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I just wonder what she's attempting to do by publishing that story.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Oct 14 '09, 08:57

not many people try to make a living by pissing off everyone on one of the most combustible issues we face.

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Hers might be the story that gets both sides of the abortion argument to agree on something. - TWuG Oct 14, 09:04 2
- I don't really think, in the end, this story has much to offer either side of the debate. - znufrii Oct 14, 09:18
- I am very pro-choice, but there's a lot of reasons (that both sides can agree on) why it shouldn't be. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 14, 09:16
she probably wrote it as part of her healing process of coming to terms with her illness... -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 09:01 4
- That was my thought also -- nm - amoxy Oct 14, 09:13 3
  - anbd then some agent got wind of it, and convinced her to sell it to a publisher along the idea of helping others who are in unfortuante situations. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 09:15 2
    - She IS a literary agent. -- nm - Ender Oct 14, 09:28 1
      - ah, I missed that part. - znufrii Oct 14, 09:30
LIR: Thank Jack for bringing religion into the coversation and insulting it again (not that I brought that up at all). The article simply had her - oblique Oct 14, 09:00 15
- Honest question: Do you use "wicked" like that on a frequent basis? - Spawn Oct 14, 09:07 9
  - I have zero assocations with wicked to religious tones.... - Will Hunting Oct 14, 09:09 7
    - reminded me of something my grandmother would say. - znufrii Oct 14, 09:13 1
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 09:21
    - I've heard it both ways. -- nm - Shawn Spencer Oct 14, 09:10 1
      - No you haven't Shawn. -- nm - Burton Guster Oct 14, 09:12
    - See my IM, silly. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 09:10 2
      - No I totally see that part, but I've never seen any religious connotation otherwise. - Will Hunting Oct 14, 09:12
      - Also, valley talk. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 09:11
  - A wicked person? Sure. Someone doing bad things. I'm sure there's plenty of other words that fit just as well -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 09:09
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  - The abortion lady. Keep up. -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 09:04 3
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      - Or the Wizard of Oz. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 14, 09:17
      - regarding your IM - oblique Oct 14, 09:11
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- Abortions should be free. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 14, 09:00 2
  - Miniature American flags for others! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 09:03 1
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Controversy sells. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 14, 08:58 1
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I just wonder what she's attempting to do by publishing that story.

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