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| Iconic photo of GOP's arrogance and misogyny- the men only- panel on birth control. |
- Santorum says free, prenatal care (that saves women's and babies' lives) increases abortions and should not be provided. This comes on top of him saying that birth control "harms women and society" and that he would be for states being able to ban all contraception.
- Santorum's sugar daddy said "gals" should just put an aspirin between their legs- then they wouldn't need contraception.
- The Republican House Oversight Hearing Committee began with an all male, religious panel to make a case for denying access to birth control. Two women were added later- but not one of the witnesses was in favor of birth control.
- Not one Republican on the Senate Judiciary Com voted to reauthorize The Violence against Women Act. The reason? It protects too many women from domestic violence. They wanted to remove protections for lesbians, Native American women and immigrants. To those groups the GOP says, literally "Drop dead."
- Twenty Republicans Senators are co-sponsoring the Blunt/Rubio amendment that would allow any employer to come between you and your doctor. It would allow an employer to deny insurance for any medical treatment that conflicts with their "moral code".
- Virginia's Republican controlled Legislature is considering a law mandating a medically unnecessary vaginal probe for any woman seeking an abortion.
- Rush Limbaugh, the voice of the right, asked what Democrat (not Democratic) women have against pregnancy.
- Just today, a Republican legislator from Indiana refused to sign on to a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girls Scouts- calling it a "radicalized agency" that supports abortion and a homosexual agenda. He added, having First Lady Michele Obama as its honorary president should give lawmakers "pause".
- Of course, this has been going on for awhile- Last February, Republicans tried to eliminate funding for Title X that provides contraception, HIV testing and cancer screenings. Title X has helped in the early detection of over 55,000 cases of cervical cancer, but that did not stop the GOP from trying to abolish it.
There is no government as big, as intrusive, as threatening to everyday Americans as the so-called "small government" of the radical right.
Dear Barbara,
ReplyDeleteThank you for putting all this information in one place and calling it what it is - a misogony
problem. And it is not even a complete list. Each item gets more ridiculous. Where are the decent Republicans who hear what other Republicans say like the Girl Scouts are a radicalized agency?
That's what I wonder, too, like Rosalyn, where indeed are the decent Republicans? Are there no more or are their lives being threatened to stay the course?
ReplyDeleteIt's beyond despicable. We can only hope that these blunt stupidities will throw them out of the race soon.
Thanks Rosalyn and Monika. I'm afraid the term "decent Republican" is becoming an oxymoron. They are all too afraid of the Tea Party to disagree. It would be nice if the MSM confronted these extremist ideas more directly- but of course the media is controlled by the 1% just like all these political stooges.
ReplyDelete"beyond despicable" is right, as are "dark ages" and "middle ages". If I try to say more I will only rant things like, 'sadistic misogynists who drive women to reproduce like rabbits increasing population while poisoning the sources of water and food necessary to life. This is the legacy of worshiping religions which exist for the glorification of perverted men as if those religions were agencies of spirituality or REALITY and not simply social agencies existing for self-perpetuation which exploit the few well meaning members who actually work to relieve suffering in the world instead of spreading ignorance that increases suffering.'
ReplyDeleteTell it Anne! Right on.
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