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Breaking: WaPo pulls Mouthpiece Theater after mad bitch “joke”

Remember how last week, in an episode of the much-derided web series Mouthpiece Theater, Washington Post reporters Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza joked that “Mad Bitch” beer would be an appropriate beverage for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? Well, after TPMDC’s initial report on the episode, the Post has killed the feature entirely.
“I don’t think the series worked as they intended,” said Post Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli. “It was meant to be funny and insightful and translate the superb journalism Chris and Dana do in print and online into a new format.”
But…it wasn’t. The Clinton joke, he said, was “a serious lapse. . . . It’s really beneath us and not something ...

From Talking Points Memo:

Remember how last week, in an episode of the much-derided web series Mouthpiece Theater, Washington Post reporters Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza joked that “Mad Bitch” beer would be an appropriate beverage ...

By Jessica • 16 years ago

Welcome home Euna Lee and Laura Ling!

As I’m sure you’ve already heard, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were freed and returned home today after more than four months jailed in North Korea.

Thirty hours ago, Ms. Ling said, “We feared that any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp.” Then, she said, they were taken to another location.
“When we walked through the doors, we saw standing before us President Bill Clinton,” she said to applause. “We were shocked but we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end, and now we stand here, home and free.”

Pic via Shakesville.

As I’m sure you’ve already heard, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were freed and returned home today after more than four months jailed in North Korea.

Thirty hours ago, Ms. Ling said, “We feared ...

By Jos Truitt • 16 years ago

Legislation Update: House votes to lift DC abortion ban

Good news for DC residents: on Thursday the House of Representatives passed a spending bill that removes the ban on use of local funds for abortion coverage in the District and lifts a number of other important bans as well. We now need the Senate to pass a funding bill that does the same.
I do want to make note of some really awful comments made on the floor of the House by Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-Kansas) on Thursday regarding the DC abortion ban. The Congressman called the use of local funds for abortion a “financial incentive” to “encourage” women elligible for the funds to have abortions. Linking class with race, Tiahrt asked if President Obama’s mother would have ...

Good news for DC residents: on Thursday the House of Representatives passed a spending bill that removes the ban on use of local funds for abortion coverage in the District and lifts a number of other ...

By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Update: Victim-blaming Telegraph piece pulled

It looks like the Telegraph has pulled their completely inaccurate victim-blaming piece from last week, also publishing an apology that’s barely satisfying:

Owing to an editing error, our report “Women who dress provocatively more likely to be raped, claim scientists” (June 23) wrongly stated that research presented at the recent BPS conference by Sophia Shaw found that women who drink alcohol are more likely to be raped. In fact, the research found the opposite. We apologise for our error.

While the BPS has stated they’re happy with Telegraph’s actions, this is a completely lazy (and really not entirely accurate) correction. Nonetheless, it’s good this was taken down.
h/t to Anne!

It looks like the Telegraph has pulled their completely inaccurate victim-blaming piece from last week, also publishing an apology that’s barely satisfying:

Owing to an editing error, our report “Women who dress provocatively more likely ...

By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Update: Plea deal on Jena 6

After the news tha the remaining five defendants of the Jena 6 case were getting a plea deal today, we find that they pleaded no contest to misdemeanor simple battery, sentenced to seven days probation and fined $500 plus court costs. Color of Change’s Executive Director James Rucker said:

“The story of the Jena 6 was an extreme example of what can happen when a justice system biased against black boys operates unchecked. But it’s also an example of what can happen when hundreds of thousands of people across the country stand up to challenge unequal justice. Together, we drew the country’s attention to this case and raised the money necessary to fund a strong legal defense.”

This ...

After the news tha the remaining five defendants of the Jena 6 case were getting a plea deal today, we find that they pleaded no contest to misdemeanor simple battery, sentenced to seven days probation ...

By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Stolkholm game creator to do a “college outreach program”

Looks like we might have a new brand of MRA on our hands! Remember the “Stockholm: An Exploration of True Love” game that Amazon was selling which allowed users to “convince” a young woman to fall in love with them by sexually assaulting, gassing and psychologically abusing them? Well, it seems that its creator is a wee ticked about being banned from Amazon and others is conducting a college outreach program designed to enlighten college students with “types of love and relationships hidden and ignored by a culture increasingly dominated by female values.”
Stanton Audemars says during his college tours, he’ll disseminate the game to make sure “that every single college student of appropriate age has access to ...

Looks like we might have a new brand of MRA on our hands! Remember the “Stockholm: An Exploration of True Love” game that Amazon was selling which allowed users to “convince” a young woman to fall ...

By Vanessa • 17 years ago

Esteemed Doctor and Friend of George Tiller to Provide Late Term Abortion Care in Kansas

While the closing of Dr. Tiller’s clinic and the infuriating possibility that anti-choice extremist group Operation Rescue may try to buy the space has made us realize things actually could get worse, Dr. LeRoy Carhart brings us some hope.
Via Feministe, we find that Carhart has stepped in to take Dr. Tiller’s place in providing late term abortions in Kansas, although potential plans to open an actual clinic are unknown:

A Nebraska doctor said Wednesday that he will perform third-term abortions in Kansas after the slaying of abortion provider George Tiller, but would not say whether he will open a new facility or offer the procedure at an existing practice.
Dr. LeRoy Carhart declined to discuss ...

While the closing of Dr. Tiller’s clinic and the infuriating possibility that anti-choice extremist group Operation Rescue may try to buy the space has made us realize things actually could get worse, Dr. LeRoy ...

By Jessica • 17 years ago

Punishing HIV positive women: More on Quinta Layin Tuleh

Last week, I wrote about Quinta Layin Tuleh – a 28 year old woman from Cameroon sentenced to 238 days in federal prison because she is HIV positive and pregnant.
Today, Margo Kaplan from the Center for HIV Law and Policy has a piece on RH Reality Check analyzing just how terrible the judge’s decision was.

Judge Woodcock’s decision ignores the complex factors involved in a pregnant woman’s medical treatment decisions – as through being HIV positive makes one incapable of reasonable decision-making – and glibly equates being HIV-positive and pregnant with committing a crime. When reading the sentence, he makes clear that his sole reason for keeping Tuleh in prison was that she was HIV-positive and pregnant, ...

Last week, I wrote about Quinta Layin Tuleh – a 28 year old woman from Cameroon sentenced to 238 days in federal prison because she is HIV positive and pregnant.
Today, Margo Kaplan from the