A thread to express our outrage

[cally]

I'm so angry, dismayed, and resigned about the Alito nomination. I think we all knew the type of judges * would appoint but I'm not sure the Dems will fight as they should. Then I look around the 'progressive' and Dem blogs and see too many who tell us to not fight the nomination. Too many want control of women and want women to just be quiet. I just needed a place to vent and offer support to all of you are fighting it out on various boards and in our political life.

I need to mourn for a bit and get energized to help with the fight.

[Heddi]

1. Talk about a "Trick" for halloween

Sheesh...it's like getting home and finding your goodie bag full of Jack Chick tracks (from the freaky evangelicals down the street) and pennies (from the people who forgot it was Halloween and think that kids "value" $0.04 in their bag) and toothbrushes (from the dental hygenists). No no. I don't want that. I want CANDY...ergo, I don't want Alito. I don't want spousal notification. I don't want handicapped and racial discrimination. I want someone who represents the values of the mainstream of this country.

Sigh.

I think I'm suffering from outrage overload....

[VelmaD]

2. I can barely put what I'm feeling into words

I mad enough that this sexist pig was nominated. But I am beyond livid over the same old sexist bullshit being written by allegedly "progressive" and "liberal" men.

I'm just about to the point where I'm gonna write off the entire gender.

[jmm]

4. Then there's the sexist bullshit written by women

Like the idea that if women pick the right partner we shouldn't worry about asking him for permission to get an abortion. I'm still trying to figure out how we can be a man's "partner" if we don't have the same dominion over our bodies that they have over theirs.

[ismnotwasm]

3. There is a thread in GD everything else

(I don't know how to link you my little attempts alway end in failure) But its title is "WOMEN WE HAVE WORK TO DO" and that's how I feel. I didn't expect anything else out of bush. I'm not shocked or suprised, he's following right along with everything else he's ever done.
I think our worst enemies now are fear and despair. Even in the darkest day, we need to mobilize and fight. There are many women who are unable or unwilling to fight. We may have to pick up the slack. There are women who think this nomination is just dandy. They can't be left out of outrage just because they are women, (yet there are so many women who are easily alienated.) I'm looking for ideas right now. I'm writing congresspeople just to feel better. There are a lot of activist women and men on this board who offer kick-ass ideas.

Outrage is almost too soft a term for how I feel. I have a gut disgust and loathing for this nomination that is very hard to describe. But again, I'm not surprised.
My whole being is screaming for action. I'm in a very primal fight or flight state of mind. Flight is not an option for who I am. It hasn't been for a very long time. But it's time for that mental deep breath, so I can find the most effective way to use my energy.

[Hello_Kitty]

5. I'm just loving these so-called progressives

Who don't see a problem with Alito's opinion that a woman should have to inform the father that she's getting an abortion.

[BlueIris]

6. Vile, disgusting, misogynist pigs. Fat, lazy assholes.

The kind of folks I would gladly pay for vasectomies for. Repeatedly. Sick bastards.

[bliss_eternal]

7. ...all I can say

is that I am glad I was out and about all day and missed the initial announcement of the nominations, here on DU. I remember Roberts all too well, and my outrage at being told by so called, fellow progressives to just sit down, shut up and to take it, as there was nothing I could do. Bullshit--plain and simple.

So, I am thankful and grateful that I wasn't here earlier to get pissed off by the comments I'm sure there were earlier.

To my fellow ladies in arms--I am here to fight, just like you. It goes without saying that I am upset by this and will do all that I can to fight it and speak for those that can't or won't...

We've got each other--even if we don't have many from the larger DU community--we know we have each other.

:grouphug:
bliss_e...

[alarcojon]

8. The Focus on the Family guy (Dobson) loves him

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1890535

what more needs to be said? This guy is totally unacceptable.

[Maat]

9. I both outraged and sad.

I'm 47, and when I came of age, birth control was readily available. "Planned parenthood" was noble, and every couple was encouraged to plan both the quantity and timing of their family.

I can't even imagine a life without the ability to plan one's family, and to choose whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term.

I fear for my daughter's future.

[foreigncorrespondent]

10. And that my dear is why...

...all women should stand together and fight.

Men need control over women, because they realize women are the majority humans in this world. If we all banned together then men wouldn't have a hope in hell of getting elected to any decent government positions.

Women need to begin voting for themselves and not for who their husband tells her to. What is she afraid of? Him leaving her if she doesn't do as she says? Good let him go. If he believes he is superior to her, then he ain't worth shit. And if all women wouldn't listen, who would he leave her for?

[bloom]

11. I wish women could see...

that the Republicans are NOT in the best interests of women as a group.

Just like only 2% of the blacks support BushCo now - with the 2% including a large group of people who are doing ok economically and such. They are considering their group as a whole. I wish women would.

The tributes to Rosa Parks were very inspiring to me. Not just as someone who stood against racial inequality - but as a woman who stood up for her rights. (And who was backed up by large groups of people until change was made).

[foreigncorrespondent]

12. I know exactly what you mean!

It is like with the gay community. If more queers took a vested interest in their rights, then we would most likely be a lot further along in gay rights issues than what we currently are.

Women truly are their worst enemy. The listen to what the old boy tells them to do. They wash the clothes, iron the clothes, clean house, cook meals, vote as ordered, and for what? A little sausage sizzle every now and then?

So they play hide the salami. What are they going to do when Joe Repuke gets her pregnant and walks away from her? Have an abortion? Well gee sorry, can't do that any longer. You voted for Bush* and guess what? He appointed some people who did not have your best interests at heart to SCOTUS, and then went after Roe V Wade.

It is about time they realized every woman suffers for their careless vote.

Sorry about the rant. I am just really pissed lately. Not only is gay rights taking further steps to the back of the bus again, but it looks like womens rights is coming right along we as well.