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Martha Burke Speech at National Press Club

Great speech about the relevance of women in the most recent election and in 2006.

At the link below you can listen to the Martha Burke Speech that was broadcast on MPR this afternoon on Midday. It was really quite interesting. Ms. Burke points out that if only men had voted in 2006 there would not have been a turnover of the House or the Senate. Its a really interesting speech and if you have time while you are fixing dinner or reading the paper this is worth listening to.

Here are the blurbs:

Dr. Martha Burk at National Press Club Luncheon
Dr. Martha Burk, feminist and political psychologist, is the featured speaker at the National Press Club luncheon. She discusses the role of women in the 2008 election and what candidates need to do to gain women's votes. Dr. Burk, past Chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations, is Senior Advisor to Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico.

Feminist leader: Candidates ignore women at their peril
Feminist leader and political psychologist Martha Burk rejects the argument that Democrats should distance themselves from issues like abortion. She spoke about the influence women will wield during the 2008 presidential election Friday at the National Press Club.

(Minnesota Public Radio / CSPAN)
To listen to the speech, click here, http://www.c-span.org/rss/video.asp?MediaID=31068
For more information, contact: Minnesota Women's Political Caucus
women@mnwpc.org
651-228-0995