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Tsiyu

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65. always the "real" victim, aren't you?

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #52)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:13 AM

Mar 2012

Even when women are facing assaults from all corners, YOU are the one suffering?

It must suck to feel so victimized you can't even offer a hint of support...

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Single Women Are Quickly Becoming the �Evangelicals� of the Democratic Party [View all] one_voice Mar 2012 OP

I would like to thank the Republicans for being stupid enough to piss off sarcasmo Mar 2012 #1

We married women aren't taking this lying down either. nolabear Mar 2012 #2

No we're not! one_voice Mar 2012 #3

We damn well are not going to take it any more. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #15

Neither are us Senior Women HockeyMom Mar 2012 #24

and neither are the men gopiscrap Mar 2012 #40

Very true! HockeyMom Mar 2012 #43

And heartfelt thanks to you all! nolabear Mar 2012 #46

And we fought too long and hard EC Mar 2012 #56

Absolutely not! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2012 #27

The political posturing over our sex lives is going both ways. dkf Mar 2012 #4

Wait, how are liberals posturing? Zalatix Mar 2012 #7

Next step...vote for us or the Republicans will take away your free birth control. dkf Mar 2012 #9

That Is A True Statement, Ma'am: Why Do You Have A Problem With It? The Magistrate Mar 2012 #10

Birth control ain't free, bub. Quantess Mar 2012 #14

I don't think anyone is asking for free birth control usrname Mar 2012 #31

I know that. Maybe you should tell that to dkf, who I was replying to. Quantess Mar 2012 #32

I did it for you....told dkf BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #37

WTF??? ljm2002 Mar 2012 #19

The only thing to bemoan here is that it took THIS to wake people up. Zalatix Mar 2012 #23

I've wondered for a while now whose side dkf is on. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #66

Ummm wut? Free birth control? Birth control is free? I did not know that. Zalatix Mar 2012 #20

As usrname, post 31 said, NO ONE is asking for FREE b.c. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #36

ha ha ha ha bettyellen Mar 2012 #57

rectal exams and an affidavit from a sex partner for viagra? lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #48

It's not lost to me, not when there are 3 million of the most insane attacks on women Zalatix Mar 2012 #49

"not intended to pass" = "posturing" n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #52

How so? Zalatix Mar 2012 #63

One only need read the titles in this subthread. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #67

That's a pretty loose definition of posturing. Zalatix Mar 2012 #68

Fighting absurdity with absurdity is often a legit tactic. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #70

always the "real" victim, aren't you? Tsiyu Mar 2012 #65

Maybe you don't realize that the Republicans are trying to make birth control illegal again. yardwork Mar 2012 #12

There are enough sane Democrats in the federal congress xtraxritical Mar 2012 #61

Over the counter does not get paid for by most insurance programs. That is the issue as I see it. jwirr Mar 2012 #16

the Pill is NOT OTC. Nor are IUD's BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #38

If you look at the post I was answering you will see that is they said not me. jwirr Mar 2012 #42

Hey jwirr BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #44

Agreed. However I am 70 years old and once they did Medicaid and Medicare did cover OTC item. jwirr Mar 2012 #47

Well, no. birth control shouldn't be over the counter. nolabear Mar 2012 #18

Absolutely. No way they should never be OTC. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2012 #28

not all forms of birth control are hormonal OrwellwasRight Mar 2012 #34

The Totally Tubular Home Tubal Ligation Kit was not a big seller REP Mar 2012 #45

All I am saying OrwellwasRight Mar 2012 #51

I was agreeing with you in an ass way :-) REP Mar 2012 #53

Concur. OrwellwasRight Mar 2012 #54

The DIY IUD kit didn't move well, either, so I heard.... MADem Mar 2012 #58

Birth control Aerows Mar 2012 #30

Do you feel the same about pap smears and mamagrams, how about broken arms? Bandit Mar 2012 #50

Was at a Women for Obama meeting RobertEarl Mar 2012 #5

+1 sarcasmo Mar 2012 #22

+200 AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 #60

Interesting... Zalatix Mar 2012 #6

maybe they just can't find a man who can even support themselves cojoel Mar 2012 #11

Okay I am going to deviate a bit because I supported my wife when she had no job Zalatix Mar 2012 #21

I read that as XanaDUer Mar 2012 #13

I know. I'm skeptical about their cheap psychology. Quantess Mar 2012 #17

I think the ...eligible bachelors... and ....languishing in unemployment... are the controllers in MADem Mar 2012 #59

But lots of guys support women who have no jobs... I did, too. Zalatix Mar 2012 #62

Well, did the spouse work and not get paid? MADem Mar 2012 #69

And I thank God every day for them. William769 Mar 2012 #8

To Paraphrase Beyonce Yavin4 Mar 2012 #25

Good read here, KnR, nt. chknltl Mar 2012 #26

Women Kath1 Mar 2012 #29

Single adults (period) are now the majority in this country. . . kevinbgoode1 Mar 2012 #33

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2012 #41

Excellent, thanks for posting! nt stevenleser Mar 2012 #35

Perhaps women will have clear voice in government now. Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #39

Only two groups, even "roughly"? That is way too over-simplified and doesn't help spooky3 Mar 2012 #55

Wait! What? Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 #64

i support womens rights after all my mom,sisters,wife&daughters are women roman7 Mar 2012 #71