Yes, and he lectured a business woman I know in Fondren -- in her business -- for not being married and having a child (with the man she was soon going to marry).
I can't imagine this Big Daddy-o crap helps their cause.
Both you and your friend, scrappy, are engaging in overly simplistic logic. Neither statement alone leads to those conclusions. Nothing is that simplistic, but especially issues as complicated as school dropouts and unwanted pregnancy. I invite you to engage in a more thoughtful dialogue and encourage your friends to do the same.
And Kendall, I was being a bit snarky even in my link. But it was well-placed snark, in my opinion. That is, a reader asked where the Tea Party was on a very real expenditure of taxpayer money -- in a way that might turn off libertarian types -- and I linked to the article where the president of the Central Mississippi Tea Party seemed more concern about women she doesn't agree with.
My snark, thus, was to convey that the local tea party might be more worried about cultural wars than they are government expenditures, especially when politicians they like are involved, as opposed to expenditures pushed by politicians who are on the other side of the culture war from them.
That is, this kind of inconsistency is very important to consider. It speaks to motive.
No problem, Kendall. Todd actually pointed out to me that it wasn't originally italicized. Not sure why, but we're all still getting used to how this (wonderful) new website works. Hope it's clear now.
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*Top Republicans in Mississippi say the state can't afford to expand its Medicaid program to cover more people under the federal health care overhaul. Some Democrats, however, say the state should jump at the chance to provide coverage for its more than half million uninsured residents.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the federal Affordable Care Act on Thursday. But justices said the federal government can't withhold Medicaid money from states that choose not to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income adults. [...]
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that Mississippi would have to make deep cuts to education and transportation to cover expenses for an estimated 400,000 new people on Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the needy.
"I understand there is some leeway in the decision to not penalize states for not complying with Medicaid requirements, and we're going to look at that," Bryant said in a brief interview. The Kaiser Family Foundation gives a lower estimate of how many people could enroll in Medicaid in Mississippi if the state expands coverage under the federal health law — about 330,000.
Mississippi had 641,454 people enrolled in Medicaid in May, the most recent figure available. That's about 22 percent of its 3 million residents. The U.S. Census Bureau said Mississippi had about 618,000 uninsured residents in 2010, or 21 percent of the population.*
Point of information, scrappy. The comment "Where are the Tea Party Zealots now?" was not mine. I quoted it from the post above it and then linked to [a very intriguing interview][1] we ran this week with the local Tea Party (you're in another state, right?) that has gotten a lot of attention because of something a local Tea Party president said about her fellow women.
Perhaps you don't know that the Tea Party here, anyway, is very inconsistent about what it calls for; many local Tea Partiers want more government in terms of regulating individual rights and behavior, for instance. It's anything but "constant." You probably haven't read the JFP long enough to know, but I actually have a slight libertarian bent ("until it gets stupid" we like to say). I also like President Obama, although he's not perfect, and I agree with him on many issues. But that doesn't make me partisan; it makes me prefer President Obama to other presidential candidates at the time. People who view everything through a partisan lens have a hard time understanding people who think like I do, but that's their problem, not mine.
donnaladd says...
Yes, and he lectured a business woman I know in Fondren -- in her business -- for not being married and having a child (with the man she was soon going to marry).
I can't imagine this Big Daddy-o crap helps their cause.
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donnaladd says...
Oh, and he also told our reporter to tell me that Todd and I should get married. Because, you know, he likes to play God, I guess.
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Facts. Matter.
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Judge Jordan's motion granting the temporary injunction against closing the clinic is fascinating reading. Thoughts?
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donnaladd says...
Both you and your friend, scrappy, are engaging in overly simplistic logic. Neither statement alone leads to those conclusions. Nothing is that simplistic, but especially issues as complicated as school dropouts and unwanted pregnancy. I invite you to engage in a more thoughtful dialogue and encourage your friends to do the same.
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donnaladd says...
All, please note that the comments from the old website are just above In "previous comments." We made sure they moved over with us.
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donnaladd says...
And Kendall, I was being a bit snarky even in my link. But it was well-placed snark, in my opinion. That is, a reader asked where the Tea Party was on a very real expenditure of taxpayer money -- in a way that might turn off libertarian types -- and I linked to the article where the president of the Central Mississippi Tea Party seemed more concern about women she doesn't agree with.
My snark, thus, was to convey that the local tea party might be more worried about cultural wars than they are government expenditures, especially when politicians they like are involved, as opposed to expenditures pushed by politicians who are on the other side of the culture war from them.
That is, this kind of inconsistency is very important to consider. It speaks to motive.
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donnaladd says...
No problem, Kendall. Todd actually pointed out to me that it wasn't originally italicized. Not sure why, but we're all still getting used to how this (wonderful) new website works. Hope it's clear now.
More ahead on Nissan. We welcome informed input on future stories in whatever direction. Write [email protected]. We especially encourage Nissan employees to get in touch.
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donnaladd says...
Interesting [follow-up by CBS News][1]:
*Top Republicans in Mississippi say the state can't afford to expand its Medicaid program to cover more people under the federal health care overhaul. Some Democrats, however, say the state should jump at the chance to provide coverage for its more than half million uninsured residents.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the federal Affordable Care Act on Thursday. But justices said the federal government can't withhold Medicaid money from states that choose not to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income adults. [...]
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that Mississippi would have to make deep cuts to education and transportation to cover expenses for an estimated 400,000 new people on Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the needy.
"I understand there is some leeway in the decision to not penalize states for not complying with Medicaid requirements, and we're going to look at that," Bryant said in a brief interview.
The Kaiser Family Foundation gives a lower estimate of how many people could enroll in Medicaid in Mississippi if the state expands coverage under the federal health law — about 330,000.
Mississippi had 641,454 people enrolled in Medicaid in May, the most recent figure available. That's about 22 percent of its 3 million residents.
The U.S. Census Bureau said Mississippi had about 618,000 uninsured residents in 2010, or 21 percent of the population.*
[1]: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-…
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Point of information, scrappy. The comment "Where are the Tea Party Zealots now?" was not mine. I quoted it from the post above it and then linked to [a very intriguing interview][1] we ran this week with the local Tea Party (you're in another state, right?) that has gotten a lot of attention because of something a local Tea Party president said about her fellow women.
Perhaps you don't know that the Tea Party here, anyway, is very inconsistent about what it calls for; many local Tea Partiers want more government in terms of regulating individual rights and behavior, for instance. It's anything but "constant." You probably haven't read the JFP long enough to know, but I actually have a slight libertarian bent ("until it gets stupid" we like to say). I also like President Obama, although he's not perfect, and I agree with him on many issues. But that doesn't make me partisan; it makes me prefer President Obama to other presidential candidates at the time. People who view everything through a partisan lens have a hard time understanding people who think like I do, but that's their problem, not mine.
[1]: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/20…
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