{"id":10511,"date":"2013-06-25T00:19:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T07:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10511"},"modified":"2013-06-25T00:19:08","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T07:19:08","slug":"republicans-on-parade6252013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/25\/republicans-on-parade6252013\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans on Parade–6\/25\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here is the seventh article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today\u2019s honoree is Texas State Representative Jodie Laubenberg, for telling such a fantastic lie in the Republican war on women that it may stun you.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"25Laubenberg\"While you slept last night, the Texas House of Representatives had an epic battle over draconian anti-abortion legislation being advanced during a special session called by Governor Rick Perry. The bill has been introduced by Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, the official Texas ALEC Chair<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The only weapon Democrats have to fight this incredibly invasive legislation is time. They’ve mounted a filibuster of sorts (which is still going on in real time as I write) by offering over 20 amendments to the original bill. Republicans have responded for the most part by simply refusing to debate and tabling each amendment.<\/p>\n

However, early in the amendment process, Rep. Laubenberg was debating the bill, and part of her argument concerned other, more indirect ways to get abortions. Specifically, Rep. Laubenberg claimed that "in the emergency room, they have what’s called rape kits, where a woman can get cleaned out."<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please pick your jaw off the floor. I heard that in real time on the live feed and couldn’t believe my ears. This woman actually believes that rape kits are some kind of unofficial Plan B? Clearly that abstinence-only sex education program in Texas didn’t cover rape, incest, or legislative idiocy\u2026 [emphasis original<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Crooks and Liars<\/a>><\/p>\n

I have other proof that Laubenberg is a Republican.  She has missed 85% of quorum calls and 60% of meetings of her House Public Health Committee<\/a>.  She is clearly aligning herself with the work ethic of US House Republicans, to prepare herself for a career there. But her extreme misogyny proves her party even without that. She is so Republican, in fact, that she MUST be helped to experience unemployment.<\/font><\/p>\n

Sadly, the measures passed.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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