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Old January 3rd 09, 06:37 PM posted to alt.child-support
Dusty
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Default The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.

Dang, I was hoping it was me this year. Oh well, better luck next year.

Anyway, congratulations!!
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http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/12/30/...orrectness-is/

Carey Roberts

Drum Roll! The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.
2008-12-30

It's that time of the year - Christmas carols, shiny-wrapped presents,
surprise visits by long-lost in-laws. And of course, our announcement of the
annual Award for Political Incorrectness.

Previous winners of this highly-sought after prize include California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who took up the dicey issue of paternity
fraud; columnist Phyllis Schlafly ("Shame on members of Congress who lack
the courage to stand up to feminist outrages."); and Mark Inglis, the
double-amputee who conquered Mt. Everest.

Last year's unanimous winners were Dave Evans, Reade Seligmann, and Collin
Finnerty, the former Duke lacrosse players who bravely overcame a firestorm
of rape hysteria unconscionably fanned by the media and university
activists.

Let's open the envelope for 2008.

This year's award goes to an unassuming university professor who has devoted
his career to the understanding and remedy of family violence. He has
received funding from the National Institutes of Health and was elected
president of the National Council on Family Relations and the Eastern
Sociological Society. Needless to say, his resumé is lengthy and impressive.

When he began his research in the 1970s, the public was well-acquainted with
the stereotype of beer-swilling men who bullied their wives. That was the
good professor's assumption, as well. But when he published his research
findings in 1975, everyone was amazed - women were just as likely as men to
engage in partner violence.

When he did follow-up surveys over the following 20 years, the gender-equal
results confirmed his original research. More surprising, when other
researchers studied homosexual relationships, they found lesbians had the
highest rates of partner aggression.

There was a problem, but not with the research itself.

The burgeoning feminist movement had staked out the domestic violence issue
as its cri de coeur. The feminists had ginned up their own theory: Domestic
violence is a hate crime perpetrated against women. Gloria Steinem said it
best: "The patriarchy requires violence or the subliminal threat of violence
in order to maintain itself."

But what if all the research paints a completely different picture, showing
heterosexual women are equally likely to aggress, and the highest rates of
battering are found among lesbians? Obviously the hate crime theory goes out
the window, and Steinem's breathless claim seems pretty far-fetched, as
well.

So what's a good feminist to do about the good professor's research? Well,
why not start a whispering campaign? Anything for the cause of female
empowerment, right?

So feminists at his university organized telephone ring accusing him of
being a misogynist. He was picketed repeatedly. At the University of
Massachusetts, a group of shouting and stomping women prevented him from
delivering a guest lecture. (Yes, these are the same women who claim to be
working for a more peaceful and tolerant society.)

In Canada, Pat Marshall, chairwoman of the Commission on Violence Against
Women, made this charge to a reporter about her meeting with the professor's
wife: "I have never met a woman who looked so victimized." But when the
writer called the woman, she said she had never been struck. Marshall was
later forced to apologize.

When the professor was elected president of the Society for the Study of
Social Problems, a group of feminists stood up and walked out as he began
his presidential address. And the threats continue to this day - recently
one of his PhD students was told she would never find a job if she did her
doctoral research with him.

In the face of such opposition, many academics would go into another line of
research, or begin to skew their data to be politically acceptable. But he
would have none of that. Rather than being cowed by the threats, he opted to
expose the motivations behind the attacks.

In one interview, he charged the criticisms of his work are "justifications
of violence by women in the guise of feminism. This is a betrayal of the
feminist ideal of a nonviolent world."

Then we went on to shed the light of truth their tactics.

Writing last year in the European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research,
he cast the spotlight on how feminist academics conceal, deny, and distort
the evidence. Then he detailed the ways in which feminists have corrupted
the research on female-perpetrated abuse, even scheming to obstruct research
funds that might identify female offenders. Finally he took aim at
researchers who have "let their ideological commitments overrule their
scientific commitments."

Interested persons can read this no-holds-barred paper he
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/V74-ge...ethod%208-.pdf .

Congratulations, Dr. Murray Straus, director of the Family Research
Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire. You are the winner of the
2008 Award for Political Incorrectness.

  #2  
Old January 3rd 09, 10:54 PM posted to alt.child-support
Kenneth S.[_2_]
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Default The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 18:37:22 +0100, "Dusty" wrote:

Dang, I was hoping it was me this year. Oh well, better luck next year.

Anyway, congratulations!!
----------------------------------------------------

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/12/30/...orrectness-is/

Carey Roberts

Drum Roll! The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.
2008-12-30

It's that time of the year - Christmas carols, shiny-wrapped presents,
surprise visits by long-lost in-laws. And of course, our announcement of the
annual Award for Political Incorrectness.

Previous winners of this highly-sought after prize include California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who took up the dicey issue of paternity
fraud; columnist Phyllis Schlafly ("Shame on members of Congress who lack
the courage to stand up to feminist outrages."); and Mark Inglis, the
double-amputee who conquered Mt. Everest.

Last year's unanimous winners were Dave Evans, Reade Seligmann, and Collin
Finnerty, the former Duke lacrosse players who bravely overcame a firestorm
of rape hysteria unconscionably fanned by the media and university
activists.

Let's open the envelope for 2008.

This year's award goes to an unassuming university professor who has devoted
his career to the understanding and remedy of family violence. He has
received funding from the National Institutes of Health and was elected
president of the National Council on Family Relations and the Eastern
Sociological Society. Needless to say, his resumé is lengthy and impressive.

When he began his research in the 1970s, the public was well-acquainted with
the stereotype of beer-swilling men who bullied their wives. That was the
good professor's assumption, as well. But when he published his research
findings in 1975, everyone was amazed - women were just as likely as men to
engage in partner violence.

When he did follow-up surveys over the following 20 years, the gender-equal
results confirmed his original research. More surprising, when other
researchers studied homosexual relationships, they found lesbians had the
highest rates of partner aggression.

There was a problem, but not with the research itself.

The burgeoning feminist movement had staked out the domestic violence issue
as its cri de coeur. The feminists had ginned up their own theory: Domestic
violence is a hate crime perpetrated against women. Gloria Steinem said it
best: "The patriarchy requires violence or the subliminal threat of violence
in order to maintain itself."

But what if all the research paints a completely different picture, showing
heterosexual women are equally likely to aggress, and the highest rates of
battering are found among lesbians? Obviously the hate crime theory goes out
the window, and Steinem's breathless claim seems pretty far-fetched, as
well.

So what's a good feminist to do about the good professor's research? Well,
why not start a whispering campaign? Anything for the cause of female
empowerment, right?

So feminists at his university organized telephone ring accusing him of
being a misogynist. He was picketed repeatedly. At the University of
Massachusetts, a group of shouting and stomping women prevented him from
delivering a guest lecture. (Yes, these are the same women who claim to be
working for a more peaceful and tolerant society.)

In Canada, Pat Marshall, chairwoman of the Commission on Violence Against
Women, made this charge to a reporter about her meeting with the professor's
wife: "I have never met a woman who looked so victimized." But when the
writer called the woman, she said she had never been struck. Marshall was
later forced to apologize.

When the professor was elected president of the Society for the Study of
Social Problems, a group of feminists stood up and walked out as he began
his presidential address. And the threats continue to this day - recently
one of his PhD students was told she would never find a job if she did her
doctoral research with him.

In the face of such opposition, many academics would go into another line of
research, or begin to skew their data to be politically acceptable. But he
would have none of that. Rather than being cowed by the threats, he opted to
expose the motivations behind the attacks.

In one interview, he charged the criticisms of his work are "justifications
of violence by women in the guise of feminism. This is a betrayal of the
feminist ideal of a nonviolent world."

Then we went on to shed the light of truth their tactics.

Writing last year in the European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research,
he cast the spotlight on how feminist academics conceal, deny, and distort
the evidence. Then he detailed the ways in which feminists have corrupted
the research on female-perpetrated abuse, even scheming to obstruct research
funds that might identify female offenders. Finally he took aim at
researchers who have "let their ideological commitments overrule their
scientific commitments."

Interested persons can read this no-holds-barred paper he
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/V74-ge...ethod%208-.pdf .

Congratulations, Dr. Murray Straus, director of the Family Research
Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire. You are the winner of the
2008 Award for Political Incorrectness.


For more information about this, see a piece by Wendy McElroy at
http://www.ifeminists.com/introducti...2002/1112.html. As
is, I think, brought out in Christina Hoff Sommers's book "Who Stole
Feminism?" Straus -- as one of the very few people researching this
issue -- was the darling of the feminists until his research produced
results they didn't like.
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Old January 3rd 09, 11:11 PM posted to alt.child-support,alt.politics.economics,alt.politics.usa.constitution
DB[_4_]
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Default The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.


"Kenneth S." wrote in message
...
On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 18:37:22 +0100, "Dusty" wrote:

Dang, I was hoping it was me this year. Oh well, better luck next year.

Anyway, congratulations!!
----------------------------------------------------

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/12/30/...orrectness-is/

Carey Roberts

Drum Roll! The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.
2008-12-30

It's that time of the year - Christmas carols, shiny-wrapped presents,
surprise visits by long-lost in-laws. And of course, our announcement of
the
annual Award for Political Incorrectness.

Previous winners of this highly-sought after prize include California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who took up the dicey issue of paternity
fraud; columnist Phyllis Schlafly ("Shame on members of Congress who lack
the courage to stand up to feminist outrages."); and Mark Inglis, the
double-amputee who conquered Mt. Everest.

Last year's unanimous winners were Dave Evans, Reade Seligmann, and Collin
Finnerty, the former Duke lacrosse players who bravely overcame a
firestorm
of rape hysteria unconscionably fanned by the media and university
activists.

Let's open the envelope for 2008.

This year's award goes to an unassuming university professor who has
devoted
his career to the understanding and remedy of family violence. He has
received funding from the National Institutes of Health and was elected
president of the National Council on Family Relations and the Eastern
Sociological Society. Needless to say, his resumé is lengthy and
impressive.

When he began his research in the 1970s, the public was well-acquainted
with
the stereotype of beer-swilling men who bullied their wives. That was the
good professor's assumption, as well. But when he published his research
findings in 1975, everyone was amazed - women were just as likely as men
to
engage in partner violence.

When he did follow-up surveys over the following 20 years, the
gender-equal
results confirmed his original research. More surprising, when other
researchers studied homosexual relationships, they found lesbians had the
highest rates of partner aggression.

There was a problem, but not with the research itself.

The burgeoning feminist movement had staked out the domestic violence
issue
as its cri de coeur. The feminists had ginned up their own theory:
Domestic
violence is a hate crime perpetrated against women. Gloria Steinem said it
best: "The patriarchy requires violence or the subliminal threat of
violence
in order to maintain itself."

But what if all the research paints a completely different picture,
showing
heterosexual women are equally likely to aggress, and the highest rates of
battering are found among lesbians? Obviously the hate crime theory goes
out
the window, and Steinem's breathless claim seems pretty far-fetched, as
well.

So what's a good feminist to do about the good professor's research? Well,
why not start a whispering campaign? Anything for the cause of female
empowerment, right?

So feminists at his university organized telephone ring accusing him of
being a misogynist. He was picketed repeatedly. At the University of
Massachusetts, a group of shouting and stomping women prevented him from
delivering a guest lecture. (Yes, these are the same women who claim to be
working for a more peaceful and tolerant society.)

In Canada, Pat Marshall, chairwoman of the Commission on Violence Against
Women, made this charge to a reporter about her meeting with the
professor's
wife: "I have never met a woman who looked so victimized." But when the
writer called the woman, she said she had never been struck. Marshall was
later forced to apologize.

When the professor was elected president of the Society for the Study of
Social Problems, a group of feminists stood up and walked out as he began
his presidential address. And the threats continue to this day - recently
one of his PhD students was told she would never find a job if she did her
doctoral research with him.

In the face of such opposition, many academics would go into another line
of
research, or begin to skew their data to be politically acceptable. But he
would have none of that. Rather than being cowed by the threats, he opted
to
expose the motivations behind the attacks.

In one interview, he charged the criticisms of his work are
"justifications
of violence by women in the guise of feminism. This is a betrayal of the
feminist ideal of a nonviolent world."

Then we went on to shed the light of truth their tactics.

Writing last year in the European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research,
he cast the spotlight on how feminist academics conceal, deny, and distort
the evidence. Then he detailed the ways in which feminists have corrupted
the research on female-perpetrated abuse, even scheming to obstruct
research
funds that might identify female offenders. Finally he took aim at
researchers who have "let their ideological commitments overrule their
scientific commitments."

Interested persons can read this no-holds-barred paper he
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/V74-ge...ethod%208-.pdf
.

Congratulations, Dr. Murray Straus, director of the Family Research
Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire. You are the winner of the
2008 Award for Political Incorrectness.


For more information about this, see a piece by Wendy McElroy at
http://www.ifeminists.com/introducti...2002/1112.html. As
is, I think, brought out in Christina Hoff Sommers's book "Who Stole
Feminism?" Straus -- as one of the very few people researching this
issue -- was the darling of the feminists until his research produced
results they didn't like.


Men need to wake up and realize that feminism isn't about getting equal pay
anymore!
When your wife loots your bank account, shoots you in the back while you're
sleeping and claims abuse as a defense and can walk away, that's a scary
society to live in.



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Old January 4th 09, 12:10 AM posted to alt.child-support,alt.politics.economics,alt.politics.usa.constitution
Curly Surmudgeon
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Default The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:11:13 -0800, DB wrote:

Men need to wake up and realize that feminism isn't about getting equal
pay anymore!
When your wife loots your bank account, shoots you in the back while
you're sleeping and claims abuse as a defense and can walk away, that's
a scary society to live in.


You gotta start dating a different class of women...

--
Regards, Curly
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17 Days More of George Walker Bush Plundering the Economy
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Old January 16th 09, 07:07 AM posted to alt.child-support,alt.politics.economics,alt.politics.usa.constitution
DB[_4_]
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Default The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.


"Curly Surmudgeon" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:11:13 -0800, DB wrote:

Men need to wake up and realize that feminism isn't about getting equal
pay anymore!
When your wife loots your bank account, shoots you in the back while
you're sleeping and claims abuse as a defense and can walk away, that's
a scary society to live in.


You gotta start dating a different class of women...


Well she was a Preacher's wife!


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Old January 16th 09, 03:45 PM posted to alt.child-support
Kenneth S.[_2_]
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Default The Winner of the 2008 Award for Political Incorrectness is.

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:07:20 -0800, "DB" wrote:


"Curly Surmudgeon" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:11:13 -0800, DB wrote:

Men need to wake up and realize that feminism isn't about getting equal
pay anymore!
When your wife loots your bank account, shoots you in the back while
you're sleeping and claims abuse as a defense and can walk away, that's
a scary society to live in.


You gotta start dating a different class of women...


Well she was a Preacher's wife!


I realize the above is just a jocular comment. However, I
think this is an interesting case. It's worth considering how the
justice system may work in other similar cases.

Yes, this murdering woman WAS a preacher's wife. However,
once you read more about the case you find that she herself was a very
dubious character, and not merely because she shot her sleeping
husband in the back, and then left him to bleed to death, removing the
phone so that he couldn't call 911. There are many indications that
Mary Winkler is a manipulative sociopath. Don't date such women, even
if they are preachers' widows! In fact, without wishing to be rash or
dogmatic, I'd go wider than that, and advise against dating any woman
who has murdered her husband. If you meet a new woman, ask her about
this on the very first date!

In addition to Winkler's involvement in what she knew were
fraudulent banking transactions, her conduct while out on bail during
the trial was disturbing (e.g. being recorded on someone's cell phone
out drinking at a bar and making frivolous remarks about the killing).
During the trial, she tried to murder her dead husband's reputation by
claiming (unconvincingly) to have been an abused wife.

What are the wider implications? Winkler got off with a very
light sentence for killing her defenseless husband. According to
Diane Fanning's "The Pastor's Wife"
(http://www.dianefanning.com/truecrim...torswife.html),
which I read recently, the light sentence was linked to the make-up of
the jury, which was overwhelmingly female.

There were only two men on this jury. One of the two male
jurors said afterwards, "I was one of two guys and 10 women. And you
know the balance there." This juror said the verdict might have been
much different had it been a predominantly male jury
(http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=6406133).

Overwhelmingly, the mainstream media ignored the issue of jury
composition. Curiously, that issue was ignored even by the fathers'
rights newsletters that commented on the subsequent custody dispute
(Winkler got the children back). But it looks to me as if the defense
won at the point at which the jury was picked. I wonder if
prosecutors have factored this element into their calculations about
similar murder cases in the future.

We know about the court bias against men in custody and "child
support" matters. However, this case illustrates that this bias can
go further than that.

 




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