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(...) This article is not talking about the Left, it is talking about supporters of abortion throwing an event. This is a liberal point of view but not a Left wing point of view. Please don't bandy about terms incorrectly. As for the event, I would (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I have to admit I find it similar in nature to stating that aborting black babies would lower the crime rate. The message of the event would appear to be "don't force abstinence on people", but calling it "Screw Abstinence" gives it a slant (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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I'm curious about how folks weigh in on (URL) this event>. Not surprisingly, I find it beyond stupid, and the story even cites one person of the left as calling it "cringe-worthy". Well, "good times" or "cringe-worthy"? This is the Left that I fear (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) As a lowly end user, this totally caught me by surprise. Were there rumblings about this within the community for a long time? Anyone have an idea how this is going to play out in 3D land (now that Maya and 3DS are owned by the same empire)? (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) eh, I heard the theives had to take a number for their turn to steal it;-) (...) Mixed metaphors, puns and Old Milwaukee beer. (URL) it doesn't get any better than this®>. JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Fair enough. But the link to crime and being black (in Bennett's mind) is merely from drawing on statistics. Blacks do account for a disproportionate amount of crime in our country, regardless of reason (which is a different discussion). (...) (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote: How did you stumble upon it, if you don't render? (...) I saw one of his cools renders on BS, probably (URL) this>, and bookmarked it for Ross for future reference. I think (URL) Koyan> once (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) "Artiste," "Primadonna," it's all the same... (...) Wow, that's pretty cool--thanks for the pointer. I played around a little with it last night, and I'm really surprised at how quickly it renders. I need to play around with the lighting to (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) That is an accurate summary of what he said. It's not up to the headline to provide the context; that's what the article and the original transcript are for. I suspect that you're taking issue with the use of "Republican" here, and that's not (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) But the "out of context" charge doesn't work, either, because Bennett's comments are little redeemed even if you read the entire transcript. For him to claim "not guilty by reason of quoting out of context," he would have to show that his (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Bennett should have said "the crime rate would go down if you aborted all babies." The absurdity would have been more succinctly demonstrated, and he would have avoided any perception of racism. The fact that he explicitly singled out an (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Sorry to butt in when you were on a roll:-D JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Really? "Abort all black babies and cut crime, says Republican". That doesn't come off as a proposal? Please. (...) Therein lies the rub-- "accurate". (...) That's my whole point, Lenny! It is a non-story. The "story" comes as a result of the (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I stand corrected. I should have read the title better :) Tim (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Not at all! In fact, I state that the rag is even unworthy of smearing:-) JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) In fact, John is not only metaphorically smearing it, he is proposing literally smearing it as well ;) Tim (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I'm not John. But I think the title of the article is the smeary (or 'sensationalist' if you prefer) part, not the body. But then, so's the title of this thread (as John chose it), it smears the Guardian, doesn't it? It does so in the name of (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) The headline doesn't suggest one way or the other that Bennett is advocating anything. It is reporting what he said, then goes on to chronicle the incident itself and the reaction to it. Giving abbreviated but accurate headlines is what the (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) While I agree in principle with what you are saying I don't actually see you debating the 'smear' in the article at all. You have repeatedly stated that it is a smear and you have provided a transcript and you have (debatebly incorrectly) (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) The whole "race issue" is a throwaway. I think what statistic Bennnett is picking up on is that the crime rate is disproportionately greater among black people (which is fact). So if you hypothetically aborted all black babies, then yeah, (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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