This is his way of trying to get Trump's voters?
Miriam
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Subject: [blind-democracy] “Joe Biden’s Support of the Hyde Amendment Makes Him
Unfit to Lead”
Food for thought.
Carl Jarvis
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When the news broke yesterday, even many of Joe Biden’s supporters voiced
alarm. The New York Times reported that his campaign had confirmed Biden
supports the Hyde Amendment, “a measure that prohibits the use of federal funds
for abortion” -- with the only exceptions being “cases involving rape, incest
and when the life of the mother is in danger.”
The Hyde Amendment “disproportionately affects economically disadvantaged women
and women of color,” the Times noted. Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL
Pro-Choice America, “said Mr. Biden’s stance would be disqualifying for an
endorsement during the primary.” She declared: “We would never support someone
who supported Hyde, period.”
Biden has doubled down on favoring extremely discriminatory policies
-- depriving low-income women of their rights to reproductive choice.
Unfortunately, despite his “Lunch Bucket Joe” image, Biden has often backed
policies unfair to people without economic privilege. But we’re not getting
much accurate information about his record from corporate media.
That’s why RootsAction is now launching the Biden Fact Squad.
Here are two important ways you can help get the Biden Fact Squad off to a
strong start.
** Click here and contribute what you can to support the launch of the Biden
Fact Squad nationwide.
** Share via social media the contents of a RootsAction flier that had major
impact at last weekend’s California Democratic Party convention. You can do
that by clicking on “ Joe Biden: Facts .”
Last weekend, we helped change the narrative at the gathering of California
Democrats. As the Washington Post reported: “Anyone who spent more than 10
minutes at the convention was handed a two-sided document from the group
RootsAction.”
Bloomberg News explained that our organization had distributed fliers
“featuring quotes in which Biden praised Vice President Mike Pence and defended
billionaires.”
Bloomberg also reported that “anti-Biden sentiment was palpable throughout the
convention, where delegates expressed frustration with both his candidacy and
his absence” -- and RootsAction “even distributed fliers that featured quotes
from Biden and criticisms of his record.”
What we did in California last weekend needs to happen elsewhere around the
country. With your help, RootsAction’s new Biden Fact Squad can have a big
impact.
Your help now can
make a real difference
as the Biden Fact Squad gets rolling!
Corporate power and corporate media have elevated Joe Biden to frontrunner
status. But if we organize effectively, we can clear the path for a progressive
Democratic ticket that can defeat Donald Trump and help transform our country.
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Thank you!
Background:
Food for Thought.Danielle Campoamor, Washington Post:
