Barack Obama

Dear Hillary Clinton (Part 2)

by Cara June 7, 2008

Thank you. This is the woman I was voting for when I pulled the lever for Hillary Clinton as Senator. This isn’t her “stepping aside for a man.” It’s her showing great strength and returning to the principles she espoused at the beginning of this race. I’m sure that this was very painful for her. [...]

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Chris Matthews Racism Watch

by Cara June 6, 2008

Like I’m sure you did, as it became more and more likely that Obama would be the Democratic nominee, I started to worry about Chris Matthews. After all, the man makes his living from misogyny. More specifically, I’m pretty convinced that he actually lives off of it — saying horrible things about women is his [...]

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Train Wreck

by Cara June 4, 2008

Can’t bear to look, can’t look away. If you can’t bring yourself to watch the entire mess, make sure to check out around 15:50 and 17:15. It’s excruciating. This guy couldn’t win an acting job on a daytime soap opera. I hear that McCain’s birthday is coming up. Maybe someone should get him a Toastmasters [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week: Rush Limbaugh Is Still Rush Limbaugh Edition

by Cara May 22, 2008

You know, most of Rush Limbaugh’s words barely even enter my brain (only fair, since they seem to barely enter his own before his says them). His offensive comments end up coming to me from Media Matters every other day, so they’re par for the course, and generally roll right off my back. But this [...]

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No, My First Name Ain’t Sweetie

by Cara May 16, 2008

As a known, strong and continued Obama supporter, I would just like to say: Not cool. Not fucking cool at all. [The video on the linked page is no longer available. This one should work fine.] First of all, good for the reporter for calling out Obama’s totally inappropriate and disrespectful word choice. Secondly: WTF [...]

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You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me

by Cara May 14, 2008

I just got this press release in my inbox. The National Women’s Political Caucus is disappointed to learn of NARAL Pro-Choice America’s endorsement of Senator Obama today. The Caucus knows Hillary Clinton to be a clear leader and a consistent champion of the issues that NARAL and NWPC have in common. We believe that this [...]

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Is it August yet?

by Cara April 22, 2008

The Pennsylvania Democratic primary is today. I could be slightly more enthused. In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve more or less dropped out of campaign coverage. The answer is simple: things have gotten ugly. And with apologies to Clinton supporters, I don’t understand why she is still in it (yeah, I know: “to win it”).

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Anti-Choicers Are Furious Because Obama Cares About His Daughters

by Cara April 7, 2008

You’ve probably already read about Barack Obama’s statements regarding teen pregnancy and the outrage it has inspired in forced-birth proponents. Amanda has already wonderfully skewered the reaction. This is what Obama said: “When it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include — which should include abstinence education and teaching [...]

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The Oppression Olympics Continue

by Cara March 24, 2008

UPDATE: The Washington Post happens to have an interesting article today on this very subject. It’s actually more intelligent than you might expect, though be forewarned that some of the quotes are really obnoxious and precisely what I rail against here. — I can’t say that Geraldine Ferraro should have quit while she was ahead, [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week: White People Just Don’t Get Enough Credit for Stopping the Whole Lynching Thing Edition

by Cara March 23, 2008

Clearly, it should go without saying that Pat Buchanan is a fucking nut. Really, I try to ignore these types more than anything. I just don’t have the time to follow the disgraceful career of every racist, misogynist, homophobic, nationalist, religious fanatic puppet of the Republican party. But this time . . . oh, this [...]

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