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MSNBC's Roberts: Republicans Want To Stop Women From Voting
Newsbusters.org ^ | October 29, 2013 | Jeffrey Meyer

Posted on 10/29/2013 11:13:11 AM PDT by Kaslin

The liberal claim that Republicans are engaging in a perpetual “war on women” seems to have taken a new turn on MSNBC. No longer does the term “war on women” apply only to access to abortion but now encompasses voting rights as well.

Appearing on MSNBC on October 29, liberal MSNBC host Thomas Roberts claimed that Republicans are trying to restrict a woman’s access to the ballot box. This comes one week after fill-in host Michael Eric Dyson made a similar complaint on The Ed Show. [See video after jump.]  

MSNBC's Roberts: Republicans Want To Stop Women From Voting

Speaking with Terry O’Neill, president of the liberal National Organization for Women, Roberts introduced a segment that initially centered around abortion before quickly focusing on new voting laws in Texas. O’Neill began her talking points by claiming that:

The Republican Party in Texas is not only waging war on women's access to reproductive health care, they're even waging war on women's access to the ballot box. They are now enforcing rules that are aimed to stop women from voting.

Roberts seemed happy to take Ms. O’Neill’s bait playing a clip of State Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth), who is running for governor of Texas, complaining that:

I was required to sign an affidavit because the name on my voter registration card is slightly different than the name on my driver's license. My driver's license includes my maiden name. My voter registration card does not. 

Roberts continued the narrative asking:

So are women getting the wake-up call that they need about what's taking place for Republicans there trying not just to restrict access to affordable health care, health care that they want, but their vote? 

Nowhere in the segment did Roberts or O’Neill explain how Wendy Davis or any woman was prevented from voting, only that the state senator was required to sign an affidavit proving that she was who her voter registration says she was. In fact, according to the Texas Secretary of State website, if there is a confliction regarding your name when you vote, “You may continue to vote during this period. If you do not have your certificate in hand, you may sign an affidavit at the polls and present a form of identification.” 

Rather than actually inform viewers of the provisions of the Texas law, Roberts and Ms. O’Neill seemed perfectly content misleading their audience, all the better to poison their viewers, particularly women, against voting Republican. 

At MSNBC, the network has moved far beyond reporting the news with a liberal spin. Instead the goal is distorting the news to further a liberal agenda. Roberts should be ashamed of himself for sacrificing journalistic credibility in service of reliably toeing the party line.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2014governors; abortion; birthcontrol; dnctalkingpoints; goebbelswouldbeproud; hysteria; identitypolitics; pravdamedia; texas; thebiglie; thomasroberts; waronwomenmeme
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Unfortunately there are some in this forum who think women should not be allowed to vote
1 posted on 10/29/2013 11:13:12 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Thank you. Your recognition is all the thanks I seek.


2 posted on 10/29/2013 11:14:41 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Kaslin

Female corpses, female dogs, female illegals, female minors, female felons

Yeah, lots should be prevented from voting


3 posted on 10/29/2013 11:15:22 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Shut the Mother down")
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To: Kaslin
Unfortunately there are some in this forum who think women should not be allowed to vote

I've been seeing those comments more and more lately. They make my skin crawl.

4 posted on 10/29/2013 11:17:51 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Kaslin
They simply make stuff up outright over at MSNBC.

Next: REPUBLICANS ARE REPTILIAN ANDROIDS!!!1!111

NEXT: Republicans EAT FETUSES OUT OF SCREAMING WIMMINZ

NEXT: SATAN IS A TEA-PARTY VOTER, EVIDENCE IN THE BIBLE!!111!

NEXT: LONG LOST RECORDS SHOW ADOLPH HITLER STARTED THE TEA PARTY!!!111

5 posted on 10/29/2013 11:18:28 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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Unfortunately there are some in this forum who think women should not be allowed to vote

Oh, please.

It's bad enough the Left uses Alinsky's rules for radicals against us, without you doing it too.

6 posted on 10/29/2013 11:19:05 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: Kaslin

Misinformation ... An insidious communist weapon.


7 posted on 10/29/2013 11:19:05 AM PDT by OldNavyVet ("Learn from science that you must doubt the experts" ... Richard Feynman)
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To: Kaslin

heh heh . . .


8 posted on 10/29/2013 11:19:10 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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To: Kaslin

Pictures of Tea Parties show lots of women.

Pictures of Muslim protests show ZERO women.

Liberals are blind ...


9 posted on 10/29/2013 11:19:11 AM PDT by GOPJ ( We've grown to trust MSM hatred. When the MSM hates one of us it's an endorsement.)
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To: Kaslin

OHFERGAWD’S SAKE! Will they stop with this war-on-women bs? Does anyone other than the farthest left loons buy this booschwa?


10 posted on 10/29/2013 11:19:31 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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11 posted on 10/29/2013 11:19:44 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Kaslin

She says that as if that would be a bad thing.

(Ducking for cover)


12 posted on 10/29/2013 11:20:00 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Kaslin

*Sigh...*

Amazing. Even when Obamacare is destroying their ‘health care’ far more effectively than their worst delusions about conservatives could, they just can’t let go of their rampant hate.


13 posted on 10/29/2013 11:20:20 AM PDT by Luircin
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RE :”Unfortunately there are some in this forum who think women should not be allowed to vote”

No comment LOL

Libs want to take away wimmins health insurance policies.

14 posted on 10/29/2013 11:20:23 AM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
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To: Kaslin

I was required to sign an affidavit because the name on my voter registration card is slightly different than the name on my driver’s license. My driver’s license includes my maiden name. My voter registration card does not. 

It is called “get your damned paperwork ducks in a row you damned fool”......

I say this as a woman who has her proverbial poop in a group.


15 posted on 10/29/2013 11:20:51 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: Kaslin
You know how teen girls pretty much base their taste in music on the performers looks?

When they grow up they bring that type of thinking into their politics.

Enough said.

16 posted on 10/29/2013 11:20:53 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (What do we want? Time travel. When do we want it? It's irrelevant.)
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To: Kaslin

I don’t believe they shouldn’t vote only they should stop voting stupidly.


17 posted on 10/29/2013 11:21:37 AM PDT by Maelstorm (Obamacare is your healthcare on stupid.)
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To: Kaslin
I didn't think Ann Coulter posted here any longer?
18 posted on 10/29/2013 11:23:05 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Kaslin

Wasn’t Susan B. Anthony a Republican?


19 posted on 10/29/2013 11:23:06 AM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: Kaslin

Drive either! :)


20 posted on 10/29/2013 11:23:56 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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