Saturday Stuff

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the passage of the utterly wretched Hyde Amendment named after a serial philanderer who served for entirely too long in the U.S. House of Representatives. Its existence is yet another reason to vote out Republicans and vote FOR Democrats, including HRC who has promised to repeal it; of course, she’ll need a Democratic Congress for that.

Oh, and please spare me the “you call yourself a Catholic but you support murdering zygotes” garbage.

The Hyde Amendment is all about sticking it to “the poors.” Abortion has existed since the time of the cavemen (I would guess), and it will always be with us. Besides, if the “pro-life” party really cared about ending it, they would be advancing pre-natal and early childhood care, which, for the most part, they never do. That famous right-wing philosopher Bill Clinton once said that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare,” and that’s good enough for me.

Besides, if the Repugs really cared about banning abortion for every woman regardless of economic status, they would have found a way to pass a law that abortions can’t be paid for through health savings accounts (which, overwhelmingly, people of high net worth can afford), and as far as I can tell, such a law has never been passed.

More on this subject is here, here and here (and if you want to consider this an "in your face" citation aimed at this guy, be my guest)…



...and more on this subject is here...

Trump admits he "can't say" he treats women with respect. https://t.co/SHQ7zfatMp

— #StrongerTogether (@Vote4HRC) October 1, 2016

…and do you REALLY think “No Corporate Tax” Pat Toomey is different from “Fergus Laing” on this issue as well as many others? To send Toomey back to private life for good, click here…



…and I guess this may be overkill at this point, but why not…

#RT @HillaryClinton
Donald Trump may lie, but the tape doesn't. pic.twitter.com/N8HTibZraa

— McSpocky™ 👽 (@mcspocky) October 1, 2016

…and K.O. tells us about another “wall” that “Donald Drumpf” may contemplate trying to build…



…and best of luck to the Philadelphia Orchestra in light of this story; definitely not an expert on this issue, but from what I manage to read, it sounds like people running a not-for-profit public trust are trying to run it like a corporation, and of course the notion that there’s a difference seems to be utterly foreign to the Philadelphia Orchestra Association…opposing viewpoints are welcome of course (given that, I think it’s time for a bit of culture).