Texas GOP Rep On Cuts To Family Planning: ‘Of Course This Is A War On Birth Control’

AlterNet | Sep. 21, 2011 (News Report)

while they smother women’s rights with one hand, Republicans insist “we are not attacking women” on the other. “This is not a war against women,” said Republican founder of WomanTrend Kellyanne Conway.

Texas Rep. Wayne Christian (R), however, begs to differ. With Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) at the helm, Texas Republicans have passed an “emergency” law forcing women to view a sonogram before an abortion, threatened a poor women’s health ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Sep 21, 2011 - 11:55 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Sep 21, 2011 - 11:58 AM PDT

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Sep. 21, 2011

When right wingers get honest, the going gets nasty. Real nasty. All this honestness reveals two salient iniquities about the right wing. 1) They have declared war on everyone and everything: Iraq, Afghanistan, the world, the economy, progressives, Obama, the middle class, the poor, the unemployed, the aged, children, every minority, women, all benefits–their grocery list is endless. And the Hell with what it costs or who it hurts. 2) The radical religious fringe has taken center stage in American politics and will do anything–no matter how outrageous–to inject its demoniac beliefs into every part of American life.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 21, 2011

The Misogyny Party drops their public pretense occasionally, and it is ugly.

While disturbing, Christian’s honesty is a refreshing change from Republicans’ more common defense that cuts to women’s health care will save money. As More »

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