I can't get myself to watch the clip, but just from reading the description, I think I get all that I need.

that is a misconception (pun not intended but whatever). i worked for an abortion doctor who was a close associate of dr. slepian- the doctor shot in his home by a nutjob- and i can assure you even before righteous nutjobs started murdering doctors because they are all for the sanctity of life (yep, that) that no…

what do you want, a cookie? I had sex before I got married. But , golly gee whiz, I actually had sex education and knew what to do to lower my chances of getting pregnant! And, amazingly enough, I've been married for as long as you've been alive.

You're missing the point entirely. Abstinence only education doesn't actually make people more likely to be celibate. Every study for the last thirty years has shown this. People, even children, function better with full information. Also, if you think you can't have your heartbroken and your life fundamentally…

No one is promoting teen sex. That's not what comprehensive sex education is about. You can't claim to have some sort of knowledge about the dynamic shift that sex brings to relationships when you've never had sex, or been in a relationship that involves sex. I don't even know why you felt like you need to share your…

Who the fuck cares? We don't give a fuck who you do or don't fuck, seriously we don't. But plenty of us fuck and plenty of kids are going to to fuck as they get older so giving them accurate information about sex and sexual pratices is a smart fucking thing to do.

Their kids are going to make their own decisions, but they will have a foundation that decreases the odds that they will make poor decisions and take unnecessary risks.

Sex dramatically intensifies a relationship. . . .I have not had sex (or oral sex)</blockquote>

Sarah twisted her daughter's unwanted pregnancy though to point out "at least she isn't getting an abortion" at every chance, which was her stance again when she was pregnant with her son who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome in utero when she said it still wasn't an option. So it shifted the political discussion from…

cough*tightass*cough

Ehh, I see what you mean, but living in New Orleans and seeing how Republicans have closed down abortion clinics here, going to the graduation and prom for the high school where my SO teaches and seeing ALL the pregnant girls, having sat in high school classes with redacted documents for our abstinence-only education…

Much Words. Such Smugness. Wow.

Yes, this. I give him credit for being a supportive father and not (publicly) shaming his daughter. But I don't think all families have the structure and resources to do the same.

People with views like his (I'm looking at you, Sarah Palin!) always seem to put their feet in their mouths. But the politicians taking a public stance on this whose children do find themselves young, unmarried, and pregnant seem to be mostly middle to upper-middle class. In that case, it's easy for them to say that…

I read this story off of a reddit link, and a lot of people also came to her defense in keeping the car. The fact is, a known vehicle with a known maintenance history is a relatively smart decision over selling and getting a possible clunker. Controlling risk is just as important as controlling finances.

Agreed. If there's anything good that comes out of this story, it's that at least I learned that a brave and great and wonderful girl, Jada, exists in this godforsaken cesspool called earth.

You could have said all of that without being rude

there is no "exception for being an overwhelmingly needed law" in the constitution. Where did you go to law school? Barbados?

Oh you don't "hate" to be that guy.

Because otherwise, this impoverished 16 year old girl would've made a great parent. She totally had the resources and maturity. It was really only her juvenile record that held her back.