GOP Candidate Opposes Abortion Exception In Cases Of ‘The Rape Thing’

GOP Candidate Opposes Abortion Exception In Cases Of ‘The Rape Thing’: John Koster, a Republican running for Congress in Washington, became the latest candidate to opine on abortion exceptions in cases of rape and incest over the weekend at a fundraiser with Rep. Tom Price (R-GA). Koster said he would support abortion only if the woman’s life was in danger, but would not extend the same [...]/p

Romney Releases Another False Ad, Revives Claim That Obama ‘Gutted’ Welfare Reform

Romney Releases Another False Ad, Revives Claim That Obama ‘Gutted’ Welfare Reform: After releasing false radio and television ads about the auto bailout, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign unveiled a new commercial that highlights another one of the candidate’s favorite false claims. This ad, first flagged by the Huffington Post’s Sam Stein, revives Romney’s claim that President Obama has “gutted the welfare work requirement” through a waiver program [...]/p

President Obama Makes a Statement on Hurricane Sandy

President Obama discusses efforts underway to prepare for Hurricane Sandy and urges those who may be affected by the storm to take all needed precautions. October 29, 2012.

I Was Raped By My Stepfather at 13 and Forced to Get an Illegal Abortion in Mexico | Alternet

I Was Raped By My Stepfather at 13 and Forced to Get an Illegal Abortion in Mexico | Alternet
"I became pregnant, contrary to the "scientific theories" of many modern Republicans. Not only was the experience loathsome and painful, it was also impossible for me to deal with or talk about because abortion was illegal in the 1950s."

Romney's willingness to say anything makes integrity an issue

Mitt Romney allows himself to be led into another embarrassing lie by right-wing media and how his abandonment of his own policies and willingness to say anything on the campaign trail have left him open to questions about his integrity as a person

Romney Returns to His 'Obama Made the Economy Worse' Lie

Romney Returns to His 'Obama Made the Economy Worse' Lie
"That simply isn't true. And neither is Mitt Romney's two year-old slander that President Obama "made the economy worse." Romney's closing argument to voters, like his opening statement, is a Big Lie. And his ceaseless repetition hasn't made it any made it any truer."

Number of States in Which Rapists Can Sue For Custody and Visitation Rights -- 31 -- and Other Shocking Rape Facts | Alternet

Number of States in Which Rapists Can Sue For Custody and Visitation Rights -- 31 -- and Other Shocking Rape Facts | Alternet
"Remember facts? Remember facts about rape? Because it turns out that a whole lot of people know less than nothing about the subject. Indeed what they think they know is a whole lot of something that is wrong and dangerous to our heath, safety and well-being. Republican Representative Richard Mourdock'srecent " misspeaking" is unexceptional."

Melissa Harris-Perry's Open Letter to Richard Mourdock on Sexual Assault

Melissa Harris-Perry's Open Letter to Richard Mourdock on Sexual Assault
"It's every bit as brave, honest and powerful and something every one of these anti-woman, anti-abortion zealots ought to have to listen to, after Richard Mourdock's callous remarks about conception via rape being "God's will"."

PERRspectives: Romney 's Closing Argument is "Obama Made Economy Worse" Lie

PERRspectives: Romney 's Closing Argument is "Obama Made Economy Worse" Lie
"Unfortunately for Romney, the facts and the overwhelming consensus of economists - including the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and John McCain's 2008 brain trust - flatly contradict Mitt's closing argument. Instead, the numbers show and the experts confirm that President Obama saved the American free-enterprise system from the abyss and averted Great Depression 2.0."

Meet 8 Romney-Backed Senate Candidates Who Would Force Victims to Have Their Rapists' Babies | Alternet

Meet 8 Romney-Backed Senate Candidates Who Would Force Victims to Have Their Rapists' Babies | Alternet
"What they’ve missed is the fact that, in today's Republican Party, Mourdock’s position is the new normal. Among the handful of Republican senatorial candidates who echo Mourdock's contention that even a rape-induced pregancy is sacred are several who, like Tim Smith in Pennsylvania, are polliing well against their Democratic opponents."

"You Don't Own Me"

Women constitute more than half of the population. In 2008, 60% of voters were women. It is estimated that 10 million more women than men will vote in this election. Despite this, women make up only 16% of Congress. Women earn only 70 cents to each dollar men make. Women of color and undocumented women make less than white citizens. Mitt Romney and the Republican Party are determined to overturn Roe V. Wade. Romney has not supported equal pay for women (The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act). Romney has vowed to defund Planned Parenthood. Romney has vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Romney doesn't want health care to cover birth control. Romney says same sex marriage should be banned with a Constitutional Amendment. Women, let's rise up. Our vote alone can win this election. A vote for Obama is a vote for your health and your right to choose. It is a vote for equal pay and equal rights. A vote for Obama is a vote for our families. It is a vote to marry who you choose. It's a vote to start a family when you choose. A vote for Obama says that we won't stand for violence against women and that rape is rape. Our vote ensures that our daughters will grow up with the same rights that we've had. A vote for Obama sends a message: This war on women must end. We will not go backwards. This election is shockingly close. Our safety is at stake. Our silence is consent and our vote is our voice. Let's get active. Let's get out every vote we can. Let's make this election a mandate. A mandate to finally ensure women the respect, dignity and equality we all deserve! This is now. This is our call to action. Once and for all, let's take back the power that is so inherently and naturally ours!

How the GOP's Real Agenda Is Revealed in Their Nasty Rape Comments | Alternet

How the GOP's Real Agenda Is Revealed in Their Nasty Rape Comments | Alternet
"What this umpteenth rape comment tells us isn't that the Republican party has a handful of unhinged members who sometimes flub their talking points. It reveals the real agendas and beliefs of the GOP as a whole."

GOP senate field more radical than initially assessed

Mitt Romney's silence on Richard Mourdock tells the whole story

Mitt Romney's silence on Richard Mourdock tells the whole story
"Nowadays, Mitt Romney claims that he supports exceptions for rape and incest. But we already know that he lied once about choice in order to win an election. And his silence about Richard Mourdock is a pretty clear sign that he's lying once again."

Weather Channel: We've Never Seen Anything Like This Before

Weather Channel: We've Never Seen Anything Like This Before
If you live in one of the states that might be affected, and can vote early, get out there vote now.

Six Important Things To Know Before Romney’s ‘Closing Argument’ On The Economy

Six Important Things To Know Before Romney’s ‘Closing Argument’ On The Economy: Mitt Romney will deliver what’s being billed as his “closing argument” in Ames, Iowa today, focusing his speech on the economy. Here are six important things to know before Romney takes the stage. 1) ROMNEY’S BOGUS 12 MILLION JOBS: Romney consistently promises that his policies will create 12 million jobs over his first term. But [...]/p

Todd Akin: Warrior for the Right

Todd Akin: Warrior for the Right
"In recent days, it's become clear that the Republican Senate candidate in Missouri doesn't just spew anti-abortion rhetoric: He's acted on it."

Republicans' Shocking Positions on Rape and Pregnancy Aren't Outliers -- They're Central to the GOP Agenda | Alternet

Republicans' Shocking Positions on Rape and Pregnancy Aren't Outliers -- They're Central to the GOP Agenda | Alternet
"With the takeover of the G.O.P by the religious right, Mourdock's position on abortion, rape and incest is in line with the party platform -- and echoed by top party leaders, including Paul Ryan."

Ending Rape Illiteracy | Common Dreams

Ending Rape Illiteracy | Common Dreams
"When Todd Akin uttered his now-famous line that women rarely get pregnant from “legitimate rape,” he didn’t misspeak. This was something he thought was true—both the bizarre logic about pregnancy and the idea that there is such a thing as a rape that isn’t legitimate. Last year, Wisconsin state representative Roger Rivard told a newspaper reporter that “some girls rape easy.” Now under fire, Rivard attempted to clarify his comments, claiming they were taken out of context."

Romney Campaign on Mourdock's Rape Comments: We 'Still Support Him'

Romney Campaign on Mourdock's Rape Comments: We 'Still Support Him'
"Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign said on Wednesday that they disagreed with Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's statement that pregnancy from rape "is something that God intended to happen," but the former Massachusetts governor still supports him."

Ladies, Don't Fall for Moderate Mitt! | The Nation

Ladies, Don't Fall for Moderate Mitt! | The Nation
"Romney, in fact, supports banning abortion except in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman’s life. He’s running ads that tout these exceptions as evidence of his moderation, but what kind of moderate wants to criminalize 93 percent of all abortions?"

PERRspectives: GOP Still Mocking the "Health of the Mother"

PERRspectives: GOP Still Mocking the "Health of the Mother"
"On Thursday,John McCain rejoined Mitt Romney in support of embattled Indiana Republican Senate hopeful Richard Mourdock. That McCain would come around after accepting Mourdock's "apology" for proclaiming rape-induced pregnancies gifts from God should come as no surprise. After all, McCain like Romney is a former supporter of Roe v. Wade who turned anti-abortion champion in order to secure the Republican nomination. And as it turns out, McCain mocked the very idea of a "health of the mother" exception to the abortion ban his party demands. That's just like Paul Ryan, who dismissed it as "a loophole wide enough to drive a Mack truck through"."

Tina Fey On Todd Akin And ‘Grey-Faced Men With $2 Haircuts’ Who Redefine Rape

Tina Fey On Todd Akin And ‘Grey-Faced Men With $2 Haircuts’ Who Redefine Rape: It’s always amazing to watch Tina Fey get her dander up, but I think she hits on something particularly important at the Center for Reproductive Rights Inaugural Gala in calling out “grey-faced men with $2 haircuts” who display an unnerving confidence in telling women what does and doesn’t count as rape and what happens to [...]/p

Anti-choice groups spend tens of thousands supporting 'pro-choice' Scott Brown

Anti-choice groups spend tens of thousands supporting 'pro-choice' Scott Brown
"Brown says he's pro-choice, but as all these groups have endorsed him say, he's a senator who votes anti-choice."

Ohio Senate Nominee Defends Mourdock After Rape Comments: ‘He’s A Class Act’

Ohio Senate Nominee Defends Mourdock After Rape Comments: ‘He’s A Class Act’: Ohio Senate nominee Josh Mandel (R) defended neighboring Indiana Senate nominee Richard Mourdock (R) for his comments that pregnancies resulting from rape are a “gift from God,” calling Mourdock a “gentleman” and a “class act.” Mandel was initially asked yesterday whether he agreed with Mourdock that “God intended” for pregnancies from rape, but the Ohio [...]/p

Nancy Keenan Talks Extreme Anti-Choice Politicians with Rachel Maddow

Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, stopped by "The Rachel Maddow Show" to talk about the recent slew of outrageous anti-choice comments from the campaign trail, including Richard Mourdock's outrageous statement against abortion rights for rape survivors

Why Mandatory 'Rape Babies' Are the GOP’s New Normal | Alternet

Why Mandatory 'Rape Babies' Are the GOP’s New Normal | Alternet
"With the takeover of the G.O.P by the religious right, Mourdock's position on abortion, rape and incest is in line with the party platform -- and echoed by top party leaders, including Paul Ryan."

War on women takes a hard right turn in Indiana

The Republican Rape Advisory Chart | Alternet

The Republican Rape Advisory Chart | Alternet
"But the 2012 election has been especially notable for explosive Republican statements about rape, which might well determine which party will control the U.S. Senate on November 7th. First, Missouri Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Todd Akin  resurrected a 13th Century Medieval medical theory by claiming that women who were victims of "legitimate rape" (implying, of course, that some rape might be "legitimate") could shut down their own fertility, preventing conception."

Pennsylvania Bill Would Reduce Food Stamp Benefits For Women Who Cannot Prove They Were Raped | Alternet

Pennsylvania Bill Would Reduce Food Stamp Benefits For Women Who Cannot Prove They Were Raped | Alternet
"Aside from punishing women who have children, the proposed bill perpetrates a dangerous attitude toward survivors of sexual assault."

GOP Rape Advisory Chart

GOP Rape Advisory Chart
"A week or so ago, connecticutie posted her version of the GOP Rape Advisory Chart to help sort out all of the confusion about the wide variety of rape "flavors" that today's Republican Party seems so hell-bent on bringing to light."

Meet The Mourdocks: The Other Republicans Pushing To Block Abortions For Rape Victims

Meet The Mourdocks: The Other Republicans Pushing To Block Abortions For Rape Victims: On Tuesday night, during a debate with challenger Joe Donnelly (D-IN), State Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) said that women who had been raped should not have access to abortion services, explaining that pregnancies resulting from the violent act are a “gift from God.” “The only exception I have for to have an abortion is in [...]/p

Not Just Mourdock -- Meet 7 Other Republicans Trying to Block Abortion for Rape Victims | Alternet

Not Just Mourdock -- Meet 7 Other Republicans Trying to Block Abortion for Rape Victims | Alternet
"The formerly fringe view is becoming mainstream within the GOP."

Top Republican Senator defends Richard Mourdock, says pregnancy from rape 'is a gift from God'

Top Republican Senator defends Richard Mourdock, says pregnancy from rape 'is a gift from God'
"It's one thing for a woman to make her own decision about what is and is not a gift from God. But it's quite another thing when government officials—especially ones who are biologically ineligible from receiving such "gifts"—take it upon themselves to decide on her behalf not just what God intended and but also whether or not she should be legally required to follow what they believe to be God's plan."

Top 6 Lies Romney Has Told Women in an Election Season Full of Whoppers | Alternet

Top 6 Lies Romney Has Told Women in an Election Season Full of Whoppers | Alternet
"In the last weeks before the election, Romney has shown himself ready to get down on bended knee to woo the female vote. Which would be cute, if he didn’t have a record of denying women their basic human rights. Unbeknownst to Mitt, women, in addition to making handy office workers, are also fully capable of seeing through all the manipulations, mansplaining and malarkey that have been spread around this campaign season. "

Mourdock Refuses To Apologize For Claim That Rape Pregnancies Are A Gift From God

Mourdock Refuses To Apologize For Claim That Rape Pregnancies Are A Gift From God: U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock (R-IN) refused to apologize for suggesting that rapes that result from pregnancies are a “gift from God,” during a press conference on Wednesday morning. Mourdock made the initial controversial remarks at a debate on Tuesday evening, causing some prominent Republicans to distance themselves from the candidate. “I spoke from my [...]/p

GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Calls Rape Pregnancies A ‘Gift From God’

GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Calls Rape Pregnancies A ‘Gift From God’: pAt a debate this evening with his Democratic opponent Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock claimed that raped women should be forced to carry their rapist’s baby to term because their forced pregnancy is a “gift from God”: I believe life begins at conception. The only exception I have for to [...]/p

GOP Gov. Nominee Opposes Equal Pay Legislation Because Government Shouldn’t ‘Micromanage The Workplace’

GOP Gov. Nominee Opposes Equal Pay Legislation Because Government Shouldn’t ‘Micromanage The Workplace’: ATKINSON, New Hampshire — The Republican nominee for governor in New Hampshire isn’t sure whether or not existing law in his state forbids pay discrimination, but he’s pretty sure it’s none of the government’s business. ThinkProgress asked Ovide Lamontagne at a campaign stop on Friday about whether a law that said men and women should [...]/p

Americans’ Support For Expanding Access To Birth Control Cuts Across Party Lines

Americans’ Support For Expanding Access To Birth Control Cuts Across Party Lines: Despite the hard line position that many GOP politicians are taking on contraception — just yesterday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) refused to say whether he believes contraception should be sold legally in the U.S. — a new poll finds wide margins of support for increasing women’s access to affordable birth control as a method of [...]/p

"Like a Dog?" Nasty GOP Insults Flung at Women Candidates | Alternet

"Like a Dog?" Nasty GOP Insults Flung at Women Candidates | Alternet
"Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin can’t stop putting his foot in his mouth.

During an October 20
fundraising event with Fox News star and evangelical Christian Mike Huckabee, Akin compared Claire McCaskill to a “dog.” McCaskill is Akin’s Democratic opponent for the Senate seat."

Rubio Develops ‘Romnesia’ While Trying To Explain Romney’s Position On Contraception

Rubio Develops ‘Romnesia’ While Trying To Explain Romney’s Position On Contraception: Last week, President Obama joked that some Romney surrogates are suffering from “Romnesia” — an ability to forget the candidate’s old positions on major campaign issues, in favor of his new positions. On Sunday, during an appearance on Meet The Press, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was presenting severe symptoms of that condition, spending a good [...]/p

Top Romney Surrogate Says Pay Equity Legislation Is ‘Nothing But An Effort To Help Trial Lawyers’

Top Romney Surrogate Says Pay Equity Legislation Is ‘Nothing But An Effort To Help Trial Lawyers’: Mitt Romney’s campaign won’t say if the GOP presidential candidate would have signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, but on Sunday Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) — a top campaign surrogate — disparaged the measure as a giveaway to trail lawyers. “I think that anyone who’s working out there and making a living, [...]/p

Mitt Romney Lies To Women

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Rachel Maddow examined Mitt Romney’s positions and claims about contraception, and came to the conclusion that Romney and his campaign are blatantly lying in order to get elected.

This week in the War on Women: You want to go back to 1950? No? Then fight back.

This week in the War on Women: You want to go back to 1950? No? Then fight back.
"Flash forward a few years. The Romney-Roberts Supreme Court has overturned Roe andGriswold. Abortion is illegal in most of the country and the morning-after pill is no longer an approved FDA drug. When the Defense of Marriage Act came before the Court in 2014, Justice Scalia used the occasion to restore the government’s power to outlaw sex acts deemed immoral by overturning Lawrence and Garner v. Texas, the landmark 2003 decision that tossed out antisodomy laws. The Affordable Care Act has been repealed by the Republican Congress on the rationale that Obamacare’s mandate to buy insurance was a tyrannical intrusion on American liberty. Meanwhile, a national law requiring women seeking abortions to undergo compulsory transvaginal ultrasounds has gone into effect. The records of their abortions, their sexual partners and the names of their doctors are being stored in a national database."

Great news! Women don't die anymore because 'science and technology'

Great news! Women don't die anymore because 'science and technology'
"Oh goody. It's been at least three minutes since a big strong Republican congressman stepped right up to tell us ladies how we don't need reproductive rights because of science magic."

How The Model Tax Plan Romney Cited Could Raise One Middle-Class Woman’s Taxes By $6,000

How The Model Tax Plan Romney Cited Could Raise One Middle-Class Woman’s Taxes By $6,000:  Throughout the campaign, Mitt Romney has refused to give details when asked how he plans to pay for his nearly $4.8 trillion in tax cuts. In Tuesday night’s debate, audience member Mary Follano asked Romney how his [...]/p

Does the Romney Family Now Own Your e-Vote?

Does the Romney Family Now Own Your e-Vote?
"Will you cast your vote this fall on a faulty electronic machine that's partly owned by the Romney Family? Will that machine decide whether Romney will then inherit the White House?"

Just Study It Out Buddy: Annals of Right-Wing Idiocy | Common Dreams

Just Study It Out Buddy: Annals of Right-Wing Idiocy | Common Dreams
"llinois Tea Partier Joe Walsh is the latest, among many like-minded morons, to confirm Ellsberg, Chomsky et al are right: There are not as many differences as there should be between the major parties/candidates, but there are enough to matter. To wit: Walsh's latest drivel, after telling employers they should harass employees into voting Republican, saying he opposes abortion with no exceptions because "modern technology and science" ensure "you can't find one instance" of a woman's health or life endangered by a pregnancy."

Male GOP Expert on Woman's Bodies Says No Woman Dies in Childbirth -- He's Dead Wrong | Alternet

Male GOP Expert on Woman's Bodies Says No Woman Dies in Childbirth -- He's Dead Wrong | Alternet
"By pretending these women don’t exist, Walsh joins the ranks of his other colleague, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), who ignited a firestorm over his opposition to a rape exception because “if  it’s a legitimate rape , the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down"."

Paul Ryan woos women by mocking his war on them

Paul Ryan woos women by mocking his war on them
"Nothing like telling the biggest voting bloc in America that their silly little concerns are nothing but a bad punchline, huh?"

Joe Walsh: Against Abortion, 'Without Exception', Including the Life of the Mother

Joe Walsh: Against Abortion, 'Without Exception', Including the Life of the Mother
"Republican Joe Walsh's answer on the abortion issue tonight in his debate on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight with Tammy Duckworth caught reporters offguard, so they asked him again what his stance was, figuring they'd misheard him. They hadn't."

More Effective Birth Control Methods Are Steadily Gaining Ground

More Effective Birth Control Methods Are Steadily Gaining Ground: Despite the fact that long-acting forms of contraception — such as the intrauterine device (IUD), the patch, and the ring — are more effective methods of birth control than the pill, the vast majority of women in the U.S. are not using them. However, federal data released today shows that those long-acting contraceptive methods are [...]/p

Virginia GOP Caught Throwing Away Voter Registrations

Virginia GOP Caught Throwing Away Voter Registrations
"You know how every time they're in control, Republicans grow the government and run into the ground to prove that government is inefficient and bloated? Well, I think it's time to realize that the GOP is now determined to prove that their cries of voter fraud are true...because they're the ones committing it."

Lilly Ledbetter on Mitt Romney's binders

GOP Senate Candidate Goes To Incredible Length To Avoid Question On Violence Against Women

GOP Senate Candidate Goes To Incredible Length To Avoid Question On Violence Against Women: Florida Sen. Ben Nelson (D) and his challenger, Rep. Connie Mack (R), were asked about reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) during a debate on October 17. Mack recognized the female members of his family and then quickly changed the subject to economic issues, steering clear of domestic abuse. “What women are worried about [...]/p

Romney and his binders full of women

Virginia Health Commissioner Resigns In Protest Of Restrictive Abortion Clinic Rules

Virginia Health Commissioner Resigns In Protest Of Restrictive Abortion Clinic Rules: Virginia health commissioner Dr. Karen Remley resigned from her position on the state’s Board of Health today, citing Virginia’s restrictive regulations for abortion clinics as her primary reason for turning in her resignation. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Remley believes she can no longer serve on the Board of Health “in good faith” because she [...]/p

Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Openly Hostile To Free School Lunch Program He Relied On As A Child

Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Openly Hostile To Free School Lunch Program He Relied On As A Child: A new Esquire profile of Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) details the Senate candidate’s hard-scrabble childhood on an Arizona cattle ranch — where he was sustained by federal school lunch programs he has repeatedly tried to hobble as a Congressman. Flake’s elder brother, Scott, explained to Esquire how they benefited from entitlement programs meant to provide [...]/p

Does the Romney Family Now Own Your E-Vote?

Does the Romney Family Now Own Your E-Vote?
"But these Hart machines are deeply flawed and widely know to be open to a troubling variety of attacks and breakdowns ( http://www.bradblog.com/... ).  There is no legal or other means to definitively monitor and re-check a tally compiled on Hart or other electronic voting machines.  Ohio's current governor and secretary of state are both Republicans."

PERRspectives: Romney's Abortion Rewrite Edits Out "Dear, Close Family Relative"

PERRspectives: Romney's Abortion Rewrite Edits Out "Dear, Close Family Relative"
"One week after Mitt Romney comically claimed "There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda," the Romney campaign began airing a new ad whitewashing his past positions and his party's extremist present on the issue."

Mitt Romney's Heartless Advice to a Woman Whose Pregnancy Might Have Killed Her | Alternet

Mitt Romney's Heartless Advice to a Woman Whose Pregnancy Might Have Killed Her | Alternet
"Mormon women remember Romney's advice when he was a church leader, and there wasn't much 'moderate' about it."

Bad news for Mitt: Top lady concern in swing states is abortion

Bad news for Mitt: Top lady concern in swing states is abortion
"Women do care about these issues. A lot. And the best way to ensure that they vote for the president is for him to keep hammering away the differences between his policies and Mitt Romney's. Because it matters. And it's going to make all the difference on Election Day."

Why Romney Doesn’t Support Equal Pay For Women, In One Picture

Why Romney Doesn’t Support Equal Pay For Women, In One Picture: Mitt Romney’s campaign just can’t figure out whether he supports equal pay for women or not. When asked last April about Romney’s view on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which restored equal pay rights the Roberts Court cut back in 2007, Romney’s campaign responded with an awkward six second silence followed by a promise [...]/p

Lilly Ledbetter's Equal Pay Story

President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on January 29, 2009. In this video, Lilly shares her story.

Romney's Binders Full of Women

Romney's Binders Full of Women
"Guess what? Romney's answer isn't true, he never asked for such a study."

Why No One Should Believe The New Ad Claiming ‘Romney Doesn’t Oppose Contraception At All’

Why No One Should Believe The New Ad Claiming ‘Romney Doesn’t Oppose Contraception At All’: But it covers up at least five of Romney’s most extreme positions on these issues — ones that any voter casting their ballot this election season deserves to know

Romney: Forget equal pay, ladies. How about more time to cook dinner?

Romney: Forget equal pay, ladies. How about more time to cook dinner?
"So after all this time, after repeatedly being asked to say, once and for all, whether Romney supports equal pay and what he'd do to ensure equal pay for women, Romney still can't answer that question. And it's a very important question, one women have the right to know the answer to when they're deciding the next president. You know, when they're not busy filling binders and cooking dinner."

Mitt Romney flat-out lies about birth control because he's a flat-out liar

Mitt Romney flat-out lies about birth control because he's a flat-out liar
"Let's not beat around the bush. We could call it a gaffe or a flip-flop or invoke some other euphemistic excuse from Very Serious Journalism dictionary, but let's not. The truth is, Mitt Romney is a liar."

Romney Told 31 Myths In 41 Minutes During Last Night's Debate | Alternet

Romney Told 31 Myths In 41 Minutes During Last Night's Debate | Alternet
"During the first presidential debate in Denver, Colorado Romney managed to tell  27 myths in his 38 minutes  of speaking time. But at his second encounter with Obama in New York, the GOP presidential candidate — who has run  a post-truth campaign  from day one — outdid himself and crammed 31 myths in 41 minutes:"

Romney's Bain Capital Is Sending a Bunch of High-Tech Jobs to China on the Day Before the Election | Alternet

Romney's Bain Capital Is Sending a Bunch of High-Tech Jobs to China on the Day Before the Election | Alternet
"On the day before an election that's supposed to hinge on jobs, taxes and the middle class, Bain Capital, the company Mitt Romney founded, will close the doors of a factory in Freeport, Illinois, and ship 170 good, high-tech jobs to China."

Five Ways Romney Alienated Women In The Second Presidential Debate

Five Ways Romney Alienated Women In The Second Presidential Debate: Last night’s presidential debate marked the second time that President Obama and Mitt Romney faced off against each other, but the first time that the topics covered focused on issues that pertain to women, who did not get a single mention in the first debate in Denver. Obama has traditionally led female voters, particularly on [...]/p

Romney Adviser: Romney Would Have Opposed Lilly Ledbetter In 2009

Romney Adviser: Romney Would Have Opposed Lilly Ledbetter In 2009: At Tuesday’s presidential debate, both candidates were confronted with a question about equal pay for women, who currently make 77 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. President Obama touted his first bill signed into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which gave women more flexibility to sue over pay inequity. Romney [...]/p

About Mitt Romney's 'binders full of women'? Guess what. It's BS.

About Mitt Romney's 'binders full of women'? Guess what. It's BS.
"Mitt Romney doesn't love women. He didn't go out of his way to hire them. He didn't give a good goddamn about filling his cabinet with women. And he still hasn't told us whether he supports equal pay for equal work. Mitt Romney is just like the rest of his fellow Republicans waging their War on Women. And it's time to end the war."

Romney’s Seven Biggest Debate Lies | Common Dreams

Romney’s Seven Biggest Debate Lies | Common Dreams
"Here are the seven biggest lies Romney told:"

Mary Jo Lost Her Job Because of Bain Capital. She's Got a Few Words for Mitt Romney.

Sensata worker Mary Jo lost her job due to Bain's outsourcing to China. She's got a question for Mitt Romney.

Obama Has More Than A 20 Point Lead On Birth Control Policy

Obama Has More Than A 20 Point Lead On Birth Control Policy: A new USA Today/Gallup poll reports that abortion and contraception are two issues that continue to give President Obama a huge bump among female voters. Almost 40 percent of female respondents said they believe abortion is the most important election issue for women — an answer that did not even register among men, who tended [...]/p

How to know if emergency rape is right for you

How to know if emergency rape is right for you
"Ladies, from the party that brought us legitimate rape, forcible rape, honest rape and easy rape, we have a new rape option, courtesy of "pro-choice woman" Linda McMahon, Connecticut senate candidate. Introducing ... emergency rape"

McMahon flip-flops, badly, on emergency contraception

McMahon flip-flops, badly, on emergency contraception
"McMahon is clearly not the pro-choice candidate she's pretending to be. She's also not the qualified candidate she's pretending to be. There's a reason one newspaper editorial board said that she "gives the impression of someone who has memorized talking points and doesn't know the difference between them and actual thoughts or policy positions." That's because that's who she is as a candidate."

Reagan Advisor: History Shows Romney’s Tax Plan Won’t Boost Job Growth

Reagan Advisor: History Shows Romney’s Tax Plan Won’t Boost Job Growth: Both Republican candidate Mitt Romney and his running-mate Paul Ryan claim that their campaign’s jobs plan is essentially its tax plan. In an ad, Romney states that “my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million [jobs]” out of the twelve million total he says his [...]/p

5 Facts You Should Commit To Memory Before Watching Tonight’s Debate

5 Facts You Should Commit To Memory Before Watching Tonight’s Debate: Debates move quickly. The candidates toss out facts at breakneck speeds, trying to get across their entire plans in just 90 minutes. Tonight, Obama and Romney will square off in a debate that’s been billed as high-stakes — Obama will seek to regain the momentum, while Romney hopes to sustain his. So as the candidates [...]/p

How would Republicans prosecute rape victims?

Rachel Maddow surveys the number of anti-choice Republican legislators, including Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, who believe that abortion should be banned even in the case of rape or incest, leading to the question of what punishment they would recommend for a rape victim who ends a pregnancy that resulted from the rape.

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5 Disturbing Stories About Mitt Romney That Expose His Private Worldview | Alternet

5 Disturbing Stories About Mitt Romney That Expose His Private Worldview | Alternet
"Mitt Romney’s infamous dog-on-the-roof-of-the-car story is atrocious, and has been mocked within an inch of its life. But there are many other stories from the Republican presidential candidate’s personal life that illuminate what kind of a human being he really is. Here’s a look at a few of them."

Tea Party Leader In Mississippi Suggests ‘Our Country Might Have Been Better Off’ If Women Still Couldn’t Vote

Tea Party Leader In Mississippi Suggests ‘Our Country Might Have Been Better Off’ If Women Still Couldn’t Vote: The President of the Central Mississippi Tea Party, a woman named Janis Lane, believes that women are too “mean, hateful” and “diabolical” to vote, and likely should not have been given the right. In an interview with the Jackson Free Press, Lane told the interviewer, “I’m really going to set you back here. Probably the [...]/p

Decision

Biden Lays Out Choice For Women in 2012

Biden Lays Out Choice For Women in 2012
"He called them out for imposing their private views on women, and was very specific about the shape of the U.S. Supreme Court if Romney wins this election. This, by the way, is what should give every progressive, Democrat, liberal or independent a reason to vote for Obama -- the idea of having Mitt Romney nominate the next two Supreme Court justices is the kind of nightmare we really don't need to have."

Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXXVIII

Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXXVIII
"The broader concerns about Mitt Romney's comfort with dishonesty reached a milestone this week"

Romney and Ryan Have Resorted to Lying as a Form of Debating | Alternet

Romney and Ryan Have Resorted to Lying as a Form of Debating | Alternet
"The major problem, however, is that all of this lazy thinking leaves Republicans ill-equipped to govern – as seen in the problems encountered by the Gingrich Congress, the George W. Bush administration and now the Boehner/Ryan House. And that matters a lot."

Ryan re-ignites firestorm over women's health

Rep. Paul Ryan says a Romney administration would legislate Roe versus Wade at the state level, just days after his running mate claimed he has no plans to push for anti-abortion measures.

Jon Stewart Takes on the Craziest Rape-Denying, Conspiracy-Spouting GOP Candidates

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In a segment titled "You Magnificent Bastards" Jon Stewart introduced his viewers last night to GOP characters like Todd Akin, Joe Walsh, Paul Broun and of course Allen West. These guys aren't just running for office, he noted, many of them hold plum committee seats already, don't you know--including the Committee on Science and Technology.

Paul Ryan gets confused on abortion talking points. Because he doesn't believe them.

Paul Ryan gets confused on abortion talking points. Because he doesn't believe them.
"Ryan is as rabidly anti-woman as can be. He's a cosponsor of the Sanctity of Human Life Act to define an egg as a person in order to ban abortion, birth control, and even some fertility treatments and methods. He's proud of his perfect rating from the National Right to Life Committee, and has said, "I’m as pro-life as a person gets." Ryan has never met an anti-abortion bill, or an anti-women's health care bill, he didn't like. He doesn't care about the science that contradicts his beliefs and agenda; he doesn't care about women; and he certainly doesn't care about children, since he's also the guy who wants to cut funding for all services that help children from the budget."

Paul Ryan: No Specifics, Just a Secret Plan | Common Dreams

Paul Ryan: No Specifics, Just a Secret Plan | Common Dreams
"Richard Milhous Nixon said in 1968 that the war in Vietnam was the critical concern of that year's presidential contest, the one issue that had to be addressed by the candidates.  And he addressed it with a “secret plan” to end the war. No details during the campaign, the Republican nominee for president explained; voters just needed to trust him and he would cut the right deals once elected."

If You're Pro-Choice, Admits Ryan: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid | Common Dreams

If You're Pro-Choice, Admits Ryan: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid | Common Dreams
"When asked a succinct follow-up question by ABC journalist and moderator of Thursday's vice presidential debate Martha Raddatz, “Should those who believe that abortion should remain legal be worried?” Paul Ryan did not say "No"."

At The Vice Presidential Debate: Ryan Told 24 Myths In 40 Minutes

At The Vice Presidential Debate: Ryan Told 24 Myths In 40 Minutes: 1) “It took the president two weeks to acknowledge that [the Libya attack] was a terrorist attack.” Obama used the word “terrorism” to describe the killing of Americans the very next day at the Rose Garden. “No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the [...]/p

Biden v. Ryan: The Old Pro Takes On the Lying Kid | Alternet

Biden v. Ryan: The Old Pro Takes On the Lying Kid | Alternet
""That's a lot of malarkey," Biden said of Ryan's lies -- and then went on to slice and dice, smiling all the while."

PERRspectives: 10 Things Paul Ryan Doesn't Want You to Know

PERRspectives: 10 Things Paul Ryan Doesn't Want You to Know
"9. Ryan Supports GOP Platform's Ban on All Abortions
Despite his past support for it, Mitt Romney has declared his opposition to the Republican platform's so-called Human Life Amendment. But while Romney would allow for abortions in the cases of rape, incest or to protect the health of the mother, Paul Ryan would permit no exceptions--period."

Four Ways A Romney Supreme Court Would Change The Constitution Without Amending It

Four Ways A Romney Supreme Court Would Change The Constitution Without Amending It: Eliminating The Right To An Abortion: Roe v. Wade is already on life support. The Court’s current majority weakened the longstanding rule ensuring that women may terminate pregnancies that threaten their health, claiming instead that a federal abortion restriction should be allowed in part because “some women come to regret” their own reproductive choices. If Romney were able to add an additional conservative to the Supreme Court, Roe would likely be forfeit.

Elizabeth Warren: All of our daughters

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Mitt Romney: Still Completely Wrong on Women's Health

No matter how much he talks around his record, Mitt Romney is wrong for women's health. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have vowed to overturn Roe v. Wade and end safe and legal abortion, have said they support extreme "personhood" measures that would give full constitutional rights to fertilized eggs, would defund Planned Parenthood, cutting off women's access to preventive care including cancer screenings and birth control, and have promised to shut down the nation's family planning program that more than five million people a year rely on for birth control, cancer screenings and other care.

Republican Attack on Women's Rights

Women of all ages explain how a Romney presidency would threaten their their rights, their health, and their equality.

Jobless claims show sharp improvement, drop to Obama-era low

Jobless claims show sharp improvement, drop to Obama-era low
"To put this in perspective, today's report is so good, jobless claims have now reached their best point of the Obama presidency, and haven't been this good since February 2008 -- nearly five years ago."

Political observers lose patience with Romney vacillations

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Mitt Romney's strategy of denying his own record to say what's popular and political observers aren't letting him get away with it with his latest maneuverings on the issue of abortion.

Defunding Planned Parenthood In Oklahoma Will Force Some Low-Income Women To Forego Care

Defunding Planned Parenthood In Oklahoma Will Force Some Low-Income Women To Forego Care: In the latest attack on Planned Parenthood and the essential health services it provides for women, the Oklahoma State Department of Health effectively cut off federal funding for the Planned Parenthood affiliates in their state by ending the organization’s WIC contract. Without the funds from the WIC program, which provides food vouchers for low-income mothers [...]/p

Missouri TV Station Describes Rape Victims As ‘Controversial Characters’

Missouri TV Station Describes Rape Victims As ‘Controversial Characters’: A local NBC affiliate in Missouri took issue with Sen. Claire McCaskill’s (D-MO) new ads attacking Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)’s “legitimate rape” remarks and his voting record. The campaign commercials “featured three Republican women who said they were rape victims and criticized Mr. Akin for his opposition to allowing sexual assault victims to have access [...]/p

Paul Ryan: The Lyin' King -- 10 of His Worst Campaign Fabrications | Alternet

Paul Ryan: The Lyin' King -- 10 of His Worst Campaign Fabrications | Alternet
"Mitt Romney pollster Neil Newhouse recently said that the Romney campaign is “not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers.” If the past few weeks are any indication, Paul Ryan is sticking pretty close to that strategy. Here are his most recent lies, going back to his universally fact-checked Republican National Convention speech."

What Everyone Needs To Know Before Watching The VP Debate

What Everyone Needs To Know Before Watching The VP Debate: 1. Romney and Ryan would eliminate health care for 31 million people who are poor or disabled. Medicaid, which helps poor Americans, some seniors, and children afford health care, is right in the crosshairs of Paul Ryan’s House budget. He proposed cutting $1.4 trillion from the program, a move that would kick about 11 million [...]/p

Outsourced Sensata Worker on Training Her Chinese Replacement

Bain Capital-owned Sensata is outsourcing its plant in Freeport, IL to China. Bonnie Borman is losing her job to outsourcing after working for Sensata for 23 years.

Scott Brown: Pro-Choice for Limiting Abortion Access

Scott Brown: Pro-Choice for Limiting Abortion Access
"While the Massachusetts senator will claim to support women’s reproductive health in the third debate against Democrat Elizabeth Warren tonight, his record shows the opposite."

Transvaginal probe as political weapon

Transvaginal probe as political weapon
"This is Goolsby's contribution to women's health," she says, presenting a transvaginal probe to the camera.

How Lawmakers Obsessed With Reducing The Debt End Up Short-Changing Children

How Lawmakers Obsessed With Reducing The Debt End Up Short-Changing Children: Republicans often portray reducing the debt — which they insist must be done entirely through spending cuts — as a matter of principle as well as good policy. “In my view, it’s not just bad economics,” GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in August. “It is immoral for us to pass these burdens on to [...]/p

PERRspectives: Romney Lies About Anti-Abortion Bills He Backs

PERRspectives: Romney Lies About Anti-Abortion Bills He Backs
"Mitt Romney's history on abortion reads like the Kama Sutra: it contains almost every position imaginable. Now, the man GOP strategist and former Romney adviser Michael Murphy in 2005 called "a pro-life Mormon faking it as a pro-choice friendly" is at it again. In a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board, Romney declared, "There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda." Of course,anyone who is familiar with Mitt's public statements, campaign web site or even the GOP platform knows that Romney is lying."

The Corporate Court's War on Women | Common Dreams

The Corporate Court's War on Women | Common Dreams
"When President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts and Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court, women's groups mobilized to no avail. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to filibuster either nomination despite personal pleas from feminist leaders. Our main worry was reproductive freedom."

It’s Time to ‘Draw the Line’ on Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom | Common Dreams

It’s Time to ‘Draw the Line’ on Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom | Common Dreams
"As we approach the 40th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, it has never been clearer what is at stake for women’s constitutional reproductive rights if the onslaught of anti-choice measures is allowed to continue."

Mitt Romney's 5 Biggest Debate Lies

Mitt Romney lied 27 times in 38 minutes in the first debate, and we look more closely at 5 of those lies.

Mother Of Navy SEAL Killed In Libya Demands Romney Stop Talking About Him In Stump Speech

Mother Of Navy SEAL Killed In Libya Demands Romney Stop Talking About Him In Stump Speech: The mother of a former Navy SEAL who was killed in the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya last month has asked Mitt Romney to stop recounting a story about meeting the former SEAL, Glen Doherty, at a holiday party a few years ago. Romney first relayed the story yesterday during a [...]/p