In a June 2012 op-ed for CNN , Fluke described what she called " President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney 's vastly different values and visions " , specifically mentioning Obama 's support of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act , increasing the government 's investment of Pell Grant scholarships , and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . Fluke described Obama as " a president who has consistently shown he will defend women 's rights while working to ensure that all women and men have all the protections and opportunities they need to pursue economic success " . Fluke later introduced President Obama at an August 2012 campaign rally in Denver and spoke in support of the president at the 2012 Democratic National Convention , describing the Republican Party 's platform as " an offensive , obsolete relic of our past " . The '' Los Angeles Times '' described Fluke as " a symbolic presence in a convention that has been dominated by Democrats reaching out for the votes of women " . Congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois responded to the speech by saying that Fluke was acting " entitled " and told her to " get a job " ; Fluke wrote in response that Walsh " disparage d my generation " , and questioned why many elected officials ' answer to struggling Americans was " cutting their safety net "
2012 Democratic National Convention
2012 Democratic National Convention
Sandra Fluke