RJ Sidesteps Angle’s Record on Women’s Issues
In yet another transparent effort to bolster embattled Republican Senate Candidate Sharron Angle, the Las Vegas Review-Journal put out an all-call for women voters, without reviewing Angle’s record, and without even talking to the candidate herself.
Don’t believe me? Take a look at the front page of the Review-Journal yourself, which cries “Angle needs female voters”. The text below that reads “Picking up more votes from women may make the difference between winning and losing against Harry Reid,” then directs readers to a story about Angle’s potential of becoming the state’s first female U.S. Senator, even though her dangerous positions are wildly out of step with Nevadans.
Sadly, the Review-Journal never actually gave readers any insight into Angle’s record on issues important to women. Even worse, it appears the paper either didn’t question the candidate herself or failed to note that she declined comment as she continues to hide in her underground bunker to avoid reporters and Nevada voters. Further, the reporter behind the story never contacted the Reid campaign for comment.
Had the Review-Journal reviewed Angle’s record, the paper would have noticed that she:
- Believes it is wrong and unacceptable for both parents to work;
- Thinks abortion causes breast cancer;
- Opposes requiring insurance companies to cover mammograms and maternity leave;
- Voted against making it easier for women to access their OB-GYN, and;
- Wants to eliminate the Department of Education, the agency that distributes financial aid for college and sets standards for education.
And that’s just scratching the surface. For example, would Angle have supported the Lilly Ledbetter Act championed by Sen. Reid, which guarantees equal pay regardless of gender? We don't know because the Review-Journal didn't ask.
Hopefully, in the future, the Review-Journal will ask Angle about her positions on all issues that matter to Nevadans. If she continues to duck, rather than providing cover, the Review-Journal has a responsibility to call her out on it.
Angle: Families With Two Working Parents Are Wrong and Unacceptable. In October 2009, Sharron Angle told the Gazette-Journal, "Right now, we say in a traditional home one parent
stays home with the children and the other provides the financial support for that family. That is the acceptable and right thing to do. If we begin to expand that, not only do we dilute the resources
that are available, we begin to dilute things like health care, retirement, all the things offered to families that help them be a family." [Reno Gazette-Journal, 10/22/09]
ANGLE BELIEVES ABORTION CAUSES BREAST CANCER.
Angle Sponsored Legislation Associating Abortion With Breast Cancer. In 1999, the Associated Press reported Angle proposed a bill that "would have required doctors to inform women
seeking abortions about a controversial theory linking an increased risk of breast cancer with abortion." Angle said she was pro-life and would like to see Nevada's abortion law overturned. When
Angle introduced the legislation again in 2001, the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote that critics responded by saying the alleged link was not supported by scientific evidence, calling the bill a
"scare tactic." [Associated Press, 4/10/1999; Las Vegas Review Journal, 2/16/2001]
ANGLE WANTS TO ELIMINATE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Angle Would Eliminate Departments Of Education And Energy. In a March 2010 e-interview with the conservative website Nevada News and Views, Sharron Angle told the site her
proposed federal cuts "Should include the Department of Education, Department of Energy ...I include these cuts in my economic policy for taking back our government." [Nevada News and Views, 3/22/2010]
Angle Voted Against Covering Contraception And Hormone Replacement Therapy For WomEn. Angle in 1999 opposed AB 60, which required health insurance companies to cover prescription drugs and devices relating to contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women. AB 60 passed the Assembly on a 38-4 vote. [AB 60, 4/16/99]
Landra Reid Testified Legislation Would Reduce “Unintended Pregnancies And Abortions.” According to a February 1999 article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, “Landra Reid testified before two legislative hearings on bills that would require both the state and private insurance companies to cover prescription contraceptives used by their policyholders. The bills are patterned after federal legislation sponsored by her husband. 'If men had to buy contraceptive drugs and devices, the insurance industry would cover them,' Landra Reid testified. 'The health industry has done a poor job of responding to women's health needs.' She said the proposals would reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2/16/99]
Angle Said State Shouldn’t Require Coverage Of Contraception And Hormone Replacement Therapy. In April 1999 the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote, “Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, R-Reno, blasted the bill, saying it only would lead to higher costs for insurance and the state should not mandate additional coverage.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2/16/99]
Angle Voted Against Making It Easier for WomEn To Access Their OB-GYN. Angle in 1999 was one of only two votes in the Assembly opposing legislation that prohibited health insurers from requiring women to receive authorization from their primary care physicians before they receive gynecological or obstetrical services from another physician. AB 515 was adopted by the Assembly on a 40-2 vote. [AB 515, 4/19/99]
RJ Sidesteps Angle’s Record on Women’s Issues
In yet another transparent effort to bolster embattled Republican Senate Candidate Sharron Angle, the Las Vegas Review-Journal put out an all-call for women voters, without reviewing Angle’s record, and without even talking to the candidate herself.
Don’t believe me? Take a look at the front page of the Review-Journal yourself, which cries “Angle needs female voters”. The text below that reads “Picking up more votes from women may make the difference between winning and losing against Harry Reid,” then directs readers to a story about Angle’s potential of becoming the state’s first female U.S. Senator, even though her dangerous positions are wildly out of step with Nevadans.
Sadly, the Review-Journal never actually gave readers any insight into Angle’s record on issues important to women. Even worse, it appears the paper either didn’t question the candidate herself or failed to note that she declined comment as she continues to hide in her underground bunker to avoid reporters and Nevada voters. Further, the reporter behind the story never contacted the Reid campaign for comment.
Had the Review-Journal reviewed Angle’s record, the paper would have noticed that she:
- Believes it is wrong and unacceptable for both parents to work;
- Thinks abortion causes breast cancer;
- Opposes requiring insurance companies to cover mammograms and maternity leave;
- Voted against making it easier for women to access their OB-GYN, and;
- Wants to eliminate the Department of Education, the agency that distributes financial aid for college and sets standards for education.
And that’s just scratching the surface. For example, would Angle have supported the Lilly Ledbetter Act championed by Sen. Reid, which guarantees equal pay regardless of gender? We don't know because the Review-Journal didn't ask.
Hopefully, in the future, the Review-Journal will ask Angle about her positions on all issues that matter to Nevadans. If she continues to duck, rather than providing cover, the Review-Journal has a responsibility to call her out on it.
Angle: Families With Two Working Parents Are Wrong and Unacceptable. In October 2009, Sharron Angle told the Gazette-Journal, "Right now, we say in a traditional home one parent
stays home with the children and the other provides the financial support for that family. That is the acceptable and right thing to do. If we begin to expand that, not only do we dilute the resources
that are available, we begin to dilute things like health care, retirement, all the things offered to families that help them be a family." [Reno Gazette-Journal, 10/22/09]
ANGLE BELIEVES ABORTION CAUSES BREAST CANCER.
Angle Sponsored Legislation Associating Abortion With Breast Cancer. In 1999, the Associated Press reported Angle proposed a bill that "would have required doctors to inform women
seeking abortions about a controversial theory linking an increased risk of breast cancer with abortion." Angle said she was pro-life and would like to see Nevada's abortion law overturned. When
Angle introduced the legislation again in 2001, the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote that critics responded by saying the alleged link was not supported by scientific evidence, calling the bill a
"scare tactic." [Associated Press, 4/10/1999; Las Vegas Review Journal, 2/16/2001]
ANGLE WANTS TO ELIMINATE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Angle Would Eliminate Departments Of Education And Energy. In a March 2010 e-interview with the conservative website Nevada News and Views, Sharron Angle told the site her
proposed federal cuts "Should include the Department of Education, Department of Energy ...I include these cuts in my economic policy for taking back our government." [Nevada News and Views, 3/22/2010]
Angle Voted Against Covering Contraception And Hormone Replacement Therapy For WomEn. Angle in 1999 opposed AB 60, which required health insurance companies to cover prescription drugs and devices relating to contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women. AB 60 passed the Assembly on a 38-4 vote. [AB 60, 4/16/99]
Landra Reid Testified Legislation Would Reduce “Unintended Pregnancies And Abortions.” According to a February 1999 article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, “Landra Reid testified before two legislative hearings on bills that would require both the state and private insurance companies to cover prescription contraceptives used by their policyholders. The bills are patterned after federal legislation sponsored by her husband. 'If men had to buy contraceptive drugs and devices, the insurance industry would cover them,' Landra Reid testified. 'The health industry has done a poor job of responding to women's health needs.' She said the proposals would reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2/16/99]
Angle Said State Shouldn’t Require Coverage Of Contraception And Hormone Replacement Therapy. In April 1999 the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote, “Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, R-Reno, blasted the bill, saying it only would lead to higher costs for insurance and the state should not mandate additional coverage.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2/16/99]
Angle Voted Against Making It Easier for WomEn To Access Their OB-GYN. Angle in 1999 was one of only two votes in the Assembly opposing legislation that prohibited health insurers from requiring women to receive authorization from their primary care physicians before they receive gynecological or obstetrical services from another physician. AB 515 was adopted by the Assembly on a 40-2 vote. [AB 515, 4/19/99]
