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, [...]

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Linkage: “F” Word Edition

By Michelle at 2 July, 2008, 10:33 am

photo by wonderjunkie
While I’m on vacation (well, visiting family) in New York, I haven’t been able to post too often…OK, dayyys. So this morning, I fired up all my fave sites to see what was happening in the world and within about 2 minutes, I’ve been reminded, “oh yeah, the world sucks if you have [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Amen, Donna!

By Michelle at 7 May, 2008, 2:38 pm

I don’t know if you’re as tired of hearing the phrases, “black vote,” “white vote,” “working class vote,” and the “women’s vote” but in either case, Donna Brazile puts it down on Paul Begala’s divisive pissiness after his homie Hillary Clinton lost North Carolina to those black folks:

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