Comments on: Prominent Stem Cell Researcher Praised By Bush Rips White House’s Stem Cell Policies http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:23:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DieNowForPeace http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4176436 DieNowForPeace Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:10:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4176436 <em>God WANTS some people to be barren</em> Agreed, yet when the argument or facts don't fit the agenda, wingnuts cry foul. I feel that if God chose you NOT to procreate, then you're a filthy sinner (GREEDY) to bypass God's will. God WANTS some people to be barren

Agreed, yet when the argument or facts don’t fit the agenda, wingnuts cry foul.

I feel that if God chose you NOT to procreate, then you’re a filthy sinner (GREEDY) to bypass God’s will.

]]> By: DieNowForPeace http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4176422 DieNowForPeace Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:02:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4176422 <em>FYI, the saying is couldn’t care less. Comment by TXpastafarian</em> PRECISELY. As in "I don't have ANY care" toward the subject. If you "could care less", it means you have at least a shred of concern, therefore, there's room to "care less". FYI, the saying is couldn’t care less.

Comment by TXpastafarian

PRECISELY. As in “I don’t have ANY care” toward the subject. If you “could care less”, it means you have at least a shred of concern, therefore, there’s room to “care less”.

]]> By: Jason M. Hendler http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175867 Jason M. Hendler Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:24:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175867 Actually, conservatives do object to the destruction of "left-over" embryos from fertility clinics, and there are processes in place for them to be adopted. These adopted embryos have been successfully "adopted", implanted and birthed, which gives us a small population of "snowflake" children. Isn't that a lovely ending to a tragic scenario? Actually, conservatives do object to the destruction of “left-over” embryos from fertility clinics, and there are processes in place for them to be adopted. These adopted embryos have been successfully “adopted”, implanted and birthed, which gives us a small population of “snowflake” children. Isn’t that a lovely ending to a tragic scenario?

]]> By: TXpastafarian http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175714 TXpastafarian Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:52:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175714 "But Thomson and American Association for the Advancement of Science President Alan Leshner <strong>could care less</strong> about the administration’s approval." FYI, the saying is <strong><em>couldn't</em> care less</strong>. “But Thomson and American Association for the Advancement of Science President Alan Leshner could care less about the administration’s approval.”

FYI, the saying is couldn’t care less.

]]> By: bernard quatermass http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175707 bernard quatermass Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:39:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175707 "Don’t worry you lefties, Bush is killing alot of babies for your special research already." More adolescent slime from Roger_Roger, a living, two-legged argument for birth control if there ever was one. I'm more concerned with the adults your precious kakodaemon Bush has murdered, had murdered or just plain caused to be dead than I am the lumps of cells that may or may not have been discarded. Now shut your ignorant, should-have-been-aborted trap. “Don’t worry you lefties, Bush is killing alot of babies for your special research already.”

More adolescent slime from Roger_Roger, a living, two-legged argument for birth control if there ever was one.

I’m more concerned with the adults your precious kakodaemon Bush has murdered, had murdered or just plain caused to be dead than I am the lumps of cells that may or may not have been discarded.

Now shut your ignorant, should-have-been-aborted trap.

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175686 toasterhead Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:25:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175686 <i>TP IS LYING. Bush is funding Stem Cell research. He vetoed a bill that would have increased funding to new lines. Don’t worry you lefties, Bush is killing alot of babies for your special research already. Comment by Roger_Roger — December 4, 2007 @ 8:40 am</i> Killing babies? Yes, we know about all the depleted uranium in Iraq poisoning babies and causing birth defects. That's not really the topic of this thread, though. Please try to stay on topic. TP IS LYING. Bush is funding Stem Cell research. He vetoed a bill that would have increased funding to new lines. Don’t worry you lefties, Bush is killing alot of babies for your special research already.

Comment by Roger_Roger — December 4, 2007 @ 8:40 am

Killing babies? Yes, we know about all the depleted uranium in Iraq poisoning babies and causing birth defects. That’s not really the topic of this thread, though. Please try to stay on topic.

]]> By: Bruce Gorton http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175682 Bruce Gorton Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:22:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175682 erock What he is saying is that because a large portion of the US population is about as informed as your average pet rock, polls aren't always a good indication of the truth of something. erock

What he is saying is that because a large portion of the US population is about as informed as your average pet rock, polls aren’t always a good indication of the truth of something.

]]> By: erock http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175663 erock Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:46:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175663 FFS get yourself a disclaimer already. Asterisk this shit and state, clearly and in each instance, that: * Opinion polls of US citizens include a statistically significant portion of the population who are retarded. Comment by Kilo — December 4, 2007 @ 7:32 am I don't understand your point here. Are you arguing that the polls are flawed because they sample an realistic cross-section of the population? FFS get yourself a disclaimer already. Asterisk this shit and state, clearly and in each instance, that:
* Opinion polls of US citizens include a statistically significant portion of the population who are retarded.

Comment by Kilo — December 4, 2007 @ 7:32 am

I don’t understand your point here. Are you arguing that the polls are flawed because they sample an realistic cross-section of the population?

]]> By: Menehune http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175662 Menehune Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:45:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175662 Roger... do you believe we should ban all InVitro fertilizations as well? I mean, God WANTS some people to be barren. And embryos are destroyed in that process too. And I'm sure God didn't mean for human beings to produce litters, which seems to be the case with those fertility drugs. Roger… do you believe we should ban all InVitro fertilizations as well? I mean, God WANTS some people to be barren. And embryos are destroyed in that process too. And I’m sure God didn’t mean for human beings to produce litters, which seems to be the case with those fertility drugs.

]]> By: Roger_Roger http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175661 Roger_Roger Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:40:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175661 TP IS LYING. Bush is funding Stem Cell research. He vetoed a bill that would have increased funding to new lines. Don't worry you lefties, Bush is killing alot of babies for your special research already. TP IS LYING. Bush is funding Stem Cell research. He vetoed a bill that would have increased funding to new lines. Don’t worry you lefties, Bush is killing alot of babies for your special research already.

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175660 toasterhead Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:33:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175660 <i>What else? Americans will not own the patents to the technologies of the future unless we throw out the Fundies and their Iron Age mindset. Comment by Menehune — December 4, 2007 @ 8:27 am</i> The end products are just going to be manufactured in China and India anyway - might as well cut out the middleman. What else? Americans will not own the patents to the technologies of the future unless we throw out the Fundies and their Iron Age mindset.

Comment by Menehune — December 4, 2007 @ 8:27 am

The end products are just going to be manufactured in China and India anyway – might as well cut out the middleman.

]]> By: Menehune http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175658 Menehune Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:27:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175658 Even if this new procedure is the breakthrough they hope it is, it doesn't change the bottom line. An American researcher had to bring in a Japanese partner because he wasn't allowed to the basic research that led to the breakthrough. And that was because of Bush's lunacy. Do you think this is just happening in stem cell research? What about energy and alternate fuels. What else? Americans will not own the patents to the technologies of the future unless we throw out the Fundies and their Iron Age mindset. Even if this new procedure is the breakthrough they hope it is, it doesn’t change the bottom line. An American researcher had to bring in a Japanese partner because he wasn’t allowed to the basic research that led to the breakthrough. And that was because of Bush’s lunacy. Do you think this is just happening in stem cell research? What about energy and alternate fuels. What else? Americans will not own the patents to the technologies of the future unless we throw out the Fundies and their Iron Age mindset.

]]> By: Dave C http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-2/#comment-4175651 Dave C Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:59:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175651 <em>FFS get yourself a disclaimer already. Asterisk this shit and state, clearly and in each instance, that: * Opinion polls of US citizens include a statistically significant portion of the population who are retarded. Comment by Kilo — December 4, 2007 @ 7:32 am</em> But if the Republicans were excluded from the polls they'd scream bloody murder. FFS get yourself a disclaimer already. Asterisk this shit and state, clearly and in each instance, that:
* Opinion polls of US citizens include a statistically significant portion of the population who are retarded.

Comment by Kilo — December 4, 2007 @ 7:32 am

But if the Republicans were excluded from the polls they’d scream bloody murder.

]]> By: Bruce Gorton http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-4175650 Bruce Gorton Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:52:25 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175650 Kilo <blockquote>Here is the American public explaining to you what percentage of them are capable of having an opinion about the existance of one of the most fundamental scientific theories we have… Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin</blockquote> Not only that, but most Americans haven't even read the book creationism is based upon. http://www.theologicalstudies.citymax.com/page/page/1573625.htm IE: I agree with you on saying that polls aren't an indicator of scientific truth. On stem cells however, the polls sort of agreed with scientific opinion on the matter. Kilo

Here is the American public explaining to you what percentage of them are capable of having an opinion about the existance of one of the most fundamental scientific theories we have…
Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin

Not only that, but most Americans haven’t even read the book creationism is based upon.

http://www.theologicalstudies.citymax.com/page/page/1573625.htm

IE: I agree with you on saying that polls aren’t an indicator of scientific truth. On stem cells however, the polls sort of agreed with scientific opinion on the matter.

]]> By: Bruce Gorton http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-4175643 Bruce Gorton Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:48:35 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175643 Comment by Jason M. Hendler — December 3, 2007 @ 11:17 pm You do realise that this new method of creating stem cells causes cancer don't you? Comment by Jason M. Hendler — December 3, 2007 @ 11:17 pm

You do realise that this new method of creating stem cells causes cancer don’t you?

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-4175638 toasterhead Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:44:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175638 <i>Ya spose we could find somebody who could just rip some stem cells from the brain stem of a certain resident of the White Haus? Comment by RUCerious — December 4, 2007 @ 1:11 am</i> Pfff good luck finding any! Ya spose we could find somebody who could just rip some stem cells from the brain stem of a certain resident of the White Haus?

Comment by RUCerious — December 4, 2007 @ 1:11 am

Pfff good luck finding any!

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-4175627 joe cantwell Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:09:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175627 Comment by had enough — December 4, 2007 @ 1:31 am <strong>there is no jason m. hendler. there is not god.</strong> Comment by had enough — December 4, 2007 @ 1:31 am

there is no jason m. hendler. there is not god.

]]> By: had enough http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-4175625 had enough Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:31:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175625 Jason M. Hendler — Why are you and your kind not protesting infertility clinics? Unused embryos are disposed of there, but that is OK right? What hypocrites. Jason M. Hendler —
Why are you and your kind not protesting infertility clinics? Unused embryos are disposed of there, but that is OK right?
What hypocrites.

]]> By: had enough http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-4175620 had enough Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:19:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175620 Jason M. Hendler — Why do women have morning sickness th the first 3 months? For a woman to go through this sickness, this three month period of which most see no problem of elimination of an embryo if so wanted, she is going to want this baby and be confident she could provide care. Natures way? Maybe even God's way of human survival? For thousands of years the Indians had ways of stoppage of pregnancy for reasons of survival while remaining true to their spirituality. Jason M. Hendler —
Why do women have morning sickness th the first 3 months?
For a woman to go through this sickness, this three month period of which most see no problem of elimination of an embryo if so wanted, she is going to want this baby and be confident she could provide care.
Natures way? Maybe even God’s way of human survival?
For thousands of years the Indians had ways of stoppage of pregnancy for reasons of survival while remaining true to their spirituality.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-4175618 RUCerious Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:11:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/03/researchers-wh-stem-cells/#comment-4175618 Ya spose we could find somebody who could just rip some stem cells from the brain stem of a certain resident of the White Haus? Ya spose we could find somebody who could just rip some stem cells from the brain stem of a certain resident of the White Haus?

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