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*** Think Progress has comments from Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15). On the day of the passage of the health care reform bill, Kilroy and other female members of the House were yelled at and screamed at by members of the Republican Party. Think Progress has Kilroy's reaction to the Republicans' disgusting behavior :


It wasn’t just me they were shouting down; it was every Democratic woman that got up to speak, to ask for unanimous consent to extend and revise the remarks in support of the Democratic health care bill. And each woman was giving a very short, one-sentence statement about why it was important for women — all the different aspects of the bill, why it was important for the women.

Apparently that message was too hard for Republican members of Congress to take because three male members of Congress got up and started shouting down — trying to shout down the Democratic women. I thought it was loud, I thought it was rude, I thought it was disrespectful, and I thought it was sexist.....

.......You heard recently comments — from the Republican side of the aisle, some of my Republican colleagues over there — saying Speaker Pelosi should be put in her place, and I think that’s what they thought they were doing with the Democratic women. And it’s simply outrageous to me to have women being treated like that on the floor of the House. And the rules clearly say we can get up, give a simple sentence about why we’re supporting the bill, and ask to revise and extend. They were simply shouting that down.

I think this is why women voters support Democratic candidates over Republicans ones, time and time again. Democrats respect women. Republicans do not.

> What does it say if a candidate for office suddenly releases the list of his county chairman for an election that is next year? Don't you think that is arrogant? Considering the candidate, I'm not surprised. Check out the Daily Briefing from the Dispatch for details. For the list click here. There are some questionable picks, especially for Mahoning County. I'm sure Democrats will be pouring over this list very carefully.

>>> WARNING: Sarah Palin will be visiting Columbus, according to the Dispatch:

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will sign copies of her new book, Going Rogue, in Columbus on Nov. 20.

A spokeswoman for HarperCollins Publishers said Palin will appear at the Borders bookstore on Sawmill Road from 6 to 9 p.m. to sign her book....