Women Should Be Outraged!

I wanted to share the letter from Nancy Pelosi about current congressional hearings on women's access to birth control. Regardless of your religious beliefs, women should be outraged at the "good old boy" attitude these Republicans have toward women in general. I guess women are to be quite, barefoot and pregnant while they let the men make all the decisions. It has been less than a hundred years in this country since women fought and earned their right to vote. What next? Will the Republicans telling women to shut up today be trying to take away that right tomorrow?

Her letter follows: 
Last week, the nation was appalled that Republicans held a hearing on women’s access to birth control coverage that included a panel with five men and no women.

Now, they’ve gone a step further.

In a last-minute move, House Republicans have apparently changed their own rules to deny televised testimony from Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student that Republicans refused to let testify last week.

Will you immediately sign our petition calling on Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Cantor, and House Administration Committee Chairman Dan Lungren to reverse their disgraceful decision to deny Sandra the right to have her testimony televised?
http://dccc.org/Let-Sandra-Speak

It is unacceptable that Republicans would once again deny women the right to publicly testify about women’s health care. It is up to all of us to speak out against this shameful censorship.
Act quickly: the hearing is set for tomorrow morning. Add your name >>

Thank you,

Nancy

Shark Radio Interview Tonight 10 PM EST

My interview on View From the Edge Radio Show on Shark Radio tonight at 10 PM EST Follow the Link http://www.sharkradionetwork.com/index.html

Sorry Folks Host Is Sick and Rescheduled for Next Week

Sorry all, the host asked me to reschedule for next Thursday same bat time same bat channel. I'll be doing to interviews and both can be heard on Shark Radio. I post more details later in the week.

Slab Radio Interview Tonight

My next radio interview will be on the show The Slab at 8PM EST tonight. Follow the link below and click the listen live link. http://theslabradio.net/word/ai1ec_event/frank-g-poe-jr/?instance_id=

The Political Poet Poetry Competition in Honor of Robert Frost

The Political Poet Poetry Competition in Honor of Robert Frost

April is National Poetry Month, and The Political Poet is having a poetry competition in honor one of the most celebrated poets and humanist, Robert Frost.


"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself." Robert Frost

The competition is free, no entry fee, but limited to three poems per person. Poems of any length, style, form, structured or free verse. Your poem(s) must be in English. Any subject matter is acceptable, but anything deemed derogatory to anyone due to race, religion or sexual preference will be removed. By submitting to this competition, poets are verifying they are your poems your original work, and you must not assign or license to any other party any copyrights or other rights in your poems. Poems should not contain material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, pornographic, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable. In other words, your poems must be suitable to be posted on an unrestricted web site that minors access.

Contest open to individual persons who are 18 or older as of the time of their initial entry. Current and former employees, contractors, directors, and officers of The Political Poet, or Dark Butterfly Publications, their immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and those living in the same domicile therewith are ineligible. Sorry, contest is open to United States residents only. Poets living outside the USA can submit poems for posting consideration, but they are ineligible for prizes. Minors under the age of 18 can now submit poems to the competition, but all entries must follow previously posted guidelines and be accompanied with a signed statement granting permission from one of the minor’s parents or legal guardians. Prizes won by a minor will be shipped to the parent or legal guardian.

Email submissions to poeplace@aol.com and put The Political Poet Poetry Competition in the subject line, or send submissions by regular mail to The Political Poet, PO Box 90, Falmouth, KY 41040.

Include your name, address, email, and phone (optional) with your submission(s). Deadline for submissions is March 22, 2012. Finalists will be notified by March 31, 2012, and their names posted on The Political Poet blog along with honorable mentions.

The top 5 actual poems will be posted on The Political Poet web page throughout April, 2012.

Prizes
1st place gets $50.00
2nd place gets $25.00
3rd place gets $15.00
4th and 5th place get Star Child and 13 More Twisted Tales t-shirts.

Estimated prize values including postage: 1st ($50.00) 2nd ($25) 3rd ($15.00) 4th/5th ($10.00)

Interview Rescheduled

Slab Radio host back and our interview is rescheduled for next Thursday. For details follow the link below. 
http://theslabradio.net/word/ai1ec_event/frank-g-poe-jr/?instance_id