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The War on Women Myth The War on Women Myth Pro-abortion groups and others on the Left keep trying to use this weapon on opponents – but is its ability to wound lessening? By Barbara Joanna Lucas Summary: For years, left-wing activist groups and their “progressive” politician allies have pretended that their opponents are waging a “War on Women!” Sometimes this public relations meme has worked, but a review of its history suggests that its effective- ness as a political weapon is diminishing. t’s like a really bad movie that’s oddly successful and keeps spawning sequels Iwith new characters and the same plot. This past November marked a huge month for the truly awful movie, fi rst in the state of Virginia, where one battle in the so-called “War on Women” ended but the U.S. Supreme Court promised a sequel. Democrat Terry McAuliffe—sometimes referred to as a stalking horse for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign— squeaked out a close victory over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race after his side outspent Cuccinelli ten to Strangely, the media doesn’t associate misbehaving male Democratic politicians one on television ads. The bulk of TV ads with the so-called war on women. Clockwise from upper left: former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, former San Diego mayor Bob Filner, former New York Gov. Eliot emphasized Cuccinelli’s supposed war on Spitzer. women, the meme that was so successful for Democrats in the 2012 national elec- Parenthood Action Fund, said following the January 2014 tions. In this case, the tag stuck in the eyes election (Politico, Nov. 9, 2013). of the mainstream media, because as a state CONTENTS legislator and state attorney general Cuc- Planned Parenthood dumped another $1 The War on Women Myth Page 1 cinelli had supported pro-life policies. “It million in TV ads on top of McAuliffe’s vast Briefl y Noted was the most pronounced I’ve ever seen it,” campaign war chest, claiming that Cuccinelli Page 8 Dawn Laguens, executive director of Planned abhorred women, wanted to take over their OrganizationTrends health choices, seize their birth control pills, White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett National Review Online editor Kathryn Lo- make it tougher for women to divorce their used intense hyperbole the day the court pez perhaps summed it up best in an April 10, husbands, and ensure there was no pay equity announced it would hear the case. “No 2012 post: “Democrats lost women in 2010, between the sexes. corporate entity should be in position to and they want them back,” she wrote. “And limit women’s legal access to care, or to they will scare women—even constructing It worked. McAuliffe won the overall seize a controlling interest over the health threats that don’t actually exist—if they have women’s vote by 9 percentage points, but care choices of women,” Jarrett said in a to. Their strategy is insulting to women who he won the unmarried women’s vote by 42 statement on the White House blog. “To take don’t share their hostility toward the Catholic points. Without a gender gap that size, it’s that type of power away from individuals, Church and other religious groups that have very likely Cuccinelli would have closed the and to let the personal beliefs of a woman’s tried to be led not into the temptations of our race’s two-point margin. boss dictate her health care choices would secularist age.” constitute a major step backward for women’s That same month, the U.S. Supreme Court health and self-determination.” Well after the 2012 election, former announced it would hear a case regarding Democratic operative and current liberal the controversial Obamacare mandate that During the 2012 election, Democrats used pundit Kirsten Powers said at a forum last Obamacare’s free contraception mandate to requires health insurers to provide free September, “I will concede there is no war frame their “war on women” theme, with the abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and on women as presented by the Democratic help of a who’s who of left-wing nonprofi ts contraception to women—all classifi ed as Party” (Christian Post, Sept. 20, 2013). “preventative” measures. such as People for the American Way, the American Civil Liberties Union, MoveOn, Republicans were perhaps correct to believe The plaintiffs in this case are two family- and the Center for American Progress. Re- no thinking voter – man or woman – would owned companies, the Oklahoma-based gardless of how the high court rules on the believe the “War on Women” meme. But, arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby and the mandate, it’s certain the Left will continue as the old saying goes, every thinking voter Pennsylvania-based Conestoga Wood Spe- using some variation of this leitmotif. cialties Store Corp., both of which argue that is not enough because it takes a majority paying for employee-based coverage of these The Soros connection to win an election. President Obama won drugs violates their religious freedom. Radical philanthropist George Soros funds the women’s vote by 11 percentage points many of the groups involved in hyping the in 2012, even as he lost men by 7 percent. phony war against American females, includ- But 54 percent of the voter turnout that year Editor: Matthew Vadum ing the fake media watchdog Media Matters was women. Publisher: Terrence Scanlon of America, to which he wrote a $1 million check in 2010. Through his philanthropy, Organization Trends It’s going to continue. In 2016, when Hil- the Open Society Institute, he has also given is published by Capital Research lary Clinton is likely to lead the Democratic Center, a non-partisan education and to other major combatants in the mythical ticket, “the challenge for Republicans will research organization, classifi ed by war on women, including the American Civil the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity. Liberties Union ($23,524,593 since 1999), be learning to fi ght back when ‘misogynist’ Address: Center for American Progress ($4,099,991 replaces ‘racist’ as the Democrats’ pejorative 1513 16th Street, N.W. since 2005), People for the American Way du jour,” the Hoover Institution’s William Washington, DC 20036-1480 Foundation ($3.8 million since 1999), and Whalen warned in a Nov. 6, 2013 Wall Street Phone: (202) 483-6900 National Abortion Rights Action League Journal op-ed. Long-Distance: (800) 459-3950 ($908,850 since 1999). E-mail Address: Left-wing cartoonist Ted Rall, who regularly [email protected] Despite the loss of 354,000 female jobs under criticizes Democrats for not being radical Web Site: the Obama administration, the president’s enough, concurred with Whalen. Rall told http://www.capitalresearch.org party managed to convince large swaths radio and TV host Steve Malzberg that if Mrs. of the public that Republicans were crazed Organization Trends welcomes let- Clinton secures the Democratic nomination ters to the editor. anti-women jihadists. Republicans see the for president in 2016, “sexism will be the Reprints are available for $2.50 pre- charge as patently ridiculous, so they made new racism.” Similarly, Noel Sheppard of paid to Capital Research Center. little effort to combat the meme. 2 January 2014 OrganizationTrends Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) chairs the Democratic National Committee. NewsBusters predicts that if Clinton gets the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. “I believe Corbett is U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Democratic nod, “the so-called ‘Republican this race has set the table for these issues who previously ran a Philadelphia abortion War on Women’ will be dusted off again, and for women to be determinative in 2014” clinic. and every utterance by an opponent or com- (National Journal, Oct. 7, 2013). mentator that isn’t fl attering will be due to Asked about pending “War on Women” at- Clinton’s lack of a Y-chromosome and not Five incumbent GOP governors are up for re- tacks, Walker said at a speech in Washington that his opponent in the 2010 election and because of her views” (NewsBusters.org, election in states that Obama carried in 2012: 2012 recall attempt, Democrat Tom Barrett Dec. 3, 2013). Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Pennsylvania both times, tried to use the “war” meme with Gov. Tom Corbett, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, no electoral success. “I fi nd it insulting that EMILY’s List, which supports pro-choice Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and Wisconsin Gov. you think that voters just care about one or women candidates for offi ce, has already Scott Walker. The Democratic Governors two issues,” Walker said. “But I fi nd that the started a “Madame President” campaign. Association (DGA) is already planning to women as well as the men I talk to in my The organization used the “War on Women” paint each of these governors as another state, what they want to know was I going to continue to move forward with reforms that mantra heavily in 2011 and 2012 for fundrais- Cuccinelli, the Washington Post reported will help get our budget balanced, lower our ing and get out the vote efforts. Nov. 9. Specifi cally, the DGA looks to debts, improve our economy, improve our highlight the fact that Kasich, Walker, Scott, schools, improve higher education.” But right now the generals supposedly fi ght- and Corbett each signed legislation requir- ing for women are eying 2014, using Virginia ing that pregnant women have ultrasounds But when Walker was out of his state, about as a template not only for the congressional before abortions. 150 women wearing pink marched on the midterms but for statehouses as well.
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