Mr. McCain goes to Inez (KY) and tells us what women need

The Writing Corner by Beth Wellington | Apr. 30, 2008 (Opinion)

April 23, the press covered Senator John McCain's stop in Inez, KY on his "It's Time for Action" campaign tour, seeking to emphasize his attention to powerless in our country. As he campaigned in rural eastern Kentucky, where poverty is worse among women than men, McCain suggested what women need is education and training while talking about Ms. Ledbetter's case and the law before Congress to address a Supreme Court decision which reversed an award in her ... Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 5, 2008

The article makes some good points, but in a somewhat circular style. The McCain attempt to blame the victims by implying they do not have enough education so they do not get equal pay with men who also have that same education is so illogical to start with, it almost speaks for itself. The catchall palliative of more education is used when jobs are outsourced to cheap international labor, and used here to try to avoid treating the root cause which is gender discrimination.

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