UPDATE: Planned Parenthood:There’s Another Feminist Running for President heere’s HIS Record ....

[sabrina 1]

Last edited Sun Jan 10, 2016, 07:39 PM - Edit history (1)

I was looking for this OP in light of what just happened with Planned Parenthood's unprecedented endorsement of Hillary in the Primary contest.

This OP was written in November of 2015!

They have never before endorsed any candidate during the primaries.

So what happened?

The backlash has been instant and widespread especially since it became known of the close relationship between Hillary, her campaign and a CEO of PP.

I thought I must have imagined Planned Parenthood's praise of Sanders, their official announcement of his long record on 'standing up for women.

But here it is! I did not imagine it!

The backlash to this obvious cronyism, politics as usual, the turning of an organization that was so respected for its work in support of women over the years, into a political football, has caused outrage to the point where they had to post a statement trying to explain why they broke what was a laudable 100 year tradition to endorse a friend of their CEO.!

What WERE they thinking, and at a time when they need all the support they can get! Why risk the fate of Planned Parenthood by using it for purposes for which it was not intended???

And to contradict their official position on Bernie Sanders just months ago by attempting to diminish his work on behalf of women in their latest statement on their site??

Once again,, women lose when politicians play games with their issues.

I like so many others, have lost a lot of respect for an organization that for so long managed to take the high road.

What a shame! But it won't of course adversely affect Sanders, as a matter of fact it appears this awful decision has actually GAINED support for him!

Planned Parenthood Verified account
‏@PPact

There’s another feminist running for president and here’s HIS record to prove it. http://ppact.io/1M9D2w2 @BernieSanders is #InOurCorner

Planned Parenthood's official Twitter Account here: https://twitter.com/PPact/status/661609560667394048

PP linked to this article about Bernie and his record on Women's Issues:

7 Fantastic Times Bernie Sanders Stood up for Women and Their Rights

Bernie Sanders has made it abundantly clear that he cares about tackling more than corporate greed, and he has proven that Hillary Clinton isn't the only feminist running for the Democratic presidential nomination. He's not only pro-choice, but also believes women should have complete control over their bodies, should make the same amount of money as men for equal work, and shouldn't have to worry about domestic or sexual violence. In the numerous times Sanders has stood up for women or otherwise said something feminist, he's demonstrated that he truly values women as equals.

Comments on PP's Twitter Account show how negatively people, women especially, are viewing Hillary's Campaign attempting to portray him as a sexist.

Stick to facts, criticize candidates on the issues and their records, but playing coy games in the hopes of portraying your opponent as something they are clearly not is going to backfire.

Thank YOU Planned Parenthood for standing up for Bernie. He sure is standing up for women and for you!

[Faux pas]

1. Kicketty Kickin'

[Truprogressive85]

2. uh oh

Will people stop defending P.P.because they put Sen. Sanders in a positive light

[sabrina 1]

4. I think PP probably posted this because no one likes to see a good person whose record

on Women's Rights is so excellent be attacked unfairly. Bernie has stood up for them against Republicans also.

It is never a good strategy to lie about your opponent, even your own supporters are likely to be very uneasy about that.

Lol, we'll have to wait and see, but some may do so.

[Truprogressive85]

6. +

1000

[jwirr]

3. K&R

[elleng]

5. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND WELCOMES MARTIN O’MALLEY TO PRESIDENTIAL FIELD.

05.30.15
WASHINGTON, DC — Planned Parenthood Action Fund today welcomed Martin O’Malley to the presidential candidate field. The Action Fund is the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Statement from Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Action Fund:

“Martin O’Malley has been a strong advocate for women’s health and rights. As governor of Maryland, he worked to protect women’s access to safe and legal abortion and also supported access to affordable birth control. During his term, he signed a law that ensures low-income women in Maryland have access to free pregnancy counseling, contraception, as well as lifesaving cancer screenings.

“Martin O’Malley’s record is in stark contrast to the GOP presidential contenders so far who are in a race to the bottom on women’s health. With his strong leadership and commitment to women, we welcome him as another champion for women’s health to the presidential field.”

http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/elections-politics/newsroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-action-fund-welcomes-martin-omalley-presidential-field/

[sabrina 1]

7. I'm glad they did! But he has not been under attack and lied about by the Clinton

Campaign, Bernie has. It appears Planned Parenthood stood up against the deceiving implication that someone with as strong a record on women's rights as Bernie, is anything BUT a champion of Women's rights.

I admire them for doing so. Bernie has taken a stand again, on their behalf in the Senate, against the Republicans who are trying to defund them.

O'Malley is a good guy and my second choice.

[A Simple Game]

11. Sadly if by some chance Hillary makes it to the Presidency they will pay a price for this. n/t

[George II]

13. When did the Clinton Campaign attack and "lie" about Sanders' support for the ERA?

[riderinthestorm]

17. Maryland is ranked #1 in the nation for women under O'Malley

Maryland is ranked #1 in the Nation for Women
Under Governor O’Malley, Maryland was ranked the best state for Women in America. According to the Center For American Progress, “on matters of economics, leadership, and health, women, on average, fared the best in Maryland.” Maryland also ranked #1 percentage of women owned businesses, and #1 for lowest wage gap between genders.

https://martinomalley.com/bio/record/

He continues to impress. Great addition Ellen!

[elleng]

19. Yes it is!

Very happy to live here!

Had to add, riderinthestorm, to inform folks.

[NCTraveler]

26. Thanks for sharing that.

i like that he was a governor and was willing to fight for change in many areas. Both Sanders and O'Malley are great allies.

[retrowire]

8. an endorsement from planned parenthood eh?

knr!

[frazzled]

54. No, it's a link to an article on a lifestyle blog

Which is fine, but I'm sure they link to every article that discusses issues that pertain to their work, and to all the Democratic candidates supporting women's right to choose, presidential, senate, and even house.

[HerbChestnut]

9. Thank you PP for recognizing feminists of all types.

[berni_mccoy]

10. PP #FEELSTHEBERN!!! K&R

[George II]

12. Wow....what took him so long? Clinton proposed this waaaaay back in April 2014 (18 months ago):

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/04/09/hillary-clinton-wants-constitutional-amendment-that-requires-equal-rights-for-women/

Hillary Clinton Wants Constitutional Amendment That Requires Equal Rights For Women

April 9, 2014 1:05 PM

[beam me up scottie]

15. In 2001 Bernie cosponsored a Constitutional amendment for equal rights by gender:

Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender.

Sanders co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment:

Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. Summary: States that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Source: House Resolution Sponsorship 01-HJR40 on Mar 22, 2001

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Civil_Rights.htm

Wow....what took him so long? Clinton proposed this waaaaay back in April 2014 (18 months ago):

Don't you ever get tired of embarrassing yourself, George?

What took Hillary so long?

[Doctor_J]

22. oops. George puts his foot in his mouth again

There's a reason I dubbed them hillarians

[beam me up scottie]

24. I'm tired of the bullshit lies about Bernie.

HC supporters started this misogynist/sexist meme months ago and haven't let up.

Imo, those who frag our allies in the war against women are selective feminists, Bernie has ALWAYS supported my rights.

[George II]

31. How did Sanders' "House Resolution" work out?

If he proposed this back in 2001, just why does he have to do it again 14-1/2 years later?

Is this an indication of how effective Sanders has been with his peers as a Congressman and/or Senator?

[beam me up scottie]

34. LMAO! Moving the goalposts again, George?

This was your original claim:

Wow....what took him so long? Clinton proposed this waaaaay back in April 2014 (18 months ago)

You got pwned and instead of accepting it you move on to the next ridiculous claim about Bernie: that he never gets anything done.

Is this an indication of how effective Sanders has been with his peers as a Congressman and/or Senator?

It's an indication of how hard we've had to fight for our rights and why we should appreciate Bernie for not giving up.


And btw, 206 bills he sponsored/cosponsored were signed into law:

https://www.congress.gov/member/bernard-sanders/S000033?q=%7B"bill-status"%3A"law"%7D

If he proposed this back in 2001

"If" he proposed it?

Nice try but it's a FACT, George.


You get a B+ for effort but that only brings your overall grade to a D-.







eta: you never answered my question, using your standards what took Hillary so long?

[George II]

42. Why don't you put "moving the goalposts" in your signature?

No goalposts have been moved.


How did Sanders' resolution of 14+ years ago work out? Did it get out of committee? Did anyone but him vote for it?

Funny, I don't recall seeing it on the ballot in 2001, 2002, etc. Did you?

[beam me up scottie]

44. Actually it should be in yours!

Here's a nice pic for you to use:

No goalposts have been moved.

Yes they have, here's the definition:

Moving the goalposts is an informal logical fallacy in which previously agreed upon standards for deciding an argument are arbitrarily changed once they have been met. This is usually done by the "losing" side of an argument in a desperate bid to save face. If the goalposts are moved far enough, then the standards can eventually evolve[1] into something that cannot be met no matter what (or anything will meet said standard if the losing side is trying to meet the standard using this tactic). Usually such a tactic is spotted quickly.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Moving_the_goalposts

And here was your first statement again:

Wow....what took him so long? Clinton proposed this waaaaay back in April 2014 (18 months ago):

I corrected the record by informing you of this:

In 2001 Bernie cosponsored a Constitutional amendment for equal rights by gender

Then you moved the goalposts to:

How did Sanders' "House Resolution" work out?


If he proposed this back in 2001, just why does he have to do it again 14-1/2 years later?

Is this an indication of how effective Sanders has been with his peers as a Congressman and/or Senator?

First you claimed he didn't do anything until now, when your mistake was pointed out you switched to claiming it wasn't good enough because the bill didn't pass. You also added an "if he proposed it" as a sly inference that it might not even be true.



Just admit you got pwned, George. Not that I mind watching you try to weasel out of it but it's really a lot of wasted effort on your part.


I do have snacks though, if you're intent on digging some more. Care for some?





Oh and again, using your standards what took Hillary so long?

[Autumn]

49. Oops

[beam me up scottie]

50. Right?

George never disappoints.

[sabrina 1]

28. He was way ahead of her. But should it matter really? What matters is that ti gets done

not 'my candidate beat yours on this or that'. These issues are way too serious for these games. Maybe if instead of using them for political advantage, people actually DID something about them, we wouldn't still be trying so hard to resolve them.

I'm glad Hillary AND Bernie AND O'Malley are on board for women's rights.

[George II]

32. Yes, "what matters is that it gets done", which Sanders has obviously proven he cannot accomplish...

...since his two proposals came 14+ years apart.

[sabrina 1]

35. So he made the effort and the idiots we elected refused to get on board. Yes, we KNOW

and that is what we have to change.

What you just did was the equivalent of telling a story about a disaster that 500 people are watching, ONE of them tries to do something, tries to get them to help. But they won't. He does what he can with little or no help from the corporate funded representatives of their real bosses.

AND HE'S TO BLAME!

Unbelievable!

[beam me up scottie]

36. Sponsoring a bill twice isn't good enough for George.

I think PP had people like him in mind when they tweeted that statement.

[sabrina 1]

37. I am sure they did. That whole meme regarding bills not passing being the fault of those

did the work, the right thing, is just plain ridiculous. It's a Rovian 'turn things around' tactic and we haven't done much to highlight it and bury it once and for all.

[beam me up scottie]

39. Yep, attacking him on his strengths is swift boating 101.

[sabrina 1]

41. I remember it first wrt to Kucinich when the Third Way was attacking Dems instead of Repubs.

It's a good time right now to focus on these dirty tricks and undermine to the point where they are afraid to use them anymore. They are destroying our electoral system with this nasty tactics that have zero to do with the issues.

[Major Hogwash]

38. Maybe Bernie should sponsor the bill a 3rd time.

Then maybe George would get it . . . Bernie is a feminist.
Some people need a brick to hit them in the head before they understand things like this.

[beam me up scottie]

40. "Bernie is a feminist."

THIS.

[George II]

43. It was more than 14 years ago. Why didn't he reintroduce it (if he formally introduced it....

...in the first place) the next year, or the next year, or the year after that?

NOBODY SAID HE'S TO BLAME!!!! All we're saying is he was ineffective as a representative, is ineffective as a senator, and will be no different (perish the thought) as president.

[beam me up scottie]

53. He didn't need to, it's been reintroduced every year and never passes.

Subsequent congressional action[edit]

The amendment has been reintroduced in every session of Congress since 1982. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) championed it in the Senate during the 99th Congress through the 110th Congress. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the amendment symbolically at the end of the 111th Congress and has supported it in the 112th Congress. In the House of Representatives, Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) has sponsored it since the 105th Congress,[69] most recently in August 2013.[70]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment

Only you would fault him for sponsoring it twice.

[marym625]

14. True feminist!

K&R!

[JDPriestly]

16. K&R.

[Dont call me Shirley]

18. PP ROCKS!

[beam me up scottie]

20. K & R

Bernie's been fighting for women his whole career and unlike the front-runner he never supported a ban on late term abortions.

Anyone who claims he is sexist or late to the fight is delusional or is being deliberately dishonest:

Here he is in 1988 discussing equal rights:

http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4539766/classic-bernie-sanders-1988-interview-individuals-money-dominate-political-process

1992 speech:

[sabrina 1]

29. Great comment, thank you. As for the few who tried to get this nonsense to stick, they are most

likely simply spreading the latest Corporate Funded Think Tank talking point. I love that when these things happen Social Media gets to work to destroy the talking points.

So far ALL of them have been disposed by an army of Bernie Supporters along with decent people everywhere regardless of who they support.

[beam me up scottie]

30. Credit where it's due - Bernie never wavered in his support for women's rights.

[Paka]

21. K&R

Thank You Planned Parenthood and Thank You Bernie.

[Doctor_J]

23. strange. a sector of du seems to believe he's a sexist. under the bus with planned parenthood!

These challenges to bernies liberal cred are ridiculous

[sabrina 1]

27. I doubt anyone on DU believes that nonsense. It was a talking point coming from some Think Tank

and a few people but by far, not a number worthy of any attention, chose to TRY to spread it around. Like the race card, this one has sunk to the gutter where it belongs.

Social Media takes good care of these nasty lies.

And it looks like PP knew about it and like tens of thousands of others, decided to do for Bernie what he has always done for women,, stand up against the lies.

[Agschmid]

25. He is not a sexist, or mysogynist.

[George II]

33. Correct, thanks you. And Hillary Clinton has never accused him of being either.

[secondwind]

45. K&R for Bernie!!!

[cui bono]

46. k n r !!!

Better late than never. My kick and rec that is. Bernie is always early.

[LWolf]

47. A heartfelt THANK YOU for this.

As someone who benefited from PP in my teen years, and have supported them all my life, I am glad to see this.

[sabrina 1]

48. I believe this was PP's response to the paid for despicable talking point re Bernie.

The one where Hillary's campaign attempted to paint him as a 'sexist'. He has always stood up for them, and is currently doing so in the Senate, so they stood up for him.

[Lancero]

51. Uh oh...

HC supporters - And HCS now that I think about it - are proably going to throw them under the bus now that they dare to speak positive about Sanders.

[sabrina 1]

52. That part of the bus is now so crowded. I bellieve there will be a need for a train as time goes by

[McCamy Taylor]

55. Yes, he is a feminist. But women in this country need to be empowered.

Do not underestimate the empowerment that comes from realizing that your daughter can also be president. Community initiatives are more successful if the people with a stake in the outcome participate as leaders. And people are more receptive to change if they see a model with which they can identify---social cognitive model of health behavior.

The alarming rate at which women are abused, raped and murdered in this country is proof that we need to mobilize women---not just bestow them with gifts from on high.

[stevenleser]

56. Oops!

[sabrina 1]

57. Thanks for finding this for me, I was looking for it in light of the cronyism PP has now displayed

and the enormous backlash they are receiving for turning this organization into a political entity in opposition to their own, apparnently, forgotten praise of Sanders.

How on earth do you do this, find other people's long ago posts, I mean I'm flattered that I am actually so important to you that you remember OPs I've posted months ago when I have trouble finding them myself.

I did recall writing something about PP and was about to do a search of my journal to see when it was.

It's kind of spooky to know that there are strangers around who remember more about you than you do yourself, I have to say.

Nevertheless you saved me a lot of time. I'm sure you will in the future also.

PP's cronyism is costing Hillary and them sadly, massively as they have just done what the majority of people abhor the most, crony endorsements, yes, Richard's daughter works for Hillary, turning organizations that into political entities harming, in this case, women and everyone who once had respect for them.

They just made one of the worst mistakes an organization like this could make and the worst thing is, it harms women.

[sabrina 1]

58. See the update! A lot more is going to be written about this. Seems a lot of people FORGOT

about this which I and many others will be posting asking for answers from PP.

I'm looking for a few other OPs I wrote months or years ago to review.

Since it takes so much time and I am so busy, and I generally don't remember everything I wrote, I'm sure you will and will be looking to see if you are as helpful with them, since you appear to be such a fan, thanks for the compliment, as seriously, you were with this.