But otherwise I must presume that women don't want to be taken seriously in politics at all. Because all of the self-proclaimed feminists that I know get lost in muddles of sound bites and seem to have no idea what any of the actual issues are.
Other than the binder, here are a few recent examples: women forwarding around a photo of the leaders of the catholic church when they were contesting the birth control requirement of their institutions (yes, Biden was full of "stuff" when he said they were not affected.) with some kind of commentary like this:
| Appropriately bitchy, snarky and absolutely inane. Way to get us taken seriously. If you have a problem with the leadership of the Catholic and Jewish faiths being men, then take issues with the religions, but don't be shocked when those institutions that are threatened send out their leadership to defend themselves. |
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| And how about this one from Women for Barack Obama? Hmmmm. let me get this straight. The government is trying to take over health care... and yet the side saying it should be up to the individuals what their coverage is is the one being accused of taking away control?? It just makes no sense. When does something not being given for free equal being denied it? Is the government denying me computer rights because I have to pay for my own Internet access and monitor? |
And, all the while, I hear women going on and on about a "war on women." The only war on women I see is when one of my friends pop on my Facebook page with some sort of assertion that any woman that votes for Romney is voting against all women. What? really? Women are so simple-minded that there can only be one side and/or one issue that matters? Liberal women claim that the GOP is starting a war on women and yet they are screaming that all female republicans are either idiots and don't understand what the evil GOP is doing, or they are simply following their master's (excuse me,) husband's orders on whom they should support. But, that shouldn't surprise me. The same kind of tactics are used on minorities or celebrities should they dare endorse a republican.
Here is why, as a woman, I am supporting Mitt Romney. I want the economy to get on track. President Obama can brag about signing the Ledbetter Act into congress all he wants, he'll never have to worry about the fallout of enforcement if there are never any jobs to be had. Governor Romney got panned when he said he'd help women in the workforce by making the economy stronger. What that said to me is he sees women as no different than men. The most important way the next president can help women in the workforce is by facilitating the creation of more jobs.
I don't want the next generation to be saddled with debt or to live with an attitude of entitlement. Again, sorry, I guess it's not a 'women''s issue other than the fact that we are 1/2 of the equation that creates the next generation... and that women happen to also be in the next generation so maybe we should care about them a little bit.
I don't want the government in my health care. I believe that the decisions I make should be between me and my doctor... oh, does this sound familiar to you? Then Why In Heaven's Name do you want the government taking over our health care?? I'm so confused by people when they say, "a women's choice should be between her and her doctor" and meanwhile they are holding up a pro ObamaCare sign...
And, since ObamaCare was passed, our family's personal insurance has gone up by 20% so, as a woman, my health care has absolutely been negatively impacted in the last four years and ObamaCare hasn't even gone into full effect.
Going back to the fair pay act for a moment, Governor Romney also got panned when he said that women may prefer flexibility. Guess what, women, he's treating you equal to men once again. He assumes that you can put your big girl pants on and negotiate your own salary and benefits without mama government doing it for you. I have been a stay at home mom for a while now, but while I was in the work force, I found out that at two of my places of employment I was making more than other women working there... because I was the only one that said what my salary should be and I asked for raises when I thought them due. In one scenario I went ahead and asked for raises for all my colleagues because they were all too nervous. Every one of them (4 ladies) got raises that day -which incidentally happened to also be the one and only day my husband has accused me of being a socialist...
I know I was lucky, I had a business owner father who taught me the importance of a dollar and the even greater importance of knowing your self worth... and I had a mom who was never scared to ask anyone anything... so it may have come more easily to me than many other women... But we should share that knowledge with women instead of holding a gun to the the head of business owners!
So I guess, in short, (too late,) what I'm trying to convey is that as an American that happens to have a vagina, I would like to see our economy in better shape, our foreign policy clearer and stronger, our government spending and reach to be contained and a (flexible) job to be there when I decide to return to work. I am voting for Romney/Ryan.
And, as for President Obama, I'm simply sick of being pandered to. And, woman friend that may be angered by reading this, if you still don't think that Obama thinks that you are an idiot that needs to be taken care of... clearly you don't know about the life of Julia... who will be a broke high school dropout and will never get to volunteer at a community garden because she died of some mysterious illness when she was 26... if Romney is elected.
