Thu Apr 5, 2012, 06:52 PM

kpete (38,895 posts)

Lisa Murkowski: 'It Makes No Sense To Make This Attack On Women'

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Source: Huffington Post

Lisa Murkowski: 'It Makes No Sense To Make This Attack On Women'
The Huffington Post | By Luke Johnson
Posted: 04/ 5/2012 5:25 pm Updated: 04/ 5/2012 5:25 pm

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"It makes no sense to make this attack on women," she said at a local Chamber of Commerce luncheon, according to the Homer News. "If you don't feel this is an attack, you need to go home and talk to your wife and your daughters."

She also said that she would continue to support funding for Planned Parenthood, adding that the courts have affirmed a legal right to an abortion and she stands by that.

Murkowski criticized GOP presidential candidates for not condemning Rush Limbaugh for calling Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute," which he later apologized for. Fluke was rejected as a witness before a panel on the Obama contraception mandate chaired by House Oversight And Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) last February. (She spoke Thursday to HuffPost in a Q&A.)

"To have those kind of slurs against a woman … you had candidates who want to be our president not say, 'That's wrong. That's offensive.' They did not condemn the rhetoric," she said.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/lisa-murkowski-war-on-women_n_1406923.html

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39 replies	Author	Time	Post
Lisa Murkowski: 'It Makes No Sense To Make This Attack On Women' (Original post)	kpete	Apr 2012	OP
And yet .... she voted for the Blunt amendment.	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#1
Ahh Ha! Thanks.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#5
She's trying to correct the fatal flaw	DocMac	Apr 2012	#7
I dont buy that she is trying to correct anything.	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#16
I called all her offices and yelled loudly. "SELF LOATHING TOOL!!!!!"	roguevalley	Apr 2012	#22
Yeah, we missed a golden opportunity in 2006.	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#24
Wow, she must have really gotten a lot of grief for voting for the Blunt Amendment.	tanyev	Apr 2012	#2
Oh, yes, she did.	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#4
And she deserved it - kinda late now to point fingers at others.	polichick	Apr 2012	#26
well...	SemperEadem	Apr 2012	#3
Lisa needs to pick a side	Siwsan	Apr 2012	#6
And don't forget the	Politicalboi	Apr 2012	#8
She picked a side - YOUR side - and now you're bitching about it? WTF?	saras	Apr 2012	#9
+1 n/t	jtuck004	Apr 2012	#10
Agreed.	MarianJack	Apr 2012	#14
If I believed she was sincere and that she wouldnt vote the same way if she was ordered to	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#17
since you don't have a clue about her past and how she does this ALL THE TIME	roguevalley	Apr 2012	#23
correct	tibbiit	Apr 2012	#33
I know. the media makes her out as some kind of brave stand taker. I could hurl. :(	roguevalley	Apr 2012	#38
I agree- and more gop females politicians need to speak out.	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#28
I live in ak	tibbiit	Apr 2012	#32
You're way off base, the OP didn't attack her, they posted a story	CreekDog	Apr 2012	#34
I, too, live in Alaska	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#35
her next vote is going to be with the Republicans, too.	provis99	Apr 2012	#37
How hard was that for her to say? She should of said it before and I think it may be to late.	southernyankeebelle	Apr 2012	#11
Murkowski needs to shut her pie hole. . .	BigDemVoter	Apr 2012	#12
You are a vile, two faced POS Murkowski.	Arctic Dave	Apr 2012	#13
You bet, Dave.	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#19
Maybe she finally had a wake up call	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#29
She has a history of voting against women.	Arctic Dave	Apr 2012	#30
You are probably right	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#31
She voted FOR the Lilly Ledbetter Act - she was absent for the Paycheck Fairness Act vote.	Tx4obama	Apr 2012	#39
All Republicans must be getting a remotely controlled shock device on their 1st day in office.	timesup	Apr 2012	#15
No Lisa, you are running scared as the Republican Party has declared war on women	Dawson Leery	Apr 2012	#18
if she really wants to make a point	PatrynXX	Apr 2012	#20
Bogus News, I was there...	koniagwarrior	Apr 2012	#21
You should probably remove that email address,	greyl	Apr 2012	#25
Interesting article, Koniag.	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#36
I am not sure how any female GOP politician could continue to be a member of that party	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#27

Response to kpete (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2012, 06:55 PM

Blue_In_AK (37,724 posts)

1. And yet .... she voted for the Blunt amendment.

Lisa is a pro at talking out of both sides of her mouth, which is how she convinced so many good Democrats in Alaska to write her in in 2010. We would have been so much better off with Scott McAdams who makes his positions clear and sticks to them.

She received a lot of grief from her female constituents when she came back here after the Blunt amendment vote. Now she's trying to atone. Too little too late, Lisa.

Lisa Murkowski: 'It Makes No Sense To Make This Attack On Women'

1. And yet .... she voted for the Blunt amendment.

5. Ahh Ha! Thanks.

7. She's trying to correct the fatal flaw

16. I dont buy that she is trying to correct anything.

22. I called all her offices and yelled loudly. "SELF LOATHING TOOL!!!!!"

24. Yeah, we missed a golden opportunity in 2006.

2. Wow, she must have really gotten a lot of grief for voting for the Blunt Amendment.

4. Oh, yes, she did.

26. And she deserved it - kinda late now to point fingers at others.

3. well...

6. Lisa needs to pick a side

8. And don't forget the

9. She picked a side - YOUR side - and now you're bitching about it? WTF?

10. +1 n/t

14. Agreed.

17. If I believed she was sincere and that she wouldnt vote the same way if she was ordered to

23. since you don't have a clue about her past and how she does this ALL THE TIME

33. correct

38. I know. the media makes her out as some kind of brave stand taker. I could hurl. :(

28. I agree- and more gop females politicians need to speak out.

32. I live in ak

34. You're way off base, the OP didn't attack her, they posted a story

35. I, too, live in Alaska

37. her next vote is going to be with the Republicans, too.

11. How hard was that for her to say? She should of said it before and I think it may be to late.

12. Murkowski needs to shut her pie hole. . .

13. You are a vile, two faced POS Murkowski.

19. You bet, Dave.

29. Maybe she finally had a wake up call

30. She has a history of voting against women.

31. You are probably right

39. She voted FOR the Lilly Ledbetter Act - she was absent for the Paycheck Fairness Act vote.

15. All Republicans must be getting a remotely controlled shock device on their 1st day in office.

18. No Lisa, you are running scared as the Republican Party has declared war on women

20. if she really wants to make a point

21. Bogus News, I was there...

25. You should probably remove that email address,

36. Interesting article, Koniag.

27. I am not sure how any female GOP politician could continue to be a member of that party