Our Tax Dollars Being Well Spent...in Homosexual Bars in Argentina

[guido911]

Our country is in economic turmoil, and we are spending 400K to study this?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/08/government-funds-study-gay-sex-argentina-bars/

[Ed W]

This is so WRONG!  Our tax dollars should be spent in perfectly good homosexual bars right here in America!  I'm going to write to Senator Inhofe and DEMAND that he draft legislation requiring our government to spend money investigating gay sex right here in the USA.  It's only right.

[TURobY]

I'm curious why the focus on gay men? It seems that, regardless of sexual preference, people tend to become more sexual as alcohol intake increases.

[TheArtist]

I'm curious why the focus on gay men? It seems that, regardless of sexual preference, people tend to become more sexual as alcohol intake increases.

I am sure this is not the only study being done on HIV transmission, behavior or what have you. There are likely studies on teens, poor, and women for instance in this country or others,,, and studies of other diseases, how they are spread, behaviors, addictions, etc. in lots of countries and demographic groups. Though without knowing the specifics of this study a little better, I would wonder how cultural differences might affect what they learn and how that knowledge could possibly be compromised or "non transferable" to a different US demographic. The article is actually contradictory in what it says the study is so its hard to say much of anything about it one way or the other. 

[we vs us]

I wish would Guido finally set aside a weekend and go through the federal budget line by line to lets us know all the projects that he finds morally questionable, or ridiculous, or unneeded, or not worthy of scientific inquiry.  Especially the ones that are microscopic percentages of percentages of the total budget, and which are really worth getting riled up only for political reasons. 

If Guido could provide me a list so I can be enraged all at once, rather than having to wait for each item, I'd be really grateful. 

Guido?

[Red Arrow]

If Guido could provide me a list so I can be enraged all at once, rather than having to wait for each item, I'd be really grateful. 

Too much rage all at once might cause you irreparable mental anguish.  Better to spread it around at lower levels.

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Someone spent a lot of time and effort to finagle that grant.  It would be cruel to not reward them for their effort, regardless of the merits of the study.  We give kids trophies for being on a sports team even if they don't win anything. Being rewarded has nothing to do with merit or success, only that you exist and tried. 

[guido911]

I wish would Guido finally set aside a weekend and go through the federal budget line by line to lets us know all the projects that he finds morally questionable, or ridiculous, or unneeded, or not worthy of scientific inquiry.  Especially the ones that are microscopic percentages of percentages of the total budget, and which are really worth getting riled up only for political reasons. 

If Guido could provide me a list so I can be enraged all at once, rather than having to wait for each item, I'd be really grateful. 

Guido?

Got it WE, you approve of the gay sex study.

[we vs us]

Got it WE, you approve of the gay sex study.

I actually didn't say one way or the other whether I approve of it, but why shouldn't I?  'cause it's ZOMG gay?

Isn't it possible that you don't know enough about this to have an informed opinion?  Isn't it possible that whoever funded this actually knew what they were doing?

[Ed W]

Isn't it possible that you don't know enough about this to have an informed opinion?  Isn't it possible that whoever funded this actually knew what they were doing?

...well, yeah, there's that.  And it's only $400K.  That'll buy 4 traffic lights.  Big whoop.

[guido911]

I actually didn't say one way or the other whether I approve of it, but why shouldn't I?  'cause it's ZOMG gay?

Isn't it possible that you don't know enough about this to have an informed opinion?  Isn't it possible that whoever funded this actually knew what they were doing?

Isn't it possible that you are not paying the huge amount of taxes that I do so you have zero perspective? Isn't it possible that you will do or say anything to defend this administration--even where we are sending 400K to Argentina or millions to study cow/hog farts or $350K to snap a picture of Obama's plane.

[Hoss]

Isn't it possible that you are not paying the huge amount of taxes that I do so you have zero perspective? Isn't it possible that you will do or say anything to defend this administration--even where we are sending 400K to Argentina or millions to study cow/hog farts or $350K to snap a picture of Obama's plane.

Ah yes, here we go: poor Gweed makes X so he pays Y in taxes unlike any of us other cretins.

Sheesh, get over yourself, doofus.

Isn't it possible you will say or do anything, including those things that by non-Freepers would be considered trivial.

Holy Crap!  The president likes Dijon Mustard.  It's a scandal.

Only in your mind.

[TheArtist]

Ah yes, here we go: poor Gweed makes X so he pays Y in taxes unlike any of us other cretins.

Sheesh, get over yourself, doofus.

Isn't it possible you will say or do anything, including those things that by non-Freepers would be considered trivial.

Holy Crap!  The president likes Dijon Mustard.  It's a scandal.

Only in your mind.

Dijon Mustard... just as I suspeced, ELITIST! not like the rest of us, he is one of "THEM".

Did guido actually have a thread on this?

[guido911]

Meh, just another $2.6M going to China to teach its hookers to drink responsibly:

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47976

Gay bars and hoes...change we can believe in.

[Nik]

Meh, just another $2.6M going to China to teach its hookers to drink responsibly:

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47976

Gay bars and hoes...change we can believe in.

So did you actually read the article or just the headline? The grant for this was made in November. Who was our President then?

[guido911]

So did you actually read the article or just the headline? The grant for this was made in November. Who was our President then?

Who cares? I hated Bush on the bail outs and immigration and I hate him (and Congress) on this. Stop the waste.