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I also think a lot of people genuinely think that a woman can not be strong enough to be president…
If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking…
Alas USA is not a multiparty system so each party only has to seem more desirable than the other one.…
Ah but the Russia that conservatives hated presented* itself as a progressive force for worker's empowerment and anti-imperialism. Putin's Russia…
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Monthly Archives: August 2005
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
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
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
Iraqi Women's Rights Around the Blogosphere
In the comments of Pseudo-Adrienne’s post yesterday, Asher of Dreams into Lightning posted some quotes from other blogs about the situation for women in Iraq, which I liked so much that I’m totally swiping it and posting here. A couple … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq
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www.hereville.com
Hey, folks, remember Hereville? It’s a comic I used to work on… Anyhow, there’s now a website – www.hereville.com . It ain’t much – as usual, I’m having a terrible time trying to control the layout elements – but at … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Whatever
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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
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What do her tits have to do with anything?
Liberal blog Fables of the Reconstruction provides a “conservative blog taxomony.” Some of it made me chuckle (“Dean Esmay is popular among right-wingers as one of those centrists who just happen to hate liberals and Democrats”) , but his description … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc
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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
Hey, there's going to be a Rent movie!
Yay! It looks like it might be a decent adaptation – they’re using 6 of the original 8 main cast members, which is a good sign. According to what I’ve read, they’ve added some new dialog and cut a few … Continue reading
Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture
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It is inevitable that people will detransition – no medical treatment has a 100% satisfaction rate. But 94% of trans…