“Even what we thought was benign coverage about how a woman dresses has a negative impact on her vote and whether voters perceive her as in touch, likeable, confident, effective, and qualified. And, in close races, sexist coverage on top of the attacks that every candidate faces can make the difference between winning and losing.” [...]
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George Galloway’s Brutal Tweet and the Truth About Thatcher’s Policies
THERE IS no reason to deify leaders in death, which some call “respect.” It’s whitewashing a moment ripe for education. The truth in death is as important as scrutiny in life. George Galloway is leading a wall of incoming over the legacy of Margaret Thatcher. His tweet this morning didn’t go down well with conservatives [...]
Top Story — Conservative Giant Margaret Thatcher Passes After Stroke *Updated*
“I owe nothing to Women’s Lib.” – Baroness Margaret Thatcher THE NEWS came as a thunder clap from Great Britain. “It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning. A further statement will be made later.” – Lord Bell The tweets [...]
Maureen Dowd’s “Hillsteria” Derangement
The real question about Hillary is this: When people take a new look at her in the coming years, will they see the past or the future — Mrs. Clinton or Madam President? – Maureen Dowd IT’S A classic front page from Huffington Post, coupled with a post by Jason Linkins, which details what’s been [...]
Tyler Perry’s “Temptation” One of the Worst Movies Ever (and it’s not Kim Kardashian’s fault)
THIS MOVIE seems obviously made for the segment of culturally frozen individuals who actually believe organized religion is the only thing standing between sexually adventurous women, including those who cheat on their husbands, and hell or the local HIV/AIDS hospice, which Tyler Perry equates as the same thing. However, Tyler Perry’s attempt to manipulate his [...]
Top Story — Obama Moves Grand Bargain Into the Budget, and Women Will Be Hurt the Most
“You can’t call yourself a Democrat and support Social Security benefit cuts. The president is proposing to steal thousands of dollars from grandparents and veterans by cutting cost of living adjustments, and any congressional Democrat who votes for such a plan should be ready for a primary challenge. Social Security is the core of the [...]
Judge Charges Federal Government with “Bad Faith,” Legalizes Plan B Over-the-Counter for All Ages
A federal judge ruled Friday that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger. In his ruling, he also accused the federal government of “bad faith” in dealing with the requests to make the pill universally available, [...]
Hillary’s Mark Penn Question Answers Itself
The question for someone considering whether or not to support Clinton in 2016 is, will a Clinton 2016 campaign pass the Mark Penn Test? The Mark Penn Test, which I just invented, determines whether or not a person should be trusted with the presidency, based solely on one criterion: Whether or not they pay Mark [...]
Susan Patton Revives “MRS. Degree” for Princeton Female Students
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “Here’s what nobody is telling you: Find a husband on campus before you graduate. Yes, I went there.” – Susan Patton’s Marriage Advice for College Women THERE ARE way too many well-educated, well-meaning professional women these days giving relationship advice that simply don’t [...]
Ashley Judd Adviser Claims Kentucky Dems “Duped” Media and “Shoved Her Out’
“I have been raped twice, so I think I can handle Mitch McConnell.” The actress’ apparent flippant comparison of a political campaign to sexual assault spread like Ebola across the Internet, leading some to classify Judd as the Democratic version of Todd Akin. The problem is, it never happened. [Daily Beast] THE ADVISOR is Jonathan [...]
Don’t Rush Barbara Walters, She’s Not Done Yet
Her 1999 conversation with Monica Lewinsky remains the highest-rated news interview in television history. [Daily Beast] WHEN WALTERS arrived to sit next to Harry Reasoner his salary had to be raised, because as the first female news anchor in television history, Barbara Walters was getting paid more than the man. However, Walters’ $1-million-a-year contract also [...]
Bob McDonnell’s War on Women Takes Virginia Back to When I Had to Cross State Lines to Get An Abortion
“… We say it is a moral tragedy but that it should not be the government’s role to deny its availability.” – Presiding Episcopal Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori [Huffington Post] THERE ARE few subjects that are more hypocritical than so-called “conservatives” pretending it’s a conservative principle to inhibit a woman’s right to self-determination. It’s actually [...]
Democratic Failure to Reform Filibuster Lets NRA Gun Extremists Take Out Caitlin Halligan
There are four vacancies on the D.C. Circuit court. The nomination of Sri Srinivasan, Obama’s deputy solicitor general, has not yet gotten a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee. In his first term, Obama did not get a single nominee onto the court. Overall, eighteen of Obama’s judicial nominees are currently awaiting confirmation. [Washington Post] [...]
Feature — Bailing and Wailing Versus Leaning In, It’s a Global Women’s Issue
So let’s put aside the psychological and cultural barriers to women’s success for a moment, and get real: this is equally about the economics. Don’t just lean in, save up (for the hired help). – The True Cost of Leaning In ANOTHER DAY, another lame case against “having it all.” Never mind that this was [...]
New York Magazine’s Stepford Feminism Reworks the Feminine Mystique for the 21st Century
IT’S A set up from the start. It’s the story of Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique dumbed down for the gullible. That we’ve been here before Friedan would appreciate, especially since the latest tripe comes complete with Freudian “biology is destiny” built in. On one hand, it’s gross that New York is contributing to the insidious [...]
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