by Thomas Mills | Jan 23, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Health Care, Women's Rights |
It seems that when it comes to women, the GOP just can’t control themselves. This time, it’s Mike Huckabee. According to the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake, Huckabee said at a meeting of the Republican National Committee, “Democrats tell women ‘they are helpless...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 14, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NCGOP, Women's Rights
First, it was cookies. Now, it’s knitting. Republicans are stuck with mid-20th century stereotypes about women. Pat McCrory infamously offered a plate of cookies as an olive branch to women protesting his signing of the abortion bill he promised not to sign. Then,...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 30, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov, Politics, Women's Rights |
Yesterday, Pat McCrory signed into law the anti-abortion law that he pledged not to sign when he was a candidate. Yesterday, WRAL joined the News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer and several other news outlets in calling it what it was–a broken...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 20, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP, Politics, Women's Rights |
The abortion bill that was holding everyone’s attention a week ago seems to have disappeared into the bowels of the Senate. Given what’s come out of that body in recent weeks, we should probably all be running for cover to hide from the stench. But I think there’s...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 11, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGov, Women's Rights |
The governor deserves no praise for his comments on the abortion bill. For one, his so-called “threat” was laced with weasel words and obsequious courtesies. There’s nothing brave about that. More importantly, McCrory’s latest move is just another of the PR stunts...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 3, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov, US Senate, Women's Rights |
Last night, the North Carolina Senate finally kicked the hornet’s nest. Under cover of darkness, they attached draconian legislation to restrict women’s access to health care to–get this–the anti-Shariah Law bill. No shit. As one friend tweeted, “The NC...
