Tag Archives: Women’s Rights

Conservatives Have Much in Common with Nazis

Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity … they all love to describe the people who dare to disagree with them as “Nazis”. But the fact is, conservatives have a great deal more in common with Nazis than anyone on the left.

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Latest Headlines in the Republican War on Women 3/14/13

RH Reality Check: Utah Bill Requires More Personal Information for Abortion Than for Gun Purchases “A Utah bill that will require abortion providers to get more detailed information from their patients, including their race and the reason they are seeking … Continue reading

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Connecticut State Rep. Ernest Hewett Needs to Go

In one of the more disgusting public displays by an elected official, Connecticut State Rep. Ernest Hewett (D) made a lewd comment to a high school student who spoke during a state Appropriations Committee hearing in February. The student, a … Continue reading

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Oklahoma’s Jolley Denies Women Contraception Because Some Guy Asked Him To

Conservatives still claim there’s no Republican war on women while their state legislators whittle away at our rights on a daily basis. Case in point: Oklahoma’s Clark Jolley, one right wing fool who slipped through the election cracks in November, … Continue reading

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You Need to Pick Your Battles, Ladies

It seems a number of women across various blogs and forums are taking issue with the President’s SOTU speech, or rather, with this particular line from it: “We know our economy is stronger when our wives, mothers, and daughters can … Continue reading

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Are Republicans Trying To Lose In 2014?

I really don’t like to spend all of my time focused on the Republican War on Women, I’ve got plenty of other foolish Republican stuff to write about, but they just won’t knock it off. The latest insanity comes courtesy … Continue reading

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Again With the Ultrasounds

Having learned absolutely nothing in November, Tennessee State Senator Jim Tracy has advanced yet another ultrasound bill which treats women as chattel, as Chas Sisk, of the Tennessean reports: State Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, has filed a measure that would … Continue reading

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Latest Headlines in the GOP’s (Yes, Still) Ongoing War On Women

The latest WOW  headline links for February 1, 2013:   ◊ Michigan Lawmakers Continue Onslaught of Anti-Choice Legislation in the New Session ◊ Lawmakers in several states will consider range of abortion bills in 2013 ◊ Extremists Target Rape Exception … Continue reading

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I Will Not Use the Words I Want to Use For This Woman

While Republicans are holding their little feel-good focus groups on how to appeal to more voters across race and gender lines, the party faithful out in New Mexico are taking a blowtorch to the women’s vote. While I have struggled … Continue reading

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Obama’s Got a Brand New Bag

“I’ve got such a bully pulpit.” –Teddy Roosevelt Inaugural addresses usually seek to inspire, rally the country together, commit us to our ideals and lay out a vision for the future.  Obama’s speech today did all that, but it also … Continue reading

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