Cosmo to Endorse Political Candidates, and No Pro-Lifers
Allowed
by Dr. Susan Berry 6 Sep 2014
The editor of Cosmopolitan says that the magazine will begin endorsing
political candidates because she wants women to have control over having a
child, “not a bunch of old white guys sitting in D.C.”
As Politico reports, Cosmo
editor-in-chief Joanna
Coles states, “The biggest single
decision which will impact your life is when you have a child.”
Coles says she hopes to urge the magazine’s readers who “sit
back and complain” to vote for candidates whose top concerns are abortion
access and free contraception.
“What we’re trying to say is, ‘Think about the issues that
are important to you, and if you want to have a voice, then you need to use
your voice,” Coles explains. “It’s all very well to sit back and complain, but
you don’t have a right to complain if you don’t use your vote.’”
Cosmo’s new effort is titled #CosmoVotes and will
include candidate endorsements and a social media campaign that hopes to
motivate its readers to get to the polls to be part of “the party of the year.”
Additionally, senior political writer Jill Filipovic, a
former lawyer and Guardian columnist, will interview candidates and
publish political stories.
Endorsements of Senate, House and gubernatorial candidates
will be made by a board composed of Cosmopolitan.com editors. Criteria for
endorsement will be support for equal pay, abortion, free contraception, and
anti-voter I.D. laws.
In an effort to make the political information not “boring
and difficult to understand” for
Cosmo’s readers, Amy Odell, Cosmopolitan.com’s editor
and head of the political effort, said the social media campaign will launch
with a “Save the Date” for Election Day featuring a photo of Beyoncé with American flag nails.
“We’re using social media in a very big way because our
audience is very active on social media and they really engage with us in
social in many ways,” Odell said. “We also
wanted to have a lot of fun with it and make it feel like a party, obviously
there’s a pun to be made with the biggest ‘political party’ of the year.”
The plan is that each week, beginning September 8 and until
the November elections, Cosmo editors will endorse from one to three
candidates based upon their “established criteria.”
However, multi-faceted candidates who might support equal
pay but are also pro-life, for example, would not be eligible for consideration
by Cosmo’s editors.
“We’re not going to endorse someone who is pro-life because
that’s not in our readers’ best interest,” Odell said. “[P]eople say
that’s a liberal thing, but in our minds its not about liberal or conservative,
it’s about women having rights, and particularly with health care because that
is so important.”
“All young women deserve affordable easy access to health
care, and that might include terminating a pregnancy, and that’s OK,” she
added.
Coles said political endorsements will primarily feature
candidates in swing states and those who strongly support free contraception
and gun control.
“We’re looking very carefully at candidates who we feel will
be in seats that are swing seats or we feel very strongly about the issues they
stand for,” Coles said. “Access to
health care and access to contraception or abortion if, god forbid, you need
one, and equal pay for equal work.”
“And there may be some gun control issues,
which is also something we believe in, responsibility for gun owners,” she continued. “If
there are candidates who are in favor of 9-year-old girls shooting Uzis at a
theme park — we are not in favor of those candidates.”
As MRC Newsbusters reported, Planned
Parenthood awarded Cosmopolitan
its “Excellence in Media Award” last month during its annual Maggie Awards,
named after the abortion giant’s beloved founder, Margaret Sanger.
According to Newsbusters:
It’s hard to tell which Cosmo piece contributed most to
earning this honor – though there are several to choose from, including ones
calling the wait for sex until after the second date "100%
outdated," noting "cool" women go to strip clubs,
highlighting how abortion can strengthen relationships and, more
recently, publishing sexual positions for lesbians. Or maybe the
recognition came from hosting the “2014 Sex Olympics" and
the “Holiday Sextacular” of "Twelve Days of Sex Moves."
Planned Parenthood says it bestows its
Maggie Award to “recognize exceptional contributions by the media and arts and
entertainment industries that enhance the public’s understanding of
reproductive rights and health care issues, including contraception, sex education, teen pregnancy, abortion, and
international family planning.”
Cosmopolitan
Joanna
Coles is the U.S. editor in chief for Cosmopolitan, and was the editor for Marie Claire.
Marie Claire is a Hearst Magazines publication.
Hearst Magazines is a division of the Hearst Corporation.
William R. Hearst III is the chairman for the Hearst
Corporation, a partner emeritus at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,
and a trustee at the Carnegie Institution for Science.
Colin L. Powell is a strategic adviser for Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers, an overseer at the
International Rescue Committee, an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), and his son is Michael K. Powell.
Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue
Committee, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.
Michael K. Powell is Colin L. Powell’s son, and a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue
Committee, the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and People for the
American Way.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank), and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Henry A. Kissinger is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee, a member of the Bohemian
Club, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank),
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg
conference participant (think tank).
William Randolph Hearst was a member of the Bohemian Club, and
the founder of the Hearst Corporation.
Hearst Magazines is a division of the Hearst Corporation.
Cosmopolitan is a Hearst Magazines publication.
Marie Claire is a Hearst Magazines publication.
Jessica Tuchman Mathews is the president of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank),
a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a
2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace uncovered the plans for population
control by involving the United States in war)
Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (think tank), and the founder of the Carnegie
Institution for Science.
William R. Hearst III is a trustee at the Carnegie Institution
for Science, a partner emeritus at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,
and the chairman for the Hearst Corporation.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) was a funder for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Ted
Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank), and the founder of the Turner Foundation.
Cecile Richards
was a grant overseer for the Turner
Foundation, and is the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of
America.
Barbra Streisand Foundation was a funder for the Planned Parenthood
Federation of America.
Barbra Streisand is the founder of the Barbra Streisand
Foundation, and was listed on the National Rifle Association enemies
list, listed in 2013.
Margery Tabankin is the treasurer for the Barbra Streisand
Foundation, and a director at People for the American Way.
Norman Lear is a director at the People for the American Way, and was listed
on the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.
National Rifle Association
enemies list (Past Research)
Thursday, October 3,
2013
Beyonce
was listed on the National Rifle
Association enemies list, listed in 2013, and performed at the Mutassim
Al-Qadhafi New Year's party in 2010.
Mutassim Al-Qadhafi was the host of the Mutassim Al-Qadhafi
New Year's party in 2010, and his father was Muammar Abu Minyar Al-Qadhafi.
Muammar Abu Minyar Al-Qadhafi was Mutassim Al-Qadhafi’s father, the
Libya leader, and said he loved Condoleezza Rice & kept
scrapbook of her photos.
Condoleezza Rice
is a director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue
Committee, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Muammar Abu Minyar Al-Qadhafi said he
loved her & kept scrapbook of her
photos, and a 2008 Bilderberg
conference participant (think tank).
Henry A. Kissinger is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee, a member of the Bohemian
Club, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank),
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg
conference participant (think tank).
William Randolph Hearst was a member of the Bohemian Club, and
the founder of the Hearst Corporation.
Hearst Magazines is a division of the Hearst Corporation.
Cosmopolitan is a Hearst Magazines publication.
Marie Claire is a Hearst Magazines publication.
Joanna
Coles is the U.S. editor in chief for Cosmopolitan, and was the editor for Marie Claire.
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