Dear American women, the GOP wants you very, very quiet while the boys talk (via ThinkProgress):
"This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, and shouted objections. “I object, I object, I object, I object, I object,” Price interjected as Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) tried to hold the floor.
In an effort to delay and derail the proceedings, the Republicans continually talked over the Democratic women for half an hour. They sought to prevent the debate by calling for unnecessary “parliamentary inquiries” and requests for “expanding the debate” by an hour."
And here is some of the footage:
As my pal Gottlaff noted at her brilliant blog, The Political Carnival:
"This was one of the most frustrating, embarrassing examples of Rushpublic obstruction that I can remember."
I will go one step further and ask this the following of the Republican Party: do you plan on winning elections on pure testosterone alone now that you have lost the vote of Latinos, Blacks, Muslims, Jews, the GLBT community, the elderly, the sick and now women? Just asking.
