“We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” ~ President Abraham Lincoln: closing words of his Gettysburg Address, delivered on […]
Law professor Anita Hill, women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke and cartoonist Garry Trudeau spoke to journalist Michel Martin at the National Women’s Law Center annual dinner on November 14, 2012. They talked about their various experiences in the media spotlight on women’s rights issues, and how far we’ve come (and not come) since the Clarence […]
We have heard a lot this year about the so-called “War On Women”. Conservatives on the one hand want to say there is no war, liberals strongly state the opposite. Personally, I find it incredible that anyone c0uld deny such a war exists with all the recent legislation regarding women’s reproductive healthcare services, comments by bloviating ignoramuses […]
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Richard Mourdock’s rape remark upsets voters and possibly God, so Stephen enlightens his fellow conservatives on rape’s approval rating.
Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock described pregnancy resulting from rape as “something God intended” – Mitt Romney SUPPORTS his candidacy! Go figure. We’ve long known Mourdock was extreme, but that didn’t stop Mitt Romney from cutting an ad exclaiming, “This fall, I’m supporting Richard Mourdock for Senate… I hope you’ll join me in supporting Richard […]