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In which Lindsey Graham calls Sonya Sotomayor a bitch, South Carolina style
When I listen to this clip it sounds like Sen. Graham, who is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, is pulling what I call the “Dark Mysterious Forces” maneuver. Of course he’s not saying she … Continue reading
South Carolina’s state govt is only the fifth most dysfunctional state govt in the nation
At least according to this article, which claims the six states with the worst leadership are: 6. California 5. South Carolina 4. Alaska 3. Illinois 2. Nevada 1. New York I’m sure the fact that we have the fewest women … Continue reading
“The Education of Sonia Sotomayor”
That is the title of this essay at the WaPo written by one of Judge Sotomayor’s Princeton profs. Below are a couple of excerpts: … Had I known in the spring of 1973 that this hesitant freshman from the Bronx … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, The Underrepresentation of Women
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“The Biden Curve”
Is Sarah Palin really dumber than Joe Biden? Or is something else going on? From the WSJ: ************* Over the weekend, as we noted yesterday, Vice President Biden said that if Israel decides it needs to take military action against … Continue reading
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Are all the pundits who matter at DailyKos male?
Over at Daily Kos is a post entitled “Abbreviated Pundit Round-up,” by “BarbinMD” with a first sentence that touts itself as “Your one stop pundit shop.” The pundits receiving links and blurbs? William Kristol, Tony Blankley, Richard Cohen, Cal Thomas, … Continue reading
Echidne on Palin
Here’s an excerpt: … So yes, I hate McCain for what he did to me as a feminist, by putting me in the position of having to wade into the sewers of lefty blogs to find out what sexist crap … Continue reading
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The Supposedly Liberal Doods Are STILL Odiously Hypersexualizing Sarah Palin
I don’t know why she is resigning her governorship, and I’m no Palin fan, but she absolutely did not deserve this: … As Hunter [S. Thompson] said, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” Sarah Palin makes Mark … Continue reading
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Gendered Qualification for Public Office
Should Middle-Aged Men Hold Public Office? That’s the title of an engaging essay by Barbara O’Brien over at salon.com here. O’Brien not only answers those who have wondered aloud about Sotomayor’s qualifications given possibilities such as menstruation and menopause, but … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Courts and the Judiciary, Feminism and Politics, South Carolina
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Ho-hum … NOW Elects a New President
Yesterday the National Organization for Women elected a new President. Ho-hum. Here’s a portion of the NOW press release: This weekend members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) cast their votes for a new team of leaders to direct … Continue reading
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“… a Justice Department lawyer actually argued to a federal district court judge that there should be an exemption from Freedom of Information Act disclosure rules for documents that would subject senior administration officials to embarrassment — as in on late-night television.”
From Dan Froomkin: … Yes, a Justice Department lawyer actually argued to a federal district court judge that there should be an exemption from Freedom of Information Act disclosure rules for documents that would subject senior administration officials to embarrassment … Continue reading
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“the painful consequences of having sex without a condom”
An advertisement for condoms in China with the tag line “”Such tragedy could have been easily avoided”: Via. Strikes me as pretty dumb, if startling, but apparently it increased sales. –Ann Bartow
Posted in Bloggenpheffer, Feminism and Culture, Feminism and Politics
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“David Letterman, the voice of dude nation”
Read Dr. Socks.
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Sexism in the Media
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Who”Owns”the Marriage Equality Issue?
The last several weeks have been busy ones in the battle for marriage equality. The governors of Maine and New Hampshire signed laws that allowed same sex couples to marry. California’s Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 8, and … Continue reading
Posted in Courts and the Judiciary, Feminism and Families, Feminism and Politics
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Sarah Palin in Seneca Falls
Ugh. Enjoy the great many cringe-worthy moments in this article about Sarah Palin’s recent trip to feminist landmarks in upstate New York here. -Leigh Goodmark
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Only Words: Bill O’Reilly’s Angry Tirades Against Dr. George Tiller
Via this Salon article, which notes: … Tiller’s name first appeared on “The Factor” on Feb. 25, 2005. Since then, O’Reilly and his guest hosts have brought up the doctor on 28 more episodes, including as recently as April 27 … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, Reproductive Rights, Women's Health
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I Don’t Want to Own GM
What if we invested $30 billion of taxpayers’ money in education instead? Quality health care? Affordable housing? Public transportation? I don’t have anything against GM — my 1990 Cutlass Ciera got me where I needed to go … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Women's Health
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“… authorize torture as a method of interrogation, and rape logically becomes part of the continuum of efforts to break down a prisoner’s self-esteem.”
Quote from here, in reference to this article, which notes: “Photographs of alleged prisoner abuse which Barack Obama is attempting to censor include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse …” Here is an excerpt: At least one picture shows … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Coerced Sex, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, Sisters In Other Nations
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Would Obama Have Hugged A Male SCOTUS Nominee Like This?
Photo and question (somewhat differently stated) via IBTP. I’d have to go with “no.” –Ann Bartow
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Hillary Clinton Pushes For Same Sex Benefits At State Dept.
From The Advocate: The Advocate has obtained a draft of a letter from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to employees of the State Department that details her intentions to extend certain benefits to same-sex partners of foreign service officers posted … Continue reading
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Should Job Creation Favor Men?
That’s the title of this op-ed in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, written by Feminist Law Profs Melissa Murray (Berkeley) and Darren Rosenblum (Pace). Here’s the text: The recent stimulus efforts have a prompted a sense of deja vu. In 1944, … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Women and Economics
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The House Subcommittee on Capital Market, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Convenes An All Dude Witness List To Testify About Credit Ratings Agencies
Rep. Paul Kanjorski chairs the House Financial Service’s Committee‘s Subcommittee on Capital Market, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises is holding a hearing on credit ratings agencies this afternoon. Here is the witness list (names link to pre-submitted statements): … Continue reading
For the Hillary Rodham Clinton Fans…
In case you missed this.
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Schroer v. Billington Update
Nan Hunter blogged about this case here, writing: The Schroer court held that just as discrimination against converts from one to faith to another is still discrimination based on religion, so too discrimination against transgender persons is still sex discrimination. … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families, Feminism and Politics, Feminism and the Workplace
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Darren Hutchinson Takes Down Jeffrey Rosen’s Article About Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Here. Bravo Darren! See also Historiann’s take on the article.
Posted in Courts and the Judiciary, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, Race and Racism, The Underrepresentation of Women
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Media Source for Berlin Images 1989-1990 (and Tangential Thoughts on Feminism’s Focus)
The Deutsche Kinemathek Museum for Film and Television and the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education) are collaborating on the “Internet Archive,” an on-line resource for film, television footage and photography from Germany in 1989 and 1990. … Continue reading
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Obama choses former South Carolina school superintendent Inez Tenenbaum to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Inez Tenenbaum is another talented graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. Story here, which reports in part: The president asked Congress for $107 million to fund the agency charged with ensuring that products from toys … Continue reading
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Obama says: “Now, the Freedom of Choice Act is not highest legislative priority.”
Here. See also this article entitled: “Obama says abortion rights law not a top priority.” Contrast that with his words when he was a candidate: “The first thing I’d do as president [to preserve abortion rights] is sign the Freedom … Continue reading
Unveiling the Bronze Bust of Truth
From the Feminist Daily News Wire: Michelle Obama unveiled a bust of Sojourner Truth, known for her abolitionist and women’s rights work, at the US Capitol yesterday. Truth’s statue is the first of an African-American woman in the Capitol. The … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Feminist Legal History, Firsts, Race and Racism
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Harvard Law Prof Turns Down Award From Notre Dame Because Pres. Obama Will Receive One Also
Both awards were to be presented at Notre Dame’s graduation.The Harvard law prof is Mary Ann Glendon. Her letter in full text is here. There is an excerpt below: When you informed me in December 2008 that I had been … Continue reading
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Gender and the Supreme Court “Vacancy”
Last week, Dahlia Lithwick wrote an intriguing article in Slate magazine regarding the frequently heard argument that President Obama’s first nominee to the Court should be a woman. Lithwick quotes Justices Ginsberg and O’Connor lamenting the dearth of women … Continue reading
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Obama picked a fantasic Secretary of State
From the WaPo: House Republicans today tried to pummel Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with questions about the administration’s decision to release Justice Department memos permitting tough interrogation techniques of detainees, but she gave no ground. At one point … Continue reading
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“New Media Delegation Seeks Innovation, But Not Diversity”
Important post by Jen Nedeau, here’s the first paragraph: Yet another diversity FAIL in the world of technology. While the State Department brings it’s first “New Media Technology” delegation to Iraq with the noble purpose of exploring “new opportunities to … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Sexism in the Media, The Underrepresentation of Women
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“Harman-Pelosi Feud Was Maybe About Dirty Intelligence Matters, Not Hairdos Or Whatever”
Snarky post by that title at Wonkette.
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Sexism in the Media
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“American Violet”
From the movie website: Based on true events during the 2000 election, AMERICAN VIOLET tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts (critically hailed newcomer Nicole Beharie), a 24 year-old African American single mother of four young girls living in a … Continue reading
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Obama’s Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
President Obama appointed Melanne Verveer as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues: Melanne Verveer is Co-Founder, Chair and Co-CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international nonprofit that invests in emerging women leaders – pioneers of economic, political and social … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Feminism and Politics, Women and Economics
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More Politics of Abortion: A Defense of Prof. Dawn Johnsen
Over at Balkinization, Andrew Koppelman writes: Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel, has been accused of misrepresenting a position she took in litigation, and I have been cited as authority against Prof. Johnsen. On … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, Feminist Legal Scholarship, Feminists in Academia
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CFP: Special Issue of the International Feminist Journal of Politics: New Directions in Feminism and Human Rights.
International Feminist Journal of Politics seeks manuscripts for a special issue on new directions in feminism and human rights. We invite manuscripts that capture the invocation of human rights strategies and discourses by feminist advocates, activists and grassroots movements for … Continue reading
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“Report: Nobody Cares Anymore When Joe Biden Says Something Crazy”
From here: WASHINGTON:A new report issued this week from the Pew Research Center finds that no one really cares anymore when Vice President Joe Biden says something completely insane. Regarded as a plain-spoken politician from working-class roots, Biden’s”tell it like … Continue reading
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Race, Gender, and the Recent Presidential Election
Over at What Tami Said is a post that discusses the tensions among feminists that arose during the Democratic primary, which is followed by a fairly pitched discussion in the comments section. In some ways it was hard to read, … Continue reading
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Is Nancy Pelosi Too Hot Looking Or Not Hot Looking Enough?
She can’t be just right, no woman ever is.
Posted in Feminism and Culture, Feminism and Politics, Sexism in the Media
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Red Tide Rising: Online Erotica in Conservative America
People in red states are significantly more likely to subscribe to internet pornography. At least this seems to be the upshot of a recent study by Harvard economist Benjamin Edelman (here) [and blogged by Professor Ann Bartow here]. According … Continue reading
“Sarah Palin – Objectification – Reaction – Situation”
That is the title of an interesting post at The Situationist which provides an overview of research by psychologists from University of South Florida, Jamie L. Goldenberg and Nathan A. Heflick, which examined the objectifying effects of thinking about Sarah … Continue reading
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Portia De Rossi Apologizes For Getting Married
Posted in Feminism and Politics, It's satire, in case that requires pointing out, LGBT Rights
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“Jaded”
That’s the name of this post at What Tami Said, a blog I like a lot. Tami is a talented writer and her posts are always interesting. Here’s a short except from “Jaded“: Women’s equality, I think, is best achieved–not … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Feminist Blogs Of Interest, Feminist Legal History, Race and Racism
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New Ani DiFranco Song “November 4, 2008″
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“Where to Now?”
The WaPo published a long article about women in politics here. You should definitely read the entire thing, but I’ll give you my brief take away: Women who are able need to either run for office or support the heck … Continue reading
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South Carolina House considering “sovereignty” legislation that its author says “walks right up to the door of secession.”
The text of the bill, reprinted below in italics, is available here. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM THE RIGHTS OF ALL STATES INCLUDING SOUTH CAROLINA BASED ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE NINTH AND TENTH AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. … Continue reading
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Freeman’s Masculinist Claim
Charles Freeman, Obama’s choice to lead the National Intelligence Council, gave an interview to NPR today. Asked whether he was surprised at the opposition to his (potential) leadership, Freeman replied, “Public service isn’t for sissies.” Separate and apart from … Continue reading
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“Note: This post has been corrected to note that Barack Obama won Florida in the general election, not South Carolina.”
That is the final sentence of this NYT article. Sort of startling that an article would actually be published at the NYT site which made such an incredibly obvious mistake, but then again, most of the writers and editors at … Continue reading
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