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Old 11-20-2012, 04:21 PM
 
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I do not, and have warned liberals against the importation of ideas from other countries which fly in the face of progressive goals.

After all, there have also been calls by conservatives to WELCOME illegal immigrants from Latin America as being "family values oriented!"


That is another discussion, however, so stop deflecting.



From "The Law";
Neo-Liberalism a.k.a. "Progressivism"

“Here I encounter the most popular fallacy of our times. It is not considered sufficient that the law should be just; it must be philanthropic. Nor is it sufficient that the law should guarantee to every citizen the free and inoffensive use of his faculties for physical, intellectual, and moral self-improvement. Instead, it is demanded that the law should directly extend welfare, education, and morality throughout the nation. This is the seductive lure of socialism. … These two uses of the law are in direct contradiction to each other. We must choose between them. A citizen cannot at the same time be free and not free.”

- Frederic Bastiat

 
Old 11-20-2012, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Hinckley Ohio
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Gives, "Tickle Me Elmo" a whole new meaning.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 04:54 PM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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Of course they'd have to fire him. Don't believe the papers, Elmo didn't have any other option but to quit.

They know that as long as he's associated with Sesame Street he's destroying the brand. They offer wholesome educational entertainment for children.

This guy is no better than the creepy pedophile who moonlights as a clown on weekends for children's parties.

Disgusting.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 04:58 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Of course they'd have to fire him. Don't believe the papers, Elmo didn't have any other option but to quit.

They know that as long as he's associated with Sesame Street he's destroying the brand. They offer wholesome educational entertainment for children.

This guy is no better than the creepy pedophile who moonlights as a clown on weekends for children's parties.

Disgusting.
His accuser is no better if they found each other on a gay internet chat site.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 05:12 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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I feel bad for this guy and I think the gay lifestyle is unproductive. This is why I have a problem with the media making everyone a victim automatically. A 15 year trolling around gay chat lines knows what he is doing, to act like he's a victim of some nefarious abuser 20 years later is simply ludicrous.


Elmo voice actor Kevin Clash resigns as second man files underage sex lawsuit against him - NYPOST.com
I've heard police detectives say that pedophiles often take up work where they can be near children, the scout master, baseball coach, teacher, etc... and now apparently, puppeteers.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 05:15 PM
 
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Why? Teenagers can get married and emancipated in some states. Many are also raising children. I just think things should not be so cut and dry.
Is that the case in this state? If not, gender isn't an issue. It's age. Throw the book at him. He's a pedophile.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Maryland
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Is that the case in this state? If not, gender isn't an issue. It's age. Throw the book at him. He's a pedophile.
What responsibly does a 15 year old kid have in all of this?
 
Old 11-20-2012, 05:21 PM
 
Location: Middle of nowhere
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Is that the case in this state? If not, gender isn't an issue. It's age. Throw the book at him. He's a pedophile.
Do you have some proof of his guilt, besides the unproven allegations? If not you shouldn't be condemning someone based on what someone says.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 06:01 PM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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What responsibly does a 15 year old kid have in all of this?
The kid has parents - they're responsible.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 10:19 PM
 
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A 16 year old is most certainly a minor if not a child.
And I don't care if third world countries marry their daughters off at the ripe old age of 10; here in the modern 21st century first world, we don't.
And yet 16 is the most common age of consent among US states.
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