Culture
It’s The Slow Dripping You Have to Stop
So last week I ranted about the proposed HHS regulation that seeks to redefine contraception in a way that will limit womens’ access to contraception. Today, I am writing my more measured post on the subject even thought I’m just as mad today as I was last week. First, how might the new [...]
EFF Wins Another Battle for Fair Use and Free Speech
Danny O’Brien, a charming Brit who also happens to be the international outreach coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is someone else I met at BlogHer 08 (you’ll have to scroll down the EFF staff link above to see his bio). The EFF has been one of the best friends bloggers have ever had–Bloggers’ Rights! [...]
I Went To BlogHer 08 and All I Got Was This Lousy Cold
Kidding! It’s a week later, and I’m still recovering from my first BlogHer Conference experience as are many others (I’ve noticed many post BlogHer attendess/cold sufferers on Twitter this week which has turned me into an amateur epidemiologist.
I spent 3 1/2 days in San Francisco at BlogHer 08 and 3 1/2 days working in [...]
Carly Fiorina Is No Dummy, But Is She A Fool?
If there is one thing Carly Fiorina is, it’s smart, and you’ll never convince me she didn’t see grumpy old grandpa McCain’s ailing candidacy coming a mile away. He’s old. She’s young. He’s short. She’s not too tall. He’s got a short fuse, while she remains cool and collected. [...]
The West Is Where You Find Husbands
Originally published in the Boston Globe, the map of singles by sex definitely shows that the western United States is full of single men, except Sacramento oddly enough. Reno is no exception. Check out the map:
“But women do have an advantage in the American West and Southwest. In greater Los Angeles, for example, there [...]
Obama “A More Perfect Union” Speech in Philadelphia
Obama’s speech today truly was the “A More Perfect Union” speech. The most compelling reaction to Obama’s speech on America and race today comes from Henry on Crooked Timber:
“I’ve been thinking most of today about Barack Obama’s speech on race and American society; while we’ve tried to avoid too much horserace type commentary here [...]
Sally Kern: “I’m Not Gaybashing but…”
Homosexuals are a bigger threat to America than terrorism. They are America’s “death sentence.” Listen to the tape. I believe toward the end, she compares gays to a cancer and Yes, Oklahomans actually elected her to office. Funny, I used to live near Kensington, Maryland and I don’t [...]
Newsflash: “Women Are Dumb” Author Charlotte Allen Not Funny
Yikes, after reading the Washington Post’s chat with Charlotte Allen, the author of the already infamous “We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get?” its clear the article was no accident. Allen, much like Phyllis Schlafly, is not funny.
Washington Post’s “Women Are Dumb” Article
Honestly, the Washington Post “tongue-in-cheek” article: “We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get” by Charlotte Allen almost left me speechless. Its beyond me how this even got published because it so clearly missed the mark of being tongue-in-cheek. Do editors at the Post’s Outlook section think that it qualifies as [...]
Obama Born of A Communist Plot. He’s Black Too.
No lie, the basic argument of Lisa Schiffren at NRO is that Obama is the progeny of a communist plot that entailed white women marrying black men (usually Jewish women). So what? Why does Schiffren care that Obama is a “black/half Jewish, red diaper baby?” Schiffren manages to bring together a [...]
Ramones as Muzak
This morning I was minding my own business, shopping for an ottoman at Bed Bath & Beyond and found myself humming along to Soft Cell’s surprising 1981 hit, “Tainted Love.” That’s right folks, I am actually old enough to remember the first successful cover of the excellent song originally recorded by Gloria Jones, the [...]
Westboro Baptist Heard Saying the Following
Someone who attended Staff Sgt. Sean Gaul’s memorial service as part of the Patriot Guard told me that they overhead the Westboro Baptist Church leader say as the guard escorted them to their car: “Reno mission is a failure. Reno mission is a failure.”
Good work.
The Devil Who Wears Prada Takes Hillary Clinton to Task
In a move typical of someone who believes all the hype about herself (mostly written in her own magazine), Anna Wintour went after Hillary Clinton in what can only be seen payback for the snub Clinton paid to her magazine by deciding not to appear on the cover. From Jezebel:
“Imagine my amazement, then, when I [...]
Fabulous Susan Faludi’s L.A. Times Op-ed
Thanks to Blue Lyon for pointing out Susan Faludi’s fabulous op-ed for the L.A. Times. Whether you plan to vote for Hillary Clinton or not, understanding the difference between how a female electorate votes and how a female electorate votes for a female presidential candidate in THIS America is important. And men, this is a [...]
MSNBC, Please Host All The Presidential Debates
MSNBC, please host all the presidential debates. As long as you keep the increasingly big, fat, and insufferably sexist heads of Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann far, far away, I’ll watch every time–even the Republican debates. Okay, okay, I can’t promise that, but I would promise to try really, really hard if you [...]
