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PADEMJES12 Donating Member (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-23-10 12:29 PM
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Specter v. Bachmann: Ask Lilly Leadbetter....
Edited on Sat Jan-23-10 12:30 PM by PADEMJES12
Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), after being told to stop interrupting, and to act "lady-like" by Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) on Philadelphia talk radio is now trying to take the story and spin it into much more than it was. What is ironic is that Bachmann and the right wing news media is now claiming that Specter's comment was a sexist remark. However, the last time I checked... IT IS NOT VERY LADY-LIKE, nor gentlemanly for that matter to act like an IGNORAMOUS.

Since we're having a discussion about who is in fact sexist and discriminatory against gender, Id encourage folks to look into the recent past vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, starting both with Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) and Minnesota's Michelle Bachmann (R-MN). Arlen Specter stood up and voted FOR women to be given equal pay for equal work as clearly signified by his support of the Lilly Leadbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2009-14

Michelle Bachmann voted NAY... against the Lilly Leadbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. That to me, is very hypocritical of Bachmann to mislead that Senator Specter is a sexist, when in fact it was Bachmann that made a shameful vote in favor of continued sexism discriminating against women and minorities receiving a fair wage. Dont believe me? Look for yourself at Michelle Bachmann supporting the continued sexist injustice of voting to deprive women of equal pay for equal work. This vote was about a woman's dignity:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-9

What would Lilly Leadbetter think about what Michelle Bachmann's no vote meant to hardworking women who were discriminated against?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpVHMYe2oHQ

Bachmann's strategy of interrupting her co-guests on radio and tv shows is well-documented. Simply put, she has no respect for the golden rule of "treating others how you would expect to be treated yourself." Her strategy is basically that of the radical right wing that we saw during the healthcare debate, that is... to silence and drown out debate by not giving the Democrat the chance to speak. She consistently interrupted Senator Specter and he finally told her to shut up and wait her turn to speak as any civil person would.

In short, Bachmann tried to bully the wrong Democrat and got punched in the nose by Snarlin Arlen. Teddy would be proud! It is good we have a Democrat willing to put these extreme right wingers who have no respect for civil rules of debate in their place. As for who the sexist is.... maybe we should ask Lilly Leadbetter and all of the women that Arlen Specter stood up for and Michelle Bachmann did not?

Join me in working to get a candidate that supports the dignity of women for MN-6:

http://www.actblue.com/page/defeatbachmann

Specter is running against right winger and Club for Growth President Pat Toomey, who like Bachmann is certainly against any concept of fairness as he's repeatedly slammed the Democrats for raising the minimum wage. Toomey is another country club right wing Republican who values workers dignity very little and favors continued prosperity for the top 5 percent. He and Michelle Bachmann would get along together, which is why we need to work to defeat the both today!
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