Houston Chronicle, September 6, 2012 by Jana Kasperkevic Texas Republicans have been singled out as villains in the war on women by none other than … Texas Democrats. At a Texas delegation breakfast earlier this week, State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte “warned that the attack on reproductive rights had roots in Texas, with the […]
September 5, 2012
New York Times, September 5, 2012 by LINDA GREENHOUSE An article in the paper the other day caught my eye and led me to ponder something I’d rather not have to think about at all: the Republican Party platform. The article that prompted these unwanted thoughts had nothing to do with politics. It reported that […]
August 28, 2012
Huffington Post, August 28, 2012 by PHILIP ELLIOT and ALAN FRAM TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, reshape Medicare into a voucher-like program and cut taxes to energize the economy and create jobs. The document opens by […]
August 25, 2012
Huffington Post, August 25, 2012 by Jack Matthews With delegates to next week’s Republication National Convention getting set to vote yay or nay on a party platform that includes a call for the legal recognition of zygotes as U.S. citizens, with all the rights and privileges thereto pertaining, it might be good for them to […]
August 24, 2012
NPR, August 24, 2012 by Kathy Lohr Since Republican Rep. Todd Akin first said the words “legitimate rape” Sunday, just about everyone in the Republican Party has condemned those comments. The Missouri Senate candidate later apologized, but his remarks continue to drive the political debate. They’ve also raised questions about the anti-abortion record of the […]
August 24, 2012
CBS Detroit, August 24, 2012 by Scott Paulson I always said I’d stay out of the debate on abortion because – though I have my personal and religious thoughts on the subject – I am a male and will obviously never be directly confronted with the decision as a woman. Yet, after reading the resurgence […]
August 24, 2012
Politics USA, August 24, 2012 by Sarah Jones Post Ryan soul mate Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment that exposed the Republican Party’s true agenda and anti-women policies of the last several years, the Obama campaign has a new ad out in which women who used to be Republicans explain why they are not voting Republican […]
August 22, 2012
Huffington Post, August 22, 2012 by Laura Bassett Kevin Curtis of Cazenovia, N.Y., a lifelong conservative and an elder in the Presbyterian church, describes himself as a “personal responsibility, personal freedom and personal decision-type Republican.” He served as the co-chair of his local Republican party, read virtually all the same Ayn Rand novels as GOP […]
August 20, 2012
CNN, August 20, 2012 by Peter Hamby The Republican Party is once again set to enshrine into its official platform support for “a human life amendment” to the Constitution that would outlaw abortion without making explicit exemptions for rape or incest, according to draft language of the platform obtained exclusively by CNN late Monday. “Faithful […]
August 6, 2012
RH Reality Check, August 6, 2012 by Robin Marty “There is no war on women,” Republicans claim over and over, saying that the idea is a lie told by Democrats to trick women into voting for them. The evidence says otherwise. If you have been looking for proof that Republicans in Congress have been waging […]
June 20, 2012
CBS Baltimore, June 20, 2012 by Bill Buck In a stunning turn of events last week a Michigan legislator was punished for saying the word vagina on the house floor. For using a medically accurate term while speaking on the subject of health care, she was barred from speaking on the House floor the next […]
April 29, 2012
Politics USA, April 29, 2012 by Jason Easley Republicans tried to target Rachel Maddow in their war on women, but Maddow made history by calling out the GOP’s condescending misogyny on Meet The Press (watch video). RACHEL MADDOW: Policy. It should be about policy. And all of our best debates are always about policy. And […]
April 25, 2012
The Hill, April 25, 2012 by Alexander Bolton Senate Republicans, seeking to avoid a public policy dispute with Mitt Romney, will let legislation on domestic violence pass the upper chamber despite having concerns about its constitutionality. They will let House Republicans battle with Democrats over controversial language expanding special visas to illegal immigrants seeking protection […]
April 24, 2012
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