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Watch: Anita Hill and Sandra Fluke talk about being in the eye of the misogynist media storm
On November 14, 2012, the National Women’s Law Center honored Anita Hill, Sandra Fluke and “Doonesbury” comic Garry Trudeau and invited them to talk about being at the center of a media hullabaloo, feminism and what happens when one talks about feminist issues in a public space. Watch the video,…
Limbaugh whines about Jay-Z performance: ‘He changed the word b*tch to Mitt’
Rush Limbaugh used his show today to complain about rapper Jay-Z’s performance of a modified version of “99 Problems” at an Obama rally in Ohio yesterday. “Remember, it is Obama and the Democrats who claim that it’s the Republicans who are conducting a war on women,” Limbaugh said. “So here’s…
10 actual ideas conservatives asked America to intellectually engage with in 2012
1. Over centuries of being brutally raped, human women’s bodies have evolved to the point that they won’t allow pregnancy because they developed “ways to shut that whole thing down.” 2. Evolution is a still a myth, and creationism is sound science. 3. Oral contraceptives, which prevent ovulation, actually cause…
You Don’t React Like This to a Simple Question Without Being an Outrageous Misogynist
The most reliable way, it appears, to cause conservatives to completely lose their minds is for an attractive woman under the age of 40 to speak words in a public forum that suggest she’s been exposed to the idea that women might have value outside of cleaning up after men,…
Romney’s Secret Video Isn’t Going Away
Mitt Romney’s claim that half the country is “dependent” and out of control with their “entitled to food” mentality is the gift that keeps on giving. As with calling Sandra Fluke a slut, Republicans know they probably should probably slow their roll, but they can’t help themselves. Their belief that…
Stewart knocks O’Reilly over Sandra Fluke: God forbid a woman speak about an issue close to her heart
Jon Stewart appeared Tuesday night on The O’Reilly Factor to promote the upcoming debate between the Fox News host and the political comedian. During his appearance, Stewart was asked what he thought about the conventions and about Sandra Fluke’s speech in particular. “I thought she was very well possessed, did…
Alleged deadbeat dad Rep. Joe Walsh thinks Sandra Fluke should ‘get a job’
Tea Party-affiliated congressman Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) has taken exception to Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke’s remarks at the 2012 Democratic National Convention and said that he thinks the women’s health advocate should “get a job.” According to Talking Points Memo, Walsh made the remarks at a campaign stop in…
Fluke tells Soledad O’Brien GOP policies make women feel ‘under attack’
Womens’ rights activist Sandra Fluke, who became a lightning rod in the debate over contraception rights this year, said Wednesday that the phrase “War on Women” isn’t just a disagreement regarding policy on reproductive issues or a way to frame the discussion over them. “To me, the frame is less…
Watch live: Obama speaks in Denver with Sandra Fluke
President Barack Obama made a campaign stop in Denver on Wednesday with Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who has become the face of the debate over contraception coverage. Fluke and Obama are visiting in the same week that Colorado Personhood gathered enough signatures for its third attempt at a…
Fluke: I refuse to engage in a ‘playground mouth battle’ with the right
Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law student who has become a key symbol in the War on Women, said at the Take Back the American Dream conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday that she refuses to engage in a “playground mouth battle” with the right. “One of the things we have…
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