Abridged

I wrote.
O! how I wrote.
There was humor, there was drama, there was Republican-bashing. There was a fluke in the script and it all disappeared.

I talked about the Republicans push to keep the HPV vaccine from being ok'd by the FDA. Because it might encourage kids to have sex & doing that is WAY more important that saving the lives of the 4,000 American women - 300,000 worldwide - who die of cervical cancer every year. HPV being the only known cause. HPV being the most common STI in America, infecting between 70 & 80% of sexually active adults.

This led into a discussion about the new drug cocktail that might prevent a person from contracting HIV/AIDS. I think this is amazing! A disease we've only been able to control (and, that only with an incredibly expensive, complicated cocktail), we can now prevent. With just 2 drugs. Two! I shouldn't even call it a cocktail. It's not like some fruity, douchey, girly-ass thing with 7 ingredients & a tropical name. This thing is like a jack & coke, a gin & tonic, a screwdriver. This is like the greatest shot in the world.

And, of course, the Right wants to keep it down. Because it might encourage people to have premarital sex. Which is SO much more important than preventing an incurable disease. But, at the same time, I can understand where they're coming from (i don't agree with them [!!!], but i CAN see it from their perspective). I mean, what demographics are most affected by HIV? Gay men and poor black men & women. Not exactly demo's the Right likes to cuddle & care for.

Then, I finished up talking about a presentation/discussion from a class yesterday on why Intelligent Design should be taught in public classrooms. I'll share my favorite bits, briefly. 1) The idea of a "creator" or "intelligent designer" isn't inherently religious, b/c there could be a secular creator to our universe... (wait for it...) like aliens. 2) Religion & evolution are completely mutually exclusive. You either believe the creation story from Genesis, or you're a God-less heathen. 3) The First Amendment shouldn't apply to state governments, only the federal gov't.

So, what have we learned today?
- I hate Republicans & really want to punch one in the head.
- One day, my little sister might get cervical cancer & die b/c the Right doesn't want her to get the vaccine, on the off chance it'll make her do what she's probably going to do anyway.
- George W. Bush does not care about black people. Or gays. Or women. Or you, or me, or anyone who's dick he hasn't sucked to get where he is now.
- I'm a godless heathen who came from aliens & can be oppressed by Missouri with no legal repercussions.

Additionally,
- I like head scratches. Someone come scratch me!
- I got the Robot Chicken DVD today. If you don't know what RC is, imagine stop-motion animation made primarily with action figures & written by really intelligent 13 y/o boys with ADHD who refuse to take their Ritalin.
- After this was eaten, I decided I was WAY too lazy to put all the links back. May I recommend Google?