tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post114983380653266141..comments2024-01-16T11:09:39.454-06:00Comments on Do One Thing Better: Death penalty debate update:Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1150048336254987632006-06-11T12:52:00.000-05:002006-06-11T12:52:00.000-05:00Still not buying it. Two-faced doesn't mean he's ...Still not buying it. Two-faced doesn't mean he's flip-flopped. It means he's trying to have it both ways. The weasely part is saying you'll support ending abortion/bringing about state executions and also saying you'll do nothing to make it happen. <BR/><BR/>Both Blouin and Culver talk out of both sides of their mouths hoping the red-meaters hear the "pro-life" or "pro-state-execution" and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149968988129786572006-06-10T14:49:00.000-05:002006-06-10T14:49:00.000-05:00Kyle, thanks for your comment sticking up for Culv...Kyle, thanks for your comment sticking up for Culver's stance on the issue. You essentially said what I would want to say, except I think that for some of these commenters hearing from you probably (or hopefully) made it have a bit more impact.Chris Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498919638667819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149902890806144552006-06-09T20:28:00.000-05:002006-06-09T20:28:00.000-05:00So, you're wondering about the morality of the dea...So, you're wondering about the morality of the death penalty? Seems simple - killing is wrong, no matter if it's done by an individual, a solider, or a nation. <BR/><BR/>That said, we DO allow our soldiers to kill people without legal repercussion (and we also take the moral choice away from them). We, as a nation and a people, have decided that certain things outweigh the amorality of murder - Chris the Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434819898396611160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149893463285999042006-06-09T17:51:00.000-05:002006-06-09T17:51:00.000-05:00Actually, for once I'll step up on Culver's behalf...Actually, for once I'll step up on Culver's behalf here. <BR/><BR/>I've never heard Culver say anything but the fact that he supports the death penalty in exceptionally limited cases. His position isn't two-faced, in fact it's remarkably consistent.<BR/><BR/>I, along with some other Fallon staffers and the candidate himself, met with Culver today, and while I disagree with him on some issues and Kyle Lobnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796327854500626621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149893211542901582006-06-09T17:46:00.000-05:002006-06-09T17:46:00.000-05:00Chris, Culver's stance on executing people is just...Chris, Culver's stance on executing people is just as two-faced and weasely as Blouin's stance on abortion. Do you recognize that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149888927780113712006-06-09T16:35:00.000-05:002006-06-09T16:35:00.000-05:00I tend to side with eminent Mr. Radloff, here. It...I tend to side with eminent Mr. Radloff, here. It's not something I can get super-excited about except insofar as it reflects on a judicial system that is racist in result, questionable in accuracy, and terrifying in execution. <BR/><BR/>While generally I do not support the death penalty, it would not be a deciding factor for me in an election unless all other things were equal -- and that's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149879311867092122006-06-09T13:55:00.000-05:002006-06-09T13:55:00.000-05:00I'm against the death penalty, myself. Unless, of ...I'm against the death penalty, myself. Unless, of course, someone were to hurt my wife in any way, shape, or form. Then they die. <BR/><BR/>I guess this isn't one of my burning issues. I can't get excited about it for some reason. How many felons die at government hands? How many die in Iraq in the same time period? How many die due to tobacco? Traffic deaths? Cancer? AIDS? I guess I'm against Chris the Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434819898396611160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149863020792326632006-06-09T09:23:00.000-05:002006-06-09T09:23:00.000-05:00I'm against the death penalty. I'm with Culver on...I'm against the death penalty. I'm with Culver on a lot of other issues, but not the death penalty.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Culver's not campaigning to reinstate the death penalty, and its quite unlikely to pass through the statehouse. Read Kyle's first post on the death penalty for more information about.Chris Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498919638667819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1149858676244729362006-06-09T08:11:00.000-05:002006-06-09T08:11:00.000-05:00Woodsy doesn't want to play with the death penalty...Woodsy doesn't want to play with the death penalty? Even with his man Culver ready to gas Iowa's felons (allowing them to vote absentee before hand, of course)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com