Japan Official Says "Women Are 'Birth-Giving' Machines"


	Japan Official Says "Women Are 'Birth-Giving' Machines"

happyhomemaker

1-28-2007 5:12 PM

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japan, birth rate, birth, machines, health ministry

happyhomemaker says:

Wow. No words. Just WOW.

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1-29-2007 2:46 AM

Cathal Drake

I love how in politics if you say something wrong, you don't apologize you "retract your remarks" and it makes everything all better.

1-29-2007 6:43 AM

mugofcoffee

how dare?...

2-1-2007 11:11 PM

backlashwaveextreme

Agree with mugofcoffee, that man is an idiot. What the ...

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