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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Repercussions

By GottaLaff

TPM
has reminded us that there are consequences for every vote in Congress.

NOW, NOW...

NOW says it is "incensed" over the abortion deal President Obama has struck to get health care reform passed.

That was repercussion #1.

A lot of us are wishing that abortion rights, legal abortion rights, the ones that are legal, wouldn't be tampered with. Speaking of which, Joan McCarter (AKA MCJoan at Daily Kos) tweeted something that's getting a lot of play on Twitter:

There's benefit to Stupak's obstructionism: A resounding declaration this bill does NOT pay for abortion.

And if you listen to Michele Bachmann (I jotted this down while she was ranting on the Tee Vee Machine), the anti-choicers are doomed, doomed:

"Nobody can call themselves pro-life EVER AGAIN if they vote for this bill."


Oh, but they will. And we'll continue to call them anti choice.

Sidebar: Bachmann also slipped and called Democrats "pro-life". That was yummy.

Now for repercussion #2.

Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO says that unions will remember which Democrats voted against health care reform.

"[T]hat'll be part of what we look at when endorsements comes. This will be a big one. This will have more weight than a lot of the other little ones."


Election 2010 is getting interestinger and interestinger.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Palin's latest Facebook entry: Don't ask

By GottaLaff


UPDATE (H/t: Dr. President), looks like Barbie got her wish.

Original story:

Wowzers, boys and girls, look who's back! That's two days in a row!

My stars and garters, Barbie must be exhausted from ordering Fakey McGhostWriter around:

Women’s Rights groups, like NOW, commendably call out advertisers and networks for airing sexist and demeaning portrayals of women that lead to young women’s diminished self-esteem and acceptance of roles as mere sexed-up objects.

Speaking of mere sexed-up objects...

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d724/d69/d746/d224/d96/f3/full.jpghttp://conservativeamerican.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/palin-butt.bmp

I guess those don't count.
What a ridiculous situation they’re getting themselves into now with their protest of CBS airing a pro-life ad during the upcoming Super Bowl game. The ad will feature Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mom, and they’ll speak to the sanctity of life and the beautiful potential within every innocent child as Mrs. Tebow acknowledges her choice to give Tim life, despite less than ideal circumstances. Messages like this empower women! This speaks to the strength and commitment and nurturing spirit within women. The message says everything positive and nothing negative about the power of women – and life. Evidently, some women’s rights groups like NOW do not like that message.

Socialist fascist gay commie abortionists are like that.

NOW is looking at the pro-life issue backwards. Women should be reminded that they are strong enough and smart enough to make decisions that allow for career and educational opportunities while still giving their babies a chance at life. In my own home*, my daughter Bristol has also been challenged by pro-abortion “women’s rights” groups who don’t agree with her decision to have her baby, nor do they like the abstinence message which she articulated as her personal commitment.

Well, there was that issue of hypocrisy... Oops, did Barbie McFakeBlogger forget about that?

NOW could gain ground and credibility with everyday Americans, thus allowing their pro-women message to be heard by more than just their ardent supporters, if they made wiser decisions regarding which battles to pick. They should call attention to and embrace the Tebow’s message, instead of covertly and overtly disrespecting what Mrs. Tebow, Bristol, and millions of other women have chosen to do (in less than ideal circumstances).

My message to these groups who are inexplicably offended by a pro-woman, pro-child, pro-life message airing during the Super Bowl: please concentrate on empowering women, help with efforts to prevent unexpected pregnancies, stay consistent with your message that for too long women have been made to feel like sex objects in our “modern” culture and that we can expect better in 2010.

See above photos. Oh, and Fakey McBlogSchmutz? Empowering women includes not allowing men (and women) to make decisions about their own bodies for them.

For someone who's not into government sticking its nose into everyone's bee's wax, you sure do have difficulty processing that.

Empowerment also works better when women have the right to privacy.

Oh, one more thing. Abortion is legal.
But don’t let your double standard glare so vividly as to undo some of the good to which you could contribute.

And CBS: just do the right thing. Don’t cave. Have the backbone to run the ad.

To the Tebows: thank you. America is listening. We appreciate you.

Politicizing is so much a part of Lippy McBarbSchmutz that she even has to extend it to the Super Bowl.

How do you solve a problem like Sarah?

*Before I forget, let me remind you what Levi Johnston said about Barbie McLipSchmutz's fine parenting skills:
The Palin house was much different from what many people expect of a normal family, even before she was nominated for vice president. There wasn’t much parenting in that house. Sarah doesn’t cook, Todd doesn’t cook—the kids would do it all themselves: cook, clean, do the laundry, and get ready for school. Most of the time Bristol would help her youngest sister with her homework, and I’d barbecue chicken or steak on the grill.

Even before Palin became John McCain’s running mate, she seemed worried about what a grandchild would do to her political career. According to Johnston, she had a plan for how to handle her daughter’s unexpected pregnancy.

Sarah told me she had a great idea: we would keep it a secret—nobody would know that Bristol was pregnant. She told me that once Bristol had the baby she and Todd would adopt him. That way, she said, Bristol and I didn’t have to worry about anything. Sarah kept mentioning this plan. She was nagging—she wouldn’t give up. She would say, “So, are you gonna let me adopt him?” We both kept telling her we were definitely not going to let her adopt the baby. I think Sarah wanted to make Bristol look good, and she didn’t want people to know that her 17-year-old daughter was going to have a kid.

After the campaign, Johnston watched Palin turn into a different person. The result back home in Alaska was a woman ready to turn in elected office for money.

I can't wait for the next Ghosty McBlogLips post.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Summers may be off of Treasury short list

By GottaLaff

Obama listens. If some of you are concerned about possible cabinet picks, which you seem to be per your comments, then maybe this will put you at ease:
Intense backlash from women’s groups may have pushed former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers off the short-list to lead Treasury for President-elect Barack Obama, according to widespread reports circulating in Democratic circles.

The women’s opposition to a possible Summers’ appointment was the explanation some Democratic sources are hearing for why the Obama transition team has crossed Summers off their list. The Obama team doesn’t want to kick off its administration with a controversy nor go head-to-head with an important constituency when there are other qualified candidates, political operatives speculate.

Reports that Summers is no longer in the running are widespread, but not everyone agrees that his problems with women have sealed his fate.

Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization of Women, said there are other reasons to oppose Summers, citing his involvement in Clinton-era policies that many say contributed to the current economic woes. [...]

Sources plugged into financial circles also cite the highly unusual move of reappointing him for a long-term stint at the Treasury helm when he’s already held the job. [...]

NOW’s Gandy says her group has an open line of communication with members of the transition team.
I'm betting that Obama's also hearing from other groups, and some of them may feel, as a lot of you do, that too many ex-Clintonites spoil the broth.

My opinion continues to be, wait and see, trust him to do the right thing. He's the boss. Who he chooses will defer to him, not vice versa. And he has repeatedly stated that he will surround himself with people who don't see eye to eye with him.

He's also far from perfect. Expectations are already unrealistically high. He is bound to do and say a lot of things that disappoint us. How could he not?

He was elected a week ago. Let's give him a chance to strut his stuff before we jump to a lot of conclusions that may or may not be well-founded. I'm hoping for the best, but considering who we were stuck with for the past eight years, Obama has nowhere to go but up.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

VIDEO: Lying about Barack Obama runs in the McCain family

By GottaLaff

How admirable. Gramm-pa has now gotten his own daughter to lie on his behalf:

Daughter Megan claims NOW endorses her dad.

The McCain camp will say anything to get elected, even if it's not true. Yesterday 10/31/08 wife Cindy and daughter Megan appeared on FOX and Friends. Megan told this whopper, which Gretchen Carlson let go without comment, as it fit perfectly with the talking point they were trying to sell (Sarah Palin is a feminist).


National Organization for Women PAC Endorses Obama-Biden

STATEMENT OF KIM GANDY
Chair, National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC)

September 16, 2008

It is with great enthusiasm that I announce today, on behalf of the nation's oldest and largest women's rights organization, that the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) proudly endorses Sen. Barack Obama for President of the United States.

It's so comically easy to disprove these lies. Do they still not get that these new-fangled inventions like YouTube, computers, Tee Vee Machines, radios, and telephones exist? Communication happens, Gramm-pa. Deal.

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