Seattlest: Chris vs. Dino: The Deuce—Lightning Round

exmanhater

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:57:22 -0800

bilco- I prefer Reproductive Rights because it covers more than just abortion, but I agree that abortion rights is definitely fair. jessejb- glad to be of service!

bilco

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:43:15 -0800

exmanhater - You're right. A fair title would be Abortion Rights. On another note, I just returned from a trip to the mysterious east (Washington, that is). While there were certainly a ton of Rossi signs, there were more Obama and Gregoire than you might think.

Yarek

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:20:04 -0800

I spent a year in eastern WA one weekend, and the polarization was palpable. Otherwise rational people seemed to believe that Seattle exists only to hoover up their tax money and make all their decisions for them. I tried to point out that Seattle can't even make its OWN decisions, let alone anyone else's, but that comment didn't seem to fly.

polyrhythmic

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:54:05 -0800

I just recently returned to Seattle from Lake Chelan, and saw several 'Dino Rossi: Don't Let Seattle Steal the Election!' signs. The official position is: "Those are not official Dino Rossi for Governor campaign signs," [Jill Strait, Rossi's spokeswoman,] wrote. "We had nothing to do with creating them, and we don't agree with their message. We do not believe that Seattle -- or anyone else -- will steal this election." Nevertheless, the sentiments of many of our eastern neighbors are quite clear...

jessejb

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:53:37 -0800

Actually I appreciate that comment..I had no idea there was a difference. I always just said pro-abortion, anti-abortion. why sugarcoat either side? But now I know.

Yarek

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:39:41 -0800

Yes, but that doesn't fit on a bumper sticker.

exmanhater

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:36:03 -0800

I realize semantics aren't as important to most people as they are to me, but Gregoire isn't actually just pro-abortion - she's pro-choice, which includes working really hard to reduce unwanted pregnancies from even happening in the first place through the use of contraceptives (which actually lowers abortion rates), and Rossi isn't just anti-abortion, he's anti-choice, which includes not supporting contraceptive use, which actually leads to the need for more abortions, not less.