Rush,
You must be the SEXUAL ANIMAL OF THE CENTURY!
—Decent Folk
Rush,
You must be the SEXUAL ANIMAL OF THE CENTURY!
—Decent Folk
Rush,
You must the SEXUAL ANIMAL OF THE CENTURY!
The following sponsored message from Kelly Ward has been sent to you via Mother Jones.
“What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex — what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute.” — Rush Limbaugh
Friend —
Rush Limbaugh is reading this e-mail.
Yesterday, while Rush was launching his latest vile attack on women who dare to speak up for our reproductive rights, he mentioned my e-mail to you on Wednesday night. I’ll spare you the details on his latest misogynistic rant, but it’s clear that he thinks he can shame us into silence.
Shockingly, the only ones silent about Rush’s hateful tirade are Congressional Republicans like GOP Leader Eric Cantor. Let’s call them out:
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Republicans in Congress thought they could silence us by refusing to let Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke testify on their all-male panel on birth control coverage. They were wrong.
Your grassroots response is already making headlines from ABC News to the Huffington Post. As Sandra put it yesterday:
“The millions of American women who have and will continue to speak out in support of women’s health care and access to contraception prove that we will not be silenced.”
Don’t let Republicans in Congress get away with a “no comment” on Rush’s outrageous smears. Either they’re okay with his vile attacks on women or they’re not.
Thanks for standing strong,
Kelly
Kelly Ward
DCCC Political Director
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Reid holds congressional insider trading bill’s future in his hands
By Mike Lillis
Popular legislation designed to prevent congressional insider trading has been idling for weeks as strange political dynamics complicate Sen. Harry Reid’s decision on a path forward.
Moving the STOCK Act wasn’t supposed to be complicated, but differences over a key section of the bill on political intelligence have created unusual political bedfollows and left supporters waiting anxiously for action from Reid.
The Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate is expected to defeat a symbolic Republican-backed measure today that would exempt Catholic institutions from a White House mandate requiring birth control coverage. The right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh made headlines on Wednesday after calling a student reproductive rights activist “a slut” for campaigning in favor of contraception coverage for women. Limbaugh made the comment during a rant on his radio broadcast.
Rush Limbaugh: “What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? Makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She’s having so much sex, she can’t afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex.”
The student, Sandra Fluke, is a third-year law student and a member of the group Georgetown Law Students for Reproductive Justice. She was barred from testimony at an all-male panel on contraception on Capitol Hill last month. The day after her testimony was blocked, Fluke appeared on Democracy Now!
Sandra Fluke: “I strongly believe that our government has to legislate for reality, not ideology. So, if we don’t provide contraception coverage and healthcare, that’s not going to stop anyone from having sex, whether they should or should not be. And we really have to take care of women’s healthcare and not worry about policing their moral choices.”
MOTHER JONES
POLITICS
Gay Marriage: Nothing to Be Afraid of Anymore
Back in 2008, after the passage of Proposition 8 banned gay marriage in California, there was a lot of talk about putting a pro-marriage initiative on the ballot in 2010. That didn’t happen, and my read of public opinion at the time suggested we’d be better off waiting a little bit to ensure victory. Time was on our side, after all. This may all be moot if Prop 8 gets overturned by the Supreme Court, but in any case, it looks like the success of same-sex marriage laws in other states has had a galvanizing effect on California public opinion. According to the Field Poll, about 51 percent of Californians approved of gay marriage in 2008, and that number hadn’t budged much by 2010. But their latest poll shows a huge shift. [READ MORE]
Did you see “The tip is the most sensitive part?” Get it? 🙂
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Once again, Republicans are lying.This time, a group of Washington Republicans is running ads about President Obama’s support for Israel‘s security that are flat-out untrue. They’re trying their hardest to put politics where it doesn’t belong.
Every time they ignore the truth, we’re going to respond loudly. Watch this video we put together with all the facts, and share it in your community. These GOP ads purposefully disregard the undeniable facts: President Obama has sent record levels of security aid to Israel. He has stood shoulder to shoulder with Israel to meet the nuclear threat from Iran. And Prime Minister Netanyahu praised President Obama, saying, “He rightly said that our security cooperation is unprecedented, and he has backed those words with deeds.” You know as well as I do that our country’s commitment to our greatest ally is ironclad and stronger than ever. And it’s a bond that goes well beyond politics. That’s why we made a short video that lays out the facts on our relationship with Israel under the President’s leadership. Watch it, then pass it along — or simply forward this email: http://my.democrats.org/Set-the-Record-Straight Thanks, Debbie Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ====O==== |
GOOD MORNING!
IS THE WAR ON WOMEN OVER YET?