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BTW he says it's "false" and

artappraiser — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:58:47 +0000

In reply to Just another example of

BTW he says it's "false" and "defamatory"

and as that's a Guardian link, I'd say it's safe to say it's no longer just "in local news"

Well played.

Doctor Cleveland — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:52:48 +0000

In reply to Yes. If your grandma was

Well played.

Yes. If your grandma was

Michael Maiello — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:31:54 +0000

In reply to This John Edwards guy....he's

Yes. If your grandma was hot.

I think the news value here

Doctor Cleveland — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:04:09 +0000

In reply to In local news....

I think the news value here is minimal, partly because we already know that Edwards is a dog, and mostly because his political career is already over.

It is useful for historical perspective, to evaluate the depth of his risk-taking and hubris while he was still a viable contender for a major-party nomination.

This John Edwards guy....he's

Richard Day — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:35:04 +0000

In reply to In local news....

This John Edwards guy....he's the one who can tell you what your dead grandma's been up to?

Right?

destor, I hate that

Aunt Sam — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:36:00 +0000

In reply to Well, Aunt Sam, it's not hard

destor, I hate that prostitution is even part of our reality, but it is. And don't see how that's going to change any time soon. I say legalize it, tax it and enforce mandates for health checks, age, etc. It would (hopefully) do away with pimps and improves the odds of at least lessening the most vile abuses.

Well, Aunt Sam, it's not hard

Michael Maiello — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:10:16 +0000

In reply to I wonder what the populace

Well, Aunt Sam, it's not hard to see why people would disagree with me and I have a lot of sympathy for the argument that very few people wind up working in prostitution because it was their life's ambition or because they enjoy it. My gut says that consenting adults can decide what they want to do with each other and if that involves $50 an oral sex, who am I to judge?

Donal mentions Kristoff and his human trafficking objection, which is entirely on point. But... would there be a human trafficking problem if prostitution was legal and regulated?

Beyond that, how is it okay to have a porn industry, where people are paid to have sex with each other and not a prostitution industry where, again, it's basically just people being paid for sex.

Just another example of

artappraiser — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:36:34 +0000

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Just another example of trying as hard as possible to get that JFK persona down, yawn. What, you think artfully tossled haircuts alone would suffice?

Nick Kristof has been posting

Donal — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:25:33 +0000

In reply to I wonder what the populace

Nick Kristof has been posting a lot about prostitution in third world countries.

I wonder what the populace

Aunt Sam — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:14:36 +0000

In reply to Legalize it. Seriously.

I wonder what the populace believes are the negative issues to legalizing prostitution?

It would also be 'interesting' to know what the gender divide is, as well as the differing views/rationales (if any) of women/men on this issue.