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Who Needs Dubya? Texas Still Has John Cornyn to Embarass Us
Where’s Waldo? Hillary Clinton, center, being crushed on the House floor, with Texas Sen. John Cornyn directly behind her. Photo by Reuters.‘His petty little snit in holding up the appointment of Hillary Clinton to State for an extra day just … Continue reading
Sorry Hillary : Obama Boys Behaving Badly
Jon Favreau, left, and unidentified friend with Sen. Hillary Clinton cutout. From the “44” Blog / Washington Post. ‘Asked about the photos, Favreau, who was recently appointed director of speechwriting for the White House, declined comment. A transition official said … Continue reading
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live
‘Fey stood beside her good friend and fellow castmate Amy Poehler, whose Hillary Clinton has been one of the high points of recent “SNL” history’ By Maureen Ryan / September 14, 2008 See Video and transcript, below. As it used … Continue reading
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Tagged Actresses, Entertainers, Hillary, Humor, Parody, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Satire, Saturday Night Live, Television, Tina Fey, Video
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Maureen Dowd on Hillary and the Dem Convention : Yes She Can
Hillary Clinton campaigning for Barack Obama August 8 in Henderson, Nevada.‘She’s amazed at how easy it was to snatch Denver away from the Obama saps’By Maureen Dowd / August 12, 2008 While Obama was spending three hours watching “The Dark … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Denver, Hillary, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Sisters, This Is an Election We Can’t Sit Out
Senator Barack Obama with Oprah Winfrey in Des Moines. Photo by Jason Reed / Reuters. The visceral, gut-wrenching pain expressed by Clinton’s supporters is real, and at least in my case, has caused me to confront my own response, not … Continue reading
MEDIA : The Mythical Obama Bias
Trust me, John McCain doesn’t know what bad press looks like by Eric Boehlert / August 5, 2008 Did you know the big bad media are beating up on John McCain? For weeks, the campaign’s media debate centered on whether … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Mainstream Media, McCain, McCain Mistakes, Media, Media Bias, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Barack Obama : Pride and Prejudice
Barack Obama the new Mr Darcy? Dominic Cooper played the part in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Sense And Sensibility.’ Read ‘Mr. Darcy Comes Courting’ by Maureen Dowd below. Maureen Dowd hits the nail on the headBy Steve Russell … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Jane Austen, Obama, Race, Racism, Women's Movement
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INTERVIEW : Barbara Streisand on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
‘There is too much at stake right now to elect another George W. Bush to the White House’By: Jeffrey Ressner / July 28, 2008 “She sometimes answers questions by e-mail,” said one of Barbra Streisand’s trusted confidants, when asked if … Continue reading
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Tagged Entertainers, Feminism, Hillary, Interview, McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Singers, Women, Women's Movement
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McCain’s War on Women
‘To vote for McCain, a feminist would have to be insane.’By Kate Sheppard / July 21, 2008 Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) campaign and the media would have us believe that herds of disaffected women voters will be stampeding to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Feminism, Hillary, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Right Wing, Social Conservatives, Women, Women's Movement
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Gender Bias in the Media
Sexism Sells — But We’re Not Buying It The Women’s Media Center, along with its partners at Media Matters, launched on May 20 “Sexism Sells, But We’re Not Buying It,” a new video and online petition campaign illustrating the pervasive … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Presidential Campaign, Sexism, Video, Women
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Women Know When They’re Being Hit On
Angry Clinton Women ♥ McCain?By Frank Rich / June 15, 2008 Ten years ago John McCain had to apologize for regaling a Republican audience with a crude sexual joke about Hillary and Chelsea Clinton and Janet Reno. Last year he … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Feminism, Hillary, McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Women
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Tom Hayden on Hillary’s Endorsement of Obama
Hillary’s Winning SpeechBy Tom Hayden / June 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton’s moving and brilliant speech today cemented an independent place for herself and feminists in general in the unfolding historical drama of the 2008 presidential election. The speech, which situated … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Feminism, Hillary, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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