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| | {{See also|Left-wing war on women}} | | {{See also|Left-wing war on women}} |
| − | '''"War on Women"''' is a campaign narrative crafted and promoted by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]] for the 2012 and 2014 election cycles. Logical responses might be to complain about the [[Democrat]]s' "War on Marriage," "War on Family," "War on Working People," "War on Jobs," "War on Religion," etc. But "[[Scott Brown|Brown]]'s continued strength in [[Massachusetts]] should alarm [[Democrat]]s banking on demonizing those [[conservative|on the right]] as complicit in a 'war on women.' Even many voters in the bluest-of-blue state of Massachusetts aren’t buying this line."<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74840.html#ixzz1rBFKF5j4</ref> | + | '''"War on Women"''' is a campaign narrative crafted and promoted by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]] for the 2012 and 2014 election cycles. Logical responses might be to complain about the [[Democrat]]s' "War on Marriage," "War on Family," "War on Working People," "War on Jobs," "War on Religion," "War on Children," etc. But "[[Scott Brown|Brown]]'s continued strength in [[Massachusetts]] should alarm [[Democrat]]s banking on demonizing those [[conservative|on the right]] as complicit in a 'war on women.' Even many voters in the bluest-of-blue state of Massachusetts aren’t buying this line."<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74840.html#ixzz1rBFKF5j4</ref> |
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| | The chairman of the congressional black caucus has condemned [[Democrat]] accusations that [[Republicans]] are somehow waging a War on Women.<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/abortion/220439-black-caucus-chairman-condemns-dem-claims-gop-is-waging-war-on-women</ref> | | The chairman of the congressional black caucus has condemned [[Democrat]] accusations that [[Republicans]] are somehow waging a War on Women.<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/abortion/220439-black-caucus-chairman-condemns-dem-claims-gop-is-waging-war-on-women</ref> |
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| | Recently, [[contraception]] was made an issue by liberals during the televised presidential debates. Liberal debate hosts would pepper the candidates with meaningless contraception questions when there wasn't any public outcry.<ref>[http://www.mrc.org/node/38885 ABC's Stephanopoulos Defends Contraception Line of Questioning from Debate, MRC, January 12, 2012]</ref> Soon thereafter, [[Obamacare]] mandates that [[Catholic]] organizations provide contraception and the issue became national, with most of the public in opposition.<ref>[http://townhall.com/news/religion/2012/03/13/poll_most_back_exemption_to_hhs_mandate Poll: Most back exemption to HHS mandate, Townhall, March 13, 2012]</ref> The bottom line is that Democrats are pushing a narrative, that is—they claim to fight for women against the "anti-women" GOP. | | Recently, [[contraception]] was made an issue by liberals during the televised presidential debates. Liberal debate hosts would pepper the candidates with meaningless contraception questions when there wasn't any public outcry.<ref>[http://www.mrc.org/node/38885 ABC's Stephanopoulos Defends Contraception Line of Questioning from Debate, MRC, January 12, 2012]</ref> Soon thereafter, [[Obamacare]] mandates that [[Catholic]] organizations provide contraception and the issue became national, with most of the public in opposition.<ref>[http://townhall.com/news/religion/2012/03/13/poll_most_back_exemption_to_hhs_mandate Poll: Most back exemption to HHS mandate, Townhall, March 13, 2012]</ref> The bottom line is that Democrats are pushing a narrative, that is—they claim to fight for women against the "anti-women" GOP. |
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| | ===Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy=== | | ===Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy=== |
| − | | + | The latest issue involves yet another Democrat prop. Democrats have been pushing to have testimony from Sandra Fluke on contraception issues. Denied several days by Republicans to speak, Democrats managed to have her give public testimony. Fluke claimed it is expensive for contraception and wants her university to pay. [[Rush Limbaugh]] weighed in surmising that the Democrat prop, Sandra Fluke, wants taxpayers to pay for her to have [[sex]], aka a slut. Liberals everywhere would rally around Fluke and demonized Limbaugh. [[Andrea Mitchell]] of [[MSNBC]] would interview Fluke with the headline "War on Women",<ref>[http://patdollard.com/2012/03/breaking-sandra-fluke-exposed-as-fraud-activist-possible-white-house-operative-with-video/ Breaking: Sandra Fluke Exposed As Fraud, Activist, Possible White House Operative – With Video, PatDollard.com, March 2, 2012]</ref> decrying those "mean" [[Republican]]s. The DNC demanded that the Republican leadership distance themselves from Limbaugh's remarks and many have. Mr. Limbaugh would go on to issue an apology to Ms. Fluke, stating: "''My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices''".<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Vox-News/2012/0303/What-Rush-Limbaugh-actually-apologized</ref> |
| − | The latest issue involves yet another Democrat prop. Democrats have been pushing to have testimony from Sandra Fluke on contraception issues. Denied several days by Republicans to speak, Democrats managed to have her give public testimony. Fluke claimed it is expensive for contraception and wants her university to pay. [[Rush Limbaugh]] weighed in surmising that the Democrat prop, Sandra Fluke, wants taxpayers to pay for her to have [[sex]], aka a slut. Liberals everywhere would rally around Fluke and demonized Limbaugh. [[Andrea Mitchell]] of [[MSNBC]] would interview Fluke with the headline "War on Women",<ref>[http://patdollard.com/2012/03/breaking-sandra-fluke-exposed-as-fraud-activist-possible-white-house-operative-with-video/ Breaking: Sandra Fluke Exposed As Fraud, Activist, Possible White House Operative – With Video, PatDollard.com, March 2, 2012]</ref> decrying those mean [[Republican]]s. The DNC demanded that the Republican leadership distance themselves from Limbaugh's remarks and many have. Mr. Limbaugh would go on to issue an apology to Ms. Fluke, stating: "''My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices''".<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Vox-News/2012/0303/What-Rush-Limbaugh-actually-apologized</ref> | |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |