Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Brookfield Shooting Is the Latest Battle in the War on Women « Student Activism

The Brookfield Shooting Is the Latest Battle in the War on Women « Student Activism:


The Brookfield Shooting Is the Latest Battle in the War on Women

“Now it’s a war on women? Tomorrow it’s going to be a war on left-handed Irishmen or something.”
—Paul Ryan, three days ago.
“But gosh, to tell our kids that before they have babies, they ought to think about getting married to someone — that’s a great idea… We can make changes in the way our culture works to help bring people away from violence.”
—Mitt Romney, five days ago.
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The alleged shooter in today’s mass shooting in Brookfield, Wisconsin is a man named Radcliffe Haughton. Mr. Haughton’s wife left him not long ago, and shortly thereafter someone slashed the tires of several cars in the