The National Organization For Women was formed during the turmoil of
the ’60s. For over 30 years NOW has championed women’s rights,
legalized abortion, and equal pay. Since its formation, NOW has been a
hard-core bastion of support for liberal Democrats.
On Oct. 13, 1999, the solid wall of support cracked wide open.
Marie-Jose Ragab, president of the NOW Dulles Chapter, issued a scathing
statement against the Clinton administration and the Democratic Party of
Virginia for supporting him. Ragab’s NOW chapter has called for a
“Republican majority” in Virginia elections.
“It is indeed a historic event,” stated Virginia Republican party
spokesman Tim Murtaugh. “It is a surprising and welcomed endorsement.
This the first time in 20 years that a Virginia NOW chapter has endorsed
Republican candidates. They are not a Republican group.”
“I’d like to point out the extraordinary courage it took to shake the
Democrat domination of NOW,” continued Murtaugh. “This is the first
group of women to break away from the dishonest Democrat campaign of
scare tactics and catering to the fears of mothers. Clearly the
Virginia Democrats refusal to condemn Bill Clinton shows that they are
siding against the legal rights of all women.”
Democrats, however, were quick to respond to the endorsement by the
northern Virginia based NOW chapter with counter-charges of their own.
“I believe the Dulles Chapter is a radical NOW chapter,” stated
Virginia Democrat party spokesman Craig Beiber. “Clearly, they are a
renegade group. This is no big surprise. The group is just showing
their Republican tendencies.”
“I think they need to explain themselves,” stated Beiber. “I’d like
to see them explain their support for Republican candidates such as
Virginia candidate Jim Jones who was convicted of sexual harassment
charges.”
According to the Roanoke Times, Jones, the current Republican
candidate for the Virginia 39th district State Senate, was convicted in
1993 on misdemeanor assault and battery charges for unlawfully touching
a 21-year-old woman who worked for him. The GOP was unaware of the
conviction against Jones and has questioned him about the charges.
“I do not see Republicans rushing to support Mr. Jones as the
Democrats rushed to aid Mr. Clinton,” stated Ragab during an exclusive
WorldNetDaily interview.
“I gladly accept the title of renegade when the cause is right,” said
Ragab. “A lot of corruption has been brought into the Women’s movement
by the Democrats. When they brought the Clintons into the White House I
knew right there that the organization was not going in the right
direction.”
Ragab noted that despite the recent historic announcement, there have
not been many calls from the press.
“No mainstream media will air an interview,” stated Ragab. “They
consider us to be untouchable because of the Clintons. Clinton fatigue
is not only affecting America but it is affecting the world. Clinton is
nearing a point of collapse. They are getting desperate with more and
more naked propaganda.”
“The Democrat party did something similar to what they do in the
third world, which is to put the wife in charge of all women,” explained
Ragab. “The moment Mrs. Clinton was in the White House she assumed
control of all women’s issues and silenced the other voices. This is a
way to control all women. This is a very bad thing to do.”
“For example, we have not heard any criticism of the Clinton
administration in the foreign policy field,” stated Ragab who, as a
representative of NOW, investigated international trafficking of women.
“Yet, the Clinton administration and the World Bank helped Thailand
organize and nationalize their prostitution business.”
“There are many countries around the world who are terrified about
getting a call from the White House, announcing a visit. They have to
empty schools so she can be applauded. They have to collect women
workers to applaud her husband. It is an enormous expense and amount of
pressure. The cost is horrendous.”
“There is something perverse about it,” said Ragab. “For the wife of
a President to come out and say, ‘I am in charge from now on for all the
women and children of this country and all the women and children of the
world’ is wrong. It stifles any discussion of the husband’s policy. It
is doomed to failure. This clashes with the position of a first lady in
a country with rights.”
“Bill Clinton was impeached and fined for perjury. Republicans saved
Title Seven and upheld the law. Democrats ridiculed Paula Jones and the
Republican house managers. They said it was all about sex. The
Democrats tried to break the sexual abuse laws.”
