"Illinois Governor Puts Kibosh On Flavored Condoms"

[benburch]

http://www.nbc4.tv/irresistible/3964527/detail.html

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' governor is pulling the plug on flavored and colored condoms. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is ordering the state public health department not to buy any more of the lively condoms.

A spokeswoman for the governor said Blagojevich feels the condoms are inappropriate because they encourage sexual activity.

But some health workers are disappointed by the decision. One outreach specialist, Dante Bryant, says the condoms in bright colors and flavors were able to catch the attention of young people.

"That's the generation we're trying to get because they're engaging in risky behavior," Bryant said.

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We gotta educate him on this issue, folks.

Ideas???

[Elidor]

1. Fuck him up the ass?

Just a thought.

[kysrsoze]

42. Absolutely. WTF is wrong with him?

Who cares if people have sex? He's a Democrat, isn't he? I say anything to encourage condom use is alright by me. For every good thing he does, Blagojevich seems to follow-up with two bad ones. Asshole!

[johnfunk]

55. Damn Republicans! They hate us for our FLAVORS!

n/t

[aquart]

2. Does the Gov. have a latex fetish?

The idea of those little rubbery balloons being a factor in encouraging sexual desire in teens and twenty-somethings is, well, insane. Unless, of course, it's what the Gov. feels when he sees one.

[LegalEagles]

53. As a father with school age daughters

I do not want anyone passing out flavored condoms, people are not going to force kids not to mess around but flavored???? Why give them anymore ideas??? No thank you, I will be ill for the rest the day trying not to think about this.

[okieinpain]

69. hahahahahahahahahahahaha, I've got two in college, you'll get

use to it.

[htuttle]

3. Only standard Military issue Trojan condoms allowed....

...No ribs, no french ticklers, no tropical colors.

And NO having fun! Especially while having non-procreative sex.

:eyes:

[NCN007]

43. actually

the military issues colored condoms, at least in my experience. Unfortunately you cant check out handcuffs for the weekend...

[demosincebirth]

4. Encourage sexual activity?? What a laugh!

[Just Me]

61. Methinks he needs to take a few sex education courses himself.

People had better get past their guilt thingy (or whatever the hell it is) associated with sex. Otherwise, their kids or grandkids are gonna' be dying with HIV/AIDS.

Everybody poops and everybody has sex.

Our first life-saving objective should be to teach responsible sex.

[Maven]

5. Maybe we should hit him back with the anti-gun control argument

Condoms don't screw people. People screw people.

[A Simple Game]

47. Harvey,

that's great, I never heard that before.

I humbly request permission to use that analogy in the future.

[Maven]

49. Use it in good health. :D

[DireStrike]

6. Didn't republicans use to hate stuff like this?

Where are you, republicans? Are you all in the DLC now? I thought there were more of you than that.

[rodeodance]

14. He is a Democrat--prob. getting funds for abstenance program?

[stlsaxman]

7. What's his name again-?

... Blowgojevich???? *groan* sorry- i could NOT resist that one ;)

[Robb]

8. "Kibosh", of course, we all know

...is a condiment of some kind, right? :D

"Illinois Governor Puts Mustard On Flavored Condoms -- Eschews Ketchup, Cites Sweetness as Factor"

[benburch]

46. I think grilling in the snow froze your brain...

;-)

[foo_bar]

70. it's a local dialect for "kielbasa"

[Minstrel Boy]

9. Why not give the condoms a burning hot flavour like novelty gum?

That would discourage sexual activity.

[benburch]

10. Or ones that turn your weenie black?

:evilgrin:

[Deja Q]

28. And the orifice that has contact with the condom from the outside!

:evilgrin:

[Dr.Phool]

18. Yeah

Like habanero oil.

[BrightKnight]

19. Donate 10K rainbow colored condoms to the state

I'll bet that he would feel the need to tell everyone what he is really about.

[DrWeird]

11. We don't want to give people reasons for having sex.

Sex should be painful and humiliating. Just like Jesus intended.

[amazona]

12. doesn't he have anything better to do

Go govern instead of trying to spoil people's sex lives. Sheesh.

[truthisfreedom]

13. educate him by voting the horse's ass out of there. he's an idiot who

can't make connections... you can't trust someone that stupid with such an important job.

[benburch]

16. Yeah, but he's a Democrat.

And we cannot risk losing Illinois. So educating him might be the best policy.

[laylah]

77. Believe me...

that is my intent. He is SUCH an unethical fraud! I know of what I speak!

Jenn

[NWHarkness]

15. It doesn't take much to make people hear turn on other Democrats, does it?

[benburch]

17. Well, I don't think I've turned on him...

I just want him to change his decision is all!

[TankLV]

21. No, turning on stupid people, no matter what party, is actually a sign of

integrity!

Supidity, although the perview of the repuke party, does rear its head amongst self-described "democrats".

[FiveGoodMen]

22. If that's his position...

...then he's not REALLY a Democrat.

[TankLV]

20. Umm - what ELSE could they be used for, moron?!?!

Condoms encourage sex?

Scandalous, I say!

[Us vs Them]

23. Gov. Blowjobovich has obviously never tasted a banana flavoured condom

The only thing they encourage is vomiting.

[Deja Q]

29. Well, isn't that why people try to deaden the gag reflex?

:evilgrin:

[Quetzal]

24. Take him barebacking

n/t

[davsand]

25. Do they cost more?

The article doesn't mention that aspect of it...

In fact, that article really is a nice bit of work if you're really looking at it--it is written in a way that makes it look like he's taking away ALL condoms not just the fancy flavored ones with exciting disco colors.

Illinois is in a HUGE cash crunch, and several state agencies lack funding for the staffing to even DO the jobs they are supposed to. My guess is that spending cash on a bunch of "purty" condoms probably isn't real high on his high priority list right now.

If we are gonna cut corners, I have got to admit, that I'd place a higher priority making sure we had a lot of plain garden variety condoms rather than a few of the fancy ones...

Seems to me that the folks in Illinois are not terribly upset about this one. Maybe it is because we understand that he's cleaning up after the rat bastard GOPig who held office before Blag got here.


Laura

[benburch]

31. Yes.

The vulcanized rubber industrial condoms are much cheaper. But does that matter if they do not get used!?

[BrightKnight]

34. What does it cost to treat an unemployed, uninsured AIDS victim?

What is a life worth?

[hunter]

48. Yes, reusable vulcanized rubber industrial condoms are much cheaper.

One to each male citizen over the age of eighteen, and you must return your old worn out condom to get a replacement.

:evilgrin:

[Straight Shooter]

26. They don't encourage activity, they encourage responsibility for actions

Whatta dope.

I wonder what he thinks about candy panties, eh? ;)

edit: Jeebers, this guy is only 47 years old.



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[Deja Q]

27. Well, sexual organs encourage sexual activity. Should the genital gene go?

:eyes:

[Sideways]

62. Toad You Keep This Up I'm Gonna Piss My Pants

This thread is fucking funny:evilgrin:

[BiggJawn]

64. Blago's handlers have been "gotten to"....

"Governor? We're hearing noises that you might not get re-elected if you don't DO something about all these 'fun' rubbers the state is buying..."

Yeah, the Fundies take Chimpy's "Man-Date" VERY seriously!

[Bullshot]

30. Don't these bozos have anything better to address?

Ban flavored condoms? Like, that's the pressing issue of the day in Illinois?

[Logician]

32. It is of no use

Perhaps we should read these moralistic right-wingnuts STD and HIV incidence data from state and local health departments-- showing that adolescents and the youngest of adults have the highest rates of acquiring infection!!!

Then again, these mental midgets would probably say that flavored condoms would only increase infection!

I wonder how many more young people will now become infected and die as a result of Blagojevich's uninformed, moralistic decision!

Evil, pure evil!

[truthisfreedom]

35. he's a Democrat.

a stupid one.

[VegasWolf]

33. if god wanted condoms to taste good and be colorful, the bible would

say so.

[Straight Shooter]

36. It doesn't?

I mean somewhere in there, in an oblique sort of way, in Songs of Solomon or something?

:evilgrin:

[VegasWolf]

37. I think Levictus! n/t

[Princess Turandot]

38. Didn't they come in his favorite flavor??!?...........oem

[VegasWolf]

39. OHHH! Princess, your words stir me! n/t

[dethl]

40. Condoms don't promote sex....they promote

SAFE SEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[johnfunk]

56. And flavored condoms also promote good nutrition!

n/t

[jayctravis]

41. Bahahahahahaha!

The governor is regulating comdom sales?

They're talking about rubbers!

Actually if these are ones provided to healthcare, I don't have a problem with that. Just like they shouldn't have the tampons with the fun colors and beanie propeller.

If you're getting them for free at the health department, you don't deserve flavors!

[benburch]

44. Not regulating sales!

Just the free condoms that are given to various public programs.

[gaia_gardener]

45. I could go along on the colored ones

but I know there is no way a girl (or boy) is going to use a regular condome when giving oral pleasure. They will continue to do it because a lot of kids think that it's not "sex" and that's it's safe. Flavored condoms would promote the use of condoms during oral sex and that's a good thing.

[maxrandb]

50. Are You Effing Kidding Me? n/t

[brentspeak]

51. Why should the taxpayer dollars pay for flavored condoms?

Where is it written that a governor's job is to ensure that the public receive free spearmint-flavored, flourescent-orange condoms? Blagojevich would look like an idiot if he let's such a ridiculous taxpayer-funded project to remain on the budget; the Republicans would otherwise have a field-day with it come next election.

[benburch]

73. If the government is going to spend money on condoms anyway...

then why should they be barred from buying the condoms people will actually use?

Isn't the WHOLE purpose to get people to use condoms?

As somebody who has had all varieties of sex both with and without condoms (I was sexually active in the 70s), I have to tell you that condoms are a hard sell. I use them because I've seen Karposi's Sarcoma up close and it isn't sexy whatsoever, but most of these kids have never seen a friend or lover die of HIV/AIDS. If flavored or colored or ribbed condoms give these kids more impetus to use condoms over the very thick bad-tasting GI-issue condoms, then doesn't it make sense to supply as many as might be wanted?

[brentspeak]

75. It's an awkward situation for any politician to be in

however much they might (or might not) personally value fancy condom distribution.

It makes political sense for Blagojevich to distance himself from this particular program. To be honest, I would probably do the same if I were in his shoes, though I wouldn't axe a free basic condom program by any means (which I know Blagojevich isn't doing, either).

In the meantime, somebody should instead invent a condom that doesn't feel as if a tournequet is being applied...

[LeftHander]

52. WHy don't clowns use flavored condoms....?

It makes them taste funny....

:::groan:::

[SeekerofTruth]

58. Actually, more of a double groan! LOL

[lies and propaganda]

54. Im sure all these nifty condoms...

dont work for shit. I would never use one, and if I got to make decisions for a whole state, I would take them off the shelves as well.
Defeats the purpose to have some banana naughty that is so shittily made, junior swims right on through.

[SeekerofTruth]

57. Yeah, He's a Democratic Idiot! We're all so much smarter!!

Um, did I land on the wrong website? He's the best governor Illinois has had in 50 years and people are dissing him for 1 small decision that they don't even understand!

Our local paper had a much better article on it. He doesn't want to encourage sex, he wants people to have safe sex. What was occuring was people were receiving the condoms and saying 'Hey this is cool, let's go find someone and use them' (or something like that). The condoms weren't encouraging safe sex, they were encouraging sex.

[Minstrel Boy]

59. Is my brain broken? Because I don't understand:

"The condoms weren't encouraging safe sex, they were encouraging sex."

If people enjoy the condoms, they will use the condoms, therefore the condoms encourage safe sex.

If the state issues unappealing condoms, people are less likely to use them, and therefore at risk.

[SeekerofTruth]

63. The people were purposefully seeking sex, just to use them.

In essence, people not planning on having sex were having sex just to use the 'cool' condoms.

Our local paper mentioned how there were only a few people who disagreed with the decision. (of course, they didn't give many details, but what paper ever does).

[BiggJawn]

65. That's pretty silly reasoning...

Somebody's got their "cause and effect" all fucked up here.

Lemme see, now...I go down to the Clinic to get some rubbers because I'm "feeling lucky". Now, they give me some of those Durex "Dr. Whoopee Collection" cocksocks, and I'm supposed to think "Hey! these are COOL! Find me somebody to love! Find me somebody to love! Anybody find me-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e.....Somebody to LOVEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

Stupid.

Why do they think I wanted the rubbers in the FIRST place? to fill up with water and drop 'em on people from the roof?

If I'm getting rubbers, I'm sure as hell NOT planning on just parking them in my wallet till they rot.....

"Well, if you HAVE to do 'IT', the State has a responsibility to the Church to make the experience as unpleasant as possible...."

[St. Jarvitude]

71. Congratulations, you've won the "Dumbest Post of the Day" contest.

Here's your honorary plaque:



Have a nice day.

[naturalselection]

60. What is next?

Hormone reduction therapy for kids 8-18?

Weekly injections before home room.

Oh no, wait a second! I may have just given them an idea!

[msgadget]

66. If they're more expensive, barring the state from paying for them is

fiscally sound but the opinion ruins the argument. He shoulda gone with, 'them things just cost too much!'

[bushisanidiot]

67. These are tax payer paid for condoms, folks. I don't see a problem with

this. If he were a repuke, he wouldn't be condoning the use of public funds for condoms at all..

[St. Jarvitude]

72. Why not come out and say that then?

I think the most disturbing part of this for many of us is not that they were banned, but that he pandered to the religious right and used the old, tired "OMFG TEHY AR HAVING TEH SEX!!!!!!" argument.

[brentspeak]

74. No. The real reason he made a big show about banning these things

is because of possible (probable) GOP-sponsored ads when he's up for reelection:

"At this difficult time, as Illinois residents are concerned daily about jobs, education, and terrorism, Gov.Blagojevich is apparently more concerned about providing our children with vanilla-flavored, glow-in-the-dark condoms, paid for with your tax dollars..."

Somebody probably told Blagojevich about the fancy condom program, and he wisely (politically wisely) is distancing himself from it. It's either that, or be called "Gov.Condom" during the next campaign.

[GinaMaria]

68. The only reason I have sex is colorful flavored condoms

Just plain latex sex isn't exciting enough :eyes:

Come on, Rod. When did republicanism take over your brain?

[laylah]

76. He's a FRAUD,

imposter, lying, sleazy, unethical little man with NO integrity! I've no doubt he has done this.

NEWS FLASH: I know from a reliable source, an aide to a state rep, the little jerk thinks he's going to do a run for the White House in 2012. Well, he can run but I have kept a very tidy file of how his office and the Department of Corrections in this crooked state work!

That little BASTARD, yes, I said BASTARD, has run roughshod over this state, has allowed the Illinois Department of Corrections to use and abuse loved ones and continue their shady ways unhindered, had a woman who has worked for the Department of Natural Resources in the Shawnee National Forest Wilderness Area for 28 years, "laid off", 3 years shy of her full pension time, has closed corrections facilities in SOUTHERN Illinois, and screwed the ones which brought him to office. Yet, the slimey bastard is allowing a multi-gazzillion dollar "country club" to be built in Southern Illinois to lure rich hunters, outdoorsmen, etc.

I voted for that creep...I have NEVER, in my life, voted for a Republican, but I am here to tell you, I WILL come next guber election here in Illinois.

Whew! end of rant :silly:

Jenn