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Lousiana lawmaker advocates eugenics: Sterilize poor women, encourage rich to procreate.»
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that state Rep. John LaBruzzo (R) said yesterday that “he is studying a plan to pay poor women $1,000 to have their Fallopian tubes tied.” LaBruzzo worries that people receiving food and housing assistance “are reproducing at a faster rate than more affluent, better-educated residents”:
He said he is gathering statistics now. … “What I’m really studying is any and all possibilities that we can reduce the number of people that are going from generational welfare to generational welfare,” he said.
He said his program would be voluntary. It could involve tubal ligation, encouraging other forms of birth control or, to avoid charges of gender discrimination, vasectomies for men. It also could include tax incentives for college-educated, higher-income people to have more children, he said.
LaBruzzo said that mainstream strategies against poverty, such as education and family planning, “have repeatedly failed to solve the problem,” according to the Times-Picayune. “I don’t know if it’s a viable option…Of course people are going to get excited about it,” he said of his plan.
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Now for some peoples responses:
ralph the wonder llama Says:
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LaBruzzo said that Republican strategies against poverty, such as tax cuts for the wealthy and building more prisons, “have repeatedly failed to solve the problem”
There. Fixed.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Badmoodman Says:
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Lousiana lawmaker advocates eugenics: Sterilize poor women, encourage rich to procreate.
- - Dr. Mengele would be so proud.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Bobwurst Says:
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Let’s offer a $1000 to any republican who gets a lobotomy.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
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spencers mom Says:
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If he cuts off his own balls on live teevee, I’ll consider his ideas.
PEACE
September 24th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
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Bobwurst Says:
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And notice he’s not offering money to guys who get a vasectomy.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
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christopher wiwi Says:
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Is this guy for real? Typical re-puke ideaology.As I recall president Clinton took millions off of welfare, while Bushco has done just the opposite and then some with his cronyism and corruption.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
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cavjam Says:
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Badmoodman Says:
- - Dr. Mengele would be so proud.
Damn. Stole my thunder.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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cavjam Says:
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Bobwurst Says:
Let’s offer a $1000 to any republican who gets a lobotomy.
a) microsurgery is extremely expensive
b) and the difference would be…?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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belac Says:
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LaBruzzo’s next ‘cutting edge’ idea?
Feudalism…
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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DidHeJustSayThat Says:
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I want to be outraged, but I know in the year in which the only avenue for republicans is to wage culture wars, I hold my breathe for the next outlandish republican’s self contradicting warped viewpoint.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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hussein toasterhead Says:
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Ohhh, I get it now. So when they talk about “family values,” they only mean “the right kind of families.”
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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rastaman Says:
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HOW ABOUT WE STERILIZE REPUGLICANS AND THE GENERATIONAL ECONOMIC SCANDALS AND MELTDOWNS?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Rich H Says:
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Off Topic.
I just received a notice of a change in polling locations from the county registrar. We’ve never changed locations before and I wonder how many people received this notice.
Imagine waiting in line for an hour, finding out your location has been changed, then having to return to work so you don’t have time to vote.
Did I mention I live in a heavy republican district?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Buckie Boy Says:
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Ever See the Movie Idiocracy?
If not, you should.
It is why we have such a stupid, ill informed populace.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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margerine Says:
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This kind of reminds me of that whole “athletes have athletic kids” concept. Rich people won’t necessarily have more productive or useful kids. Just watch Gossip Girl.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
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Bilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
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He said he is gathering statistics now. … “What I’m really studying is any and all possibilities that we can reduce the number of people that are going from generational welfare to generational welfare,” he said.
There are more ways to reduce the number of people who go on welfare from generation to generation than sterilizing them. How about we do something about our government so that everyone has an equal opportunity for a good education and a good job.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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writechic Says:
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You think he’s ever even heard of the word “eugenics?”
September 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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hussein toasterhead Says:
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cavjam Says:
a) microsurgery is extremely expensive
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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Who’s talking about surgery, here? You can get a claw hammer for like $6 at Home Depot. It’ll do the job just as effectively.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
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themomcat Says:
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I’ll pay $1000 for this mouth breathing, twit to have a vasectomy.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
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spencers mom Says:
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Rich H, I’d call your county Board of Elections right now and see if that notice is real.
The GOP is going all out to destroy our democracy, and if you’re a registered Dem, I would not be surprised if this is targeted, and false, information.
Let us know!
PEACE
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that state Rep. John LaBruzzo (R) said yesterday that “he is studying a plan to pay poor women $1,000 to have their Fallopian tubes tied.” LaBruzzo worries that people receiving food and housing assistance “are reproducing at a faster rate than more affluent, better-educated residents”:
He said he is gathering statistics now. … “What I’m really studying is any and all possibilities that we can reduce the number of people that are going from generational welfare to generational welfare,” he said.
He said his program would be voluntary. It could involve tubal ligation, encouraging other forms of birth control or, to avoid charges of gender discrimination, vasectomies for men. It also could include tax incentives for college-educated, higher-income people to have more children, he said.
LaBruzzo said that mainstream strategies against poverty, such as education and family planning, “have repeatedly failed to solve the problem,” according to the Times-Picayune. “I don’t know if it’s a viable option…Of course people are going to get excited about it,” he said of his plan.
Digg It!
---------------
Now for some peoples responses:
ralph the wonder llama Says:
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LaBruzzo said that Republican strategies against poverty, such as tax cuts for the wealthy and building more prisons, “have repeatedly failed to solve the problem”
There. Fixed.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Badmoodman Says:
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Lousiana lawmaker advocates eugenics: Sterilize poor women, encourage rich to procreate.
- - Dr. Mengele would be so proud.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Bobwurst Says:
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Let’s offer a $1000 to any republican who gets a lobotomy.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
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spencers mom Says:
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If he cuts off his own balls on live teevee, I’ll consider his ideas.
PEACE
September 24th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
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Bobwurst Says:
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And notice he’s not offering money to guys who get a vasectomy.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
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christopher wiwi Says:
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Is this guy for real? Typical re-puke ideaology.As I recall president Clinton took millions off of welfare, while Bushco has done just the opposite and then some with his cronyism and corruption.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
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cavjam Says:
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Badmoodman Says:
- - Dr. Mengele would be so proud.
Damn. Stole my thunder.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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cavjam Says:
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Bobwurst Says:
Let’s offer a $1000 to any republican who gets a lobotomy.
a) microsurgery is extremely expensive
b) and the difference would be…?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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belac Says:
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LaBruzzo’s next ‘cutting edge’ idea?
Feudalism…
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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DidHeJustSayThat Says:
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I want to be outraged, but I know in the year in which the only avenue for republicans is to wage culture wars, I hold my breathe for the next outlandish republican’s self contradicting warped viewpoint.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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hussein toasterhead Says:
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Ohhh, I get it now. So when they talk about “family values,” they only mean “the right kind of families.”
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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rastaman Says:
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HOW ABOUT WE STERILIZE REPUGLICANS AND THE GENERATIONAL ECONOMIC SCANDALS AND MELTDOWNS?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Rich H Says:
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Off Topic.
I just received a notice of a change in polling locations from the county registrar. We’ve never changed locations before and I wonder how many people received this notice.
Imagine waiting in line for an hour, finding out your location has been changed, then having to return to work so you don’t have time to vote.
Did I mention I live in a heavy republican district?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Buckie Boy Says:
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Ever See the Movie Idiocracy?
If not, you should.
It is why we have such a stupid, ill informed populace.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
margerine Says:
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This kind of reminds me of that whole “athletes have athletic kids” concept. Rich people won’t necessarily have more productive or useful kids. Just watch Gossip Girl.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
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Bilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
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He said he is gathering statistics now. … “What I’m really studying is any and all possibilities that we can reduce the number of people that are going from generational welfare to generational welfare,” he said.
There are more ways to reduce the number of people who go on welfare from generation to generation than sterilizing them. How about we do something about our government so that everyone has an equal opportunity for a good education and a good job.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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writechic Says:
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You think he’s ever even heard of the word “eugenics?”
September 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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hussein toasterhead Says:
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cavjam Says:
a) microsurgery is extremely expensive
September 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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Who’s talking about surgery, here? You can get a claw hammer for like $6 at Home Depot. It’ll do the job just as effectively.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
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themomcat Says:
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I’ll pay $1000 for this mouth breathing, twit to have a vasectomy.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
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spencers mom Says:
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Rich H, I’d call your county Board of Elections right now and see if that notice is real.
The GOP is going all out to destroy our democracy, and if you’re a registered Dem, I would not be surprised if this is targeted, and false, information.
Let us know!
PEACE
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
