PERRspectives: Mitt Romney by the Numbers

PERRspectives: Mitt Romney by the Numbers
"For years, Mitt Romney has been telling Americans "I love data." As he bragged to the Wall Street Journal:

"I used to call it 'wallowing in the data.' Let me see the data. I want to see the client's data, the competitors' data. I want to see all the data."

But the man who would be America's 45th President doesn't want voters to see any of his. In early 2007, the Massachusetts Governor's aides scrubbed his administration's computer records as he was heading out the door in Boston. Determined to avoid becoming the poster boy for gaming the IRS, Romney's tax returns remain a mystery because, as he put it, "I don't put out which tooth paste I use either." As for own tax plan, Romney boasts that "it can't be scored" because the "details will have to be worked out with Congress." As for which tax breaks he would end to offset the $5 trillion in revenue his tax cut scheme would drain from the U.S. Treasury, Mitt Romney won't name a single one in public. Otherwise, he told the Wall Street Journal last year, "you're gonna get hit by the demagogues in the general election."

But what Mitt Romney calls demagogues, most Americans call "voters." And despite Romney's perpetual--and perpetually cynical--efforts to keep his data secret, on the eve of the 2012 election there are some things we do know. Here, then, is Mitt Romney by the numbers."

The Road to November 6th: President Obama in Bristow, VA

The choice in this election is clear: it's between two fundamentally different visions of how to grow the economy, create middle-class jobs and restore middle-class economic security. The President believes the only way to create an economy built to last is to build it from the middle out, not the top down.

Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Robocalls Democrats And Tells Them To Vote In The Wrong Place

Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Robocalls Democrats And Tells Them To Vote In The Wrong Place: According to a report by Phoenix, Arizona’s NBC affiliate, Rep. Jeff Flake’s (R-AZ) U.S. Senate campaign called Democratic voters telling them to vote in the wrong precinct — in some cases as much as 11 miles away from their actual polling place. After telling the Democratic voters to vote in the wrong place, the calls [...]/p

Romney Cuts Ad For A Second Senate Candidate Hostile To Rape Survivors’ Rights

Romney Cuts Ad For A Second Senate Candidate Hostile To Rape Survivors’ Rights: Last month, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney cut an ad calling upon Indiana voters to “join me in supporting Richard Mourdock for U.S. Senate.” Two days later, Mourdock said at a debate with his Democratic opponent that pregnancies resulting from rape are a “gift from God.” Yet, even after this offensive comment, the Romney campaign [...]/p

A Vote for the Republicans is a Vote Against Yourself: 5 Reasons Why | Common Dreams

A Vote for the Republicans is a Vote Against Yourself: 5 Reasons Why | Common Dreams
"To be more precise, it's a vote against yourself as long as you're making less than $250,000 a year, which includes about 99% of us. The Republicans have repeatedly turned against middle-class and low-income Americans in their legislative proposals over the past two years. Here are some of the sordid details"

Bomb Scares, Belligerent Tea Partiers and Last-Minute Disenfranchisement – This Election Is Already Ugly | Alternet

Bomb Scares, Belligerent Tea Partiers and Last-Minute Disenfranchisement – This Election Is Already Ugly | Alternet
"We're seeing all the right-wing nonsense about our elections bear fruit."

What's at stake: The Supreme Court

What's at stake: The Supreme Court
"If you care about women's rights, civil rights, economic justice, the environment, and any number of important issues, nothing is more important to the progressive cause than that."

President Clinton Introduces President Obama in Bristow, VA

President Clinton joined President Obama on the road in Bristow, VA and shared why President Obama is the clear choice in this election. The choice in this election is clear: it's between two fundamentally different visions of how to grow the economy, create middle-class jobs and restore middle-class economic security. The President believes the only way to create an economy built to last is to build it from the middle out, not the top down.

500 reasons to vote against Mitt Romney and for Barack Obama

500 reasons to vote against Mitt Romney and for Barack Obama
"This is, for the most part, straight up policy, compiled to present to why Barack Obama not only deserves your vote but needs it to keep moving our country forward."

Last-Minute Ohio Directive Could Trash Legal Votes And Impact The Election | Alternet

Last-Minute Ohio Directive Could Trash Legal Votes And Impact The Election | Alternet
"Republican Secretary of State John Husted is doing everything in his power to be the Katharine Harris of 2012."

Don’t Believe the Hype: The Gender Gap Still Favors Obama, Big-time | Alternet

Don’t Believe the Hype: The Gender Gap Still Favors Obama, Big-time | Alternet
"And it's no wonder that Mitt is behind with women. He doesn't seem to get it on equal pay, or reproductive rights, or work-family balance, or many of the things that touch women's lives directly. Women have listened to Republican politicians spewing endless nonsense about about rape "

GOP Sen. Candidate Todd Akin Arrested 8 Times for Anti-Abortion Extremism -- "Had to be Carried Out by Police" | Alternet

GOP Sen. Candidate Todd Akin Arrested 8 Times for Anti-Abortion Extremism -- "Had to be Carried Out by Police" | Alternet
"Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has become notorious for his comments about rape, but there are many other  good reasons  to consider him one of the most recklessly dangerous pols in the nation."

Florida suffers under manmade voting disaster

The traitors are at it again in Florida. This just means get out the vote. Higher turnout makes it harder for republicans to steal the election. Don't let these cowards and crooks get away with it. Vote! Remember, republicans have not won a Presidential election fair and square (except by cheating Florida 2000 and Ohio in 2004) since 1988.

PERRspectives: Elderly Will Be Hit Hard by Romney's Medicare, Medicaid Plans

PERRspectives: Elderly Will Be Hit Hard by Romney's Medicare, Medicaid Plans
"As the Congressional Budget Office and a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study confirmed, the Romney-Ryan plan to "voucherize and privatize" Medicare will invariably lead to much higher health care costs for future recipients. But today's elderly voters will feel a double sting under President Romney as well. After all, his pledge to "kill Obamacare dead" will erase hard-won drug benefits and health services those over 65 have gained under the Affordable Care Act. And as it turns out, Romney's proposal to slash Medicaid spending by more than a third over the next decade and give what remains as block grants to the states could jeopardize nursing home care for millions of American seniors."

Republicans distancing themselves from Todd Akin is so two months ago

Republicans distancing themselves from Todd Akin is so two months ago
"Remember that one time when whackadoodle Todd Akin (R-of course) explained that women have magic lady parts that can detect rape sperm and "shut that whole thing down" to prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape"?"

Mitt Romney's so called 'Disaster Relief' effort, put to shame

Mitt Romney's so called "Disaster Relief" effort around the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, put to shame.

Following Mourdock Controversy, Bachmann Dodges Questions On Abortion

Following Mourdock Controversy, Bachmann Dodges Questions On Abortion: Tea Party standard-bearer Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) today refused to state her position on legal abortion access for rape victims, repeatedly dodging questions from the debate moderator during a radio debate with challenger Jim Graves. Bachmann has been a longtime supporter of the so-called “Personhood Amendment,” a measure that would outlaw all abortions, some types [...]/p

Desperate GOP Showers Random People With Anti-Obama Text Messages

Desperate GOP Showers Random People With Anti-Obama Text Messages
"Meanwhile, the Romney campaign adamantly denies any involvement. If their track record with the truth is any indication, you can count on them being in up to their necks.

As for me, I want to know how Gabriel Joseph, III and ccAdvertising got the cell phone number of a 13-year old girl. That's just wrong."

Romney burned by own lie to Ohioans

Mitt Romney shows his desperation as he triples down on his big lie in Ohio.

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."