runner,
You again misrepresent what Singer has said on the subject. He in effect said that if a pet licks a human the pet is being sexual. He did also say that it did not matter what part of the anatomy the pet licked as, so long as the human was a passive participant, it was irrelevant to deciding if a criminal act had been committed.
I see that as nothing evil compared to paedophilia or cover up of such abuse of children.
I think that that is a fair assessment.

If Tony Abbott wins on Saturday, I hope he thanks the anti-Catholic bigots and trendy lefties whose clichaic, shallow and smug self-righteousness helped him consolidate his vote. The principle is “The enemy of my enemy makes my enemy look not so bad after all.”

I think it's relevant to this conversation that Rhodes Scholarships weren't even available to women until 1977.

What absolute twaddle.

She is much prettier, & even with that twang, she is better spoken, makes a better speech, & is more fun.

Wonder what she looks like on a bike, in lycra?

@ Hasbeen - Wonder what she looks like on a bike, in lycra?

Dunno, but here's how Sarah looks in a miniskirt:

http://blogs.smarter.com/blogs/guests/sarah%20palin%20formal.jpg

"Gratuitously criticising GetUp - an independent, grass-roots community advocacy organisation that doesn’t back any particular party" - Oh yes that's really obvious.

Did anyone else see The Chasers version of a GetUp add on Yes We Can-berra?

"how does Abbott explain away his entire blog dedicated to “The hypocrisy of the women’s movement”."

There is plenty of hypocrisy in the women's movement as there is in most movements. It's those who refuse to admit that the movements they support are not perfect or who get all insulted by those who point out the failings who are the real risk. I've not read Tony's blob on the topic so I have no way of knowing if I think that the criticisms are fair or not.

R0bert