Damn. That sucks. I thought he’d be a states’ rights guy on abortion.
Also, who knew Playboy gave such great interviews?
Thanks for the info.........I will not even consider a proabortion candidate.
Frankly, this line of reasoning makes him sound like a complete retard:
PLAYBOY: According to whom? Some statistics suggest that drug use is down.
JOHNSON: That’s absolute baloney. I just don’t buy it. In one survey people were asked if they did drugs. First, they were asked in the Seventies. I can imagine people responding, “Well, sure, doesn’t everybody?” Today, they would likely say “No way” before hanging up. It’s a different time. But if we have reduced drug use by half—some claim it has gone down from 26 million to 13 million users—where are the corresponding dollar savings?
Uh, Johnson... The first argument makes sense. It’s wrong. (There’s a reason the kid in the 1970s said, “doesn’t everybody?”) But at least it makes sense. Interviews alone cannot confirm the decline in the use of drugs that happened between 1982 and 1993. But, the second argument is sheer idiocy. That’s like saying fire prevention doesn’t work because we’re spending more money on smoke detectors. Sure, New York spends money hand over fist to incarcerate drug dealers. On the other hand, New York was a lot better place to live during the Giuliani years than during the Koch years. Even now, the recession has put New York in horrible fiscal straits, but if Johnson thinks life in New York was better in the 1970s, to Hell with him.
Yes, it’s a fool’s notion that abortion privileges equate to liberty. Only psychopaths and the delusionary desire to kill babies; the existence of abortion is both a cause and symptom of deprived liberty. It’s maddening to hear, “what about cases of incest?” Well, who do you think is taking the girl to the abortion clinic? Abortion is what allows the incest to continue! Same goes for abusive sexual partners.
(Rape is a very special concern, but rape kits can prevent pregnancies from occurring up to four days after the attack. By allowing women to hesitate until evidence goes cold, abortion even helps rapists.)