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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-28-05 11:28 PM
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Poll question: Should Saudi women drive and vote?
I was watching Fucker Carlson, you know, the guy with the bow tie. He was going apeshit that women in Saudi Arabia should drive and vote. Of course he was referring to Karen Hughes' attempt to be a liberal in a conservative country. Funny how that works. So, here is my poll.

Should Saudi women drive and vote?
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niallmac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-28-05 11:29 PM
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1. But not at the same time.
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Child_Of_Isis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-28-05 11:31 PM
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2.  Karen Hughes' attempt to be a liberal in a conservative country
:rofl:
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-28-05 11:39 PM
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3. Yuk Yuk Yuk
Agreed. Doesn't W get tired of parading "his" women around the world, when in essence, they accomplish nothing? Big tax drain on working Americans.
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Child_Of_Isis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-28-05 11:47 PM
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4. Big tax drain on working Americans.
You got that right.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 12:09 AM
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5. What is wrong with you?
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OffWithTheirHeads Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 12:23 AM
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6. Hell no!
What do you tell a women with two black eyes? Nothing, you already told her twice! Of course they should drive and vote!!!!!! What do you think this is? The 13th century? Or the Bush administration? God, how far into the past do we have to go? I can't even believe anyone is asking the question! What the fuck kind of time warp are we in? In my experience, women can read a vocal inflection or a minute change in facial expression and use that info to interpret what you are actually saying. I don't know any men that can do that, at least not consciously. Women, by far, are the most advanced of the species.
This comes from a guy.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 03:46 AM
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9. You took my post.
Of course they should be able to vote.

Thinking otherwise is plainly wrong.
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 02:58 AM
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7. That would be up to Saudi women. Not my business.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 03:44 AM
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8. Maybe they should vote on it. nt
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 04:15 AM
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10. Maybe the Saudis should practice child slavery
That's none of my business.

I'm a little surprised and a bit irritated at this bizarre cultural relatavism regarding women's rights and humans rights in general.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 04:20 AM
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11. Me too.
But they say politics comes full circle.
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wmills551 Donating Member (159 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 04:59 AM
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13. I'm sure you would have felt the same about slavery!
None of my business!
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 04:23 AM
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12. I think that is up to the Saudi women.
Not into imposing our nation's will on others. Particularly at this pathetic point in our history. That would be cruel and unusual.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 05:14 AM
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14. The question should be phrased "should they have the ability to
drive and vote" not "should they drive and vote."

If you'd phrased it that way, I would have voted Yes. The way you phrased it places them in another no-choice situation which just happens to be the far opposite end of the spectrum from where they are now.

They should have the right to choose whether or not they wish to drive or vote.
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 06:39 AM
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15. Locking
Flamebait
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