On Libya, Liberal Interventionism, and Progressive Misogyny
Posted by matttbastard on Mar 22, 2011 in Featured Articles, Foreign, Hillary Clinton, Sexism | 3 comments
Ok, I’m no fan of intervention, humanitarian or otherwise. So, let me state for the record that I’m unequivocally opposed to military operations in Libya, regardless of how much fuzzy, feel-good moralistic liberal internationalist gloss the usual suspects try to apply to their latest...
GOP Leaders in House Hate Gays and Lesbians More Than They Support U.S. Troops
Posted by Kathy on Oct 8, 2009 in Civil Liberties, Human Rights, Military, Politics, Republican Freaks, Sexism | 4 comments
Several Republican leaders in the House announced their intention today to vote against the latest Defense Authorization Bill, because it includes a provision to include gays and lesbians as a protected group under existing hate crimes law: Boehner, speaking at his weekly press conference Thursday, said the...
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Over at Global Comment, Sarah Jaffe, in a devastatingly on-target critique, utterly eviscerates yesterday’s head-pattingly patronizing L.A. Times article/future-bird-cage-liner (where the credentials of Dr. Jill Biden were examined [and dismissed] in a manner that was maddeningly glib, highly gendered–and...Bare Assed Feminism
You know, I’m reading this article in Vanity Fair about Jon Favreau, the Obama speechwriter caught in a photo groping a cardboard cut out of Hillary, that I’m sure you’ve already seen and I won’t post it. The gist of the article wonders why Favreau has yet to be fired, and why...More About Sarah Palin’s Hateful Rape Victim Philosophy and Policies
Posted by Kathy on Sep 20, 2008 in 2008 General, Human Rights, John McCain, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin, Sexism | 4 comments
Cernig points to an enlightening post by Shannyn Moore, an Alaskan radio host and blogger. The post provides more details on Sarah Palin’s now-infamous policy of billing rape survivors for the cost of gathering evidence with which to arrest and charge the rapist: Much can be learned about the Palin...