Obama Camp: "Women simply cannot trust Romney or other leading Republicans to stand up for them”

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Dismisses ‘War On Women’ As Fictional, Like ‘War On Caterpillars’
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-05/priebus-says-gender-battle-as-fictonal-as-caterpillar-war.html



The Obama campaign hit back at Priebus in a statement from Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter:

“Reince Priebus’ comparison of Republican attempts to limit women’s access to mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, and contraception to a ‘war on caterpillars’ shows how little regard leading Republicans, including Mitt Romney, have for women’s health. … Reince Priebus’ comments today only reinforce why women simply cannot trust Mitt Romney or other leading Republicans to stand up for them.”

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2012/04/05/458902/reince-priebus-war-on-caterpillars/

[Walk away]

1. Here in N.J. we tend to believe the crazy Red State laws never touch us.

Most of us think of the right wing extremist majority as being states and light years away. But this year between the Blunt/Rubio freak show and the anti-women legislation being pushed next door in Pennsylvania, it's getting frighteningly close to home.

The wake up call is starting to work!

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2. Did you see the story about Christie getting his legislative agenda from ALEC?

If people in New Jersey think the fascism is no closer than Pennsylvania, they need to wake up fast.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/alec_model_bills_used_in_nj_la.html

A Star-Ledger analysis of hundreds of documents shows that ALEC bills are surfacing in New Jersey, where Republican Gov. Chris Christie is trying to remake the state, frequently against the wishes of a Democrat-controlled Legislature.

Drawing on bills crafted by the council, on New Jersey legislation and dozens of e-mails by Christie staffers and others, The Star-Ledger found a pattern of similarities between ALEC’s proposals and several measures championed by the Christie administration. At least three bills, one executive order and one agency rule accomplish the same goals set out by ALEC using the same specific policies. In eight passages contained in those documents, New Jersey initiatives and ALEC proposals line up almost word for word. Two other Republican bills not pushed by the governor’s office are nearly identical to ALEC models. . . .

The Star-Ledger analysis shows that however it happened — whether from the work of aides who used an ALEC model to draft a bill or from selective borrowing from other states that copied from ALEC — the similarities between ALEC models and New Jersey actions are too strong to be accidental. The connections, The Ledger survey shows, are based not on similarity of broad ideas, but on specific numbers, time frames, benchmarks and language. . . .

For example, the state Department of Environmental Protection recently announced that it would waive any regulation deemed too burdensome for businesses or individuals, prompting environmentalists to pursue legal action. The "waiver rule" mirrors ALEC’s Pollution Control or Abatement Flexibility Act.

[Walk away]

3. It's terrible but I do believe Christie's days are numbered here in N.J.

He is hated by everyone but the wealthy. This is a Blue state despite the occasional Red Menace elected as Governor.