ISSUE: Civil Rights
- Audrey Kubetin
- May 14, 2012 at 9:31 am
Mitt Gets Worse
Continuing our push to show that Romney would move America backwards in terms of LGBT equality, we made this new web video titled “Mitt Gets Worse.”
The tagline: “The more we learn about Mitt Romney’s attitude toward LGBT people, the worse it gets.”
- Derek Pearce
- May 11, 2012 at 5:06 pm
MOTHER’S DAY MEMO: Romney’s Record On Issues Important To Women And Families
As families across the country celebrate Mother’s Day and honor the women in their life, it is also a good opportunity to reflect on the policies that allow women to pursue equal pay for equal work, protect women and families from violence, and help to prevent serious illnesses. Unfortunately for women and their families, Mitt Romney has consistently advocated against these policies. With the Republican Party consistently advocating an anti-women agenda, they have found the perfect standard bearer in Mitt Romney.
See the research below.
- Audrey Kubetin
- Apr 23, 2012 at 10:21 am
Heather Wilson Attacks Anti-Bullying Bill
In this clip, GOP Senate candidate Heather Wilson blasts the Student Non-Discrimination Act (S.B. 555), an anti-LGBTQ bullying bill sponsored by Senator Al Franken (D-MN). Wilson mistakenly argues that Franken’s bill would “criminalize harassment or bullying.”
This footage was filmed by an American Bridge tracker at a Senate debate between Wilson and fellow Republican Greg Sowards at an Otero County GOP meeting on April 12, 2012.
- Derek Pearce
- Apr 12, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Huffington Post: Mitt Romney’s Women Surrogates Voted Against Pay Equity Enforcement, Blasted Feminism
On April 18, 2012, Huffington Post reported:
A March 29 Wisconsin Women for Romney call with reporters featured Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and conservative activist Bay Buchanan. Darling was a cosponsor of legislation repealing her state’s 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement Act, which was designed to deter employers from discriminating against certain groups by granting workers more avenues for pressing charges. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) quietly signed the bill into law last week.
- Derek Pearce
- 12:49 pm
ThinkProgress: Romney Campaign Enlists GOP Women Who Opposed Equal Pay Bills To Attack Obama
On April 11, 2012, ThinkProgress reported:
Romney’s campaign followed these two releases with a statement from his former Massachusetts Lt. Governor, Kerry Healey (R). Though she too takes the curious tact of blaming her party’s “war on women” on President Obama, American Bridge 21st Century notes that while in office, Healey “publicly condemned Romney for vetoing spending for women’s health, including breast and cervical cancer screenings and treatment, calling the move: ‘penny-wise, pound-foolish.’”
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MEMO: 12 Things We Could Learn From Previous Romney Tax Returns
ICYMI: With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his pre-2010 returns, we wanted to be sure that you saw our previous memo explaining why it is so important that Mitt Romney release them.
Click through for the 12 questions that Mitt Romney needs to answer by releasing his previous years’ tax returns.
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ICYMI: Romney Profited From Government Handouts
This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported on Mitt Romney’s reliance on tax breaks and government subsidies while working in private equity. The article focuses on Steel Dynamics, the same steel company featured in Romney’s positive ad released just this morning, and all of the government help they received. In fact, Dekalb County was forced to institute a new tax to pay for all of the handouts.
Despite his constant opposition to government interference in the free market, Mitt Romney has a long history of profiting from government handouts. Research after the jump.
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Scott Brown’s Website Steals Childhood Anecdote From… Elizabeth Dole
Sen. Scott Brown may have some explaining to do. It seems a passage from his website detailing the values instilled in him as a young child was stolen essentially word-for-word from former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Original research & screenshots after the jump.
