The hypocrisy ran rampant during the congressional hearing on Planned Parenthood funding. The disrespect shown to Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards bordered on misogyny.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chair Jason Chaffetz should be ashamed of the entire hearing. The congressman's attacks on Cecile Richard illustrated that, in fact, his party's war on women is real. It is not made up.
Rep. Chaffetz attacked Cecile Richards for her salary. Richards is the president of a very large organization that services over 2.6 million citizens every year. She travels extensively throughout the country, ensuring that those that would attempt to bring down Planned Parenthood based on false premises are kept in check.
Chaffetz's attack drew a fierce response from Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings. He pointed out that while Planned Parenthood was never found to have done anything illegal, the president's compensation is being questioned. He then pointed out several corporations guilty of serious wrongdoing, whose presidents and chairpersons' compensation was never questioned. Cummings' articulation of the facts seemed to take Chaffetz by surprise. Watch the video above.
Those attacking Planned Parenthood are actually going against the will of the citizens. Americans support funding the organization. Daily Kos reports the following:
Shutting down the government in an effort to defund Planned Parenthood might be one of the least popular things Republicans could do:
American voters oppose 69 – 23 percent, including 56 – 36 percent among Republicans, shutting down the federal government in the dispute over funding Planned Parenthood, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released today.
Sadly, those attacking Planned Parenthood are behaving like schoolyard bullies. Citizens must speak up and ensure they are unsuccessful.
