But I thought they were all for the individual!
Michael Bryan of Blog for Arizona shares Republican CD8 Congressional candidate Frank Antenori’s statement about how we leftists are ripping people from the bosoms of their families: “The family is the core unit that makes this country great. And if you dismantle it, like the left loves to do—they love to divide and conquer. They [...]
I don’t care why they won’t listen to us.
Will Saletan’s NYT critique of Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion is getting passed around quite a bit among my friends and acquaintances. We liberals find sociological and psychological explorations of those zany conservatives endlessly fascinating and I have no doubt Haidt’s book will be gangbusters with [...]
Of course, the problem is on “both sides”.
AZ Republic Political Insider couldn’t resist the false equivalence in covering yesterday morning’s morning’s press conference at the State Capitol, where Democratic lawmakers called attention to HB2625, the crazy anti-contraception bill that the “pro-life” GOP majority is pushing. It being a press conference, the people presenting it used strong language to get their point across. [...]
Rep. Terri Proud goes off script. Admits it’s all about shaming the sluts.
Per the AZ Republic Political Insider: “Personally I’d like to make a law that mandates a woman watch an abortion being performed prior to having a “surgical procedure”. If it’s not a life it shouldn’t matter, if it doesn’t harm a woman then she shouldn’t care, and don’t we want more transparency and education in [...]
Debbie Lesko makes lots of new friends on Facebook
Rep. Debbie Lesko, sponsor of the now-infamous No Slut Pills If Your Boss Doesn’t Approve bill, HB2625, doesn’t care for the criticism she’s getting. She took to Facebook to complain about it. She got tons of feedback! Over 450 comments so far and only 2 in favor. One supporter, former AZ House of Representatives candidate [...]
The bully party
Yeah, I’m blogging about wingnuts and their freakish sexual authoritarian agenda again. Sue me. I went to the Planned Parenthood luncheon today, where national PP President Cecile Richards was the keynote speaker. She was outstanding. She had us at times laughing, crying, and on our feet cheering. She’s also the daughter of the late, great [...]
Why Debbie Lesko might want your boss to be able to fire you for using birth control.
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Glendale) is the prime sponsor of SB2625, which allows employers to deny coverage for contraception for reproductive purposes and to demand a doctor’s note for contraception prescribed for other medical conditions. It’s possible the bill would allow employers to fire employees who obtained contraception through their own private insurance or by paying [...]
