Lucas,
As a comedian and co-creator of The Daily Show, I've made a career telling jokes about the unbelievably stupid things that Republicans do.
And the past few years have gotten so bad that the face palm has become a national pastime.
But the truth is, a lot of the things that these crackpot conservatives say and do really aren't very funny.
Denying women equal pay for equal work. Closing down women's health clinics. Proposing the IRS get to decide which medical bills you can deduct on your taxes.
Seriously, Republicans are trying to make accessing birth control harder than booking Beyoncé for your daughter's Bat Mitzvah.
That's why I'm a member of EMILY's List -- the country's leading organization to elect pro-choice Democratic women up and down the ballot.
Will you join me? Contribute just $10 right now to become an EMILY's List member.
Now, I'm not going to lie -- as a comedian, I'm terrified about my financial security not having Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate. Think about it -- how is a political satirist supposed to pay her bills when John Boehner loses the gavel in the House?
When I think of all the amazing things that we can do when we elect a bunch of rock-star women like Alison Lundergan Grimes and Wendy Davis, I think, "Yikes! I need a new line of work."
But then I remember the old saying, "Behind every great woman there's a man. . . trying to force an ultrasound while cutting her pay."
And that is what is known in the comedy world as job security.
And that is why we need EMILY's List more than ever.
EMILY's List knows how to fight back against anti-choice, anti-woman Republicans. They know how to fight back -- and they know how to win.
2014 is the year that we stand up and say enough. Become an EMILY's List member right now.
Thank you,
Lizz Winstead
Comedian, writer, and founder of ladypartsjustice.com