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(Thanks Saint G!) He even has t-shirts!!! http://www.cafepress.com/saintgasoline On Sep 4, 1:10 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are family values and then there are family values. > > Ronald Reagan proved that. Newt Gingrich proved that. The other > religious fanatics, sexual deviants, racists and warmongers did too. > > The term has become about as hollow as that of conservative! Heck, I’m > a big conservative…I want to conserve the constitution, voting rights, > separation of church/state, a sound fiscal policy, a sense of the > common good etc. > > This was all predicted by H. G. Wells in his1984. Other similar > dystopias include: Animal Farm, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 and > The Iron Heel. > > “Newspeak” is in fact not new at all, sadly. > > On Sep 4, 12:23 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Here's my question about Palin. She is the mother of 5 children and will be > > taking on the responsibility of an unplanned grandchild. How is she the > > picture of family values when she is sacrificing being with her small > > children to pursue her ambitions? Hillary Clinton was criticized for being a > > working mother, but she had only one child. With 5(or 6) children to care > > for, it's hard enough when you don't work; how is she to be an effective > > mother when she's in another country, and scheduled to be in 6 states in 4 > > days? Thinking of this issue, it crossed my mind of how funny of a Saturday > > Night Live skit that will be. They should show her trying to be the > > president with children running everywhere. I simply question how much > > individual time she will have with each child and if she has bothered to > > think much of their needs. Growing up with a nanny never proves to be the > > same thing as having a mother and/or father home. > > > Don't get me wrong, I believe a mother can have a career, but being away > > from your children to the extent that she will have to be away from her > > children is generally done when that parent has to do it to provide for the > > family. If she wants to be in politics, maybe she should wait until her > > babies are at least teenagers....but obviously being away from a teenager > > too much has bad results too. > > > No, I am not a sexist, so no one need bothering accuse me of such. I simply > > know the truth of what happens to children when parents trade them for big > > careers. Ask Martha Stewart's daughter. If she thinks being the vice > > president or president won't effect her time with her children, she's wrong. > > It is my personal opinion that she doesn't really care or is in denial about > > how much her children are going to suffer. It's simply not a choice I would > > make, as a mother.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
