Let's see. We have seen multiple Republicans musing about how blacks were better off under slavery. The GOP passed 1100 bills reducing reproductive rights last year in various states and simultaneously blocked economic bills at the federal level. They have worked tirelessly to prevent gay marriages and equality for…

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I may be quoting you from now until the end of time. Excruciatingly on point.

Thank y'all for the compliments! Sometimes a woman has to do what a woman has to do. Story update to answer questions:

Sheen/Ford 2012. Just to be safe, 'cuz that ticket covers both foreign policy AND alien/space terrors. Plus there would be some fantastic speeches.

Huh. I gave birth by myself in the bucket seat of my husband's sports car. Not planned, but the ambulance couldn't get there in time, and Baby Pax was in a hurry.

Yep. Perspective is everything. I was thrilled to see her succeed, on many different levels.

My pleasure!

The story here is that little black girls have someone to look up to as their hero - someone who LOOKS LIKE THEM who won both the individual and the team gold medals. It is hard sometimes to imagine yourself doing something like that without strong role models. Look at John Orozco on the men's side - he has little…

And the U.S. promptly held them to account by invading them...oh wait.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia follows a specific sect of Wahabi Sunni Islam, has an Arab and Bedouin culture, and has different laws from most other nations that identify as Muslim.

And you are a bigot. At least I can still learn, right? Try talking to a few moderate Muslims in your home town and see how many share the views of the extremists.

In the same way 'Yahweh' means 'praise God', ie submit to God. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have holy books that describe faith as submission to God/Allah/Yahweh.

Legally allowed to drive and vote, rarely allowed to by their husbands and/or community. Birth control is a big no-no, and many young women do get beaten as part of their "submissive" roles in the movement. Fundamentalist/extremist is pretty similar in most cultures, IMO.

Yawn. "One is attending one's third Olympics Opening Ceremonies. One rather preferred the Games in Montreal with that dashing Pierre Trudeau. David Cameron is not one's first choice for royal eye candy. And no gin. Raaaather boring."

YES! Assholes who don't do what I WANT, right?

Thank you, sensible man. It should be obvious, but I put this in the same column as strangers who touch pregnant women's stomachs. WTF?

Huh. I have never found a sports bra that fit me properly, so they need to step up their game.

Research the Quiverfull movement and some of the schools for young ladies they have in the U.S. and get back to us.