McCain just as cool as Hillary: Note – she got beat (too?)

On the Senate floor yesterday, Barack Obama made his way to the Republican side of the aisle to offer John McCain a handshake.  McCain, after hesitation, returned the handshake coolly, barely looking at Obama.  Here’s the rundown from The Hill (rec’d via email):
McCain Cool to Obama’s Handshake
by Walter Alarkon
Barack Obama went to greet John McCain [...]

Twenty-two percent? Are you kidding me????

David Gregory, on ‘Race to the White House’ on MSNBC, just flashed up a graphic which showed that 22% of former Hillary Clinton voters are, at this point, committing to McCain.  What???  It’s just inexplicable to me.  The McCain – Palin ticket is vehemently anti-choice.  McCain voted against equal pay for equal work.  It’s just insane.  [...]

Clinton gets her roll call

After weeks of negotiation, Obama and Clinton announced in a joint statement today that HRC will get her roll call vote at the Convention.  Obama trotted out the “party unity” excuse and Clinton, for her part, will hear the call, offer her Super Delegate vote for Obama and then release her delegates and call on them [...]

The Clintons need to go away

I’m gonna get into hot water for this post.  But it’s 5 am, CST, I’ve been up for hours, I’m living in a hotel with a four year old and a seven year old, and maybe I’ve lost enough of my mind not to care.  If you see me on the floor in Denver and [...]

Hillary’s role in this election

Do yourself a favor and go over to Alternet.org and read this piece by Matt Taibbi:
Hillary’s Pivotal Role:  Help Obama or Let Him Twist in the Wind
Matt makes the same points I would make, so there’s no need for me to write my own post.  And he’s probably a better writer, anyway. 

BuzzFlash Editor’s Blog

Today, I’m sending you over to BuzzFlash to read yesterday’s Editor’s Blog.  There’s a very good discussion there on the current climate in the Clinton campaign, the tactics coming out of that campaign, the issues facing feminists in this election, and the decisions we, as Americans, need to make about what kind of politics we [...]

On Patriotism and the First Amendment

I’ve been off grid for a week, vacationing in the land of Mickey and sunshine.  Returning to the frozen northeast, I find that the political world is turning its myopic brain back to the issue of patriotism as related to Barack Obama and his non-flag-pin-wearing-self.  In an AP article this morning, the question of Obama’s patriotism [...]

A Rebuttal to Erica Jong or One Angry Feminist v. Another

So this morning, Erica Jong really pissed me off.  Understand, Ms. Jong was one of my heroines as I was finding my feminist footing.  As I was discovering myself, I was both scared to death and thrilled by the poetry in Half-Lives (and most of Marge Piercy’s work, but that’s for another time).  Jong has been [...]

Hillary Clinton and Monsanto

I’m sending you over to CarolynBaker.net today to read this:
An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton from a Wellesley College Alum
This grandmother is reading Clinton the riot act over her connections to and Bill’s various endorsements of the The Monsanto Company.  Read it and decide for yourselves. 

CNN’s Pointed Gestures

**Update:  CNN has removed the offensive part of the video from the piece.  Congratulations to Media Matters and all who wrote to CNN and its advertisers!** 
**Update:  Media Matters has picked up the story here:  Still not funny:  CNN again associates Obama with Bin Laden.**
In the interest of fair play, today’s media rant goes against CNN.  In [...]