Women From The United States

"My goal with 'Slowpoke' is to present a solidly-written piece of humor that usually entails some form of social or political commentary exposing distinctly ludicrous aspects of American life."

"Anyone who thinks there's no difference between Democrats and Republicans is a dingdong, Lots of people generalize that they're the same because they both pander to corporate interests. It's true: we live in a plutocracy condoned by a totally ignorant public...I'm not saying Democrats are perfect, but I think there are a lot of good, well-meaning people trapped in the system"

"A lot of my comics are informed by my background in cultural anthropology. That's what I majored in during college. I thought I was going to go to grad school and become a professor. There's a fair amount of overlap between cultural anthropology and cartooning, in that both are about observing culture and deconstructing all these things that we think are normal and set in stone. I've always found it fascinating to look at how we live and question why we do what we do. In college I started reading underground comics by Robert Crumb and Peter Bagge, and I was exposed to Matt Groening's Life in Hell and Roz Chast and Tom Tomorrow for the first time. I actually wrote my senior thesis about a womens' underground comics collective called the Twisted Sisters. One of my favorite cartoonists from this group was the awesomely funky Leslie Sternbergh, who I had the pleasure of befriending years later. Eventually, I got tired of writing papers and burned out on academia. I started to think that maybe I wasn't going to go to grad school, I was just going to draw cartoons."

"Are we not allowed to be Palestinian on Instagram? This, to me, is bullying. I am proud to be Palestinian (from my father descendent)."

"One of the things that we need to take from this moment is that this isn’t just about abortion and it’s not going to end with abortion. But if we are going to register any kind of objections, we need a functioning, healthy democracy. And that’s the first thing that they have disrupted."

"Marriage has played a critical role in the operation of the criminal justice system, including serving as a defense to crime and as a form of punishment"

"[ Gay rights, contraceptives, certain fertility treatments and even interracial marriage ] are imperiled because they’re all rooted in that right to privacy. All of this has been implied because they’re understood to be core, basic human rights. You don’t need the state to recognize them because they are vested in you by virtue of being a human."

"Just your weekly reminder that this won't end with abortion.... protections for same-sex marriage, contraception, and individual autonomy that are not explicit in the Constitution are up for grabs, too."

"The study of religion opens the human capacity for beauty, meaning, and an awareness of something more than ourselves."

"Susan Harvey has almost single-handedly established an entire sub-field of studies on women and gender in the Syrian Orient."

"Our culture idolizes athletes, and God has really blessed my career. But at the end of the day, you want something that's eternal. We were made for so much more than fame or power, and coming to that realization has really made me say, "God, you know that’s best for me and that's what I want, too.""

"Thanks to the bipartisan auto insurance reform I signed, nearly $2.2 billion has been put back in people’s pockets and another $800 million is yet to come... These refunds will help families pay the bills and put food on the table as we keep growing our economy, creating more good-paying jobs, and lowering costs."

"I’m here because, over the past year, the people of Michigan showed up. At town halls, at rallies, and in record numbers on Election Day. I am so grateful that you did. But our work is just beginning. That’s why, today, I’m asking you to keep showing up."

"I think of myself as someone who is progressive but also can get stuff done... And I don’t vilify people that don’t see the world precisely the same way I do. I’m not arrogant enough to think that I’m always right."

"At a time when too many people want to separate us by building walls, we here in Michigan are going to get back to building bridges together. The story of the Mackinac Bridge reminds us that we can do great things when we work together."

"Just because you’re a survivor doesn’t mean that every claim is equal, it means we give them the ability to make their case. And then to make a judgment that is informed."

"Many will question whether we can protect our families and bolster our economy by fixing those damn roads. They may not believe we have the ingenuity to solve the literacy crisis. And no doubt, some are betting against our ability to close the skills gap. But we are up to it, Michigan."

"We are in the worst moment of this pandemic to date. The situation has never been more dire. We are at the precipice and we need to take some action."

"We have always defied the odds. And we are going to do it again, together. We are going to prove that our shared future is more powerful than the issues that divide us."

"When a child comes into school versus the end of the school year, how much they’ve grown is really what tells you if what we’re doing in our schools is successful."

"I was considered the most progressive person the whole time I was in the legislature, I negotiated health care, I negotiated a minimum wage increase. I told my story of sexual assault when women's health was on the line. I wrote the Michigan 2020, which was a free college plan, before Bernie Sanders ever offered it on the national level. I am proud to be a progressive."

"I'm so sorry to hear of Jeff's passing. He laid the groundwork in so many ways for the LGBTQ advocacy taking place across Michigan still today. He will be missed by many, though his legacy will live on through those he inspired throughout his life."

"In an era when so many women are stepping up to lead, I'm hoping people will focus on our ideas and accomplishments instead of our appearance."

"We worked hard, we got it done, we made recreational marijuana legal in the state of Michigan."

"Over 20 years ago I was a victim of rape. And thank God it didn’t result in a pregnancy. Because I can’t imagine going through what I went through and then having to consider what to do about an unwanted pregnancy from an attacker."

"Let’s fix our roads, and be the state that’s not paralyzed by partisanship, but works together. And create the blueprint for rebuilding America’s crumbling infrastructure. Let’s show the rest of the country how to solve America’s literacy crisis, and show them what good government actually looks like."

"To have a federal administration that continues to attack, divide [the Latino community], and create racial unrest is disgusting."

"The Supreme Court appears poised to overturn 50 years of constitutional protections for women to access to safe and legal abortions. This decision is catastrophic and will have consequences that will negatively impact generations"

"This old, outdated statute criminalizing health care providers is an embarrassment. That removing it was even a debate, much less a difficult vote for some senators, is inexplicable to me."

"The old criminal abortion law of this state, only one of nine left in the entire country, must go. Bring me that bill and I will sign it."

"A governor can't fix global inflation. But what we can do is take actions to keep more money in people's pockets, protect our right to make our own decisions about our bodies."

"She's a contender, If President Biden decides not to seek reelection, do not underestimate her chances for the Democratic nomination and the White House"

"I can tell you we stayed focused on the fundamentals, right, whether it's fixing the damn roads or making sure our kids are back on track after an incredible disruption in their learning, or just simply solving problems and being honest with the people."

"Whitmer is Pabst Blue Ribbon with just the right measure of Merlot. There will no doubt be some governor in any post-Biden mix. I don’t spot another with more potential than Whitmer."

"The ability to decide when and whether to have a child is the biggest economic decision a woman will make."

"They want abortion to be a felony, no exceptions for rape or incest. That's the kind of legislature that I'm working with. That's the kind of matchup I'm going to have this fall. And that's why this is such a scary moment for Michigan women and our families."

"It is really incredible about the depth of which they figure out what makes you tick, how you got to be where you are and what you did in every component of the course of your personal and professional life since you were in high school."

"We will always work with anyone who actually wants to solve a problem because there's nothing more important than the people of this state to us — all of the people of this state."

"I plan enthusiastically to serve for four years and leave the state in better shape than we are even right now, I think our future is bright. I’m excited about being at the helm."

"I love state government because the work that we do, you can see the results, I'm close to the people that I serve, and this is where I want to be. So all the reports in the world don't change any of that. That's who I am. That's what my focus is, and I'm grateful to be right here."

"None of this happens in a vacuum, but those are a couple things that I think continue to be real priorities for me."

"Democrats were fighting to solve problems but also protect our ability to make our own decisions about our bodies. These are fundamental, core issues."

"New Mexico is at the breaking point."

"Remember guys, whenever Israel bombs any country or innocent child, it’s because Hamas and human shields. But if anybody retaliates against them, it’s an automatic holocaust."

"I think maybe the feds definitely killed Martin Luther King Junior."

"I actually don’t have any problems at all with the word 'nationalism.' I think that the definition gets poisoned by elitists that actually want globalism. Globalism is what I don't want. Whenever we say nationalism, the first thing people think about, at least in America, is Hitler. He was a national socialist. But if Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, OK, fine. The problem is that he wanted, he had dreams outside of Germany. He wanted to globalise. He wanted everybody to be German, everybody to be speaking German. Everybody to look a different way. To me, that's not nationalism."

"Hitler was a homicidal, psychotic maniac and there is no excuse or defense ever for everything that he did. Hitler was putting German Jews into concentration camps and murdering. He was a mass murderer. No, I'm saying Hitler wasn't a nationalist."

"Joe Biden is a domestic terrorist."

"In earnest, can someone explain to me why our invasion of Iraq over alleged weapons of mass destruction which were never found, during which time we slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, did not result in America being ejected from the global financial world?"

"As the fighting has now reached densely populated areas and across the country, we expect child casualties to increase. We also expect the displacement crisis to continue growing rapidly. As of yesterday, UNHCR was reporting an excess of 1.7 million refugees fleeing to hosting countries. Half of the people on the move are children. UNICEF is working closely with UNHCR to reach them with protection and assistance in receiving countries."