Super Sunday!

So, did anything happen yesterday?

I was watching the press exhibition by embattled Governor Northam and thought I had tuned in to the longest cold open in the history of Saturday Night live.

Eugene Volokh is his calm and sensible self on the question of long-past misbehavior. His respondents at Reason also raise reasonable objections to being even-handed and sensible, arguing that Democrats won't stop and "The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly?".

IMHO, if the apology for the picture on Friday and the disavowal of the picture on Saturday are baffling. If people think that on Saturday morning the governor decided on a strategy of bald-faced lying, well, yes, then you have to believe he is psychotic and delusional.

If, on the other hand, you think he panicked on Friday and realized he needed to pound the table in defense of his once-good name on Saturday, well, maybe. Obviously, politicians lie, but they also panic.

My question is, what's the rush? Is the governor signing controversial bills this weekend that the Lt. Governor would veto? I doubt it.

Only two weeks ago the right was enraged that the media piled onto the Covington kids with no atempt to gather facts and reflect. Two weeks later, here we go again.

Of course, the right could thunder away to their heart's content about Northam and nothing would change, as we saw with the controversy about his abortion comments. Democrats are happy to pile on because (a) they are in a furious contest to be Wokest Democrat EVER and (b) this is a free shot at the hoop since Lt. Governor Fairfax is totally acceptable ideologically and cosmetically.

ON THAT ABORTION BILL: I concur with David French about the real problem with that bill - moving from three doctors to one and removing a standard of harm to the mother are disturning:

The bill reduces the number of doctors required to certify the alleged medical need for an abortion from three to one, and — critically — eliminates any required showing of severity before the doctor and mother can determine that the birth would impair her physical or mental health. Under the bill’s actual text, virtually any claim of impairment would suffice to meet the act’s requirements. Anxiety? Depression? The conventional physical challenges of post-partum recovery? Any of those things could justify taking the life of a fully formed, completely viable, living infant.

However, although I rarely agree with NY Times columnist Michelle Goldberg (and disagree with her conclusions in this linked piece) her summary is fair: Northam's comments were taken out of context:

Things only escalated on Wednesday, when Gov. Ralph Northam was asked about the uproar during an appearance on a radio show. Northam, a pediatric neurologist by training, spoke about what actually happens when a woman goes into labor with a fetus that has severe deformities and may not be viable. The infant, he said, would be delivered and kept comfortable, and the family would decide about resuscitation.

Northam appeared to be pointing out the absurdity of Gilbert’s hypothetical, since even in grave circumstances, no one gets an abortion on the delivery table. But as a clip of the interview went viral, conservatives, including the Republican senator Marco Rubio, began accusing Northam of supporting the murder of newborns. It was the right-wing version of an online outrage mob, warping the governor's innocuous comments into a callous declaration of evil.

His actual comment was this (my emphasis):

When we talk about third-trimester abortions, these are done with the consent of the mother, with the consent of physicians, more than one physician by the way, and it’s done in cases where there may be severe deformities, there may be a fetus which is non-viable. So in this particular example, if the mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen, the infant would be delivered, the infant would be kept comfortable, the infant would be resuscitated if this is what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physician and the mother.

The discussion would NOT be about whether to kill the infant; the discussion would be about what heroic interventions would be employed while a severely deformed infant with a life expectancy of minutes or days managed to survive. In that sense it mirrors end of life discussions for the elderly and ill. Do Not Resuscitate? Electroshock to restart a failing heart? Feeding tubes? When should the family and physicians let nature take its course with a ninety year old or a nine-minute old?

And one never knows - this baby held on for a week and the family was happier for it.

Look, I have no problem bashing Northam for the actual abortion bill. However, his critics don't need to gild the black rose by misinterpreting his comments, willfully or inadvertently. And as was emphasized yesterday, Gov. Northam may not be the best spontaneous communicator of the current political class.

OK, THAT was a cheerful post to start the latest holiday. I suppose the national hatefest can resume just before gametime when we see whether the network broadcasts the national anthem and we can boo/cheer whomever is kneeling/standing. Then we'll pick it up again at halftime when Maroon 5 panders to the crowd that thinks they should have joined the boycott.

This will be the first game where I look forward to the endless booth reviews.

Comments

[Pinandpuller]

Dear @AOC

We need your help to seize the means of reproduction.

[Jack is Back (Again)!]

Box,

I agree. Best analyst since Madden by far. To bad he had a particular team who never were able to adopt them. But then he had an ex-QB as a coach, and envy runs a long streak.

[Marlene]

Doctor Zhivago is on TCM.

[Jack is Back (Again)!]

Off to the club for super bowl party on our 10 foot screen. Wings, ribs and dogs😜

[clarice]

Read Terry carefully--I think he's just parsing to suggest the proposed law doesn't endorse infanticide when it most certainly does.

[clarice]

Brilliant suggestion, TM..I'll try to enlist people to do this.

[clarice]

Oops, Pin deserves the credit, not TM.

[Captain Hate]

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/02/03/cbs-rejects-pro-flag-just-stand-super-bowl-ad-narrated-by-us-marine-benghazi-survivor-lets-call-this-what-it-is-720478?utm_source=Push%20Notifications&utm_medium=BPR

[rich]

hope you are enjoying the sun out there in cali captain hate.

[Tom Bowler]

Momto2,

Very sorry for your loss.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

"thinking everyone is getting ready for their super bowl party ..."

Not me! LOL
Wound up watching last 2 years due to social arrangements but thankfully able to skip this year. :) :)

[clarice]

I've been making turkey cause I wanted one, turkey vegetable soup and butternut squash with bacon and maple cinnamon.Just felt like it.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

rich, 4:44 Cruel! Very cruel. (Shifts paddle to other side of canoe, watching rain water slowly subside)

[MissMarple2]

rich,

Not me! I took a quick nap after mopping the entire back of the house and then having to do places again because Maggie tromped through mud in the backyard like a little kid and then tracked it in.

Spring fever!

[lurkersusie]

Wow!

Paul Farhi
@farhip
Update: Sources telling @Lvozzella and me that tip to @bigleaguepol about Northam’s yearbook photo came from medical-school classmate or classmates upset about governor’s abortion remarks earlier in the week. (link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/lifestyle/style/a-tip-from-a-concerned-citizen-helps-a-reporter-land-the-scoop-of-a-lifetime/2019/02/03/e30762ea-2765-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html) washingtonpost.com/amphtml/life

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
44m44 minutes ago

Everyone is asking how Tiger played yesterday. The answer is Great! He was long, straight & putted fantastically well. He shot a 64. Tiger is back & will be winning Majors again! Not surprisingly, Jack also played really well. His putting is amazing! Jack & Tiger like each other.

[Captain Hate]

Yeah, it's been rainy off and on the last couple days but it's still been a good time. I'm volunteering Thursday at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am so that should be fun on a gorgeous historic course.

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
48s49 seconds ago

With Caravans marching through Mexico and toward our Country, Republicans must be prepared to do whatever is necessary for STRONG Border Security. Dems do nothing. If there is no Wall, there is no Security. Human Trafficking, Drugs and Criminals of all dimensionns - KEEP OUT!

[Extraneus]

NBC News Exposed 'Reporting' Pure Propaganda On Gabbard's Russia Links From Disinfo-Democrat

NBC News published a predictably viral story Friday, claiming that “experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.”

But the whole story was a sham: the only “experts” cited by NBC in support of its key claim was the firm, New Knowledge, that just got caught by the New York Times fabricating Russian troll accounts on behalf of the Democratic Party in the Alabama Senate race to manufacture false accusations that the Kremlin was interfering in that election.

To justify its claim that Tulsi Gabbard is the Kremlin’s candidate, NBC stated:

“analysts at New Knowledge, the company the Senate Intelligence Committee used to track Russian activities in the 2016 election, told NBC News they’ve spotted ‘chatter’ related to Gabbard in anonymous online message boards, including those known for fomenting right-wing troll campaigns.”

What NBC – amazingly – concealed is a fact that reveals its article to be a journalistic fraud: that same firm, New Knowledge, was caught just six weeks ago engaging in a massive scam to create fictitious Russian troll accounts on Facebook and Twitter in order to claim that the Kremlin was working to defeat Democratic Senate nominee Doug Jones in Alabama. The New York Times, when exposing the scam, quoted a New Knowledge report that boasted of its fabrications: “We orchestrated an elaborate ‘false flag’ operation that planted the idea that the [Roy] Moore campaign was amplified on social media by a Russian botnet.'”

[rich]

yeah!

jim-

thanks.

would like to set up a JOM bierfest (thinking ohio is about the most central for us wjom-ers and where cap is at for kjom-ers) and since he's out that way can only imagine what he's finding. saw he's comments on the previous thread.

[matt - deplore me if you must]

Boeuf Bourginon on a rainy Sunday afternoon here w/o the taters. mmmm..mmmm....

This whole abortion thing has really blown my mind. You see, I had an older sister who was born alive and died after 2 days. Then, I had a younger brother who died in the same manner.

Heroic measures were taken at the time, but the doctors in a small hospital had to make choices and they didn't work. My mother was heartbroken for the rest of her life that she lost them. Both of them are buried next to each other, although I've never been back.

To think that someone would actually do such a thing as a murder a late term child is heinous. That the media have been silent is an indictment as accessories to murder along with the legislators and advocates who have taken that path.

The talking heads were silent when Gosnell was indicted and they are silent again. Maybe they shouldn't worry about Russian collusion and focus on the tens of thousands of lives taken every year by abortion.

[D]

Lurkersusie:
That is a huge scoop!
Starting back to work tomorrow.
Will post when I can.
Great Pieces Clarice!
Prayers for all who need them.

[Captain Hate]

New Knowledge, the company the Senate Intelligence Committee used to track Russian activities in the 2016 election

Headed by RINO Richard Burr, in case anybody still believes that the Uniparty-R isn't a major part of the problem.

[Extraneus]

At the same time that New Research’s CEO, Jonathan Morgan, was fabricating Russian troll accounts and using them to create a fraudulent appearance that Putin was trying to defeat the Democratic Senate candidate, he was exploiting his social media “expertise” to claim that Russians were interfering in the Alabama Senate election. In other words, Morgan used his own fake Russian accounts to lie to the public and deceive the national media into believing that Kremlin-linked accounts were trying to defeat the Democratic Senate candidate when, in fact, the accounts he was citing were ones he himself had fabricated and controlled.

Even worse, Morgan’s firm is behind one of the recent Senate reports on Russian social media election interference as well as the creation of “Hamilton 68,” the pseudo-data-driven dashboard constantly used by U.S. media outlets to claim that its enemies are supported by the Kremlin (that tool has so been abused that even some of its designers urged the media to stop exaggerating its meaning). During the Alabama race, Morgan – in a tweet he deleted once his fraud was exposed – cited the #Hamilton68 data that he himself manipulated with his fake Russian accounts to claim that Russia was interfering in the Alabama Senate race:

...

In response to this scam being revealed, Facebook closed the accounts of five Americans who were responsible for this fraud, including Morgan himself, the “prominent social media researcher” who is the CEO of New Knowledge. He also touts himself as a “State Dept. advisor, computational propaganda researcher for DARPA, Brookings Institution.”

Beyond Morgan’s Facebook suspension, the billionaire funder and LinkedIn founder who provided the money for the New Knowledge project, Reid Hoffman, apologized and claimed he had no knowledge of the fraud. The victorious Democratic Senate candidate who won the Alabama Senate race and who repeatedly cited New Knowledge’s fake Russian accounts during the election to claim he was being attacked by Russian bots, Doug Jones, insisted he had no knowledge of the scheme and has now called for a federal investigation into New Knowledge.

[Extraneus]

NBC also purported to rely on its own highly sophisticated analysis by counting the number of times Gabbard was mentioned by RT, Sputnik and Russia Insider, and then noting what it seems to regard as the highly incriminating fact that “Gabbard was mentioned on the three sites about twice as often as two of the best known Democratic possibilities for 2020, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, each with 10 stories.”

But in contrast to Gabbard, who announced her intent to run for President almost a month ago, neither Biden nor Sanders has done so. Perhaps that fact, rather than – as one of the NBC reporters adolescently gushed: “The Kremlin already has a crush on Tulsi Gabbard” – is what explains the greater amount of coverage?

The Kremlin already has a crush on Tulsi Gabbard https://t.co/bCpTdWG0Bo

— Ben Popken (@bpopken) February 2, 2019

In any event, NBC News, to smear Gabbard as a Kremlin favorite, relied on a group that it heralded as “experts” without telling its audience about the major fraud which this firm just got caught perpetrating in order – on behalf of the Democratic Party – to fabricate claims of Kremlin interference in the Alabama Senate race.

That’s because the playbook used by the axis of the Democratic Party, NBC/MSNBC, neocons and the intelligence community has been, is and will continue to be a very simple one: to smear any adversary of the establishment wing of the Democratic Party – whether on the left or the right – as a stooge or asset of the Kremlin (a key target will undoubtedly be, indeed already is, Bernie Sanders).

To accomplish this McCarthyite goal, this Democratic Party coalition of neocons, intelligence operatives and NBC stars will deceive, smear and even engage in outright journalistic deception, as NBC (once again) just proved with this report.

[Account Deleted]

from that McAuliffe link
"Ralph was at my side when I ran for governor five years ago, and it was the Republicans who were changing all the regulations to make clinics, Planned Parenthood clinics, put in more to shut all our clinics down. I am proud I replaced the board of health and we got rid of all of those horrible regulations to shut own Planned Parenthood clinics down,"

This is McAuliffe touting how he rolled back health & safety regulations.
Somehow the Dems have convinced women that it is pro-women to have lax health & safety standards for women's abortion clinics.

Other outpatient clinics must follow state regs...but not abortion clinics.

from 2014 - I just don't get how this is supposedly "pro-women"?
"In May of this year, McAuliffe announced plans to try to undo Virginia’s abortion center health and safety standards adopted less than a year prior. McAuliffe, to a throng of exuberant media and with representatives of NARAL Pro-Choice and Planned Parenthood at his side, issued a “directive” requiring the Virginia Board of Health to begin an “immediate” review of standards. Calling standards such as regular inspections by public health officials, infection control policies, medical industry sterilization standards, and requirements that abortion center staffs be trained “extreme and punitive,” ..."

http://thefederalist.com/2014/12/01/virginia-ignores-abortionists-that-treat-women-worse-than-cattle/

[Texas Liberty Gal]

Momto2. So sorry to hear about loss. Prayers and blessings to you!!

[Account Deleted]

and this bit - ". I am proud I replaced the board of health"

He put a man that wears a dress in charge of getting rid of health & safety regulations.
But...but...pro-woman....yeah, sure.
2014 -
Here's some irony for ya...a man dressed up as a woman is gonna dismantle health & safety regulations for the abortion industry in Virginia!

http://www.operationrescue.org/archives/transgender-health-commissioner-making-final-push-to-gut-virginia-abortion-clinic-safety-laws/

[MissMarple2]

Paul Farhi
‏Verified account @farhip

Update: Sources telling @Lvozzella and me that tip to @bigleaguepol about Northam’s yearbook photo came from medical-school classmate or classmates upset about governor’s abortion remarks earlier in the week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/lifestyle/style/a-tip-from-a-concerned-citizen-helps-a-reporter-land-the

[MissMarple2]

https://twitchy.com/brads-313037/2019/02/03/they-have-their-own-language-cbs-news-sends-a-reporter-into-the-wilderness-of-the-south-to-bravely-report-on-waffle-house/

[Bela1]

Momof2
I’m so sorry for the loss of your dear husband.
Thoughts & prayers go out to you & your family.
Take care

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

For anyone who thinks a fetus is just a clump of cells, even in the first trimester, look at these images of 12 week old fetuses.
They're already little babies.

McAwful doesn't know any Democrats who are in favor of infanticide...publicly, yet.[and even that's a lie]
At one time he didn't know any that thought homosexuals should be able to legally marry each other.
At one time he didn't know any that thought a dude whacking his tallywhacker was now a woman.
Or that this dude could toss the discus against girls and then take a shower with them.
How many other things that nobody ever supported are now so mainstreamed that you can go to jail if you don't agree with them?

[Another Bob]

Of course, that gives Northam an out. It was a personal political hit.

[daddy]

So sorry, MomToJOM.

We love you. Hugs from far away:(

[rich]

>>>Iowa caucuses 1 year from TODAY...<<<

what a waste the last 3 years have been. take a bow roided up ryan, cocaine mitch, and the uss cuck ...

[Captain Hate]

Or that this dude could toss the discus against girls and then take a shower with them.

Has the IOC pontificated on how any trannies will compete in their four year spectacle?

[daddy]

The boys and I are taking the Ferry to Manly Beach in a few minutes and we'll catch the game in a pub that overlooks the beach bunnies.

Current temp 86F, 10 AM, and crystal clear blue sky.

[MissMarple2]

Becoming a parent changes you. And you thought I was extra...🙄 #LoveTheChange #StinkyBootyDuty #PampersPartner @Pampers @johnlegend @adamlevine pic.twitter.com/fJO9MW4eWF

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 3, 2019

Video at link. Good ad.

[Another Bob]

Daddy, you suck. Anyone ever told you that? ;)

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Coming soon to a front yard and sidewalk near you: A couple of powerful storms down and a couple more to go.

NWS says from now til Tuesday night; "Measuring the snow will be easier using a yard stick rather than a foot ruler over the higher elevations."

[rich]

Posted by: Another Bob | February 03, 2019 at 05:50 PM

... hummm .... maybe the "concerned citizens" are even bigger radicals. more like it gives WaPo an out as to why something so toxic didn't make it to their front page during the va governor's election.

[local law enforcement has copies of yearbooks and so do universities and colleges ... it is somehow a new idea to scour one to find out something about a candidate for office?]

[Captain Hate]

what a waste the last 3 years have been. take a bow roided up ryan

Paraphrasing Eddie on 11/9/2016 "we look forward to passing a strong Republican agenda."

[Extraneus]

Andrew McCarthy:

Fever Dream: Mueller’s Collusion-Free Collusion Indictment of Roger Stone

There was no crime until the investigations started.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of Roger Stone may be the most peculiar document to emerge from the Trump–Russia “collusion” saga. It is an instant classic in the Mueller genre: lots of heavy breathing, then sputtering anti-climax.

[D]

RSE:
I am so sorry for the difficult times your family is experiencing.Prayers for all concerned.
You are such a strong person and provide so much hope and comfort.

[asw]

Momto2 Thank you for your inspiring courage. May your beloved husband rest in peace.

[peter]

honestly, I won't be paying much attention to the game; it will be on but I will drift in and out of the den-- baseball is really much more my sport but I may check it out from time to time. I definitely won't watch Maroon 5 whom I understand plan to do some sort of homage to kneeling--effthem. Does anyone know what time President Trump's interview will take place.

Mrs. -peter will be making some chili which should be terrific. She's an amazing cook.

Yesterday, I held in my arms for the first time my 9 day old grand-niece (my third.) She's tiny, was born under 7 pounds, and has lost weight since then. Looking at this tiny miracle really makes me wonder how anyone can support late term killing.

[lyle]

Very sorry for your loss, Momto2. Given your extraordinary care and love for your husband over the recent years, I nominate you as a JOM saint. Who’s with me?

[Extraneus]

I am.

[Extraneus]

Yo, daddy...

Jeff Bezos attends Super Bowl dinner without Lauren Sanchez

[Pinandpuller]

It's a nice sentiment but I see an inherent conflict between 'No more turning away' and 'can you see a smile thru a veil?'

https://youtu.be/FwbjNovSWAs

[Another Bob]

Gladys Knight took crap for agreeing to be the SB LIII anthem singer.

She told her critics to talk to the hand.

Good for her.

Also did a nice job of it.

[D]

Lyle:
I am with you too!
Momto2 also suffered that horrible car accident and recovered with grace and compassion for all.
I admire her her very much!
Momto2:
Please let us know if there is anything we can do.

[henry]

Peter, congratulations on the niece!

[anonamom]

From KK:

Momto2:

Just received the news about your Beloved.
Just now lit his prayer fire. We'll keep it going for
the next four days, symbol of a guiding light to
help him as he makes his final rounds before ascension.

From the feel of your words about life you've been
a wonderful Love for him and his journey here.

Best of everything going forward---

Your friend,

Kev

[MissMarple2]

This is the video of the President's interview on Face the Nation this morning. I posted the transcript earlier today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReCDMDK_uI4

[D]

Ext:
Attending with Laura Sanchez would be rubbing salt in the wound.
I am glad his wiser head prevailed.
Somehow with all the real life devastating news this whole politics game seems petty and shallow to me.

[Captain Hate]

Given your extraordinary care and love for your husband over the recent years, I nominate you as a JOM saint. Who’s with me?

Me. Also her unflagging spirits in recovering from a horrible auto accident and love for her dogs.

[D]

I always loved Gladys Knight and the Pips.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

Yes, Momto2 is a saint. We wander through our days with petty challenges. Then we encounter someone facing life experiences that we're not sure we could handle.
matt makes my Saint list, too

[MissMarple2]

I also agree about Momto2's sainthood.

She is a real inspiration to me.

[Extraneus]

Trump to Offer Optimistic Vision in State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON—In his second State of the Union address, President Donald Trump will hit on several major bipartisan topics, but a focus on border security will likely outweigh them all.

The theme of the Feb. 5 speech is “choosing greatness,” according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters at the White House on Feb. 1.

“In his address, the president will cast an inspiring vision of American greatness,” the official said. “He will outline a policy agenda that both parties can rally behind to achieve this vision. The president will express confidence in this hopeful future and encourage Congress to reject the politics of resistance and retribution, and, instead, adopt a spirit of cooperation and compromise so we can achieve it.”

[MissMarple2]

https://www.lifenews.com/2015/07/23/coca-cola-ford-and-xerox-we-no-longer-donate-to-planned-parenthood-abortion-business/

[Captain Hate]

I almost never watch the State of the Union address but DJT's last year was very inspiring.

[jimmyk]

At one time he didn't know any that thought a dude whacking his tallywhacker was now a woman.

Speaking of which, as we still unfortunately let the NYT into our house, I saw today it had a huge feature story attempting to make a feminist folk hero out of Lorena Bobbitt. The writer, Amy Chozick, clearly admires Lorena, takes everything she claims about abuse at face value, and all but applauds what she did. Even if her husband did abuse her, she chopped off his member when he was asleep, as opposed to going to the police.

Apparently we will be blessed with a 4-part documentary full of more of this admiration of Lorena.

[henry]

So that lets him off the hook?

WSJ:

The website that broke the story of the racist photo that is imperiling Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is a pro-Trump outfit backed by Republican operatives

[Another Bob]

Yes Henry, it does.

[MissMarple2]

Richard Reeve
‏Verified account @abc7Richard

BREAKING: ⁦@abcnews⁩ says Gov Ralph Northam is calling for “an urgent” top level meeting of his staff this hour, including Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax. #northam #meeting #rva

====================

This was posted at 3:37 Eastern.

[Pinandpuller]

Gee henry, they sure like Pompei.

What happens when there's no place left to run?

https://youtu.be/DnPQNOq8x2s

[henry]

Maybe not... emergency staff meeting called:

https://twitter.com/abc7richard/status/1092205386805981186?s=12

I doubt he’s complaining about the dip.

[MissMarple2]

henry,

I swear to God you and I are on the same wavelength. I cannot tell you how many times we post the same things, or I avoid posting something I intended to post because you beat me to it!

[MissMarple2]

Video: Saints fans sing "We Got Robbed!" as they second line through the French Quarter during the Blackout & Gold protest parade pic.twitter.com/oN2f55MYIx

— Michael DeMocker (@MichaelDeMocker) February 3, 2019

Video at link.

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

Share far and wide:

I AM AN OPPRESSED FEMALE...

Today, I was burned to death for a crime I didn't commit. My body was doused in hypertonic saline, and for an hour my skin burned, my bones slowly disintegrated, and my cries for help went unheard. No one cared. For a crime I didn’t commit, my flesh peeled away and turned black. For one hour I suffered. Then, I died.

I am an oppressed female...

Today, my mother chose her social status over my life. I was killed simply for being in the picture. My heart was beating so fast, so desperately, as I felt them slowly remove my brain until my skull collapsed. My once beautiful, now unrecognizable face was discarded with the rest of my lifeless body like a common piece of trash. Simply because I was in the picture.

I am an oppressed female...

Today, my father begged for my life—but they wouldn’t listen. I was too much trouble, too much of a burden. I was simply unwanted. Before removing me from what I thought was my safe home, they dismembered me limb by limb. They twisted and pulled off my arms, then my legs. I felt every bit of the agonizing, flesh ripping, bone crushing event. I wasn’t asleep. I was given no pain medication. In one last attempt from my murderers to make sure I was dead, they crushed my skull. My father tried to save my life. He failed. They won.

I am an oppressed female...

Today, just because I am different, they poisoned me. They say my differences make me worthless. They call me an embarrassment. Too much work. Not smart enough, pretty enough, worthy enough. But I am so special, and so talented, and so full of love. That doesn’t matter. Today, just because I’m different, they poisoned me. It didn’t kill me fast. As a matter of fact, it didn’t work at all. When they realized I was still breathing and alive, they placed me on a cold, steel surgical tray. I was so cold, so lonely, and so scared. I cried for help, but they ignored me. I cried louder and louder; I may be different, but I know I’m dying…

I am an oppressed female...

Today, my voice was silenced. I was told that I have no opinion, no worth, and no chance at the life I was meant to have. I could have been a doctor, or a musician, or a mother. I could have ended world-hunger or cured cancer. But I wasn’t allowed to. Instead, I was poisoned, crushed, dismembered and left out in the cold to die. Alone and forgotten. I was given no name, no love, no consideration or a second thought.

If I had been given the choice, I would have chosen to live—but that choice was given to someone else. I committed no crime and did no wrong. All I wanted was to love and be loved. But my potential was never recognized. My worth, my dignity, my life—it was disposed of with my poor, murdered body in some back-alley dumpster.

Today, I gave my life for your career, your education, your figure, your CONVENIENCE.

I AM AN OPPRESSED FEMALE.

—Dolly Jones—

-Almost 400,000 perfectly healthy baby girls are murdered via abortion each year in the United States. Baby boys are aborted at almost identical rates.

-Last year, almost 37 times more people died via abortion in the US than every homicide combined. Almost 300,000 more babies were aborted in the US alone than the total number of homicides WORLDWIDE.

Let that sink in.

-Less than 0.5% of babies aborted were conceived in rape.

-Between 0.4% - 0.6% had a life-threatening abnormality.

-Between 0.1% - 0.7% were performed to save the mothers life. (in a majority of those cases, the baby could have been delivered safely via c-section)

-In Florida, 92.3% of abortions were sited as "elective", with no social, economic, or health reasons.

No form of abortion performed at any gestational age is painless. It stops a beating heart and ends a life.

#ProLife #ChooseLife

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

Amom is kk otherwise OK?
He's been pretty quiet lately..

[Michael (fpa P4F) Stop the WitchHunt-Stop the Coup]

Momto2 - Condolences to you and your family on your loss. May your love and memories of your life together provide you comfort as you grieve.

[clarice]

Lots of saints here--and Mom is certainly one of them.

[Michael (fpa P4F) Stop the WitchHunt-Stop the Coup]

re Super Bowl -

Rooting for the Patriots . . .

Guessing (hoping?) it might be 34 - 27.

[Extraneus]

If I were Northam I'd hang in. The caravan will move on after the next viral moment.

[Narciso79]

Rooting against Goodell, which I guess means patriots

[Captain Hate]

Rooting against Goodell means not watching the game.

[James D.]

Kind of quiet in here...

[D]

The problem with Northam stepping down is no one elected Fairfax as governor.
He just gets to assume the role.
Have another electionor recall Mortham.
If this information was hidden voters never had a chance to know the real Ralph.
Put Fairfax in as interim governor, hold another election in two months and see where we land.
What are the Virginia rules?

[clarice]

D I'M INFORMED FAIRFAX THE LG TAKES OVER IF NORTHAM RESIGNS OR IS REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

[daddy]

just off the ferryboat from Sydney and not a finer place in the world to watch the game than on a beachfront bar in MNley. great crowd, millions of bikini's, fine beer and chicken wings.Only problem is too many Pats fan

[Narciso79]

Very house of cards if you think about it:

https://mobile.twitter.com/JMichaelWaller/status/1092205995722444800

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

Dems wouldn't contemplate Northam stepping down unless a Dem was replacing him. Only the Repubs would even consider that scenario!

[MissMarple2]

daddy,

I am so thankful I lived to see the internet and web sites like this so that I cvan get an update on Super Bowl watching from Sydney, Australia, on the other side of the world!

We really do live in miraculous times. Have a great time and enjoys the warm weather and the beach!

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

"Alexa, what's the Super Bowl score?"

All the info without wasting time watching :) :)

[D]

Virginia needs to reform their succession rules.
President Trump is correct.
We need to have states look at their voting practices and succession rules and make them better.No same day registration.

[D]

Look how New Jersey and Massachusetts change their laws to suit the Democrats in their states.
Also who says New Hampshire and Iowa always get to go first in the primaries?
Time to rotate that scenario.

[Narciso79]

They are supremely stupid on all counts:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/t-34-russias-jingoistic-new-wwii-movie-is-a-big-hit-with-putins-public?via=twitter_page

[D]

What is the score?
I hear it is a yawner.
The New Orleans Saints should be playing so I am boycotting.

[MissMarple2]

A word from Scott Adams:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DygEa5LWsAAbwHl.jpg

[Pinandpuller]

Jeff Beck-Brush with the Blues

https://youtu.be/TlqyLqDtsr0

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

When will T34 debut in the US? :) :)

[MissMarple2]

She really is getting a lot of clout:

Jeremy Corbyn
‏Verified account @jeremycorbyn

Great to speak to @AOC on the phone this evening and hear first hand how she’s challenging the status quo.

Let’s build a movement across borders to take on the billionaires, polluters and migrant baiters, and support a happier, freer and cleaner planet.

[Jane]

Great Super Bowl party which started at 3 and ended at halftime. 9my Florida schedule). Sort of ridiculous game so far,

[D]

AOC is peaking too soon.
My guess is next year at this time it will be Ocasio-Cortez/ who?

[sbwaters]

MM, that ain’t clout; that’s a BS trial balloon.

[daddy]

Ha! Miss Marple.

THe nice thing about Sydney beaches is that if I dont get a Wardrobe Malfunction at the Supr Bowl Half Time Show, all I have to do is walk about 50 feet to the beach and there are more Wardrobe malfunctions bikini wise than you can shake a stick at!

JOM Boys, you are missing some mighty fine scenery😎

[D]

What happens when Repubs take back the House because Dems votes against security?
AOC will fade into obscurity.
I bet any other is it Bronx or Brooklyn ? DEM could primary her and win just by quoting her goofy ideas.