Author Archives: Pseudo-Adrienne

Lobbying for VAWA's reauthorization

The Violence Against Women Act is up for reauthorization soon and naturally so, women’s rights groups are campaigning to have it brought back to the floor of Congress for a vote. Lobbyists for the act are worried however that some … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 1 Comment

More bad news concerning Iraq,…surprise, surprise

Well I really can’t blame anyone who is not all that optimistic about a democracy flourishing in Iraq. The news from the area certainly doesn’t me into a “yay, they’ll have democracy, justice, human rights, and social equality soon!” mood. … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Elections and politics, International issues | 24 Comments

The rabble-rousing-theoconservative "Justice Sunday II"

This past Sunday, well known or infamous–which ever suits you–fundamentalist Christian leaders, neocon-Congressional Republicans, and other ideologues who long for the “good ole days” when religious, moral supremacist dogma and government were in bed together (also found within the history … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-feminists and their pals, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court Issues | 24 Comments

Other wacky stuff about Roberts' past

The skeletons of Roberts’ closet ‘being dragged out for all to see fun’ never ends. Apparently when you’re a young attorney working for the Reagan Administration, years upon years later, you scare the hell out of people with all of … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Gender and the Economy, Supreme Court Issues | 5 Comments

Cindy Sheehan and our leaders' poor performance

Cindy Sheehan. She reminds us what democracy is a lot about. Opposing ideas and open, passionate political discourse between those opposing ideas, especially between elected officials. Do you see any of this now on Capitol Hill? Do you see the … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 60 Comments

NARAL pulls ad and there's some other crap

NARAL Pro-Choice America has decided to pull its anti-Roberts ad due to all of the “controversy” (oh spare me–rolls eyes), which unfortunately with all of the reactionary shrilling over the ad, even by pro-choicers and liberals, has distracted just about … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Supreme Court Issues | 52 Comments

I agree….

…With what Jessica over at Bush v. Choice has to say about Senator Barbara Boxer’s statement about Roberts, and how she (Boxer) would *gasp* not vote for Roberts, if she believed that he wouldn’t support women’s reproductive rights as a … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Elections and politics, Supreme Court Issues | 4 Comments

In the news and blogosphere today…

…because I’m too lazy to do some original blogging (I just got off work, I’m tired damn it). Via DED Space and originally the Daily Kos, a protestor who’s being supported by the women’s peace/anti-war group CODE PINK, Cindy Sheehan, … Continue reading

Posted in Iraq, Link farms | 38 Comments

Justice Sunday returns!

On August 14, outspoken fundamentalist Christian leaders and their neoconservative wingnut political cohorts will be hosting yet another Justice Sunday–this time, Justice Sunday II. All in support of, you guessed it, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, and other judges and … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Supreme Court Issues | 10 Comments

Linda Loaiza

Linda Loaiza, a Venezuelan woman, was abducted, beaten, mutilated, torturued, starved, and rape several times over for four months by a man would later on be acquitted for the crime. This is her story…. In July of 2001, 18-year-old Linda … Continue reading

Posted in International issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 8 Comments