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	<title>Comments on: Afghan President Hamid Karzai signs a law that &#8216;legalizes&#8217; rape.</title>
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		<title>By: mikehunt</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5582095</link>
		<dc:creator>mikehunt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A man can beat his wife in just about any country in the world. You Obama fanatics have the luxury of living here. This Obamas show, lets see what he can do. of course he allowed N. Korea to launch their missle. 

If you think N. Korea is a thriving country, look at nightime satellite photos of that country. Compare it to S. Korea. They are kept in total darkness. These are the countries you and the rest of the libs believe should have their freedom. 

They hang gay people in Iran. Look it up on Google. I know many of you are young, but wake up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A man can beat his wife in just about any country in the world. You Obama fanatics have the luxury of living here. This Obamas show, lets see what he can do. of course he allowed N. Korea to launch their missle. </p>
<p>If you think N. Korea is a thriving country, look at nightime satellite photos of that country. Compare it to S. Korea. They are kept in total darkness. These are the countries you and the rest of the libs believe should have their freedom. </p>
<p>They hang gay people in Iran. Look it up on Google. I know many of you are young, but wake up.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5582095', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: homepage</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5578759</link>
		<dc:creator>homepage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s hard for freedom to overcome culture and takes time. This  is definitely a step backwards.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s hard for freedom to overcome culture and takes time. This  is definitely a step backwards.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5578759', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: thomas mc</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5576769</link>
		<dc:creator>thomas mc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is the &quot;freedom&quot; America brings to the world!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the &#8220;freedom&#8221; America brings to the world!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5576769', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dbschell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5576521</link>
		<dc:creator>dbschell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s cultural. 
Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline should be redirected up Karzai&#039;s ass.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s cultural.<br />
Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline should be redirected up Karzai&#8217;s ass.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5576521', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: pastcaring ceratopogonidae</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5576233</link>
		<dc:creator>pastcaring ceratopogonidae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also, from same source and to really drive point home: 

&quot;At about 5 to 6 weeks, the embryo is only 1/4- to 1/2- inch long. The embryonic structures of both genders develop along similar lines. Both look female at this time. &lt;strong&gt;The basic blueprint of the embryo is female.&lt;/strong&gt; At this point, the Y sex chromosomes cause it to deviate from the female course. &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Adams&quot; develop from embryos that would otherwise become &quot;Eves&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.  (emphasis mine)



Found under subheading Biological Influences pg 224.
Source:
Health in the new millennium
By Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus, Hannah R. Rubenstein</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also, from same source and to really drive point home: </p>
<p>&#8220;At about 5 to 6 weeks, the embryo is only 1/4- to 1/2- inch long. The embryonic structures of both genders develop along similar lines. Both look female at this time. <strong>The basic blueprint of the embryo is female.</strong> At this point, the Y sex chromosomes cause it to deviate from the female course. <strong>&#8220;Adams&#8221; develop from embryos that would otherwise become &#8220;Eves&#8221;</strong>.  (emphasis mine)</p>
<p>Found under subheading Biological Influences pg 224.<br />
Source:<br />
Health in the new millennium<br />
By Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus, Hannah R. Rubenstein<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5576233', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: pastcaring ceratopogonidae</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5576222</link>
		<dc:creator>pastcaring ceratopogonidae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;According to the Bible, Adam was created first, and Eve was created from one of his ribs. From the standpoint of biology however, it would be more accurate to say that &quot;Adams&quot; developed from &quot;Eves&quot;.&quot;

Found under subheading &lt;strong&gt;Biological Influences&lt;/strong&gt; pg 224.
Source: 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books?id=H65N8vmbgTYC&amp;pg=PA224&amp;lpg=PA224&amp;dq=do+females+develop+pre+natal+before+males%3F&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=_kDI1Rd6zQ&amp;sig=YJ5_8DJuKgvYE99YKvpF8EgpPj0&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=V-vSSfzCL4K6tgPm6uH7Cw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=2&amp;ct=result&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health in the new millennium&lt;/strong&gt;
 By Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus, Hannah R. Rubenstein&lt;/a&gt;

Sorry to blow holes in some theories...but..again...that pesky science will get ya every time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;According to the Bible, Adam was created first, and Eve was created from one of his ribs. From the standpoint of biology however, it would be more accurate to say that &#8220;Adams&#8221; developed from &#8220;Eves&#8221;.&#8221;</p>
<p>Found under subheading <strong>Biological Influences</strong> pg 224.<br />
Source:<br />
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=H65N8vmbgTYC&amp;pg=PA224&amp;lpg=PA224&amp;dq=do+females+develop+pre+natal+before+males%3F&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=_kDI1Rd6zQ&amp;sig=YJ5_8DJuKgvYE99YKvpF8EgpPj0&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=V-vSSfzCL4K6tgPm6uH7Cw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=2&amp;ct=result" rel="nofollow"><strong>Health in the new millennium</strong><br />
 By Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus, Hannah R. Rubenstein</a></p>
<p>Sorry to blow holes in some theories&#8230;but..again&#8230;that pesky science will get ya every time.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5576222', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: pastcaring ceratopogonidae</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5576218</link>
		<dc:creator>pastcaring ceratopogonidae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>and this from 5th paragraph:



&lt;blockquote&gt;Before the seventh week of development, male and female fetuses appear identical. During this stage, the gonads are capable of growing into either testes or ovaries, and both Wolffian and Müllerian ducts are present. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medhunters.com/articles/intersexuality.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Intersexuality: Male, Female, &amp; In-Between&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and this from 5th paragraph:</p>
<blockquote><p>Before the seventh week of development, male and female fetuses appear identical. During this stage, the gonads are capable of growing into either testes or ovaries, and both Wolffian and Müllerian ducts are present. </p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.medhunters.com/articles/intersexuality.html" rel="nofollow">Intersexuality: Male, Female, &amp; In-Between</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5576218', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: pastcaring ceratopogonidae</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5576217</link>
		<dc:creator>pastcaring ceratopogonidae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;“For man is not from woman, but woman from man. 
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Soooorrry...but, not according to science:



&lt;blockquote&gt;Female sexual differentiation is the default, and occurs if androgens are not present. If the SRY gene is absent, ovaries will develop between month two and six.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Source: Beginning of 7th paragraph:
 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medhunters.com/articles/intersexuality.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Intersexuality: Male, Female, &amp; In-Between&lt;/a&gt;

That pesky science.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><em>“For man is not from woman, but woman from man.<br />
</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Soooorrry&#8230;but, not according to science:</p>
<blockquote><p>Female sexual differentiation is the default, and occurs if androgens are not present. If the SRY gene is absent, ovaries will develop between month two and six.</p></blockquote>
<p>Source: Beginning of 7th paragraph:<br />
 <a href="http://www.medhunters.com/articles/intersexuality.html" rel="nofollow">Intersexuality: Male, Female, &amp; In-Between</a></p>
<p>That pesky science.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5576217', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: enough</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5575971</link>
		<dc:creator>enough</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My imaginary friend says that I&#039;m better than you are and I can do anything I want to your body.

I&#039;m also bigger than you are and the government is on my side.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My imaginary friend says that I&#8217;m better than you are and I can do anything I want to your body.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m also bigger than you are and the government is on my side.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575971', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: spencers butterfly mom</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5575955</link>
		<dc:creator>spencers butterfly mom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Vinnie Says: 

All of the below is from Corinthians in the Bible. What’s the difference?

“But I want you know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 

“But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved.

&lt;strong&gt;“For man is not from woman, but woman from man. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;

Fine.  Show me a man who has given birth, show me a man who can conceive and carry a child without a woman, and I&#039;ll totally agree that &quot;man is not from woman&quot;.

Until then, take your bible and go have a conversation with yourself in the corner.  Or better yet, STFU.

PEACE</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Vinnie Says: </p>
<p>All of the below is from Corinthians in the Bible. What’s the difference?</p>
<p>“But I want you know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. </p>
<p>“But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved.</p>
<p><strong>“For man is not from woman, but woman from man. </strong></em></p>
<p>Fine.  Show me a man who has given birth, show me a man who can conceive and carry a child without a woman, and I&#8217;ll totally agree that &#8220;man is not from woman&#8221;.</p>
<p>Until then, take your bible and go have a conversation with yourself in the corner.  Or better yet, STFU.</p>
<p>PEACE<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575955', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5575902</link>
		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And Dorothy Dinnerstein. The Mermaid and the Minotaur is fantastic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And Dorothy Dinnerstein. The Mermaid and the Minotaur is fantastic.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575902', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5575894</link>
		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I learned primarily from Susan Brownmiller and Germaine Greer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I learned primarily from Susan Brownmiller and Germaine Greer.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575894', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: AMcG312</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5575863</link>
		<dc:creator>AMcG312</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Bitbit says:
So, where does one go - to what book or to what group of people - to learn how to treat women? Who serves as your example? You what’s wrong with the fundamentalist Muslims and the fundamentalist Christians. So where, and from whom, did you learn?&lt;/em&gt;

I think I was in kindergarten when I learned the Golden Rule.  That&#039;s all it takes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Bitbit says:<br />
So, where does one go &#8211; to what book or to what group of people &#8211; to learn how to treat women? Who serves as your example? You what’s wrong with the fundamentalist Muslims and the fundamentalist Christians. So where, and from whom, did you learn?</em></p>
<p>I think I was in kindergarten when I learned the Golden Rule.  That&#8217;s all it takes.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575863', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zooey Lepidoptera</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5575855</link>
		<dc:creator>Zooey Lepidoptera</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, SKdeAnt!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, SKdeAnt!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575855', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: gummble-bee-itch</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/31/karzai-rape/comment-page-4/#comment-5575841</link>
		<dc:creator>gummble-bee-itch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Tim43 Says:
&lt;/em&gt;

I haven&#039;t got the time to answer Timmeh point by point, and it would clearly not penetrate his skull if I did. However:

&lt;em&gt;SCHIP expansion
As much as you libs want the government to run health care why can’t you see from the examples of Europe and Canada that it does not work. Can you realistically name one program that the government can actually run well? Seems that everything that they get their hands on ends up failing miserably. Social Security, DMV, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the post office, welfare and the list goes on. http://clintonhealthcarehorror.blogspot.com/

Ever been to Canada or Europe for health care? Did you know that folks in those countries come to America to get health care because they would most likely die while on the government run waiting lists in their own countries? http://www.cbsnews.com/ stories/ 2005/ 03/ 20/ health/&lt;/em&gt;



&lt;blockquote&gt; The facts are clear: Before 1971, when both countries had similar, largely privately funded health care systems, overall survival and mortality rates were almost identical. The divergence appeared with the introduction of the single-payer health system in Canada.

The solid statistics amassed since the 1970s point to only one conclusion: like it or not, believe it makes sense or not, publicly funded, universally available health care is simply the most powerful contributing factor to the overall health of the people who live in any country. And in the United States, we have got the bodies to prove it. &lt;/blockquote&gt;



Stats and much more explanation &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=1503&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. 

One would think that, if things were so terrible in Canada and Europe (among other civilized nations) with their health care they would switch to a privatized system. But &quot;conservatives&quot; carefully ignore that, along with all the evidence pointing to the success of single-payer health care, choosing to focus on anecdotes that appear to question the wisdom of such programs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Tim43 Says:<br />
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<p>I haven&#8217;t got the time to answer Timmeh point by point, and it would clearly not penetrate his skull if I did. However:</p>
<p><em>SCHIP expansion<br />
As much as you libs want the government to run health care why can’t you see from the examples of Europe and Canada that it does not work. Can you realistically name one program that the government can actually run well? Seems that everything that they get their hands on ends up failing miserably. Social Security, DMV, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the post office, welfare and the list goes on. <a href="http://clintonhealthcarehorror.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://clintonhealthcarehorror.blogspot.com/</a></p>
<p>Ever been to Canada or Europe for health care? Did you know that folks in those countries come to America to get health care because they would most likely die while on the government run waiting lists in their own countries? <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbsnews.com/</a> stories/ 2005/ 03/ 20/ health/</em></p>
<blockquote><p> The facts are clear: Before 1971, when both countries had similar, largely privately funded health care systems, overall survival and mortality rates were almost identical. The divergence appeared with the introduction of the single-payer health system in Canada.</p>
<p>The solid statistics amassed since the 1970s point to only one conclusion: like it or not, believe it makes sense or not, publicly funded, universally available health care is simply the most powerful contributing factor to the overall health of the people who live in any country. And in the United States, we have got the bodies to prove it. </p></blockquote>
<p>Stats and much more explanation <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=1503" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p>
<p>One would think that, if things were so terrible in Canada and Europe (among other civilized nations) with their health care they would switch to a privatized system. But &#8220;conservatives&#8221; carefully ignore that, along with all the evidence pointing to the success of single-payer health care, choosing to focus on anecdotes that appear to question the wisdom of such programs.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575841', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: SKdeAnt</title>
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		<dc:creator>SKdeAnt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OT: Hi Zooey!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OT: Hi Zooey!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575840', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: SKdeAnt</title>
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		<dc:creator>SKdeAnt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;March 31st, 2009 at 4:54 pm 
Thanks for the response.
A good example is very valuable, but as you know, not everyone is privilege to have a good example. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

Exactly, that is why the government should protect the rights of those who do not know from their own experience.

&lt;blockquote&gt;From the femme perspective, and in just a sentence or two, what does get some fairness going on mean to you?&lt;/blockquote&gt;
 
Women should have equal rights and equal protection and equal pay to men. We are not there yet, even in this country.
So if we really mean to be a democracy, we need to fix this.

&lt;blockquote&gt;From the femme perspective, and in just a Further, what caused your parents to be such a good example?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

My parents operate from the position of each of them having equal rights in the relationship. Probably why they are still happily married after 57 years. And I would say largely attributable to them being non-brainwashed by religion. My dad always used to say that religion was a subject not fit for the ears of children.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>March 31st, 2009 at 4:54 pm<br />
Thanks for the response.<br />
A good example is very valuable, but as you know, not everyone is privilege to have a good example. </p></blockquote>
<p>Exactly, that is why the government should protect the rights of those who do not know from their own experience.</p>
<blockquote><p>From the femme perspective, and in just a sentence or two, what does get some fairness going on mean to you?</p></blockquote>
<p>Women should have equal rights and equal protection and equal pay to men. We are not there yet, even in this country.<br />
So if we really mean to be a democracy, we need to fix this.</p>
<blockquote><p>From the femme perspective, and in just a Further, what caused your parents to be such a good example?</p></blockquote>
<p>My parents operate from the position of each of them having equal rights in the relationship. Probably why they are still happily married after 57 years. And I would say largely attributable to them being non-brainwashed by religion. My dad always used to say that religion was a subject not fit for the ears of children.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575839', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dbadass</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pitiful indeed. But then again he does have a great big storybook written mostly after the &quot;fact&quot; by those who were not present to the many events they may have made up to justify their agenda...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pitiful indeed. But then again he does have a great big storybook written mostly after the &#8220;fact&#8221; by those who were not present to the many events they may have made up to justify their agenda&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575830', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zooey Lepidoptera</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zooey Lepidoptera</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Vinnie Says:

I’m sorry to be rude, but this whole post is just stupid. Do you honestly not know how women can be treated equally and decently in society? To me, it’s common sense.

If you have to ask what’s wrong with fundamentalists, then you obviously don’t understand what this article is all about.
March 31st, 2009 at 5:36 pm &lt;/em&gt;

bitbutt needs someone to tell him how to do everything.  He has no ability of looking within himself and finding out for himself what&#039;s right and wrong.  He must be told -- so he assumes everyone is like that.  

Pitiful.</description>
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<p>I’m sorry to be rude, but this whole post is just stupid. Do you honestly not know how women can be treated equally and decently in society? To me, it’s common sense.</p>
<p>If you have to ask what’s wrong with fundamentalists, then you obviously don’t understand what this article is all about.<br />
March 31st, 2009 at 5:36 pm </em></p>
<p>bitbutt needs someone to tell him how to do everything.  He has no ability of looking within himself and finding out for himself what&#8217;s right and wrong.  He must be told &#8212; so he assumes everyone is like that.  </p>
<p>Pitiful.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5575805', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tim43</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;SKdeAnt Says: 
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I am trtying to figure out if Tim Vacantlick is insulting Bush by calling him a liberal, or insulting us… either way, as in all of his posts, it makes no sense.&lt;/em&gt;

take your pick.

A)
B)
Both A and B</description>
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<p>I am trtying to figure out if Tim Vacantlick is insulting Bush by calling him a liberal, or insulting us… either way, as in all of his posts, it makes no sense.</em></p>
<p>take your pick.</p>
<p>A)<br />
B)<br />
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