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Thursday, July 10, 2008 06:05 PM
Original article: Quote of the day

knecht

Get back to me when you learn what distortion means. I made a conjecture based upon all the available knowledge I have of you which is your first two responses and after seeing your last two responses I feel even more confident in that conjecture. A distortion according to Webster is

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Distortion

Dis*tor"tion, n. [L. distortio: cf. F. distortion.]

1. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body.

2. A wresting from the true meaning. --Bp. Wren.

3. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion.

4. (Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.

and according to American Heritage

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dis·tor·tion Audio Help (dĭ-stôr'shən) Pronunciation Key

n.

1.

1. The act or an instance of distorting.

2. The condition of being distorted.

3. An undesired change in the waveform of a signal.

4. A consequence of such a change, especially a lack of fidelity in reception or reproduction.

2. A statement that twists fact; a misrepresentation.

3. A change in the shape of an image resulting from imperfections in an optical system, such as a lens.

4. Electronics

1. An undesired change in the waveform of a signal.

2. A consequence of such a change, especially a lack of fidelity in reception or reproduction.

5. Psychology The modification of unconscious impulses into forms acceptable by conscious or dreaming perception.

So again I ask where was the distortion on my behalf to any of the feminist I mentioned or the issues I brought up? In fact it was me that pointed out how the American Feminist represented by the feminist press such as Broadsheet, Feministing etc along with academic feminist organizations represented by American Association of University Women distort studies to advance an agenda that goes against the original quote that started this discussion.

Now lets tackle you comments about those that you wish would die errr go away. You want those that distort to go away which is fine if you knew what the word meant.

Oh by the way here is the definition for conjecture that way you can learn two new words today.

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con·jec·ture Audio Help (kən-jěk'chər) Pronunciation Key

n.

1. Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.

2. A statement, opinion, or conclusion based on guesswork: The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election.

Thursday, July 10, 2008 06:26 PM
Original article: Quote of the day

knecht

Do you even bother to read anything people right or do you just go around with insults and bigotry as a part of your routine? I would love to see where I have made any comment negative, nultuel or positive about homosexuals? Or where i have made any comment about a female body part that was anything other than pointed out the hypcorsy of those voting for Clinton based only upon gender. I will help you out you wont find it but then you assume if someone does not buy the feminist line hook line and sinker they are a caracture of a far right bigot.

With that out of the way Johnson's books is exactly what I am takling about when I say too much of american brand feminism is a mish mash of pomo nonsense bordering on religioun. Pomo of course being an abervation for POst MOdern pholisphy. With the evidence so far I am not expecting it but in case you should surprise me I lump in all the nonsense post strtucalsit and the type with pomo as they are all related versions of nonsense.

The above description applys exactly to the rest of the names that you mentioned that I recongize and the few I looked up. They take Marx apply it with out understanding the limitations, historic and biological context to write bullshit to use the best term. I really hoped that the Sokal affair would have ended this nonsense being taken serious but it is still alive and well with American feminism.

Thursday, July 10, 2008 06:48 PM
Original article: Pregnant pause

To those responding to Xanthro

He is not saying it is right or wrong he saying why the pill and Viagra are treated differently by the insurance companies period. Yes, sometimes Viagra is misused but as Xanthro already said the misuse of Viagra can lead to both civil recourse for the insurance company and criminal charges. Yes sometimes the pill is used for reasons other than preventing pregnancy and the previous letter writer might have a strong civil case against the insurance company for denying her the pill but the majority of the time the pill is used to prevent pregnancy which is not a medical condition. I don't understand why insurance companies do not want to cover the pill as it is much cheaper over the long term than covering the cost of pregnancy and an infant. But that is neither here or there. The point that I think Xanthro is getting at and I am definitely getting at is if you want the insurance companies and law makers to take this issue seriously you need to understand why an insurance company would cover one and not the other in the first place.

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