Tuesday, 28 August 2007

• Today's Articles - Closeted Gay Republicans, & Polow Da Don: "King of White Women"

  "Senator, Arrested in Airport, Pleads Guilty" - New York Times
  "Senator Larry E. Craig, Republican of Idaho, was arrested in June by an undercover police officer in a men’s bathroom at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in the case three weeks ago."  Oh, the closeted gay republicans.  What was the disorderly conduct?  Looking for sex.  What I wonder is if police are on the look out for straight couples who have sex in public bathrooms?  Maybe...but not as much as male homosexuals. 
  
  "Racial Disparity Affirmed in Tobacco Advertising" - New York Times
  "Five of the billboard studies reported enough data to figure out the density of tobacco advertising in different neighborhoods. Pooling this data, the researchers found that there were 4.5 tobacco billboards per 10,000 residents in white areas and 11.8 per 10,000, or 2.6 times the density, in black neighborhoods. The data also showed that a given billboard was 70 percent more likely to advertise tobacco in a black market compared with a white one. The review appears in the September/October issue of Public Health Reports."
  
  "Minister Guilty in Gay Marriage Case" - New York Times
  "A Presbyterian minister was found guilty of violating church law for officiating the weddings of two lesbian couples, the minister’s defense team said Friday."
  
  Rural South African Women Not Aware of Their Rights - AllAfrica.com
  "An example of such a right, which many rural women were not aware of, she explained, was the right of married women to buy homes without their husband's consent. In the past, women were compelled by law to have such consent before buying real-estate....'Women didn't have access to property but now they do. However they still do not buy houses because they are not aware of their rights,' she said."
  
  "Judge Blocks New Missouri Abortion Law" - Forbes
  Now, I can understand why pro-choicers dislike this law --- they may feel it is designed to temporarily or permanently close down abortion clinics (and I'm sure it is).  However, on the other hand, these clinics should be clean and up to snuff with health codes.  The clinics should have to abide by the same health codes as other clinics.  I would propose that they are given a few years, though, so they can make improvements and still provide service. Then again, the costs will probably get passed down to their customers.
  
  Polow Da Don, Self-Proclaimed "King of White Women" - Stereohyped.com
  Polow, a music producer who has brought hits to Ludacris and other hip-hop artists, explains the differences between black and white women.  I'd be insulted if it weren't for the fact that his opinion means little to me.
  

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