BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

First, a warning! Any of you who find this subject triggering or upsetting, or have a problem with personal posts of a highly-charged nature - please scroll on by for the usual blog fare. However, its my blog and I'll post if I want to. In 7th grade my English teacher, Mrs. Fisher, asked us to write an Op-Ed piece on a current issue in the news. I'm giving away my age but I chose Roe v. Wade. Mrs. Fisher called my mother when I turned it in and told my mother that what I had written was A++ material but the subject might be too controversial for the small, right-wing town we lived in. My mother, in a moment of clarity, told her to "grade the paper on the English merits, not the subject." She did. I got my A++. Foreshadowing. I've had 2 abortions. I am not counting the clinical D&Cs I had to have because of my PCOS; which sometimes only let me have 2 - 3 periods a year. I had the latter to avoid cervical and uterine cancer. No these were abort...

Lately, Obambi's really been into screwing - Israel, now women - again... This from the wonderful, insightful and must-read Uppity Woman: Hey NOW, NARAL, Ms. Magazine, Emily! Sorry, no free pen for you from this signing! I can’t find any publicity shots of the signing either, but I’ll bet Bart Stupak was there. If I find a photo of this sexist pig event, I’ll update. I’m sure it was a lovely occasion in honor of all those women who will die thanks to Barack Obama. Well, it’s done. Hey—! Maybe you could all write another scary press release or something. Ooooooooohhhhh, you are all sooooooooo powerful! The women who got their heads bashed in so you could throw away all of your rights bit by bit would be so proud. Go back to sleep now. Atta girlz! Hey Ms.! Maybe you could do a cover called This Is What A Coat Hanger Looks Like. There ya go! SOURCE

In light of the D.C. Holocaust Museum shooting, it seemed appropriate to re-post this one: By Joe Conason If right-wing broadcasters don't want to be blamed when someone murders a person they have demonized repeatedly -- as in the case of George Tiller, the doctor shot dead in his Wichita, Kan., church last Sunday by an anti-abortion zealot -- then they ought to moderate their rhetoric. No doubt they will choose their words more carefully for a while, and they will whine piteously about anyone who calls attention to their screaming extremism. This familiar cycle of shaming and blaming, which often follows incidents like the Tiller killing, may well be pointless. By now, it should be obvious that nothing, not even a murder in a church, will mute the most aggressive and irrational voices in politics and the media, as they attract high ratings and consistent donations. Yet there is one response to this crime that might make a difference in the future. Although an overwhelming majority...

Some Catholics and Religious Right persons really make me sick. Love the fetus, hate the child. Force a 9-year old RAPE victim to have twins she doesn't want, should not have been forced to bear? What was the Church going to do to help SUPPORT these babies after they were born? What if they were physically or brain impaired? What about the depression, trauma and PTSD of the 9-year old? Would they be willing to pay for this child's now LIFETIME-NEEDED care and therapy? What about her life and her mother's life? No. They probably wouldn't. But, as this article says - they WILL rehab or relocate abusive priests, won't they? Can you say HYPOCRITE? I know I sure can. These priests, bishops and Church officials should be doing penance. A lot of it. On their knees on the cold stone floor of the nearest Church. And sending money and sincere apologies to this girl and her mother. JOB 17:8 Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly...

Unbelievable... "save lives?" - this is truly sickening. Where is N.O.W. or Planned Parenthood? Where are the feminists who all think FauxBama is so wonderful? Turning a BLIND EYE no doubt!: Brazilian Catholic Church contests abortion for raped 9-year-old Brazil's Catholic Church has spoken out against plans for an abortion for a nine-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather, national media reported citing church representatives. After the girl from the northeastern state of Pernambuco complained of stomach pains, a medical examination showed she was in the 16th week of pregnancy, and was carrying twins. Police say the girl had been routinely raped by her stepfather since the age of six. Medics say the girl's life could be in danger if she gives birth, but Catholic priests have threatened to go to court to prevent an abortion, the reports said. "We recognize the 'unjust' nature of this pregnancy, but we have to save lives," local Archbishop J...

From the NY Times 7/19/08: A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a “gratuitous, unnecessary insult” to women and faces tough opposition, Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Hillary Clinton: … joined family planning groups to condemn the proposal that defines abortion to include contraception such as birth control pills and intrauterine devices. It would cut off federal funds to hospitals and states where medical providers are obligated to offer legal abortion and contraception to women. “We will not put up with this radical, ideological agenda to turn the clock back on women’s rights, ” the New York senator told a joint news conference with New York Rep. Nita Lowey, also a Democrat, at Bellevue Hospital. “Women would watch their contraceptive coverage disappear overnight,” said Clinton. The planned rule is aimed at countering recent state laws enacted to ensure that women can get contraception when they want or need it. It...

The Anti- Family Planning Movement by Cristina Page Like lawn ornaments in summer, protesters outside the local abortion clinic are fixtures in many places in the United States today. Their presence and message have long been so predictable that, without looking or listening, people believe they understand the point. And so you might not notice that the protest taking place outside your local clinic today has fundamentally changed. It is no longer about abortion. June 7 is the anniversary of Griswold v Connecticut, the 1965 Supreme Court decision that granted married people the right to use contraception. To mark the day, anti-abortion groups are taking to their normal posts outside clinic entrances not to convince Americans to oppose abortion but rather to stop using contraception. The national campaign is called "Protest the Pill Day 08' " and it is organized by several leading anti-choice groups including the American Life League and Pharmacists for Life. The groups...

I am glad Obama's hypocrisy and his hellfire & damnation preacher, Rev. Wright are being shown for what they are. How in the world can Obama and the Missus say they were churchgoers but that they never 'heard these sermons' by Rev. Wright? He married them, he baptized their kids... are they that blind? And do we really want someone who is a lousy judge of character in the White House? But let's turn to McBlame and his latest preacher BFF, John Hagee. John Hagee is exactly the sort of minister that really turns my stomach. Devisive and full of hot air. And these are the people McLame is aligning himself with. Sorry - the country's had a bellyfull of that religious-right claptrap for 8 years now. The All-White Elephant in the Room By FRANK RICH Bored by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John Hagee Roman Church Hitler,” and be recharged by a fresh jolt of clerical jive. What you’ll find is a white...

NOT THE GUY I'D WANT IN CHARGE NO WAY! Huckabee links gay sex to bestiality, abortion to slavery Republican presidential hopeful and former Baptist pastor Mike Huckabee linked gay sex to bestiality and abortion to slavery in an interview Thursday, explaining why, if elected, he would try to amend the constitution. "Marriage has ... as long as there's been human history, meant a man and a woman in a relationship for life. Once we change that definition, then where does it go from there?" he asked in an interview with online "Beliefnet" magazine. "Well, I don't think that's a radical view, to say we're going to affirm marriage. I think the radical view is to say that we're going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal," he added. "The Bible was not written to be amended. The Constitution was," he said, announcing his intention to ...

Regulating Women What I see going on in the World today upsets me. Not as much for myself but for my children. It appears that battles fought and won need to be refought against those who are still having tantrums about losing their ability to control others - particularly - control women. I know men who would swear they aren't misogynists - but have some streaks of male domination in them that smell faint of eau de misogyny . I am including in that - those who think only men should be rabbis, those who think only men should run things, those who think only men should be in the military, men who prey on 'chicks' via pick-up lines - casual sex - use of prostitutes or multiple relationships at the same time, those who think only men can do certain jobs. I had an abortion. Two of them. One just before I left high school. I was barely 18 and was legal in my state at that time. I went alone because the guy had dumped me (no closure of course) after a long relationship and...