how do you think this is going to be received? actually, it s had a great reception. it has gone viral. it led to all sorts of jokes about virginia and what the republicans were trying to do to women. so, the bill, even though we didn t have the votes to defeat the bill in the first place you can place, the governor was forced to modify the bill, it has passed but no longer requires transvaginal probes. it s still a terrible bill, but it s not as bad as it would have been. representative cassidy, what reaction have you gotten from your bill in illinois, video of persistent erection treatment. i understand it shows exactly what men are going to go through if they have an erection more than four hours. what s the purpose here?
it is a terrible double standard but one that comes, ed, from men dominating a political process and i think it s important now, this is a pivotal moment for women to take back their power and i understand there are many different kinds of women in this country, low-income women, by the way, don t get heard much from, but those eight women walking out in georgia, in the state senate, state legislature, we are going to see a lot more of that because this, again, is going to be women s historic year as 1992 was when clarence thomas and anita hill had their square-off and the republican and democratic men on the judiciary committee didn t stand up for women s rights broadly. instead of having this discussion, ed, i wish we were having a discussion about some of the real problems and priorities in this country, that would include women s economic justice and advancement. and that is linked to this that s linked to this. it s 98% of republicans in the house voted against the lily led bett
popcorn. ben, way to go good to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. thanks, ed. derek bell was the jeremiah wright of academia and barack obama embraced him and endorsed his views. sean hannity and his gang try and fail to paint president as a leftist radical. is there a lot to this, it gets very complicated but i think it s easy to explain. the washington post gene robinson on the nonscandal known as huggie scare. america will be at risk and someday, nuclear weaponry will be used. republicans are trying to scare votes out of americans but the president is having none of it. what s said on the campaign trail, those folks don t have a lot of responsibilities. colonel lawrence wilkerson will give it to us straight on war mongering republicans. [ molly ] wash your paws, mr. man! [ female announcer ] think your kids are getting a dependable clean -in the bathroom? -[ gasps ] [ female announcer ] think again. try charmin ultra strong. for a clean that passes inspec
campaign wants you to see this video touting the president s accomplishments. i will speak with the campaign s national press secretary, ben labolt, to tell us what it is all about. and republicans are fear amongering about war with iran. colonel lawrence wilkerson will weigh in on their scare tactics later in this hour. share your thoughts on twitter, using you the hash tag ed show. we will be right back.
since 1970. this is the bulwark, this is the ballast that has helped low-income women. it s crazy to me that in this year, we are having a debate about contraception, an issue which should have been resolved but also we are witnessing a targeting of not only women but low-income women in an attempt to roll back access to health care. what do you make of the number? i was told 1100 bills on states across the country. i was astounded at that number. this has been you know, what we are seeing right now is a conversation this country has needed to have. unfortunately, it is happening with terrible gop overreach with a party that wants to roll back time and roll back women s access to health care but this has been going on. will they pay a price for it politically? they will pay a price because the framing work, so to speak, shows a majority, not just women, a majority of people see this as about women s health, not religious liberty. and they see the republicans as freedom limi