I Object to the Objection!

Do we take health care seriously? More specifically, do we take WOMEN's health care seriously?

Evidently, women's health is such an important issue that key members of Congress are directly and personally threatened by it.

Watch and be amazed...

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Limbaugh recognizes own sexism...and moves on

I think hell might be about 1/2 frozen this morning (ignoring the dreary weather outside).

Rush Limbaugh CAUGHT HIMSELF, mid-sentence, in his own sexism!? Granted, he didn't take it back. He didn't apologize. He didn't admit he was WRONG. Buuuuuuut, at least he knows anyone with a brain has the right to be outraged at what he said...

Amidst his rant criticizing Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who recently stated her openness to supporting health care reform legislation, Limbaugh asks "who would have thought this...Women!" (around 0:23)

[*sarcasm alert*]

While, at face value, this comment seems mediocre at best, Limbaugh is basically implying that only a woman (feeble-minded and easily deceived, I'm sure) could defy her party to support health care legislation...which is sure to become the detriment of all of society's future ails!

He then goes on to debate with his staff whether or not they should bleep the offensive comment (hence, my shock of him actually admitting the offense) ...which eventually results in a unanimous vote to leave it in.

At the end of the day, I guess we can chalk one up for women in the fact that Limbaugh, at the very least, recognized his sexist vitriol as offensive. NEXT STEP: raise our voices against such blatant sexism, loud enough to drown out the bozos who get paid to bring people down.

Take a listen and share your thoughts!

Clip courtesy of Media Matters.

Last Day of the Women, Money and Power Summit.

Last week after the Senate Finance Committee voted down two separate proposals for a public option (see NY times article here) and approved $50 million a year federal funding to Abstinence-only programs, (reported the AP in an article posted in the Huffington Post), I was rather depressed. (Thanks Senate, it feels like you just punched me in the ovaries TWICE.)

Yesterday however, was the last day of the Feminist Majority's Women, Money and Power Summit, and with such a gathering of strong-minded women who are pro-health insurance reform (including a public option), I can definitely see that the first failure in the senate was just a stepping stone, not a wall.

Feminists such as Senator Boxer, Congresswoman Maloney, and Ellie Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority spoke at a briefing, and we then went outside to the press conference with Speaker Pelosi and several other speakers who rocked my socks off. "We will get health insurance passed this year," was the common phrase, and I certainly believe it.

A few people held up signs that were against health care reform, which reminded all present that though we can get real health care reform, it still will be a fight.

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