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20 Years Later Anita Hill's Fight is Still Ours

20 Years Later Anita Hill's Fight is Still Ours

By Stephanie Schriock and Ellen R. Malcolm on 10/11/2011 @ 02:40 PM

Tags: Why women, Women's rights, Are You Kidding Me!?, Stephanie's Take

20 years ago today, Anita Hill's testimony in front of an all-male Judiciary Committee riveted women across the nation -- and galvanized them to action. Senator Barbara Mikulski, the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right, recalled repeatedly being asked why there weren't more women on the dais. "There are only two of us!" she'd answer. Women were furious -- and rightly so.

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GOP Anti-women Bill on for Thursday

GOP Anti-women Bill on for Thursday

By Sarah Burris on 10/11/2011 @ 10:40 AM

Tags: Why women, Women's rights, Are You Kidding Me!?

Unemployment is at 9.1%. The President has proposed a massive jobs bill aimed to put America back to work. But what are Republicans working on this week? You guessed it: their politically motivated attacks against women and women’s health care.

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On liberalism and faith

On liberalism and faith

By Jen Bluestein on 06/29/2011 @ 09:28 AM

Tags: Opponents, Are You Kidding Me!?, MO-Sen, Claire McCaskill

It takes some kind of chutzpah to go on a national radio show, declare that liberals hate God, and then refuse to apologize or be available to discuss the matter any further.

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That's right, ladies: keep a spare tire & plan ahead for rape

That's right, ladies: keep a spare tire & plan ahead for rape

By Jeanne Duncan on 05/24/2011 @ 05:14 PM

Tags: Reproductive Rights, Are You Kidding Me!?

Outrage is what I felt when I read what this clown in Kansas said during a debate over a law to prohibit insurance companies from offering abortion coverage except when a woman’s life is at risk (which passed, naturally). State Rep. Pete DeGraaf (R-What Else) says women who think they might be made pregnant by a rapist someday should “plan ahead.”

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Steve King: sure, I’ll debate – the candidate’s husband, that is

Steve King: sure, I’ll debate – the candidate’s husband, that is

By Lisa McIntire on 04/28/2011 @ 02:21 PM

Tags: Are You Kidding Me!?, Christie Vilsack, Sexism, Women leaders

Well, here we go: you know campaign season has truly started once the backwards, sexist comments start coming out of GOP candidates’ mouths. Congratulations to Cong. Steve King for kicking things off with a bang!

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Seriously, Sean Duffy? Can’t even cover up his whine about a six-figure salary

Seriously, Sean Duffy? Can’t even cover up his whine about a six-figure salary

By Lisa McIntire on 04/04/2011 @ 03:30 PM

Tags: GOP Opponents, Are You Kidding Me!?

Last week, Cong. Sean Duffy spoke at a Wisconsin town hall about his current salary: a paltry $174,000 a year – three times the median income for Duffy’s fellow Wisconsin households.

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You can't make this up: Gosar picks Palin dentist pal for COS

You can't make this up: Gosar picks Palin dentist pal for COS

By Lisa McIntire on 01/03/2011 @ 03:00 PM

Tags: Sarah Palin, Are You Kidding Me!?

Scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours… er, give you a dentist. At least, that’s what you get after a Sarah Palin endorsement: Cong.-elect Paul Gosar (R-AZ) just selected former dentist Rob Robinson to be his chief of staff, as reported by Roll Call. Gosar, a dentist himself, was introduced to his political benefactress Palin through Robinson, whom he knew from the American Dental Association.

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Mrs. Thomas's call to Anita Hill: our call to action

Mrs. Thomas's call to Anita Hill: our call to action

By Jen Bluestein on 10/20/2010 @ 10:27 AM

Tags: Are you kidding me!?, GOP Opponents, Tea Party, Sexism

By now, if you haven’t heard that, almost two decades after the infamous hearings, Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife, Ginni, called Anita Hill and told her to apologize to her husband, you may be the only person in America without a Facebook page, a Twitter feed, or a television.

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Mr. Gardner, care for a factcheck?

Mr. Gardner, care for a factcheck?

By Hilary Nachem on 10/19/2010 @ 06:27 PM

Tags: Are you kidding me!?, CO-04, Betsy Markey, GOP Opponents

If Republican Cory Gardner hadn't already heard that knowing thy opponent is a significant piece of any good campaign strategy, I thought he might be best served with a little note from this Betsy Markey fan. Gardner's latest attack ad is a desperate attempt to hit Betsy, but he completely missed the mark -- or Markey.

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Duffy campaign: what's wrong with ads that put Lassa family at risk?

Duffy campaign: what's wrong with ads that put Lassa family at risk?

By Lisa McIntire on 10/08/2010 @ 05:05 PM

Tags: Opponents, WI-07, Are You Kidding Me!?, Julie Lassa

Yes, Virginia, they can sink that low: congressional candidate Sean Duffy and his campaign stand by a new ad that succeeds at not just crossing the line of decency, but taking a huge galloping leap over it. Funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the ad attacks Julie Lassa, then instructs viewers to call her – after displaying her home phone number. Julie’s two daughters used to pick up that phone, but that was before the family had to disconnect the line after being inundated with calls resulting from the ad.

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GOP: What we have here is a failure to communicate

GOP: What we have here is a failure to communicate

By Lisa McIntire on 10/08/2010 @ 01:05 PM

Tags: Opponents, 2010 Elections, Are You Kidding Me!?, Boehner's America

House Minority Leader John Boehner is set to give a major speech about jobs today – by all accounts, the GOP congressman is ready to lob some major attacks on Democrats and President Obama for supposedly killing jobs and economy. This is curious – aside from the ridiculous inaccuracies of such accusations – because Boehner’s conservative buddies seem pretty happy to take a very different stance: they readily declare that they’re unable to create jobs or are just fine with shipping American jobs overseas.

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FACTCHECK: Orly Taitz Endorses Joe... Hack?

FACTCHECK: Orly Taitz Endorses Joe... Hack?

By Jessie Williams on 10/06/2010 @ 05:00 PM

Tags: Are You Kidding Me!?, Opponents, Dina Titus, NV-03, 2010 Elections

NV CD-3 Republican Candidate Joe Heck, EMILY's List's Dina Titus' challenger, has received the endorsement of "Birther" movement leader Orly Taitz. The woman who has spent Barack Obama's presidency thus far challenging his citizenship is now also blessing far-right candidates with her support (though she has disregarded the importance of their actual names when announcing her endorsement).

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Not just shady but scary Bill Brady

Not just shady but scary Bill Brady

By Emma on 10/06/2010 @ 12:08 PM

Tags: POP, Are you Kidding Me!?, Opponents

As we get closer and closer to November 2nd, hit websites, splash pages and attack ads are flooding the news. It's not often that one makes me stop, stare and yes, like I was in a cartoon, actually drop my jaw. Enter stage right -- way, way right -- Illinois Governor candidate, Republican Bill Brady.

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Hudgens to Georgia women: no mammograms for you!

Hudgens to Georgia women: no mammograms for you!

By Lisa McIntire on 10/06/2010 @ 10:00 AM

Tags: POP, Opponents, Are You Kidding Me!?, Sexism

Georgia insurance commissioner candidate Ralph Hudgens sure is a peach. He's taken the brave position of opposing nearly every preventative medical procedure that helps save women's lives, like Pap smears and mammograms, not to mention maternity coverage and breast reconstruction for cancer survivors. In fact, he doesn't just oppose these measures: he actually sponsored a bill to end the law that mandates coverage of mammograms. Unless we help elect EMILY's List candidate Mary Squires, Georgia women will be faced with this man as their insurance commissioner -- and he certainly won't be working on their behalf.

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Robin Carnahan vs. Fox News

Robin Carnahan vs. Fox News

By Lisa McIntire on 09/17/2010 @ 04:15 PM

Tags: Robin Carnahan, MO-Sen, 2010 Elections, Are you kidding me!?

pparently displeased by Democratic candidate Robin Carnahan’s latest ad that includes Fox News reporter Chris Wallace, Fox News is suing her campaign. This unprecedented move -- along with a $1 million contribution to the Republican National Committee last month -- confirms what we’ve known all along: that Fox News is more of a political operation than a news outlet.

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Can I get a factcheck, please?

Can I get a factcheck, please?

By Hilary Nachem on 08/18/2010 @ 09:40 AM

Tags: Are you kidding me!?, NC-Sen, Elaine Marshall, GOP Opponents

A fact check for the GOP, that is. It's apparent that the Republicans have let yet another thing fall through the cracks - reality.

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Seriously? Still with the hair?

Seriously? Still with the hair?

By Lisa McIntire on 08/02/2010 @ 04:49 PM

Tags: Sexism, Are you kidding me!?, Women leaders

It was a refreshing change to see a female face among the legion of male ones usually found on the Sunday political talk show circuit. However, apparently not everyone was as happy as we were to see veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour take over the reins of This Week. Sadly, the criticism seems all too familiar and all too shallow: “that hair of hers — yipe. What's the deal with that?”

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Bachmann: all subpoenas and hearings, all the time!

Bachmann: all subpoenas and hearings, all the time!

By Hilary Nachem on 07/22/2010 @ 07:07 PM

Tags: MN-06, Are you kidding me!?, US House, Michele Bachmann

Who says today's GOP running out of ideas? Cong. Michele Bachmann has a fantastic new agenda: "I think all we should do is issue subpoenas and have one hearing after another and expose all the nonsense that has gone on." Michele unveiled this compelling plan at a convention for young Republicans. And really, what could be more pressing than endless partisan investigations and politically motivated witch-hunts?

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Update: She's [still] not on our team.

Update: She's [still] not on our team.

By Hilary Nachem on 07/08/2010 @ 03:54 PM

Tags: Are You Kidding Me?!, NV-Sen, GOP Opponents

When I last wrote about Sharron Angle, the far-right and ultra-conservative candidate running against Sen. Harry Reid in Nevada, I wasn't expecting to change her mind on the issues. She's received the anti-choice endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony List and believes that job creation is not the business of the US Senate. She's pretty entrenched in the other side's camp.

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A mom awakening? Guess again, Sarah.

A mom awakening? Guess again, Sarah.

By Hilary Nachem on 07/08/2010 @ 12:38 PM

Tags: Sarah Palin, Are you kidding me?!, 2010 Elections, GOP Opponents, Susan B. Anthony List

Sarah Palin released a web video this morning and it's begun making the rounds. She's trying to sell the "Mama Grizzly" brand to women across America as if it were the next 'lose ten pounds in ten days' fad diet.

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