Tuesday, October 12, 2004
"Bush Killed Supernan...!
...He could have moved that chunk of Kryptonite back behind that lead shield!0 comments
But he didn't."
And other emotionalisms...
The Toronto Star: Death fuels volatile stem cell debate
Have you noticed how minutely focused on the vagueness of "possibility" or "intent" or "could" or basic "WANNA" the Bush campaign and its followers on the wingnut right tend to be?
It seems a bastardization of the old George Carlin line about mortal sin, "Ya GOTTA WANNNNA!"
Should bank tellers all go to jail because they COULD pocket all that cash moving through their fingers everyday? Or because they WANT to?
Everyday, it seems George W. Bush's reasons for his invading Iraq keep morphing as each excuse gets shot down in turn. Today's excuse is that Saddam "WANTED" nukes and bio weapons, boy. We REALLY know he REALLY WANTED nukes!
Oh.
(Well, surprise, George, half my block in New York City "WANTS" nukes! We'd LOVE to have WMDs! It would make tough city living SO much simpler—just getting a seat on the subway would be a dream!—but I honestly doubt we'll ever actually gain access to them. So, there's no reason for airbases in Queens.)
Likewise, Bush's marching orders from the Life Police at WingNut Central keep him focused on the wild-eyed palaver that "These COULD be life someday!"
Thank you, Frau Frankenstein, please sit down.
Puh-leeze.
I COULD win the lottery someday, too!
These are mostly cells that are on their way to the trash can or to be destroyed. You hear no wingnut argument or outcry about that.
But on the way to the trash, some resourceful scientists got the idea that they might be able to utilize some of that unwanted, discarded tissue to help unlock some of the secrets of the horriffic conditions and killers of our time. Thereby saving the lives of hundreds of thousands and increasing the quality of life for millions.
"Here Come the WingNuts!"
"Well, it COULD be a life someday! So THAT'S ABORTION!"
"They're not going to be a life someday. They're being thrown in the trash."
"DOESN'T MATTER! IT COULD BE A LIFE SOMEDAY! THE SANCTITY OF LIFE MUST BE MAINTAINED!"
"But, it's not life. It's just tissue."
"DOESN'T MATTER! IT COULD BE A LIFE SOMEDAY! THE SANCTITY OF LIFE MUST BE MAINTAINED!"
"OK. Whatever floats your boat. Then, since I assume that all of you good Christian Right-To-Lifers here already have four or five adopted children whom you personally saved from abortion living with you in your households, YOU can take these cells home and personally perform all the difficult scientific tasks involved in bringing each cell to human life.
You want 'em; you take 'em."
"UHHH... NO! YOU KEEP 'EM. YOU'RE THE SCIENTIST HERE. BUT JUST KNOW WE'RE WATCHING! THE SANCTITY OF LIFE MUST BE MAINTAINED!"
" Thanks. We think that's awfully white of you."
posted by Gotham 1:21 PM
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