Kentucky senator and man who believes turtles are a man's best friend - Mitch McConnell - released a document on Friday which touted his support for VAWA (Violence Against Women Act).
In the document, a voter is quoted to have said: "Mitch was the co-sponsor of the original Violence Against Women Act - and continues to advocate for stronger policies to protect women. I am proud to call him my senator."
There's just one small problem with that. While McConnell did sponsor VAWA in 1991, he didn't support it in '93, and voted against it in '94, 2012, and 2013. One out of five isn't bad, though - right, ladies?
McConnell also voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Act and Paycheck Fairness Act, because McConnell said they'd "make the workplace more difficult for women." Yes, because equal pay for women would add so much stress to their lives and make paying their bills so much more difficult.
Then the Elder Mutant Ninja Turtle's wife - former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao - said that her husband supports increasing cancer screenings and check-ups for women. This is an odd statement to make as well, for the anti-Donatello has been campaigning against the Affordable Care Act, which happens to increase women's access to preventive medicine.
Taking all this into consideration, I can only imagine McConnell trying to win the woman's vote in next year's election. He'll probably give a speech like this:
"As one anonymous voter and my wife both said, I support women! I'm all about protecting women, as my sponsoring the Violence Against Women Act 23 years ago should clearly show. I may have voted against it on four separate occasions since then - as recently as last year - but try to forget about the recent and just remember the distant past. I also support equal pay for women. I may have voted against bills which would have made that easier for you, but I just didn't want to stress you out more on the job by getting paid more, you know? It's alright for guys to make more, right? You marry us, so it's not that big of a deal I don't think. I also support increasing cancer screenings and check-ups for women. I fought long and hard against the Affordable Care Act, which would have accomplished just that, but come on - it was part of Obamacare. You understand, right? So, please ladies, just know that I'm on your side. I may not act that way most of the time or even vote that way 80% of the time, but trust me - I mean it. So, please, give me one more chance. Who do you think will support women's equality more? My female Democratic challenger or me - a man, who, 23 years ago, fought to protect you, but has done little since that time? Thank you! God bless you and God bless the United States of America!"
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/08/30/2557231/womens-event-mitch-mcconnell-touts-womens-law-voted/
In the document, a voter is quoted to have said: "Mitch was the co-sponsor of the original Violence Against Women Act - and continues to advocate for stronger policies to protect women. I am proud to call him my senator."
There's just one small problem with that. While McConnell did sponsor VAWA in 1991, he didn't support it in '93, and voted against it in '94, 2012, and 2013. One out of five isn't bad, though - right, ladies?
McConnell also voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Act and Paycheck Fairness Act, because McConnell said they'd "make the workplace more difficult for women." Yes, because equal pay for women would add so much stress to their lives and make paying their bills so much more difficult.
Then the Elder Mutant Ninja Turtle's wife - former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao - said that her husband supports increasing cancer screenings and check-ups for women. This is an odd statement to make as well, for the anti-Donatello has been campaigning against the Affordable Care Act, which happens to increase women's access to preventive medicine.
Taking all this into consideration, I can only imagine McConnell trying to win the woman's vote in next year's election. He'll probably give a speech like this:
"As one anonymous voter and my wife both said, I support women! I'm all about protecting women, as my sponsoring the Violence Against Women Act 23 years ago should clearly show. I may have voted against it on four separate occasions since then - as recently as last year - but try to forget about the recent and just remember the distant past. I also support equal pay for women. I may have voted against bills which would have made that easier for you, but I just didn't want to stress you out more on the job by getting paid more, you know? It's alright for guys to make more, right? You marry us, so it's not that big of a deal I don't think. I also support increasing cancer screenings and check-ups for women. I fought long and hard against the Affordable Care Act, which would have accomplished just that, but come on - it was part of Obamacare. You understand, right? So, please ladies, just know that I'm on your side. I may not act that way most of the time or even vote that way 80% of the time, but trust me - I mean it. So, please, give me one more chance. Who do you think will support women's equality more? My female Democratic challenger or me - a man, who, 23 years ago, fought to protect you, but has done little since that time? Thank you! God bless you and God bless the United States of America!"
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/08/30/2557231/womens-event-mitch-mcconnell-touts-womens-law-voted/
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