I enjoyed this back and forth between Robin and Jonathan, from 1991,but I had to look up,
Park Overall from Tennessee. I had no idea (from wiki):
Overall believes that the government's role is to be "stewards of this planet, and of our people, and of this great nation."[1] She argues that tax dollars should be used for infrastructure, roads, libraries, schools, and "services that made this country great."[1]
Stating that she grew up in a household with an AFL-CIO ashtray on the dinner table, Overall has spoken in favor of labor unions, and warns that Republicans have "stolen" the language of unions, successfully redefining terms like "good benefits" and "pensions" as "a string of cusswords."[1]
Overall is pro-gay marriage, arguing that same-sex couples are guaranteed the right to marry by the 14th Amendment. In response to President Obama's May 2012 endorsement of the legalization of gay marriage, Overall released a statement saying, "Hallelujah and what took so long?"[16]
Overall has frequently criticized state lawmakers for passing restrictions on abortion. In her Jackson Day keynote address in Nashville on April 5, 2012, she mocked the Tennessee state legislature for passing a bill requiring abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges, stating, "if you have an abortion, you have to have a doctor who has in-house privileges, but keep in mind, the guy who does my botox and lips doesn't."[1] She also accused Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell of not knowing the meaning of "transvaginal", referring to McDonnell's initial support (which he later withdrew) of a measure that would have required a transvaginal ultrasound for women seeking an abortion.[1]
In January 2016, Overall endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President, but has stated she will support whoever is the Democratic nominee.[17]
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