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To The Contrary Podcast, November 13, 2009
TTC panelists discuss: Republican Carly Fiorina's campaign to unseat Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer; the Stupak Amendment in the House's health reform bill; and Irene Vilar's memoir about her past addiction to abortion. The panelists are: (in order of opening question response) Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy; PoliticsDaily.com's Editor-in-Chief Melinda Henneberger; and The Washington Times' Amanda Carpenter.
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TTC panelists discuss: Republican Carly Fiorina's campaign to unseat Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer; the Stupak Amendment in the House's health reform bill; and Irene Vilar's memoir about her past addiction to abortion. The panelists are: (in order of opening question response) Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy; PoliticsDaily.com's Editor-in-Chief Melinda Henneberger; and The Washington Times' Amanda Carpenter.
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Discussion on how Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) should handle GOP candidate Carly Fiorina's campaign attack strategy:
"This is a strategy to tap into her image as an angry feminist and she's getting hammered on it from both GOP Senate primary candidates. The best thing she can do is ignore it."
"This is a strategy to tap into her image as an angry feminist and she's getting hammered on it from both GOP Senate primary candidates. The best thing she can do is ignore it."
~Amanda Carpenter, The Washington Times~
"With a challenger that laid off 28,000 workers, sent American jobs overseas, who until recently did not even vote, I think Senator Boxer
has a chance of overcoming this incident and getting re-elected."
~Patricia Sosa, Former Clinton Appointee~
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