Friday, April 04, 2008
Randi Rhodes
Look who organized that disgusting Randi Rhodes show! Randi has since been suspended for her denigrating remarks about Senator Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro.
Are you surprised?
Are you surprised?
Uncovering Gender
There are more women on TV and film these days than decades ago. But media researchers say healthy on-screen representation is missing and Lynn Ziegler says the big picture has to change.
Women on "The View" may get Barack Obama showing up to pay his presidential-hopeful respects. Oprah's one-woman media empire may seem like a world without end. And Ellen DeGeneres' daily dance-and-gabfest recently has taken a more activist spin (just ask Chris Matthews!)
But that doesn't mean mainstream entertainment--meaning TV and film--reflects anything like our true worth to girls and women.
Lynn Ziegler for WomensEnews
Women on "The View" may get Barack Obama showing up to pay his presidential-hopeful respects. Oprah's one-woman media empire may seem like a world without end. And Ellen DeGeneres' daily dance-and-gabfest recently has taken a more activist spin (just ask Chris Matthews!)
But that doesn't mean mainstream entertainment--meaning TV and film--reflects anything like our true worth to girls and women.
Lynn Ziegler for WomensEnews
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Hillary and Press Corps
Toting a beer with a few slices of orange tossed in, Hillary Clinton came to the back of her plane to talk to the press tonight — expressing just a touch of satisfaction at having tricked so many of us with her April Fool’s prank. “What I wish was that Barb [her campaign photographer] had been standing behind me with a camera to get everybody’s faces,” she said. “Chris Matthews looked totally like, you mean, i might actually be in the presence of real news?”
As for what happens if Barack Obama accepts her bowling challenge, Clinton said “He’s already, I think, challenged me to basketball instead. I know, I think vaguely i heard that from somebody. And i said i’d have to train awhile but i’d take it on.” While the press corps expressed some excitement at covering that event, Clinton said “it would be closed press.”
As it turns out, she might have a better chance of besting Obama in a basketball contest than in bowling. While she revealed that she’d been a crack free-throw shooter in her high school basketball days — shooting them underhand a la Rick Barry — she said she hasn’t bowled in many years, though she used to roll at Camp David and said she even has her own ball and bowling shoes.
Told it takes guts to challenge someone to something that she can’t do, Clinton said “Yes, don’t you think so?”
She also speculated on the possibility that a bowling renaissance could change the world. Check out the rest of her brief April Fool’s Day visit with reporters below.
NOTE: THE VIDEO BELOW IS NOT THE VIDEO OF HILLARY'S APRIL FOOL'S JOKE, IT IS HILLARY ON THE PLANE, TALKING TO REPORTERS.
Gotcha!
As for what happens if Barack Obama accepts her bowling challenge, Clinton said “He’s already, I think, challenged me to basketball instead. I know, I think vaguely i heard that from somebody. And i said i’d have to train awhile but i’d take it on.” While the press corps expressed some excitement at covering that event, Clinton said “it would be closed press.”
As it turns out, she might have a better chance of besting Obama in a basketball contest than in bowling. While she revealed that she’d been a crack free-throw shooter in her high school basketball days — shooting them underhand a la Rick Barry — she said she hasn’t bowled in many years, though she used to roll at Camp David and said she even has her own ball and bowling shoes.
Told it takes guts to challenge someone to something that she can’t do, Clinton said “Yes, don’t you think so?”
She also speculated on the possibility that a bowling renaissance could change the world. Check out the rest of her brief April Fool’s Day visit with reporters below.
NOTE: THE VIDEO BELOW IS NOT THE VIDEO OF HILLARY'S APRIL FOOL'S JOKE, IT IS HILLARY ON THE PLANE, TALKING TO REPORTERS.
Gotcha!
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
At the Barricades In the Gender Wars
Valerie Benjamin, a human-resources manager for a consulting firm here, was driving to work recently in her red minivan with a Hillary bumper sticker when a man pulled up alongside and rolled down his window. "You can be for Hillary all you want," he shouted, "but there is no way that thing is going to become president.""I couldn't believe this guy was shouting at me in my car," says Ms. Benjamin. "I am continuously surprised by the level of venom."
When Sen. Clinton started her presidential campaign more than a year ago, she said she wanted to shatter the ultimate glass ceiling. But many of her supporters see something troubling in the sometimes bitter resistance to her campaign and the looming possibility of her defeat: a seeming backlash against the opportunities women have gained.
WSJ Article Here
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Cat Napping
It's what Boo Kitty does best.I'm taking a break from politics this fine Sunday Morning to share some interesting things I've found along the way this week. Firstly, for those interested in meditation, I found a pretty unique site which lists lots of different ways to Meditate. Pretty cool and very relaxing.
I also came across a weblog of an entire community of Feminist Blogs. Some very interesting posts, with lots of female bloggers that I've not heard of before and all of them in a easy to read format. Needless to say, I spent lots of time here.
The Barefoot Contessa treated me to a fantastic Eggplant Gratin recipe that is very simple to make and absolutely divine. It works well either as a main course meal with a side salad or is a great side dish. This is a definite keeper.
Finally, and most importantly - Spring! I think it has finally arrived in the Great Northeast, as the Geese are back. Boy, are they back! We first noticed a few them on our walks this week, resting along the banks of the Mohawk River. Sure enough, a few days later we heard them - literally hundreds of them, honking and flying overhead in several different directions. I was able to snap a couple of pictures that in no way captures how many of these Harbingers of Spring filled the sky. If you click on the photos below, they will enlarge so you can get a better look.
I also came across a weblog of an entire community of Feminist Blogs. Some very interesting posts, with lots of female bloggers that I've not heard of before and all of them in a easy to read format. Needless to say, I spent lots of time here.
The Barefoot Contessa treated me to a fantastic Eggplant Gratin recipe that is very simple to make and absolutely divine. It works well either as a main course meal with a side salad or is a great side dish. This is a definite keeper.
Finally, and most importantly - Spring! I think it has finally arrived in the Great Northeast, as the Geese are back. Boy, are they back! We first noticed a few them on our walks this week, resting along the banks of the Mohawk River. Sure enough, a few days later we heard them - literally hundreds of them, honking and flying overhead in several different directions. I was able to snap a couple of pictures that in no way captures how many of these Harbingers of Spring filled the sky. If you click on the photos below, they will enlarge so you can get a better look.
Dirty Rotten Obama Campaign
Ok...so I called the Obama campaign. Sure enough they had me in there as an Obama delegate. He wasn't nearly as misleading as Renee's phone call...obviously since we didn't have the sense to tape that call. Anyway...here is the video. He was acting like it was just all a big mistake...but once I stopped acting like a confused person and started laying into him...his excuse was, "I've heard you guys are doing the same thing...I'm not listening to you anymore...click." So he knows what he's doing and it's deliberate and it's on tape. He probably wasn't as misleading with me since Renee had called before me and chewed them out and they show us at the same address. So I wonder if they put an asterik next to our address...so they knew not to pull the same BS
Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Educate Yourself
Vetting our two Democratic presidential candidates has definitely been a mixed bag. On one hand, Hillary Clinton’s life and political history has been in the news and reported online for many years. Barack Obama is another deal. He has essentially gotten a free ride in the national media, only being questioned seriously when the news was so shocking that the mainstream media had no choice but to report it.
So I went hunting, and was often surprised at what I found. It amounts to a pattern that I find dismaying. There are a lot of links here, documenting sources for my conclusions, and there is a lot to read.
Here is my list, in no particular order. See if you agree with me, and answer the questions for yourself… did he really not know, or is it just that he didn’t mind?
READ IT HERE
So I went hunting, and was often surprised at what I found. It amounts to a pattern that I find dismaying. There are a lot of links here, documenting sources for my conclusions, and there is a lot to read.
Here is my list, in no particular order. See if you agree with me, and answer the questions for yourself… did he really not know, or is it just that he didn’t mind?
READ IT HERE
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
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