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As election returns came in Tuesday night, it was clear that records were being set. Women, who make up 50.7% of the U.S. population, added 5 new members bringing their total to 20% of the U.S. Senate. The second big milestone was reached when Jeff Flake became the 7th Mormon to win a Senate seat. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Afghanistan is broken; the Soviet Union broke it, we broke it, the Taliban broke it, al-Qaeda broke it, Pakistan broke it, everyone’s broke it and no one knows how to fix it. Something radical needs to be done, and I’m not talking about bombing it into smaller and smaller rubble, or paying off corrupt Afghan families […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 2010, she received a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government; is a global ambassador for YouthAIDS, an organization promoting AIDS prevention and treatment; and is a regular fixture at pro-choice events. She recently penned an eloquent open letter to the media about their misogynistic treatment of women […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Campbell Brown, former television personality for CNN had some rather harsh things to say about President Obama and his “condescending” attitude toward women. It struck me as oddly partisan, she is after all marrried to a Dan Senor, a top adviser to Mitt Romney, but I thought I’d check it out for myself. Nope, nothing Brown said […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
He’s distanced himself from the all-boys-club mentality that has plagued him in the past, he’s hired a certain amount of women so as not to offend women voters too much, and he contrasts himself with his Mormon faith by allowing women to work outside the home, though he agrees that he thinks they should never be part of the Church hierarchy. So why is he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When Hilary Rosen had the nerve to voice an opinion about Ann Romney, Team Romney saw the opening they’d been waiting for. Surrogates were sent out, the Republican base was mobilized, cable news received their marching orders– Hilary Rosen must be destroyed. Who is Hilary Rosen? Your guess is as good as mine, but she must be somebody important. Anyway, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wisconsin is a state of 5.7 million people. Over 900,000 people have signed a recall petition to toss Governor Scott Walker out of office. Under this dark cloud, Mitt Romney still embraced the radical far-right governor last week, showing up at phone banks in a show of support. Less than a week later, Walker repealed a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Women make up 17% of the U.S. Senate and 17% of the House of Representatives. Worldwide, the United States ranks 71st when it comes to women legislators. President Obama asks the question, “Is it possible that Congress would get more done if there were more women in Congress? Is that fair to say?” Yes.
Reince Priebus, head of the Republican National Committee, made some offensive comments toward women, comparing them to insects, while appearing on Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt”. Here’s the exchange; AL HUNT: The Democrats of course say you are waging, the GOP is waging a war on women. I know you don’t agree with that, but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The United States Senate has been called the most exclusive club in the world. More than any office, it epitomizes the American political system. Senators serve for six years and they have become a power unto themselves. Once devoid of minorities and women, the U.S. Senate remains that way in almost half the states in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
President Obama released this statement to celebrate International Women’s Day. “The United States celebrates the many achievements and milestones in the ongoing struggle for gender equality around the world, and reaffirms our commitment to accelerating progress. We are committed to a future in which our daughters and sons have equal opportunities to thrive, because when […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last I checked, women constituted over half of the American people. You wouldn’t know it if you watch how the Republican Party treats them. It’s not just how they want to decide a woman’s reproductive future, or how they view women as too emotional to serve in combat, it’s much more than that. Women have justifiably […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell knocked Rick Santorum on Monday for saying he had “concerns” about women serving in frontline combat and cited his own daughter’s experience in the military to refute what some have characterized as the presidential candidate’s suggestion that women are less capable of performing combat duty. “I like Rick Santorum a lot. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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