Women's health care has become a hot subject of political debate. It seems that Republicans are not just taking a moral high ground here wagging their finger at some supposed promiscuity, but they are threatening to eliminate every safety net available to women. Romney shows his concern for the middle class tax payers claiming they should not be burdened with more taxes...but here's a solution. The rich could be taxed. Affordable health care, I would presume, would be popular with citizens? In any case-- a poor, unwed, single mother is a bigger burden on the taxpayer. The taxpayer not only feeds her but her uncared-for children as well, for their lifetime.
Romney in a speech at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois launched his "off with their heads" tirade against Planned Parenthood (PP) and Obamacare. Dressed casually in denims and rolled up sleeves, obviously to represent the common working man and disguise his millionaire status, he very grandly directed women to go elsewhere for their health care--"Well they can go wherever they’d like to go. This is a free society.” Just not PP it seems. Free society? Apparently not.
What's more, Romney wants to free the nation from debt by making its people go broke.
In the local community college where I work, young women and not so young women struggle with their student loans and the high cost of healthcare. Their part-time jobs do not provide them enough income to buy healthcare. PP is very important to them. Republicans have to deal with problems realistically--if women get pregnant, usually there is a man behind it. Why are women being specially targeted? Republicans have become little Oliver Cromwells. They are even squeamish about sex education.
Who is to reason with people who believe all women are Jezebels, guns don't kill people or that when you fall and hurt yourself, the ground came up and attacked you.
Romney in a speech at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois launched his "off with their heads" tirade against Planned Parenthood (PP) and Obamacare. Dressed casually in denims and rolled up sleeves, obviously to represent the common working man and disguise his millionaire status, he very grandly directed women to go elsewhere for their health care--"Well they can go wherever they’d like to go. This is a free society.” Just not PP it seems. Free society? Apparently not.
What's more, Romney wants to free the nation from debt by making its people go broke.
In the local community college where I work, young women and not so young women struggle with their student loans and the high cost of healthcare. Their part-time jobs do not provide them enough income to buy healthcare. PP is very important to them. Republicans have to deal with problems realistically--if women get pregnant, usually there is a man behind it. Why are women being specially targeted? Republicans have become little Oliver Cromwells. They are even squeamish about sex education.
The Tennessee Senate passed SB 3310, a bill to update the state’s abstinence-based sex education curriculum to define holding hands and kissing as “gateway sexual activities.” Just one senator voted against the legislation; 28 voted in favor. Since the bill specifically bans teachers from “demonstrating gateway sexual activity”, educators would be prohibited from even demonstrating what hand-holding is. (thinkprogress.org)Maybe they should support the gay marriage cause, no contraceptives or abortions needed.
Who is to reason with people who believe all women are Jezebels, guns don't kill people or that when you fall and hurt yourself, the ground came up and attacked you.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRkIWB3HIEs
I find myself yelling at the radio when I hear these things. You put down things very succinctly. Good.
AAAH, I love George Takei!! (Everyone should follow his Facebook page, it's a real delight.)
Like this comment: "Maybe they should support the gay marriage cause, no contraceptives or abortions needed."
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