10/24/2007

Oh right. I get to vote.
Filed under: Stupidity, Politics, Hatred — nobrainer @ 8:21 am

Now that I have remembered that I actually get to vote, I get to start making my “I will not vote for this person because they should be shoveling shit on the side of the highway” list. I don’t know why I envision shit on the sides of highways, but it’s the first thing that came to mind and I’m going with it. And where else to keep that list than right here for your amusement.

First on the list is Janet Oleszek, who is running for a state (VA) Senate seat in the 37th District, which apparently includes Fairfax County, which further means that not only can I find her commercials to be horrible, but I can actually vote against her.

Why is she on the list? Because the commercial I just saw quotes her opponent as being against research using embryonic stem cells, then rephrases it leaving out the word “embryonic” and moving on tell us that stem cell research will cure everything from diabetes to acne to stinky feet to global warming. Of course I’m paraphrasing to mislead, but so does her commercial.

Sorry Janet, you suck. There’s a shovel outside my house waiting to be picked up.

And no I’m not kidding about the shovel.

collapse Evan Says:

Are you against embryonic stem cell research or misleading commercials or both?

collapse nobrainer Says:

I’m against governmental funding of embryonic stem cell research as well as misleading commercials.

 
 
collapse Evan Says:

Are you against all governmental research funding or just government funding for embryonic stem cell research? Are you in favor of privately funded embryonic stem cell research? I assume you’re in favor of privately funded anything, so the previous question is more to get to the heart of if you generally support stem cell research (embryonic or otherwise).

collapse nobrainer Says:

I don’t care for government research funding in general. However, I can accept that it will happen, and that in such a world, there are varying degrees of deservedness.

While embryonic stem cell research may have high scientific potential, the moral issues that it raises make it significantly less worthy of public funding compared the the myriad other techniques which don’t come with the moral issues.

But I have no desire to block people from doing any stem cell research with private funds, and I wish them luck. I especially hope that the people working with adipose based stem cells are successful.

 
 
collapse Wha Says:

If it’s private, who cares…we are in America, welcome to Capitalism. God forbid we cured anything with a private buck and someone made some return off of it.

collapse Trickey Says:

Nobrainer/Wha on the Libertarian ticket???

collapse Evan Says:

Ron Paul is speaking at Clemson on Nov. 2nd (1pm - 2pm @ Strom Thurmond Inst.)