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Sleazy phone calls to South Carolina voters falsely imply female candidate has had an abortion, “done jail time”
TweetBecause it’s not already hard enough to run for political office as a woman in this country, conservative groups in South Carolina are playing dirty politics leading up to the congressional special election next week. According to ThinkProgress, the group, identifying themselves only as “SSI polling”, are calling voters and asking a series of “leading” questions [...]
Also tagged abortion, Politics, push polling, Sexism Comments closed
People who say more good guys with guns is the solution lack firing neurons
TweetThe NRA’s argument that more guns is necessary to prevent mass shootings, or any shootings was always nonsense. The ridiculousness of this argument is on display yet again, with the recent news out of Georgia where a man shot and killed a young Latino man who accidentally pulled into his driveway. Via NBC Latino: Rodrigo [...]
Also tagged Democrats, gun control, gun violence, Republicans Comments closed
EMILY’s List Celebrates 2012 Milestones
TweetI was honored to attend the EMILY’s List 2nd Inaugural Brunch over the weekend to not only celebrate the re-election of President Obama, but also the historic victories for women this election cycle. Thanks to EMILY’s list, during the 2011- 2012 election cycle, we “elect[ed] a historic number of candidates – the only pro-choice Democratic [...]
Also tagged 2012, Election, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin, tammy duckworth Comments closed
How to deal with a mansplainer starring Hillary Clinton in gifs
TweetSometimes you don’t realize how #bawse somebody is, until you make it into a gif. So after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smacked down the Senate and the House yesterday, it occurred to me that what made it magical is that it is an instructional video on how to deal with a mansplainer. And of [...]
Also tagged Hillary Clinton, mansplaining, Tea Party Comments closed
Are Republicans going to try to impeach Obama?