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Romney: Women ‘have gone back 20 years’ under Obama
Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday continued to blast President Barack Obama by insisting that women account for 92.3 percent of the job losses in his first term, a claim that fact checking organizations have called false or misleading. Surrounded by a group of women at a business…
Romney blames Obama for women job losses actually caused by GOP
Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney says that President Obama’s economic policies amount to the real “war on women,” according to a post at CNN’s “Political Ticker” blog. The presumptive 2012 nominee was speaking at a Delaware factory when he delivered the remarks. He claimed that 92.3…
Obama bashes ‘trickle down’ economics in Florida speech
During speech in Florida on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said that “trickle down” economics never worked and called for Congress to pass the so-called “Buffett Rule.” “This is not about a few people doing well, we want people to do well, that’s great,” Obama said. “But it is about giving…
Herman Cain on the Gender Gap: Men Are ‘Much More Familiar with Policy’ than ‘Other People’
Herman Cain refuses to go away. He just keeps talking and saying stupid stuff. From Think Progress: Asked about a new Washington Post/ABC News poll showing President Obama beating Romney on women’s issues, Cain explained this by saying that men tend to be more familiar with policy, while others only…
Obama announces opposition to Minnesota same sex marriage ban
President Barack Obama’s campaign on Monday said it was opposed to a constitutional amendment in Minnesota that would prohibit same sex couples from getting married. “While the President does not weigh in on every single ballot measure in every state, the record is clear that the President has long opposed…
Limbaugh: Obama is the ‘generalissimo’ in the ‘real’ war on women
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Monday pushed back against claims that Republicans were attacking women’s rights and insisted that the “real war on women” was being directed by President Barack Obama. “The real war on women is being conducted by the regime, by the Obama administration,” he explained. “Since…
Republicans try to defend record with women
Accused of waging “war against women,” Republicans are fighting back, defending their record to avoid losing the battle for women’s votes in November’s general elections. “I know that our party has traditionally faced a gender gap, and I think that the Democratic Party has done an effective job trying to…
Missouri GOP Rep: ‘I have doubts’ about Obama’s birth certificate
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo) became the latest Republican to express uncertainty over President Barack Obama’s citizenship this week at a town hall event with her constituents. A group called Show Me Progress filmed Hartzler’s response to a question about the authenticity of Obama’s birth certificate. “You know, I have a…
Chuck Grassley calls Obama ‘stupid’ on Twitter
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and his Twitter page made headlines again Saturday afternoon, as the senator called President Barack Obama “stupid” for his comments regarding the Supreme Court’s future ruling on the Affordable Care Act. Reacting to Obama’s comments this past week, in which the president labeled any overturn by…
Bachmann: Obama a ‘health care dictator’ for contraception mandate
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who calls herself “a high-value target for the Democrats,” says that President Barack Obama is a “health care dictator” because his administration is mandating that all insurance plans cover contraception for women. In a recent interview with PolitiChicks, the former Republican presidential candidate told Ann-Marie Murrell…
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