Sarah Palin


So McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. She’s young — 44 — and a self-described “hockey mom.” Because Palin is relatively unknown on the national level (she’s been governor since 2006, and before that was mayor of a town of 8,000 people), a lot of people are already identifying this as a ploy to snag the votes of disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters. I don’t know whether that’s true (my guess is yes), but it’s my sense that Hillary backers who don’t like Obama are not going to like a McCain/Palin ticket much better.
Let me say right off the bat that, overall, I think it’s great that Republicans have chosen to elevate ...


So McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. She’s young — 44 — and a self-described “hockey mom.” Because Palin is relatively unknown on the national level (she’s been governor ...

If you missed Obama’s speech…

Here it is! After the fabulous Feministing happy hour – where we got to talk to activists, readers and regular commenters like TheSoyMilkConspiracy and Thomas – we headed over to NARAL NY’s watch party. It was amazing to get to watch this incredible speech with such a great group of people. Awesome night.

Here it is! After the fabulous Feministing happy hour – where we got to talk to activists, readers and regular commenters like TheSoyMilkConspiracy and Thomas – we headed over to NARAL NY’s watch party. ...

Happy birthday, Vanessa!


Don’t let her celebrate alone, folks! Wish that girl a happy birthday!
My wonderful sister and partner in feminist crime, Vanessa, is turning 28 today. I’m so proud and happy – not just to have such an amazing friend and sister in V, but also that we’ve gotten to take this feminist journey with the site together. Love you, sis.


Don’t let her celebrate alone, folks! Wish that girl a happy birthday!
My wonderful sister and partner in feminist crime, Vanessa, is turning 28 today. I’m so proud and happy – not just to ...

How much time should she do?

This is a great question to keep asking John McCain and other anti-choicers:

Related:
Reclaiming the abortion debate
How much jail time should women get for having an abortion?
Thompson gives her jail time

Thank you Thursday: Graphic Novelists

Since Courtney is on vacation, I’m stepping in this week to do my first Thank You Thursday post!
This week I want to dedicate to graphic novels, and particularly the bad-ass women who write them. In the pretty male dominated world of comics and graphic novels, these women rock their content. I love the way reading a graphic novel makes my brain work differently, giving visual context for the words and characters on the page. Two women in particular stand out for me: Alison Bechdel and Ariel Schrag.
I’ve written about Alison Bechdel’s stellar book, Fun Home, before. It’s gotten TONS of well deserved attention, and I’ve read it at least five times. She has such a witty ...

Since Courtney is on vacation, I’m stepping in this week to do my first Thank You Thursday post!
This week I want to dedicate to graphic novels, and particularly the bad-ass women who write them. In the ...

Last reminder, I swear

Our NYC Feministing Happy Hour starts in just an hour, so if you’re in the area and want to join some friendly neighborhood feminists for some end-of-the-summer cocktails, we’ll be at Dove Parlor from 5 – 8 pm. You can see details also on our Facebook event page.
Hope you can make it!

Our NYC Feministing Happy Hour starts in just an hour, so if you’re in the area and want to join some friendly neighborhood feminists for some end-of-the-summer cocktails, we’ll be at Dove Parlor from 5 ...

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