Monday madness

I guess I can get happy to be stracted from reading the news since I'm running around like a dog trying to catch its tail. However, some news still trickle into my brain when I'm eating lunch and trying to take a shorter break. Oh how I wish I hadn't.

{feministic spin with links to some of the suggestions last week. You know, we're in a recession - people don't have jobs, US is involved in several wars, the budget isn't balanced, middleclass people can't afford sending their children to university: well to be fair; the universities have trouble keeping up with the bills and teaching - but don't worry, we'll keep the debate where it needs to be; remove women's rights and ban homosexuals. *head desk* }

From HuffPo: "The Life Defense Act of 2012, sponsored by state Rep. Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough), mandates that the Tennessee Department of Health make detailed demographic information about every woman who has an abortion available to the public, including her age, race, county, marital status, education level, number of children, the location of the procedure and how many times she has been pregnant. Each report would also have to include the name of the doctor who performed the procedure." They do acknowledge that it might lead to dangers for both the doctor (abortion provider) as well as the woman, but I'm not so sure they really think it is a bad idea to be in danger. After all, it's a sin, you're immoral and you know "if you really cared about it you would just stop with your errenous ways".

It's not as good as the gem from last week from Georgia, in which I as a woman am compared to a cow and/or pig and therefore I should have to keep my stillborn inside of me until it decides to come out 'naturally' ... it's certainly not that far away. (It's a video from the floor of the house when the bill is discussed... so I'm not making this up.)

Oh, and if you've missed this gem too - in Arizona - ("you can only used contraceptives for medical reasons") where a coorperation are people. However I'm starting to doubt women are people? (Although, it is worth noting thar former president candidate McCain is opposing the latter one, even if he is a staunch republican.... and from Arizona...)

Someone who seems pretty upset too: Over here

Well, let's see... I think that pretty much sums it up. I am even less sure on why I ended up in this place of the world but... well, maybe there is hope for the future? If only people could tell these presidential candidates that running for most extreme isn't going to make things better for the country. Although, I guess the [word escapes me at the moment but if anyone knows what I refer to I'd be happy] 'index' might be what they're aiming for. After proposing that we should limit rights to a minimum, everything else seems agreeable??