{"id":1365,"date":"2009-04-23T07:06:39","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T11:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/morningseditionists.com\/msblog\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2009-04-23T13:11:03","modified_gmt":"2009-04-23T17:11:03","slug":"plan-b-from-outer-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.morningseditionists.com\/msblog2\/2009\/04\/23\/plan-b-from-outer-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan B From Outer Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yet another blow for the champions of sacred life yesterday, as the FDA graciously decided to comply with a court order<\/a> to make the “morning after pill” (aka, “Plan B” – plan “A” of course being the chastity pledge) available over-the-counter to 17-yr olds (once the drug companies officially request it, which shouldn’t take long; after all, it increases potential market considerably). Unlike the Berverly Hills RU-486 “abortion” pill, Plan B prevents fertilization and, to be effective, needs to be taken within 72-hours of doing the horizontal bop.<\/p>\n

God-fearing folks (most of whom do<\/em><\/strong> have a lot to fear from God, IMHO, and have a big surprise in store for themselves come judgment day) oppose this move because the pill might possibly (though it’s quite unlikely) interfere with the implantation of a fertilized egg. Randall Terry says it encourages immorality. Or something. I think the right to lifers just oppose everything on general principle. Though \u00e2\u20ac\u0153principle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d probably isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the best word to describe the psychological motivation of a group of people dedicated to the sanctity of life and willing to murder doctors to prove it.<\/p>\n

Personally, I think the way to make Plan B (and RU-486) more palatable to the these folks is to require that each dose come with a handgun. That should get the NRA on board, and once that happens, Operation Rescue will fall in line. Plus, a partnership between gun makers and the pharmaceutical industry just seems like a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

Speaking of guns, here’s an idea that’s so perfect<\/a>, I can’t believe nobody’s thought of it before. The Ohio Militia is calling for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a million armed militia members\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to march on DC this July 4th<\/sup>. Oh, it’ll be peaceful, of course. Just heavily armed. I can’t imagine anything bad happening there (and it really ought to cut down on the counter-protesting).<\/p>\n

Poor misunderstood former Senator Larry Craig just can’t catch a break. Initially, government officials and youth leaders in Craig’s hometown of Midvale, Idaho were ecstatic when Larry offered to sponsor the town’s Little League team, after the team’s sponsor of 17 years – Miller’s Weed & Feed – was forced to close its doors in March, another victim of the flagging economy. <\/p>\n

Craig’s intention was to name the team after the area’s two remaining major employers: the Midvale Chicken Processing facility, and the nearby Washington County turkey farm. Unfortunately, “Midvale Cock Gobblers” wasn’t a name the locals were comfortable with, and support for Craig’s gesture quickly evaporated. The search for a new team sponsor continues. <\/p>\n

A spokesman for Craig indicated that the four dozen “MCG” team t-shirts already printed will be donated to Catholic Charities.<\/p>\n

OK, I made that up.<\/p>\n

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