…and yet somehow this isn’t getting quite the same attention as Jeremiah Wright
Hello, out-there and bigoted religious views at Sarah Palin’s church: …Palin’s church, the Wasilla Bible Church, gave its pulpit over to a figure viewed with deep hostility by many Jewish organizations: David Brickner, the executive director of Jews for Jesus. Palin’s pastor, Larry Kroon, introduced Brickner on Aug. 17, according to a transcript of the [...]
...read moreI’m Too Young For This
Within a two minute conversation: Ethan just informed me that his bus driver told all the kids on the bus that she posted a poem on Facebook. WHY? He also says, in reaction to a Buffy episode, that he believes that frat houses are just like “government or Congress” in that they are secret societies [...]
...read moreFighting Sexism With Sexism
It sure is interesting to see conservatives adopt the banner of feminism now that Sarah Palin is on the ticket. I can’t help but shake my head every time I hear or read one of them say, “Had she been a man…” — simply because conservatives have spent the past century or so totally dismissing [...]
...read moreA Little More on Motherhood and Choice
….and then I swear I am done. No more politics! Maegan, aka La Mamita Mala, gives her thoughts on the parameters of motherhood: So what does this Palin parranda of information and analysis mean to mamis of color, Latina mamis like me? Not surprisingly, nada. Sarah Palin wants to put herself out there as “every [...]
...read more“What’s that word I’m looking for? It’s another word for decision.”
The Daily Show – just in case you’ve forgotten – is pretty fucking brilliant: The best part of this segment is when the young girl almost says “choice,” but then catches herself and says “decision.” (h/t to Amy at Appetite for Equal Rights)
...read moreI am shocked, shocked to find a racist Republican
The Republican Party hasn’t come to terms with doesn’t have a problem with racism (via The Hill): Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term “uppity” to describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Thursday. Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s speech with reporters outside the House chamber and was asked to compare her [...]
...read moreWomen vs. Women on Sarah Palin
I hate being in this position. I truly do. The blog I edit is an anti-racist one. That is our focus. It is staffed entirely by women. We prefer not to deal with sexism, either. So, in a nutshell, covering this election has been a pain in the ass. As the main moderator, I get [...]
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