From The New York Times (see link below):
Texas Governor Rick "Perry government is a huge fan of the deeply ineffective abstinence-only sex education. Texas gobbles up more federal funds than any other state for the purpose of teaching kids that the only way to avoid unwanted pregnancies is to avoid sex entirely. (Who knew that the health care reform bill included $250 million for abstinence-only sex ed? Thank you, Senator Orrin Hatch!) But the state refused to accept federal money for more expansive, 'evidence-based' programs.
'Abstinence works,' said Governor Perry during a televised interview with Evan Smith of The Texas Tribune.
'But we have the third highest teen pregnancy rate among all states in the country,' Smith responded.
'It works,' insisted Perry.
'Can you give me a statistic suggesting it works?' asked Smith.
'I’m just going to tell you from my own personal life. Abstinence works,' said Perry, doggedly."
Thank you for that, Governor Perry, but just because it works for you and the Mrs., doesn't mean it works for an entire state, even if that state weren't the size of Texas.
Link to original post: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/opinion/17gailcollins.html?src=me&ref=general
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You misunderstood.... what he meant was "abstaining from critical thinking".... looked at in that light it truly is working.
very enjoyable post.
Great point, Hyper.
Now that I think of it, it seems abstaining from critical thought was the prerequisite for this and the previous Texas governor, whaddya' say?
Radioman, how rare---someone saying something nice, even complimentary, out here online, let alone someone reading. lol
Thank you.
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