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kpete

(72,056 posts) Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:41 AM Feb 2012

This is a political move by the Bishops to damage the President

There are two things to note about this. First and most obvious is that there is no reason to ever attempt to accommodate people like this. They will never be happy, and the person doing the accommodating will always be seen as more weak than reasonable.

Second, it's fairly clear that the Bishops don't really care all that much about this issue. They haven't raised this much of a stink about the subject at a state level, even though they're required by many state laws to provide contraception.

This is a political move by the Bishops to damage the President, and to rally support among the most extremist elements of an organization that lost its way and true calling some time ago. [b]They're acting purely as an attack arm of the theocratic Republican Party, and they should be treated accordingly.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/when-will-they-ever-learn-by.html

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This is a political move by the Bishops to damage the President (Original Post) kpete Feb 2012 OP

Sure it is, but I don't see how it will work. rufus dog Feb 2012 #1

To quote Robbin Williams from "Good Morning Viet Nam"... HopeHoops Feb 2012 #2

I don't think these anti-contraceptive conservatives are paying any attention justiceischeap Feb 2012 #3

Yah, good luck with that, your Exellencies... MineralMan Feb 2012 #4

What astounds me is that BlueToTheBone Feb 2012 #5

They Will Do Everything They Can to Help the Repigs Win AndyTiedye Feb 2012 #6

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

1. Sure it is, but I don't see how it will work.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:52 AM

Feb 2012

More likely to have a backlash.

Those who agree with the Bishops opinion that access to contraception is the issue, not paying for the contraception as originally stated, were never going to vote for Obama anyway.

Conversely, Obama can pick off a percentage of those who were on the fence but now have a reason to jump to the Obama side.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. To quote Robbin Williams from "Good Morning Viet Nam"...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 12:02 PM

Feb 2012

"Black man says, 'that's just for the tip'"

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

3. I don't think these anti-contraceptive conservatives are paying any attention

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 12:05 PM

Feb 2012

It's obvious there is going to be a backlash against this stance and they just aren't paying attention that the GOP, much like the RCC, has lost touch of where this country is socially.

MineralMan

(146,351 posts)

4. Yah, good luck with that, your Exellencies...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 12:24 PM

Feb 2012

Things may not turn out as you'd like, though.

BlueToTheBone

(3,747 posts)

5. What astounds me is that

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 01:34 PM

Feb 2012

anyone would listen to a bunch of disgusting pedophiles.

8000 crimes by 100 disgusting nasty old white men in one US diocese alone. They then scream some sort of moral authority? I am sickened by the fact that anyone does anything but spit at them.

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)

6. They Will Do Everything They Can to Help the Repigs Win

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 03:40 PM

Feb 2012

One would hope that their lack of moral authority would be pretty obvious to everyone at this point,
but alas faith is too often deaf as well as blind.

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