Did You Guys Just See Wolf Take that Guy to The Mat Over Abstinence Only Sex Education???

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I don't know the republican's name. But Wolf just hammered him over abstinence only sex education. He tried to dodge the question saying how the issue had nothing to do with Sarah Palin's daughter, and Wolf would NOT let him get away with that. I cannot believe it, but Wolf seems to strongly think abstinence only sex ed is bullshit.

They were getting heated, and the republican actually folded his arms over his chest like he was pouting at the end and said that this kind of discussion was for the states and had NO BUSINESS being discussed on a national platform like CNN. WTF???

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[AlCzervik]

1. was that the "Slots Czar" Bill Bennett?

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2. Don't know. He was a rather robust man.

And came off desperate in his grasping for straws to hammer home how Bristol's pregnancy was NOT a sign that abstinence only sex ed doesn't work.

[AlCzervik]

3. if he was corpulent and had white hair than that was Bennett. He also wrote

"The Children's book of virtues"

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5. Yep that was him!

And he came off looking like a nut in my humble opinion.

Wolf flat out told him "It is NOT inappropriate to discuss these issues."

[AlCzervik]

7. he came to my high school when he was "Drug Czar", his speech was after lunch

when we were all high.

[Cha]

8. Slots Czar, Lol, aka, the gambling addict who lets his

Hypocracy Flag Fly:silly:

[MadMaddie]

4. Yep it was Bill "fat mouth" Bennett!!

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6. "Abstinence only" is to sex ed what "flat earth" or creationism is to science:

Bullshit on stilts.

[Life Long Dem]

9. Bennet took CNN over the coals

Point being abstinence is a state issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUsrTV_DSuc

[Cha]

10. palin is a hypocrit and that's only obvious.

That's what this is about..I don't care whose issue it is.

[donco6]

12. Odd, why then does the federal government support a

federal abstinence-only education program?

Background: The federal government has been funding abstinence-only education through Section 510 of Title V of the Social Security Act since 1996. Four states have refused federal funding as of December 2006. This study explored the political, social, and economic forces which influence a state's decision to accept or reject Title V funding. Methods: Data was collected as structured case studies. Snowball sampling of state key informants identified archival materials such as evaluations, governmental communications, and public surveys. Results: States that rejected Title V monies raised a variety of concerns about the 510 programs including medical inaccuracies in abstinence-only curricula and the exclusion of non-heterosexual youth. Refusal states often had progressive governors and strong community-based organizations supporting comprehensive sexual education. Refusal states often cited evaluations that found little behavioral impact and polling data in support of comprehensive sexual education. Five comparison states accepting Title V money used the funding in resource poor regions, based sex education policies on the decisions of local committees or school boards, or had state education standards that emphasize abstinence-only or abstinence-plus curricula. Conclusions: State abstinence-only policies are directly influenced by the political, social, and economic environment in each state. In order to facilitate policy change in abstinence-only curricula, public health professionals must focus on building coalitions of comprehensive sex education supporters, challenging the medical accuracy of abstinence only curricula, building support for the human rights of non-heterosexual youth, and increasing funding for comprehensive sexual education.


http://apha.confex.com/apha/135am/techprogram/paper_159807.htm

[Motown_Johnny]

11. Repugs always say it is a states issue once they have lost the argument on the federal level typical

but wolf is right..

abstinence only is pure bull shit and Gov. Palin's daughter is proof positive

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13. Yep, they always use that as a cop out

and that is all it is. A cop out because they can't win the argument.