Archive for November 2010
MW: NIPF This In the Bud
Posted by: chatblu on: November 11, 2010
- In: Current Events | Democratic Values | Feminism | Government | misogyny | Morning Widdershins | Open Thread | Politics | Women | You Tube
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NIPF is my new acronym for “Now it’s Pelosi’s Fault”. The Republican Party ran hour upon weary hour of attack commercials replete with the most unflattering pictures of Speaker Pelosi that they could find. Right-wing candidates spent hour upon weary hour haranguing crowds with how they would get rid of Nancy Pelosi when they rode into Washington [...]
Activist Wednesday: Strategery, Anyone?
Posted by: madamab on: November 10, 2010
- In: Current Events | Economy | Feminism | Gay Rights | Government | Hillary Clinton | misogyny | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics | Religion
- 90 Comments
Regardless of why you think the Democrats were crushed last Tuesday, the 2010 elections have proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Obama was a biiiiiiiiiig mistake for the Democratic Party. The DNC backed the wrong Pony, and it will be a miracle if the bedraggled creature can run around the track one more time in [...]
MW: WWHD? Manifestations of Buyer’s Remorse Abound
Posted by: chatblu on: November 9, 2010
I knew that it was a matter of time before the speculation started – I just didn’t think that it would be quite this quickly. Lo and behold, one Dana Milbanks kicked it off in the Washington Post with a Sunday editorial entitled “Would We Be Better Off Under President Hillary Clinton?” In this half-decent [...]
MW: Eleven-Dimensional Chess, Indeed
Posted by: madamab on: November 8, 2010
- In: Class Warfare | Democratic Values | Economy | Government | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics | Propaganda | Women
- 88 Comments
People across the media and blogosphere are eagerly weighing in as to why the Democrats lost on Tuesday. Far be it from me to avoid this trend. Bandwagon, consider yourself jumped upon! In my opinion, the CW is crap. No, the country has not “taken a swing to the Right.” Independents, who make up 28% [...]
Lazy Sunday: And Now, A Word From Our Sponsors
Posted by: chatblu on: November 7, 2010
- In: You Tube
- 69 Comments
Widdershins, I need a break desperately, so the topic of best commercials came to mind. Advertising is something that we can’t live with and can’t live without. I grew up with Bucky Beaver exhorting me in song to brush-a brush-a brush-a with new improved Ipana. As the young wife of a naval officer during the [...]
MW: Playing Soft
Posted by: chatblu on: November 6, 2010
- In: Current Events | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Propaganda | You Tube
- 81 Comments
The hangover continues, and the recriminations are piling up. ” What the hell happened?” and “Did anybody get the license number of that truck?” have become the new mottos of the Democratic party. There will be much rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth, yet I’m uncertain that the Powers That Be will ever arrive at a [...]
Feminist Friday: New Feminism and The Theocracy Next Door
Posted by: madamab on: November 5, 2010
- In: Civil Liberties | Feminism | Government | Media Tripe | misogyny | Morning Widdershins | Obama | Open Thread | Patriarchy | Politics | Propaganda | Sarah Fundie Palin Gelical
- 94 Comments
It’s been almost two years since “The New Feminism” was born. It arose out of the failure of traditional feminist groups to actively support Hillary Clinton for President, and to defend either Clinton or Sarah Palin from Democratic and media misogyny. New Feminism’s political focus has been on gender-based representation, especially the elevation of women to Congress [...]
MW: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Posted by: chatblu on: November 4, 2010
]God, what an awful sight. John Boehner weeping on the teevee as he relates his personal Horatio Alger story – again. I swear, this guy cannot get through six consecutive declarative sentences without bursting into tears. Granted, Mr. Boehner worked his way up in life, but is now a multi-millionaire and 20 year resident of Congress. Yep, [...]
Post-Mid-Terms Widdershins: Er. Uh. Now What?
Posted by: madamab on: November 3, 2010
Morning, everyone. And now, for the winner of our Wave Pool: Congratulations to our Wave Pool winner, Blue Lyon! She choose a total of 62 pickups, and since there were 64, she is the closest without going over. You, BL, are the strongest link! As a prize, you get to pick one post topic for Chatblu, [...]
Semi-Drunken Election Night Live Blog
Posted by: madamab on: November 2, 2010
- In: Breaking News | Current Events | Obama | Politics
- 99 Comments
I know you can’t look away from the train wreck, but at least you can imbibe while it’s happening. Live election results here. Go to it!
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