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Bernie Sanders shouldn’t suggest mothers spend time with their babies: NARAL leader
LifeSite ^ | January 18, 2016

Posted on 01/20/2016 10:40:50 AM PST by presidio9

- The head of one of the nation's largest abortion advocacy groups has said that Democrats should stop talking about the traditional, two-parent family.

Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, particularly faulted insurgent Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders for placing his socialistic economic policies ahead of liberal social issues, like abortion and redefining the family.

Sanders' traditional emphasis on economics "showed a lot in that first debate when he kept saying, 'You know we need parental leave, so mommies can stay home with their babies,'" Hogue said.

Last October, Sanders used child-rearing to promote federal legislation requiring employers to give 12 weeks of paid family leave. "Every other major country on earth - every one, including some small countries - say that when a mother has a baby, she should stay home with that baby," he said. "We are the only major country" that does not.

Hogue said the idea outraged her.

"And I was like, 'Stop saying that. It's 2015,'" she said. "'My husband is home with our kids right now so I can be here.'"

Her criticism comes despite the fact that a plethora of social science data show that children raised in traditional, intact families do better economically and socially than those raised in any other family structure.

Hogue, a veteran organizer with left-wing groups like MoveOn.org and the Rainforest Action Network, said she supports federal employer mandates, but Sanders' reference to motherhood reflects his "very old mentality."

Despite the emphasis, Hogue said, "you still love him because he's sort of like your grumpy grandfather."

She said in an interview with the website Refinery 29 that she looks forward to redefining the "progressive" movement, so that reproductive and sexual issues displace economic concerns.

"I think that this sort of old model of progressivism, which is very much the white, working-class labor era progressivism, is being [challenged] in a really big way right now," she said. "We have really been trying to explore this link between economic equality, abortion access, and reproductive rights generally. It's been super fascinating."

A need for both parents to work, rather than raise children, means that "reproductive rights are increasingly a family issue."

"You can't talk about economic opportunity and economic equality to me as a woman without actually acknowledging the whole thing is tied up in my family planning," she said.

Her organization, on January 5, Hogue said that she was "thrilled to announce that the NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC has voted to endorse Hillary Clinton for president. Hillary has what it takes to fight Republican attacks on women's reproductive rights, and has the vision and experience to ensure women and families thrive."

The group spent $3.3 million in 2012 to re-elect President Obama.

Planned Parenthood has also endorsed Hillary Clinton, who is seen as the prohibitive Democratic front runner, in its first-ever primary endorsement.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: feminaziagenda
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1 posted on 01/20/2016 10:40:50 AM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9

Not even Bernie can please all those lib special interest groups.


2 posted on 01/20/2016 10:43:20 AM PST by sickoflibs (Donald Trump : 'It will be wonderful. It will be glorious., You will be amazed, Just wait"')
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To: presidio9

Folks, we can put these people in cages or they will put us on cattle cars. Accept the reality of it.


3 posted on 01/20/2016 10:43:29 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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To: presidio9

[ A need for both parents to work, rather than raise children, means that “reproductive rights are increasingly a family issue.” ]

BOTH parents need to work to pay the socialist taxes so that the State has the money to raise your, well not yours anymore, Children.

If they could find a way to raise all people like in 1984 / brave new world.... THEY WOULD... WAKE UP PEOPLE!


4 posted on 01/20/2016 10:43:51 AM PST by GraceG (The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)
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To: presidio9

What we need is a rousing display of Bernie and Hillary cat fights.


5 posted on 01/20/2016 10:44:40 AM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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To: Norm Lenhart

[ Folks, we can put these people in cages or they will put us on cattle cars. Accept the reality of it. ]

Agreed, ANYONE seeking power over OTHER PEOPLE will want to LIQUIDATE those who do not buy into THEIR philosophy.

Progressive, Socialism, Communism, Feudalism = ALL THE SAME THING, INHUMAN CONTROL OVER YOUR FELLOW HUMANS


6 posted on 01/20/2016 10:46:17 AM PST by GraceG (The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)
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To: presidio9
"And I was like, 'Stop saying that. It's 2015,'"

Ignorant cow.

Perhaps she meant to say "I thought to myself, 'Stop saying that. It's 2015,'"

I was like.
She was like.
They were like.
So I go, "blah, blah blah"

Doesn't anyone speak English anymore? Drives me nuts.

7 posted on 01/20/2016 10:46:42 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
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To: GraceG

I see little difference between America 2016 and Chapter 1 of Brave New World.


8 posted on 01/20/2016 10:46:49 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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To: presidio9

When Bernie is the traditional values guy in that party you KNOW we’re in trouble.


9 posted on 01/20/2016 10:47:21 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Animals only speak English in Disney cartoons.


10 posted on 01/20/2016 10:47:43 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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To: presidio9

No more mothering of babies!. We need more angry illiterate violent dangerous anti- social thugs, gangsters, and politicians to screw us over even more


11 posted on 01/20/2016 10:49:34 AM PST by faithhopecharity (Diff tween D's and R's is that the thatD's -allow the poor to be corrupt, too. (O. Levant)
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To: presidio9

That is totally sexist to think or to say that women could or should have any attachment to babies.


12 posted on 01/20/2016 10:50:29 AM PST by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali sono feccia.)
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To: sickoflibs
It says something when Bernie Sanders is one of the most sensible Democrats around.

The guy would be an absolute disaster as President, but he's honest and has the courage of his convictions. That's more than I can say for most of those weaselly little closet socialists.

13 posted on 01/20/2016 10:51:13 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: GraceG

It is coming.Government schools are taking on bit by bit the characteristics of creches.


14 posted on 01/20/2016 10:51:40 AM PST by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali sono feccia.)
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To: presidio9
"very old mentality."

Well...at least it's a sane mentality.

15 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:33 AM PST by Jagdgewehr (It will take blood.)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin
The guy would be an absolute disaster as President, but he's honest and has the courage of his convictions.

Can't argue with you on either point. He would be a disaster--not as bad as Hillary or Obama, not nearly--but in comparison to anyone picked at random from the white pages? Yes, likely an absolute disaster.

16 posted on 01/20/2016 11:00:12 AM PST by Ohioan
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To: presidio9

Ilyse Hogue is clearly not a human being but a machine.


17 posted on 01/20/2016 11:02:16 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: presidio9

Maybe Bernie’s socialism of the 60’s is today’s right of center.


18 posted on 01/20/2016 11:02:48 AM PST by cblue55 ("Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants,")
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“Its 2015.” Uh, 2016. But why is what year it is such a big deal? Our ultra-modern “progressives’ citing what year(or what century)it is in order to justify their agenda drives me nuts(And the “I was like” type utterances... by anyone does too).


19 posted on 01/20/2016 11:03:08 AM PST by liberalism is suicide (Communism,fascism-no matter how you slice socialism, its still baloney)
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To: Norm Lenhart

The nation won’t be safe until a bomb collar is around the neck of every Leftist. Anyone who honestly believes Leftists should have freedom of speech is at best deluded, at worst malicious.


20 posted on 01/20/2016 11:07:27 AM PST by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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