Battleground Iowa Archive

By Emily Geiger Seriously, can we have someone besides Jason Clayworth write about gay marriage for the Register? What’s Tom Beaumont doing? Heck, I’d even take Jennifer Jacobs. Apparently Kathie Obradovich is too busy trying out texting and driving, so I'm not even going to ask about her. Or do they keep assigning the ... Full story

By Emily Geiger So much to talk about, so little time. Let’s get started Tebow Ad In short, a missed opportunity. The tackling version was stupid (and no, not because it incites violence, which only stupid people would believe). The other version was okay, but could have been a little more… okay, a lot more direct. ... Full story

By Emily Geiger So, if Planned Parenthood really wanted to “celebrate” every woman’s decision, then why are they threatening CBS and trying to keep the ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mom off the air during the Super Bowl? That doesn’t sound like celebrating every woman’s decision to me…. But then again, ... Full story

By Emily Geiger We found out last week that Planned Parenthood is trying to get itself another subsidy by pushing for legislation that would provided state funded birth control and vasectomies for people who earn up to 300 percent of the poverty level. We already pay for this for people who earn up to 200 hundred ... Full story

By Emily Geiger What has happened to our daughters today? Why do teenage girls have no respect for themselves? Around the time of the Bill Clinton/ Monica saga, we started hearing news stories every other week about the epidemic of oral sex among teenagers, particularly stories about teenage girls (and sometimes girls so young they aren’t even ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Think reality TV is as low as it can go? Think again. Okay, so maybe this isn’t technically TV, but there is an internet-based reality show available for your viewing pleasure right now where the viewers get to “vote” on whether or not women in various situations should have an abortion. The women involved ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Just when you thought that Planned Parenthood hadn’t gained enough inroads into our society through access to our public schools and access to our tax dollars, we see that they are at it again. There is now a bill pending in the Iowa Statehouse that would fund birth control for all women (and vasectomies for ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Q: What is it that the Planned Parenthood and the NOW crowd don’t want you to see during the Super Bowl? A: Um, probably those stupid misogynistic Go Daddy.com commercials with half naked chicks and mud wrestling. A: Nope. Guess again. Q: I give up. What don’t Planned Parenthood and NOW want ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I am still amazed at the blatant sexism shown to women in politics… particularly conservative women. Last night, I caught the snippets of the radio interview during which now-Democrat Arlen Spector went off on Rep. Michele Bachmann. Bachmann’s perceived slight? As best I can tell, Bachmann had the audacity to answer the host’s ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Socialized Medicine Hard at Work for Men and Women and Men/Women So, you know how Michael Moore thought healthcare in Cuba was so great. Newsflash: it’s not. But, if you are willing to have surgery in completely unsanitary conditions, the state will pay for your sex change operation. See what we have ... Full story