tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post2252740117724849154..comments2024-01-11T04:26:33.475-05:00Comments on Drifting Through The Grift: Gonzo Lawmakers - Day 9griftdrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-10443756591934000682009-01-30T23:02:00.000-05:002009-01-30T23:02:00.000-05:00Here's hoping it was just a couple of poorly worde...<I>Here's hoping it was just a couple of poorly worded phrases.</I><BR/><BR/>I've come to the conclusion that while there are some (okay, many) genuinely ignorant folks out there who really do say "just" a couple of poorly worded phrases, often times the conflation is intentional and downright sinister. They get it all mucked up so that if you say the connection is BS, they can say, "What, so you support child exploitation??" which anybody with half a brain can refute, but it's useful for distracting people. By way of example: a while back, Rusty and I were contacted for freelance web development work for a group called the Innocence something-or-other. Innocence Project? I don't know; something like that. It was ostensibly a group that provides support for underage victims of sex trafficking. No one can have a problem with that, right? Well, when we started reading all the content on the site, we found things slipped in here and there such as, "A local business owner might hire a reformed stripper." Needless to say, we refused the work.Amber Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109708537597646450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-4533545608192226612009-01-30T08:59:00.000-05:002009-01-30T08:59:00.000-05:00Possible vote on HR1 today... this will get intere...Possible vote on HR1 today... this will get interesting.. last year it was the Glenn tax all the time, this year freeze and cap... meanwhile they are working on a few nasty banking regulation bills and other stuff in committee.<BR/><BR/>Oh and it's hilarious to watch the GA GOP say "stimulus" and want it like a pony, but know that their DC brothers voted it down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com