Barack Obama
Related: About this forumPresident Obama stands with Planned Parenthood!
His comments were excellent on Friday before Planned Parenthood. Even four years plus into this Presidency, it is such a breath of fresh air to have a progressive-minded President who doesn't mind pissing off RW bigots.
"The only person who should get to make decisions about your health is you." - President Obama
Women everywhere thank you, Mr. President.
Politicub
(12,287 posts)He does not mince words when it comes to the rights of women.
Kath1
(4,309 posts)Women did "remember in December" and I am so glad we did!
Cha
(305,137 posts)thank you!
Obama: 'Planned Parenthood Is Not Going Anywhere'
"When politicians try to turn Planned Parenthood into a punching bag, they're not just talking about you," he told the crowd of 1,200. "They're talking about the millions of women you serve. When they talk about cutting off your funding, let's be clear: Theyre talking about telling many of those women, 'You're on your own.' They're talking about shutting those women out at a time when women need it most, shutting off communities that need more health care options for women, not less."
And I'll bet he couldn't wait to get out and speak freely about real issues effecting real people after attending the dedication of that damn Bush library!
Cha
(305,137 posts)been inwardly frustrating putting up with that amount of condensed bullshit, bush style.
sheshe2
(87,272 posts)Our President stands for Women and PP!
Don't mess with women something the GOP just does not get! Not all that surprising, they are at the bottom of the learnig curve!
They will lose at the polls everytime! We are half this countries population, and we are getting stronger everyday!
Kath1
(4,309 posts)"They will lose at the polls everytime! We are half this countries population, and we are getting stronger everyday!"
I love it! Thanks so much for the encouragement!
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)president ever to speak at Planned Parenthood. The fact that President Obama delivered a fiery speech just shows the respect he has for the organization and for women in general. He knows how important family planning is, how important women's healthcare is and that PP provides so much.
He could have given a nice little speech to cover his butt and gotten the hell out as quickly as he could. That's what many politicians would have done - paid tribute to the women's vote technically but without taking risks. Not President Obama. He put himself on the line again. Just like he did with gun control.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)because the President signed a relatively minor issue of approving a band aid on FAA sequestering and virtually no attention to this much greater issue.
Many people were shouting so insistently about using the "bully pulpit" that they didn't hear the President doing just that.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)by our supposed allies. When something historic and important goes unheard because a few wanted the president to do engage in a futile exercise.