Archive for October 2009
Morning Widdershins: A Sunday Morning Rant
Posted by: madamab on: October 11, 2009
I’m still processing what I experienced on Friday night at The White House Project. It was quite exciting to be around those 100 women who are considering running for office, to hear the passion, trepidation and hope in their voices. It was also a privilege to hear the wise words of the women who have been [...]
MW: Who Will Answer the Nobel Committee’s “Call to Action?”
Posted by: madamab on: October 10, 2009
I’ll have some thoughts on the White House Project in a few days. There was a lot of incredible, practical information, and some amazing advice and energy in that room. In the meantime, I found the State Department’s reaction to Obama’s shocking Nobel Peace Prize to be most fascinating. First, a signature Hillary quip. WASHINGTON [...]
Morning Widdershins: Feminist Friday
Posted by: madamab on: October 9, 2009
Enough about public servants who aren’t. Here’s some cool news about women and LGBT for you: The White House Project starts tonight in New York. Wish me luck – I’m going! I’m hoping to supercharge on some “Can Do” female energy! Herta Mueller has won the Nobel Prize for literature. She is a 56-year-old woman [...]
Morning Widdershins: Happy Talk on Healthcare
Posted by: madamab on: October 8, 2009
Hooray! The Congressional Budget Office just came out with its report on the Senate Finance Committee’s Health “Insurance” Reform bill, and guess what? It’s, like, the most awesomest EVER! Everything’s coming up roses, baby. Everyone’s getting on board the Obama train. 94% of Americans are going to have health insurance. Heck, there might even be [...]
MW: Action Wednesday!
Posted by: madamab on: October 7, 2009
Well, Widdershins, it’s Hump Day. Are you tired of talking and itching for some feet-in-the-street action? If so, here are some things you can do this weekend and the next, taken from the sources on our site. Please feel free to suggest more in comments. And should you feel like throwing a few dollars towards [...]
Morning Widdershins: Toffler, Future Shock and the Fourth Wave
Posted by: chatblu on: October 6, 2009
Hop into the way back machine –we’re off to 1970. The ink on my college diploma is barely dry, and sociologist Alvin Toffler has written Future Shock, which he defines as “too much change in too short a period of time”. While the times, they were a-changin’ during that period, the evolution of society continued [...]
Morning Widdershins: The White House Project Is Coming to NYC!
Posted by: madamab on: October 4, 2009
I found this exciting email in my Inbox the other day. The White House Project trains women to run for office all over the country, and this coming weekend, they will be in my hometown! Check it out. OVER 100 WOMEN TRANSFORM POLITICS ACROSS NEW YORK Award-Winning Leadership Program Aims to Increase the Number of [...]
Morning Widdershins: The Top Ten Reasons Why David Letterman Should Be Fired
Posted by: chatblu on: October 3, 2009
You are a jerk, Dave. Iconic late-night comedian that you are, you have made yourself a party to a hostile work environment. You cannot believe that a subordinate succumbs to your charms because she thinks that you have nice eyes, or any other charms that you may fancy. While you did the right thing by [...]
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