"HK" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"D.Duck" wrote in message
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Not trying to argue, just get some points of view.



It does help. Someone is just being a turkey, in order to keep the
discussion going like a slowly dripping faucet.


It's RonPaulism, as it were.


Heh. I got in a debate with my newest, *very* liberal daughter-in-law a
couple of weeks ago.

I admit that I engaged more for the fun of it, watching her turn shades of
red. But ...

I hesitate to mention this subject because I am not looking for a debate
here. But the jist of the rational behind some of the arguments are similar
to the motorcycle helmet law thing .... meaning people get on a bandwagon
and don't know the facts. So, that said, and again, not trying to introduce
this very controversial and personal subject:

My daughter-in-law thinks I am closely related to Archie Bunker and, for
fun, I sometimes play the part. We were discussing a wide range of issues
and suddenly she said, "I suppose you oppose abortion as well".

I said yup.

Well, she went off on me like stink on you know what. While she ranted, I
looked over to the other family members who were present and quietly said,
"The next words out of her mouth will be, "What about rape?"

Sure enough.

Now I had her because I happened to have recently looked up these
statistics:

1% of abortions are done as a result of rape or incest.
6% are done because of a life threatening health issue to mother or unborn
child.
93% are done because the child is not wanted or is inconvenient.

These statistics are from a pro-abortion, planned parenthood organization,
by the way.

Point is ..... people should know the facts before making absolute
statements like, in the case of helmet laws, that they are paying more in
insurance and health programs because a small minority of people like to
ride without a helmet.

Said my piece.

Eisboch