Tuesday, February 07, 2012

The Facts

On MSNBC this evening, Rachel Maddow just pointed out something very important, she said that, "Under a Democratic President, your birth control pills would be covered by your health insurance.  And if you don't have health insurance, you can go to a clinic and get subsidized birth control there."

Rachel Maddow then said that if a Republican wins the Presidency, Planned Parenthood and Title X will be gone, and women will need to put out their own money of between $600-1200/year.

She brings up some interesting points. With what we've seen on how Komen cut Planned Parenthood, we know that the Republicans/conservatives/tea partiers want to deny birth control, and women's health care being delivered by Planned Parenthood.  (For many women, Planned Parenthood is their only option for health care.) Komen, of course, reversed their decision, and today, the alleged instigator of the entire Planned Parenthood de-funding, Karen Handel, resigned. 

Tonight, Rachel went on and discussed how some TV pundits say that Obama will lose the Catholic vote over the birth control controversy.  However, if you look at statistics, it appears that Catholic women are using birth control, and support its use.

PennLive:

...Birth control usage is nearly universal among American women with 99 percent of all sexually experienced women — and 98 percent of sexually experienced Catholic women — using birth control at some point in their lives.... 

With Republican candidates for President, the House, and the Senate, coming out squarely against access to birth control and health care, women should turn away from them. The patronizing, self-righteous, male-dominated, mostly white, wealthy Republicans just don't get it.  Let me assure you of one thing---- women do not want to go back to the old days before the pill, voting rights, civil rights, educational opportunities, etc.


Wait!  One more thing........
Rachel Maddow has won the John Steinbeck Award, according to Daily Kos:

....Rachel Maddow has won the John Steinbeck Award. It is:
given to writers or artists "whose work captures the spirit of Steinbeck's empathy, commitment to democratic values, and belief in the dignity of people." Saying his father "would have adored" Maddow, Steinbeck's son Thomas cited his sense of trust in her, the feeling she projects that "I’m part of an alliance."
http://www.commondreams.org/

Wow!
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You should thank your lucky stars that you were not forced to listen to Gov. John Kasich's State of the State speech.  I missed it, but the reviews are not good.

Cincinnati.com:

Non-bluetongue cows going to Turkey. A dream about Jerry Seinfeld in the back seat of a car. Californians are “a bunch of wackadoodles.”

John Kasich’s second State of the State speech Tuesday was rambling and at times bizzare. Among his head-jerking references, Kasich told the first three winners of a newly-created state courage award not to sell the medals on eBay; pointed out his “hot wife;” and imitated someone with Parkinson’s disease when he talked about “deep brain massage.”

...Judith Trent, a professor of communications at the University of Cincinnati, watched the speech - as she has watched previous speeches - and said this one “was not his best effort.”
She said he seemed uncertain, and a little confused....

Really.

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The Obama campaign office on the northside of Columbus could use some volunteers for the late afternoon and early evening.  Look for the huge blue Obama sign in the Beechcroft Center (on the southwest corner of 161 and Beechcroft). Stop in and see how you can help.