Oh Those Horny Democrats
By Michelle at 29 August, 2008, 10:53 am
Ads for people seeking sexual encounters in Denver during the time of the Democratic National Convention spiked last week, compared to the same days of the week earlier in August. According to CNet, there are usually around 425 active posts on Craigslist’s “Casual Encounters” section on each Sunday in August before the convention. On August [...]
Read More >>Gore on Clinton
By Michelle at 21 July, 2008, 10:04 am
“I think that women often face these kinds of challenges, of course, in our society. But I think that she did an amazing job in changing that, as I think Senator Obama and Bill Richardson, where Hispanics are concerned, also made it possible for our country to move on into the 21st century and say, [...]
Read More >>Sarah Haskins, Still Kicking Ass
By Michelle at 17 June, 2008, 4:22 pm
As Jessica at Feministing says, the more I watch Sarah Haskins’ “Target:Women” videos as they crop up, the more I realize how brilliant and awesome she is. In this latest installment of the ongoing series (well, I hope it’s ongoing!) she skewers the ridiculousness of “angry women voters” and the further ridiculousness of the candidates’ [...]
Read More >>The Democratic Primary — in 8 Minutes
By Michelle at 16 June, 2008, 2:06 pm
The Democratic primary process has been the longest, and most costly, almost breaking the record of the number of voters participating. For those of you living under a rock or about to go to a dinner party with your most brilliant (annoyingly all-knowing) political junkie friends, here’s a quick primer by Slate.com:
Read More >>Clinton’s speech
By Michelle at 9 June, 2008, 2:31 pm
The last time I was truly moved by Sen. Hillary Clinton was when she announced she would run for the presidency. And then there was this past Saturday. While it was her concession (well, “suspension speech”), it was probably the best oration she’s ever spouted. This Obama supporter damn near cried, and I’m sure many [...]
Read More >>Dems Want Clinton as Veep
By Michelle at 6 June, 2008, 8:48 pm
More than half of registered Democrats think that Hillary Clinton should be on the ticket in November. According to a CNN poll, 54 percent want this “dream ticket” though I’ve personally heard many, many people say quite the opposite.
Additionally 60 percent of women want her on the ticket, as opposed to 46 percent of men.
And [...]
