Author Archives: Pseudo-Adrienne

RIP…..

Chief Justice Rehnquist has passed away. Stunned…

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They are *Americans,* not "refugees"!

Christopher over at Afro-Netizen cites, in frustration, the media’s somewhat annoying characterization of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina being “refugees“, which in a way gives off this impression that they are people from an entirely different country. How can you … Continue reading

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On Katrina….

Kudos to my fellow bloggers who have done a hell of a better job than I in covering the tragedy and disaster of Hurricane Katrina and urging people to donate. Of course for the passed few days in which I … Continue reading

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Demoted for what? Criticizing Halliburton or "poor performance"? Really, Army?

Interesting little newsbyte here from The New York Times about a top Army official being demoted for “poor performance” and who was also coincidently openly critical of the Halliburton Company’s non-competitive contract in the “rebuilding” of Iraq. A top Army … Continue reading

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Just blame feminism for female sex offenders

An article from The Times (in the U.K.) blames feminism for older women having sexual relations with underage boys. Well you just gotta put all the blame for women “behaving badly” on feminism, right? As everyone knows that if women … Continue reading

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No more federal funding for Silver Ring Thing unless changes are made

Via Feministing and originally the Washington Post, the “evangelistic ministry” promoting “abstinence only”, called Silver Ring Thing, has been cut off from federal funding unless it makes certain changes to its program. And you’ll never guess why they have been … Continue reading

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"The true legacy of Margaret Sanger"-Ms.

One of the cover stories of Ms. Magazine this past summer dealt with the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and what is all at stake for women’s reproductive rights in this country, and the changing Supreme Court. And with … Continue reading

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Four more years over there and is this our 'Nam?

With some even more bad news about the war in Iraq, thanks to The New York Times, top Army officials have openly spoken of the possibility of American troops staying over in Iraq for four more years. Joy. And the … Continue reading

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No big difference between the two

For me personally, there are really only very few differences between fundamentalist Christianity and fundamentalist Islam. Race and ethnicity are the obvious ones, then there’s the language gap, fashion, and location of course of where you are likely to find … Continue reading

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N.O.W. requests to testify at Roberts' committee hearing

The National Organization for Women recently sent a letter to Senator Arlen Specter of the Senate Judiciary Committee, requesting that it be allowed to testify at Roberts’ confirmation hearing. Oh and what all would N.O.W. have to say about Roberts? … Continue reading

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