this is nancy cohen here. what i see looking at focus on the family, concerned women for america, a number of other group where's right wing women are organizing is that they may not be with santorum against consensual sex and contraception for married couples, but they do define the pill and tirhe ied a board, and i see these as conservative women in some ways driving politicians to a place that's very dangerous for them. and i know that you've struggled within the party to preserve a place for fiscally conservative and small government women against this religious fundamentalism in the party. so what i'm wondering is, you know, is there an active debate among the women in the party where women more like you are trying to push back against this fundamental lymph? >> there certainly is. and, again, we don't make it as public as we used to. perhaps that's a mistake and it should change. certainly cwa, which would not tell you they are a republican organization although they do have a great deal of influence wit

nancy cohen, polar liezing america. would like your assessment of my high pott thinks. >> i think you're right, but we're seeing something that's appalling if it weren't so hilarious. if we understood the history of the sexual counter revolution that's been going on for 40 years, it wouldn't be as surprising. >> give us a sense of what it is we're not understanding at at least on a federal political level, even if we understand it in our communities, that you think they need to understand. >> they tell a story of how a small group of reactionaries who want to control sex have hijacked our politics. it goes back 40 years. the sexual revolution and gay rights movement. it really changed america tremendously. birth control did used to be illegal. gay sex was a criminal act in every state. i mean, shocking. so americans are totally fine with these changes. >> you mean communities are fine? >> except for the small minority who has hijacked the republican party. >> and that minority we see today are men, but in your book, you

nancy brinker, cohen's executive director denied the linkage, but a board member confirmed the strategyssue is not so much about breast cancer as it is about abortion. meanwhile what about planned parenthood? planned parenthood screens one out of every five women in this country. so a big story. >> and a lot of folks that i wouldn't expect to speak out on the issue i heard talking about it, putting it on facebook, tweeting about it. so i'm not surprised that there was a reversal, but i am surprised it happened so past. >> most people matt connection that even many who are pro-life did not want to see low income women suffer. so public outrage as you said was just amazing. within 72 hours, planned parenthood raised $3 million. that's a pretty good chunk of change. so a lot going on here. all seven komen affiliates in california 2k3457demanded rever. but the real weight of the anger came on line. various petitions that quickly gathered thousands of signatures. it was a firestorm that became so great that komen reversed course. >> the internet plays all kinds of roles. but this morning we'

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