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Archive for February, 2010
Off to the meeting of the City Counsel
Posted: February 2, 2010 by datechguy in local stuffTags: abortion, fitchburg, planned parenthood, planned parenthood city counsel meeting
CPAC Funding update
Posted: February 2, 2010 by datechguy in personalTags: blog, cpac, i'll do it myself tucker fund
Well today has been an interesting day in that regard. Yesterday I found myself at just under 9% of the goal set to get me there.
Since then three people have kicked in, including to my surprise a local businessman who I had just told the story to in passing. That has boosted me to just under 28% of the goal with 11 days to go.
Is there any chance of making up the other 72% by then? I have no idea, but to those who have kicked in a little and to those who have kicked in a lot, I am very humbled by your support. This is your hard earned cash and the fact that you are sharing it with me really is something. I won’t forget it.
If you would like to help drop that remaining percentage click here and follow the relevant links. Please specify CPAC on the comment line in PAYPAL if you are specifically giving to that end. I’ll be keeping you informed on how the progress goes as the days go by.
As always to those who kick in and to those who do not thanks for reading and spending a portion of your day with me.
That’s what we elected president Obama for…
Posted: February 2, 2010 by datechguy in Blame Bush, opinion/newsTags: don't be drinking when you read this, george w. bush, morning joe, obama
…to save author Gary Wills and people like him from embarrassment when they travel in Europe.
The author actually said on Morning Joe today this was the good thing about replacing George Bush with Barack Obama and the crew nodded in agreement.
I’m sure Mr. Willis is a smart man and his book on the “National Security State” might be pretty good, but I have a piece of advice for him. If you find people wanting to pity or laugh at you when you travel, you need to do one thing.
MAN UP!
If a grown man can’t deal with what people abroad feel about him or his country then he has a lot more to worry about than who is president.
Yet another coincidence prior to tonight’s meeting…
Posted: February 2, 2010 by datechguy in local stuff, opinion/newsTags: abortion, education, fitchburg, MSM, planned parenthood, planned parenthood city counsel meeting, washington post
Planned Parenthood often argues that kids are going to have sex anyways so their services are required. I expect to hear that argument made tonight. I’ll wager they didn’t count on us rednecks in Fitchburg looking at the Washington post.
Headline: Abstinence-only programs might work, study says
What a coincidence, let’s take a look inside:
Only about a third of sixth- and seventh-graders who completed an abstinence-focused program started having sex within the next two years, researchers found. Nearly half of the students who attended other classes, including ones that combined information about abstinence and contraception, became sexually active.
The findings are the first clear evidence that an abstinence program could work. (emphasis mine)
“I think we’ve written off abstinence-only education without looking closely at the nature of the evidence,” said John B. Jemmott III, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who led the federally funded study. “Our study shows this could be one approach that could be used.”
How about that! It will be an interesting article to have tonight. Exit question: If the study was about sex education do you think the post would have used the word “might” in conjunction with the results?
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