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CTyankee

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19. Well, let's see now.

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 04:50 PM

Feb 2014

I was on the staff of the ACLU during the fight over the Hyde Amendment. I served in the national hq of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. on establishing an abortion rights platform for the League's official policy, I was the Development Director for a feminist women's clinic that performed abortions and provided women comprehensive reproductive health care, I worked for Planned Parenthood of CT as its Major Gifts Officer, raising money from high dollar donors all over the state, to support the work of all the PP health centers statewide. I am retired now but just as active as a volunteer supporting pro-choice candidates and to GOTV.

My professional life has been primarily about preserving Roe and raising money for the reproductive health care of women.

Comrade, you REALLY asked the wrong person...

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Magazine covers are more important than abortion rights. [View all] Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 OP

Thank you. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #1

GD is drowning in inane threads like the ones you reference cali Feb 2014 #2

True shenmue Feb 2014 #3

I see that, as well. hamsterjill Feb 2014 #38

sustantive is not exactly "objective" in this case is it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #28

90% of the time it's disagreement that drives a thread to a lot of posts Fumesucker Feb 2014 #4

"...nothing substantial to argue about." Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #13

spoken like someone who knows ALL about that small clique... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #30

I would not be a member of any clique that would have me Fumesucker Feb 2014 #97

right yeah....I so believe you.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #98

You can have the last word, it seems to be important to you Fumesucker Feb 2014 #100

so unlike you huh? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #101

Your thread-jack Feral Child Feb 2014 #105

MY thread jack.....wow.....YOU just threadjacked! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Feb 2014 #103

it's the same "gender controversy:" limiting women's subjectivity underlies both zazen Feb 2014 #5

I do realize the importance of the topic theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #8

You might....but some on DU obviously do NOT! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #31

I've been perusing for about an hour and have spent all but this minute, trashing threads. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #6

LOL...I feel like I'm in a shooting gallery, I've taken aim at the Trash button so many times deutsey Feb 2014 #12

I hate the trash button... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #71

Here's a tip. GoneOffShore Feb 2014 #74

I do it in reverse, I command click the trash button and all the refreshes open in the background Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #75

And yea there was much silliness abiding amongst the flock. GoneOffShore Feb 2014 #79

Yeah, and this thread's next in my sights deutsey Feb 2014 #93

Rage. Feral Child Feb 2014 #104

It's too bad that these new laws are so ubiquiotous that they seem almost normal. KitSileya Feb 2014 #7

The women denied abortion rights are grateful LittleBlue Feb 2014 #9

Yes and no one should care what is written in a magazine... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #32

Yeah because segregation laws are totally the LittleBlue Feb 2014 #34

and I am SURE at the time....some White people thought that lunch counter was a VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #40

I dunno, the objectification of women could be related treestar Feb 2014 #85

There is always something "more important than" sufrommich Feb 2014 #10

Okay then theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #11

But the Pizza Hut thread wasn't called out in the OP, was it... bettyellen Feb 2014 #15

Talk all you want about swimsuits or white knights. I'm not stopping you. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #17

You have no idea how hard I have worked for reproductive rights over the years bettyellen Feb 2014 #21

hahah, you don't give a shit about abortion rights, you just want to lecture women and put them in JI7 Feb 2014 #52

Scribble? That's nice. RBStevens Feb 2014 #78

So it's only feminists you're calling out? KitSileya Feb 2014 #108

Wow, have you nailed me wrong theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #18

Sorry, Handpuppet. My bad. I mean to respond to Betty Ellen. Posted in the wrong place. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #20

I think we got our wires crossed theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #26

Not you- the OP though. False argument as many bettyellen Feb 2014 #27

Grumpy has been working very hard... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #36

I trust you have good intentions bettyellen Feb 2014 #81

You are equating the objectification of women in sports to VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #33

You know that's not true. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #37

I don't KNOW any such thing...YOU made the comparison... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #39

Wow... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #42

Yeah....WOW indeed! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #43

By the way, I am not one of the "other men" around here theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #51

Yeah...that's what they ALL say... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #53

See post #18 theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #54

Yes it was.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #56

Please don't call me a liar. I really don't appreciate it. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #57

if a shoe fits..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #58

Yes you "mansplained" it very well to me.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #59

He's baiting you. RC Feb 2014 #63

Well, I'm a woman and I think leftynyc Feb 2014 #106

It is a SPORTS magazine...WOMEN participate in SPORTS as well as men... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #112

No and who cares? leftynyc Feb 2014 #114

apparently I am not the ONLY one...so its NOT just MY problem is it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #115

Another yawn leftynyc Feb 2014 #118

and YOUR Opinion is not so important either is it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #113

Yawn - Only as important as leftynyc Feb 2014 #116

Its not my "routine" I am just posting on a forum....you got a problem with that? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #117

LOL - I'm perfectly calm leftynyc Feb 2014 #119

^^^^ this^^^^ VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #41

How much further do you want leftynyc Feb 2014 #107

+1 billion treestar Feb 2014 #84

thanks for the "mansplaining." What we we do without you to think for us? CTyankee Feb 2014 #14

Thanks for the gender-based insult. Got anything about the abortion fight? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #16

Well, let's see now. CTyankee Feb 2014 #19

Jeeze, I logged so many hours doing clinic defense I never want bettyellen Feb 2014 #24

We had one attempted clinic invasion back in the early 90s. We contacted CTyankee Feb 2014 #35

I salute both of you for your efforts on women's reproductive rights. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #72

Give orders to someone who gives a shit what you think. bettyellen Feb 2014 #82

You know, you didn't live it. I get teared up when I think about those wonderful CTyankee Feb 2014 #83

oh, but he kicked a few threads yesterday! so today, he gets to manage the feminists here and order bettyellen Feb 2014 #86

the "stepping on the rake award" goes to . . . nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #25

what I face here is pipsqueaky compared to the real battlegrounds. It's too bad CTyankee Feb 2014 #47

+1. I'm starting to find those ridiculous picayune threads pretty trollish & El_Johns Feb 2014 #22

That's the point. You will see the same people every day spamming over and over, with Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #29

Feminists calling out thinly veiled objectification of women, sexism, misogyny RBStevens Feb 2014 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #94

Moron is such a nice way of putting it, Thug RBStevens Feb 2014 #95

You know what? You're absolutely right. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #96

areas of universal agreement don't produce a lot of discussion, geek tragedy Feb 2014 #23

Funny. I seem to remember DU'ers agreeing a lot about bush The Straight Story Feb 2014 #44

and there are really long threads about how cats are cute JI7 Feb 2014 #46

Yeah, I sure do love me some cats The Straight Story Feb 2014 #48

Notice that the MRA types MattBaggins Feb 2014 #70

I think that was a different time. AZCat Feb 2014 #92

this is why Most women voted for Terry Mcauliffe, but why did most men vote for the republican ? JI7 Feb 2014 #45

why aren't you volunteering at a soup kitchen instead of posting on DU , there are homeless out JI7 Feb 2014 #49

do you say this in threads about sports games, award shows etc ? JI7 Feb 2014 #50

k&r RainDog Feb 2014 #55

It would seem that way, wouldn't it? Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #60

Not really my place to say what others should prioritize... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #61

You know what, I'm done here. JTFrog Feb 2014 #62

I think it is the lack of respect given to women and women's issues etherealtruth Feb 2014 #64

Remember this comes on the heels of Sand_Wind warnings if we talked about the olympics... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #65

Millions of families are right now as I type this facing the financial crisis of their lives Vinnie From Indy Feb 2014 #66

Sadly, I agree Fumesucker Feb 2014 #99

Obviously we are more interested in those topics treestar Feb 2014 #67

Are you serious? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #68

Thank you. Sad to say, sometimes the obvious needs to be stated! beerandjesus Feb 2014 #69

Where should we apply to post our stories? jeff47 Feb 2014 #73

Thank you for telling us what we're allowed to post about! gollygee Feb 2014 #76

Gender controversy is fine in my opinion. A lot can be learned from vigorous Autumn Feb 2014 #77

your state is threatening women's reproductive freedom and you make two phone calls? WHOA. bettyellen Feb 2014 #87

I thought we here at DU were already... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #88

I'm beginning to think it's less RW infiltrators, but rather four run-of-the-mill predators LanternWaste Feb 2014 #90

I guess that is possible, but the reason I tend to think it's right wingnuts, is because... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #91

I must have dreamed the 300+ thread about Marlise Munoz KitSileya Feb 2014 #109

You're right. But the ones doing that are not libs. Let me explain Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #110

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc LanternWaste Feb 2014 #89

Thank you libodem Feb 2014 #102