You don't have to love war

To care about the warriors.

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Manila has its own Pat Robertson

Just yesterday Bishop Broderick Pabillo of the Roman Catholic Church started saying that the recent catastrophic typhoon that did so much damage and caused so much misery for thePhilippines, is God’s way of showing his opposition to proposed legislation granting the women of that country what Americans might consider basic reproductive rights.

Typhoon Pablo killed more than 300 people and estimates are up to 700 remain missing. In an interview on the Catholic-run Radio Veritas, Pabillo stated that natural disaster, responsible for so much death, destruction and misery, is the “Lord […] trying to send a message.” From the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

“The good bishop, and I use the term “good” with utmost sincerity, because Bishop Pabillo’s record in the pursuit of social justice is otherwise impeccable, declared in a much-quoted interview over Radio Veritas that Pablo and its wake could be (he at least was not categorical, but that’s a  consuelo  de  bobo) a message from God not to further consider the Reproductive Health bill, or a punishment from Him for doing so.”

The following (translated to English) is an excerpt of the good Bishop’s speech:

“I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence or if the Lord is trying to send a message to us that whenever that [the healthcare bill] is being discussed heatedly, it seems that there’s a disaster that causes much suffering among us.

The Reproductive Health Bill currently under consideration would guarantee universal access to methods of contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care.

Wherever we find any of the Abramic religions it seems this misogynistic nonsense is endemic.

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Desperate attempts to reframe a story

Shorter Greggy wingnut...

Texas Attorney General Tilts at yet another Windmill in futile Effort to Blame Obama for Bible-Thumping Old White Men Shutting Down Texas Women's Health Program...

Texas has no money for schools and has slashed the budgets for State agencies responsible for everything from food safety and roads to daycare centers and nursing homes. In a year plagued by the worst wildfires in Texas history, ole Guv. Goodhair and a majority Republican legislature cut funding to rural fire departments by 75%...

...but little wingnut Greggy seems to have no trouble finding bucks to hire high priced outside attorneys to futilely defend political wars against women and Obama. This is a huge waste not only of precious State funds, but also causes our federal legal system to expend unnecessary time, energy and monies.

GOP... the party of fiscal responsibility.

The unfortunate reality is that a majority of Texans are ignorant (or deluded... or bigoted) enough to believe this garbage is a good thing, and the thugs that do this kind of crap because they know it. With BS moves like this our little Greggy is purposely building a fine foundation for his political aspirations among the politically under-informed of the state.

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