Political Quotes

“one out of four women in this country has been a victim of sexual assault. This is an epidemic, and it tells me-- and I think the vast majority of the American people--that we need a culture change in the way boys and men respond to women. Last night, the President of the United States--instead of understanding that we have to change our culture, instead of understanding that we have to make it easier for women who have been victims of sexual assault to come forward and tell their stories--got up on a podium in Mississippi and mocked Dr. Ford, made fun of her. Here is a woman who has come forward to do what she thought was right as an American citizen, understanding from day one that she would be attacked by political opponents. The result of her having come forward was that she has received death threats; she has been separated from her children; and she has had Nazis protesting outside her house. That is what she has gone through, and the President's response to her courage is to mock her, to make fun of her. What kind of message does that send to women and men all over this country--women who are struggling to determine whether, when they come forward, they will be laughed at, they will be rejected? The President of the United States should lead this country in changing that type of culture, making it easier for women to come forward and tell their stories, making it clear to boys and men that in this country, that type of behavior is unacceptable.…”