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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:01:13 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:02:42 AM EDT
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It is already tough to stay in certain hotel rooms. Those would be extra tough to stay in for me.
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:03:53 AM EDT
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Sex is BAD.
I'll bet if there had been a symposium on watching videos of exploding heads and gruesome car crashes, that would have been ok with local church folks, though. 
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:04:40 AM EDT
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Quoted: Their business and their image to protect I have no problem with that. It is the part where the District Attorney is putting pressure on them that I don't like. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:05:44 AM EDT
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I could not be more pleased, because as Isaid, that’s not the type of event we want to be going on in thiscommunity” sanctioned by one of our businesses, Clingman said. Mad that she wasn't invited. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:06:26 AM EDT
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Now what the fuck am I going to do this weekend
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:06:40 AM EDT
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District attorney?
Pre-crime? |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:09:46 AM EDT
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A Midland couple previously scheduled to conduct sexual seminars at the event referred a reporter to group member George Long
Is that his stage name? |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:12:30 AM EDT
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Pervs. Good riddance.
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:14:49 AM EDT
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Private contract. The DA had no business messing with them.
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:16:21 AM EDT
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While I support the hotel to have what types of events they want on their private property, I am bothered by the apparent fact that the DA consulted with her pastor to "rally the religious base" and then visited the hotel in her official capacity to "investigate".
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:17:14 AM EDT
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Quoted: Private contract. The DA had no business messing with them. Yeah, that's bull shit. People having sex, oh the horrorz |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:18:16 AM EDT
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Pervs. Good riddance. Your opinion. What should be done with those you deem as 'pervs'? |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:19:43 AM EDT
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Shouldn't be using the DA unless a law was being broken. This is...... ahem....... Questionable in the least, Lawsuit anyone???????
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:20:23 AM EDT
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I think this would constitute abuse of power.
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:21:32 AM EDT
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Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:30 pm | Updated: 10:24 pm, Tue Aug 31, 2010.
Amid pressure, a convention billed as a "hedonistic adventurefor couples” has been canceled at Midland’s Courtyard Marriott,officials confirmed Tuesday.
"Yesterday the hotel management in Midlandnotified us that they were forced to cancel our contract and ourconvention,” a message posted on the Texas Passion Events websitesaid. "The district attorney had paid them a visit and then theyreceived notice from their corporate (office) that we were nolonger welcome at the hotel. We do not know, nor does the localhotel management know, from where the pressure came.”
Organizers had scheduled, among other things,seminars about various aspects of "the lifestyle,” as organizersdescribe their sexual activities. The website boasted the event asa "hotel takeover” with hedonism and nudity.
The group originally had a contract, rentingthe entire Courtyard Marriott and had paid a deposit of $50,000 ormore, Midland County District Attorney Teresa Clingman said.
Clingman added a concerned citizen hadcontacted her about the event, which was scheduled for Sept.30-Oct. 3.
"I just had my investigators contact themanagement of the hotel to find out how the facility was going toconduct such an event so that no laws were broken,” Clingmansaid.
She wanted the convention looked into because,"I don’t think that’s the kind of event, that if most Midlanderswere aware of it, they would want in this community.”
A Midland couple previously scheduled toconduct sexual seminars at the event referred a reporter to groupmember George Long, who would only say he was in North CentralTexas. Long said he was "extremely disappointed at having itcanceled.
"The reason we picked Midland is because thereis a huge lifestyle community in West Texas,” Long said. He wouldnot say how many people were expected at the convention.
He noted there are lifestyle conventionsnationwide, and the events attract people of all ages.
Swinging, which emerged in the 1960s,reportedly has steadily grown. "It hasn’t been renewed. It’s juststeadily grown and the Internet has let it explode,” Long said.
Asked if the convention –– which took sevenmonths to plan –– would be rescheduled, Long said the cancellationcame at the last minute. "We got everybody’s money refunded tothem. We spent all last week getting everybody’s money back to thembecause that was the most important thing,” Long said.
Clingman said her minister, the Rev. RobertPase of Grace Lutheran Church, told her the event was canceled. Shehad consulted with Pase to rally Midland’s religious base.
"I could not be more pleased, because as Isaid, that’s not the type of event we want to be going on in thiscommunity” sanctioned by one of our businesses, Clingman said.
The Reporter-Telegram was referred to thehotel’s general manager Tuesday.
"There is no event, the event has beencanceled due to its nature,” hotel Manager David Dupree said.
http://www.mywesttexas.com/top_stories/article_cd89f5f4-b568-11df-8656-001cc4c002e0.html So, guilty until proven innocent, is that what's she saying? If so, this bitch should be thrown out on her ear. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:21:48 AM EDT
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Private contract. The DA had no business messing with them. Obscenity laws maybe? They never keep their activities indoors |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:26:00 AM EDT
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Sex is BAD. I'll bet if there had been a symposium on watching videos of exploding heads and gruesome car crashes, that would have been ok with local church folks, though. I agree... These items are not exactly unholy. (Exploding Heads) 
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:28:50 AM EDT
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Quoted: Clingman said her minister, the Rev. RobertPase of Grace Lutheran Church, told her the event was canceled. Shehad consulted with Pase to rally Midland’s religious base. Quoted: Private contract. The DA had no business messing with them. That is as fucked up as a soup sandwich. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:29:34 AM EDT
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Quoted: Only I am allowed to make money off of sex. Heh. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:30:10 AM EDT
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I think this would constitute abuse of power. Yes, that is fairly obvious. Did you notice that the DA was notified by her Pastor that the conference was canceled? While I don't agree with their (the ones that booked the conf) shenanigans, it certainly looks like the DA abused her position to drive the church's agenda. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:34:59 AM EDT
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Pervs. Good riddance. Your opinion. What should be done with those you deem as 'pervs'? Shun them and their perversions to the dark underground edge of society where they belong, then fart in their general direction. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:36:59 AM EDT
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I think this would constitute abuse of power. lawsuit???????? |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:37:54 AM EDT
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My hometown and I'm not at all surprised.
Midland is very conservative but also very "Religious Right". They are about as bad as liberals in imposing their opinions and beliefs on other people. There are no strip clubs in Midland due to public pressure. You have to go to Odessa to find one. Back in the early 80's they put so much pressure on concert venues that KISS and Ozzy Osbourne cancelled concerts in Midland due to the churches stirring up their congregations. I remember a guest pastor in my church growing up giving a sermon about how KISS stood for Knights In Satan's Service. I was I think 12 or 13 and I thought it was silly and I didn't even really like rock music at the time. Nice place to grow up but their are quite sanctimonious with their morality. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:39:04 AM EDT
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That is West Texas for you...
I remember when I was kid in San Angelo that some folks protested the KISS concert. I probably know some of the people who were going to attend the "convention" Hell, I am probably related to some... 
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:39:09 AM EDT
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Pervs. Good riddance. Your opinion. What should be done with those you deem as 'pervs'? Shun them and their perversions to the dark underground edge of society where they belong, then fart in their general direction. Unless my sarcasm meter is broken I would say you would fit right in with a lot of Midlanders. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:40:16 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:40:18 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Only I am allowed to make money off of sex. Heh. lol |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:41:31 AM EDT
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Quoted: A Midland couple previously scheduled to conduct sexual seminars at the event referred a reporter to group member George Long Is that his stage name? I once worked with a guy named Richard Long. Imagine the jokes  |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:43:42 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. I'm guessing obscenity laws are the reason. Swingers rarely keep their activities indoors and once it goes public, they could be breaking laws. Of course if they ever make ghey marriage a constitutional right, all other lifestyles will become protected. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:47:24 AM EDT
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Private contract. The DA had no business messing with them. Obscenity laws maybe? They never keep their activities indoors That would be if they actually came outside. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:48:37 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. Is religious affiliation protected under the "civil rights" laws? I know you can't refuse service to blacks, etc (complete BS in my opinion). |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:49:58 AM EDT
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I grew up in Midland.
It is a very conservative town. Frankly I am surprised this group chose Midland to host their event. It was a good place to grow up. I still think it's a good place to grow up. I hope to move back someday. But, the busybody quotient is high. And many of the busybodies have significant assets and the time to be a busybody. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:53:21 AM EDT
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My hometown and I'm not at all surprised. Midland is very conservative but also very "Religious Right". They are about as bad as liberals in imposing their opinions and beliefs on other people. There are no strip clubs in Midland due to public pressure. You have to go to Odessa to find one. Back in the early 80's they put so much pressure on concert venues that KISS and Ozzy Osbourne cancelled concerts in Midland due to the churches stirring up their congregations. I remember a guest pastor in my church growing up giving a sermon about how KISS stood for Knights In Satan's Service. I was I think 12 or 13 and I thought it was silly and I didn't even really like rock music at the time. Nice place to grow up but their are quite sanctimonious with their morality. Dude, this is not a slam, please believe me. But look at your line, now in red. They may have some puritan zealots amongst them but I wonder how nice a place it would be if ........... I see your point as well but I thought it was an interesting contrast to whats being said in some posts. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:57:43 AM EDT
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Crap. There goes my weekend.
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Posted: 9/1/2010 8:57:50 AM EDT
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Damn, what am I gonna do that week now.
ETA: beat by 7 seconds |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:00:18 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. Is religious affiliation protected under the "civil rights" laws? I know you can't refuse service to blacks, etc (complete BS in my opinion). And that's the point. You cannot refuse service to selected protected classes, but you can refuse service to other people. To be an equitable law, either a private business can refuse service to anybody for any reason or no one at all. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:01:28 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. I'm guessing obscenity laws are the reason. Swingers rarely keep their activities indoors and once it goes public, they could be breaking laws. Of course if they ever make ghey marriage a constitutional right, all other lifestyles will become protected. Well, rather than banning all of them for what might happen, how about prosecuting those people who actually do violate the law. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:03:54 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. I'm guessing obscenity laws are the reason. Swingers rarely keep their activities indoors and once it goes public, they could be breaking laws. Of course if they ever make ghey marriage a constitutional right, all other lifestyles will become protected. Well, rather than banning all of them for what might happen, how about prosecuting those people who actually do violate the law. Sometimes the headache isn't worth the effort imo. If I was the DA and the kkk and the panthers wanted to protest, I wouldn't give them a permit. I know I could bust some heads when they break the law, but I don't want the headache so fuck em. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:04:29 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. I'm guessing obscenity laws are the reason. Swingers rarely keep their activities indoors and once it goes public, they could be breaking laws. Of course if they ever make ghey marriage a constitutional right, all other lifestyles will become protected. Well, rather than banning all of them for what might happen, how about prosecuting those people who actually do violate the law. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:06:15 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. I'm guessing obscenity laws are the reason. Swingers rarely keep their activities indoors and once it goes public, they could be breaking laws. Of course if they ever make ghey marriage a constitutional right, all other lifestyles will become protected. Well, rather than banning all of them for what might happen, how about prosecuting those people who actually do violate the law.  
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:06:31 AM EDT
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Their business and their image to protect I'm curious. Would you say the same thing if the hotel's policy was no muslims allowed? I agree with a business owner being able to refuse service to anyone for any reason without Governmental interference, however, we do accept the fact that the government tells business owners who they must cater to already. I'm guessing obscenity laws are the reason. Swingers rarely keep their activities indoors and once it goes public, they could be breaking laws. Of course if they ever make ghey marriage a constitutional right, all other lifestyles will become protected. Well, rather than banning all of them for what might happen, how about prosecuting those people who actually do violate the law. Sometimes the headache isn't worth the effort imo. If I was the DA and the kkk and the panthers wanted to protest, I wouldn't give them a permit. I know I could bust some heads when they break the law, but I don't want the headache so fuck em. In this case, the DA did it because her pastor told her to. Sounds like a conflict of interest. I would hope that the rights of people to assemble are not based on how much of a hassle it would be. |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:07:36 AM EDT
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ya know a lot of these people going to this were people you dont want to see naked..
think nude beach.. 
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:14:14 AM EDT
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I don't give a crap one way or the other, but why would these folks choose a location that is known to be very conservative, and not likely to tolerate what can only be called "out there" behavior? Do people do this just so they have something to rail about?
It seems to me the good citizens of Midland should have freedom FROM this kind of conduct, the same as the swingers would shriek loudly they should have freedom FROM religion.
I'm sure there are many locales around the country where this would be a welcome influx of business. Go there and STFU. 
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:14:17 AM EDT
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Pervs. Good riddance. Where do I show up to help your fight for freedom for everyman? |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:17:13 AM EDT
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Private contract. The DA had no business messing with them. Obscenity laws maybe? They never keep their activities indoors That would be if they actually came outside. And in their rooms, and in the lobby, and in the ice machine, and on the salad bar in the restaurant next door...
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:19:16 AM EDT
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I don't give a crap one way or the other, but why would these folks choose a location that is known to be very conservative, and not likely to tolerate what can only be called "out there" behavior? Do people do this just so they have something to rail about?
It seems to me the good citizens of Midland should have freedom FROM this kind of conduct, the same as the swingers would shriek loudly they should have freedom FROM religion.
I'm sure there are many locales around the country where this would be a welcome influx of business. Go there and STFU. Maybe there are a lot of "keeping up appearances" types who cry bloody hell in public while their wife buggers their butthole with a modified sawzall |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:19:30 AM EDT
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Man I'm sure glad the religious don't use positions of power to dictate their particular dogmatical baggage onto the rest of us.
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:20:43 AM EDT
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I don't give a crap one way or the other, but why would these folks choose a location that is known to be very conservative, and not likely to tolerate what can only be called "out there" behavior? Do people do this just so they have something to rail about?
It seems to me the good citizens of Midland should have freedom FROM this kind of conduct, the same as the swingers would shriek loudly they should have freedom FROM religion.
I'm sure there are many locales around the country where this would be a welcome influx of business. Go there and STFU. Maybe there are a lot of "keeping up appearances" types who cry bloody hell in public while their wife buggers their butthole with a modified sawzall They're not free to do that? |
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Posted: 9/1/2010 9:21:16 AM EDT
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Quoted: Shouldn't be using the DA unless a law was being broken. This is...... ahem....... Questionable in the least, Lawsuit anyone??????? It's very likely that adultery is still on the books in Texas. |
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