McCain: Obama's Policies Bad For Women
HUDSON, WI – Just a day after Barack Obama held a town hall focusing on women's issues in NY, John McCain followed suit with a female-focused town hall of his own here this morning, and he used the venue to draw distinctions between the candidates on the issues that matter to women.
"When you cut through all the smooth rhetoric, Senator Obama's policies would make it harder for women to start new businesses, harder for women to create or find new jobs, harder for women to manage the family budget, and harder for women and their families to meet their tax burden," McCain said. "That's what the difference is all about between myself and Senator Obama."
Obama senior adviser Anita Dunn fired back in a statement: “Senator Obama understands that the challenges facing women and families in the 21st century are very different than the challenges of the past, but John McCain seems stuck in an outdated view of American families.
"Senator Obama believes every woman deserves equal pay for equal work," Dunn added. "He has a plan to help working women by guaranteeing seven paid sick days to the 22 million who currently have none, and by providing child tax credits, additional after-school programs, and a tax cut for 71 million working women and eliminating capital gains taxes for 8.7 million women who own small businesses or start-ups. Senator McCain thinks the Supreme Court was right to make it harder for women to challenge pay discrimination at work, and he opposed legislation that Obama co-sponsored to reverse that decision. Senator McCain has suggested that the reason women don’t have equal pay isn’t discrimination on the job—it’s because they need more education and training. Senator Obama couldn’t disagree more."
Democrats leapt quickly today on another McCain claim -- that his record shows continued support for equal pay for women: "I'm committed to making sure that there's equal pay for equal work, that there's an equal opportunity in every aspect of our society and our economy and that is my record and you can count on it."
But Progressive Accountability, a liberal watchdog group, blitzed a memo to reporters highlighting McCain's opposition to various equal pay bills throughout his Senate career, including an equal rights bill that would have expanded the window in which plaintiffs could file discriminatory pay complaints. McCain did not show for the April vote. Meanwhile, during a speech in early May, McCain said that the bill would ultimately prompt frivolous lawsuits.
(NBC/NJ's ADAM AIGNER-TREWORGY)
Obama Speaks to Women:
"First of all, let me say we need to pass legislation for equal pay for women. I don’t pay my staffers equal pay, but my opponent, John McCain does, so legislation is necessary. Now, for all of you Hillary supporters: come on, sweeties. I know I didn't fight for equal rights, or do any time in the trenches or anything, but I was a heck of a community organizer (whatever that is). I have to admit, it's a good thing Emil Jones, Jr. let me take credit for all of the legislation he authored in Illinois or my thin resume would be nonexistent! LOL!! But, hey, that's what friends are for, at least until the bus comes along. Dean, Pelosi, Moveon.org, and all the rest have pushed for me, too, along with the MSM. (A shout out to my homey, Olbermann, woo, woo!) But, sweeties, the point is this: I stole this election fair and square. Send me your money, vote for me and I might even give your girl Hillary a job writing up some healthcare legislation. Don't expect her to get too close to the White House, though; to be honest, Michelle wants to pick out the drapes herself and she just doesn't like Hillary. Me, I think she's likeable enough, but--well, you know women. So stop crying and get over it. You’re going to have to settle for me, the unqualified, inexperienced guy. But, let's be real: I'm a Democrat and it’s a rule, isn’t it? I mean, you have to fall in line and vote for me, don’t you?"
There you have it. This is the best that the Right can come up with. FlaLady. Lying, race-baiting, gender-baiting nonsense.
You think that's going to help McSame? Haha. Keep up your pathetic BS FlaLady, it just makes you and McSame look bad.