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Warren DeMontague

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14. No, I'm not.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 11:25 PM

Jul 2014

And like I said, the simple reality is that in terms of facts on the ground, restrictions on choice have always disproportionately impacted impoverished and minority communities, much as the drug war does.

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"The data is brutal: the GOP has a real birth control problem" [View all] applegrove Jul 2014 OP

Women know, far better than GOP idealogues, how much birth control means to them, winter is coming Jul 2014 #1

The War on Women has repercussions BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #2

Wait until young women (and men) hear what their real agenda is: freshwest Jul 2014 #3

Great interview you linked to there, thanks. BootinUp Jul 2014 #20

Really good post... SidDithers Jul 2014 #21

great post, as always, fresh. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #22

+1. Excellent! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #27

Excellent post! nt herding cats Jul 2014 #32

The GOP base basically wants to overturn Griswold and outlaw all acts of non-procreative sex. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #4

They want more white babies leftstreet Jul 2014 #5

That hasn't been my experience. I've seen them protesting in poor inner city areas, for instance. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #6

Really. That's unusual leftstreet Jul 2014 #7

If you google "planned parenthood in poor neighborhoods", you'll see it is something of an obsession Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #9

We might have different definitions of 'impoverished' leftstreet Jul 2014 #11

No, I'm not. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #14

I guess you haven't heard the "abortionists want genocide for black babies" lie, or the ... Hekate Jul 2014 #12

It's actually about class leftstreet Jul 2014 #15

Agreed. That's why i suggested they do a quick google search. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #16

a friend of mine (black, liberal, male) and I had a conversation BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #24

It is stunning, isn't it? nt Hekate Jul 2014 #26

I've thought this for years. ancianita Jul 2014 #18

If Democratic candidates fail to run on this issue this year they are blind fools... Hekate Jul 2014 #8

+1. GOP politicians are more conservative on social issues than most of their base. winter is coming Jul 2014 #10

They need to put this crap about "all powerful values voters" to bed for good, first off. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #13

The Dem party needs to find some excellent social media marketing companies Marrah_G Jul 2014 #17

Obama campaign team was very social media savvy.... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #25

Absolutely Marrah_G Jul 2014 #30

Candidates need to be put on record ThoughtCriminal Jul 2014 #19

233 of them in Congress, to be specific. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2014 #23

They never had this demo anyway. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #28

How many minority women does Hobby Lobby hire? Baitball Blogger Jul 2014 #29

very astute obversation BadGimp Jul 2014 #31