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Feb 1 Bostonguy commented on I Know I'm a Man So I'm Not Supposed to Have an Opinion, but I Don't See What's So Awful About Obama's Contraception Rule.

I could be wrong, but I fail to see what's different about this rule than the one that was announced a year ago. At that time, it was said that employers wouldn't have to offer contraception coverage, but the insurance companies would. Is this simply being misreported as a new thing?

Oct 31, 2012 Bostonguy commented on Who's Sending These Sleazy Anti-Obama Text Messages?.

Washington Post writes up the investigation into the source of those. Sounds like it's figured out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike…

Oct 10, 2012 Bostonguy commented on Youth Pastor Watch.

Do be prepared for the absolutely devastating final call in the podcast (before the comment calls). Made me wish I had tissues in the car.

Oct 9, 2012 Bostonguy commented on Guys: Go Plug Your Penis Into a Planned Parenthood. Please..

Err. Slate.com. Not Salon.

Jul 2, 2012 Bostonguy commented on Rob McKenna: Crappy Lawyer or Total Dick?.

As a fellow journalist (on the other side of the country), I urge you and The Stranger to continue legal action in this matter to get a permanent injunction against McKenna and his staff. This stupid and blatantly unconstitutional activity cannot be allowed and always must be met with the strongest possible resistance. Even if he tries to back down at this point and apologize, etc., there must be consequences for public officials who try to pull this bullshit.

Our constitutional rights ("our" encompassing all citizens, not just journalists) are constantly in danger of being whittled down, and we must react swiftly and strongly to any attack. This requires a metaphorical punching in the face, not a metaphorical smack in the nose with a rolled-up newspaper.

May 3, 2012 Bostonguy commented on SL Letter of the Day: Busting My Balls.

#3 - Dan's response to the original letter including urging the writer to freeze some sperm to protect against that eventuality. And also to have his busters pull their punches (or kicks or whatever), since even a smallish tap can bring the pain he craves.

Apr 10, 2012 Bostonguy commented on Let's All Watch Rick Santorum End His Campaign Together.

#23 -- That's exactly how I heard it, too! But I think he was really saying, "Game On."

Mar 21, 2012 Bostonguy commented on Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Marriage Equality in New Hampshire.

The effort by the Republican-dominated New Hampshire House has failed. Screw sustaining a veto -- it failed outright! Marriage equality looking pretty solid in the Granite State right now.

Mar 16, 2012 Bostonguy commented on This American Life Pulls Mike Daisey's Story About Apple's Labor Abuses in China Because Daisey Played Fast and Loose With the Facts.

You're right to call this "worse." Making shit up to make a better story does indeed undercut the legitimate story that's there.

How much better would it have been if instead of Apple-centric focus on monstrous violations of basic human rights, we instead had an industry-centric focus on the actual, legitimate problems these workers face? I've heard from people claiming to boycott Apple products in favor of other manufacturers -- who make their products in the same factories in the same way, but now without the same oversight that Apple's moving toward.

Misinformation, however well intentioned, obscures and weakens your case. Hopefully, "This American Life" and the New York Times will follow up and really get to the truth of the matter, rather than merely let the sensational "good story" linger out there.

Sep 16, 2011 Bostonguy commented on What Goes Up....

Thanks, #7. Charles may be happier to know that his risk of getting hit is, what, around 1 in a trillion? I saw that spelled out somewhere online a day or two ago...