Category: Women

  • Women=Insects

    Todays nucklehead comment from the leader of the Republican Party. “If the Democrats said we had a war on caterpillars and every mainstream media outlet talked about the fact that Republicans have a war on caterpillars, then we’d have problems with caterpillars.” — RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, quoted by Bloomberg TV, insisting that the GOP’s…

  • Representative Terry England

    Imagine a woman. Your sister, your best bud’s wife, a friend from college.  She and her husband are expecting.  She’s 5 months along.  They’re decorating the nursery, picking out names and are giddy with anticipation.  Then, their worst fears come true.   At a routine check-up, it’s discovered that the baby no longer has a heartbeat. …

  • A Disingenuous Apology

    By now, everyone is aware of Rush Limbaugh’s referring to Georgetown Law 3L Sandra Fluke a “slut” for advocating in favor of birth control.

  • This Is Not About Children

    In light of this week’s contraception, forced vaginal exam and panels without women nonsense, I thought a little ’92 Tori Amos’ quote was appropriate: “It’s incredibly sad to come back to my country. I’ve just been in Ireland, where people are fighting desperately–fighting–for women to have the right to choose if they want to have an abortion or not.…

  • And now, an opportunity to bash a Republican

    Let’s talk about abortion for a moment.  I’ve said before that I’m personally pro-life, in that if I were a woman faced with a pregnancy, I probably would have difficulty in terminating the pregnancy.  But I’m not a woman.  I’m not pregnant.  I don’t know how it feels to be pregnant and in a tough…

  • We Count! (and you do too!)

      Please plan to attend the We Count Launch Party TONIGHT.  Come learn what so many of us are excited about:  Georiga WAND’s We Count Initiative. Tonight you’ll meet the new director and hear all about plans for engaging voters for the 2012 elections and beyond. Let’s see… Does this meet “Progressive Event” criteria? Venue…