4. Planned Parenthood in Election

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In Jayne Lyn Stahl's 2012 elections blog "Women are the New Illegals", she addresses the concern of Republicans cutting down funds for Planned Parenthood, therefore limiting women from competing for the same jobs and more importantly their rise to equality. Stahl refers to women as "illegal immigrants" into the workforce because men of the past generation are unaccustomed to women not housekeeping and out competing for blue and white collar jobs. As a result, these men would be more likely to vote for the Republican candidates (Romney, Santorum, Gingrich), especially rich white males. Arguing that the pro-choice/pro-life debate has caused a sharper contrast between the two parties, Stahl sees through Republican candidate Romney's campaign that if he wins the presidency the Supreme Court will also be swayed and push back progress on establishing equal rights. 

This article interested be because the topic captured what we learned from Unit 1 about how the systems of government link together to work with Unit 2's explanations for citizen participation (through voting, writing to officials, etc.).  After learning about the recent increase in the number of women voters, I wonder how this blog implying sexism of the Republican party influence the votes of women and men. I agree with Stahl to a certain extent. Throughout my generation, I have noticed more women holding all types of jobs including those with high pay correlated with the increase of women attending colleges. I don't agree that we need a Democratic party in order to improve equality, which Stuhl believes the Republican candidates just turns their head in the presence of the nation's inequality issues and focus on border control instead. Perhaps if the people demand a change, a Republican in office would address the issue just as a Democratic president would. 

However while reading, it was important for me to keep in mind that The Smirking Chimp contains more liberal blogs. This became apparent in Stahl's opinionated commentary about  the U.S. needing "half a century, and a Democratic administration, to achieve" safeguards for equality. Stahl targets readers who share her left-leaning views, mostly Democrats, and those who are interested or concerned about the Republican candidate's plans. Consequently, this author is not 100% credible due to her bias views and possibly slanted information to persuade the reader into reconsidering the Republican party's commitment to equality.