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Speak To Me: David Brooks' Speech to the Delegates

My fellow Americans, it is an honor to address the Democratic National Convention at this defining moment in history. We stand at a crossroads at a pivot point, near a fork in the road on the edge of a precipice in the midst of the most consequential election since last year’s “American Idol.” One path [...]

Whassup, Bitches?: Female Chauvinism's Place is in the Garbage.

This poll discussed over at Slate in the article “Man Up!” found that “Despite the recent frenzy of media attention over the issue of race in America, a new poll by CBS (PDF) suggests that gender may cause more problems for contemporary presidential contenders. Thirty-nine percent of those polled think that a woman candidate would [...]

Speaking Truth To Power: The Canary In the Coalmine (Literally)

Fight the Culture of Hate! Vincent Navarro, formerly Jesse Jackson’s senior health advisor in the ’84 and ’88 Primaries, tells it like it is over at Counterpunch: HillaryCare Failed. That’s right, folks, the experienced cynical candidate might not have an advantage over the young, hopeful candidate. The experienced candidate might have been involved in a [...]

Garfield Minus Garfield: The Analogy With U.S. Politics and Scratching Your Balls

There’s something about U.S. Foreign Policy that’s a bit off. “No, really,” you say, “wow, I thought we were just flouting international law with no possible repercussions because no one will ever have more power than we do.” But recently one perfect analogy of the

Bitch Is The New Black, Says Tina Fey

I gotta say, I’m not a huge fan of Hillary, but I would vote for Tina Fey.

Hate On Ann Coulter Day!

Today is official Hate On Ann Coulter Day! Celebrate by reading about Coulter’s decision to support Hillary (as if you need another reason not to support the 24th-28th years of the Clinton-Bush dynasty): because Republicans are too “stupid” not to vote for McCain, even though he’s as liberal as a Democrat, according to Ms. Coulter. [...]

Gloria Steinem On The Clinton-Obama Paradox

I’m too busy reading and writing my thesis and listening to Radiohead’s In Rainbows to write a whole post today. But you should consider reading Gloria Steinem’s piece, Women Are Never Front-Runners, in today’s New York Times’ Op-Ed section, in which she discusses the gender power dynamics being enacted by Democratic presidential candidates Obama (do [...]