tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post5318688919062303266..comments2024-03-27T11:22:03.840-04:00Comments on Ramona's Voices: The Vagina ComicalsRamona Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-2804764546519501362012-06-18T00:20:19.255-04:002012-06-18T00:20:19.255-04:00Decorum? Got yer decorum right here.
First he sai...Decorum? Got yer decorum <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhbRcDZiJJc&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">right here</a>.<br /><br />First he said it was that she mentioned vaginas. Then he said decorum. Now he's saying it was about rape. <br />We all know what it's really about.uzzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494141255401096538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-44915903515492140152012-06-17T18:02:40.630-04:002012-06-17T18:02:40.630-04:00That's exactly what I was thinking when I read...That's exactly what I was thinking when I read the original article. She said, "... but no means no," which is what you tell a male who thinks he has the right to force another to have sex, or to be raped.<br /><br />Authoritarians can't stand to be told "no."<br /><br />KateKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989144179003126313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-3572902492456462912012-06-17T13:19:59.781-04:002012-06-17T13:19:59.781-04:00Exactly, Timr, everything you said. What happened...Exactly, Timr, everything you said. What happened? It's been coming for years now, starting with the monied Grand Rapids Republicans like the Amway crowd, who gave us over to John Engler twice; who hobbled Jennifer Granholm's two terms by fighting to keep the legislature Republican, and who allowed the Right Wingers and the Tea Party to grab hold by working behind the scenes with the Mackinac Center and the Koch Brothers to pile so much money into their campaigns they couldn't and didn't lose. <br /><br />Michigan is one of about a dozen states that succumbed to the Right Wing machine's efforts to take over by installing like-minded governors, legislatures and judges.<br /><br />Their efforts to kill the unions and take over entire communities are getting some press now but unless we can get rid of those despots we'll never thrive again. <br /><br />Go to my "Michigan Under Siege" page to read more about it. It's horrifying.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-91980670710231647582012-06-17T12:44:09.209-04:002012-06-17T12:44:09.209-04:00All I can say is thank (insert the name of your ch...All I can say is thank (insert the name of your chosen deity here)I moved out of Michigan in 2003 when my yolungest graduated from HS.(I was medically retired when I was 48)even tho I moved to deep south Texas, I do in fact live in a pretty much democratic enclave.<br /> I missed a few years of Michigan politics so am wondering like WTF???? Michigan used to be pretty much balanced between liberal cities and south MI and conservative small towns and rural northern MI-I lived in Traverse City<br /> So like what happened? When did Mi go all rethug/teahadist?<br /> Why did Mi join in with the red state move towards Authoritarianism? Or if you prefer, when did Mi start moving towards fascism?<br /> And what happened to all the non rethug/teahadist Authoritarian Followers?<br /> IOW, why did everyone who actually thinks, not bother to vote?<br /> In 2010, nationally, less than 40% of eligible voters voted. At least 10% of those voted democrat. Yet the rethug/teahadist collective thinks that they got massive majority and will win big in Nov.<br /> I have to wonder. Exactly what is going to happen in my home state? Why on earth did so many people sit out 2010.<br /> Sure, I know that some liberals are poed at Obama and think he did not go far enough left so sat out 2010(just like they did in FL in 2000 when a number of democrats cast protest votes for Nader, giving the election over to bush)I have been reading FireDogLake for years and am quite troubled by the number of people who claimed they sat out 2010 to "punish" Obama(but guess what, the only people you punished were yourselves) and who also say that they will do nothing to help get Obama and other democrats elected in 2012.<br /> So I guess that those people do not care if the US turns into a 1 party police state.<br /> Hello, do not those democrats understand that the plutocracy is going to pour about $1 Billion into Romneys campaign? Doesn't anyone understand that more than 30% of the country are sheeple, Authoritarian Followers who believe what faux news tells them and that they really believe all the bs that faux feeds them and will vote. If democrats and independents sit on their hands, you all will have no one to blame but yourselves if the rethug/teahadist collective wins again in Mi. Given their war on women, women should be rushing to the voting booth on election day. And, since women voters have so much to lose if the collective wins in Nov, you all should be out organizing right now and making plans to drive those who can not drive, or make sure they get and return absentee ballots. In any case, turnout will decide what is next. If the collective wins then say hello to the brand spanking new fascist state of Mitimrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-72754083496910362662012-06-16T08:19:17.082-04:002012-06-16T08:19:17.082-04:00lol, Ed. Why didn't I think of that? Good on...lol, Ed. Why didn't I think of that? Good one.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-78736878950391766812012-06-16T08:18:22.625-04:002012-06-16T08:18:22.625-04:00Infidel, you're the second person who brought ...Infidel, you're the second person who brought up that Monty Python scene to compare it to this story. We seem to be in a phase where ridiculous is the norm. That's a scary thought.<br /><br />But I think you're right that they're appealing to the religious intolerant. Women are the perfect scapegoats and sex is the perfect weapon. I'm pretty sure this is a battle we've fought a few thousand times before in our history. And here we go again. <br /><br />Who would have thought?Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-28121524390719872962012-06-15T23:22:49.823-04:002012-06-15T23:22:49.823-04:00It wasn't "vagina" that these old me...It wasn't "vagina" that these old men found offensive; it was "No!"Ed Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056539160596825210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-59192730225870607552012-06-15T20:35:13.142-04:002012-06-15T20:35:13.142-04:00Reading this made me keep thinking of that scene i...Reading this made me keep thinking of that scene in <b>The Life of Brian</b> where the guy is supposed to be stoned to death by the religious authorities for saying the word "Jehovah" and other people keep saying it without thinking and everyone starts throwing rocks. All that fuss over saying a <i>word</i>. And as Nan says, what other word should they have used?<br /><br />Of course, the real point of such legislation is to throw a bone to the Republicans' knuckle-dragging theocratic-minded constituents -- mentioning the <i>victims</i> of the legislation at all is bad form, never mind the anatomy in question.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-57474049258122857782012-06-15T16:55:05.082-04:002012-06-15T16:55:05.082-04:00It's obvious women are just so icky to them. ...It's obvious women are just so icky to them. And yet there they are, making laws that affect us intimately, emotionally, economically. Something is definitely wrong with that picture. Can we say MCPs?Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-77083556443393991272012-06-15T11:42:07.076-04:002012-06-15T11:42:07.076-04:00So what term would Rep. Callton use? If the medica...So what term would Rep. Callton use? If the medically correct term is offensive, what wouldn't be? (A meaningless question, I know, as obviously the Republicans in the Legislature would prefer not to talk about women at all.)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.com