"Come on, women voters. Show you have a better grasp of government than the Republican who wants to run it."
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them | The Nation
Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them | The Nation
"Come on, women voters. Show you have a better grasp of government than the Republican who wants to run it."
"Come on, women voters. Show you have a better grasp of government than the Republican who wants to run it."
Mitt Romney's Supreme Court: Too Extreme For Women
Mitt Romney says that a woman's right to choose an abortion even in cases of rape and incest isn't up to him.
Romney: "This is the decision that will be made by the Supreme Court."
But Romney has promised to appoint Supreme Court Justices who would overturn Roe v Wade. As his chief judicial advisor he chose Robert Bork, a man with a long record of hostility to women's rights.
Mitt Romney: Too extreme for women. Too extreme for America.
6 Worst Lies In Paul Ryan’s Speech
6 Worst Lies In Paul Ryan’s Speech: His speech was riddled with false claims, so much so that even Fox News wrote, “To anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech.”
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Reintroducing the real Paul Ryan
Reintroducing the real Paul Ryan
"On the War on Women: Ryan's a true warrior, as anti-choice as Todd Akin. He says that the talk of "forcible" rape didn't mean anything, it was just "stock language" and that rapeis basically just a "method of conception"."
"On the War on Women: Ryan's a true warrior, as anti-choice as Todd Akin. He says that the talk of "forcible" rape didn't mean anything, it was just "stock language" and that rapeis basically just a "method of conception"."
FACT CHECK: Yes, Romney’s Tax Plan Requires A Middle-Class Tax Increase
FACT CHECK: Yes, Romney’s Tax Plan Requires A Middle-Class Tax Increase: A recent study by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center found that Mitt Romney’s tax plan, which purports to be “revenue neutral,” would require households with incomes under $200,000 to pay higher taxes, on average, in order to [...]/p
STUDY: Banning Abortion Would Disproportionately Impact Low-Income Non-White Women
STUDY: Banning Abortion Would Disproportionately Impact Low-Income Non-White Women: Now that the Republican Party has officially endorsed a stringent abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, it’s worth considering what widespread state-level abortion bans would mean for women across the country. According to new research, giving states the power to determine their own abortion legislation would create further divisions along racial and [...]/p
Republicans Debate How Much To Cut Education While China And India Invest More
Republicans Debate How Much To Cut Education While China And India Invest More: Republicans have been internally debating just how much to cut federal spending on education, but their platform unveiled this week at their convention in Tampa Bay does little to clarify their vision beyond referencing that no new [...]/p
Hundreds Rally Against Voter Suppression Laws Near Republican National Convention
Hundreds Rally Against Voter Suppression Laws Near Republican National Convention: TAMPA, Florida — Hundreds of citizens rallied nearby the Republican National Convention Tuesday, protesting the spread of voter suppression laws across the country over the past two years. Florida has been the epicenter of voter suppression since 2011. Last year, state Republicans passed a law slashing early voting in the Sunshine State, including cutting out [...]/p
The 8 Worst Examples of Fox News Election Journalism Malpractice (In Just 8 Weeks) | Alternet
The 8 Worst Examples of Fox News Election Journalism Malpractice (In Just 8 Weeks) | Alternet
"Mitt Romney, the Original Bankster , continues to be evasive about his international business affairs, and he refuses to release more than a single year of tax returns in order to quell speculation. His electoral prospects have not been noticeably enhanced with the addition of Wisconsin congressman and right-wing extremist Paul Ryan to the ticket. So, the GOP PR machine (aka Fox News) has swung into action"
"Mitt Romney, the Original Bankster , continues to be evasive about his international business affairs, and he refuses to release more than a single year of tax returns in order to quell speculation. His electoral prospects have not been noticeably enhanced with the addition of Wisconsin congressman and right-wing extremist Paul Ryan to the ticket. So, the GOP PR machine (aka Fox News) has swung into action"
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
10 Things the GOP Platform Hates About You | Alternet
10 Things the GOP Platform Hates About You | Alternet
"The GOP of 2012 is a big tent. Especially if you're a white, wealthy, currently elderly, heterosexual, Christian, non-DC resident who plans on living forever."
"The GOP of 2012 is a big tent. Especially if you're a white, wealthy, currently elderly, heterosexual, Christian, non-DC resident who plans on living forever."
Rewriting Republican policy on rape
Another national Republican candidate caused controversy for his remarks on rape. In the Rewrite, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell explains how these comments really show Republicans' plans for policy on women's health issues.
She's Just an Easy-Bake Oven: How the GOP and the Anti-Choice Movement See Women | Common Dreams
She's Just an Easy-Bake Oven: How the GOP and the Anti-Choice Movement See Women | Common Dreams
"The good news about the Rep. Todd Akin situation is that it genuinely seems to have raised the public’s awareness of how much the anti-choice movement is rooted not in some love of fetal life, but in a profound misogyny that focuses heavily on fear of female sexuality."
"The good news about the Rep. Todd Akin situation is that it genuinely seems to have raised the public’s awareness of how much the anti-choice movement is rooted not in some love of fetal life, but in a profound misogyny that focuses heavily on fear of female sexuality."
Elizabeth Warren for MA
Why do women have to fight the same old battles? Women still don't get equal pay for equal work - Republicans blocked that, and even pushed a law that could have denied insurance coverage for birth control. We're still fighting to protect a woman's right to choose nearly 40 years after Roe v. Wade, and we could be just one Supreme Court justice away from losing it. How could this be happening in 2012?
Republicans: Our welfare ad is a lie. And it works. So we're sticking with it
Republicans: Our welfare ad is a lie. And it works. So we're sticking with it
"The Republicans claim Obama is gutting that reform. Fact-checkers have found Team Romney's claims to be, putting it charitably, baloney."
"The Republicans claim Obama is gutting that reform. Fact-checkers have found Team Romney's claims to be, putting it charitably, baloney."
Unpopular with minorities, Romney targets 'white vote'
Mitt Romney continues to lie and use the racial "dog whistle" to target the white vote.
6 Right-Wing Zealots and the Crazy Ideas Behind the Most Outrageous Republican Platform Ever | Alternet
6 Right-Wing Zealots and the Crazy Ideas Behind the Most Outrageous Republican Platform Ever | Alternet
"The official 2012 Republican Party platform is a far-right fever dream, a compilation of pouting, posturing and policies to meet just about every demand from the overlapping Religious Right, Tea Party, corporate, and neo-conservative wings of the GOP. If moderates have any influence in today’s Republican Party, you wouldn’t know it by reading the platform."
"The official 2012 Republican Party platform is a far-right fever dream, a compilation of pouting, posturing and policies to meet just about every demand from the overlapping Religious Right, Tea Party, corporate, and neo-conservative wings of the GOP. If moderates have any influence in today’s Republican Party, you wouldn’t know it by reading the platform."
Monday, August 27, 2012
'Remember When Sick People Used To Hold Online Bake Sales?'
'Remember When Sick People Used To Hold Online Bake Sales?'
"If this election's about anything, it's about the fact that here, in the richest country in the world, a dying man still has to hold a virtual bake sale to pay for much-needed medical care. We've made a start. Hopefully, we'll finish it. One day, we'll tell children stories about a time when sick people had to publicly beg for help and they'll look wide-eyed and say, "Really?"
"If this election's about anything, it's about the fact that here, in the richest country in the world, a dying man still has to hold a virtual bake sale to pay for much-needed medical care. We've made a start. Hopefully, we'll finish it. One day, we'll tell children stories about a time when sick people had to publicly beg for help and they'll look wide-eyed and say, "Really?"
Don't let the loons take away that progress."
When Will Nation's Most Powerful Show Regard for Nation's Most Vulnerable? | Common Dreams
When Will Nation's Most Powerful Show Regard for Nation's Most Vulnerable? | Common Dreams
"Economists demonstrate that 40 percent of the people who are born into poverty will stay in poverty, suggesting very low mobility for poor Americans, and especially women. Low mobility disproportionately affects African-American and Latina women. If one looks at their wealth—the total value of one’s assets minus debts—single African-American and single Latina women have a median wealth of about $100, while the median for single white women is $41,500. (This despite the fact that there were more white women in poverty in 2010 than African-American and Latina women combined; and white, African-American and Latina women participate in the cash assistance (TANF) program in equal proportions.) Around the world, leaders have recognized that investing in women and girls—through group microfinance programs and access to banking services, for example—helps not only to improve their lives but lift an entire nation and boost GDP."
"Economists demonstrate that 40 percent of the people who are born into poverty will stay in poverty, suggesting very low mobility for poor Americans, and especially women. Low mobility disproportionately affects African-American and Latina women. If one looks at their wealth—the total value of one’s assets minus debts—single African-American and single Latina women have a median wealth of about $100, while the median for single white women is $41,500. (This despite the fact that there were more white women in poverty in 2010 than African-American and Latina women combined; and white, African-American and Latina women participate in the cash assistance (TANF) program in equal proportions.) Around the world, leaders have recognized that investing in women and girls—through group microfinance programs and access to banking services, for example—helps not only to improve their lives but lift an entire nation and boost GDP."
To Republicans, Women Are Simply the Sum of Their Parts | Common Dreams
To Republicans, Women Are Simply the Sum of Their Parts | Common Dreams
"here's no doubt that Todd Akin's stunningly misguided understanding of female anatomy, as seen in his claim that raped women can't get pregnant, represented yet another instance of the Republican party's estrangement from science. But the GOP's refusal to grapple with facts goes beyond biology: there's some very basic mathematics that they appear ignorant of as well."
"here's no doubt that Todd Akin's stunningly misguided understanding of female anatomy, as seen in his claim that raped women can't get pregnant, represented yet another instance of the Republican party's estrangement from science. But the GOP's refusal to grapple with facts goes beyond biology: there's some very basic mathematics that they appear ignorant of as well."
Chris Matthews Confronts RNC Chairman: ‘Obama Being A Foreigner Is The Thing Your Party Has Been Pushing’
Chris Matthews Confronts RNC Chairman: ‘Obama Being A Foreigner Is The Thing Your Party Has Been Pushing’: Chris Matthews tore into RNC Chairman Reince Priebus during an appearance on Morning Joe on Monday, accusing the Romney campaign of “playing that little ethnic card” in its false attacks against welfare reform and jokes about birtherism. “You can play your games and giggle about it….[but] Obama being a foreigner is the thing your party [...]/p
Four Ways the Ohio GOP is Already Stealing the 2012 Election | Common Dreams
Four Ways the Ohio GOP is Already Stealing the 2012 Election | Common Dreams
"Clearly the Ohio GOP is once again geared up to deny the vote---and vote count---to as many Democrats as it can. If it succeeds, as it did in 2004, Barack Obama stands little chance of being re-elected."
"Clearly the Ohio GOP is once again geared up to deny the vote---and vote count---to as many Democrats as it can. If it succeeds, as it did in 2004, Barack Obama stands little chance of being re-elected."
Sunday, August 26, 2012
How Are US Religious Fundamentalists Any Different Than Middle Eastern Ones? : Information Clearing House: ICH
How Are US Religious Fundamentalists Any Different Than Middle Eastern Ones? : Information Clearing House: ICH
"All of the petty statements by these sexist men would amount to just words in the air, except that in America's male-dominated Congress (women hold less than 20 percent of seats in Congress, and state legislatures don't look much more equal either) - just as in the governments of those Middle Eastern and South Asian nations that are vilified in the US media - bill after bill, law after law has been presented, passed and signed that depletes women's rights. American women need just as much protection from their religious fundamentalist men as women anywhere else do - the problem is, not enough of them know it."
"All of the petty statements by these sexist men would amount to just words in the air, except that in America's male-dominated Congress (women hold less than 20 percent of seats in Congress, and state legislatures don't look much more equal either) - just as in the governments of those Middle Eastern and South Asian nations that are vilified in the US media - bill after bill, law after law has been presented, passed and signed that depletes women's rights. American women need just as much protection from their religious fundamentalist men as women anywhere else do - the problem is, not enough of them know it."
Paul Ryan And The Fountainhead : Information Clearing House: ICH
Uri Avnery: Paul Ryan And The Fountainhead : Information Clearing House: ICH
"Ayn Rand, it was said, was one of the main inspirations for his particular philosophy. Since Ryan is being represented not as an ordinary, run-of-the-mill politician, like Mitt Romney, but as a profound political and economic thinker, the inspiration deserves some scrutiny."
"Ayn Rand, it was said, was one of the main inspirations for his particular philosophy. Since Ryan is being represented not as an ordinary, run-of-the-mill politician, like Mitt Romney, but as a profound political and economic thinker, the inspiration deserves some scrutiny."
Teaching People to Hate Their Own Govt. Is at the Core of the Project to Destroy the Middle Class | Alternet
Teaching People to Hate Their Own Govt. Is at the Core of the Project to Destroy the Middle Class | Alternet
"Your goal for this step is to figure out how to teach the middle class to hate their own government using a strategy that takes into consideration the political climate of the United States of thirty years ago.
"Your goal for this step is to figure out how to teach the middle class to hate their own government using a strategy that takes into consideration the political climate of the United States of thirty years ago.
Teaching the middle class to hate their government was an essential part of the plan to implement Corporate Feudalism. A middle class cannot exist without a strong government. This is because only a government has the power to stand up to the giant corporations of today’s world, or the powerful individuals and private armies of earlier times. It is the government that enforces the laws to protect the middle class from those who would like to become their economic rulers. That is why prior to the Industrial Revolution and the creation of the middle class all economies were run according to some version of the feudal system. If you want to put an end to the middle class and replace it with a feudal republic, you would need to change people’s perception of their government."
Why it's so important for rape to be 'legitimate'
Why it's so important for rape to be 'legitimate'
"Akin's comments, which have led panicked Republicans to call for him to drop out of the race lest his misogynist toxicity metastasize to infect the Romney/Ryan ticket and Republicans across the nation, centered around two atrocities: first, the absurd idea that female reproductive anatomy can shut down in response to rape and somehow prevent conception; and second, the use of the term "legitimate rape" to describe the circumstances under which a woman's magic ovaries would somehow initiate the aforementioned shutdown of reproductive capacity. Taken together, the comments as a whole were designed to justify Akin's opposition to any exemptions for abortion, even in cases of rape or incest: After all, per Akin's logic, if a woman gets raped, she won't get pregnant; so if she's pregnant, well, no exemption is required."
"Akin's comments, which have led panicked Republicans to call for him to drop out of the race lest his misogynist toxicity metastasize to infect the Romney/Ryan ticket and Republicans across the nation, centered around two atrocities: first, the absurd idea that female reproductive anatomy can shut down in response to rape and somehow prevent conception; and second, the use of the term "legitimate rape" to describe the circumstances under which a woman's magic ovaries would somehow initiate the aforementioned shutdown of reproductive capacity. Taken together, the comments as a whole were designed to justify Akin's opposition to any exemptions for abortion, even in cases of rape or incest: After all, per Akin's logic, if a woman gets raped, she won't get pregnant; so if she's pregnant, well, no exemption is required."
Paul Ryan hates babies
Paul Ryan hates babies
"The future of our nation is on the table in the next election. I'm voting to put food on that table."
"The future of our nation is on the table in the next election. I'm voting to put food on that table."
Saturday, August 25, 2012
The Misogynist Elephant in the Convention Room
The Misogynist Elephant in the Convention Room
"Jobs" will be the talk of the GOP gathering, but at the heart of the party's platform is a fear and loathing of women's sexuality.
"Jobs" will be the talk of the GOP gathering, but at the heart of the party's platform is a fear and loathing of women's sexuality.
Conservatives' New Plan to Radicalize America Even Further Right
Conservatives' New Plan to Radicalize America Even Further Right
"I gave you a few good examples of how conservative crackpots planned to turn the US into their libertarian/evangelical utopian dream and lo and behold, after decades of futility, they finally have the GOP, hook line and sinker. They understand that by repeating the same lies and propaganda over and over again, eventually (even if it takes thirty more years) fiction will be turned into fact in the echo chamber of the navel-gazing commentariat. With no real fourth branch of government left to be actual watchdogs of democracy and a working class struggling to pay their bills, they feel nobody can stop them.
"I gave you a few good examples of how conservative crackpots planned to turn the US into their libertarian/evangelical utopian dream and lo and behold, after decades of futility, they finally have the GOP, hook line and sinker. They understand that by repeating the same lies and propaganda over and over again, eventually (even if it takes thirty more years) fiction will be turned into fact in the echo chamber of the navel-gazing commentariat. With no real fourth branch of government left to be actual watchdogs of democracy and a working class struggling to pay their bills, they feel nobody can stop them.
Whenever I hear politicos say the tea party, birthers or the newly-created legitimate rape believers will now destroy the GOP forevah because of their lunacy, I laugh out loud. We've had sixty years of history to disprove that opinion. Are you really surprised the GOP national party platform reads like a who's who list from the John Bircher Society?"
GOP: A Party That Hates Women | Alternet
GOP: A Party That Hates Women | Alternet
"Missouri GOP senatorial candidate Todd Akin's absurd comment that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape" is disgusting. It also points to a deeper problem within the GOP.
"Missouri GOP senatorial candidate Todd Akin's absurd comment that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape" is disgusting. It also points to a deeper problem within the GOP.
Plainly, this is a party that hates women."
Friday, August 24, 2012
Todd Akin Isn't the Problem: It's the GOP That's the Problem
Todd Akin Isn't the Problem: It's the GOP That's the Problem
"So when Republicans start kicking out members like Broun, Kingston, Bachmann, Shimkus, Barton, Gohmert and Allen West -- just to name a few -- I'll know they're serious about cleaning up their party.
"So when Republicans start kicking out members like Broun, Kingston, Bachmann, Shimkus, Barton, Gohmert and Allen West -- just to name a few -- I'll know they're serious about cleaning up their party.
Until then, they should stop picking on Todd Akin. He's just playing by their rules. And they're only making noise about it because he may cost them the Senate."
Looking for Kids' Books? Avoid This Propaganda
Looking for Kids' Books? Avoid This Propaganda
"Monsanto and its cohorts among the "Big 6" pesticide and GMO companies -- Monsanto, Dow Chemical, Bayer, Syngenta, Dupont, and BASF -- are fighting a battle with California voters on whether or not GMO foods should be labeled. In the meantime, the trade group CBI, whose membership consists solely of those six corporations, is busily educating children on the supposed benefits of GMOs."
"Monsanto and its cohorts among the "Big 6" pesticide and GMO companies -- Monsanto, Dow Chemical, Bayer, Syngenta, Dupont, and BASF -- are fighting a battle with California voters on whether or not GMO foods should be labeled. In the meantime, the trade group CBI, whose membership consists solely of those six corporations, is busily educating children on the supposed benefits of GMOs."
Ryan Abortion Extremism Missing In WI's Biggest Newspaper
Ryan Abortion Extremism Missing In WI's Biggest Newspaper
"We are inclined to blame their editors, who must not be encouraging --if not actively discouraging -- their people from doing the real reporting they are capable of. That's a shame, asWisconsin, a battleground state, gets a sanitized version of the news from its biggest circulation newspaper."
"We are inclined to blame their editors, who must not be encouraging --if not actively discouraging -- their people from doing the real reporting they are capable of. That's a shame, asWisconsin, a battleground state, gets a sanitized version of the news from its biggest circulation newspaper."
7 Birthers Speaking At The Republican Convention
7 Birthers Speaking At The Republican Convention: Mitt Romney’s invocation of birtherism on Friday took his campaign to a new level of involvement with the bogus idea that President Obama is actually Kenyan-born and therefore ineligible to serve as Commander-in-Chief. But that dog-whistle theory has already been embraced by many major Republicans with whom Romney has long been happy to consort. Indeed, [...]/p
Borrowing Tactics From Big Tobacco, Indoor Tanning Industry Undermines Doctors To Argue Tanning Is ‘Healthy’
Borrowing Tactics From Big Tobacco, Indoor Tanning Industry Undermines Doctors To Argue Tanning Is ‘Healthy’: In 2009, the World Health Organization reported that regular indoor tanning before age 30 increases the risk of melanoma — one of the fastest-growing rates of cancer by 75 percent. Facing criticism and increasing state restrictions on youth tanning, the $4.8 billion tanning industry is pursuing a misinformation strategy borrowed from the tobacco industry, according [...]/p
Anti-Abortion Group Backs Scott Brown
Anti-Abortion Group Backs Scott Brown: Massachusetts Citizens for Life announced Thursday it plans to back Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) in his reelection bid against Elizabeth Warren. Brown has been attempting to portray himself as pro-choice to win over moderate Massachusetts after the “legitimate rape” comments by Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) drew attention to his party’s extreme anti-abortion positions. But Anne [...]/p
Romney: ‘No One’s Ever Asked To See My Birth Certificate’
Romney: ‘No One’s Ever Asked To See My Birth Certificate’: Mitt Romney joked about the right-wing conspiracy theory claiming that President Obama was born in Kenya, during a rally in Commerce, Michigan on Thursday afternoon. “No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised,” Romney declared to loud cheers. Watch it: Both [...]/p
GOP Attorneys General: Voting Rights Act Should Be Struck Down To Boost Laws Suppressing Minority Vote
GOP Attorneys General: Voting Rights Act Should Be Struck Down To Boost Laws Suppressing Minority Vote: The Republican attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, North Dakota and Texas filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court arguing that a key provision of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Significantly, the brief points to the fact that the Voting Rights Act impedes laws intended to make it more difficult for [...]/p
Romney & Ryan's GOP: Back to the Back Alley
Only decades ago women suffered through horrifying back alley abortions, or they used dangerous methods when they had no other recourse.
So when the Republican Party officially promotes forcing rape victims to bear the children of their attackers as part of its assault against a woman's right to choose--we had to ask:
Why is Romney & Ryan's GOP trying to send women back. . . to the back alley?
The Big, Racist Lie at the Center of the Romney-Ryan Campaign | Alternet
The Big, Racist Lie at the Center of the Romney-Ryan Campaign | Alternet
"The Romney team appears to have adopted a strategy of throwing so much dishonest spin around that the fact-checkers just throw their hands up in frustration. Along with his bald-faced lie that Obama “raided” Medicare , this week the campaign tripled-down on its universally debunked claim that the Obama administration had killed the welfare “reforms” passed by Bill Clinton. In fact, they defended that ad by citing a fact-free column by Mickey Kaus published on Tucker Carlson's always-wrong right-wing blog, the Daily Caller .
"The Romney team appears to have adopted a strategy of throwing so much dishonest spin around that the fact-checkers just throw their hands up in frustration. Along with his bald-faced lie that Obama “raided” Medicare , this week the campaign tripled-down on its universally debunked claim that the Obama administration had killed the welfare “reforms” passed by Bill Clinton. In fact, they defended that ad by citing a fact-free column by Mickey Kaus published on Tucker Carlson's always-wrong right-wing blog, the Daily Caller .
They hope to make inroads attacking welfare because, like the infamous "Southern strategy," it stokes racial animus. Political scientist Michael Teslerstudied voters' reactions to seeing Romney's first welfare ad, and found that, “among those who saw it, racial resentment affected whether people thought Romney will help the poor, the middle-class, and African-Americans"."
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Millions Go Hungry as Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts and Drought Threatens Crops
Millions Go Hungry as Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts and Drought Threatens Crops
"Nearly one in five Americans could not afford the food they or their families needed at some point in the past year, and now anti-poverty advocates are pressing Congress to abandon proposed food stamp cuts as a historic drought threatens to drive up food prices across the country."
"Nearly one in five Americans could not afford the food they or their families needed at some point in the past year, and now anti-poverty advocates are pressing Congress to abandon proposed food stamp cuts as a historic drought threatens to drive up food prices across the country."
Before Granting Interviews, Romney Demands Reporters Agree Not To Ask ‘About Abortion Or Todd Akin’
Before Granting Interviews, Romney Demands Reporters Agree Not To Ask ‘About Abortion Or Todd Akin’: On the campaign trail today, Mitt Romney refused to grant interviews to any reporters who wanted to know about his position on abortion, or about Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), the Senate candidate whose “legitimate rape” comments sparked outrage over the weekend from Democrats and Republicans alike. One CBS correspondent, Shaun Boyd, explained that only four [...]/p
Huckabee Breaks With GOP, Throws Support Behind Akin
Huckabee Breaks With GOP, Throws Support Behind Akin: As Republicans continue to pile on Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) for saying victims of “legitimate rape” can’t get pregnant, Mike Huckabee has strengthened his support for the embattled Senate candidate. Huckabee first gave Akin the opportunity to defend the remark on his radio show, which he did by explaining that women often lie about being [...]/p
'New back alley' emerges as US abortion restrictions rise
Recalling all of Paul RYAN's LIES & dissembling on Contraception & Abortion.
Romney Plan Would Raise Taxes On Middle Class To Finance Massive Corporate Tax Cut
Romney Plan Would Raise Taxes On Middle Class To Finance Massive Corporate Tax Cut: pA recent analysis based on the loose outlines of Mitt Romney’s proposed tax plan — which would disproportionately benefit the wealthy and corporations — found that to remain revenue neutral, as Romney insists it will, it would have to raise taxes on middle- and lower-class families. The result, the Tax Policy Center concluded, is that [...]/p
Hurricane Todd Akin Threatens RNC Convention
Mike Papantonio appears on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to discuss Todd Akin's claims about "legitimate rape," and how the GOP is being forced to distance themselves from Akin, even though his views are in line with the mainstream GOP leadership.
New GOP scare tactic: OMG, Obama is pro-choice. But, like, for reals!
New GOP scare tactic: OMG, Obama is pro-choice. But, like, for reals!
"Yes. Yes, the top spokesman for the Republican Party did just complain that everyone is obsessed with his party's obsession with abortion—for no reason at all whatsoever that he can understand. And he doesn't like it at all. So let's help him out with something else he won't like: facts."
"Yes. Yes, the top spokesman for the Republican Party did just complain that everyone is obsessed with his party's obsession with abortion—for no reason at all whatsoever that he can understand. And he doesn't like it at all. So let's help him out with something else he won't like: facts."
Why Missouri’s Students Might Believe Todd Akin’s Junk Science
Why Missouri’s Students Might Believe Todd Akin’s Junk Science: Addressing the controversy surrounding Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) offensive comments that “legitimate rape” doesn’t lead to pregnancy, President Obama joked last night at a fundraiser that the Missouri Senate candidate must have “somehow missed science class.” Obama’s point that Akin must not be aware of the actual science behind female sexuality, conception, and sexual assault [...]/p
Women’s rights at stake - BostonHerald.com
Women’s rights at stake - BostonHerald.com
"Maybe the GOP missed the Centers for Disease Control’s 2011 report that an astounding 18.3 percent of American women have been raped in their lifetimes. That’s a lot of women now wondering whether their particular nightmare would qualify as “legitimate” or “forcible” enough for Akin and Ryan, the self-appointed arbiters of rape."
"Maybe the GOP missed the Centers for Disease Control’s 2011 report that an astounding 18.3 percent of American women have been raped in their lifetimes. That’s a lot of women now wondering whether their particular nightmare would qualify as “legitimate” or “forcible” enough for Akin and Ryan, the self-appointed arbiters of rape."
New Hampshire Sheriff Candidate Says Deadly Force Is Acceptable To Stop Abortions
New Hampshire Sheriff Candidate Says Deadly Force Is Acceptable To Stop Abortions: A Republican running for county sheriff in New Hampshire is facing calls to leave the race after he suggested it is acceptable to use deadly force to stop a doctor from performing an abortion. He has since apologized for his comments, calling them “unacceptable,” but has made no indication that he will drop out. In [...]/p
Romney, Ryan, and The Devil’s Budget: Will America Keep Its Soul? | Common Dreams
Romney, Ryan, and The Devil’s Budget: Will America Keep Its Soul? | Common Dreams
"The destruction of The Public is not reversible. It would be the death of the very idea of America. Here’s what it would mean.
"The destruction of The Public is not reversible. It would be the death of the very idea of America. Here’s what it would mean.
Even more, a lot more, of the nation’s wealth than the current 40 percent going to the top 1 percent. Poverty up. Opportunity gone. No way for the poor and middle class to get a college education, and maybe not even a decent K – 12 education, and certainly not public pre-schools. As unemployment rises, competition for jobs gets greater, and so wages get even lower and pensions and health benefits disappear. As the public control of the airwaves disappears with the FCC, the corporate control of news rises, and objectivity of reporting gets much lower. Freedom of the press becomes meaningless. When the military controls almost all of the budget, it gets immensely strong in society, threatening civilian control of the military. When the EPA and FDA disappear, say goodbye to clean air, clean water, and safe food. Wilderness in the National Parks will not exist: it will be destroyed in the race to get at our natural resources — wood, minerals, oil and gas.
Along the way, there will be all the cruelty that Democrats are now warning against — the elderly, children, and the poor going without medical care, and so suffering and dying. The unemployed losing their homes. Our young people unable to get the education what would give the freedom to “pursue happiness” — and thus being forced into lives the keep them from being fulfilled. And much more."
Election 2012: Dreams of a Vote Deferred? | Common Dreams
Election 2012: Dreams of a Vote Deferred? | Common Dreams
"It’s not just Pennsylvania. In Ohio, the Republican secretary of state, Jon Husted, has instructed the state’s 88 counties not to allow early voting on weekends, a voter enfranchisement strategy that has been popular with African-American and poorer voters, who tend to vote Democratic. In Florida, Republican Gov. Rick Scott has prevailed against the U.S. Justice Department as he continues a controversial purge of the voter rolls. In Texas, a gun license is an acceptable form of ID, but student ID cards are not. The Brennan Center is tracking laws recently passed or on the way in 25 states, including many key swing states, all which will have the result of making it harder for people to vote."
"It’s not just Pennsylvania. In Ohio, the Republican secretary of state, Jon Husted, has instructed the state’s 88 counties not to allow early voting on weekends, a voter enfranchisement strategy that has been popular with African-American and poorer voters, who tend to vote Democratic. In Florida, Republican Gov. Rick Scott has prevailed against the U.S. Justice Department as he continues a controversial purge of the voter rolls. In Texas, a gun license is an acceptable form of ID, but student ID cards are not. The Brennan Center is tracking laws recently passed or on the way in 25 states, including many key swing states, all which will have the result of making it harder for people to vote."
Paul Ryan Attempts To Disavow Paul Ryan
Watch as Republican candidates and elected officials avoid answering tough question by repeating nonsensical talking points. Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and the Republican Party have a Todd Akin problem that will not go away before the election. Watch in disbelief as Paul Ryan absurdly attempts to disavow Paul Ryan.
Paul Ryan's Top 10 Falsehoods and Outrages... from Just His First Week on the Campaign Trail | Alternet
Paul Ryan's Top 10 Falsehoods and Outrages... from Just His First Week on the Campaign Trail | Alternet
"Paul Ryan charges that Barack Obama has ‘stolen’ $700 billion from medicare for his Obamacare. In fact, these expense reductions do not cut Medicare benefits, and, moreover, Romney and Ryan supported these reductions! The difference is that they would give the savings to the affluent, whereas Obama uses them to cover the presently uninsured."
"Paul Ryan charges that Barack Obama has ‘stolen’ $700 billion from medicare for his Obamacare. In fact, these expense reductions do not cut Medicare benefits, and, moreover, Romney and Ryan supported these reductions! The difference is that they would give the savings to the affluent, whereas Obama uses them to cover the presently uninsured."
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Mitt Romney to Anti-Abortion Doctor Behind Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Claim: ‘We Agree On Almost Everything’
Mitt Romney to Anti-Abortion Doctor Behind Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Claim: ‘We Agree On Almost Everything’: Even as Republicans try to distance themselves from Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) and his explosive comments about “legitimate rape,” more evidence has emerged linking Mitt Romney himself to the controversial doctor and anti-abortion activist behind Akin’s discredited claim that rape does not often result in pregnancy. Dr. John Willke, one of the founders of the [...]/p
Rep. Steve King opines on minorities and their 'victims groups'
Rep. Steve King opines on minorities and their 'victims groups'
"I really don't have the energy to deal with this racist, thick-headed little twerp right now, so let's get through this quickly. Rep. Steve King is the same person who just got through telling a reporter that he never "heard of" anyone getting pregnant from statutory rape or incest, so apparently he's just given up entirely on controlling his own mouth, relying on his press people to clean it up afterwards. Well, here ya go, Steve King's press person. Knit a silk purse out of this pile of crap"
"I really don't have the energy to deal with this racist, thick-headed little twerp right now, so let's get through this quickly. Rep. Steve King is the same person who just got through telling a reporter that he never "heard of" anyone getting pregnant from statutory rape or incest, so apparently he's just given up entirely on controlling his own mouth, relying on his press people to clean it up afterwards. Well, here ya go, Steve King's press person. Knit a silk purse out of this pile of crap"
Court Allows Texas To Cut Off Women’s Health Funding, Leaving Doctors And Low-Income Women In A Lurch
Court Allows Texas To Cut Off Women’s Health Funding, Leaving Doctors And Low-Income Women In A Lurch: Back in March, the federal government cut Texas’ Medicaid funding for the state’s Women’s Health Program (WHP) after Texas officials barred any “abortion affiliates” from the health program for low-income women. Because WHP is a joint federal-state program, states cannot to block any specific provider. By trying to force Planned Parenthood out of the system, [...]/p
Nuns On The Bus Tour Stops In New York To Protest ‘Devastating Romney-Ryan Budget’
Nuns On The Bus Tour Stops In New York To Protest ‘Devastating Romney-Ryan Budget’: The Nuns On A Bus tour that made stops at 10 congressional offices in nine states in July is back on the road protesting the House Republican budget’s damaging cuts to programs that benefit the poor and middle class. The tour, comprised this time of a different set of faith leaders and community action groups, [...]/p
The Lies About The Romney Budget
Ezra Klein, "Budget Wonk," analyzes the TRUE Romney / Ryan Budget which cuts over 60% to Education, Medicaid & Food Stamps to poor children, and gives a 25% tax cuts to the richest 1%???
Senate Candidate Linda Lingle Vetoed A Bill Requiring Hospitals To Provide Rape Victims Contraception
Senate Candidate Linda Lingle Vetoed A Bill Requiring Hospitals To Provide Rape Victims Contraception: As part of her effort to frame herself as a moderate, Hawaii’s Republican candidate for senate, former Gov. Linda Lingle, ran as far as possible from Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) “legitimate rape” comments this weekend, calling his assertion that women can’t get pregnant from rape “deplorable.” But Lingle’s own record is not dissimilar from Akin’s [...]/p
PERRspectives: Ryan Joins McCain in Mocking the "Health of the Mother"
PERRspectives: Ryan Joins McCain in Mocking the "Health of the Mother"
"Now, just as the Republican Party risks immolating itself with a draconian anti-abortion platform consistent with the views of Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, Americans are learning that Paul Ryan, too, dismissed the health of the mother exception as "a loophole wide enough to drive a Mack truck through."
"Now, just as the Republican Party risks immolating itself with a draconian anti-abortion platform consistent with the views of Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, Americans are learning that Paul Ryan, too, dismissed the health of the mother exception as "a loophole wide enough to drive a Mack truck through."
Ryan's jaw-dropping disregard for the health and safety of American women came during the 2000 debate over the so-called "partial birth abortion" bill. As NPR explained, the very rare intact dilation and extraction (used only 2,200 times out of 1.3 million procedures performed in 2000) was resorted to precisely to protect the health of the woman in certain late-term pregnancies. The alternative, NPR noted, "can involve substantial blood loss and may increase the risk of lacerating the cervix, potentially undermining the woman's ability to bear children in the future."
Mitt Romney's new running mate was having none of it. During House debate on April 5, 2000, Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin told the House that "the women I have spoken to wanted nothing more than to have a child and were devastated to learn that their babies could not survive outside the womb. They made difficult decisions with their doctors and families to terminate pregnancies, to preserve their own health and in many cases their ability to try to have a child again." Afterwards, Paul Ryan rose to denounce that position"
House Majority Leader Has Voted With Akin On Over 30 Pieces Of Anti-Abortion Legislation
House Majority Leader Has Voted With Akin On Over 30 Pieces Of Anti-Abortion Legislation: Although Republican lawmakers are attempting to distance themselves from Todd Akin’s (R-MO) false assertion that “legitimate rape” doesn’t lead to pregnancy, the uncomfortable truth is that Akin’s extreme views are very much in line with the mainstream Republican party’s. Just as the official Republican Party platform corroborates Akin’s belief that abortion should be illegal even [...]/p
Will Romney Support Providing Abortion Coverage To Servicewomen Who Had Been Raped?
Will Romney Support Providing Abortion Coverage To Servicewomen Who Had Been Raped?: Following Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) comments about “legitimate rape,” the Romney campaign issued a statement claiming that it will support abortion in cases of rape and incest. The policy undermined Paul Ryan’s longstanding opposition to abortion services and set Romney apart from the views of most Republican lawmakers. Earlier this year, for instance, Sen. Jeanne [...]/p
Ryan Refuses To Say Abortions Should Be Available To Women Who Are Raped
Ryan Refuses To Say Abortions Should Be Available To Women Who Are Raped: This morning, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) revealed that GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan urged him to drop out of his U.S. Senate race after Akin’s “legitimate rape” comments made him a liability to Republicans nationally. Yet Ryan’s attempt to stick a knife into the increasingly toxic senate candidate cannot be squared with Ryan’s long [...]/p
GOP Approves ‘Most Conservative Platform In Modern History’
GOP Approves ‘Most Conservative Platform In Modern History’: A week from the 2012 Republican National Convention, Republican committee members spent Tuesday articulating and affirming the principles they stand for in a draft of the official party platform. Led by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA) and featuring other Tea Party stars like Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), the committee [...]/p
Texas Judge Suggests He Will Join ‘Civil Unrest, Civil Disobedience, Civil War Maybe’ If Obama Is Reelected
Texas Judge Suggests He Will Join ‘Civil Unrest, Civil Disobedience, Civil War Maybe’ If Obama Is Reelected: Judge Tom Head, a county judge in Lubbock, Texas, announced on a local television station that he would personally join the resistance against a United Nations’ takeover of American sovereignty, which he says will occur if Obama is reelected: [Obama] is going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the [...]/p
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
As Rape Victims Step Forward and Akin Stays in Race, More Republicans Make Insane Remarks on Rape and Pregnancy | Alternet
As Rape Victims Step Forward and Akin Stays in Race, More Republicans Make Insane Remarks on Rape and Pregnancy | Alternet
"Yes today, the crazy has continued--but so has something beautiful. Women are stepping forward to speak about their experience with rape, some keeping their pregnancies, some choosing not to. As always with these issues of reproductive choice, such personal tales are a strong rejoinder to myth and madness."
"Yes today, the crazy has continued--but so has something beautiful. Women are stepping forward to speak about their experience with rape, some keeping their pregnancies, some choosing not to. As always with these issues of reproductive choice, such personal tales are a strong rejoinder to myth and madness."
Scott Brown's radical Senate candidates stand with Akin to redefine rape
Scott Brown's radical Senate candidates stand with Akin to redefine rape
"You probably also won't be surprised to find out all of these representatives were cosponsors of the infamous HR 3, the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." You know that one, the one that says there's only really one kind of rape, "forcible" rape, and you can't get an abortion unless you can prove that you were the victim of rape-rape, not one of those other kinds of rape that you might have really enjoyed. With the added bonus that the IRS would actually have to audit your abortion to determine whether your abortion was because of rape or incest.
"You probably also won't be surprised to find out all of these representatives were cosponsors of the infamous HR 3, the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." You know that one, the one that says there's only really one kind of rape, "forcible" rape, and you can't get an abortion unless you can prove that you were the victim of rape-rape, not one of those other kinds of rape that you might have really enjoyed. With the added bonus that the IRS would actually have to audit your abortion to determine whether your abortion was because of rape or incest.
That's where Scott Brown's loyalties lie, and that's who Scott Brown wants with him in the Senate. In a word, his fellow Republicans."
Flashback: Todd Akin Is Also Deluded On Climate Science
Flashback: Todd Akin Is Also Deluded On Climate Science: As Lisa Hymas of Grist noted today, “Todd Akin is not only fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of women’s reproductive systems. He’s also fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of climate change.” We have been reporting on this delusion for a long time. Three years ago, we excerpted an amazingly ignorant floor address by Akin, a Missouri [...]/p
Inventor of Todd Akin's fake science was strongly praised by '07 Romney campaign
Inventor of Todd Akin's fake science was strongly praised by '07 Romney campaign
"All right, so there's the mindset that thinks women don't get pregnant from rape because of emotions and magical transforming womenparts and whatnot. Is he just some backwoods crackpot, or is he a member of good standing in modern Republicanism? RH Reality Check notes a 2007 press release from the Romney campaign happily accepting Willke's endorsement:"
"All right, so there's the mindset that thinks women don't get pregnant from rape because of emotions and magical transforming womenparts and whatnot. Is he just some backwoods crackpot, or is he a member of good standing in modern Republicanism? RH Reality Check notes a 2007 press release from the Romney campaign happily accepting Willke's endorsement:"
Ryan Adviser Calls On Congress To Authorize War With Iran
Ryan Adviser Calls On Congress To Authorize War With Iran: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) isn’t exactly the most sophisticated observer of international politics. As such, he was treated to a crash course in foreign policy by the Romney campaign prior to his selection as the GOP Vice Presidential nominee. Now, one of Ryan’s key advisers during that briefing period is calling for congressional authorization for [...]/p
Five Reasons Why Paul Ryan Is Bad For Women’s Health
Five Reasons Why Paul Ryan Is Bad For Women’s Health: During the Republican primary, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney promised to pick a running mate who is just as anti-abortion as he is, and he seems to have found that in Paul Ryan. “I’m as pro-life as a person gets,” Ryan, who is Roman Catholic, told the Weekly Standard in 2010. The Republican from Wisconsin [...]/p
Tea Partyer Calls For Obama To Get Out of 'Our Country'
Tea Partyer Calls For Obama To Get Out of 'Our Country'
"I've written about this lunatic before. Marcia Wood is the same person who called for businesses not to hire anyone until Barack Obama was out of office and fantasized about muzzling Michelle Obama, but as time has gone on and the Republican party implodes more and more, her harsh rhetoric has crossed the line into territory that is at the least, borderline seditious."
"I've written about this lunatic before. Marcia Wood is the same person who called for businesses not to hire anyone until Barack Obama was out of office and fantasized about muzzling Michelle Obama, but as time has gone on and the Republican party implodes more and more, her harsh rhetoric has crossed the line into territory that is at the least, borderline seditious."
Rep. Steve King, R-Moron: I Never Heard of Anyone Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape or Incest
Rep. Steve King, R-Moron: I Never Heard of Anyone Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape or Incest
"Of course, none of this is exactly a surprise for anyone who's been paying attention to Republican wisdom on Women's Parts. Nor is it a surprise coming from a guy who likes to compare immigrants to cattle and dogs, and who recently defended dog fighting. Dehumanization is becoming a Republican specialty, and Steve King is their ace."
"Of course, none of this is exactly a surprise for anyone who's been paying attention to Republican wisdom on Women's Parts. Nor is it a surprise coming from a guy who likes to compare immigrants to cattle and dogs, and who recently defended dog fighting. Dehumanization is becoming a Republican specialty, and Steve King is their ace."
Shocker! Romney campaign can't find anyone 'appropriate' to talk about lady things
Shocker! Romney campaign can't find anyone 'appropriate' to talk about lady things
"I'll bet you $10,000 the Obama campaign can find someone to talk about lady things."
"I'll bet you $10,000 the Obama campaign can find someone to talk about lady things."
As Romney and Ryan Dissemble, RNC Prepares Radical Anti-Choice Platform Based on Personhood | Common Dreams
As Romney and Ryan Dissemble, RNC Prepares Radical Anti-Choice Platform Based on Personhood | Common Dreams
"For the past two days, the pair have been running around trying to assure the press and ultimately women voters that they really do believe in "real rape," not just "legitimate rape," that they are not asmisogynistic as Missouri Rep. Todd Akin, and that, of course, a Romney-Ryan Administration would never eliminate rape and incest exceptions for abortion.
"For the past two days, the pair have been running around trying to assure the press and ultimately women voters that they really do believe in "real rape," not just "legitimate rape," that they are not asmisogynistic as Missouri Rep. Todd Akin, and that, of course, a Romney-Ryan Administration would never eliminate rape and incest exceptions for abortion.
And, now it appears that, all the while, the people really in charge of the GOP—fundamentalist anti-choicers among them—have been writing a party platform that not only makes all of that a lie, but is in effect a promise to make the personhood of fertilized eggs the law of the land."
Rep. Steve King backs Akin: Says he's never 'heard of' child pregnancies from rape, incest
Rep. Steve King backs Akin: Says he's never 'heard of' child pregnancies from rape, incest
"Really? A sitting congressman—and one who's always been quite eager to pass legislation regarding what women can or cannot do with their very naughty babymaking parts, no less—has never once heard of child pregnancies from rape or incest? And even goes farther than Akin himself did, by claiming that he's never heard of such a thing happening from statutory rape, suggesting that it is the law itself that prevents such a thing from happening? It's not often I'm impressed by congressional ignorance at this point, but I think all of America has to tip their hats to Mr. King on this one. This one is impressively stupid."
"Really? A sitting congressman—and one who's always been quite eager to pass legislation regarding what women can or cannot do with their very naughty babymaking parts, no less—has never once heard of child pregnancies from rape or incest? And even goes farther than Akin himself did, by claiming that he's never heard of such a thing happening from statutory rape, suggesting that it is the law itself that prevents such a thing from happening? It's not often I'm impressed by congressional ignorance at this point, but I think all of America has to tip their hats to Mr. King on this one. This one is impressively stupid."
Does 'Ryan' Rhyme With 'Suppression'? | Common Dreams
Does 'Ryan' Rhyme With 'Suppression'? | Common Dreams
"Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen, a partisan Republican closely aligned with Governor Scott Waker and U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reinstate a rigid Voter ID law before the November election."
"Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen, a partisan Republican closely aligned with Governor Scott Waker and U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reinstate a rigid Voter ID law before the November election."
Republicans officially endorse exact same abortion position they're claiming is so 'offensive'
Republicans officially endorse exact same abortion position they're claiming is so 'offensive'
"Republicans are trying to pretend that the party's "let's amend the Constitution to super-screw women" position is somehow different from the not-as-radical position of the Romney/Ryan ticket. That way, Republicans can appeal to their rabid base while also trying to claim to the moderate and not-bugfuck-insane voters that President Romney and Vice President Ryan won't be that bad."
"Republicans are trying to pretend that the party's "let's amend the Constitution to super-screw women" position is somehow different from the not-as-radical position of the Romney/Ryan ticket. That way, Republicans can appeal to their rabid base while also trying to claim to the moderate and not-bugfuck-insane voters that President Romney and Vice President Ryan won't be that bad."
STUDY: Women Seeking Abortions Are Seven Times More Likely To Be Victims Of Abuse
STUDY: Women Seeking Abortions Are Seven Times More Likely To Be Victims Of Abuse: In contrast to Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) offensive comments that “legitimate rape” doesn’t lead to pregnancy, a new study from the Guttmacher Institute finds that pregnant women who seek abortions are actually more likely to have experienced a traumatic event like sexual abuse. In fact, the findings suggest the number of women seeking to terminate [...]/p
2012 Republican Platform To Advocate Abortion Ban Without Rape Exception
2012 Republican Platform To Advocate Abortion Ban Without Rape Exception: Republican politicians have been falling over themselves to condemn from Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican Senate candidate in Missouri, who said Sunday that women who have experienced “legitimate rape” don’t get pregnant because “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” The Romney-Ryan campaign called Akin’s comments “insulting, inexcusable and [...]/p
6 Worst Things Republicans Have Said About Rape, Sex and Women's Bodies | Alternet
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Romney, Ryan and Rape: A Todd Akin Special Delivery
Romney, Ryan and Rape: A Todd Akin Special Delivery
"The real problem here for the Republican campaign, however, is Paul Ryan. Mr. Ryan joined forces with Mr. Akin in 2011, co-sponsoring a bill with him to redefine the definition of rape through legislation aimed at changing the working term to "forcible rape," as a means of annihilating the rape and incest exemptions that currently exist in abortion law. The attempt died a swift death in Congress, but the intention could not be more clear...and the driving force behind it was the Dynamic Duo of Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin and Paul "Forcible Rape" Ryan.
"The real problem here for the Republican campaign, however, is Paul Ryan. Mr. Ryan joined forces with Mr. Akin in 2011, co-sponsoring a bill with him to redefine the definition of rape through legislation aimed at changing the working term to "forcible rape," as a means of annihilating the rape and incest exemptions that currently exist in abortion law. The attempt died a swift death in Congress, but the intention could not be more clear...and the driving force behind it was the Dynamic Duo of Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin and Paul "Forcible Rape" Ryan.
Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate to shore up his standing with the GOP base. Fine and good, but now that he has donned the Tea Party mask, he owns everything Ryan brings with him, including Ryan's appalling partnership with Todd Akin, and their despicable attempt to legislate a new definition of rape as something other than rape."
PERRspectives: Global Business Leaders See Obama as Stronger on Economy
PERRspectives: Global Business Leaders See Obama as Stronger on Economy
"Financial engineer turned Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has boasted for yearsthat "I know how the economy works." Unfortunately for Mitt, global business leaders aren't buying what he's selling.
"Financial engineer turned Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has boasted for yearsthat "I know how the economy works." Unfortunately for Mitt, global business leaders aren't buying what he's selling.
A recent survey of executives around the world found that by a 2 to 1 margin, they believe President Obama be better for the global economy than Romney. That's because they know what we know--or more accurately--what we should know. That is, they see the carnage caused by austerity policies in Europe even as economists in the U.S. continue to credit the Obama stimulus program for boosting American employment and GDP growth. And looking ahead, the world's business leaders seem to understand that the draconian Romney-Ryan program could put the American recovery at risk."
Akin Unmasks the Pro-Life Movement
Akin Unmasks the Pro-Life Movement
"Republican nominee for Missouri Senate Todd Akin chose not to follow this bit of wisdom, instead declaring in a television interview yesterday that women can’t get pregnant from rape. "
"Republican nominee for Missouri Senate Todd Akin chose not to follow this bit of wisdom, instead declaring in a television interview yesterday that women can’t get pregnant from rape. "
What You Need To Know About ALEC | Alternet
What You Need To Know About ALEC | Alternet
"This outburst of anti-public school, anti-teacher legislation is no accident. It is the work of a shadowy group called the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. Founded in 1973, ALEC is an organization of nearly 2,000 conservative state legislators. Its hallmark is promotion of privatization and corporate interests in every sphere, not only education, but healthcare, the environment, the economy, voting laws, public safety, etc. It drafts model legislation that conservative legislators take back to their states and introduce as their own "reform" ideas. ALEC is the guiding force behind state-level efforts to privatize public education and to turn teachers into at-will employees who may be fired for any reason. The ALEC agenda is today the "reform" agenda for education."
"This outburst of anti-public school, anti-teacher legislation is no accident. It is the work of a shadowy group called the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. Founded in 1973, ALEC is an organization of nearly 2,000 conservative state legislators. Its hallmark is promotion of privatization and corporate interests in every sphere, not only education, but healthcare, the environment, the economy, voting laws, public safety, etc. It drafts model legislation that conservative legislators take back to their states and introduce as their own "reform" ideas. ALEC is the guiding force behind state-level efforts to privatize public education and to turn teachers into at-will employees who may be fired for any reason. The ALEC agenda is today the "reform" agenda for education."
What Is ALEC? Dragging the Secretive Conservative Organization Out of the Shadows | Alternet
What Is ALEC? Dragging the Secretive Conservative Organization Out of the Shadows | Alternet
"Most people are unaware of the existence or reach of this shadowy organization. The members of ALEC would rather you remain ignorant of their purposes. In fact, these folks are so uncomfortable with anyone knowing about them that a University of Wisconsin history professor is being hammered by the Republican Party of that state for suggesting in an entry on his blog that in order to better understand the actions in various states with new Republican governors whose radical legislative proposals are remarkably similar, it might be worthwhile paying attention to theAmerican Legislative Exchange Council(ALEC)."
"Most people are unaware of the existence or reach of this shadowy organization. The members of ALEC would rather you remain ignorant of their purposes. In fact, these folks are so uncomfortable with anyone knowing about them that a University of Wisconsin history professor is being hammered by the Republican Party of that state for suggesting in an entry on his blog that in order to better understand the actions in various states with new Republican governors whose radical legislative proposals are remarkably similar, it might be worthwhile paying attention to theAmerican Legislative Exchange Council(ALEC)."
On the Road to Ryan and Ruin : Information Clearing House: ICH
On the Road to Ryan and Ruin : Information Clearing House: ICH
"Following this ideology, a Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan presidency would most likely increase the pace of deregulation and destroy what is left of the country’s safety nets. It would ultimately devastate the middle class, greatly increase the ranks of the poor and unemployed, do away with union rights, and reserve prosperity for the upper class alone. All of this will be done in the name of the liberty. And, it will be guided by an ideological paradigm that has already been historically proven to be disastrous."
"Following this ideology, a Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan presidency would most likely increase the pace of deregulation and destroy what is left of the country’s safety nets. It would ultimately devastate the middle class, greatly increase the ranks of the poor and unemployed, do away with union rights, and reserve prosperity for the upper class alone. All of this will be done in the name of the liberty. And, it will be guided by an ideological paradigm that has already been historically proven to be disastrous."
Will Akin Drop Out? Even If He Quits, GOP Still Holds Loathsome Positions on Rape, Abortion | Alternet
Will Akin Drop Out? Even If He Quits, GOP Still Holds Loathsome Positions on Rape, Abortion | Alternet
"Akin is emblematic of the GOP, not aberrant. Even if he does drop out and let his party choose a replacement, Senator McCaskill and pro-choice activists and basically anyone who realizes rape is bad shouldn't let anyone forget his comments."
"Akin is emblematic of the GOP, not aberrant. Even if he does drop out and let his party choose a replacement, Senator McCaskill and pro-choice activists and basically anyone who realizes rape is bad shouldn't let anyone forget his comments."
Paul Ryan and Todd Akin Partnered On Radical ‘Personhood’ Bill Outlawing Abortion And Many Birth Control Pills
Paul Ryan and Todd Akin Partnered On Radical ‘Personhood’ Bill Outlawing Abortion And Many Birth Control Pills: Yesterday, ThinkProgress reported that Rep. Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin (R-MO) and GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan both cosponsored the bill that introduced America to the despicable term “forcible rape.” As it turns out, this may only be the second most sweeping attack on reproductive freedom that both men partnered on. Ryan and Akin also [...]/p
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