Whay are there only men at Bush's anti-abortion signing?

[pinkpops]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=HC1OQAZW3LJVACRBAE0CFEY?type=topNews&storyID=3772334

Looks like a boy's club meeting.

[La_Serpiente]

1. The real White America

[Cha]

9. that is the most sickening ugly

picture I have yet to see.

[pinkpops]

16. If you pull back a bit

You'll see 4 more guys - 10 in all.

[amlouden]

2. well

they're the only ones who matter to him and alot of the other republicans, women are just objects to them

[Red_Storm]

4. Saw a poster on the subway that said............

75 % of anti-abortion activists are men .......100 % of them will never be pregnant.......

[BlackVelvetElvis]

18. How about property?

That's been the traditional view of women in past civilizations. No damn voice.
This reflects on how women are regarded only by their status as child bearers and child rearers as seen by religious leaders. No regard if the woman's life is in danger, she is secondary. Women's rights are human rights too.
My history professor mentioned this photo today and compared it to the religious wars in France during the 16th century...religion has inserted itself into the political spectrum once again after centuries of secular humanism. His mention of it made me want to take every class he teaches.

[frank frankly]

3. because they used to be slave owners

and they want to be again

[Mountainman]

5. I'd love to know how many paid to have a love child aborted

I don't know if any of them ever had a love child aborted but I would bet there are one or two maybe more.

[devinsgram]

12. Didn't Bush have a girlfriend that had one?

[NewJeffCT]

15. no idea, but...

did a strongly anti-abortion congressman have a daughter that had one?

[area51]

19. Shrub hypocrisy

devinsgram said:

"Didn't Bush have a girlfriend that had one (abortion)?

That's what I heard, it happened in Houston, and the girl was 15 years old. That's statutory rape (that got her pregnant), as far as I know.

[clemencia2us]

14. sex

Who would want to have sex with any of those creepy guys?

[kentuck]

6. I hope theDemocratic Party is saving this picture...

For the election next year, whenever the Repubs pull out the abortion issue as they always do, it might be appropriate to show all the women in the picture? America understands that a picture is worth a thousand words...

[DemBones DemBones]

7. "Because they're Congressmen" is my guess. n/t

[LittleApple81]

8. This is a better version of the picture...

Originally posted at
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=661404
by Oaf Of Office

[Cha]

11. OUCH!

[cosmicdot]

10. picture with the whole gang

THE PRESIDENT: I see some members of my Cabinet have come. I appreciate the good work of the Attorney General, John Ashcroft. (Applause.) Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, is here. Thank you, Tommy. (Applause.) There are a lot of members of the Senate and House here today, I want to thank you all for passing this important legislation. I'm glad you're here. (Applause.)

The primary Senate sponsor is with us, Senator Rick Santorum. (Applause.) Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Mike DeWine helped, as well, in the Senate. Thank you all very much. (Applause.) Steve Chabot was the primary House sponsor, and Steve is with us. Thanks for coming, Steve. (Applause.) I'm thankful that our Speaker is with us today. Mr. Speaker (Hastert), I appreciate you coming. (Applause.) The Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, as well. Thank you for coming, Tom. (Applause.)

I'd like to mention three other members of the House. Henry Hyde is with us today. Mr. Chairman, we appreciate you coming. (Applause.) Jim Oberstar is with us. Jim, thank you for being here, sir, I appreciate you coming. (Applause.) Bart Stupak, from Michigan, is with us, as well. Thanks for coming, Bart, glad you're here. (Applause.)

I appreciate His Eminence, Cardinal Egan, is with us today. Thank you very much, sir.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031105-1.html

[pinkpops]

17. Cardinal Egan!

Watch your backside boys!

[oldleftguy]

13. What about the coat hangers?

Are they proud of what that symbolizes? :puke:
Edit:
Boy, did I fall for that one!