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- From: chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman)
- Subject: Re: Roe v. Wade is unrestricted abortion on demand throughout pregnancy
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:41:34 GMT
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- dsh@eceyv.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman) writes:
- >dsh@eceyv.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
-
- >>> I remember Jeff Greenfield as being the only person who attempted to
- >>> address my sources. None of my sources had been taken out of context.
- >>> Jeff Greenfield made that accusation because he knew he had lost the
- >>> argument, and he was getting desperate. He couldn't debate me without
- >>> slinging dirt.
-
- >> Liar. Susan Garvin saved those posts, in case your memory needs refreshing.
- >> I had them saved too, but deleted them before I realized that you'd become
- >> trapped in endless recursion on this issue.
-
- > So what? You saved a bunch of garbage. Jeff Greenfield didn't refute my
- > sources. He ignored three of my sources, and he presented a single source
- > in support of his argument from an author who has held conflicting views on
- > Roe v. Wade. Face it, Roe v. Wade is unrestricted abortion-on-demand
- > throughout pregnancy.
-
- Liar. He showed how the meaning of most of your quotations changed when
- restored to their original contexts. Face it, Reverend, your assertion that
- RvW is unrestricted abortion-on-demand throughout pregnancy is undiluted
- fantasy.
-
- >> I wish I'd saved all the posts demonstrating your lack of reading skills.
- >> First you had trouble discerning the difference between "want" and "deserve."
- >> Now it's "you" and "Kathyrn Kolbert."
-
- > But when I quote Kathyrn Kolbert, how can you call me a liar? I'm quoting
- > her, right? So how can I be lying? Tell us how that works.
-
- Remember your little joke where you quoted Bill Clinton out of context?
-
- >>> There are several thousand abortions performed annually after the 21st week
- >>> of pregnancy (viability starts at around the 22nd to 23rd week).
-
- >> Viability in how many cases?
-
- > Why does that matter to you? How many post-viability abortions must
- > be performed before you would support restrictions on abortion? Give
- > me a number.
-
- Since your issue with late-term abortions is largely a product of your
- undernourished imagination, I'll give you an imaginary number: the square
- root of -1.
-
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