Rich Engle Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) FrackingA lib lawmaker claims workers at natural gas drilling well sites are "spreading sexually transmitted disease amongst the womenfolk." Lib Dem idiot of the day Rep. Michael SturlaA liberal democratic politician in Pennsylvania claimed in an email that fracking causes venereal disease in women.Penn Live reported:A state lawmaker is explaining his remark that suggests the impact of Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry includes the spread of sexually transmitted disease "amongst the womenfolk."Democratic Rep. Michael Sturla of Lancaster County was expected to discuss the remark at a previously scheduled hearing Wednesday on gas drilling.His remark was made in comments e-mailed to a reporter in which he accused a Corbett administration official of downplaying the seriousness of community impacts created by drilling.The state Republican Party on Tuesday evening called the remark offensive and incredibly stupid.Then he defended his remarks, which to me appear to be a ding-dong problem involving mistaken causality. I mean, I guess I could be wrong on that but for fuck's sake.rde"I got it from the toilet seat." --Frank Zappa Edited August 18, 2011 by Rich Engle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 are we to infer that women who don't frack won't get venereal diseases?Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frediano Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 FrackingA lib lawmaker claims workers at natural gas drilling well sites are "spreading sexually transmitted disease amongst the womenfolk." Lib Dem idiot of the day Rep. Michael SturlaA liberal democratic politician in Pennsylvania claimed in an email that fracking causes venereal disease in women.Penn Live reported:A state lawmaker is explaining his remark that suggests the impact of Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry includes the spread of sexually transmitted disease "amongst the womenfolk."Democratic Rep. Michael Sturla of Lancaster County was expected to discuss the remark at a previously scheduled hearing Wednesday on gas drilling.His remark was made in comments e-mailed to a reporter in which he accused a Corbett administration official of downplaying the seriousness of community impacts created by drilling.The state Republican Party on Tuesday evening called the remark offensive and incredibly stupid.Then he defended his remarks, which to me appear to be a ding-dong problem involving mistaken causality. I mean, I guess I could be wrong on that but for fuck's sake.rde"I got it from the toilet seat." --Frank ZappaMaybe he just read 'fracking' too fast. He is a lawmaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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