Sandra Fluke Responds To Joe Walsh's Attack
We're Not 'The Entitlement Generation'
by Sandra Fluke, Public Interest Law Scholar, Georgetown University Law Center
Last weekend, Representative Walsh said he was "offended" by me, a "life-time student," and that he wanted me to stop acting "entitled" and "get a job." He explained that it wasn't my fault because my generation has been raised this way and doesn't know how to take care of ourselves.
Over the last seven months, I hope I've made it clear that I won't let personal attacks (or lies about my professional history) stop me from fighting for the policies I believe in. But I also won't stand by when a U.S. Representative blatantly misrepresents a policy that benefits struggling women in this country, or when he disparages my generation.
I testified before members of Congress not because "I wanted the American people to pay for my contraception," but because I wanted the private insurance that women pay for themselves to cover the contraception they need. I was there to tell, not my own, but the story of a close friend who, despite paying her deductible, lost an ovary when she was unable to afford the contraception her insurance failed to cover, but that she needed to treat her polycystic ovarian syndrome.
My friend was not alone. Hart Research Associates found that 55% of young women ages 18-34 report having had difficulty affording the contraception they need to treat medical conditions or to prevent unintended pregnancies. That's no surprise when you realize that for some women contraception can cost as much as $960 per year ($1,210 with the doctor's appointment), according to the Center for American Progress.
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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-fluke/sandra-fluke-joe-walsh_b_1876782.html
A Good Read
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)cojoel
(957 posts)Certainly he had sufficient income as a congresscritter for two years to have the complete amount covered by an order to garnishee his pay.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)add:
Joe Walsh Settles Child Support Dispute With Ex-Wife | Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) and his ex-wife released a joint statement today saying they had reached a settlement of her claim that the freshman Congressman owed her $117,000 in unpaid child support. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed Since the couple divorced in December 2002, Walshs ex-wife repeatedly went to court to force him to pay and asked the court to garnish his wages. Child support payments are currently being deducted from Walshs Congressional paychecks. Walsh faces an uphill re-election fight this November against former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth (D).
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/20/467790/joe-walsh-settles-child-support-dispute-with-ex-wife/
theinquisitivechad
(322 posts). . .about how fighting full-time for the rights of socially and monetarily disenfranchised folks IS her job. She doesn't directly address the criticism. But perhaps she was trying to avoid acknowledging that criticism and giving her detractor power. Who knows.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Cha
(297,323 posts)Thanks, Tx!
longship
(40,416 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Bravo to Sandra.
TahitiNut
(71,611 posts)She's a daughter ANYONE would be proud of! She's exceptionally well-spoken, calm, mature, and conscientious in the face of some of the most despicable slanders and insults imaginable.
oldsarge54
(582 posts)Is Mitt, Walsh, Sheriff Joe, Paul Ryan, et al the best and brightest the Republicans can field? If that is not the case, are they trying to lose this election? Seriously, or has the Republican base really turned into zombies? I usually respect my opponents, but this is getting difficult to do.
Paladin
(28,265 posts)Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)I admire her immensely!