By Kimberley Johnson on
Bill Maher, Hillary Clinton, misogyny, Republicans, sexism
Elections, Hillary Clinton, Sexism
On his HBO show Real Time, Bill Maher asked the question, “Is America ready for a female president?” One of his guests, America Ferraro, a Clinton surrogate, commented that Maher’s question was boring. He insisted his question is a valid one and defended his position by pointing out the uptick in racist rhetoric and behavior […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
dental offices, Gynecology, Health Care, Planned Parenthood, Republicans, Rock Scott
Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Women's Issues
“I came to see the dentist. I have a bad yeast infection.” In protest to a new law going into effect on July 1, 2016, about a dozen activists in Miami, Florida visited a dental clinic looking for pap smears and treatment for yeast infections. You may remember that earlier this year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
discriminatory legislation, hypocrisy, junk science, pro life movement, Pro-Life, Reproductive Health Services, Republicans, small government, the high cost of repealing Obamacare, Women's Health
Religious Intolerance, Reproductive Rights, Republican Hypocrisy, Republicans
Pro-life conservative Republicans raise hypocrisy to new heights. Conservatives, Republicans… whatever you call yourselves: You say you want small government, yet you want government to create and enact discriminatory legislation against people who are different than you — simply because they’re different than you, and you can’t deal with those differences. You say you want […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Abortion, Equal Rights for Men, life, masturbation, reproductive rights, Republicans, Sarah Silverman, sperm
Religious Freedom Laws, Religious Intolerance, Reproductive Rights
Sarah Silverman reminds us that #EverySpermIsSacred Republican legislators all over the country are obsessed with legislating women’s innards – specifically, reproductive innards. Whether it’s forcing doctors to perform unnecessary transvaginal ultrasound probes (government mandated rape) before legal abortions, the Republican war on contraception, or forcing women to carry a dead fetus to term, the GOP […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Health Insurance Coverage Nationwide, Healthcare, Insurance Expansion under Obamacare, Medicaid, National Health Interview Survey, number of uninsured decreasing, Obamacare, Republicans, The Affordable Act increased insurance coverage for Americans
Healthcare, Republicans
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual health interview survey on Tuesday and Republicans aren’t going to like it – because more Americans are covered under Obamacare. The survey revealed health insurance coverage in the U.S. has gone up in the last decade, particularly after the Affordable Care Act’s (Obamacare) insurance expansion took effect. […]