Topic: Politics & Government
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Amy posted a blog entry
Congresswomen oppose Bush's new abortion policies
I know the news in the last entry probably angered many of you to the point of wanting to castrate Mr. President Bush, but just...
I know the news in the last entry probably angered many of you to the point of wanting to castrate Mr. President Bush, but just...
Amy posted a blog entry
Planned Parenthood targets McCain
Planned Parenthood will start airing this 30-second TV spot that shows John McCain's painful silence when asked about birth...
Planned Parenthood will start airing this 30-second TV spot that shows John McCain's painful silence when asked about birth...
Amy posted a blog entry
Bush tries to infringe on reproductive rights
Although some might think that Bush is nothing more than a lame duck president at this point, he's still doing major damage in...
Although some might think that Bush is nothing more than a lame duck president at this point, he's still doing major damage in...
Amy posted a blog entry
Shockingly accurate political cartoon
What does everyone think about the cover of the new issue of The New Yorker? If you can't tell, it's a cartoon of Barack and...
What does everyone think about the cover of the new issue of The New Yorker? If you can't tell, it's a cartoon of Barack and...
Amy posted a blog entry
Anti-abortion measures in three states
Anti-abortion measures are littering the November ballots in California, Colorado, and South Dakota. Shit like this really...
Anti-abortion measures are littering the November ballots in California, Colorado, and South Dakota. Shit like this really...
Amy posted a blog entry
McCain is stumped over birth control issue
So... he voted against having insurance companies cover birth control, but he "doesn't know enough about it" to answer a...
So... he voted against having insurance companies cover birth control, but he "doesn't know enough about it" to answer a...
Amy posted a blog entry
PP endorses Obama
Planned Parenthood has officially endorsed Barack Obama. From their press release:"The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is proud...
Planned Parenthood has officially endorsed Barack Obama. From their press release:"The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is proud...
Amy posted a blog entry
Anti-gay marriage initiatives galore
Anti-gay marriage activists are having a field day. Initiatives are being put on ballots in Arizona, California, and Florida to...
Anti-gay marriage activists are having a field day. Initiatives are being put on ballots in Arizona, California, and Florida to...
pigeon_gb posted a blog entry
Corporations and Copyright
A few weeks back, Cliffski wrote about how some people complain about corporations and copyright as if they are all part of one...
A few weeks back, Cliffski wrote about how some people complain about corporations and copyright as if they are all part of one...
Amy posted a blog entry
Flashers show political support
BoobsForBarack.comEmpowering? Offensive? Give me your input because I could go either way. I know it's just for fun, but......
BoobsForBarack.comEmpowering? Offensive? Give me your input because I could go either way. I know it's just for fun, but......
Amy posted a blog entry
Time to stop wasting our money?
Hooray! Finally the government did something right. A Senate subcommittee approved a 25% reduction in funding for...
Hooray! Finally the government did something right. A Senate subcommittee approved a 25% reduction in funding for...
Amy posted a blog entry
And it just keeps on coming...
Thought the Obama-monkey doll was bad? Check out this gem of a button that's being sold at the Texas Republican state...
Thought the Obama-monkey doll was bad? Check out this gem of a button that's being sold at the Texas Republican state...
Amy posted a blog entry
Checklist for Change
Yesterday, the Democratic Women for Change released their "Checklist for Change" campaign. This is exciting, because it...
Yesterday, the Democratic Women for Change released their "Checklist for Change" campaign. This is exciting, because it...
Amy posted a blog entry
Obama addresses absent fathers
Happy Fathers' Day! I hope all of you have found some good way to celebrate it.Barack Obama honored the holiday by addressing...
Happy Fathers' Day! I hope all of you have found some good way to celebrate it.Barack Obama honored the holiday by addressing...
Amy posted a blog entry
McCain-loving women: fact or fiction?
I found a really interesting opinion piece in The New York Times today about whether or not Clinton supporters are flocking to...
I found a really interesting opinion piece in The New York Times today about whether or not Clinton supporters are flocking to...
Amy posted a blog entry
Michelle Obama is... "baby mama"...?
Oh wow. This is classy. Fox News recently referred to Michelle Obama as "Obama's baby mama." I've basically learned to...
Oh wow. This is classy. Fox News recently referred to Michelle Obama as "Obama's baby mama." I've basically learned to...
Amy posted a blog entry
"It's my constitutional right..."
With all the voter apathy that exists in this country, it's so nice to hear about people who understand how important the...
With all the voter apathy that exists in this country, it's so nice to hear about people who understand how important the...
Amy posted a blog entry
Double-standard for women in politics
I think you should all check out the bluntly honest and realistic article from InTheseTimes.com, entitled "Damned If Feminine,...
I think you should all check out the bluntly honest and realistic article from InTheseTimes.com, entitled "Damned If Feminine,...
Amy posted a blog entry
Buffet of the Week
Been busy busy busy at my internship, so I apologize for not being able to post everyday. Here's a Buffet of the Week with...
Been busy busy busy at my internship, so I apologize for not being able to post everyday. Here's a Buffet of the Week with...
Amy posted a blog entry
And it just got more interesting...
"I am open to it" - Hillary Clinton, regarding becoming Obama's vice presidential candidate.Oh. Man. What an unstoppable...
"I am open to it" - Hillary Clinton, regarding becoming Obama's vice presidential candidate.Oh. Man. What an unstoppable...
Amy posted a blog entry
Women progress in Scotland
History has been made in Scotland!On Thursday, for the first time ever, the bench in the Court of Session in Edinburgh...
History has been made in Scotland!On Thursday, for the first time ever, the bench in the Court of Session in Edinburgh...
Amy posted a blog entry
How about we just don't talk about it?
Anti-choicers are putting pressure on George Bush to change Title X so that doctors can not even discuss abortion as an option...
Anti-choicers are putting pressure on George Bush to change Title X so that doctors can not even discuss abortion as an option...
Amy posted a blog entry
Lack of ambition holding women back?
A new report is claiming that the lack of women in political positions is not due to a gender bias, but to a "lack of...
A new report is claiming that the lack of women in political positions is not due to a gender bias, but to a "lack of...
Amy posted a blog entry
Buffet of the Week: long weekend edition
Woo, it's been a long day. I bagged an internship at 3iying, an all-girl advertising agency in the city. We spent all day...
Woo, it's been a long day. I bagged an internship at 3iying, an all-girl advertising agency in the city. We spent all day...
Amy posted a blog entry
A waste of primary
The Daily Show's Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore hilariously mock those that believe that all black men should automatically...
The Daily Show's Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore hilariously mock those that believe that all black men should automatically...
Amy posted a blog entry
Some Clinton and Obama news
NARAL Pro-Choice America has officially endorsed Barack Obama. Many are happy with the decision, while others are angry because...
NARAL Pro-Choice America has officially endorsed Barack Obama. Many are happy with the decision, while others are angry because...
Amy posted a blog entry
California Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage
MAJOR VICTORY: California's Supreme Court has ruled the ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional!This is huge....
MAJOR VICTORY: California's Supreme Court has ruled the ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional!This is huge....
Amy posted a blog entry
Senator Schumer's response to my e-mail about affordable birth control
Dear Ms. Rubinson:Thank you for your letter supporting the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act. I agree that it is very...
Dear Ms. Rubinson:Thank you for your letter supporting the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act. I agree that it is very...
Amy posted a blog entry
Happy Mother's Day... from a man who wants to take all rights away from women
Uh oh. McCain's playing the motherly love card in his new advertisement.Can I just say that the McCain family must have some...
Uh oh. McCain's playing the motherly love card in his new advertisement.Can I just say that the McCain family must have some...
pigeon_gb posted a blog entry
Digital Rights Management’s Victims: The Customers
From The Day the Music Died, I learned that Microsoft is pulling the plug on the servers used for verification of their MSN...
From The Day the Music Died, I learned that Microsoft is pulling the plug on the servers used for verification of their MSN...
Amy posted a blog entry
Nasty political ads
The Daily Show did a segment about political attack ads, and it got me thinking about some of the worst political ads I have...
The Daily Show did a segment about political attack ads, and it got me thinking about some of the worst political ads I have...
Patrizzi posted a blog entry
In praise of the spirit of the horse
May 3, 2008 Eight Belles, a beautiful and soulful filly had to be euthanized due to injury while running the Kentucky Derby at...
May 3, 2008 Eight Belles, a beautiful and soulful filly had to be euthanized due to injury while running the Kentucky Derby at...
Amy posted a blog entry
The Democratic Primary in 7 Minutes
One of my professors showed this to our class and I thought it was amazing, so enjoy!
One of my professors showed this to our class and I thought it was amazing, so enjoy!
Patrizzi posted a blog entry
Media women and sisterly love
I had a simmering “cat fight” with a very powerful woman, not long ago. She was a courtroom artist. I was a...
I had a simmering “cat fight” with a very powerful woman, not long ago. She was a courtroom artist. I was a...
Amy posted a blog entry
Obama not "manly" enough... Hillary too "manly"?
I found this interesting video on Fox News about the factor of masculinity in the Democratic race.I'm not sure about their...
I found this interesting video on Fox News about the factor of masculinity in the Democratic race.I'm not sure about their...
Amy posted a blog entry
The Sweet Talk Express
This segment on The Daily Show is hilarious, but it also makes me rather nervous because John McCain's tendency to put his...
This segment on The Daily Show is hilarious, but it also makes me rather nervous because John McCain's tendency to put his...
Amy posted a blog entry
No, seriously, abstinence-only education works! We swear!
Yahoo News had an article today about how abstinence-only education doesn't work. First of all, can I just say:NO SHIT!Ahem....
Yahoo News had an article today about how abstinence-only education doesn't work. First of all, can I just say:NO SHIT!Ahem....
Amy posted a blog entry
Take Action Tuesday: part 2
So, I know I already made a post about something you can do for Take Action Tuesday, but this also deserves your attention....
So, I know I already made a post about something you can do for Take Action Tuesday, but this also deserves your attention....
Amy posted a blog entry
Clinton and Obama on The Colbert Report
Aww, they're just so darn cute when they're being funny.
Aww, they're just so darn cute when they're being funny.
Amy posted a blog entry
Court defines the withdrawal of sexual consent as rape
On Wednesday, Maryland's highest court ruled that if someone consents to sex, and then withdraws that consent during sex, it...
On Wednesday, Maryland's highest court ruled that if someone consents to sex, and then withdraws that consent during sex, it...
Amy posted a blog entry
John Oliver takes on Fox News
I loathe Fox News. I've mentioned this before. That's why I found The Daily Show's particularly hilarious and truthful...
I loathe Fox News. I've mentioned this before. That's why I found The Daily Show's particularly hilarious and truthful...
Amy posted a blog entry
Obama for repeal of "don't ask, don't tell"
Barack Obama recently told The Advocate, a gay magazine, that he favors repealing the preposterous "don't ask, don't tell"...
Barack Obama recently told The Advocate, a gay magazine, that he favors repealing the preposterous "don't ask, don't tell"...
Amy posted a blog entry
Castration?!
Louisiana lawmakers consider castration for sex offenders.No. No no no no no. Although I have to wonder... what would they do...
Louisiana lawmakers consider castration for sex offenders.No. No no no no no. Although I have to wonder... what would they do...
Patrizzi posted a blog entry
Interview with one of my occasional readers, Frank Girardot.
… there are people who have lost loved ones in horrible and violent ways that turn to the blog to remind readers that...
… there are people who have lost loved ones in horrible and violent ways that turn to the blog to remind readers that...
