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After more than three hours of debate, the Georgia Senate pounded out a grueling abortion bill that would make it a crime to coerce a woman to have an abortion.
Under SB 529, the bill's sponsor, Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville), said doctors, boyfriends, pimps and even parents can face criminal charges is they encourage a woman to have an abortion.
A mother telling a child not to come home with a child, could go to jail based on the bill, that still has to pass the House.
Pearson added that the bill also targets doctors and health care providers, who specifically target women of color, or people who abort based on the gender or race of the child.
"If there is one thing that we can do as legislators to protect the next generation it would be to make sure abortions are rare, un-coerced and not done to promote some type of agenda related to gender or race of the child," Pearson said.
While it is clear that black women make up more than a majority of the state's abortions, Pearson said that in 64 percent of abortions in Georgia, "some form of coercion is present."
"I wish there was some way to sugar coat this message. I wish I didn't have to be here bringing this message," Pearson said. "I have struggled with this as a father, as a Christian and as someone similar to you who represents around 100,000 newborns in this great state."
SB 529 was approved 33-14, pretty much along party lines. Nine senators did not vote.
But the bill drew intense criticism from pro-choice senators, who questioned the bill's purpose and legality.
"This bill was created under the false assumption that abortion doctors solicit women of color, particularly, black women," said Sen. Donzella James of College Park. "This bill calls into question all who make a deeply private and personal medical decision. Every woman, regardless of ethnic background, should have the ability to make personal decisions. Not the people in this room. It is between, she, her family and God."
Sen. Nan Orrock of Atlanta dubbed the bill "throw the doctor in jail legislation," authored by the "right to run your life crowd."
"This is an unconstitutional bill and subterfuge," said Curt Thompson (D-Tucker). "There is no real way to figure out how someone has been coerced."
Pearson said proof would be based on eyewitness testimony.
Throughout the afternoon, a host of senators – both Republicans and Democrats – lined up to speak for or against the bill.
Taking a swipe at Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers of Woodstock said that with coercion, there is no choice.
One Republican senator posted a photograph of his daughter who was born last year.
Several times, the words China, socialism, genocide, Obamacare, Holocaust and even serfs were used to show where the country is going.
"We are following China in many ways toward the road to socialism," said Sen. Tommie Williams (R-Lyons). "We are beginning that road to serfdom ourselves.
Going back to the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Williams said that in 1973, when the Supreme Court upheld a woman's right to an abortion, more than 90 percent of the country was against it.
A statistic that Vincent Fort of Atlanta found dubious.
"In 1865, if you had taken a public opinion poll on slavery, I would still be in chains," Fort said. "What we are doing here is irresponsible, to use genocide and holocaust and allusions to death panels. The underlying belief is that women of color cannot make decisions of themselves."
Fort evoked both Abraham Lincoln and the Whig Party to talk about the Republican Party's history. He said Senate Republicans were being hypocrites, by claiming to fight for the civil rights of black women, while refusing to back legislation to fight racial profiling. A racial profiling bill filed earlier this session by Gloria Butler of Stone Mountain never got out of committee.
Fort introduced an amendment to Pearson's bill to address racial profiling, because "driving while black or brown is a risk."
"The author of this bill says this is important to him to protect the rights of women of color," Fort said. "If you care about civil rights, if you care about civil rights after birth, if you care about people who are racially profiled everyday, vote for this."
Fort's amendment was ruled unconstitutional, because it dealt with traffic and was not considered related to the abortion bill.
A second amendment, making it a criminal offense to interfere with a woman's right to have an abortion, lost 13-28. A third amendment failed 13-32.
A motion to table the controversial bill was also rejected, 14-31.
Robbin Shipp of Planned Parenthood said the ruling is chilling and "invades the sanctity of a woman's right to choose."
Catherine Davis of Georgia Right to Life obviously felt otherwise.
"This is a great day in Georgia. We are one step closer to truly protecting women."
March 26th, 2010
2:21 pm
If you drive around the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia you will see that the abortion center are usually placed in Black or Hispanic area. Which increases the abortion of black and hispanic babies. All this bill say is that this is a pratice that should be unlawful.
March 26th, 2010
2:30 pm
Absolute waste of time. Buffalo Chip Rogers should forfeit his salary. This GOP 'lead' state is in the toilet and the legislature is doing NOTHING about it.
March 26th, 2010
2:33 pm
No, if you drive around Atlanta you will see that you are stuck in traffic.
Wondering…….'Why are my elected officials consumed with these ridiculous issues that pander to people like Paulding." Guns, gays, abortion now healthcare pandering….
Budget? Transportation? Education? ETHICS???????
Is there anybody out there??????
March 26th, 2010
2:36 pm
As a pro-choice Republican, I think this bill is a silly waste of time. It's the woman's body and how you prove that any woman was "coerced" into having something pulled out of her body is beyond me. Most woman I know would take an issue such as abortion very seriously.
March 26th, 2010
2:47 pm
Agree with NFM. The bill doesn't pass constitutional muster and is unenforceable anyway. Also, Paulding, I don't see how the location of an abortion clinic has anything to do with this bill. I like to think Black and Hispanic women are intelligent enough to make decisions about their health without state interference.
March 26th, 2010
2:50 pm
Republicans just have no clue nor conscience when it comes to governance, as usual. Do-nothing bunch of scumbags…
March 26th, 2010
2:59 pm
This is the same moron who wasted Georgia taxpayers' money and our legislators' time with his stupid bill outlawing forced insertion of microchips into people's bodies. Doesn't this imbecile understand that we are overwhelmed with issues of importance this session? C'mon, Dawsonville, take back your village idiot!
March 26th, 2010
3:01 pm
March 26th, 2010
3:02 pm
You liberals stink of hypocrisy! NONE of you Obama supporting clowns can EVER say anything about Republicans after the CORRUPT display that the Dems just displayed leading up to the healthcare vote. NO Republican has ever pushed through legislation with such a disgusting display or rank partisanship and corruption against the will of the people!
March 26th, 2010
3:02 pm
This bill actually really offends me. I can't be trusted to make decisions for my own body because I'm a woman??
March 26th, 2010
3:03 pm
If there is an Obama/Biden sticker on the car than they should be encouraged to abort! Far too many of these bottom feeders out there. I say ABORT, ABORT, ABORT.
March 26th, 2010
3:08 pm
Really Scott you should cool your jets your head is going to explode with all the rage. Remember how corrupt Delay was. Remember the lies and misinformation that got us in to two wars. Remember the exposure of a CIA agent by a member of Cheney's staff. Do a little more research before you speak.
March 26th, 2010
3:09 pm
Ok, guys, lay off the stupid rhetoric on both sides. Let's stick to the bill itself. Personally, I think the bill, however well intentioned is fatally flawed because there's absolutely no enforcement potential. We don't need more lawsuits and court costs arguing over the definition of "coerce." Also, I can't be the only one that thinks its odd that Hispanics and Black women apparently are "coerced" when they choose to have abortions under this bill. This type of big government knows best is wrong on so many levels.
March 26th, 2010
3:16 pm
Perhaps if these women had better access to HEALTHCARE, they would be able to prevent an unwanted pregnancy, rather than choosing abortion. That said, I don't believe these women are being coerced into having abortions and our legislature should find something better to do with their time and our money.
March 26th, 2010
3:16 pm
Lots of good posts on this blog. I agree with many of you – I really don't think that any self respecting woman would ever be "coerced" into having an abortion. It's a difficult situation for many women and not one that's made on a whim. So, imo, the bill really is very insensitive in presuming that the state knows better than the woman what's right for her body. But, also as someone familiar with federal statutes, a bill of this nature (broad, vaguely defined) will get thrown out as soon as it hits the courts. We have a budget crisis right now and need that million that will be spent on lawsuits.
March 26th, 2010
3:23 pm
I remember MOST of the Democrats supporting the resolution to authorize force in Iraq. Delay is also one man and NOT an entire elected party! At no time in Bush's eight years can you or any other liberal point out a more corrupt, partisan vote than what was just seen! Nice try at deflecting but come November you and the rest of the "Yes We Can" morons who voted for that enept fool in the White House will hear us all loud and clear!!
March 26th, 2010
3:31 pm
Cry all you want Scott! President Obama fulfilled a promise he made despite all the efforts to derail him. YES HE DID!!
March 26th, 2010
3:31 pm
I sent an email to my representative demanding that he send a message that women are more than capable of making decisions for themselves without second guessing from the state panels. Others should do the same.
March 26th, 2010
3:36 pm
If I were a woman of color I would be offended!! So black and hispanic women are too stupid to make decisions about their own bodies and reproductive rights?
March 26th, 2010
3:41 pm
Do you guys not realize just how offensive this bill is to us women of color? The motivation of this bill is that we're too dumb to make decisions without being coerced which should give people pause even before looking at the content of the bill.
March 26th, 2010
3:48 pm
Scott, Iran Contra. Period.
I'm sure you remember Oliver North.
I could go into COINTELPRO, but that may be too much for you.
March 26th, 2010
3:50 pm
Anything to postpone ethics reform…
"Oops! It looks like we ran out of time. Who's paying for dinner?"
March 26th, 2010
3:50 pm
"At no time in Bush's eight years can you or any other liberal point out a more corrupt, partisan vote than what was just seen! "
Medicare Part D was passed at 3 in the morning, after the 15 minute vote was held open for 3 hours until the House could get the necessary votes. Other than it being completely UNFUNDED with the cost left up to 'our children and grandchildren' (as conservatives and tea-baggers love to say) there was nothing wrong with.
Terry Schiavo?
March 26th, 2010
3:51 pm
Isn't the Republican party for individual freedom? Under this bill, won't woman lose the freedom to make decisions for their own bodies?
March 26th, 2010
3:52 pm
Scott, time for your meds
March 26th, 2010
4:16 pm
Scott, where are the WMD from Iraq?
March 26th, 2010
4:17 pm
Scott-your inflammatory rhetoric is what is wrong with what is going on in this country right now… first you say NO Republican, then you say Tom Delay was one person— hello? Historically speaking what happens in politics is business as usual on both sides of the coin…. please- this is the way it works in politics- right or wrong… no party is exempt from the bad behavior that is exhibited daily…and whoever doesn't get their way tries to scream and whine the loudest…ho hum… I'm an independent- time for a Moderate or better yet- Common Sense party…I can dream can't I?
March 26th, 2010
4:20 pm
Someone better yank this broken record quick.
In Georgia you are a Republican if you are for Big Government, except when you're not. You are for bipartisanship, except when it applies to State government. Your are for ethics, ok….you don't even pretend anymore, you want term limits, unless they are Republican, you give Obama two months yet blame the Dems 7 years later here in Ga, Family Values hit or miss, You are against North Fulton/Atlanta tax imbalance, but freely fork over way more to rural Georgia………………
March 26th, 2010
4:42 pm
I'm a black female. Never been the target of being "coerced" to have an abortion. Don't know anyone who has had that happen either. I think that this is just an attempt to "play the race card" to get support for something stupid.
March 26th, 2010
4:47 pm
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March 26th, 2010
5:17 pm
OMG whomever said we are following China down the road to socialism is a fool. That is a Communist Country!
March 26th, 2010
5:29 pm
i don't know about the bill, but it's strange to me that aborting a baby comes down to a woman's decision about her body – or oh yeah – her reproductive rights….
March 26th, 2010
5:29 pm
Let me get this right. We are worried about coercion when people are losing jobs. This is typical politics. Politicians find some stupid issue to avoid the real issues plaguing our country. I am truly disgusted to hear people calling themselves democrats or republicans. The only thing that political affiliation creates is political bickering, corruption, and blind allegiance. I believe we should start a new party called Americans. So our lame duck governor is concerned with building an 80+ million dollar horse barn in Houston County and state employees are being terminated by the thousands. Brilliant. It is time to fire all politicians.
March 26th, 2010
5:37 pm
Where is the Republicans' feigned outrage over medical freedom at now?
This bill sounds like a direct violation of the First Amendment. You can't "encourage" a woman to have an abortion? Even if you're a doctor talking to a patient? Crazy.
March 26th, 2010
5:46 pm
I just love how Republicans feel it is their moral duty to tell other people how to live their personal lives and pass laws that control other people's bodies. They do this is drugs and sex too. This is the party about drug control whose last president used cocaine. The party that preaches of the sanctity of marriage who regularly cheat on their wives. The party of limited government that loves always seems to increase deficit spending. Conservatives that don't conserve anything. In short, the party of hypocrisy.
March 26th, 2010
5:49 pm
How dare HE even have a say about abortions. How many unwanted children has he adopted.
March 26th, 2010
5:58 pm
The only coercion here is a bunch of men trying once again to control women's bodies and minds, especially of those not their wives. We have so much that needs attention why are the elected officials not doing something productive and trying to solve the real issues? Abortion, suing over a constitutionally decided federal bill…Republicans, fix the economic issues facing Georgia, no not by saying some people won't be able to go to college (surely not your children but the black and brown people you are supposedly trying to "protect") and you rant about illegal aliens but do nothing to send them home because you and your buds employ them or sell to them. You are spending precious moments of this session running other peoples' lives (isn't that socialism?) and trying to spend money on something that is doomed to failure instead of finding ways to keep our teachers and policemen and citizens employed. If the majority of your black colleagues are against this legislation are they too stupid to know what their constituencies want? You don't know everything and you don't represent this state very well but are trying to force your beliefs on the rest of us. As a citizen and elected official you do not have that right. If you don't want an abortion, don't get one. But stop trying to make the rest of follow your rules and beliefs. If the Democrats regain control of the General Assembly do they get to pass a bill making it a crime not to encourage abortions? If you really want less Government and less of Big Brother controlling our lives you should stop to rule the world.
March 26th, 2010
5:59 pm
This bill has nothing to do with "medical freedom." It is aimed at those who push would be mothers to abort their babies when they don't want to. Suprise, it has nothing to do with race or sexual orientation, so why has that even made it on to this board?
With that said, it is a waste of time and will be extremely hard to enforce.
March 26th, 2010
6:08 pm
"You are spending precious moments of this session running other peoples' lives (isn't that socialism?)"
Actually socialism is an economic term that refers to the govt. running and controlling businesses. It has nothing to do with abortion, but more to do with a healthcare bill that has given the federal govt. control of almost 20% of our economy. You can also add govt control of the banking and auto industry in the country. That's socialism.
March 26th, 2010
6:09 pm
@ Scott……..3:23 It's inept, not enept, lmao. That's what's wrong with this Government in GA, it's morons like you that are getting elected. Please use spell check! As for this bill, bottom line is, it's funny how conservatives talk about how government should stay out of people's lives, but are always trying to make people live the way they think we should be living. You people are a joke!!
March 26th, 2010
6:12 pm
So now the father cannot even voice his opinion, but some distant lawmaker with no relevance can?
Anyone lawmaker supports this bill is nothing more than a party pandering idiot. They are voting away our rights for their own political gain. We must dealing with an unwanted baby shortage that no one but these lawmakers is aware of.
March 26th, 2010
6:16 pm
The fact that we need a bill pointing out that forced abortion (not to mention ANY abortion) is a crime shows how lost this country is already. (and it wasn't easy to pass this!)
March 26th, 2010
6:16 pm
No…actually Scott nails it and you Socialists simply can't or won't see the truth. BTW…just what will be the new Democrat Socialist Party mascot? A Rat? Or maybe a worm?
March 26th, 2010
6:24 pm
This is the best that this Congress can come up with? We have need of genuine legislation and fixing a broken budget, but they grandstand for nothing?
When you think of a political party, remember that these guys always tell you that they are for you, but if you aren't at least a millionaire, they just want to rule you and make sure their money is safe.
As for this SILLY LAW, it's only a waste of time and money. Too vague and unenforceable.
March 26th, 2010
6:25 pm
BTW, no matter what side of an issue one is on, spell check police make me sick! Anybody can make a typo or accidentally use "their" instead of "there" (which most if not all spellcheckers won't catch). We should also not be disturbed by those whose contributions are hopelessly riddled with error. Such cases clearly show their lack of intellectual capacity without our having to mention it. So please get a life you silly spellpeckers! (BTW, I did not use a spellchecker here, so enjoy yourselves; find the word that's spelled wrong and apply it to yourself).
March 26th, 2010
6:33 pm
So now the father cannot even voice his opinion, but some distant lawmaker with no relevance can?
Any lawmaker who supports this bill is nothing more than a party pandering idiot. They are voting away our rights for their own political gain. We must be dealing with an unwanted baby shortage that no one but these lawmakers is aware of.
It's a little tougher to comment from an iphone browser, I'm sure you wouldn't understand.
March 26th, 2010
6:39 pm
Yep Matt, you have no say if you get your g-fried preggers. That is a decision best left to the state! Oh, and I can't wait to see the wars….woman accusing boyfriends of coercion and the payoffs guys have to give out to keep their butts out of jail.
March 26th, 2010
6:40 pm
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March 26th, 2010
6:54 pm
What is it with these GA Republicans? We give them a chance to rule and they spend their time dreaming up this crap.
March 26th, 2010
7:04 pm
On board. Party pandering idiots. Yes, the father should be involved. But more than that women have the right to abort. This bill will only cause heartache for women. Men will say "it was forced" if they want to cause her grief…and that's all it takes to enforce, hearsay. BS on this. What a waste of time to try to move an agenda against Roe v Wade. I am very tired of hearing of men trying to control issues relating to women. He is not protecting female minorities- or any woman of any race. They will only suffer the backlash. Get out of our lives!
I am 60, white and female. And I had an abortion in the 1970s. Very difficult personal decision and I deeply resent this legislation. Not your business.
As a life long Georgian, I remain stunned at the people who run this state. So much for less government, and looking after the needs of the people. This bill had to be lobbied by folks who are against Planned Parenthood, (remember the big campaign against billboard that supposedly targeted minorities??) who seek to help women by providing options. Birth control is one of them. I am not willing to turn back the clock. And, there better be some women speaking up soon.
March 26th, 2010
7:25 pm
And the republicans who push this type of legislation keep saying they are for smaller government and that the democrats are the party that try to legislate everyone lives.
March 26th, 2010
7:38 pm
I have a great idea. Outlaw abortion, force females to have every child. The population will continue to skyrocket, and soon there will be 1B people in the US.
What a wonderful world it would be. I guess the gay priests could baby sit when needed.
March 26th, 2010
7:59 pm
So…if I am mad at my mom or friend or significant other, I can go to an abortion clinic, tell them I am being forced to get an abortion and they will then arrest the person responsible and I have my revenge and a lot of lives are ruined by false accusations? I wonder if this scenario even entered their minds when they wrote this bill.
March 26th, 2010
8:17 pm
Uh, Scott … spitting on Congress members, death threats against Congress member's children, absolutely vile, disgusting, unrepeatable comments left at the office of Bart Stupak wishing him death — are these Democrats? Don't think so. They are people like you, who shoot up military bases, the Pentagon, and fly planes into IRS buildings because they are so riled up by your vile, hateful, and disgusting rhetoric. You and those like you are dangerous. Beware of stupid people in large numbers!!
March 26th, 2010
8:28 pm
This is totally disrepectful of all women. The idea that the men can protect us from ourselves and others is stupid and long since been proven false. . We fought long and hard to be able to vote and to have some degree of freedom in a very sexist society, now you want to Protect us. Republicans spend a lot of time thinking of ways to get people excited about things that are nor the Republican parties business like homosexuality, abortion rights, health care assistance and whatever they think will win another election for them. Where are all of those individual rights you keep talking about while all the time you are working hard to control what happens in my bedroom and my body. Adjourn and go home if that is all you boys have to talk about. Shame on you!
When our state is broke is a sorry time to spend debating abortion rights, gun toting and other such nonsense. No one is lining up all the women up and forcing them to have only one child.
Stop trying to control my body and my thoughts
March 26th, 2010
8:50 pm
These forums always break down when the angry metro teachers start their Republican death chants. Predictable and boring.
March 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
How does this abortion law help any person in Georgia? Everyone understands that Republicans don't give a damn about a childen once they are born. Does anyone ever notice besides me, that Republican only pass bills that affect NO one who can vote and will not cost them a dime. They will not touch education, transportation, housing, unemployment or low income Georgian. They want to give tax cuts to the unemployed. LOL! Shall I go on?
March 26th, 2010
8:56 pm
"If there is one thing that we can do as legislators to protect the next generation it would be to make sure abortions are rare, un-coerced and not done to promote some type of agenda related to gender or race of the child," Pearson said."
Um, actually, the way to do that would be to provide that next generation with decent health care — funny, the Republicans are a bunch of hypocrits saying how much they want to protect the unborn child — yeah, until that child is born is has lots of people trying to protect it. Once it's born — they're pretty much on their own.
March 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
Safe. Legal. Rare. Sex, which is really where all of this starts, is complex and needs to be treated as such. If Georgia Right to Life wants to eliminate abortions, then stop being hypocritical and support comprehensive sex education that teaches our teens abstinence as well as contraceptive methods (and how they are used, how to obtain them, and truthful information about their effectiveness). And it would benefit all Georgians if birth control were easily accessible. Sex is a natural part of being a human. It should be consensual, never coerced and enjoyable by both parties. So let's all take a breath and think about what this bill really says. It's a shameful attempt to use race in a cynical way. We all must call our state representatives and urge them to get rid of this abominable bill.
March 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
100000 welfare cases…..eliminated.
March 26th, 2010
9:48 pm
Too many brain-dead Bible-thumpers in this state for any intelligent discourse on sex.
March 26th, 2010
9:50 pm
We all know the Earth is only 4 thousand years old.
March 26th, 2010
10:09 pm
Here's a thought! Since liberals and conservatives are so divided on major issues, let's conduct a test. Let's split the country down the middle and have citizens pick their side; liberal or conservative. After about a ten year period we then take at look at the results to determine which society actually has it better. It is of my opinion that during this ten year test period, the conservatives would have to build a wall and man it with guns to keep the fleeing liberals from crossing back over illegally. Like I said, just a thought!
March 26th, 2010
10:22 pm
Just a thought: Has there been a huge uptick in the number of coerced abortions in the state? Have we seen marches on the state capitol composed of thousands of women who claim they had unwated abortions?
Of all the ills in this state, is THIS issue one of the very few that will actually see effective legislative action this year?
Color me cynical, perhaps this is really a play by some conservatives to appeal to the far-right base due to political aspirations which may extend beyond the gold dome in Atlanta?
March 26th, 2010
10:28 pm
This law would only make sense if it included a prohibition against coercing a female NOT to have an abortion as well.
If we want to bust the families, doctors, nurses and potential father's-to-be for trying to talk a woman into havig an abortion, we should also bust the right-to-lifers, picketers, zealots (terrorists) who parade in front of the clinics, assault, shoot at or murder health-care professionals who work in abortion clinics.
March 26th, 2010
10:59 pm
"Pearson said. 'I have struggled with this as a father, as a Christian and as someone similar to you who represents around 100,000 newborns in this great state.'"
Senator Pearson, as a father and Christian, you may morally "coerce" your daughter(s) into having a child, against her/their will perhaps, but you have NO right to "coerce" my niece to have a child she may not be physically, psychologically, or financially able to support. The Supreme Court said that SHE may legally choose the course her life will follow . . .not you, not me, not the Georgia Legislature.
That is what your bill is. . .another form of coercion. . .coercion against coercion. . .ridiculous!
I do not believe you can abrogate a woman's legal right to CHOOSE with your personal, subjective judgement based on your faith. Everyone who espouses the Right to Life philosophy should tend to their own children. . .let the rest of us care for ours.
Besides, art and music are being cut from the curriculum in our schools. . .do something about that. . .worry about the cutbacks in education and how that will affect the lives of our children.
March 27th, 2010
12:21 am
Scott, even the fool in question can probably correctly spell "inept". If you can't spell the big words, don't use them. You just look dumb and undercut your argument.
Also, government can kiss my grits- I am a woman who makes my own money and my own decisions, and if I have to take my taxpaying womb out of Georgia to keep control of it,. then y'all enjoy my lost revenue contribution.
March 28th, 2010
7:06 am
Read the whole bill. Senator Pearson only talks about paragraph (b) (1), read (b) (2)&(3) and you will see that SB 529 is un-constitutional and is in direct violation of the Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court ruled that the right to privacy found in the United States Constitution included the right of women to decide whether to have children. (Roe vs. Wade)
The Court ruled that in the first trimester of pregnancy, state laws and regulations may not interfere with a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy. This means that the decision to have an abortion is left in the hands of the woman and her health care provider. Section (b) (2) & (3) is in direct violation of the Supreme Court ruling.
March 29th, 2010
5:23 pm
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March 29th, 2010
5:32 pm
Paulding – in urban areas, clinics are often placed where they can be accessible for those without easy, available transportation – the poor. Unfortunately the poor in urban areas are disproportionately minority peoples.
This is an attempt to hijack the pro-woman, pro-minority language of the left to pass an anti-choice measure. It's really messed up and wrong to feign concern for peoples they regularly hurt and ignore.
March 29th, 2010
6:55 pm
Wait… It starts out talking about "coercion" but implies that "Encouragement" is the same thing.
Coercion exists when an entity threatens to violate one of your rights if you exercise one of your rights. A clinic that advertises in Spanish (targeting hispanics), is not therby coercive. An activist in any way interfering with the normal operation of that clinic (say, by defacing said sign) IS.
Encouraging, as opposed to coercion, is offering someone something that they do not already have by right. Offering poor people discounted abortions is not coercion of any type. Since (race) makes up a plurality of the 'poor' population*, some would say that this is targeting (race).
*I'm not positive which race, and it might change depending on the definition of 'poor'. But that some race is 'poorest' is a simple mathematical fact that does not itself imply a racial characteristic.
March 29th, 2010
10:41 pm
I think that all the previous commenters have said what I want to say. Choice belongs to the woman first and her family (and her god if she has one). It is so encouraging to see so many people thinking critically about this issue instead of just yelling "baby killer" at anyone who maintains control of her body. I guess the only thing left to say is that while I do love to hear old guys talk about the contents and lawful boundaries of my own uterus, they really should leave it up to the women/families to decide. After all, just because we have uteri doesn't mean we are stupid or incapable of making decisions for ourselves or that we take said decisions lightly.
March 30th, 2010
2:53 am
This bill is sexist, racist, but not unenforceable. The "protecting women" angle is a smokescreen. They can't stop the demand for abortion, so they are going after the source: the doctors.
If the doctors aren't so intimidated by the law that they move or stop practicing, it won't be long before someone like James O'Keefe (or worse, a real cop) does a "sting" operation at Planned Parenthood (complete with fake evidence) which will then be used to shut them down.
April 6th, 2010
2:12 pm
Listen guys — if you're not going to help me change my sanitary stuff during my periods, what right to do have to be in my panties regarding my pregnancies? My husband does and only my husband and I can make all the decisions we need about whether to have a child or an abortion. It's mean, silly, and even zany for the Georgia legislature to waste valuable time trying to legislate my body and my family. Thanks to all the folks who stood up to defend women!
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The post-PC era does not bode well for these aging companies.
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For the record, I do not believe that PCs are going to disappear forever. While there is a great deal of growth in mobile and a need to embrace cloud computing, there still is a lot of money to be made in desktops and laptops.
However, it's clear that the PC pie is shrinking -- and since growth is the name of the game, companies that have failed to develop alternative revenue streams or increase their reach are doomed to decline.
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Here are the reasons why I think these stocks are about to see the blue screen of death:
Advanced Micro Devices
5-Year Return: -85% vs. -9% for the S&P 500
YTD Return: -64% vs. 11% for the S&P 500
Full disclosure: I am not a super bear on the entire old-guard chip industry. I actually just bought into Intel (INTC) and recently and made my case for the stock in this article.
However, two of my main reasons for investing in Intel -- the nice dividend and the mammoth scale to provide stability -- are decidedly lacking from Advanced Micro Devices.
AMD didn't even crack the top 10 of semiconductor market share with a mere 2.1% reach, according to a March report from industry analyst iSuppli -- compared with a mammoth 15.6% share for Intel in the top spot.
Furthermore, AMD doesn't pay a penny in dividends. So much for stability there.
AMD isn't just a sitting duck, of course. Its Hondo mobile processor holds promise, if it can gain traction. However, Intel has the power of scale and dominance, and can keep driving down pricing to punish AMD on the margins, even if its products are good. The result is a challenging environment where secular trends are weighing on the business, margins are razor-thin thanks to Intel's browbeating on prices, and the company is struggling to simply keep its head above water.
Here's where we get to the biggest problem of all: Right now, AMD actually is operating at a loss and is projected to lose money again in 2013. The company recently unveiled plans to eliminate 15% of its work force, or about 1,800 jobs, according to AllThingsD, to deal with the cash crunch.
It's a sad state of affairs when you're a laggard in your sector, the sector in general is declining and you don't have a significant cash cushion should the tough times continue.
I wouldn't mess around with AMD at all. There's a very good chance that this stock won't be around at all in the next year or two.
5-Year Return: -73%
YTD Return: -49%
Those of you who thought it was impossible for Hewlett-Packard to go any lower have been forced with an ugly reality in 2012: The bottom has not been reached, and it could be a lot further down in the near future based on recent information.
Consider that HP has suffered four straight quarters of year-over-year revenue declines. Consider that in Q3, it posted its worst quarterly loss in the history of the company, thanks to mammoth writedowns associated with restructurings and botched buyouts. Consider that even if you exclude one-time charges, profits fell 9% year-over-year anyway. And it cut its 2013 guidance to boot.
Most importantly, consider that Meg Whitman called an analyst event in October that was simply designed to plead for patience and tout a snail's-pace turnaround that wouldn't get HPQ poised for growth until 2014 -- and only then if all the cards fell right.
Sure, HP has a 4% dividend yield that is very sustainable, but that's not enough of a reason to buy. This is a company that has wasted the past five years on musical chairs in the corner office and multiple failures in product development.
The PC and printer business at HP is slowly declining both nominally and on a market-share basis -- Hong Kong's Lenovo (LNVGY) just overtook HP as the world's top PC maker -- and there's nothing to replace that lost revenue. Whitman hopes enterprise software will pick up the slack, but competing with the likes of Oracle (ORCL), Cisco (CSCO), Juniper (JNPR) and other entrenched names will be no easy task.
HP won't disappear anytime soon with $9.9 billion in gross cash in the bank as of last quarter. But if this is its grand vision, investors are better served looking elsewhere in tech.
Seagate Technology
5-Year Return: -1%
YTD Return: +63%
Don't let Seagate Technology fool you with its outperformance. This stock has been a big momentum play in 2012, but that ride is about to come crashing to a halt for two reasons.
In the short-term, the easy year-over-year comparisons due to supply chain disruption in 2011 are ending. In the long-term, this disk drive stock will come to grips with the secular reality of a post-PC age and the rise of flash memory technology.
Consider that in its most recent quarter, Seagate reported earnings per share of $1.45 -- far short of the $1.67 forecast. And the only reason sales didn't disappoint was because the guidance was lowered in advance of the report. Margins were soft, enterprise sales were weak and that old boogeyman of "global macroeconomic uncertainty" was blamed for sapping momentum. Seagate actually is off 20% in the past three months as a result.
The hard reality is that Seagate stepped over some very low bars earlier in the year thanks to supply chain disruption in 2011 caused by flooding in Thailand. The result was better margins, some pent-up demand and easier year-over-year comparisons. This lulled some folks into a false sense of security -- sending shares up 240% from lows in September 2011 to this year's peak back in May.
That clearly was overly optimistic, and now the fundamentals are deteriorating. Margins are soft, the total available market is stagnant at best, and competitor Western Digital (WDC) has eaten into some of Seagate's market share, according to ZDNet.
Long-term, the growth of hard disk sales is going to be much harder to come by. As with HP, you have a nice dividend in STX right now (4.5%) and a pretty solid balance sheet. This company won't evaporate in 2013, but it won't deliver big gains, either.
Seagate is moving onto new things, to be sure. The company plans to introduce new enterprise and ultra-thin hybrid hard drives going forward and wants to get into solid state disk drives more ambitiously. But whether those efforts come to fruition in time to help out current investors is doubtful.
If you haven't cashed out of Seagate yet, do so before the music stops and the company makes another leg down.
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How come we are getting articles like this today on MSN, and not one mention of the jobs numbers? Gee, I wonder why that is?
Okay, I have to modify the above comment. There was one article about the numbers. But it wasn't listed on the MSN home page this morning. I had to go looking for it. That wasn't the case before the election when the media was shouting from the rooftops how greatly the economy was improving. After the election? Hhhhmm, now you have to go find that number. So, I have to retract my comment about not one mention. There was indeed an article, but it is still pretty clear that MSN wasn't as nearly as enthusiatic about putting the story out front as they were before the election.
For the record, I do not believe that PCs are going to disappear forever. Correct, however smart phones and tablets are PC's too so the PC market is actually growing by about 10-20% per year.
Agree on AMD. However, HP has the resources and time to correct their Palm mistakes if they build the correct Windows 8 devices. They'll never do that if the likes of Mr. Bradley, HP's VP PC's, doesn't stop throwing stones at Microsoft's Surface and instead starts building competitive devices like Aus Vivotab, Dell XPS 10 and Lenovo Yoga.
What so many seem to fail to understand (refuse to understand) is that the HDD industry is NOT about unit growth. It is about data growth. And whether the PC market stagnates, declines or even goes away with respect to HDD usage, it does nothing to slow the never ending growth of data. Further, the greatest source of data (for the cloud) will come from today's consumer devices; phones, tablets, etc. It is impractical to store all that data locally so it will go into the cloud. And as bandwidth improves, more and more data will move to the cloud. Now, as to the impact that has on HDD companies? It is a home run. Trading a 500GB Client-class HDD for a 4TB Enterprise-class HDD is a pretty big step up in ASP. And since this will occur over many years (no step functions projected), the impact will be tame overall HDD unit growth, strong overall HDD revenue growth and unfettered HDD-stored data growth.
So, does someone really want to explain why a company like WD (or STX for that matter) has a forward multiple of less than 4! Insane. But unfortunately encouraged by the continued lack of fundamental understand of how the data storage world (according to the HDD) actually works.
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Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the National Press Club (529 14th St. NW) will show a free screening of the documentary followed by a presentation of Kurz's story with a question-and-answer panel discussion, ending at 8:30 p.m.
The documentary gained national attention this summer when its Milwaukee premiere broke the Guinness World Record for largest film audience in history with over 28,000 people in attendance.
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When a pitcher allows three runs over 5 2/3 innings whether or not you think he pitched well or not might depend on how much you like the pitcher. I like Jamie Moyer a lot. It's pretty hard for a Phillies fan not to like the 45-year-old as he sprints off the mound in pursuit of balls that have already gone foul and comes up big for his team time after time. Last night, pitching on short rest, Moyer gave up a pair of home runs but threw well enough to help the Phillies get a much-needed win.
He pitched well enough for the Phillies to win in large part due to the massive contribution of Ryan Howard. Howard drove in three of the six runs the Phillies scored and homered for the sixth time in the last eight games. After a mostly disappointing season, Howard has driven in runs in each of his last five games. He's hitting 368/415/1.000 in September.
The Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers last night, winning 6-3 to improve to 80-67 on the season. They trail the Mets by three games in the NL East. They are tied with the Astros in the Wild Card race, both teams trail the Brewers by three games.
Jamie Moyer got the start for the Phillies and went 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk. All four of the hits he allowed went for extra-bases, two doubles and two home runs. All three of the runs he gave up came on homers. He struck out five.
Moyer's 3.68 ERA is 17th-best in the NL.
He threw a 1-2-3 first.
He started the second up 2-0. He hit Prince Fielder to start the inning and Fielder moved to second on a wild pitch before Corey Hart drew a walk. Moyer struck out Mike Cameron and Bill Hall before he got Jason Kendall to ground to third to leave both runners stranded.
With two outs in the third, JJ Hardy hit a 2-2 pitch out to left to cut the lead to 2-1. Moyer got Ryan Braun to line to first for the third out.
Corey Hart doubled with one out in the fourth. Cameron was next and struck out swinging as Hart was caught stealing third to end the frame.
Up 4-1, he set the Brewers down in order in the fifth.
Rickie Weeks led off the sixth with a double. Hardy was next and hit the ball hard, but Feliz took the grounder for the second out with Weeks holding second. Braun flew to center for the second out. Fielder was next and pounded the first pitch of his at-bat out to center, cutting the lead to 4-3. Madson came in and got Hart on a ground out to short for the third out.
Madson returned for the seventh up 5-3. Hall singled to left with one out, but Kendall followed and lined to short for the second. Lefty Mike Lamb hit for the pitcher Ben Sheets and grounded to second for the third out.
He came back for the eighth, too. Weeks led off with a soft infield single in front of the plate, but Madson struck out Hardy and Braun. Eyre came in to pitch to the lefty Fielder and walked him on a 3-2 pitch, putting the tying run on base. With runners on first and second, Durbin entered the game and got Hart to ground to third.
Lidge started the ninth with a 6-3 lead and set the Brewers down 1-2-3.
The pen went 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two singles and a walk while striking out three. Madson threw 29 pitches — he had thrown three days in a row before getting a day off on Wednesday. Lidge threw 15 pitches, Eyre 8 and Durbin 1.
The Phillies' lineup against righty Ben Sheets went (1) Rollins (2) Werth (3) Utley (4) Howard (5) Burrell (6) Victorino (7) Feliz (8) Ruiz. Werth stays in the two-hole against the righty with Victorino sixth, but it's Feliz at third this time. Ruiz catches.
Rollins led off the first with a single and was running as Werth grounded out to third, allowing him to move to second with one out. Utley struck out for the second out, but Howard came up with another big swing. He drove the first pitch of his at-bat out to center, putting the Phils up 2-0. Burrell flew to right for the third out.
1-2-3 in the second and again in the third.
Utley started the fourth with a single and came around to score when Howard followed with a double to center. It put the Phils up 3-1 with nobody out and a man on second for Burrell. Burrell grounded to short for the first out before Victorino's ground out to first pushed Howard to third. Feliz delivered a double to right and Howard scored. 4-1. Ruiz drew a walk before Moyer grounded to first to end the inning.
Rollins blooped a single into left to start the fifth but was thrown out going for second. It cost the Phils a run, cause Werth was next and he tripled to right. Utley popped to first for the second out and Sheets walked Howard intentionally to pitch to Burrell. Burrell flew to center to leave both men stranded.
Utley doesn't bring the man in from third with one out.
Feliz singled with one out in the sixth and came around to score when Ruiz followed and ripped a double into left. It put the Phils up 5-3. Madson hit for himself with one out and a man on second and struck out. A walk to Rollins put men on first and second, but Werth grounded to third to set the Phils down.
Madson had faced one batter with the bases empty in the top of the sixth.
The Phils went 1-2-3 in the seventh.
Victorino led off the eighth with a single and moved to second when pitcher Carlos Villanueva tried to pick him off and threw the ball away. Feliz bunted Victorino to third and with Ruiz at the plate the Phillies executed the squeeze — Ruiz got the bunt down in front of the plate as Victorino stormed home to put the Phillies up 6-3. Dobbs hit for Durbin and struck out to end the inning.
Rollins was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Werth 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
Utley 1-for-4 and struck out twice. He has one extra-base hit in his last 48 at-bats.
Howard 2-for-3 with a double, a two-run home run and three RBI.
Burrell 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
Victorino 1-for-4.
Feliz 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Ruiz 1-for-2 with two RBI. He drove in as many runs last night as he did in all of August — Ruiz had one RBI in July and two in August.
Cole Hamels (12-9, 3.12) faces lefty Manny Parra (10-7, 4.03) tonight. Parra has been hit hard by righties, they're hitting .280 against him for the season compared to .217 for lefties. Parra has allowed 11 runs in ten innings over his last two starts, but only five of the runs have been earned. The Brewers have lost four of the last five games that he's started. Hamels was hit hard by the Mets on Sunday, allowing four runs over five innings. He's already thrown 208 innings on the season, which is too many what with the 24-edness and all.


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team to get tornado victims everything they need "right away." Officials now
say at least 24 people were killed when a massive twister plowed through the
town of Moore.
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searching for survivors who may be buried under piles of wood, metal, concrete
and glass in the tornado-ravaged town of Moore, Oklahoma.
Several schools and a hospital were
damaged or destroyed along with dozens of homes, and businesses.
Hundreds of people were rescued
throughout the night.
Soldiers closed off the area surrounding
Plaza Towers Elementary school. It took a direct hit, and at least 7 children
were killed.
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Elementary school which was badly damaged.
National Guard Airmen used thermal
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Churches and community centers were
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Phoenix Police are investigating an incident involving an Arizona Cardinals player.
The ex-girlfriend of 26-year-old Daryl Washington, the Arizona Cardinals linebacker, has accused him of domestic violence assault. Officers were called to the woman's home just after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
caller was an adult female who indicated she was a victim of a domestic
violence assault. When officers arrived they spoke with the female who
has alleged the individual involved in this altercation is Daryl
Washington... We
are precluded from providing details related to this investigation so as not
to jeopardize the integrity of the case," stated Phoenix Police Sgt. Steve Martos.
A source within the police department told us the woman said she got into a fight with Washington and he choked her. Our police source says the victim had marks on her throat.
He left the scene before police arrived.
Washington was already suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
He was the teams defensive MVP last year and made the pro bowl.
If this is true, that could be another devastating blow for him and the team.
Phoenix Police are attempting to locate Washington to question him about this incident. We don't know if he will be arrested, or just questioned.
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Looking for a cure for cabin fever? How about a 'hot' production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The Thin Ice Ensemble Theater consists of young actors and actresses from Evanston, Des Plaines, Glenview, and Skokie.
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Marshland designated in the northeast region of Thailand
The government of Thailand has designated Kut Ting Marshland as its 11th Wetland of International Importance. Kut Ting Marshland (2,200 ha; 18°18' N 103º41' E) is located in Buengkan District, Nongkhai Province. As summarised by Marian Gwilliam, Assistant Advisor for Asia-Oceania, this Ramsar Site features many inland wetland types and habitats with a diverse array of species. Streams, lakes, marshes and flooded agricultural land are common in Kut Ting and as such, this site is a stunning example of an intact array of important wetland types in the Mekong Ecoregion.
The site provides a haven for 54 species of birds, including the endangered Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri). The forests of Kut Ting support over 150 plant species while surrounding wetlands provide nursing and spawning grounds for approximately 113 species of fish. Nine of them are endemic to the site, such as Clupeichthys aesarnensis and Boraras micros, and 80 species are of commercial important. Kut Ting plays an important role in flood control while also supplying water to locals during the dry season. Sediment sourced from the Mekong River provides land for the cultivation of cash crops, such as watermelon, tomato and rice.
At least 22 species of waterplants are utilised by locals as vegetables, for fodder and handicrafts. Minor threats to the site include overfishing and pesticide/domestic waste runoff from surrounding areas. The Thai Department of Fisheries and the Provincial Natural Resource and Environment Office has jurisdiction over the site. There is also a Provincial Wetland Committee with responsibility for the management of the site and adjacent areas.
The designation of the Kut Ting Marshland as Ramsar Site was achieved with technical and financial support from WWF International Freshwater Programme and from WWF Thailand.


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Tony Capra
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Joseph Romero
General Manager,
El Gaucho Portland
Cooper Mills
General Manager,
El Gaucho Seattle
James Capangpangan
General Manager,
El Gaucho Tacoma
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The Inn at El Gaucho
Previously, he served on the Washington State Tourism Advisory Committee, the Washington State Tourism Commission and the Seattle Sports Commission. Active in many philanthropic organizations, Chad and his wife Jennifer co-chaired Seattle Aquarium's 2012 Splash! Fundraising event, as well as the Celebrity Waiter's luncheon, benefitting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Association. Chad holds a BA in Business Administration from Seattle University and is a private pilot who flies a Piper Cherokee. His wife, Jennifer, is a tax attorney and mother of their two sons, Eliot and Owen.
Sharp held a number of different posts including managing the food service division at Steven's Pass, the broiler at Mirabeau Restaurant and butchering for the Red Lion Inns. Sharp spent five years as the chef at the Seafirst Bank Executive Dining Room redesigning and constantly upgrading its cuisine.
In 1984, Sharp had the opportunity to join legendary Executive Chef Earl Owens at the newly opened Metropolitan Grill. He went to work with general manager Paul Mackay to make the "Met" a legendary steakhouse. Collecting accolades for the "Met," Sharp collaborated with the parent company, Consolidated Restaurants, on projects such as Union Square Grill and Pescatore until 1996.
In 1996, Mackay recruited Sharp to join him for his newest venture, a revamped Gaucho in Belltown. His culinary expertise in both cooking and the preparation of specialty beef made him a natural choice to head the kitchen at El Gaucho.
As Corporate Executive Chef, Sharp brings his ability and expertise to each of the El Gaucho Restaurants. In addition to recreating his legendary "best steak in town" at each El Gaucho, Sharp oversees all of the sourcing for Mackay's seafood restaurant, AQUA by El Gaucho.
Raised on a third generation wheat and cattle family farm, and with a degree from Washington State University in Communications, Tamara now loves living in "the big city." In her spare time, you might find her cooking or baking, trying new restaurants, or attending a show with friends and family. She enjoys running, and has completed a marathon, many halves, and two triathalons, but her greatest joy is being mom to her 2-year-old son, Gunnar.
Siv's real name is April, because her parents thought Siv was too Swedish. However, she now goes by Siv or Sivi. When she's not shopping at Nordstrom or collecting designer handbags, you might find Siv dining on crab or lobster with a glass of champagne, watching any of the Real Housewives, or listening to Jay-Z. Siv lives by the quote from Aristotle, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
In the fall of 1995, Tony packed up his golf clubs and trekked to Seattle, and also made the switch from hotels to restaurants. Starting as the maître d' at West Seattle's iconic Salty's on Alki, he stayed for nine years and worked his way up to General Manager. After a few years at Ivar's Salmon House, the opportunity arose to work with friend and colleague Cooper Mills at El Gaucho Seattle. With a strong belief in the concept, atmosphere, character, and integrity that Paul Mackay has created with El Gaucho, Tony has enjoyed his time in fine dining. After all these years he still has the passion to please that he did as a new bellman at the Phoenician resort many years ago.
Joseph grew up in a first generation American family and his mother was in the Army. He was born on base in Leominster MA, grew up in the Philippines and Washington State. He began his restaurant industry career with Happy Guests International at Salty's at Redondo and Alki, then joined Restaurants Unlimited with time at Palisades, Stanley and Seaford's and Stanford's Restaurant and Bar, before joining El Gaucho. His passion and knowledge of wine led to his position of Wine Captain and his hard work and dedication landed him the role of General Manager at El Gaucho Portland.
Cooper loves being dad to his 5-year-old daughter, Sophia Grace, and recently became engaged. In his spare time, he enjoys camping, golfing, Husky Football, playing saxophone, driving his 1974 VW, and playing catch with his Jack Russell named Sampson. In his home town he's known and remembered for singing "Deep in the Heart of Texas" in his 5th grade play, which people still talk about today! Some of his most treasured items include his grandfather's 1944 World Series Ring,
James grew up in the San Francisco area, and moved to Washington in 1998. He enjoys spending time with his two daughters and wife, who is working toward her CPA, and adheres to the "work hard, play hard" mentality. He loves all sports and dining, and loves to try new foods and preparations, especially if it involves dipping into sauces and condiments. Not many know (until now!) that James owns more than 20 bottles of cologne, but he is best known for his contagious laugh and welcoming attitude.
David and his partner James recently bought their first house and share it with their two dogs, Jacob and Ianto. In his spare time, David loves to cook, garden, and hike.


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Just because people look at us when we stand to deliver a homily, we must not automatically think we possess knowledge, authority or anything not available to the least among us. They could be listening for God.
Just because they fill the pews to worship God and, in the process, listen to our sermons and say good things afterward, that does not mean they are there to hear us. They could be there for greater reasons.
If they laugh at our jokes and weep at our stories, we are not to think ourselves gifted communicators who have mastered our craft. It could be they are people of grace and graciousness.
Recently, I did an article on "7 Women Pastors Need to Watch Out For." Someone who just read it wanted to know why we put the blame on the women when pastors are more likely to be the sexual predator.
"Google that," she suggested, "and see for yourself." My only defense is that in the body of the article, we said, "Sometimes women are the victims; sometimes they are the victimizers." However, my critic is correct. And thus, what follows …
I've known more than one pastor who was a sexual predator. And if it makes readers feel any better, every one of them is out of the ministry now.
Consider 2 Timothy 3:1-5. It's a pretty powerful and prophetic scripture:
"But realize this, that in the last days, difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self … boastful, arrogant, revilers … ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited... Avoid such men as these."
Veteran Christian workers get this a lot. People tell you of a conversation they had with you years, or even decades ago, in which you either said the magic words that changed their lives or came out with something that infuriated them back then, and continues to bug them to this day.
You don't remember any of it.
I'm finishing my fourth year as an itinerant preacher and have been the beneficiary of some great (i.e., generous, encouraging) love offerings and the victim of no poor offerings. (That was a good place to have said I've been victimized by some unscrupulous pastors or lay leaders, but thankfully, I haven't. Every check given to me has been more than I deserved and well appreciated.)
On the other hand, I've seen the other side of it. I regret to say that a time or two, when I was pastoring, my church was struggling financially and we gave the guest preacher far, far less than he deserved.
Every minister understands this. If a church does all it can, that's all anyone can ask. On the other hand, some have some funny ways of doing the Lord's business.
At the risk of not showing honor to peers in ministry, I want to tackle the topic of honor today. I'm concerned. I see a trend in churches that I think is unhealthy. Honestly, I believe it's also unbiblical.
There are a number of churches today that are trying to teach a culture of honor. The concept of honor is biblical. In fact, Romans 12:10 tells us to:
"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." (ESV)
We should show honor to our leaders, but God designed it to go both directions. If it's one-way, it's unhealthy and unbiblical.
"I was the student minister in a fine church many years ago," Will told me. "We had a wonderful ministry. The single negative about the entire experience was the pastor. You never knew what he would do next."
"Case in point, one night in a church business meeting, the pastor announced that the property the church owned, including the former pastorium, was being offered for sale. At the time, my wife and I were living in that house! And now we learn they're selling it. This was the first we had heard of it.
"That night, my wife was angry because she thought I had known about it and not told her. But that was the way this pastor worked. Staff members were nothing to him. Just pawns to be manipulated."
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