Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, stopped by in Hopkins on Friday to emphasize how her husband and President Barack Obama have supported women.
“I’ve seen firsthand how Barack and Joe stand up for the rights and freedoms of women everyday,” Biden said.
The “Women for Biden-Obama Grassroots Event” was part of a campaign tour through Minnesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania over the weekend. In addition to the Hopkins stop, Biden’s Minnesota visit included events at North Hennepin Community College and Macalester College.
Biden touted the Violence Against Women Act her husband drafted and helped pass in 1994 as an example of his support for women’s issues over the years. She also pointed out Obama’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 and his appointment of women to cabinet and judicial positions.
Democrats across the country have targeted women’s issues as a potential Republican vulnerability in a campaign against what they say is a “war on women.”
Republicans say there’s no such war. The same day Biden spoke in Hopkins, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann told an audience at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., that the Democrats’ claims are manufactured.
“And before I start, I just want to say a word about this concept that you’ve heard about called the war on women, the so-called war on women,” Bachmann said. “And I just want to say I think it has about as much reliability and truthfulness as Bill Clinton’s arithmetic.”
But Biden insisted there could be consequences if Democrats don’t show up to vote in November.
“So there’s so much at stake at this election, and I’m sure that’s why you’re all here. And for women of my generation, one thing is for sure: We know how important it is for us to keep moving forward to make decisions about our own healthcare,” Biden said. “We can’t go back and refight those same battles that we fought years or decades ago. We’ve got to realize how far we’ve come, and we’ve got to keep doing all of our part to make sure that we keep moving forward.
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campaign has a record of fighting and voting against every milestone that has been accomplished in the last four years! Paul Ryan alone has spoken out against women and families' needs as he outlines his austerity budget, cutting education, medicare, medicaid and support for the middle class families while lying about what his budget plan is in Congress. We need to reelect the President and Vice President so we can move forward not backward!
Thoughtful Americans work together. Fear and hate don't move us forward.
You're naive about how relationships work if you think Clinton "allowed" her husband to cheat on her. Most men who cheat don't request permission from their wives.
Do you know why??? As Bill Clinton reminded us, sometimes the answer is as simple as arithmetic. So let's do the math: According to a new report from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Adelson will get $2 billion in tax savings from Romney in return for his support. And it will be paid for by every taxpayer reading this blog, so pass the word QUICKLY. If Obama wins, everyone pays their fair share of taxes...including Mr. Adelson! Tell me... WHICH ONE IS MORE FAIR FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES? WHICH ONE CAN YOU AFFORD? Americans cannot afford to live the Romney-Ryan lifestyle without having the same personal wealth. We can DREAM...but we know that it's not reality. Romney is still dreaming.
Americans wanted Obama. They got him. He's not perfect. But he's not Romney. We'll have him again because Obama has BECOME a GREAT President. Romney does not have that ability and his ego stands in the way of changing. Sorry, Mitt, you don't get my vote.
That was a figurative statement, not a literal one, but you need to consider the source.
Sorry Obama, but "It could have been worse" is not a compelling argument for giving you another four years.
You mentioned experience. What experience does Obama have running a business like the US? I see that we all should have questioned that in the last election instead of blindly believing that a man with little business experience would cut the deficit in half. Remember for two years, he had the House and Senate and did not contain his spending and worry about the deficit!
As far as comparing running the United States government to running a business, that is a joke. Businesses are created to create profit. that is not the role of the government. the government has to be run in a fiscally responsible way that is all inclusive to the social contract that makes up its essence. What has occurred the past 4 years is that a leader prevented a disaster that was well in the making. he did this with zero cooperation from the other side and in fact has been hindered from doing even better. Vote for Governor Romney and if your side is successful, you will have no one bit yourselves to blame for the results.
http://www.ntrc.info/biden.html then tell us you're OK with this guy a heartbeat away from the presidency for another 4 years.
I did not vote for McCain last time (wrote in Ron Paul) - but given the despicable nature of the Obama campaign and the fiscal ledge we are on - I will give my vote to Romney this time.
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