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Retired United States Air Force colonel who's running for Gabrielle Giffords' seat says the real war on women is not taking place in America
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I think Sally is a woman on a mission the air force -- it was the first female pilot to flying combat flying into Iraq and actually throughout the Middle East and now.
Her new mission marked with Sally is running for congress choosing Arizona Republican candidate running for former represented -- -- Gifford's seat.
Her opponent democratic congressman Ron barber.
Now we invited fashioned -- to join us tonight he declined due to scheduling issue right now Martha makes felony -- kidding me.
Hi Greta thanks for having me on.
-- heavier line and -- I want every down because I'm disgusted the topic of the war on women because you are Republicans and the Democrats talk about war on women and I've seen an ad which has.
It talks about their recipe in all these you know things that you're going to -- negative ads in both sides -- negative ads.
I'm curious as to your thoughts on the war on women.
Well this is is such a distraction to what's really needed and what's going on in the country and when my opponent.
Doesn't plan right out of his party playbook first is trying to scare seniors and -- a class and -- the latest did you sexist attacks on me and saying I'm a part of the warn women.
So I just you can see the whole video clip from a debate on my website -- and excel dot com.
But this is just ridiculous I mean I'm a woman warrior and in fighting for women's rights and women's equality my whole life.
Both in the military -- in the Middle East and I asked him why did you walk a mile in my issues if you want to see a war on women down the -- -- Kabul down the streets of Riyadh.
Where women are honor killed after -- been -- where a fourteen year old girl is nearly assassinated for standing up for -- education.
-- they're going to be covered up and they can't travel without the permission and a relative that's -- real war on women.
At home.
-- women in my community and around the country they're looking for jobs you know looking for affordable health care they would convert Social Security Medicare is gonna last for them in the next generation and a good education for their kids.
That's what people are looking for and this is just such a distraction in order to scare women -- get votes.
Yes ten inches who are women and I've been lucky enough to travel the world you've done it out of duty as being a member in the air force you've done an -- and farm differently than I have and and admire anyone who serves in the air force.
You know but it really travel the world is seeing that I'm not seeing American men don't rely helps sometimes and we need to you know -- -- set -- straight but for the most part this warm well when you -- What goes on around the world -- in at fourteen year old girl who was shot in Pakistan because she dared defy.
The Taliban and go ahead and work for education and then you get smeared and -- I don't -- -- you actually sued the military as so lieutenant colonel.
And when you're active tell me what happened.
Well.
It's an eight years story -- for six years I tried to take on the Pentagon haven't change a policy where they made.
Our US service woman where Muslim garb whenever -- are off base in Saudi Arabia then -- me over there and friend -- court martial me but in front of Burke on myself.
So you know I stood up against it and I put my career on the line and I found -- -- -- vs Donald Rumsfeld.
You know -- -- the there -- the air force academy -- oath of office means one thing is to the constitution only and leadership means standing up even if you have to stand alone.
So I filed a lawsuit and then I use what I learned of the legislative fellow and actually got legislation.
Written sponsored on both sides of the aisle and pass -- the -- to overturn the policy once and for all that kind of you know apart -- being imposed on our military.
Which is totally wrong unconstitutional and bad for the mission.
That about a war on whether that's -- thought I could -- -- it back to your military career when you fly.
As -- -- war -- which is the world's best attack airplane and a big thirty millimeter gun on it.
Well we do is we show up -- Americans are on the ground and under fire and we deliver firepower so they can live to fight another day at home to their families.
And that's a single seat aircraft -- -- -- just think that yes there's a fighter pilot alone just as the men are right.
Yes exactly I -- get 325 hours in combat and I had the privilege to be the first woman to command that they fighter squadron in combat in US history and I -- -- -- -- and over in Afghanistan in a very difficult time.
-- thank you very much for joining us and we'll be anxious to see what happens on Tuesday.
Well we're neck in neck and I get a fight to the finish so I still need -- -- they're Martha makes Sally dot com we got to fight down the wire it'll be a sprint and I really appreciate having me on.
We're gonna win thank you thank you coming up it's so close.
