From the Department of You Gotta Be Kiddin’ Me!
A story of political correctness gone crazy in Atlanta:
Rejecting radical feminism
If you don’t read anything else today, please read this article, which was written by Rebecca Walker, the estranged daughter of radical feminist Alice Walker.
Clinton and the misogyny/sexism debate
With just a couple of weeks left in the primary/caucus season for Democrats, and with Hillary Clinton’s campaign desperate for answers as to what happened, the focus of discussion in the media today has turned to sexism and misogyny, and what role – if any – did it play in the Dem race for the presidential nomination. Lois Romano in the Washington Post interviewed Clinton about the issue Sunday, and here’s what Clinton had to say:
Hillary’s female supporters rebel against Obama’s NARAL endorsement
Rick Klein at the Political Punch blog reports:
Infighting within the infighting going on amongst liberals
The feminist group Emily’s List blasted NARAL today for supporting the male candidate over the female candidate:
Dumba** of the month award
In what has to be one of the most vicious, uncalled for columns I’ve ever read, the SF Chronicle’s Mark Morford goes off on First Lady Laura Bush, accusing her of being “the ideal Republican wife: Prim, sexless, nearly useless, lets the men do the real thinkin’.” He cites the opinion of a “conservative friend” who is Catholic, a mother, and a grandmother for the basis of his opinion. According to him, she hated Teresa Heinz-Kerry because she was “too strong” and “too fearless and outspoken.”