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On Monday, MoveOn.org released an ad featuring Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria, and Kerry Washington, who all bashed Mitt Romney and reaffirmed their support for President Obama with one word-"vote."

In the ad, these actresses paint Mitt Romney and all Republicans as people who threaten women's live and rights. Referencing Todd Akin's statement about "legitimate rape," Scarlett Johansson claims that Republicans are "trying to redefine rape." Also, Eva Longoria attempts to paint Republicans as dangerous and inhumane when she says that Republicans are "trying to force women to undergo invasive ultrasounds." 

Moreover, Kerry Washington makes a misstatement in regards to Roe v. Wade. Talking about Mitt Romney, she said that "...he'd overturn Roe v. Wade," which conveys her lack of knowledge of our nation's judicial system and the Supreme Court's capability of overturning court cases.

The purpose of this ad is to only further the false notion that Republicans have been perpetuating a "war on women." Don't these women, who are far-removed from our society, realize that the real war on women is in places like Pakistan, where the Taliban recently attempted to kill a 14 year old girl who has been fighting for education for girls? These actresses, who make millions of dollars and host lavish fundraisers for Obama, do not represent most women in America.

In fact, women featured in Concerned Women for America's new ad "Let's Talk About Women" truly represent real women in America. These women not only expose how Hollywood's elitist actresses are out of touch with most Americans but are also forcing women who believe in the sanctity of life to pay for abortions with their rightfully earned taxpayer money. That, as the ad states, is truly invasive.

The only thing that Scarlett Johansson was right about in the MoveOn.org ad was that this election will "affect you and your life." It most certainly will if Barack Obama is reelected, since we only will have  four more years of assaults on our religious freedom, free market system, and family values. This is a live free or die election. It is up to us to show these Hollywood elitists that we are not fooled by their rhetoric and Obama's lies by voting for Mitt Romney on November 6th.     
 


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10/17/2012 8:42pm

First of all, In the state of Virginia, there was a republican backed law that DID force invasive ultrasounds upon women seeking abortion. That is a fact, not an unfounded hollywood claim.

The President indeed does not control the supreme court, but he appoints the judges, and could appoint judges that would only vote in a way that he agrees with on the topic of abortion (this is usually called the litmus test)

But the real reason I've chosen to write here is your shameful invocation of Malala Yousafzai. Are you ignorant to the numbers of child civillians killed by obama's drone program? Your narrative seems to subtly try to justify our nation going to war against the Taliban. Are you unaware of the hatred toward all Americans that the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan has created? Remember, drone bombing people does not make friends. Try to imagine getting bombed and how you would feel about those bombing you. Shame on the Taliban for what they did to Malala, shame on the US military/government for thinking that bombing civillians will acheve peace (or stop violence against young girls) and shame on you, Anna Maria, for using Malala's name to fight against women's rights.

Furthermore, If paying for abortions disgusts you, Imagine how I feel paying to kill breathing people with developed minds and relationships (drone bomb victims).

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Anna Maria
10/17/2012 9:20pm

Ed, you clearly didn't read my piece all too well. You don't understand that a real war on women exists in countries like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, where women are treated like second-class citizens. Third wave feminists in America ignore such tragedies and don't see how Shariah law in the Middle East is truly an instrument that perpetuates a war on women there. In America, we do not have that "war on women" that has been ever so cleverly fabricated by the Left, which is another example of cultural Marxism and serves as yet another source of societal tension between groups of people in America. Unlike women in many Middle Eastern countries, women in America have plenty of freedom.

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Ed
10/18/2012 12:59pm

I never disputed that the taliban is at war with women. I in fact clearly expressed that in the previous post. I just am arguing that drone bombing is not going to stop it, and actually further empowers the taliban by inciting hatred against the United States. (obviously) There isn't much I can do about the taliban, besides speaking out. However, when a state in this country puts fourth republican sponsored legislation that would require the state to force an ultrasound probe into women's vaginas after they have already been raped, i feel there is more i can do to fight against it, as i am a citizen of this nation.




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