Sarah Palin and the "Women's" Vote

The "women's" vote used to be about issues... day care, health leave, health care, pay equity. Now, it's about punishing women and dismantling their hard earned civil rights, and the right to birth control. The right has defined birth control as being abortion. Palin doesn't believe that women or girls should have birth control. She believes every raped female who gets pregnant should have to carry the child to term. She believes that telling teenage girls about condoms is morally wrong, because it prevents them from getting pregnant, and not getting pregnant is wrong if you have sex at all. Sex is only for procreation. She believes that women who get pregnant responsibly are misinformed. She is against helping pregnant women in any way as well. She believes that even though women have a responsibility to get pregnant as much as they can, the children they give birth to are better off with their fathers, since their mothers must be busy passing laws preventing other women from not getting pregnant when they are practicing "abstinence." I get it now!

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[hiprogloho]

Oh, abortion is a non priority issue given all that has happened in the last 8 years. And weak issue spin is just a smoke screen to mask 4 more years of US fascism. Palin is too cute to be anything other then a femme fatale a heartbeat away from NeoCon Rethug Thief Exec status. For the GOP Forrest Gump base, she's a political surreality show celebrity who appeals to the lowest common IQ denomionator. To the 75% of America with hearts and brains, she's a poster girl for the fall of Western Rome, eye candy for our end days while We The People get screwed in part 2 term 3 of US dictatorship.

[fisharefreinds]

LOL I have always enjoyed you Roseanne and you look great by the way!!
Palin also believes in (and has cut in Alaska) CUTTING educational services to all special needs children, as well as dismantling headstart and programs to help children with delays from birth to kindergarten. Now go figure that? How she gonna help us in the White House? 2 words, Private School.
Roseanns, you go girl!

[rzan]

Thank you Roseanne, by the way. I know that at one time I was disappointed in you because you supported the Republican party, but you have seen the light, and I am so glad you have. You understand what the past eight years have been, and I admire you for having the honesty to change your mind and also to speak out for women. I know you have daughters, and this matters to you.

[Forestfromthetrees]

I agree with Roseanne, however, I think she needs to take some responsibility on this problem. She and other outspoken female celebrities like Tina Fey, helped to frame the argument for women voting for a women just because back when it looked like Hillary would loose the primaries because too many women were voting for Barack instead. And now that the primaries are over, like many of us Obama supporters said back in the spring, the republicans are dusting off those tactics and using them against not just Obama, but the party.

I grew up believing that if I was ever to see a women president, that Hillary Clinton would be in my top 5 women that I thought could do it. I believe that up until January when I realized that her primary campaign had turned into a general election campaign. I understand the desire to win, especially when you feel you deserve to over your opponent, but the primaries are suppose to identify the person party wants to put forth to battle the real competition. Primaries aren't about tearing apart your opponent because whoever wins still has a battle ahead of them. The democratic party spent too much time defining an "us against them" mentality that now, even after a unifying convention, has been adopted by the GOP.

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[shedances]

Thankfully, Sarah Palin doesn't represent all American women ... and we'll find out just how much in November.

[screamingbanshee]

does that mean her and her husband have only had sex 5 times?

[Bugler]

Barr says, "Palin doesn't believe that women or girls should have birth control."

Gov. Palin says, " I’m pro-contraception, and I think kids who may not hear about it at home should hear about it in other avenues. So I am not anti-contr­aception."

http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-na-sexed6-2008sep06,0,1923582.story

Keep firing, Rosie.

[rabb046]

Guess her kid didn't hear about it at home.
Must have missed it in all those "other avenues" as well.
I get it now.

[MickD]

Well said Roeanne! Sarah drips with hypocrisy .... she said she was proud of her daughter for "chosing to keep the baby" . She's Pro-Choice IF it's her family....­..

[drewtom]

Gien the GOP policies, I completely believe Palin is the most qualified woman the Republicans could come up with.
She supports thier radical agenda including: unlimited guns, no abortions, Yeh WAR, drill.dril­l,.drill, ignorance about foreign affairs, global warming is bad science, creationsim is good science and the constituti­on.....a nice read, but not really something you need to follow.

[kathy001]

I love you, Roseanne!!! McCain picked a running mate who would do worse damage to American women than even McCain would. What disgusts me the most, I think, is the complete ignorance that this attitude comes from. Ignorance of that depth is shocking in any U.S. citizen - but the Govenor of a state?

[Avembe]

again, why can bristol choose..so­rry! make the decision to keep her baby , and not the other women in the country???
What is that i don't ...underst­and?

[samanthemofthesun]

Because she chose, I mean, made the decision to have the baby, that's why.

[benevolent rapscallion]

Sarah Palin obviously doesn't care that studies have shown children born into poverty are more likely to be abused, more likely to have learning difficulties, have more accidents and more illnesses than children born into financially comfortable or well off families. Worse things can happen to a fetus than to be aborted.

[benevolent rapscallion]

Did Palin hide her pregnancy from family members for 7 months and ignore her amniotic fluid leakage because she was hoping to miscarry? Her actions seem rather strange for a pro-lifer.

[crutnacker]

If denying herself and daughter access to birth control and/or an abortion is what Palin chooses for herself, that is fine. It doesn't appear to have worked out very well for her daughter, but so be it.

But the problem is that Ms. Palin wants everyone to make the choice she and her daughter made. Controlling your sexuality may be great for the Taliban, but it shouldn't be the rule of law in a free country.

[Independent-for-Obama]

HuffPost's Pick

When the boyfriend is the one providing the sex education, a pregnancy is generally the class graduation present.

[omac112211]

Check this out about Palin.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/7/1052/93547/181/589681

[Avembe]

YEAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAA­HHHHHHHH
Truly a good post!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

[elbzee]

My favorite part: Kopp's "personal worth was found in the person of Jesus Christ." Hypocritical evangelicals make me sick. Sorry, but please, no more born again politicians. PLEASE!

[idontknowanything]

This is unbelievable. Sarah Palin seems to place more value in the fact that Kopp is a fundamental Christian than that he has a record of harassing women. Great to see the news clips. Hope this gains traction. It is a true window into the soul of John McCain's "soulmate.­"