POLAR OPPOSITES in temperament and purpose, Mrs. Romney and Gov. Christie begin the case for Mitt Romney. Ann Romney will deliver the heart. Chris Christie will bring the muscle. Mrs. Romney’s role so far hasn’t quite worked out as expected. She’s gotten caught up in defending her husband on issues that aren’t her purview, with [...]
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Top Story: Mitt Romney Admits Abortion Rights “Settled for Some Time in the Courts”
“Recognize this is the decision that will be made by the Supreme Court,” he said. “The Democrats try and make this a political issue every four years, but this is a matter in the courts. It’s been settled for some time in the courts.” [CBS NEWS] AN INTERESTING place to start for Mitt Romney considering [...]
Another Republican Gets it Wrong on Rape, Equates it to Baby Out of Wedlock
TEA PARTY candidate Tom Smith, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, decided to go down the Todd Akin-Paul Ryan road today. It got bumpy very quickly. From Think Progress: SMITH: Uh, having a baby out of wedlock. SCOLFORO: That’s similar to rape? SMITH: No, no, no, but… put yourself in a father’s situation, [...]
Kathleen Parker Asks “What the *#@% Is Wrong With Republicans?”
It’s not just Akin. By pushing some of the most invasive state policies in modern history, the men of the GOP are driving their party off a cliff. – Kathleen Parker THE LAMENT from all quarters of the Republican Party as their convention gets underway would be sad if it weren’t completely self-inflicted. The Todd [...]
Worry Rises About The Very Small Republican Tent
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Some leaders expressed worry that the turn to contentious social issues in the days leading up to the Republican National Convention, where the party platform is likely to embrace a tough anti-abortion stance and strict curbs on immigration, could undercut the party’s need [...]
Top Story: How Badly Do American Women Need Barack Obama?
“If President Obama is reelected on November 6th, it will be primarily because he ran against Mitt Romney. It he were running unapposed, 2012 would be a very tough fight for him.” – Mark Shields, “The News Hour” HAPPY WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY, which on the eve of the Republican convention doesn’t seem like such a [...]
Top Story: What Will Republicans Do With Their Todd Akin Wing?
It wasn’t just Todd Akin that was treated with contempt by the thinly veiled attack on Todd Akin. It was all the people who have faithfully knocked doors, made calls, and made sacrificial contributions to elect Republicans because we thought we were welcome in the party. – Mike Huckabee ANTI-WOMEN CONTROL freaks evidently don’t understand [...]
News Desk: McCaskill 48% – Akin 38%
**UPDATED** ONE RARE Rasmussen poll I’m thrilled to cite. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Show Me State finds McCaskill earning 48% support to Akin’s 38%. Nine percent (9%) like some other candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) are undecided. Go get ‘im, Claire. UPDATE: What if Akin [...]
National Review Does Mitt
YOU WILL NEED a condom for this one. From Kevin D. Williamson, an ode to Mitt: What do women want? The conventional biological wisdom is that men select mates for fertility, while women select for status — thus the commonness of younger women’s pairing with well-established older men but the rarity of the converse. The [...]
A Word About Pres. Obama’s Press Conference
QUESTIONS AROSE for me about what Pres. Obama said in the press conference earlier this week, video below. Here’s the snippet I questioned: PRESIDENT OBAMA: [...] And although these particular comments have led Governor Romney and other Republicans to distance themselves, I think the underlying notion that we should be making decisions on behalf of [...]
In Honor the the GOP Platform, It’s Back to the ’80s
AKIN: You know, Dr. Willke has just released a statement and part of his letter, I think he just stated it very clearly. He said, of course Akin never used the word legitimate to refer to the rapist, but to false claims like those made in Roe v. Wade and I think that simplifies it….. [...]
News Desk: Todd Akin Tells Mike Huckabee: “We are going to continue with this race for the US Senate”
**UPDATED** TODD AKIN is staying in Missouri Senate race. “We are going to continue with this race for the US Senate.” – Todd Akin on the Mike Huckabee radio show For those of you who donate to candidates, here’s a way to help… CLAIRE McCASKILL for SENATE As much as I believe Claire McCaskill is [...]
Top Story: What’s the Matter with Todd Akin?
But for all of that the overall numbers in the race have moved very little. When we polled in May McCaskill was getting only 8% of the Republican vote, and even with the controversy around Akin she’s only pushed up to 10% of it. GOP voters dislike McCaskill so much they’re not going to vote [...]
Dennis Prager And So-Called Feminist ‘Theory’
SAVE US FROM fundamentalist Republicans. And from so-called “Feminist Perspectives on Rape.” Rep. Todd Akin has, unwittingly to be sure, harmed the pro-life movement, his senatorial race in Missouri, the Republican Party, and therefore quite possibly the nation. [...] While he should not have used the term “legitimate rape,” he could have explained later that, [...]
News Desk: New Todd Akin Ad
PLEASE FORGIVE ME, but know I still believe what I said I did, however, I know now not to ever utter the words. He’s Todd Akin and he approved this lie.
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