Tag Archives: GOP debate
GOP candidates on same sex marriage rights
TweetLast night in Ames, Iowa, several of the GOP candidates got together for a debate in advance of the weekend’s largely meaningless but apparently highly newsworthy Iowa Straw Poll. Think Progress has put together this handy short video, and transcript, of all of last night’s candidates – Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul [...]
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Why there is no way in hell Michele Bachmann can become America’s first woman president
Tweet Pic via I turn to my wise friend and Feministing alumna Ann Friedman, who said in response to John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as his VP in the 2008 election: “A woman candidate is not the same thing as a woman’s candidate.” Sure, we could say it’s unlikely Michele Bachmann will get a [...]
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More Santorum audacity: “I’ve taken bullets” on abortion
TweetThis weekend, he said abortion providers should be criminally charged. Then he made this gem of a comment Monday night at the GOP debate. While the potential candidates fought over who’s the most “pro-life”, Rick Santorum responded: “Not only have I been consistently pro-life, I have not just taken the pledge but I’ve taken the [...]
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Top 5 Most Ridiculous Parts of the GOP Debate