Tag: War on Women

Steve King on the campaign trail in Ames, Iowa in 2011 (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

RWNJ Congressman Rolls Out Most Extreme Attempt To Ban Abortion, Ever...

For the better part of five years, veteran religious right activist Janet Porter has tried to get state legislatures to pass a bill that...
Janet Porter with Phyllis Schlafly during Porter's state senate campaign (image from Porter's Facebook)

RWNJ Couldn’t Get Ohio To Enact ‘Heartbeat Bill,’ But Wants Take...

Late last year, the Ohio legislature passed one of the most extreme anti-abortion bills in the nation. It would have banned all abortions in...
Kentucky Senate president Robert Stivers meeting with local officials (image courtesy Stivers' Twitter)

KY Senate President: Women Have Only Two Options, ‘To Conceive Or...

The South was a killing field for the Democrats in 2016, but particularly so in Kentucky. The Republicans rode the wave of Donald Trump...

The ‘War On Women’ Continues As Planned Parenthood Is Defunded (VIDEO)

The "War on Women" continues, and this time, it's in Texas, where State Health Officials just delivered a final legal notice to defund Planned...
Milo Yiannopoulos taking the stage at Ohio State (image from Yiannopoulos' Facebook)

WTF? Milo Yiannopoulos Defends Rape Culture On Harvard Men’s Soccer Team...

The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team was having a banner season. With two games to go, it was well on its way to winning the...
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Legal Expert: Donald Trump’s Threatened Lawsuit Against His Accusers Is ‘Basically...

Donald Trump turned a lot of heads on Saturday when he threatened to file a massive lawsuit against the many women who have accused him of sexually...
Wayne Grudem (screenshot from YouTube)

Fundie Leader Is For Donald Trump After He Was Against Him...

One of the most nauseating moments after the uncovering of Donald Trump's depraved comments in 2005 was the parade of religious right luminaries who...
James Dobson at Heartbeat International in 2012 (image courtesy Heartbeat International's Flickr, available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license)

James Dobson: Donald Trump Tapes Don’t Threaten ‘Future Of This Nation,’...

With few exceptions, the religious right's response to Donald Trump's sickening, degrading, and potentially criminal comments about women is that they don't matter nearly...
"Coach" Dave Daubenmire (image from Daubenmire's Facebook)

Nut Job Fundie Host: A Female President Is Worse Than Trump...

We've heard some pretty outrageous attempts to defend Donald Trump after it emerged he bragged about his outrageous, degrading, and potentially criminal behavior toward women in...
Corey Stewart, Trump's Virginia state chairman (image from Stewart's Facebook)

Donald Trump State Chairman: Trump Was Only Acting ‘As A Lot...

We've heard a lot of deplorable attempts by Donald Trump loyalists to defend Trump's horribly degrading and possibly criminal remarks about women in 2005....
Ralph Reed, one of the religious right "leaders" who defended Trump (image from Reed's Facebook)

WTF?! Religious Right ‘Leaders’ Condone Trump’s Degrading Of Women (PHOTOS, TWEETS)

It's no secret that the religious right has been willing to overlook Donald Trump's many outrages on the campaign trail because they think a...
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in Phoenix (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

WTF?! Donald Trump Says His Degrading Of Women Is ‘Entertainment’ (VIDEOS)

Last week, Hillary Clinton unveiled one of her most devastating ads of the campaign. It features clips of girls and women looking in the mirror...

WATCH: GOP Candidate Thinks Educated Women Don’t Suffer From Domestic Violence

Bud Pierce, the Republican candidate for Governor of Oregon, said during his second debate with current Democratic Governor Kate Brown that educated women are...
Renee Ellmers at a congressional hearing (image from Ellmers' Facebook)

Congresswoman Thinks Trashing Women Is OK When You’re ‘Setting The Record...

It's hard to believe that anyone would defend Donald Trump's ugly Twitter attack on former Miss Universe Alicia Machado. To most of us, it was...
Benjamin Watson signing his contract with the Ravens (image from Watson's Facebook)

NFL Player Peddles Claim That Planned Parenthood Was Founded To ‘Exterminate...

A star NFL tight end turned heads this weekend when he claimed that Planned Parenthood was pulling a snow job on the nation. He...
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Almost No One Showed Up For The RNC ‘Women For Trump’...

The Republican National Convention featured a "Women For Trump" event on Monday. The problem? Hardly anyone showed up. Journalist Laurie Penny tweeted a photo of...
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, during her stint in Congress (image courtesy House GOP Flickr feed, available under a Creative Commons BY-NC license)

Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Loony Anti-Abortion Bill (WITH VIDEO)

Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Senate passed what would have been the most draconian anti-abortion bill in the nation. It would have made it illegal for...
Renee Ellmers talking with constituents in her Washington office (image from Ellmers' Facebook)

Standing Up For Sexual Assault Victims Could Get A Congresswoman Fired...

Back in 2015, a group of Republican lawmakers nearly derailed a House bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks because it didn't have enough protections for...
Angel Dillard in "What's the Matter With Kansas?" (screengrab from movie's Vimeo feed)

Lawsuit Alleges Forced-Birth Nutcase Made Death Threat Against Doctor (WITH VIDEO)

Back in 2011, one of Kansas' most ardent abortion opponents sent a graphic letter to a Wichita doctor warning her not to start offering abortion...
Marsha Blackburn at the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Dems Call For End To GOP Witch Hunt On Planned Parenthood...

The Republican war against Planned Parenthood shows no sign of letting up, even with the now-infamous videos from the Center for Medical Progress having...