John Lennon says it first & best: "Woman is the Nigger of the World"

I started this message as one to my brother and sister HRC 300 Pin Delegates on our private web site as a call to action to them. I have gotten permission to share this with you, too.

Many of you know that I am equal parts a lover of Hillary & of anything The Beatles (of course there is family, God and Country in there, too, but I was making a point). John Lennon was a passionate supporter of women's rights and women's issues from the beginning. Last night when the DEMOCRATIC party threw away WOMEN'S RIGHTS to achieve their political goals, I Could NOT get John's "Woman is the Nigger of the World" song out of my mind. I always have regretted that it is seen as so offensive because it is a wonderful tune with fabulous lyrics that state the issue so clearly.

Do yourself a favor and pay your $.99 to Amazon to download and listen to it.
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Nigger-World-Live/dp/B000W3O5U6
Or, you can find it to hear free on many sites.
YOU JUST MUST WATCH THIS YOU TUBE VERSION, please:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5lMxWWK218
I will be using this song as I work to regain what has been lost. It just could not be more appropriate to these circumstances.

I knew when another staunch Democrat and Hillary Delegate, 300 pin pal, Alma from Tennessee, said on my Facebook page that women had been sold down the river for this Health Care Bill that I was in good company. (Befriend me on Facebook, if you will:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9432176182#/profile.php?id=546292291&ref=profile
and on Twitter: http://twitter.com/OliviaAnne )

Does a single breathing human think for one single second that Hillary Rodham Clinton would have been a party to this rape of one half of our electorate! Of course not. Good Heavens Above, think how SHE must feel today, if I feel this horrible.

So, even though I am overtired of this battle, today I have girded my loins for the renewed battle.

If you have not yet done so, please go to the NOW website and pay your money to join. http://www.now.org/ They were on task for Hillary to the very end and Kim Gandy, NOW's then President, spent that miserable Thursday with me in Denver and witnessed my being spat upon by one of
Kentucky's senators because I would not "make" Hillary Delegates change their votes, which would have been illegal under Kentucky Law and which I would have died before even trying. That was the direct result of one Kentucky elected official bombastically stating that he refused to be embarrassed on national television that night by having the Kentucky Delegation which Hillary overwhelmingly won actually vote for, Hillary! Bet you can guess who that fellow is! (If not look at the vote last night.) Kim and I rode to the "Event in the Stadium" on that Thursday night because we both were so stunned at what was happening that she scrapped her plans and stayed with me to go see Hillary at her event at the hotel for her delegates and then to ride to the stadium together.

The first call to action in my In-box after last night's vote was from NOW. I quote the Text below:

"House Democrats allow Anti-Choice Democrats and Republicans to Use Women's Bodies as a Bargaining Chip in New Health Care Reform Package.

For Shame! Tell our US Senators to Stand Strong for Women's Reproductive Rights. Take Action NOW!

Democrats in the House of Representatives Throw Women Under the Bus with Stupak Amendment Take Action! Tell US Senators to vote NO on the Entire Health Care Reform Package! Act NOW!

Tell US Senators to vote NO on the Entire Health Care Reform Package!

In an effort to placate anti-choice Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has allowed passage of a very dangerous amendment that will affect women's lives. The National Organization for Women-NYS is stunned with the passage of the Stupak Amendment, which would ban the public health insurance option from funding abortion, and also ban any private plan operating within the exchange from funding abortions.

Under Stupak's plan, a woman buying private insurance from within the exchange with her own money would not have a choice of a plan that covers abortion. In short the Stupak Amendment throws American women under the bus.

According to the American Public Health Association, "The Stupak amendment would prohibit the ‘public option' created in the legislation from covering abortion services. In addition, the amendment would prohibit any individual receiving subsidies for their insurance premiums from purchasing a plan that offers abortion services. The amendment could significantly impact lower and middle-income women who are not able to afford to purchase separate supplemental coverage for abortion services."

This amendment nullifies all the positive provisions in the House bill. And while feminists were willing to support Health Reform lacking a single-payer system, extending the Hyde Amendment's prohibition of abortion funding to private plans is the most repulsive and unacceptable action. Unless the Senate bill is Stupak-free, NOW-NYS will oppose the final legislation and will indeed oppose the Democrats who sabotaged women. Feminists begged the party not to allow the passage of this bill and yet women are paying the price. Why is it that women are always the victims of compromise?

The House of Representatives have already voted to pass this amendment along with the final health care reform bill. But NOW members and all women's rights supporters should immediately call their Representatives, their Senators, and President Obama with a short message like: "I am a supporter of health care reform, but I'm calling to urge you to please OPPOSE the entire Health Care Reform Package. This bill now has an amendment that curtails women's access to reproductive health care. Your vote for a Health Care Reform Bill that holds women's bodies' hostage will determine my vote next November!"

If you live in New York State you can contact your Congressional Representative, your US Senator and President Obama , by clicking on the "Take Action" link above to find their contact information. Act NOW!

I rarely post to this site; But, I have posted here for I know that this group understands what has been done to Democrats, and most specifically, women, better than most. I ASK YOUR HELP.

SO, PLEASE:
1. PAY YOUR MONEY TO JOIN NOW AND BE SUPPORTIVE;
2. TAKE ACTION TO RESTORE WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO WHERE THEY AT LEAST WERE ON 11/06/09;
3. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WISH ME TO ADD YOU TO MY POLITICAL PALS ELIST SO YOU MAY RECEIVE INFO ON WHAT I'M DOING
4. SEND ME YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.
5. IF YOU ARE INCLINED, PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THOSE WHO WOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE US ALL, red and yellow, black and white, men and women, and our GLTB brothers and sisters--ALL OF US.

With Love, Respect, and Hope, Olivia Anne
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