GOP Attacks Women : Weiner Responds
Thank you Congressman Weiner for calling out these hypocritical Republicans for their so-called conservative views. As Anthony Weiner pointed out here, Republicans are all for less government regulation, unless it means the right to regulate a woman's uterus. They don't want government to get between a patient and their doctor unless it means making sure that poor women don't have access to a legal procedure.
Sarah Seltzer at AlterNet has more on what the House has been keeping themselves busy with when they're not making sure they take care of their millionaire and billionaire campaign donors -- The GOP Unleashes a Horrifying Attack on Women:
Republicans came to D.C. "and immediately started putting the government in charge of every single pregnancy in America," said Rachel Maddow on Tuesday night.
She's right, and it's horrifying: the blows to women's rights keep coming out of Washington every hour, it seems. The latest? A bill that would strip Planned Parenthood of all funding. This bill is no surprise coming on the heels of a coordinated right-wing attack on Planned Parenthood and a spate of nasty undercover videos by discredited right-wing prankster Lila Rose. But it would do a lot of damage to a lot of women, explains Nick Baumann at Mother Jones:
"[It] will cut $327 million in family planning funding that goes to organizations like Planned Parenthood but that cannot be used to pay for abortions. This money, instead, is used to fund cancer screenings, birth control, and other health care services for poor people. The $327 million is the sum total of this sort of funding under current law. The House GOP is trying to zero out Planned Parenthood."
Republicans' twisted justification for cutting funds is that any money that goes to Planned Parenthood, even for cancer screenings, frees up the organization's funds for abortion. But the pragmatic reality shows that cutting such funding would be devastating to women, ending the ability for many of them to prevent pregnancy at low cost and thereby potentially causing more abortions. Cuts that would deprive women of cancer screenings are unconscionable. Because Planned Parenthood treats sexually active women as human beings, it has become target #1.
What's shocking about all these attacks is that the GOP doesn't even pretend to care about women this time around, as they sometimes do--instead, they're waging an all-out war on women's health. One of the most egregious salvos in this war on women is the treatment of "rape" exceptions to a proposed abortion funding ban. A massive outcry arose when the phrase "forcible rape" appeared in the notorious H.R. 3 bill--essentially redefining "acceptable" rape using an arbitrary term. It was a nasty bit of work, allowing for rape exceptions only if was the "right kind of rape." Note to Republicans, women said: all rape is forcible. The bill's sponsors claimed the offensive phrase had been removed. But according to reports on Wednesday, it was still there.
And yet another controversy has followed in this one's wake, thanks to anti-choice congressman Joe Pitts (PA) who introduced a new facet to yet another awful bill, H.R. 358. This new provision would allow emergency room and other hospital and health personnel to refuse emergency care rather than perform abortion procedures they disagree with. As Dante Atkins at Daily Kos writes, “This modification is simple: it would allow hospitals to make a 'decision of conscience' to let women die.”
Yes, you heard that right. Jill Filipovic at Feministe points out the irony that when hospitals refuse life-saving abortions to women, the fetus often dies along with her. So, she writes, “the entire purpose of this bill is to allow ideologues to refuse necessary, life-saving care to patients, if those patients happen to be pregnant.”
Wake up america, our rights, our freedoms, our liberty are being continuously and relentlessly attacked by what is becoming corporatacracy, going all the way back to ronald reagan. we are seeing what results of a corporate makeover/takeover of america. And anyone with two brain cells to rub together can see: corporate makeover of public education, corporate makeover of health care, corporate makeover of environmental protection, corporate makeover of unions, corporate makeover of wall street, corporate makeover of equal rights, corporate makeover of foreign policy, corporate makeover of the political system, corporate makeover of the courts and the list goes on. When will america wake up to the reality that we the people are being ruthlessly and relentlessly attacked, not by some foreign power but within, and by the greatest threat to democracy our country has ever experienced. 100 years of precedent protecting these freedoms is systematically being dismantled to be replaced by what, oligarchical share holders deciding first on profit and last on the worker. This is what is really meant by right to work state(s): the worker has no rights. This is what is really meant by corporatacracy: the people have no rights. Skyrocketing profits for the few (the rich) and what amounts to alms for the ignorant, undeducated, unrepresented, unprotected, no rights poor, the citizenry. If there is any single definition to what the wrong-wing is doing to this country and it's people it is this: no mercy! Is this what awaits us in the future, the corprorate takeover of america and the world as their playground. We are the most powerful nation in the world and if we lose democracy here at home, what then of the rest of the world? Will the oligarchs stop here, that is doubtless. They (the wrong-wing) are embarking on an experiment already tried by tyrants through out human history. Do they really have the arrogance to think that they will succeed where all others have failed? If we standby and let them have this power, then we will see what results of this selfish experiment and we, the people of this country, the greatest in human history will be to blame, because we let it happen!
wem
It may as well be us poor people.
Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
Their side has lost this argument so many times it is not even funny.
I guess they will always try.
We have to honor those who came before us who fought for womens rights.
(From a NARAL email)
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
...Medicaire, Medicaid, Obama, Pelosi, Reid....they're da' devil!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlWgF8dqneg&fe...
No only kidding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRnbtRPC6v4&fe...
Mickey: "It was an epiphany. Do you know what an epipany is?"
Keoni: "NOT NOW MICKEY!"
conservative movement's motivation for this misogyny and for their fight against abortion rights. Control, control, control.
I wish I had a YouTube link for you all, but one documentary on the FLDS interviewed a man who had been excommunicated from the FLDS. Obviously he has disagreements with the FLDS because of his being kicked out, but one area he said he sided with the FLDS on against the government was the decision to raise the ages of consent for girls.
To summarize what he said, he said that if you get a young girl pregnant early and often, she will be less likely to seek a divorce, and less likely to consider an affair. She will "love" her husband because she has no other choice. If she has more children than she can handle her choices and her autonomy dwindle and she is firmly in control of the menz who is impregnating her. She will have no education, no independent resources, and no know-how to survive apart from him.
This to me is probably the key to the anti-choice movement's psychology. It chaps their asses that because of contraception and abortion, women can choose to delay motherhood indefinitely, they can educate themselves, they can build up independent resources of all kinds, and they will survive quite well if they choose to leave a man they're in a relationship with. This must upset conservatives very much so they try to literally attack women's access to contraception and abortion, and in the meantime they try to make us feel like horrible people for accessing both resources.
The GOP are the political embodiment of the abusive partner in a relationship with domestic violence.
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
For posting this.
That's some diabolical shit!
I used your summary and made some changes to it.
'If she (a poor a African American teen) has more children than she can handle her choices and her autonomy dwindle and she is controled. She will have no education, no independent resources, and no know-how to survive apart from welfare.'
When you apply this to a impovershed African Americans teens who become pregnant it becaomes a means to make sure African Americans don't succeed.
It damns another generation to poverty and it's trappings.
It makes a lot sense as to why the right would be so interested in African American fetuses.
From yesterday-
How Low Can The Anti-Abortionists Go? Pretty Damn Low.
http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/how-lo...
Beer-i.e., God's Sweet Nectar- is a magic drink that makes you smarter, stronger, and more sexy.
-S. Colbert
African-American teens makes a lot of sense and is scary as hell. Thanks.
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
You could really apply your summary to any minority group or persons living in poverty for that matter.
It all has the same effect, it keeps people down and out.
Beer-i.e., God's Sweet Nectar- is a magic drink that makes you smarter, stronger, and more sexy.
-S. Colbert
Cranky old fucks are still pissed at the result of 1865.
"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson
The year the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
"What!?!?!!!!! They can have babies and vote? NOT FAIR!!!!"
me-oww!
Kudos
"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson
Love how the fetus worshiper holds up an abortion picture, they love to do that shit. But if you hold up a picture of a child living in squalor, extreme poverty or one blown to bits by a US drone then, well you know that's the kid's fault for being born, being there so on and so on. Fetus worshipers love to bring up the right of one floating around in an incubator because the only thing it can live off of is the mother. Once it's born they kick it to the curb and the mother is an irresponsible welfare whore for getting knocked up in the first place.
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds--Bob Marley
welfare queen in two seconds flat in these assholes eyes if she chooses not to abort. Usually the minute she needs pre-natal care.
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Or medical care for her and the child AFTER it's born... and perhaps some income assistance since she did their bidding and had the little nipper... THEN she's back to despised welfare queen in the blink of an eye.
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
They must really loathe WIC and Head Start.
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
since they give sustenance to anchor babies. And other assorted out-of-the-fetus poor babies.
me-oww!
Well, yes, they are working right now on defunding Head Start and WIC and any other program that helps low income/needy people in this country. It's also the reason they want to defund education too, to keep the next generation stupid and stupid people are easier to control.
Back in the early 80's, income was so bad - just out of the army, a newborn and a 2-year old --- WIC was a lifesaver for all 4 of us.
But yeah... oh, wait... I was a newly-discharged vet... they've shown their contempt for veterans also - so it's kind of a twofer for them.
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
WIC is there to enable the nutritional needs of developing children. The GOP masters want to cut it to perform a social genocide.
"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson
It made damn sure the kids had milk, fruits and vegetables... trying to make some kind of cash doing everything from selling cable TV subs to pounding roofing felt certainly wasn't going to do it... and to prove it, they've both grown up to be beautiful, intelligent 30-ish ladies.
Nah, I ain't proud... *chuckle*
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
FWIW, one is a conservative Republican, the other is about as left-of-center as I am... but they focus on their agreements, they love each other, and neither one checked her brain at the door... although one point of agreement is that they both think their Dad has... but that's another story... *smile*
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
Seems to be the way... yet if anti-smoking crusaders hold up a sign showing a diseased lung, that's just not done! (point of disclosure, I'm a smoker... guess we've all got our demons).
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
Always trying to please the ladies.
Our Talibangelicals only hate the Taliban because they are jealous.
people screaming about keeping GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR LIVES would be freaking out if it were to become that everyone ....E V E R Y O N E who has helped their daughter/wife/girlfriend...whomever...get her 'little problem' taken care of should be listed in publications read by the ENTIRE country.
.....goddamn, these men make me sick
God BLESS Rep. Weiner.
OLD, WHITE GUYS.
I was sick to death of these moronic imbeciles in Congress when I was in my 20s - I remember BEFORE Roe v. Wade. Hell, I grew up in Big D - home of Henry Wade, the Dallas DA for 40 years - what a PIG - he used to send boys off to Viet Nam for one joint.
Now, 38 years later, I'm 57 and many of the SAME OLE WHITE GUYS are still trying to tell us WOMEN what we should be allowed to with our bodies.
GET RID OF THEM ALL. Anyone over the age of 65 should not be in Congress.
Religion equals sheeple and politicians love money. What better vehicle to make money other than religion. Follow the money and at the end of the road the answer is religion. Hand in hand partners in bullshit coupled with theft of decency.
"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson
Some of us who haven't reached that horrible age (hell, was just 54 last week) and think we have some pretty good ideas wouldn't take the job for any inducement...
By pretty good ideas, of course I mean the left of center --- we've already seen the results of the right's few decades of "right ideas."
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
I was 54 last year. Good luck, us old white fucks need it.
"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson
's why I hang around you old farts
keeps me looking young by comparison!
*chuckle*
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
"They came for the women, and I said nothing, as I am not a woman."
Any diminution of any class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or any other group diminishes us all... and the "f*** you, I've got mine" has long worn out its welcome... when even those who are normally blind to the struggle are beginning to finally sit up and say "Waitaminnit...."
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
a few Right-wingers' families on that list....but that's 'government intervention' doncha know.....
a girl can dream, can't she?
Don't want to use taxpayer money to kill babies?
Cut the DOD "defense" budget to near $0. Then you won't have your money killing babies. We NEVER hear from you about the DOD and State Dept baby murders. Why not? Are you ignorant? Dumb question, I know.
Oh, c'mon... that's OTHER peoples' babies... and most of 'em are brown, dontcha know... so that doesn't count...
/snark for the snark impaired
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
loves mushrooms, keep them in the dark and feed them shit. If the real masters were ever exposed ( which won't happen in my lifetime ) for the disinformation portrayed in religious articles that are spewed all over the landscape, the reign of control would end. End game, fuel the ignorance fire for it reaps rewards.
"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson
You keep posting flame bait, and I'll happily ban you, no more warnings.
We have a few easy rules, and we expect posters to follow them.
If we can intrude on women, how about men? Every sperm a man produces has the potential of creating a life. How about we have a bill where men have to account for all of their sperm? You must report every case of ejaculation, whether it was inside a woman, into a condom, or into your bed sheets. You must fill out a monthly emissions report and submit it to the Ministry of Potential Life by the 15th of each month. Failure to report will result in a fine or imprisonment. Any rogue sperm found and not accounted for will be tested and the perpetrator will be hunted down and prosecuted.
How's that sound?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kJHQpvgB8
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
The right wing always wants to say they want government out of their lives...except the reality is that they only want governement to get out of the way while they steal from the American people.
The GOP goes backwards never forward! Take abortion rights away from women, and men will suffer for it!!
It's pretty clear that the right feels that women should be punished for being women. That women who get abortions should do so via the coat hanger route, go to jail or get septicemia and die.
http://www.thealders.net/blogs
Just call me Dazed & Confused
Those righties are so concerned about the right to life .... what a farce! They are only concerned about their
pocket! As for the holy rolys .... MUCH RELIGION IS IN THE GUISE OF EVIL!!!
Also ... Takes two to tango!!!! When there is a rape .... CASTRATE the BUM!!!!!!
If the poor need help for an abortion ... the good American Government helps! The Rich always needs and wants and wants and wants!!!!!! No regard for the poor and middle class!
The GOP wants less government ... but of cause! They want deregulation for their scheming and more corruption!
The big mess-up is when we have deregulations!!
God bless you Anthony. Never believe anything a republican says today because they will flip the argument and take opposite view tomorrow
difference between forcible rape and rape. Last I checked rape, by definition, is forcible. Why are so many Republicans so incredibly ignorant?!?!
anothony weiner....if other democrats had half the punch this guy has....oh well
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