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Steinem, NOW chapters slam DNC for ‘discrimination against mothers’ during Charlotte convention
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem and several chapters of the National Organization for Women (NOW) have condemned the Democratic National Committee for “discrimination against mothers with young children” during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
“Women are the key to a Democratic victory, and sometimes, children are the key to women,” Steinem said in a statement. “It’s both right and smart for the Democratic Convention to behave as if children exist.”
The NOW chapters of Southern California — including Hollywood, Long Beach-South Bay, Pacific Shore and Palm Spring — voiced concern this week that the Democratic National Convention will not offer automatic access for young children on the convention floor, and will not be providing childcare during the event.
According to mother and 2012 Democratic National Convention delegate Susie Shannon, the policy is disenfranchising women like her.
“Moms with young children six years of age and under who cannot be left at home, some of whom are breastfeeding, are relegated to second-class status within the Democratic Convention,” she explained in a statement, “unable to participate as a delegate due to antiquated policies and inadequate accommodations that were apparently in place before women’s suffrage.”
NOW Hollywood President Lindsey Horvath charged that the policy of requiring children and babies to be credentialed is being used to discriminate against mothers.
“The DNC requires children and babies to have a credential to enter the convention, and then denies these credential requests from moms. The DNC credentialing process is being used as a tool to prevent mothers from participating at the convention and is nothing short of discriminatory.”
even steven
August 22nd, 2012
All those democrat women should have had abortions. They must have been brainwashed by those evil forced birthers that LadyinRed blathers on about every time the word abortion is mentioned on this site.
Lady in Red
August 22nd, 2012
Even Steven…. You are *so* witty! And “principled,” I’m sure.
Do enjoy the election. …Lady in Red
Maudie N Mandeville
August 22nd, 2012
Why aren’t Democrat children left with their Democrat fathers? Because Democrat women don’t have husbands. Single feminist, invitro-lesbian, or divorced skank.
And who would trust their child with an effeminate Democrat ‘man’ anyway?
even steven
August 22nd, 2012
Thank you, LadyinRed. I’m taking your comments at face value.
norman einstein
August 22nd, 2012
Who knew that old bag was still around?
I didn’t, so I groogled her. Yikes!
http://tinyurl.com/94nkhu2
@stevie, careful…you don’t want to conjure her/it up.
norman einstein
August 22nd, 2012
Damn, Stevie, I was too late!
Moe Tom
August 22nd, 2012
The DNC war against Mothers. Love it. No Breast Feeding Allowed.
Stranded in Sonoma
August 22nd, 2012
They believe children exist. Their list of speakers include:
Sandra Fluke
Caroline Kennedy
Eva Longoria
Elizabeth Warren
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Maudie N Mandeville
August 22nd, 2012
This reminds me of Fiddler on the Roof.
Tevye: And among ourselves, we always get along perfectly well.
[pointing to Itchak and Avram]
Tevye: Of course, there was the time when he sold him a horse and told him it was only six years old, when it was really 12. But now, it’s all over, and we live in simple peace and harmony.
[Whispers in Avram's ear]
Tevye: It was twelve years old.
[Avram nods]
Itchak: It was six!
Avram: It was twelve!
Until the election is over, it won’t take but a word to tie every article into the abortion debate. lol
Jethro
August 22nd, 2012
It looks like Steinem realizes the “women’s rights” platform is dead (Fluke killed it). Now she is looking to feed off the “family rights” meme.
Parasite….
Bloodless Coup
August 22nd, 2012
Don’t Just Sit There!
Do Something!
SUPPORT SHERIFF JOE AND HIS CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION
Public Event- Sept. 22
http://obamaballotchallenge.co…
Plain Jane
August 22nd, 2012
LMAO
hanoverfist
August 22nd, 2012
Theyd just eat them.
CrustyB
August 22nd, 2012
Why can’t Steinem take her children to the convention floor? They can’t make trouble. They’re dead, after all.
“It [abortion] is supposed to make us a bad person. But I must say, I never felt that. I used to sit and try and figure out how old the child would be, trying to make myself feel guilty. But I never could!” -Gloria Steinem
moarkdave
August 22nd, 2012
There are some places that children really have no place to be. Any type of Political Convention is just one of them.
Have the mothers do like every other parent does when they have to go out to a place/event that the children do not get to go to. Hire a babysitter, have a family member watch them or something else responsible.
Why bring kids to something like this — photo ops is the main reason that comes to mind.
Stranded in Sonoma
August 22nd, 2012
@moarkdave — The liberals won’t hire a babysitter because they cost too much due to unionization. So the
taxpayersgov’t has to be their nanny.Maudie N Mandeville
August 22nd, 2012
I’m almost terrified to write this, but here goes (speaking truth to power).
It would be hilarious to see a brood of ill-mannered, uncontrollable, loud, impolite, uncivilized little ‘tots’ running loose on the DNC floor, stealing Ipads, lap tops, cell phones, spilling drinks, flash mobbing the concession stand and souvenir shop; all the while their mama is caught on national TV with her gargantuan mamms hanging eu naturale below her waist as her little four year old suckles one while standing next to her.
HooHooNayNay
August 22nd, 2012
MoarkDave beat me to it. Either these whiners are really this stoo-pid, (reminds me of Democrats stuck on an escalator video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XivNwQ76mCs ) or they’re picking this as their issue (hill) to fight to the death. They’ll fight over anything.
Dr. Tar
August 22nd, 2012
Children are nothing but so much window dressing to the Dems and only paraded out when the Dems need to exploit them for a particular cause.
Remember S-CHIP a few years back? Here’s a link to a Michelle Malkin article as a reminder
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/08/graeme-frost-and-the-perils-of-democrat-poster-child-abuse/
Oh, yeah and Steinem doesn’t give a rat’s ass about the children themselves. No, she’s mad because the mothers of young children can’t both be paraded together at the DNC convention just to show the rest of the nation that the Party loyalist didn’t abort ALL those little inconveniences.
It’s too late to try to humanize yourself with a Democratic baby kissing contest, Gloria. We know how much you value the life of the unborn and kissing babies is not what you have been promoting over your long repugnant career.
Plain Jane
August 22nd, 2012
Maudie, I concur. Plus that is the funniest mental immagery I’ve “seen” in weeks.
scr_north
August 22nd, 2012
“…children are the key to women,” Steinem said.
Damn, all this time I thought it was dinner and a show.
AbigailAdams
August 23rd, 2012
@Dr. Tar — Spot on analysis. Spot on.
IronyCurtain
August 23rd, 2012
Yet this shriveled up hag has no problem with a rapist giving the keynote.
AbigailAdams
August 23rd, 2012
…And so like the Left to, once again, hide behind the cheeeldren. The core of Leftist character is narcissism and that is incompatible with the ability to truly extend one’s compassion beyond the self. Steinem hits her narcissistic stride and has successfully trained the spotlight on who? Why, herself. Naturally. It costs a lot of money to attend a national convention, the DNC doesn’t pay for your travel, hotel rooms, food costs, parking, or anything else. Are we to honestly believe that poor women with children make up a significant number of delegates. More asshattery from the Left and their grievance-monger, Gloria Steinem.
norman einstein
August 23rd, 2012
@Irony, excellent point!