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    When GOP Headlines Read Like Punch Lines

    During the week since the first two debates between Republican candidates for president, there's been saturation news coverage of Donald Trump's comment about Megyn Kelly of Fox News, saying, "There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her… whatever."

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 13, 2015 • 10m Listen

    During the week since the first two debates between Republican candidates for president, there's been saturation news coverage of Donald Trump's comment about Megyn Kelly of Fox News, saying, "There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her… whatever." On CNN, GOP candidate Carly Forina commented, "I've had lots of men imply that I was unfit for decision-making because maybe I was having my period… The point is, women understood that comment and yes, it was offensive."

    Megyn Kelly questions a candidate during Fox TV's first Republican presidential debate

    Writer, producer and co-creator of The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead heads the nonprofit Lady Parts Justice, which uses comedy and digital media to provide perspective on American politics. She helps us separate the headlines from the punchlines.

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    Police Repression and Police Reform
    1. 1:35Kentucky Clerk Defies Orders, Turns Gay Couples Away
    2. 8:26Police Repression and Police Reform
    3. 41:51When GOP Headlines Read Like Punch LinesYou’re reading this
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