The President speaks to the national issues conference hosted by the Women’s Leadership Forum and Women for Obama. The conference also featured speeches from campaign officials and leaders on women’s issues.
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) introduced the President, highlighting his record on women’s issues, including equal pay and health care.
The Obama campaign announced Wednesday that the President will officially start campaigning for the general election next Saturday, but he has held a number of fundraisers this year, already.
Here is a link to the speech. Will post video when it becomes available.
PBO & his Administraion are up against a GOP WAR ON:
WOMEN
BLACKS
HISPANICS
POOR
CHILDREN
MIDDLE CLASS
HEALTHCARE
FAIR WAGES
ANYONE WHO IS NOT WHITE, MALE, RICH & HETERO
President Obama you’ve THROWN DOWN THE GAUNTLET to the GOP and their WAR ON WOMEN.
NAME NAMES AND DEEDS. EXPOSE THEIR BIG GOVERNMENT LIE, AS THEY TRY TO LEGISLATE OUR BODIES.
WE WILL NOT BE GOING BACK!
It’s on and poppin…
Sorry, MHP 3Chics will be using the term “WAR ON WOMEN.” Because that is exactly what the GOP is waging on WOMEN ,mmmmkay~
In the words of Rikyrah… don’t piss on my leg and call it raining. We know what’s up. The GOP has waged an all out assault on women. And we’ll call it what it is!
PBO WENT THERE: Some folks in congress are telling women to just “CLOSE YOUR EYES.”
Uh Oh! It’s on now…
THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA. BAM, BITCHES!!!
EXCERPTS OF THE SPEECH
As a father, the highlight of my day is asking my daughters about theirs. Their hopes and their futures are what drive me every day I step into the Oval Office. Every decision I make is all about making sure they and all our daughters and all our sons grow up in a country that gives them the chance to be anything they set their minds to; a country where more doors are open to them than were ever open to us.
When women make less than men for the same work, that hurts families who have to get by with less and businesses who have fewer customers with less to spend. When a job doesn’t offer family leave to care for a new baby or sick leave to care for an ailing parent, that burdens men too. When an insurance plan denies women coverage because of a preexisting condition, that puts a strain on emergency rooms and drives up the cost of care for everyone. When any of our citizens can’t fulfill their potential because of factors that have nothing to do with their talent, character or work ethic – that says something about who we are as Americans.
Now, the contraception fight in particular was like being in a time machine. Republicans in Congress were going so far as to say an employer should be able to have a say in the health care decisions of its female employees. You know, for a party that prides itself on being rabidly anti-regulations of almost any kind, for folks who claim to believe in freedom from government interference and meddling, it doesn’t seem to bother them when it comes to a woman’s health.
And now we’ve got governors and legislatures across the river in Virginia, up the road in Pennsylvania and all across the country saying that women can’t be trusted to make your own decisions. They’re pushing and passing bills forcing women to get ultrasounds, even if they don’t want one. And if you don’t like it, the governor of Pennsylvania said you can “close your eyes.”
Just look at some of the other debates we’ve already had this year. Instead of putting forward serious plans to help put more Americans back to work, a lot of our folks in the other party have chosen to refight battles we settled a long time ago.
The choice between going backward or moving forward has never been so clear. And as long as I’m President, we are going to keep moving forward. You can count on that. You don’t have to take my word on it – you’ve got my signature on it. Because something like standing up for the principle of equal pay for equal work isn’t something I’m going to have to “get back to you on” – it’s the first law I signed.
Pres. Obama: When the GOP rejects the VAWA, something has really gone wrong. As long as I’m President, we’re going to pass that bill.
Pres. Obama: When it comes to equal pay for women, I don’t have to get back to you on that, it’s the 1st law I signed!
LOL He’s going to take Romney straight out back to the WOODSHED.
WE WILL NOT BE GOING BACK. WE WILL BE GOING FORWARD.