Oklahoma gov candidate knocked for being a childfree woman

Oklahoma: In the Sooner State, it's time to 'woman up'
In one of two all-female gubernatorial contests this year (New Mexico's is the other), two-term GOP Rep. Mary Fallin is the favorite against Democratic Lt. Gov. Jari Askins in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Brad Henry (D). This puts the Sooner State on track to have its first female Governor. Interestingly, in a cycle that's seen female Candidates tell their male rivals to "man up," the phrase "woman up" might more aptly describe the dynamic of the Fallin-Askins rac...

Oklahoma Election 2010
Oklahoma features several interesting races this cycle, none more so than the tight contest between Mary Fallin and Jari Askins to be the first female Governor in Oklahoma history. As PostPolitics explains: Interestingly, in a cycle that's seen female Candidates tell their male rivals to "man up," the phrase "woman up" might more aptly describe the dynamic of the Fallin-Askins race: Fallin recently drew criticism for citing her role as a mother as a key difference between...

Women not fooled by "Mama Grizzlies" meme
The weekend before last, I was at a conference of environmental justice Activists organized around freight transportation issues--primarily ports, rail, freeways & intermodal facilities. Children's lungs are the frontline of this battle, and there were plenty of real "Mama Grizzlies" there, the vast majority of them women of color, since, you know, they're the ones whose kids are expendable. Sarah Palin is so lame, I thought while sitting in one workshop with 15 or 20 such women participating ...

Oklahoma Election 2010
Oklahoma features several interesting races this cycle, none more so than the tight contest between Mary Fallin and Jari Askins to be the first female Governor in Oklahoma history. As PostPolitics explains: Interestingly, in a cycle that's seen female Candidates tell their male rivals to "man up," the phrase "woman up" might more aptly describe the dynamic of the Fallin-Askins race: Fallin recently drew criticism for citing her role as a mother as a key difference between...

Motherhood an issue in Okla. governor's race
EDMOND, Okla. — In her quest to become Oklahoma's first female Governor, Democrat Jari Askins has amassed an assortment of professional qualifications: she's been a judge, a legislator, the head of a state agency, and a corporate attorney. But what she hasn't been is a wife. The 57-year-old career woman, who now serves as the state's Lieutenant Governor, has never been married or had Children. And as this historic race between two women Candidates for the state's top office nears its...

OK GOP chair confident; Jones wraps up positive campaign
By ANDREW W. GRIFFIN Oklahoma City — It was a hive of activity at the Oklahoma Republican Party headquarters Tuesday morning when Oklahoma Watchdog dropped by on this busy Election Day. Oklahoma GOP Chairman Matt Pinnell told Oklahoma Watchdog that he “feels good about things” as Republican Candidates are polling well leading up to the closure of polls this evening. “If there’s a higher turnout for a non-presidential race,” Pinnell said. “and people are enthusiast

Election 2010: My Predictions
Election 2010 has finally arrived. All of the door-knocking, pie suppers, campaign signs, Robocalls and negative Ads are ending in just a few short hours. The election polls will be shortly replaced with The Actual Election Polls. All of the guessing and predicting and assumptions will be replaced with cold hard facts about who won and who lost. Well, barring another Florida '00/Minnesota '08 Recount ordeal. So, since everyone is issuing their pre-election predictions, I finally have gotten aro...

Voters have messages to send
Crime, Property taxes, political Party control -- myriad reasons drive residents to polls. Deborah Hall, 60, of Indianapolis, casts the first ballot today at The Children's Museum. Hall says, "I am delighted. I strive on being the first one. Let's do this thing and let's do it right." / Danese Kenon / The Star One Indianapolis voter liked the "tough love" exhibited by a Candidate for sheriff. A Tea Party supporter voted for the Libertarian Party Candidate to make a point to a former Republican s...

Father of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Dies at Age 94
John F. "Jack" McDonnell, a World War II Veteran and father of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell died Tuesday. He was 94. The elder McDonnell had been ill for years with Alzheimer's Disease. The elder McDonnell was based in England during World War II and flew aboard bombers that made sorties into Nazi-occupied Europe. He served for 23 years in the Air Force. The Governor was the eldest of five Children that Jack and Emma McDonnell, raised in a strict Irish-Catholic household in Northern Virginia. In ...

Bayh sits on $10M as party worries - POLITICO.com Print View
Retiring Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is sitting on a mountain of Campaign cash that could help advance his Political Career, even as Democratic Leaders urge senators to dig deep into their pockets right now to help save their threatened congressional Majority. Bayh’s latest Federal Election Commission report shows that he still has $10.3 million in his Campaign account – a staggering amount for a Lame Duck senator — but he has yet to transfer any of that money to the Democratic Sen...

Former HHS chief: GOP shouldn't try to repeal healthcare reform
Repealing the new Healthcare Reform law is a futile exercise, and therefore Republicans shouldn't even attempt it, according to a leading Republican Healthcare expert.  Tommy Thompson, the head of Health and Human Services (HHS) under former President George W. Bush, said the GOP will lack the votes next year to Repeal the law in full, so leaders should focus their energies elsewhere instead.  "When it's all said and done, you're not going to be able to Repeal Healthcare because President Ob...

Health Care Bill - H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
This is the major Health Care Reform Bill, signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. It would expand Health Care coverage to 31 million currently Uninsured Americans through a combination of cost controls, subsidies and mandates. It is estimated to cost $848 Billion over a 10 year period, but would be fully offset by new taxes and revenues and would actually reduce the Deficit by $131 Billion over the same period. The Democratic Policy Committee has posted a summary and more informat...

How the Tea Party Shaped the 2010 Midterm Elections
With polls on the East Coast just a few hours from closing, and the historic 2010 Midterm Elections winding down as the voters make their choices, the impact of the Tea Party cannot be overlooked. Even if none of its supported Candidates claim victory today (a prospect that seems increasingly unlikely as the momentum that gave birth to the Tea Party movement reaches a crescendo), the Tea Party has proven to be one of the most influential movements in American political history. There have been m...

Kentucky Called For Rand Paul
CNN writes: - A Midterm Election that cost more than any other in history headed to completion Tuesday with voters overwhelmingly concerned about The Economy expected to give Republicans major gains in Congress and governors’ offices. Early returns showed Republican running strongly, with Rand Paul projected by CNN to win his Senate race in Kentucky and another conservative, Dan Coats, projected to win the Senate race in Indiana. Paul, the son of Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, had the bac...

Former Bush OMB head wins Senate seat in Ohio
Republican Rob Portman has defeated Democrat Lee Fisher for Ohio’s Senate seat, a result that was widely expected, given Portman’s 20-point lead in the polls. A former federal Budget director and U.S. trade representative in President George W. Bush's Administration, Portman won the seat of Sen. George Voinovich (R), a Centrist senator who occasionally crossed the aisle to support Democratic initiatives. Portman led the race from the beginning with the help of impressive Fundraising skill...

Breast is best
In Indonesia a new law has been passed that stipulates all Babies should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. From early next year, anyone who stands in the way of this will be fined up to 100m rupiah (£7,000; $11,000) and sentenced to up to a year in Prison. When you enter the slum of Cilincing in north Jakarta, the first thing that hits you is the stench; a curious mixture of shellfish and rubbish. Cilincing overlooks the sea. Children play in its dark alleyways as ...

Health care law is on the ballot in 3 states
WASHINGTON -- Voters in Arizona, Colorado and Oklahoma will have the chance Tuesday to repudiate the new Federal Health Care law's keystone provision, one that requires almost everyone to have Health Insurance or face a tax penalty beginning in 2014. Ballots in the three states include proposed Amendments to the states' constitutions that would bar enforcing the Individual Mandate and other provisions of the law. They echo a measure that Missouri voters approved by more than 70 percent in August...

'Happy Meal' Legislation Will Be Back for Seconds
By Joe Eskenazi, Tue., Sep. 28 2010 @ 12:01AM After the introduction of perhaps the first "multigrain amendment" yet brokered in City Hall, Supervisor Eric Mar's Controversial proposal to forbid restaurants from including toys with Happy Meal-like menu items was yesterday continued, and will be debated again next week. A requirement mandating breakfasts to have half a cup of fruit and half a cup of vegetables was lowered to just requiring fruit. The move came at a time when both the Fast Food...

Lt. Governor Race Could be a Preview of California's Future
There is one San Francisco native who doesn't have time to get wrapped up in Giants' hysteria. Mayor Gavin Newsom is a lifelong Giants' fan, who has been known to frequent the ballpark during the good times and the bad times. But a day after the team brought the first World Series title ever to the City by the Bay, Newsom is hoping to catch a bad case of victory fever instead of Giants' fever. The Liberal Democrat managed to throw a party for his hometown heroes Tuesday and he has another one pl...

Scott Ahead in Early Ballots
Sink campaign source says that the early returns favor Republicans and that they expect the race to tighten a lot. Posted at 7:52pm by Eli Lehrer * * * With 14% of votes in, Rick Scott leads Alex Sink 51-46. Posted at 7:43pm by Jeb Golinkin * * *   Rick Scott, who started with a 100,000 vote lead, is up on Sink 51% to 44% with 5% of precincts reporting. Posted at 7:30pm by Jeb Golinkin * * * Hello hello.  Most Polls in Florida are closed this evening, except for those on the Western panhandl...

Fischer: "The American Standard Ought to be a Minimum of Three Children per Married Couple"
The great thing about the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer is his willingness to take a current Religious Right issue and carry it to its logical conclusion, regardless how of extreme said conclusion might be. Case in point, last week we noted that the Family Research Council announced that it was willing to fight any effort to include coverage for Birth Control in Health Care reform Legislation on the grounds that "fertility isn't a disease." We want married couples to hav...

DeMint Wins SC Senate Seat; Get Election Results Here
Dozens of people cast their ballots at Ben Avon United Methodist Church on Avondale Drive in Spartanburg. (more) Voters line up to vote in Spartanburg County Tuesday. Credit: wspa.com Voters Turnout at the polls on Election Day. Credit: WSPA Staff » Poll: Have you or will you vote? » Article: Gov. Sanford Looks Back at Accomplishments, Regrets of Last 8 Years In the 435 U.S. House races, the Republicans have won 20 seats and are leading in the races for 38 seats. The Democrats hav...

Pro-Abortion, Pro-Life Candidates Got Big Bucks in Elections
To hear some media outlets and Political pundits tell the story, the issue of Abortion barely resonated in this year’s Midterm Congressional Elections. But the spending by pro-life and pro-abortion groups tells a different tale. The pro-life women’s group Susan B. Anthony List released a list of key numbers from its Election Campaign today showing $11 million raised and spent in the 2010 Election cycle — an increase over the $8 million raised in the 2008 Election cycle and the...

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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has a knack for championing the ridiculous. But now he’s being called out for opposing the obvious. Last Friday, some of King’s constituents gathered outside his Sioux city office to demand an explanation for his vote against the Tribal Law and Order Act, Legislation “designed to ease the stubbornly high rates of Violent Crime, including Rape and Sexual Assault, within Indian Reservations.” Three years in the making, the measure finally “gi...

Medical Daily: Women's health amendment provides for free birth control
The new law from Health Care department of Obama Administration is making preventive medicine free for women with a definite focus on family planning. Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski has authored the bill. But, how the Administration is going to implement this law is to be seen. Experts say "It ( The Obama Administration ) could allow Insurance plans wide discretion on meeting the coverage requirement. A panel convened by the Institute of Medicine will hold its first meeting Nov. 16 to begin...