Dreaming of White Christians
Howard Dean never said that all Republicans are white Christians. Only most. So what's the big deal? Name one who isn't. No seriously, try it, name one famous Republican off the top of your head who isn't a white Christian. You thought of Colin Powell didn't you? Rice, perhaps? You sorry sucker. There are more - some that haven't been part of the W cabinet. I don't know any personally, but I'm under the impression that they're out there. The Republicans I know certainly fit Dean's cookie-cutter. Even the two who are also gay, which still baffles me to no end. And goes to show that there is some wiggle room in our Republican stereotypes. If not much. I'm just saying; put a gay Inuit Buddist Republican on the presidential ballot, and I'll vote for him in a second. As long as he's pro-choice. And anti-death-penalty. And believes in war as a last-resort. And pro-human rights. And anti-big business. And believes in birth control, euthanasia, stem-cell research and the separation of church and state. And is a Democrat.

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Perhaps that person is a she.
why do you like euthanasia?
Dr. Venkmann
jeb bush '08
white. christian. republican.
Touche' on my gender-biased pronouns. I blame centuries of English-language masculine bias. I generally try to keep it in check. I will redouble my efforts.
I wouldn't say I "like euthanasia," I just think that if someone has no hope, are suffering physically, and they want to go, they should be allowed to decide their own fate.
so you want me killing people because they are unhappy with their physical situation?
what i mean is: i would be the one having to fulfill their wishes if a law was ever passed. i would have to kill them (prematurely, whatever). Do you want doctors participating in intentional killing?
just curious- you don't need to answer if you're bored with the tangent...lecture is a bit dry today.
Dr. Venkmann
J.Bush '08- because he hates the environment
Actually Venk, if you were my doctor I'd be much more concerned about your participation in unintentional killing... [zing]
I think you know what I'm saying; persistent vegetative state, dying with dignity and all that garbage. We're not talking "Welcome to the Monkey House" suicide parlors here. More like, "There's no hope, lets take him/her off the machines and let her/him go."
Note the dual-gendered pronouns.
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