dtcracer, I appreciate your explaining docrob's lack of compassion in a manner that he may be able to understand. It is unfortunate that he normally comes across in his writings as a man in the know. But just like a cat, if you shave his ass, he's still a cat, a moron who has learned the art of stringing words together albeit in some prestigiuos university or in the school of hard knocks, is still a moron.

By the way, I hate to alert you to an error but photosbysexton is a he, not a she. That is actually me posed as sleeping on my bike in my avatar photo/business card. Self portrait using tripod and wireless remote trigger. Sorry.

actually compassion starts with one self - then spreads to others. It's a universal energy - its not localized to any one religious sect or belief such as believe in heaven or hell. Which, reminds me, why should I or anyone have compassion for the dead if in fact they are in heaven then they are with their Lord who will take care of them as He tends his sheep. No, sorry dude, compassion is for the living.

Why would or should someone need to tell another about such a very personal and difficult choice? A friend sure. A lover maybe. But why feel compelled to tell a child "oh by the way baby you would have had a sister only i killed it." Probably not the most appropriate and certainly not a necessary "confession" to make is it?

beats me - i use the word "sin" as a shortcut so that I don't have to spell out it's history every time. The concept of "sin" is as out dated as the Chastity belts we used in those Middle Ages to keep girls from having fun. errr consequences.

As for your line of reasoning I agree but what I can't quite figure out is how that way of thinking squares with the Republican ideas that the way to teach kids to be smart AND responsible about sex is to tell them nothing about it. To basically try and keep them in the dark about sex and that they just need to wait!

How contradictory is that?

Cause your right - back when me and my friends were stupid studs if we happened to find a girl that would have sex with us you think we weren't doing it as much as we could as often as we could in every way we could think of doing it??? I mean come on - to not take advantage of that would be truly idiotic..............but of course you really mean that it's ok for us guys to be horndogs and slut around but any girl who would have sex every day is well.......you know Rush told us. Need I say more?

The Obama reference was meant as an example, the way some of you hold him in such high regards. "I may not be . . ."

How you became so cruel in your responses is a question for another time.

We won't get into the details, but my family is from "old" Detroit. The law never got them, but I'm positive that they are being punished through eternity.

My point on choosing my parents would have been long before the rape. Again my imagination would have seen these people as upstanding and someone worth my love and devotion. This, in spite of their behavior after I had chosen.

No, but we should not punish our children for being children nor should we punish them for being human.

You are right - we ALL make stupid decisions but not all of us are punished for them. What kind of love is it that says to a 17 yr old girl that she must now raise this child - more or less on her own - and that for her one night of passion and pleasure and the sheer joy of being young and in love she must now walk a very different path than she envisioned and she has no choice because she SINNED!

That's not loving - thats cruelty and sadism. Let him who has no sin cast the first stone.

I have a litter of English Shepherd puppies to sell. I have a website and have listed the pups on puppy find. When someone inquires about one of the pups we inform them that we form a list based on the order of contact and no payment will be accepted until the puppy aptitude tests are completed and the prospective clients have all the information and finalize their choice. They will be contacted in the order they fall on the list. Shipping arrangements will be made by us at the buyers expense all costs will be disclosed before any payment will be accepted.
After a much more detailed explanation than the one above was emailed to this person, below is the reply.


Thank you for your response.
The prices are okay with me and i will like to make payment for the puppy immediately...As for the payment method i am willing to pay either via a cashiers check if this is okay with you please get back to me with your Full Names,Address and Phone number so that i cant send the payment immediately.
As soon as everything is set i will have my private Shipping Agent come over to you place to pick up so you are not paying anything for the shipping.
Kindest Regards.
Tammi..

This seems to be a little off color to me. What do you think?
Under no circumstance will I release a puppy to a "personal shipping agent"
My wife says that they just don't understand but I don't buy it.

You're spinning that completely out of context. You know what Ryan was referencing, don't you? Obama's statement about non-leftist Americans "clinging to guns and religion". Look it up if you really missed that.

Party platforms are a lot of hooey. Now you are asking me to choose between supporting gay marriage (Democrats) or making abortion illegal (Republicans)? Neither of these extremes represents the way most people think.

The first step is to see if these views are in fact adopted as official statements. Since neither convention has been held, nither platform has been approved.

The next step is to see what individual candidates say about it. Laws are passed in Congress and signed by the President. They are not made by party hacks looking for more votes.

I guarantee the President is in favor of gay marriage, as he has said so publicly within the last few months. I guarantee Romney is NOT in favor of outlawing abortion. Check his statements. Being personally opposed to something is much, much different from seeking to change the law. Example: Romney does not drink or smoke. Do you really think he would seek to make those illegal activities? A Constitutional amendment? Get real. A super majority of Congress and of the states is required to amend the Constitution. There is no way in the world that would happen.

Save the panic and name calling for later after the firestorm of the conventions has settled.