Please, S. Dak., get your legislators laid...........

The assaults on women's privacy and medical rights from South Dakota continue unabated.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/02/south-dakota-abortion-crisis-pregnancy-center-bill

Now, the SD legislators are trying to force women seeking an abortion to visit a pro-life center to be counseled by a bunch of unqualified volunteers before they can undergo the procedure.

Between Nebraska's nearly identical bill to the recently shelved SD bill in my previous rant, and this, maybe everyone should stop worrying about the "flood of Canadians" southward, and we Canucks may have to start worrying about a northward flood of abortion refugees.

South Dakota needs a hobby......

High on my list of things that piss me off are meddling, moralizing, sanctimonious jacktards who feel the need to impose their morality on others. I have no problem with opposition to acts that directly harm others. Don't drink and drive, don't steal, if you must smoke a bit of Mother Nature, don't do it when there are children in the house.

Fair enough.

So, I get a tad annoyed when I hear about anti same sex legislation. It ain't nobody's business, nobody is forcing anyone into anything.

Same with abortion. Makes no never mind if I am pro life or pro choice. What matters is the mother and her situation and wishes. Various protesters and activists who picket and impose on the hardest decision a woman will ever have to make should pack their shit up and go back to censoring Brady Bunch episodes (everyone just knows that little whore Marcia was after Greg) and mind their own fucking business.

So, when someone decides that killing a doctor who provides abortions is somehow justified, I usually shake my head and just say a silent "Thank you" that murder is still murder, and that no government would justify that.

Until now.

South Dakota, your legislators need to get laid. Find 'em a nice girl or goat or whatever it takes.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/15/south-dakota-abortion-bill_n_823326.html

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/south-dakota-hb-1171-legalize-killing-abortion-providers

http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bill.aspx?File=HB1171HJU.htm

For those of you wondering, the proposed legislation could make killing an abortionist a justifiable homicide if the killer decided he was saving the life of the unborn child. This from the same state that wrote anti-abortion legislation that made no exceptions for incest or rape.

Really?

Ye Gods, get these idiots laid. Maybe they'll start worrying about stuff that is their business instead of imposing their values on others.

Things I do on my Birthday

-Get up early (Mrs. M has to work)
-Shovel the walk, clear off the car.
-Take Little Dude out on his little snow board.
-Laugh my butt off at "Daddy I did a face plant".
-Go back in, say "Have a nice day" to Mrs.M
-Play with Little Dude
-Start coffee maker
-More sledding
-Make mac and cheese for lunch

more to follow as events warrant.

Aaaaand.........my wife`s friend and her adventures in marital blitz

As I sit here, gently typing, my wife is busy on Facebook chat. Her friend`s husband, who we will refer to as the Jackass, left her on New Years Eve. Sometimes, the biggest turds need a special occassion. He was a possessive, jealous, mentally abusive head case. She has had a life of emotional abuse at the hands of her mother.

The Jackass and MWF (My Wife`s Friend) had four kids before they were married (no problem with that), and were pressured by their church (LDS) to marry.

She feels "unworthy" to go to church.

Ouch.

Now onto the Sacred Cow Butchery portion of our show.........(you might want to send the kids to bed for this).......

Given that I saw Jackass`problems from the first meeting, given that MWF told all and sundry about his quirks, why the Hell would the church think that marriage for these two was a good thing? Why did they not tell her to walk...nay RUN  from this psycho before something bad happens?

For the kids?

That's good.

"Yes kids, your mommy stayed with the Loose Stool (who walked out on New Year's Eve) for you. Don't you feel special?"

Anyone who tells someone to stay in a bad relationship "for the children", "because marriage is for life", "because God wants you to" or any number of other platitudinous droppings should have their mouths stapled shut.

I am not saying split at the first argument, however, if your Significant Other is the source of nothing but pain, some Ordained Miscreant is using his Holy Prophetic Knowitallness to tell you "stick it out", maybe you want to talk to someone qualified....like a kindergarten TA.

As soon as God/Allah/Flying Spaghetti Monster (ok, maybe FSM is legitimately useful0 enters into any discussion of why to stay in a marriage, the advisor in question has got nothing and you may want to go to the bullpen for some relief.

Egypt, con't

Events are racing along in Egypt, so I'm wondering about the rest of the region. Are some of the other regional dictators taking note? Will they decide on preemptive action, either progressive or regressive? And how will the various global powers react? And how much blood will have to be spilled?

Really....we're really gonna have to go through this shit again?

Ok, now, try to keep your collective heads from exploding at the sheer level of fucking stupid involved

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353517/Catholic-Church-issues-guide-convert-Harry-Potter-witches-Christianity.html

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/04/catholic-church-issues-guide-on-how-to-convert-witches/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook

A Fabulous No Prize to anyone who can get information on the "former Wiccan" so her qualifications can be examined.

Egypt is burning.....

I do not begrudge the Egyptian people their right to try for some form of an open, democratic government, I (along with the rest of the world) don't have that right. If they decide to re-institute the Royalty and go with a British style constitutional monarchy, so be it.

The USA, as one of the current regime's largest backers for the last 30 years, is trying, as best I can see, to make the transition as smooth as is possible. However, if the Egyptians somehow end up with an Islamic nationalist government, will the US and other powers accept that and try to maintain relations, or will there be an other Gaza/West Bank fiasco (congratulations on your fair and open elections, but you didn't use your freedom to elect who we wnated, DO OVER!!!!)?

I don't know, but I do care. The current wave of protests and calls for reform can be an opportunity (as long as Halliburton and other assorted commercial bastards can be kept out) to try to begin righting the wrongs of an oil greedy western world, or the mistakes of the last 60 years can just be repeated, and nothing improved.

Time for us to decide if all the bleating and braying about "human rights and dignity" and "honouring the will of the people" are more than bleating and braying, or serious goals for the future.

Where I hangout and annoy people

http://standupwithpetedominick.com, c'mon in, have a look around, we're very reasonable for a bunch of political loons.

Please allow me to introduce myself.....

I'm a man of neither wealth nor taste. I drive a truck, which leaves me time to either ponder the mysteries of life and the vagaries of the universe or scratch m'self.

I spend too much time away from Mrs. Manny and the Little Dude, but sometimes ya gotta do and you know the rest. I lean left politically, right when drunk. I am Wiccan, (Norse pantheon, FWIW).

Eventually, I'll get the hang of this stuff, so bear with me, or if you're a bear, human with me.