3,245 posts tagged Women and Politics

by Deb Cupples | Earlier today, I blogged about the backlash that many Democrats predict will come if the DNC continues to insist on disenfranchising Florida's and Michigan's primary voters. Just a few hours later, I came across a good example of a backlash: the one brewing against the National

Hey! How ’bout that! The Clinton Campaign’s HillaryHub, which highlights her current news and blog publicity, listed LadyBoomerNYC’s May 16, 2008 post in their On the Blogs. “Act Now! Sign Hillary’s Petition to DNC, Pass It On!” (there’s her link again) was my call to action in answer to her request,

Now this is a novel idea: Someone in government, Superdelegate and California State Senator Carole Migden, actually wants to know what you think. You can vote and write your comments as to how and/or whom she should choose. She says, right on her website, that if you take action, you can help to change the world in 60 seconds.

If Barack Obama is running on the platform of being black, then he should lose unless the electorate cows in fear meanwhile justifying their own capitulation by hypocritical accusations (e.g., against conservatives for resisting miscegenation).

In a spring dominated by presidential politics, in which Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign has attracted unending discussion about feminism, it seems appropriate that the Bay Area would see a convergence of woman-centric gallery shows.

<p><font face=Tahoma size=4>Hello World.&nbsp; Thank you for tuning into the show . . . Our prayers go to the People of China, Myanmar and Darfur going through unbelievable struggle . . .

Anti-Abortion Measures on November Ballots in South Dakota, California Anti-abortion extremists are targeting states with ballot initiatives for November. A South Dakota initiative banning abortion garnered enough signatures to be placed on the state’s November ballot.

On the road: Peugeot 207 coupe cabriolet Cars don’t come much more female than the Peugeot 207 coupe cabriolet. I don’t say this in order to court sexual-political controversy, nor to lead tiresomely on to the churned-up battleground of contentious gender stereotyping (”It’s pink and it looks like a clutch bag - of course women like it!”).

What she should have said to Obama Sweetie: Barack Obama: I’ll take questions from Dana, Ben and Dave. Hold on one second, sweetie. Peggy Agar WXYZ: Senator Obama? My name is Peggy. Its not Tootsie, or Toots, or Sweetie or Honey or Doll. Obama: Oh Jesus Titty-Fucking Christ… Peggy Agar WXYZ: No, just Peggy.

This delicate painting was done by Lan Ying in 1642 during the Ming Dynasty and is called “Autumn Clearing in the Misty Woods.” I love these so simplistic works from Asia. They contain a beauty so different from most Western art. Unbelievable, but the shopping excursion went without incident yesterday.