Saturday, April 26, 2008

I <3 nerve.com

A daily piece of FYI courtesy of nerve.com:
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McCain Opposes Equal Pay For Women Because It Leads To "All Sorts Of Problems"
Posted by Katie Halper

John McCain is putting his foot down on the necks of uppity working women who will NOT shut up about being paid less than men.

The presidential nominee came out against the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a bill seeking equal pay for women (which Republicans killed earlier this week, thank God). Although McCain is "in favor of pay equity for women," in theory, he opposes the legislation that would mandate it, in fact, because it "opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems." McCain is the only presidential candidate who is man enough to admit that civil rights, like women, should stay out of the public sphere. And Daddy McCain knows best: what these women need is “education and training," not equality! If only hysterical women were more rational and focused more on education, they wouldn't be so distracted by the fact that they're paid less than men.

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