The thing is, you know people who have been raped. They may not be telling you for whatever reason they choose. The least of these reasons should be shame. I don't want people to be told that what happened to them really didn't happen. That is cruel. It also can be deadly.
I resent the Republican party for trying to erase my history and the history of every woman that has ever been raped. How we choose to go forward should be our choice, not defined by a radical ideology that I would call rape deniers. Don't let them do that to us.
REPORTER: ...Specifically where you stand when it comes to rape, and when it comes to the issue of should it be legal for a woman to be able to get an abortion if she's raped.
RYAN: I'm very proud of my pro-life record, and I've always adopted the idea that, the position that the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life. But let's remember, I'm joining the Romney-Ryan ticket. And the president makes policy. And the president, in this case the future President Mitt Romney, has exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother, which is a vast improvement of where we are right now.
In this case, when Ryan says "the method of conception" is irrelevant, he's talking about rape. In other words, the Republicans' vice presidential nominee clearly believes the government should force women to take their pregnancy to term if they are impregnated by a rapist. Republicans can only distance themselves so much from Todd Akin before we realize they share his views.
The Acute Stage
This stage occurs immediately after the assault. It may last a few days to several weeks. During this stage the victim may:
• seem agitated or hysterical or s/he may appear totally calm (a sign that s/he could be in shock)
• have crying spells and anxiety attacks
• have difficulty concentrating, making decisions, and doing simple, everyday tasks
• show little emotion, act as though numb or stunned
• have poor recall of the rape or other memories
In the second stage, it seems that survivors begin to resolve their issues. This stage is also called the "flight to health." But denial frequently masks the under lying problems as survivors make an effort to re-establish the routines of their life and bring back some semblance of control. Sometimes, in an effort to feel back in control, rape victims make dramatic changes in lifestyle or environment. They may quit a long-standing job or move to a new location to get a fresh start. They may dramatically change their appearance; cut their hair or perhaps change the colour. None of the changes brings about the security they search for as nightmares and phobias emerge. They work hard to suppress the feelings because dealing with them is so very painful.
The Outward Adjustment Stage
During this stage the victim resumes what appears to from the outside her/his "normal" life. Inside, however, there is considerable turmoil which can manifest itself by any of the following behaviours:
• continuing anxiety, sense of helplessness
• persistent fear and/or depression
• severe mood swings (e.g. happy to angry, etc.)
• vivid dreams, recurrent nightmares, insomnia surface at that time.
The stages are not linear and can vary as the victim works their way through. Survivors find themselves taking one step forward and two back as they vacillate between stages and labour to find their way.
The Resolution Stage
• physical ailments
• appetite disturbances (e.g. nausea, vomiting, compulsive eating)
• efforts to deny the assault ever took place and/or to minimise its impact
• withdrawal from friends and/or relatives
• preoccupation with personal safety
• reluctance to leave the house and/or to go places which remind the victim of the rape
• hesitation about forming new relationships with men and/or distrustful or existing relationship
• sexual problems
• disruption of normal everyday routines (e.g. high absenteeism at work suddenly or, conversely, working longer than usual hours; dropping out of school; travelling different routes; going out only at certain times)
I'm trying to understand the day to day consequences of Ryan's position. A woman is raped - she reports it to the police, not an insignificant decision by any means. She becomes pregnant realizing that she can't get an abortion. Authorities know she was raped and someone who knew she was pregnant tells the police she is no longer pregnant, for whatever reason. The police are now compelled to investigate the chance that an illegal abortion may have taken place so the woman who was the original victim, is now the suspect in a crime and could be charged with murder?
Other consequences? Women stop reporting rapes and so more and more rapes occur because rapists realize that the crime wont be reported. Is this where Ryan and his ilk want this country to go?
McDonnell: We’re affirming that we’re a pro-life party.The details certainly are left to Congress and, ultimately, to the states and the people on how they ratify such an amendment. More importantly, what they do at the state level.
Stephanapoulous: So is the party for a rape exception or not?
McDonnell: The party didn’t make any judgment on that. It’s a general proposition to say we support human life. The rest of the details are up to the states and the people respectively, George. That’s simply not covered.
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I really dislike the half-assed, traffic-jam creating half clover leaf interchange where I get off of I-95 to get to work. Who builds anything this stupid any more? FDOT, that's who!
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I really dislike the half-assed, traffic-jam creating half clover leaf interchange where I get off of I-95 to get to work. Who builds anything this stupid any more? FDOT, that's who!
I've probably got that beat. What exit? (I'll check the satellite.) Of course, except for the Big Dig, all of our highways around here are 1950s vintage with "classic' cloverleaf architecture. (Which generally sucks balls these days.)
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I really dislike the half-assed, traffic-jam creating half clover leaf interchange where I get off of I-95 to get to work. Who builds anything this stupid any more? FDOT, that's who!
I've probably got that beat. What exit? (I'll check the satellite.) Of course, except for the Big Dig, all of our highways around here are 1950s vintage with "classic' cloverleaf architecture. (Which generally sucks balls these days.)
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I really dislike the half-assed, traffic-jam creating half clover leaf interchange where I get off of I-95 to get to work. Who builds anything this stupid any more? FDOT, that's who!
I've probably got that beat. What exit? (I'll check the satellite.) Of course, except for the Big Dig, all of our highways around here are 1950s vintage with "classic' cloverleaf architecture. (Which generally sucks balls these days.)
The I-85/I-285 interchange on the NE of Atlanta used to be a standard cloverleaf that was named "malfunction junction" because of the nightmare merging where the cloverleafs transition onto and off of the highway.
They redid the entire thing, eliminating all of the two-way merges. Now it's called "Spaghetti Junction"
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I really dislike the half-assed, traffic-jam creating half clover leaf interchange where I get off of I-95 to get to work. Who builds anything this stupid any more? FDOT, that's who!
I've probably got that beat. What exit? (I'll check the satellite.) Of course, except for the Big Dig, all of our highways around here are 1950s vintage with "classic' cloverleaf architecture. (Which generally sucks balls these days.)
The I-85/I-285 interchange on the NE of Atlanta used to be a standard cloverleaf that was named "malfunction junction" because of the nightmare merging where the cloverleafs transition onto and off of the highway.
They redid the entire thing, eliminating all of the two-way merges. Now it's called "Spaghetti Junction"
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Evidently, nobody takes pictures of any of our highway interchanges. They must be that embarassing, I guess.
But then again, we have rotaries!
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I really dislike the half-assed, traffic-jam creating half clover leaf interchange where I get off of I-95 to get to work. Who builds anything this stupid any more? FDOT, that's who!
I've probably got that beat. What exit? (I'll check the satellite.) Of course, except for the Big Dig, all of our highways around here are 1950s vintage with "classic' cloverleaf architecture. (Which generally sucks balls these days.)
The I-85/I-285 interchange on the NE of Atlanta used to be a standard cloverleaf that was named "malfunction junction" because of the nightmare merging where the cloverleafs transition onto and off of the highway.
They redid the entire thing, eliminating all of the two-way merges. Now it's called "Spaghetti Junction"
Not a clover leaf.
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Evidently, nobody takes pictures of any of our highway interchanges. They must be that embarassing, I guess.
But then again, we have rotaries!
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I really dislike the half-assed, traffic-jam creating half clover leaf interchange where I get off of I-95 to get to work. Who builds anything this stupid any more? FDOT, that's who!
I've probably got that beat. What exit? (I'll check the satellite.) Of course, except for the Big Dig, all of our highways around here are 1950s vintage with "classic' cloverleaf architecture. (Which generally sucks balls these days.)
The I-85/I-285 interchange on the NE of Atlanta used to be a standard cloverleaf that was named "malfunction junction" because of the nightmare merging where the cloverleafs transition onto and off of the highway.
They redid the entire thing, eliminating all of the two-way merges. Now it's called "Spaghetti Junction"
Not a clover leaf.
Maybe if you had read what I wrote, you would have understood that this is what REPLACED the cloverleaf.
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Bleh. No sooner do I arrive at work then I take sick and have to go back home.
Seems that one of Issac's scenarios has my brother-in-law taking a direct hit again. On the anniversary of Katrina.
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The interchange of hellishness.
Notice how both ramps are on the south side of the roadway. This means if there is any kind of backup going north on 95 causes the traffic to back up on the southbound side for those who are exiting onto Old St Augustine Rd. Stupid design built on the cheap.
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Bleh. No sooner do I arrive at work then I take sick and have to go back home.
Seems that one of Issac's scenarios has my brother-in-law taking a direct hit again. On the anniversary of Katrina.
That anniverary of Katrina has been on my mind as well, Rabbit.
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The interchange of hellishness.
Notice how both ramps are on the south side of the roadway. This means if there is any kind of backup going north on 95 causes the traffic to back up on the southbound side for those who are exiting onto Old St Augustine Rd. Stupid design built on the cheap.
Ah, now I see it. All that green space on the north side of the road - a proper interchange could have been built.
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Still don't know why that traitor isn't in prison. Maybe in Obama's second term......
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Still don't know why that traitor isn't in prison. Maybe in Obama's second term......
Does it seem to anyone else that Rove is essentially saying in a veiled way that Obama isn't being a 'proper house n''''er' ?
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Still don't know why that traitor isn't in prison. Maybe in Obama's second term......
Does it seem to anyone else that Rove is essentially saying in a veiled way that Obama isn't being a 'proper house n''''er' ?
Uppitty!
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I guess after seeing the highway ditch no one should complain about the highways on Long Island except for the eternal road rebuild project going on right now on Route 107 which in some places has now narrowed it to a side street and the way people drive on it, I am surprised there are not more accidents.
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Good day, everyone.
I guess after seeing the highway ditch no one should complain about the highways on Long Island except for the eternal road rebuild project going on right now on Route 107 which in some places has now narrowed it to a side street and the way people drive on it, I am surprised there are not more accidents.
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Good day, everyone.
I guess after seeing the highway ditch no one should complain about the highways on Long Island except for the eternal road rebuild project going on right now on Route 107 which in some places has now narrowed it to a side street and the way people drive on it, I am surprised there are not more accidents.
I haven't been on it in a while although it does seem to be kind of chugging along.
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This is an email address; [email protected]
This is a website address:http://www.clowncollege.com/fuckwittedgmoke
Please stop confusing them. It will make your life easier. This is really simple stuff too, stop make this so epic.
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Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday.
Prosecutors in rural Long County, near the sprawling Army post Fort Stewart, said the militia group composed of active duty and former U.S. military members spent at least $87,000 buying guns and bomb components and was serious enough to kill two people — former soldier Michael Roark and his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany York — by shooting them in the woods last December in order to keep its plans secret.
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MARK SCOLFORO, ASSOCIATED PRESS: How would you tell a daughter or a granddaughter who, God forbid, would be the victim of a rape, to keep the child against her own will? Do you have a way to explain that?
SMITH: I lived something similar to that with my own family. She chose life, and I commend her for that. She knew my views. But, fortunately for me, I didn’t have to.. she chose they way I thought. No don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t rape.
SCOLFORO: Similar how?
SMITH: Uh, having a baby out of wedlock.
SCOLFORO: That’s similar to rape?
SMITH: No, no, no, but… put yourself in a father’s situation, yes. It is similar. But, back to the original, I’m pro-life, period.