Archive for May 2010
MW: You’re Nice Enough, Michelle
Posted by: chatblu on: May 18, 2010
- In: Current Events | Women
- 53 Comments
Michelle Obama, 44th First Lady of the United States of America, is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law. She had a successful career as an associate of Sidley Austin, then on the staff of Chicago Mayor Richard Dailey. She also worked for the University of Chicago Medical Center, first as Executive Director of [...]
MW: Thanks for the Modifier, Sister Sledgehammer
Posted by: madamab on: May 17, 2010
- In: Feminism | Hillary Clinton | Human Rights | Morning Widdershins | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics | Propaganda
- 65 Comments
At last, at last! Sarah Palin has admitted she is not a feminist. She’s a “conservative feminist.” As you’ll see, this is an important distinction indeed. Palin is being called “Sister Sledgehammer” because out of seventeen of the Democrats whom she is trying to replace with Republican conservatives in 2010, five are women. Apparently, this [...]
MW: Louisiana
Posted by: chatblu on: May 16, 2010
- In: Class Warfare | Current Events | Ecology | Economy | Uncategorized
- 29 Comments
Before I went on vacay, Fredster sent me some gorgeous pictures of Louisiana institutions: brown pelican, boats, and oysters. I can’t copy them, as they are for sale, but I’ll enclose the link at the end so that you can feast your eyes. Both of us have strong attachments to the Louisiana coastal areas – [...]
A tale of two political refugees
Posted by: bluelyon on: May 15, 2010
- In: Civil Liberties | Government | Human Rights | Politics
- 4 Comments
I assume you have all read Madamab’s excellent post below. She has something to say about the woman challenging Carolyn Maloney, and it ain’t pretty. Aside from the politics of her candidacy, I’d like to focus on a quote that madamab pulled from said challenger’s web site: My parents, originally of Indian origin, barely escaped [...]
Chatblu’s Soapbox: They Need A Freakin’ Job, Already
Posted by: chatblu on: May 15, 2010
Perhaps they thought that the President was having just a little bit of trouble understanding what the peeps were telling him. Sooooooooooo, this is the sign that greeted him in Buffalo: (Photo courtesy of the Buffalo News) We’ve talked many times about jobs in this forum. We all get it – apparently the White [...]
Feminist Friday: A Pattern Emerges
Posted by: madamab on: May 14, 2010
Goodness me. My former fave, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, is getting a serious primary challenger this year. Let’s take a look at fresh-faced new Democratic contender Reshma Saujani, shall we? Wow, isn’t she photogenic? Hmmm…30 years younger than Maloney, and a woman of color. Already she sounds awesome! Ooh, and she tweets too. I want to know [...]
MW: Stuck in the Middle
Posted by: chatblu on: May 13, 2010
- In: Civil Liberties | SCOTUS
- 49 Comments
Barack Obama has announced his SCOTUS nominee. This came as no particular surprise, as Elena Kagan was on the previous short list. She has a career that strangely parallels that of Obama himself: law professor, little published. In other words, academia sans paper trail. Perfect! Now, this is not to say that Elena Kagan has [...]
Activist Wednesday: What Do We Do in 2010 (Part Three)?
Posted by: madamab on: May 12, 2010
It’s that time again – time to weigh and consider our options for 2010. As the political situation changes and flows, so too do many of our feelings and thoughts about what is the best way to express our 2L40 outrage and rejection of today’s “Democratic” Party. I know this much: No National Democrat is [...]
Morning Widdershins: I hate it when I’m right
Posted by: bluelyon on: May 11, 2010
- In: Healthcare | misogyny | Women
- 30 Comments
Last December I wrote this:. If I’m reading this correctly, the Senate HCR bill is even more onerous than the House bill when it comes to women’s reproductive freedom. Rather than just a bill that says that federal funds cannot be used to fund abortion, the Senate bill says that states can require insurance companies [...]
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