Marsha Blackburn: Women 'Don't Want' Equal Pay Laws

[iluvtennis]

John Oberlin@OMGno2trump
1h1 hour ago
I'm pretty sure none of the woman I know are against equal pay for women. It's an incredibly stupid thing to say. But if she's really against it, I suggest Congress starts paying her less. I'd like to see her walk her crazy talk.

Link to tweet

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marsha-blackburn-equal-pay-laws_n_3375167

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Agree with John Oberlin..federal gov't should reduce her salary NOW.

[GulfCoast66]

1. Hopefully after November her federal pay will shrink dramatically

All the way to 0.

[Demovictory9]

17. lol, yes

[vlyons]

2. well maybe some women CEOs don't want

OTHER women to have equal pay. But basically it's the rich corporatists, who don't want to PAY women eaually. Or pay anyone for that matter. Keep wages low to maximize profits.

[Ohiogal]

3. What do you expect

from this dumbass Trump sycophant.

[msongs]

4. so will this statement count against her in a place like TN/ as in cost her tons of votes by

women. will dems use this against her do u think?

[bitterross]

8. Not as much as it should.

I grew up in TN and women largely voted the way their husbands voted. Not necessarily because that's what their husbands explicitly told them to do (though that is the case with many), but because that's what a Southern woman does. She follows the head of the house.

This is not to say that there are not plenty of independent women in TN who will vote however they want. There are also a good number who will tell everyone they voted for the GOP when they didn't. Just to keep peace in the family.

The 2016 election reminded me of this phenomenon. White women voted for Trump in numbers I do not understand. If I recall correctly, the age of those white women tended toward being middle-aged women. The same ones I grew up with who still think they should be living in a fictional Leave It To Beaver reality where good wives follow their husband's lead on everything.

Those women live in TN and they will hear their husbands and husband's friends at gatherings say over and over again that those equal pay laws are wrong. That they aren't needed. That men are the head of the house and DESERVE to be paid more. They will buy into those thoughts and this will not affect her as negatively as it should.

[iluvtennis]

14. Wow..that's really sad.

[YOHABLO]

5. Because women are suppose to stay home, cook,clean, and stay barefoot and pregnant.

[JustAnotherGen]

21. If only

Marsha had followed her own rules . . . Then she wouldn't have that microphone to spew this nonsense.

[3catwoman3]

6. What we WANT is a society where equal pay laws...

...wouldn't be needed because equal pay would be a given.

[TexasBushwhacker]

9. And considering that many women have husbands

I would imagine they would want them to be paid fairly too.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Like hell we don't. n/t

[Liberalagogo]

10. Says it all:

[sandensea]

13. And women voting Democratic:

[spanone]

11. Great Policy to run on marsha...keep it up!!!!!

[sandensea]

12. GOPee voters don't know the first thing about this Elena Ceaucescu type.

All they know is that they "like the sound of her name."

[dalton99a]

16. +1

[sandensea]

18. Thanks, Dalton.

I bring up the ill-fated Mrs. Ceaucescu because I've known people in the Clarksville area who know Blackburn.

One of them is a prominent physician who happens to be one of NW Tennessee's best-known Democratic supporters. She's never run for any office that I know of; but she contributes to Democrats, hosts fundraisers, etc.

Not that many people willing to do that in that district, as you can well imagine.

To make a long story short, she began to notice that, time and again, she was being blocked from boarding flights on account of being on the no fly list (!).

Suffice it to say, she make some inquiries and sure enough: someone gave her good reason to believe the congresswoman was behind it.

Can you imagine if this Madam Pompadour gets herself into the Senate!

[dalton99a]

19. Damn. No wonder Trump likes her!

[sandensea]

20. That might just be one of Cheeto's next scandals in the near future:

Requests - illegal requests - to have law-abiding Americans put on no-fly lists merely because they criticize him on cable news, etc.

You might recall that the Bush regime was very fond of this tactic. Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, and numerous others reported being on either no-fly lists, or worse: on enhanced screening (i.e. finger-up-the-butt) lists.

I bet you Cheeto's tried - but this time, they've said no. One hopes, anyway.

Thanks as always for insights. Have a great weekend!

[ellie]

15. I gave this moron

a piece of my mind on Twitter. I highly recommend it.