What? A New York Times editorial that isn’t a Barack Obama lovefest? Amazing. Plus, there’s a pretty astute analogy in the third comment: “Any student of history will recognize the hating-Hillary syndrome; see the Salem witch trials.”
Amen, Sister.
Archive for February, 2008
Salem
Posted in Feminism, Politics, tagged Feminism, Hillary, Politics on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
She really is the “Most Popular Unpopular Girl”
Posted in Feminism, Politics, tagged Feminism, Hillary, Politics on February 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“While no woman has been president of the United States — yet — the world does have several thousand years’ worth of experience with female leaders. And I have to acknowledge it: Their historical record puts men’s to shame.” So begins Nicholas Kristof’s column in today’s New York Times. He goes on to cite a [...]
Political Junkie.
Posted in Politics, tagged Chicago, Hillary, Politics, Shopping, Travel on February 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What can I say? I am a political junkie.
I like my brown shirt, but a person can only wear the same shirt
every Tuesday for so long!
And yes, I also made a contribution to her campaign!
{Other, nonpolitical news below the break}
For the Record: I Like Hillary
Posted in Feminism, Politics, tagged Books, Feminism, Hillary, News, Politics, pop culture on February 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It seems like I’m not the only one to wax unpoetical about the shithead white males who think that only people with penises can rule the free world.* Today’s New York Times features an editorial by Gail Collins. Now, normally, I find her irritating, but today she made a good point:
In Massachusetts, every Democratic alpha male [...]
In Your Face, Ted Kennedy!
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized, tagged Books, Hillary, Music, Politics on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Super Tuesday is my Super Bowl. What can I say? I am a student of the political process. {shrugs} Even though I turned on the Super Bowl on Sunday, I just wasn’t very engaged with the whole game (who cared?) or the commercials (although the Budweiser/Rocky one was kind of cute). Tonight? It’s a whole different story. The [...]
Old Boys’ Club
Posted in Feminism, Politics, tagged Feminism, Old Boys' Club, Politics on February 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday, I had the chance to hear a group of local party elites give a talk. The guys – and yes, they were all male, all white, all claiming ‘conservative’ values, almost all lawyers — represented both parties. And yes, they were all little sexist piggies, making cracks about Hillary looking like a “mean bitch” and [...]
