safe and legal. And the government should stay out of the bedrooms of Americans." [i'm sure this is probably just too nuanced and complex for me, but i fail to see any logical connection whatsoever between these two sentences. as far as i know, the government is not trying to restrict what you do in your bedroom. you can cover yourself in chocolate and strawberry jam and dance a jig if you want. the government (or, at least, a segment of it) is trying to restrict the institutionalized killing of children. get it, john? the government isn't trying to keep you from having an abortion in your bedroom.]
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oh, well. it strikes me as odd that g.w. bush gets so much media attention for 'silly' things that he might say, in view of the fact that JOHN KERRY ACTUALLY OPENS HIS MOUTH.
