Has the GOP lost their mind,

[sheshe2]

Has the GOP lost their mind, taking on Women, the most powerful voter base in the country.



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“GOP”, just what does that represent today. (Grumpy Old People, or Gone Out to Pasture), never mind it is obvious, they have bitten more than they can chew. Women have been treated as 2nd class citizens, long enough, and are not buying it anymore. So get ready GOP, you have a fight on your hands. You have poked the wrong bear, this bear is female.

Pictured in the meme are just a few of the women of power in politics and the world. In the background is a crowd of women and men, supporting women’s issues.

All of them earned that power by their actions and words.
All of them answered their calling.
All of them are supported by both women and men.
All of them are ready to take on the GOP, or anyone that stands in their way.
ACADEMIA & EDUCATION

Key Facts from Academia & Education from Women Moving Millions

Women represent 51% of the nations PhDs, 51% of business school applicants, 67% of college graduates, and more than 70% of 2012 Valedictorians in the US.
Nationally, about 58 percent of US college undergraduates are women, with some campuses at 70 percent.
Nationally, women are 57 percent of all US college students but only 26 percent of full professors, 23 percent of university presidents and 14 percent of presidents at the doctoral degree-granting institutions.
In 2011, 37 percent of young women had at least a bachelor’s degree compared to 29 percent of young men in the US.
In 2009, 57.2% of Bachelor Degrees, 60.4% of Masters Degrees, and 52.3% of Doctoral Degrees awarded in the US were awarded to women.

http://memegop.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/has-the-gop-lost-their-mind-taking-on-women-the-most-powerful-voter-base-in-the-country/

We are voting Blue in 2014!

[Gothmog]

1. In Texas, you can see the GOP go out of its way to alienate women voters

The Texas GOP is doing its best to alienate women voters. Greg Abbott and his followers think that it is cute and funny to call Wendy Davis names such as "retard barbie" and "abortion barbie". If you want to be sick, search twitter for the term #abortionbarbie.

[sheshe2]

2. They make me sick enough,

I will pass on the twitter search. I know for a fact just what I will read.

I know the Texas GOP is a disgusting Neanderthal group. I watched and read about it. Yet Gothmog, it seems to be a passion for the GOP. In Texas, yes, but it is in play everywhere today!

A party of morons, they are despicable!

Vote them out! 2014

[Gothmog]

5. I have been voting in Texas elections since 1976

According to my kids, I am old. I have been through a number of election cycles here in Texas and I have not seen the excitement that I am seeing right now for Wendy Davis. I am seeing larger and more diverse crowds at party events than I saw in 2008. The downside is that the GOP is frightened by Wendy Davis and so they are getting very nasty. I am really very excited by the 2014 ticket and I am looking forward to working hard during this election cycle.

I am going to work hard to vote these idiots out.

[sheshe2]

7. Thank you Gothmog, Mass here.

I gave a small contribution and will try to do more. Not much to give, yet from the bottom of my soul I want Wendy to win Texas. I know it will be ugly, they are indeed scared of her. Yet we can win this!

PS, your kids are wrong on one thing~ you are not old!

I'll be with you in 2014!

[Samantha]

9. I think she is wonderful as well but do you think she is prepared for

the nasty campaign the Republicans will wage? Really, what sane person could be? Ann Richards lost the governorship to George W. Bush* after Rove started a whispering campaign against her sexuality (implying she was a lesbian, which of course in Texas during that time frame would not play well at all). I think they will bring out every nasty allegation a deranged political mind can conjure up during an election year, so I hope she has her opposition research team in place (never too early for that in Texas).... I would so love to see her win.

Sam

[Gothmog]

13. Wendy's life story is amazing and gives me hope that she is up to this task

Senator Davis has done a great deal in her life and she has not shirked away from a fight. Her filibuster was done under very nasty conditions with the GOP doing its best to cut her off. In addition, I have some friends in the State Democratic party who know Senator Davis and they are not worried.

As for opposition research, there is a great deal out there about Greg Abbott but the key thing is that he is a nasty person who will not come off well to voters. I know Greg from the 1980s. Greg is a toxic tort litigator who took pleasure in cheating widows and orphans out of insurance proceeds. He is not a likable person and so far he is running a campaign that is ignoring women and non-white voters. I have watched all of Greg's ads and I have yet to see a non-white face on any ad or at any of his events. That strategy has worked in the past but I think that it may backfire this election cycle.

[Samantha]

15. Thank you for the information -- good luck to Wendy in her campaign

Sounds like this Greg Abbott is one of those who knows no boundaries. Hopefully, enough Texans will see that. He is probably already working on how to steal the whole thing.... Republican motto: it is not how you play the game, it is whether you win or lose....

Sam

[sheshe2]

21. She stood for 11 hours~

Yes I believe she is.

Beyond the Filibuster: 10 Things You Should Know About Wendy Davi

In June, the nation watched in awe as this Texas State senator stood to give Texas women a voice and push back on the extreme Republican agenda to restrict women’s health. Those 11 hours put her in the spotlight as a national champion for women and families.

But we know Wendy Davis has been a rising star long before she slipped into those pink sneakers. Here’s why:

Gerrymandering? Not on Wendy’s watch. In May 2013, Wendy concluded (and won!) a two-year legal battle over redistricting her senate district—a move that could have significantly impacted minorities.

Education is a top priority. Senate Bill 5 wasn’t her first filibuster. Wendy’s not unaccustomed to literally standing up for causes she believes in. In late 2011, Wendy staged a filibuster to protest a potential cut of $5.4 billion in education funds for Texas students.

She’s stood up for women’s health and safety. In May 2012, Wendy authored legislation which would eliminate the estimated 20,000 backlog of rape kits—that, when complete, would bring sexual predators to justice.

the rest here>

http://emilyslist.org/blog/beyond-filibuster-10-things-you-should-know-about-wendy-davis

[Gothmog]

30. My county party has a pair of shoes signed by Wendy that will be auctioned

We have a fundraiser this month with Rep. Castro as the speaker

[Samantha]

31. Yes, I followed that

she is an amazing person. I sure hope she wins.

Sam

[pacalo]

4. Unbelievable. If that doesn't backfire on them, there's no justice.

[sheshe2]

10. Hey, pacalo...

from your lips to gods ears~

[pacalo]

11. There's no end to scraping the bottom of their slimy barrel. No end whatsoever, sheshe.

[Cha]

3. In a word, "YES."..

Thanks for the vivid graphic, she.. of just how many women there are who Inspire women and men to VOTE.. now we just have to GOTV2014!

[Gothmog]

6. Amen

You are preaching to the choir

[sheshe2]

8. Vote as if your life depended on it, because it damn well does!

2014!!!!!!

Cha!

[ProSense]

19. Two words:

Hell yes!

[sheshe2]

23. Three words:

Let's Kick Ass!

[3catwoman3]

29. There are certainly...

...enough asses in need of kicking.

[Cha]

25. You right!

[grantcart]

20. Yes, yes and

[Cha]

26. Right.. what was I thinking!?

[bonzaga]

12. Plenty of women vote GOP

I know it's hard to believe, but the GOP wouldn't even exist as it is today if not for the millions of women who vote for them. It's sad but it's true. As Obama said, women are not some monolithic block or interest group.

[sheshe2]

18. Yes they do...

it's time they listen to the facts. Times are a changing and I believe some are listening

[jamzrockz]

14. So what exactly did

The GOP do this time. The OP just said something about the GOP poking women again without saying exactly what they did.

[sheshe2]

17. This time?

No it is the build up, the continuous assault on women and their rights and their character.

Republicans feel a need to train their men to talk to women

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Let me stop you right there. Yes, Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comments and Richard Mourdock's claim that pregnancy resulting from rape is a "gift from God" were specific quotes that got a lot of publicity. But the problem the Republican Party faced because of them was that the underlying views are basically Republican doctrine. The 2012 Republican platform had no room in it for abortion in cases of rape or incest, and that's the exact position that Akin and Mourdock were defending. And frankly, the fact that top Republicans think this is an issue only for Republicans facing female opponents is yet more evidence of their problem. It's not a personality thing, guys. At least not mostly. It's a policy thing. Richard Mourdock was not facing a woman, yet his comments helped get a Democrat elected just the same.


Abortion and rape also aren't the only problem policies. For instance, Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia, a narrow 2012 victor running against a woman, says "I look at it this way — I wake up every day not thinking about the social issues ... I sought office because I know we can do better on job creation and I’m also concerned about our fiscal trajectory." But Republican policies also concretely hurt women, who are disproportionately stuck in jobs that pay the minimum wage Republicans won't allow a vote to raise, who are discriminated against while pregnant as Republicans block a bill to fight that discrimination, and who frequently suffer from wage discrimination as Republicans refuse to strengthen anti-discrimination laws.

In short, it's going to take a little more than lessons in not downplaying rape before Republicans eliminate the gender gap.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/05/1260319/-Republicans-feel-a-need-to-train-their-men-to-talk-to-women

Virginia’s Proposed Ultrasound Law Is an Abomination

Under the new legislation, women who want an abortion will be forcibly penetrated for no medical reason. Where’s the outrage?

Scott Walker Endorses Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasounds And Shutting Down Abortion Clinics

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/12/2141521/scott-walker-abortion-clinics-ultrasound/

I have more if you need the information! Any questions?

[Scuba]

16. Please ladies, save us. Vote some progressives in and the R's out.

[chungking34]

22. They've been out of their minds for quite some time now

It seems that their batshittiness will only grow stronger in the future.

[zentrum]

24. Will work for whoever

...the Democratic candidate is, but I sure as hell hope it's not Hillary. Ironic.

[passiveporcupine]

27. women

we are the champions!

Why can't we treat people like people, instead of labeling them as female, or gay, or black, or any other difference. Why can't we all just be people?

[sheshe2]

28. Indeed we are champions!

Welcome to DU passsiveporcupine.

We rock!