Brendan Kelly writes:

So Todd Akin (above) is a bit of a fool right? Believes the human body will
reject pregnancy in the case of a legitimate rape.

Thinks it’s so rare that there is no need legislating for it?

According to this, the chances of a rape resulting in pregnancy is 5% so not that rare really. So, you would have to be a bit strange to believe what Akin believes, right?

No one in Ireland would seriously think that, surely?

Oh.

A little research reveals that the site owner is one Clodagh Murphy
and the site is based at 60A Capel Street, Dublin. Home of Youth Defence, Cóir etc.


What’s wrong with these people?

Earlier

(PA)

“When I joined the Irish Independent in 1973, having worked five years on the ‘Sunday Independent’ both papers had clear editorial principles largely set by two good editors and an outstanding chief executive, now forgotten, Bartle Pitcher.

We, the journalists working for them, knew where we were going and what the papers stood for, including conservative Catholic beliefs, now understandably modified, the interest of wealth and productivity together with a still widespread support of honesty and integrity in public life.

All of those things should be and will be restored.”

Bruce Arnold, above, in a column defending Denis O’Brien and attacking the publishing career of Vincent Browne in today’s Irish Independent. (unavailable online).

Bone-chilling.

Previously: Et Tu, Bruce?

Oh, go on then.

We’d like to see you try it at Barbra Streisand.

MCD Boss Promises ‘full, Thorough’ Body Searches At Marlay Park Concerts (BreakingNews)

Thanks Lars Biscuits

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

Well, it rhymes with ships.

Kidding.

At the quays at Dublin this afternoon was Elizabeth Barrett (centre) from the Irish Navy, with, from left: Lisa Cannon, Glenda Gilson, Kirsteen O’Sullivan and Karen Koster.

“At the launch of Foroige’s attempt to break a world record for the largest number of people to ‘Rock the Boat’, taking place during the ‘Tall Ships Races 2012’.”

That’s Monday for ye.

Meanwhile: on the LÉ  Hotness:

Glenda Gilson (left) with Ordinary Seaman (oer, etc.) Brian ‘Matt Damon’  Hayes and Kirsteen O’Sullivan.

(Laura Hutton/Photocall ireland)

 

Alexander Barankov sits, today, in a Quito jail awaiting extradition to Belarus.

Having angered the Belarussian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko (current darling of the Equadorian economy) the blogger finds himself in a rather worse pickle than Julian Assange.

“Far from the world’s attention, the (Ecuadorian) government is evicting an ex-government worker from Belarus who has enjoyed three years of asylum status in Ecuador. The reason is that six weeks ago, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko was in Quito to sign a number of trade agreements and applied pressure. A short time later the man, Alexander Barankov, was arrested in Quito. Against this background, the flowery words of Ecuador’s foreign minister about the huge importance of political asylum don’t hold much value.”

Assange Case Exposes ‘International Hypocrisy’ (Spiegel Online)

Democratic Underground

(Hat tip @soundmigration)

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