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House Republicans Revive Abortion as Hot-Button Issue
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The annual March for Life disbanded on Capitol Hill last month, but the controversy over abortion lingers on as Republicans in Congress put the perennial hot-button issue at the top of their agenda this week. Several bills to cut funding for abortion services are the subject of hearings and news conferences by GOP lawmakers and their socially conservative allies: The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. The bill would make permanent the annually renewed Hyde Amendment that bans ...
In Defense of EMILY's List
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Well, ladies, it would appear that I need to don my wetsuit one more time and swim across the pond to defend the honor of EMILY's list. The last time I did this was earlier this summer, when EMILYs List -- a national political group dedicated to electing pro-choice progressive women -- launched a campaign, "Sarah Doesn't Speak For Me." The group ran an ad openly mocking Sarah Palin's whole "mama grizzly" trope for conservative women. In the ad, women dressed in bear costumes voiced their concerns over such issues as health care policy and federal support for education to explain why ...
'Smart Girls' vs. 'Freaks of Nature'
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyNEW YORK – Ever since Sarah Palin created the mama grizzlies and claimed the feminist banner, political warfare has broken at every level between conservative and liberal women. The core questions – Who is a real feminist? Who is pro-abortion and who is not? – have ignited some sensible and thoughtful debate, but mostly the two sides have been sniping and yapping at each other and seeming more outrageous each time. Now comes this bit from the Smart Girl Summit conference in Arlington, Va. – an outgrowth of Smart Girl Politics, which bills itself as "the home on the ...
Female Voters, We Need You
By Christine Bronstein - Politics DailyI admit it. I have a terrible voting record. My dad is Republican-leaning and I am a Democrat, so assuming we would cancel each other out, we have lazily ignored most elections. This year, with the midterms approaching, I finally understand that my vote will make a difference. I have been trying to keep up on all the debates involving women's issues and women candidates (harder than it sounds with three kids and a start-up business). Recently I heard Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, speak to a small group at the Fourth Annual San Francisco Women's Policy Summit. The title of ...
Tea Party, Conservatives Revere Constitution (Except When They Don't)
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyThe Constitution has been a frequent rallying cry at Republican and Tea Party events this summer. If you ask Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, Rand Paul and other conservative politicians, defending that sacred document written by the founders and amended by the people of the United States of America, is No. 1 on their national agenda. Except when it isn't. For instance, there's wiggle room on that 14th Amendment -- the one adopted after the Civil War to guarantee citizenship to blacks and anyone born on U.S. soil. (it also says the Bill of Rights must be upheld by state and local governments, ...
Why I Love the EMILY's List 'Mama Grizzlies' Ad
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Well, ladies, at the risk of being the only gal in town who thinks that bear suits are where it's at, let me go out on a limb and say that I loved the EMILY's List ad about Sarah Palin's "mama grizzlies." In case you missed this week's installment of Girl Fight, allow me to sum it up. Earlier this week, EMILY's List, a national political group dedicated to electing pro-choice progressive women, launched a campaign, "Sarah Doesn't Speak For Me." The aim of the campaign was to counter Palin's ongoing efforts to claim the mantle of feminism for conservative, pro-life ...
Sarah Palin vs. EMILY's List and Bear Costumes: Fur Flies
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyGet a grip, ladies. On the 90th anniversary of suffrage, the gauntlet has been thrown between Republican and Democratic women, featuring volleys of nasty words and more wildlife imagery than an issue of Field and Stream. Susan B. Anthony would not be proud. This week, EMILY's List, a national political group dedicated to electing pro-choice progressive women, launched a campaign -- "Sarah Doesn't Speak For Me" -- against Sarah Palin to counter the former vice-presidential nominee and her Mama Grizzly candidates. The group encouraged women "to reject Palin's reactionary candidates and ...
Sarah Palin Says 'A Cackle of Rads' Hijacked Feminism
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyOn the day after EMILY'S List held a press conference to declare that Sarah Palin does not speak for all women, Sarah Palin took to her Twitter feed to say that pro-choice groups like EMILY's List don't have a corner on speaking for women either. "Who hijacked term: "feminist"?" she Tweeted Wednesday. "A cackle of rads who want 2 crucify other women w/whom they disagree on a singular issue; it's ironic (& passé)." Bloggers have suggested she meant "gaggle" instead of "cackle." Palin has been called the "Republican women's Hillary" because of the fervent support she has generated among ...
EMILY's List Calls on Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann to Denounce 'Offensive' Video
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRepublicans in Minnesota have yanked a YouTube video that pictured prominent women Democrats including Nancy Pelosi, Madeleine Albright and Janet Reno set to the song, "Who Let the Dogs Out?" But the controversy over the clip rages on. The video, titled "Republican Women vs. Democrat (sic) Women," appeared on the GOP's site for state Senate District 56. It also showed photos of Republican women such as Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and various Fox News commentators while Tom Jones' "She's a Lady" played. Minnesota Democrats have denounced the video while EMILY's List, a national political ...
EMILY's List Takes Swipe at Sarah Palin's 'Mama Grizzlies'
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailySarah Palin has made "Mama Grizzlies" a campaign theme, but a Democratic women's group is growling back. EMILY's List, a national organization dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to office, announced a new campaign, "Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me," on Monday. Its mission: To fight back against Palin's "radical agenda" and her endorsed candidates. In a press release, the group said: "Sarah Palin has predicted a rising tide of mothers and women voters will support her so-called 'Mama Grizzly' candidates. Today, we call upon women -- and men! -- to let their voices be heard and to ...
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