The Bi Girl Who Lives in War Town

So the schools in my town give free breakfast and lunches to kids during the summer

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And the newspaper reported on it. Well in one of the pictures they took, it showed some of the teens on their cellphones texting.

And now there are comments like this going around.

“My goodness. It may be a good thing that the Houston County school system, (sponsored by the Georgia Department of Education) is doing about providing free meals. I guess having a free meal in front you helps you be more alert so you are strong enough to use you $50 cell phone. I wish someone would fill my gap. There is not only one, but two low income kids with cell phones texting. Look at the photo.

The state can furlough teachers and cut benefits. They must use the savings to have free lunches.”

And

“Did anyone else notice something wrong with the photo of the children who were receiving their free lunch? One was busy texting on his cell phone. I guess my priorities are different. My child wouldn’t have a cell phone if I had to rely on others to feed him.”

And

“I think it is great to be able to feed underprivileged and neglected children in our country. I gives me hope that there is a good future for them. Some will learn that it is OK to become a sponge off government entitlements and bleeding hearts for the rest of their lives.

Evidence rests in the feel good story of Northside lunchroom giving out meals. Every one of those children look to be able to get summer jobs, cutting grass, picking up litter, baby-sitting. But no, let us make sure they are trained to take their rightful place in society, that is, lining up for handouts.

I know there are many poor underfed children, but if you are going to try to prove this point, at least edit out the child with a cell phone. An expensive one at that, with a keyboard and all. He can afford to have one, text and still get handouts. Absurd.”

Basically it’s “How dare those poor people have cell phones and get fed. HOW DARE THEY?!”

I hope they do realize that you can get those “expensive” phones at the Dollar Store and they are prepaid right?

CONGRATS TO NEW YORK!

Hopefully Georgia can get on the ball and change that stupid amendment.

HOUSE VOTES TO CREATE SEPARATE INTERNET, VIDEO-CONFERENCING, AND PHONE SYSTEMS FOR ABORTION

Extreme politician uses an agriculture-related bill to tell women and doctors they can’t communicate about abortion access through the nation’s communications systems

Washington, D.C. – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said House passage of a far-reaching anti-choice amendment to the agriculture-spending bill could bar discussion of abortion over the Internet and through videoconferencing, even if a woman’s health is at risk and this kind of communication with her doctor is her best option.

The amendment, offered by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), is the latest in his attempt to bar abortion from the system of telemedicine, a service Americans in rural or remote areas use to connect with medical specialists.

“Let’s start with the obvious: these politicians are so obsessed with attacking a woman’s right to choose that they’re using an agriculture bill to advance their agenda,” Keenan said. “This is the latest example of just how out of touch the anti-choice House leadership is with our country’s values and priorities.”

Keenan also said banning any discussion or reference to abortion over the national communications system would have profoundly negative effects on women’s health.

“What about a woman experiencing a high-risk pregnancy who is talking with her doctor through video conferencing?” Keenan said. “Under Rep. King’s extreme plan, if abortion came up in that doctor-patient conversation, the woman and her physician would have to go to a separate communications system. He’s calling for an abortion-only version of Skype. It is impractical, ridiculous, and, most importantly, bad for women in rural or remote areas who would not be able to discuss the full set of options with their doctor.”

Keenan also said that 87 percent of U.S. counties are without an abortion provider, making the notion of banning discussion of abortion between health-care professionals in rural areas even more alarming.

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This is just getting ridiculous! They aren’t going to stop, are they?

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