Guns In The Legislature = Ok; Tampons = Not Ok

[madjockmcferson]

Don't even try and apply logic. It'll blow your mind if you do.

 

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/12/2295691/texas-senate-tampon-gun/

[looksgoodinred]

or you can have a constituent escorted from the hearings (while speaking) by police for making her views known and criticising her government.

 

no tampons, or guns, in evidence.

 

[tightbreeks]

some of the southern states are like fundamental muslims with regards to their views about wifies.

 

the us of a is still a young country, like most of Europe they'll realise that religion is a bit of a let down and move on.

[looksgoodinred]

while reading various articles about the Texas debate on abortion, i came across this little gem.

 

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/12/iowa_supreme_court_perfectly_legal_to_fire_woman_for_being_too_attractive_ap/

 

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stood by its ruling that a dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant because he found her too attractive and worried he would try to start an affair.

Coming to the same conclusion as it did in December, the all-male court found that bosses can fire employees they see as threats to their marriages, even if the subordinates have not engaged in flirtatious or other inappropriate behavior. The court said such firings do not count as illegal sex discrimination because they are motivated by feelings, not gender.

The ruling upholds a judge’s decision to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed against Fort Dodge dentist James Knight, who fired assistant Melissa Nelson, even while acknowledging she had been a stellar employee for 10 years. Knight and his wife believed that his attraction to Nelson — two decades younger than the dentist — had become a threat to their marriage. Nelson, now 33, was replaced by another woman; Knight had an all-female staff.

i can only say i'm stunned that this isn't viewed as discrimination. why a man should be able to fire a woman for this reason, with a ten-year history of excellent employment with him, astounds me.

 

the report didn't say (i'll off on a hunt for it now), but hopefully she got a massive payout at the very least, considering she's done nothing wrong.

 

presumably she'll manage to get another job, one with a better employer.

 

wtf is happening in America that the government treats roughly half of its citizens with such contempt in so many ways?

[Ke1t]

I've long wanted Texas be just handed over to the Mexicans.

 

Then I think... shit, what has Mexico done to deserve that?

[tightbreeks]

if the gop want to get back in white hoose, then they need to get the Hispanic vote. tricky one, they want to kick them out, yet they share the same ideals, family unit, religion etc. I suppose they hope that women aren't intelligent and therefore can't use the interweb hingmy, and believe that bearing a rapist's child is a good thing. so if you get some old bimbo like Bachmann to say it then, aye, it must be fine.

 

they also need to upgrade their technology. Obama's lot had some bespoke system installed, therefore raised more cash and votes.

[madjockmcferson]

In 32 states you can fire anyone and you don't have to give a reason.

 

As I said, don't try to rationalise it, it'll blow your mind.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/12/us/iowa-irresistible-worker/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[madjockmcferson]

This story is fucking genious. Names of the crew of that flight that crashed in San Fran were given as 'Sum Ting Wong, Ho Lee Fuk'...and a couple more.

 

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/07/12/ktvu-reports-fake-racist-names-of-asiana-airlines-214-pilots/

 

Bay area television station KTVU on Friday falsely reported the names of the four pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214 as racially offensive epithets. During KTVU’s noon newscast, the news anchor read the four names off the teleprompter, citing confirmation from a National Transportation Safety Board official in Washington, D.C.

[The Boofon]

This story is fucking genious. Names of the crew of that flight that crashed in San Fran were given as 'Sum Ting Wong, Ho Lee Fuk'...and a couple more.

 

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/07/12/ktvu-reports-fake-racist-names-of-asiana-airlines-214-pilots/

 

 

Brilliant. We To Lo.

[a don in oz]

or you can have a constituent escorted from the hearings (while speaking) by police for making her views known and criticising her government.

 

no tampons, or guns, in evidence.

 

 

Wow. That is disgraceful.

[Dandyesque]

I know it's not funny, but I had a little snort when I read that someone escaped the plane, only to be run over by the fire truck

[a don in oz]

Yeah not funny even if she wasn't a kid.