Kinetic Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Dont mean to mention the two dreaded GB words again, but Glenn Beck had an "Liscense to Procreate" application to the US Department of Parenting in his book in the chapter on parenting. He also suggested that the couple would have to go through a simulated parenting exercise over the course of 3 months or so having to deal with the a baby crying all night and needing to be fed and the like.. Considering the things you have to fill out an application to do (rent movies, get a job, buy a house) I cant see why anyone would have a problem with it. It would increase government involvement in our day-to-day lives. If I don't want the government insisting that I significantly increase my chances of surviving a car crash by wearing a seatbelt, why would I want to have to report to some Washington bureaucrat before knocking up my live-in underage girlfriend? But let's just assume for a moment that such a form did exist. What would happen in a case where you have an unplanned pregnancy and the couple's so-called License to Procreate was denied? Is Glenn Beck advocating government-mandated abortion?
EVIL~! alkeiper Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Couple general thoughts: 1. I should have asked about the New York Yankees receiving corporate tax breaks and land for their new stadium. If you think supporting the underprivileged is bad, supporting the privileged is much, much worse. 2. If you think this is bad, I had Political Science courses with Rob F'n Johnstone in college.
bob_barron Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 What was that like? Did he say anything? Did he deny the Holocaust? Don't tease us Al.
EVIL~! alkeiper Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 What was that like? Did he say anything? Did he deny the Holocaust? Don't tease us Al. I honestly don't remember. One of my political science professors observed that I have this wonderful trait of visibly tuning out idiocy, that I don't suffer fools gladly. So when he opened his mouth, I stopped listening.
Ripper Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Dont mean to mention the two dreaded GB words again, but Glenn Beck had an "Liscense to Procreate" application to the US Department of Parenting in his book in the chapter on parenting. He also suggested that the couple would have to go through a simulated parenting exercise over the course of 3 months or so having to deal with the a baby crying all night and needing to be fed and the like.. Considering the things you have to fill out an application to do (rent movies, get a job, buy a house) I cant see why anyone would have a problem with it. It would increase government involvement in our day-to-day lives. If I don't want the government insisting that I significantly increase my chances of surviving a car crash by wearing a seatbelt, why would I want to have to report to some Washington bureaucrat before knocking up my live-in underage girlfriend? But let's just assume for a moment that such a form did exist. What would happen in a case where you have an unplanned pregnancy and the couple's so-called License to Procreate was denied? Is Glenn Beck advocating government-mandated abortion? Exactly. Most babies aren't planned. People get pregnant and either the parents are happy or they are upset. Lets not pretend that teenaged pregancies are for the most part kids planning a family. Like Jingus said, this is basically a "you can't have sex" law.
EricMM Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Note that the do still have these for gay people...
Ripper Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 yeah they do. you can still be arrested for having gay sex in some places.
Guest Tzar Lysergic Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 I re-read the food man thing when smitty re-posted it, and I'm still kind of snickering a few pages later. What's so great about that is how sincere and optimistic that guy was when he wrote that.
Edwin MacPhisto Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Was that the same guy who was obsessed with Skye Sweetnam, whoever the fuck that is? The name is burned in my head forever because of him.
King Kamala Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Scott Keith's Biggest Fan! That's what his name was.
Big Ol' Smitty Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 I re-read the food man thing when smitty re-posted it, and I'm still kind of snickering a few pages later. What's so great about that is how sincere and optimistic that guy was when he wrote that. He couldn't have been more than 14 years old, could he?
Guest Blue Man Czech Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Was that the same guy who was obsessed with Skye Sweetnam, whoever the fuck that is? The name is burned in my head forever because of him. Yes. He has the trifecta: Food Man, Skye Sweetnam, and Burning CDs Without CD Burners.
Cheech Tremendous Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Was that the same guy who was obsessed with Skye Sweetnam, whoever the fuck that is? The name is burned in my head forever because of him. Yes. He has the trifecta: Food Man, Skye Sweetnam, and Burning CDs Without CD Burners. He was also a fan of Scott Keith.
Jingus Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 And Mystery Science Theater. And OAOAST. And repeatedly failing to get a GED. He still posts at the Pit sometimes.
King Kamala Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 And repeatedly failing to get a GED. That's terrible. Just terrible. Now I can slightly understand where he was coming from with his foodman rant.
kkktookmybabyaway Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Aw, man. I came to this thread way too late.
Twisted Intestine Posted February 21, 2008 Report Posted February 21, 2008 You think YOU came too late. Why the fuck is he banned? He had some solid ideas. The only thing I can see that he was missing, is the big picture. Why only throw people in jail for life for having a baby? We should just throw everyone in jail for not going to college. We'll give them 3 years after high school, and if not, TO THE SLAMMER WITH YE! I'm surprised nobody mentioned that it would cost more to keep the people in jail, than it would to give them welfare.
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