Oh, John Edwards

By Michelle at 8 August, 2008, 2:23 pm

Former Senator John Edwards has admitted to having an affair while on the campaign trail… while his wife is dealing with an incurable form of cancer. According to ABC News, which will air an interview with Edwards tonight. How’s that for Olympics competition. The woman involved, Rielle Hunter, was hired by him to make short [...]

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Paris off to the Pink House.

By Michelle at 6 August, 2008, 9:22 am

You know, I really don’t like Paris Hilton. But her rebuttal to McCain’s dumb commercial regarding Barack Obama’s celebrity was probably my favorite thing that she’s ever done. I wonder who wrote it for her…
See <a href=”http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/64ad536a6d” mce_href=”http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/64ad536a6d”>Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad</a> and more <a href=”http://www.funnyordie.com” mce_href=”http://www.funnyordie.com”>funny videos</a> on <a href=”http://www.funnyordie.com” mce_href=”http://www.funnyordie.com”>FunnyOrDie.com</a>
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McCain the Hypocrite

By Michelle at 13 July, 2008, 9:09 am

As reported a while ago, Sen. McCain isn’t too keen on making sure women are able to earn the same wages as an equally qualified man. And here’s him being squeamish on birth control.

Now, I’ve always believed that actions speak louder than words — especially the words of campaign advisers. Via the Wall Street Journal:
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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’ [...]

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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:

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Countering the Obama Bashing

By Michelle at 13 June, 2008, 12:43 am

Just in time for a whole lot of stupid over the next few months (and potentially 4-8 years) Gina from What About Our Daughters? has launched MichelleObamaWatch.com. This presidential election will thrust an African-American woman into the spotlight in a way unparalleled to anything we’ve seen in recent history.
Just in the past 2 days, we’ve [...]

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