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Aspirins and short skirts and contraception, oh my! The last few weeks have seen a slew of Republican gaffes concerning women’s sexuality. From Rick Santorum’s billionaire supporter Foster Friess’s waxing nostalgic about the good old days when women put aspirin "between their knees” in lieu of contraception to an online furor over whether the young conservative women at CPAC dressed too provocatively—the GOP has a major woman problem on their hands.
The GOP's Long War Against Women and Sex
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:39 PM EST
Article Source: The Nation
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Their fear of sex—of women’s sexuality in particular—has become a major media talking point, and a source of outrage among American women. But what I don’t understand is why anyone is surprised. Republicans have long based their agenda for women in a deep-rooted disdain for all things female. We’ve been down this road many, many times before.
When a picture of Congressman Darrell Issa’s all-male panel on birth control (the make-up of which prompted several Democratic women to walk out of the hearing) hit the Internet and mainstream media—I couldn’t help but be reminded of a similar picture of George W. Bush signing the “partial birth” abortion ban, surrounded by a group of smiling clapping men. All men. (Santorum was one of them.)
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#1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:46 PM ESTI think that collectively Women should just stop giving these conservative men any. Lets see of they come to their senses then. Bunch of ASSES!
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#2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:51 PM ESTThe "good-ole-boys" be smilin...a group of sanctimonious putts
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