How about an appreciation thread for Cecile Richards. Just a show of hands.

[Stinky The Clown]

She did women proud today. She did reasoned people proud today. She did herslef proud today. And I swear I could hear Ann cheering her on.

Anyway, here's my hand(s):






And as an edit: Donate to Planned Parenthood today.

https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Donation2?df_id=12913&12913.donation=form1&s_src=Evergreen_c3_PPNonDirected_banner&_ga=1.249185540.220793069.1443577085

[winstars]

1. I donated a $100 to Planned Parenthood after watching those assholes today.

Fuck them!

[avebury]

2. Her mother would be so proud of her!

She did a great job at the hearing.

[aquart]

92. True, true, true. Wish she coulda been in the gallery.

[SusanaMontana41]

93. I was thinking the exact same thing.

The apple didn't fall far from that tree, did it?

We love you too, Ann!

[moondust]

3. Deserves a medal.

[oldandhappy]

4. Yes!

For Cecile
For that piece of scum with the chart

[amerikat]

5. Yes!

clap: :

[SusanaMontana41]

94. Now that's a hoedown!

Square dance?

My toes are tappin'.

[dhill926]

6. I'm in...

[alphafemale]

7. OK. But that GIF is creepy as all get out. DOLLS??!!! GAH!

Fire. Flame thrower time.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. My wife just said the same thing. I'll change it.

I thought it was funny.

Guess I'm weird.

There! Is that better?

[alphafemale]

15. Yes. Not all of us have a doll issue.

I want to throw them in fire.

[SusanaMontana41]

95. After reading about it, I want to see it!

Dadgummit!

[Hissyspit]

159. Me, too.

[shenmue]

8. Kapow!

[Triana]

10. JUST donated to Planned Parenthood (gifts matched today only!) and...

....Bernie Sanders (I got my Bernie magnet too!).

-----> Ms. Richards! Her mom would indeed be VERY proud today!

[malaise]

11. Two hands

[MH1]

12. Definitely appreciate Cecile Richards and PP!!

[ms liberty]

13. They were reminded that she is her mother's daughter...

Love it!

[nadine_mn]

14. I admire her ability not to leap that table and slap those idiots

Because if it were me in her position, pretty sure the minute that idiot winked at me - somebody hand me a can opener cuz I got a can of whupass to open up.

[FloriTexan]

120. She has lots of practice in Texas dealing with a $$hole republicans

[rurallib]

16. In a battle of wits Republicans showed up without any ammo

Cecile!

[DirkGently]

17. She was amazing in front of those

creeps. Good lord what is wrong with Republicans? Stupid, nasty, vicious bastards.

Jesus.

[dae]

18. Definitely!

[Not Sure]

19. Checking in...

[ornotna]

20. Hear, hear!

[mountain grammy]

21. Thank you, Cecile, for braving the lion's den..

[prairierose]

22. Great idea...thanks for your courage...Ms. Richards

[bvf]

23. K&R!

[Wounded Bear]

24. Good on her...

We as a nation need strong women (well people, actually) like her to stand up to the asshole Republicans.

[barbtries]

25. i've been donating

and i wore my pink today.
all the sound bites i heard on NPR just made me hate republicans a little bit more as if that was even possible.

[Jack Rabbit]

26. You bet

The Republicans and FoxNews won't say so, but her performance today was golden.

[Lifelong Protester]

27. She was great!

I have been donating, and will continue.

[Chellee]

28. K & R

[ALBliberal]

29. Brave lady with a tough job! yay Cecile!

[gregcrawford]

30. Ms. Richards...

... has more class in her toe nail clippings than that maggot, Chaffetz, has in his whole worthless body. Republicans are grandstanding assholes!

[Skittles]

31. she is superb

love her!

[Milliesmom]

32. Proud of her Moxy

[kimbutgar]

33. I'll be Donating to PPA tomorrow.

We should all donate to make a money bomb that will scare the anti choice women hating right wingers.

We will be coming out against them in 2016.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

34. Beatdown a panel of trolls

Kudos Cecile!

[niyad]

35. she has the patience of a saint to have put up with the hateful treatment she got today.

and, are those assholes from cmp going to have to testify?

[Geronimoe]

61. They are refusing to testify

They are pleading the 5th. Therefore GOP is out on a limb that they sawed off. They are in free fall with no safety net. All they have is their hatred of women making their own decisions on receiving medical care.

[niyad]

129. well, they can refuse to testify to congress, but a judge has said that the 5th amendment

thing cannot be used in the court cases. (of course, we all know how they can get away with refusing to testify before congress.)

the insane hatred for women is more apparent each and every single day.

[fifthoffive]

36. Ms Richards did a great job today.

She deserves our thanks.

[OldRedneck]

37. She has BALLS!!!! BIG ONES!!!!

And she's not afraid to bang 'em together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just sent PP $100; my wife, Sweet Thing, sent $200; daughter sent $100; daughter-in-law sent $100.

I ordered some pink "I Stand With Planned Parenthood" bumper stickers, will put one on my biog ol' F250 SuperDuty 4WD truck, right next to my "Insured by Glock" bumper sticker.

Gonna have a local sign guy make me a big pink yard sign, "We Stand With Planned Parenthood."

[Stinky The Clown]

47. Ha! I love to do things like that with my BigAss GMC.

Makes people do double takes.

[niyad]

131. yayyyy for you and your family. by the way, Cecile has solid brass ovaries!

[irisblue]

38. .

[IVoteDFL]

39. Hell yeah for Cecile Richards

[Elwood P Dowd]

40. Who was the little frat boy punk republican chairman?

He looked and acted like some college freshman. Where do they find these motor mouth cretins?

[Hamlette]

141. Chaffetz from Utah

Loved to see him caught in a lie at the end ("I got those numbers from your annual reports&quot

lol

I live in Utah and trust me, he's not our biggest jerk. Think Mike Lee, the only guy who follows Cruz.

[nolabear]

41. Proud of her! She won the day today.

[UtahLib]

42. She was, definitely, the brightest and classiest person in that room.

[appalachiablue]

43. K & R. Wonderful committed American. She should be president!

[oasis]

44. Great showing

[padfun]

45. Any donation to PP

is a tax write off, and therefore takes away money from the Defense part of the budget, (well, all of it actually but the Defense is 53% of the budget.)

[Spitfire of ATJ]

46. The Python salute!

[cry baby]

48. ...

Cecile, you rock!

[tavernier]

49. Kickety kick

[Ilsa]

50. She's awesome! nt

[onecaliberal]

51. Thank you, Cecile

You're standing for millions who need Planned Parenthood.

[Gothmog]

52. Cecil Richards is an amazing lady

Her mom would be proud of her

[bigwillq]

53. I only saw bits and pieces, but thought she was pretty bad.

and for $500k a year?? No, thanks. Don't think any non-prof prez should make that much. She makes more than Obama.

I think they need a new president.

I fully support federal funding of PP but thought she was pretty awful during the segments I saw in between getting ready for work this morning.

[HERVEPA]

73. Thank you for the republican talking point.

[xfundy]

81. Source?

Since you claimed she makes half a million per year, surely you can back it up.

[lancer78]

87. she stated

Herself that her compensation was $520k a year.

[bigwillq]

104. Here you go

The memo additionally specified that Richards was paid $590,928 in 2013. She told committee members during the hearing her annual compensation is $520,000.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/09/29/planned-parenthood-head-cecile-richards-hit-for-high-salary-on-capitol-hill

[JI7]

85. i thought the exact opposite with the right wing men coming off ugly and ignorant as always

[bigwillq]

103. They were awful too (nt)

[gaspee]

126. I have no idea

How you came to that conclusion - everyone else I've spoken to admired her grace under pressure and her standing up to the almost 5 hours of bullying.''

What, specifically, didn't you like about her?

[bigwillq]

139. From what I saw, and I will admit I saw very little

She just did not seem prepared at all.

"I don't have those documents with me."
"I'll have to get back to you"

Ah, no. This is your chance. It's now or never.

It's like if you're a witness in a trial. You better have all your stuff together and get your story straight or you will not seem credible.

[niyad]

135. aaaand. . . right on schedule.

[Thinkingabout]

54. She did a good job, her mother would be proud.

[slumcamper]

55. (((HUGS))) Amazing grace under intense pressure. Progress WON today. n/t

[mopinko]

56. so great. i wish she would run for something but

i think right now she has the most important job in america.

[pnwmom]

57. *

[young_at_heart]

58. A class act!

Her mother would have been so proud.

[UTUSN]

60. You said it for me. n/t

[immoderate]

59. Great job, Cecile. Sorry you had to go through that.

--imm

[DeepModem Mom]

62. K&R!!!

[Gloria]

63. Any woman who votes for these bastards is STUPID!

I'm going to call the GOP National Party and ask them how many of the staff have had abortions at PP, since the RNC eliminated abortion coverage a few years ago from the insurance provided to staffers...FLaming hypocrites...

Today I had to pass the resident protesters in front our local, non-PP clinic....there was a priest there,,,,I gave them all the big finger..

I really detest these phonies...."Adopt don't Abort"....well, the teen pregnancy rate here in NM defies that bullshit....I wonder how many of those shits have ever adopted???

[stuffmatters]

64. WOW, Ms Richards deserves extra combat pay!

If anybody doesn't think there is a Republican War on Women after this hearing....

[vanlassie]

65. Cecile Rocks!

[Dustlawyer]

66. As smart and tough as her mom!

[KT2000]

67. Yes - she deserves a hand

and a cocktail of her choice.
They were rude and disgusting. They disgraced themselves mightily today. How she held her composure for all those hours is amazing. She probably knew she was representing millions while the idiots thought only of themselves and their inbred colleagues.

[senz]

68. For sure. She has nerves of steel and so much grace under pressure.

Good genes, too.

[Joanie Baloney]

69. Brava, Ms. Richards!!!

[Thespian2]

70. K & R !!!!

Cecile...fighter for people's rights...

Thanks for proving that the right-wing thugs are totally wrong about PP...

[madamesilverspurs]

71. Hear, hear!

[Midnight Writer]

89. Hear, hear, indeed. And a crap sandwich for hypocrite Chaffetz.

[klook]

72. I donate to them every year.

Think I'll donate a couple of times this year.

She went into the fiery furnace and faced the worst they could throw at her.

[LittleBlue]

74. We are all behind her

[beam me up scottie]

75. .

[passiveporcupine]

157. I love that photo!

Perfect!

[beam me up scottie]

158. Thanks!

[spanone]

76. in a room of mostly shit for brains republican men...

thank you ms. richards

[cpompilo]

77. Ann Richards lives on in her daughter. Cecile's testimony was a study in grace under fire. Bravo!

and for the republicans on the committee,

[DinahMoeHum]

78. (both hands raised)

Sounded every bit like her mama:

[niyad]

132. thanks for the memories!!!!!!

[Egnever]

79. Happy to kick this!

She was outstanding today!

[Maineman]

80. Great Job !!!

[3catwoman3]

82. Cecile Richards is a study in dignity and composure.

Jason Chaffetz is a study in smug, rude a$$holery. As were the other male Republicans on the panel. Didn't their mothers teach them any manners?

[gwheezie]

83. I watched the hearing

I'm so proud to stand with her. She was grace under fire.

[Jane Austin]

84. Count me!

Thanks.

[Oilwellian]

86. She was outstanding. n/t

[Stardust]

88. Here!

[IcyPeas]

90. + a gazillion

[trusty elf]

91. .....

[BlueCollar]

96. proud to support p/p...

[Helen Borg]

97. yeah!

[DFW]

98. More than glad to add my hand

After all, I just had the honor to do it for real a few weeks ago
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[niyad]

134. thanks for sharing that beautiful pic.

[DFW]

152. Every now and then

It is my occasional privilege to hang with some awesome people. Cecile is definitely one of them, not that Katrina or Jerry are nobodies.

In this particular instance, it was at Katrina's invitation. When I got there and saw who else was there, my first thought was "and she invited ME to this?"

[niyad]

162. well, we here at du think you are pretty awesome in your own right!

[DFW]

163. Wow, thanks! But...

There are a LOT on DU who would disagree vehemently with that statement.

To be realistic, greatness does not rub off, and nor is it contagious. Hanging around with these people doesn't make me any better than I am. What it DOES do is inspire--a LOT!!

[DLevine]

99. She was fantastic. Love her! nt

[ctsnowman]

100. .

[Major Hogwash]

101. That hearing was proof positive that Republicans believe in torture because that hearing was . . .

. . . 5 hours long!!!!!!!!!!

Listening to those sad, pathetic GOP Congressman ask straw man questions for 5 hours must have seemed like torture to Cecile.

She kicked their ass in that hearing.

[DhhD]

102. Cecile, thank you so much for the care and love that you give to those in need of medical

care and curing. Your chosen course of life must be very satisfying and very rewarding. Keep up the hard work and determination. You make my heart happy.

[japple]

105. She deserves hazardous duty pay. I heard some of it on the radio

and it reminded me of this guy...

[Snarkoleptic]

106. Rachel Maddow did a nice piece on this last night.

Wherein Jason Chaffetz is reavealed as smug, shameless , and fact free.

"I pulled those number directly out of your corporate reports", which is true, if by "corporate reports", one means wingnut anti-choice asses.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show

[mak3cats]

107. Hear, hear!!

[ibegurpard]

108. enthusiastically

Her mama raised her right!

[malthaussen]

109. k/r

-- Mal

[FailureToCommunicate]

110. Maybe Richards would be a good VP candidate with Bernie?

Just wondering.

[Vinca]

111. She was amazing.

I doubt I could be as poised when confronted by so many assholes.

[MoonRiver]

112. She is awesome!!

[mcar]

113. My hands

[tosh]

114. She was amazing yesterday...

as she has been throughout this past grueling year.

[Hepburn]

115. Mega thank you!

KEEP ABORTION SAFE AND LEGAL!!!!

[The Wizard]

116. k&r

[yardwork]

117. Proud to contribute to PP.

[FloriTexan]

118. Kick

[Duval]

119. K&R eom

[hatrack]

121. After yesterday, donated again . . .

Not much, but Ms. Richards most definitely earned it!

[CrispyQ]

122. I stand with Planned Parenthood. Always have. Always will.

[Hiraeth]

123. Thank you, Cecile Richards !!

[gademocrat7]

124. K&R!

[WestSeattle2]

125. Was anyone else reminded of "Claire" on House of Cards?

[WillyT]

127. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[hamsterjill]

128. She was definitely influenced by her mother.

She has my great respect and admiration for her efforts.

[fredamae]

130. I Deeply Appreciate Cecile Richards

and Planned Parenthood.
#ThankyouCecileRichards

[floriduck]

133. What a class act Cecile is,

especially compared to the deceitful, ignorant, and disgusting Republican members of the Committee. They were no match for her.

[niyad]

136. Would you consider forwarding this whole thread to Cecile at PP? I think the whole

group would like to see the support they have out here.

[catrose]

137. Go, Cecile! Your mama is proud

...as I go to donate

[jwirr]

138. I suggested to my family that a small donation would go a

long way to showing our support - kind of like that one that happened after the anti-Bernie Super Pac ad.

I love what she and her lawyer did with that phony graph.

[ChiciB1]

140. So Proud Of Ann Richard's Daughter!

She was so poised and really made me proud that she's standing SO TALL for Planned Parenthood! Is it possible that any person with an IQ above normal will be able to "see the truth" about ALL THE LIES from some exceedingly Crazy Congress Critters??

Or is it possible that these Congress Critters have an IQ close to normal?? Our supposed leaders are making a mockery out of these United States and I have heard about other countries beginning to scratch their heads if not laughing outright!!

And sadly I have to include so many Democrats with that statement. Even though I have no certainty that my vote is actually being counted (I live in FL) I still vote and work hard to get people registered. Just in case. I vote absentee and can go online to see that they RECEIVED my ballot, but when I ask "how do I know my vote was counted" they say there's no place to check this out.

DEMOCRACY?? What's that???

People need to WAKE UP and the time is NOW for a real REVOLUTION! Only "we the people" can do this. My trust is almost completely gone even with the Democratic Party!!

[Hamlette]

142. Even anti-choice leaders were critical of GOP behavior during hearings.

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/09/anti-choice-leaders-blast-gop-led-planned

[ancianita]

143. Her mom would be proud.

[Arugula Latte]

144. for Cecile:

for the Republican thugs:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

145. !

[marmar]

146. ...............

She exposed them as the knuckle-draggers that they are.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

147. Ms. Richards

has the respect and gratitude of millions of women. Mother Ann is undoubtedly smiling down on her amazing daughter.

[Grassy Knoll]

148. Great Job

[historylovr]

149. Abso-fragging-lutely!

[stage left]

150. An Amazing woman!

[Faux pas]

151. Kicketty Kickin'

[mythology]

153. Strong women raise other strong women

If only Texas votes were smart enough to choose Ann Richards over the dimwitted Bush.

[hifiguy]

154. Definitely!

She let them have it with both barrels and her mama would be VERY proud of her!

[cindyperry2010]

155. anne richards daughter did herself

and her mother proud. why would it be any other way she showed what her mother taught her take no b.s. from these idiots. stand up and throw it right back at them good for her.

[Dont call me Shirley]

156. Cecile...

[OriginalGeek]

160. I liked her momma

and I like her too.

[lordsummerisle]

161. K&R