Tag: contraceptives

Those Republican Classes On How To Woo Women Aren’t Working

Filed in National by on January 24, 2014 16 Comments
Those Republican Classes On How To Woo Women Aren’t Working

After the 2012 election, Republicans announced that they would be changing their ways.  Call it outreach, sensitivity training, whatever, they knew they had female problems.  They also have minority problems, immigration problems, LGBT problems, 47% problems, but I’m going to focus on their female problems for this post.  Let’s start with their latest example.  Mike Huckabee.

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Common Ground, Not So Much

Filed in National by on July 23, 2009 10 Comments

A group called Democrats for Life kicked out Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) because of his support of a bill increasing access to contraception. So much for the “common ground” argument.

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Since Everyone Agrees It’s All About The Sex

Filed in Delaware, National by on July 2, 2009 10 Comments

My husband just dumped a bunch of condoms in my 15 year old son’s drawer and told him, “Don’t be stupid, but if you are…” (h/t Dominique) *Still working on Sex Republican Style.

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Comment Rescue: David A. Proves My Point

Filed in National by on July 1, 2009 20 Comments

Earlier today I wrote a post which I asked… if stopping abortion is really your goal then why would you be against contraceptives?  Perhaps because it’s not really about the fetus – It’s about the sex. David responded: There is nothing inconsistent with reducing abortion and reducing promiscuity that leads to it. That is the […]

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If Stopping Abortion Is Really Your Goal…

Filed in National by on July 1, 2009 37 Comments

…then why would you be against contraceptives?  Perhaps because it’s not really about the fetus – It’s about the sex. But more conservative religious groups working with the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships say they would be forced to oppose such a plan—even though they support the abortion reduction part—because they oppose […]

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