There were many great moments in tonight's State of The Union Speech, by President Barack Obama.
Here was just one of them ...
State of the Union 2014: President Obama Says Women Deserve Equal Pay
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ABC News -- Published on Jan 28, 2014
In his State of the Union address, the president says it's time to do away with "Mad Men" era policies.
Transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address as prepared for delivery
by Transcripts Editors for Transcripts and Documents -- Tue Jan 28, 2014
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Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, it’s an embarrassment. A woman deserves equal pay for equal work. She deserves to have a baby without sacrificing her job. A mother deserves a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship – and you know what, a father does, too. It’s time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a “Mad Men” episode. This year, let’s all come together – Congress, the White House, and businesses from Wall Street to Main Street – to give every woman the opportunity she deserves. Because I firmly believe when women succeed, America succeeds.
Now, women hold a majority of lower-wage jobs – but they’re not the only ones stifled by stagnant wages. Americans understand that some people will earn more than others, and we don’t resent those who, by virtue of their efforts, achieve incredible success. But Americans overwhelmingly agree that no one who works full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty.
In the year since I asked this Congress to raise the minimum wage, five states have passed laws to raise theirs. Many businesses have done it on their own. Nick Chute is here tonight with his boss, John Soranno. John’s an owner of Punch Pizza in Minneapolis, and Nick helps make the dough. Only now he makes more of it: John just gave his employees a raise, to ten bucks an hour – a decision that eased their financial stress and boosted their morale.
Tonight, I ask more of America’s business leaders to follow John’s lead and do what you can to raise your employees’ wages. To every mayor, governor, and state legislator in America, I say, you don’t have to wait for Congress to act; Americans will support you if you take this on. And as a chief executive, I intend to lead by example. Profitable corporations like Costco see higher wages as the smart way to boost productivity and reduce turnover. We should too. In the coming weeks, I will issue an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally-funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour – because if you cook our troops’ meals or wash their dishes, you shouldn’t have to live in poverty.
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Notice all the women applauding this call for "Equal Pay for Equal Work" for Women.
Those must be Democratic Women on their feet there backing a cause -- that ALL Americans should be able to agree on:
That a Woman's Work is worth WAY more than the typical 77 cent on that dollar, that the "equivalent" Man makes for the same work.
So where were the "equivalent" Republicans,
on their feet, cheering for this Land of Opportunity, decidedly
American cause?
No where to be seen here, despite their other lecturing attempts to woo the Female Vote -- one demographic that they so desperately need ... if they are to remain relevant.
It's little wonder the GOP does so poorly with attracting the votes American Women -- because even the GOP Women fail to stand up for the issues of equality, of equal pay, of equal rights for America's Women.
Apparently even GOP Women, like living in an episode of the 1960's "Mad Men" ... as much as the GOP Men do:
Republican: I Voted Against Equal Pay for Women Because We Have Enough Laws
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David Pakman Show David Pakman Show -- May 7, 2013
-- Republican New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte says she voted against equal pay for women because there are already enough laws about labor.
Who needs Laws anyways? And why do the Republicans
want to become Law-makers for, anyways?
With "allies" like that in the GOP, is it any wonder American Women, have gone to the Party that fights for them and their Equality (as we just saw in the SOTU)
-- instead of the party that only dishes our platitudes and excuse, a Do-Nothing party that encourages them to just to "learn to live with it" (that 77 cents) ... and while you're at "Just Try Harder, Hon."
Because passing actual Laws about it -- well that's just a waste of time for the Mad Men (and the Women that put up with them) in the "good old days" of the G.O.P.