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To me, the war on women is when women are treated like objects, not worthy of any respect.
That fits Clinton, Weiner, Kennedy. All Dems. To repeated cheat on the woman you should be protecting smacks of a war on women.
Thats to be expected of them so it's ok. The GOP is viewed as a Christian party so they are viewed as hypocrits when they do the same thing. It's a 'Do what I say not what I do' thing.
I can't stand Bill Clinton, or Anthony Weiner--I think his candidacy is a joke. That said, what either of them do in their personal lives has zero impact on me. It's not a "war" (meaning a planned, organized attack on another group) on anyone.
However, when a group works to pass POLICY that impacts an entire group of people--women (trans vaginal ultra sounds, trying to shut down abortion clinics, fetal personhood laws, defining contraception as a religious vs. health issue, trying to cut planned parenthood off from funds for cancer checks and reproduction health care, even though those funds have never been used for abortions, etc. etc.) then I'm going to stand up and pay attention. If that isn't a war against women, I don't know what is.
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Thats to be expected of them so it's ok. The GOP is viewed as a Christian party so they are viewed as hypocrits when they do the same thing. It's a 'Do what I say not what I do' thing.
Nah, the GOP is (rightly) viewed as the self-proclaimed 'family-values' party, their actions quickly put that claim to rest
I can't stand Bill Clinton, or Anthony Weiner--I think his candidacy is a joke. That said, what either of them do in their personal lives has zero impact on me. It's not a "war" (meaning a planned, organized attack on another group) on anyone.
However, when a group works to pass POLICY that impacts an entire group of people--women (trans vaginal ultra sounds, trying to shut down abortion clinics, fetal personhood laws, defining contraception as a religious vs. health issue, trying to cut planned parenthood off from funds for cancer checks and reproduction health care, even though those funds have never been used for abortions, etc. etc.) then I'm going to stand up and pay attention. If that isn't a war against women, I don't know what is.
It is disrespectful, to be sure, reprehensible, of course, but what the GOP is terming a war on women is a misnomer.
It is no more of a misnomer than it was when the Dems tried to hang that label on the GOP in the first place. There was no war on women, period. Sure, the religious right opposes abortion from a theological standpoint, but that is not something that equates to a war on women. I am one of the many socially moderate members of the party that are either pro-choice, or undecided on abortion.
It was an election year stunt to get votes. Due to some staggeringly stupid comments by some GOP members, it worked against them.
Looks like a lot of women are "warring" against themselves.
Yes, many women are republicans.
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. It's a 'Do what I say not what I do' thing.
