Comments on: How Obama Sold Women Out

By: lorac

lorac — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:36:13 +0000

It’s not about being for abortions. It’s pro-CHOICE. It’s about having the right to be in charge of your own body and life.

By: Unabashed Galt

Unabashed Galt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:45:33 +0000

No its not “insanity” or a “ridiculous claim.” It is a well founded opinion based on observing his behavior as a human being and politician. And for your information his public stance of being against the amendment is just that, his public stance – what he really thinks and does behind closed doors is very open to scrutiny.

By: Pablo Cruz

Pablo Cruz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:37:42 +0000

If you had any evidence to support the ridiculous claim that Obama was behind the Stupak amendment (which he has publicly criticized), I’m sure you would have presented it. This is just insanity.

By: ziggy

ziggy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:37:59 +0000

The presidential pen isn’t a magic wand. Unless, of course, the person weilding it believes in Unitary Executive Theory and the ultimate power of Presidential Directives and Signing Statements.

It’s also useful to have an evil familiar for Vice President, who can help potentiate the diabolical magic.

If Obama isn’t actually doing anything, why are so many eyes bugging out on the far right?

By: N. Lee

N. Lee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:08:27 +0000

I think the health care bill stinks altogether. Women’s rights and abortion are two separate issues, though. Just because I am a woman doesn’t mean I am for abortion. And I refuse to help pay for abortions. I’m happy the health care bill doesn’t support paying for abortions on demand. Remember, half of the babies ripped out of a woman’s body are females

I am sick of people thinking that all women are for abortions. It’s just another form of holding our reproductive organs hostage. If women are going to gain rights, we need to shed this “abortion” association.

By: beebop

beebop — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:31:20 +0000

We are going to have to survive what will be — in effect — five years of a lame duck.

While he says one thing and does another — which anyone could tell by a cursory review of his record in Illinois — those in the House and Senate are ramming their own agendas through as fast as they can while he curls in the fatal (not an error) position under JFK’s desk.

Nancy needs to get her health care passed? Out go women’s issues.

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell? Frank says that will be part of the DEFENSE APPROPRIATION bill in 2010 — thoroughly not appropriate and dooiming it to “Republican” failure just because the Campaigner in Chief is a flake.

Gitmo?

Troops in Afghanistan?

Can you really think of anything he has done that he said he would do … other than the basketball court and getting a dog?

By: imustprotest

imustprotest — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:16:49 +0000

“the guys who….” perhaps you’re right! Too many guys making decisions about women’s bodies on both sides. Time for women to take charge.
Hillary
2012

By: James W

James W — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:14:45 +0000

Women’s rights would be so much safer in the hands of republicans. You know: the guys behind the Stupak Ammendment; the guys against Equal Pay; the guys who fought against SHIPP; the guys who love their Viagra, but don’t think insurers should also pay for birth control pills; the guys who fought approval of the morning after pill, and will illegalize abortion at the first opportunity; the guys who think it’s OK for women to have to pay more for the same health policies as men; the guys who…

By: NomNomNom

NomNomNom — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:00:59 +0000

we might easily afford reform if not for all the subsidies given out in other arenas: the points are valid

By: NomNomNom

NomNomNom — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:58:20 +0000

thx, very good points
ANY ANSWERS?

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:52:42 +0000

We tried to tell the women of the is nation that Obama Sucked.

Nobody wanted to listen.

If you voted for him Shut your trap you did this to us as women. Good job.

By: Rabble Rouser Revrend Amy

Rabble Rouser Revrend Amy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:28:34 +0000

That is such amazing misogyny from this Paglia. Hillary was a two term senator and is the freakin’ Secretary of State!!!! What delusional hatred Paglia has for Clinton.

What sheer jealousy.

By: Unabashed Galt

Unabashed Galt — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:13:56 +0000

I won’t flame you or anyone else. But you are posting more than facts – there is opinion attached to your comments.

My opinion: I think its a stretch to believe Obama had no hand in orchestrating that amendment, in order to get the bill passed. He felt he needed to save face from the NJ and VA defeats, so he betrayed women to do so.

By: BINKY

BINKY — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:57:32 +0000

“I agree with the poster above who pointed out that until women unite around other issues and stop letting pro-choice/pro-life be the thing that defines their politics, the battle lines will be drawn the same way — and ultimately, it is women who lose.”

You are sooo right. Obama worshipping women ignored the disrespect he showed Hillary Clinton. There were plenty of reports that the Obama machine paid their female workers less than their male workers–those two alone should have been a clue as to his real philosophy toward women. The right to choose abortion is law — get on with it and look at other issues!

By: Rabble Rouser Revrend Amy

Rabble Rouser Revrend Amy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:51:11 +0000

I concur. And the Democrats didn’t JUST sell out women – they sold them out long ago. Their treatment of Hillary, Sarah, and ALL women, has made that abundantly clear.

These so-called women’s groups, many of which I belonged to until they sold their souls, have absolutely NO ONE to blame but themselves. They stabbed Hillary in the back, the one person in the entire field who has worked her entire life for women and children, to support this man.

Frankly, they are partners in what happened with this bill by supporting Obama. They need to shut the hell up and admit they were WRONG. (Though, that won’t get me back, and believe me – I supported NARAL and NOW for YEARS, and had given money to Emily’s List, too. Never again.)