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1 year ago
in This Is Not Journalism on Jack and Jill Politics
Dowd's columns on her own 'difficulties' in the dating world are a fascinating (and cringe-worthy) look at her thoughts on being a woman, power, masculine attention and aging. Even her book, Are Men Necessary, wasn't so much about men but about how women like her (privileged, single and of a certain age) get ignored by men.
Sad.
Sad.
1 year ago
in This Is Not Journalism on Jack and Jill Politics
for me, the anticipated pundit attacks on michelle obama is part and parcel of a longer, and disturbing, tactic to extend the smearing of a candidate. the attacks are a perfect way to cloud issues, distract candidates and create cardboard thin targets for the electorate to get upset about, rather than concentrate on real issues. but, of course, this isn't anything new.
theresa heinz and howard dean's wife stand out in my mind. dowd's columns on these women were some of the most vicious pieces i'd ever read, akin to the malicious entries from a high school girl's 'slam book.' for dowd, heinz was a european rich bitch and dean was a neglectful frump who didn't care about her husband enough to stump for him.
as for why dowd consistently uses wives as target practice, i don't know. she's following the pack of media attack dogs? she seems to sincerely dislike women, in general, and women in partnerships, in particular; the more functional a couple, the more incensed and bizarrely hostile her columns get.
i've read MoDo for years and i'll chalk up her bile to a wide streak of self-hating misogyny.
theresa heinz and howard dean's wife stand out in my mind. dowd's columns on these women were some of the most vicious pieces i'd ever read, akin to the malicious entries from a high school girl's 'slam book.' for dowd, heinz was a european rich bitch and dean was a neglectful frump who didn't care about her husband enough to stump for him.
as for why dowd consistently uses wives as target practice, i don't know. she's following the pack of media attack dogs? she seems to sincerely dislike women, in general, and women in partnerships, in particular; the more functional a couple, the more incensed and bizarrely hostile her columns get.
i've read MoDo for years and i'll chalk up her bile to a wide streak of self-hating misogyny.
1 year ago
in The Party Leader on The Washington Independent
Who needs old time party bosses to GOTV when you control the money and the challengers?
As Jesse Jackson Jr. said to Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, support Obama or "You might find some young primary challenger placing you in a difficult position"
Meet the new Obama; same as the old Tom DeLay.
As Jesse Jackson Jr. said to Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, support Obama or "You might find some young primary challenger placing you in a difficult position"
Meet the new Obama; same as the old Tom DeLay.
1 year ago
in Religious Right -leaning towards Democrats? on Jack and Jill Politics
I don't know.
I look at this issue in two ways:
1- as a progressive person of faith, I allow myself a little thrill to see that evangelicals (who aren't all within the Religious Right) seem to be loosening up their definition of 'values' to mean more than abortion and bashing gay folks. That's good for the progressive cause, IMO.
2-But there's another part of me that thinks that this continued blurring of the line between private religious faith and public service seriously disturbing.
By insisting that our elected officials must pass some kind of 'religious test' (satisfy some standard of appropriate religious behavior) then the already breached line separating church from state disintegrates even further, to the detriment of both church and state.
The GOP has recently discovered the perils of relying on the fundamentalist evangelical bloc. The Dems should be, too.
I look at this issue in two ways:
1- as a progressive person of faith, I allow myself a little thrill to see that evangelicals (who aren't all within the Religious Right) seem to be loosening up their definition of 'values' to mean more than abortion and bashing gay folks. That's good for the progressive cause, IMO.
2-But there's another part of me that thinks that this continued blurring of the line between private religious faith and public service seriously disturbing.
By insisting that our elected officials must pass some kind of 'religious test' (satisfy some standard of appropriate religious behavior) then the already breached line separating church from state disintegrates even further, to the detriment of both church and state.
The GOP has recently discovered the perils of relying on the fundamentalist evangelical bloc. The Dems should be, too.
1 year ago
in Coming to Grips on The Washington Independent
George Stephanopoulos based his comment on 2 things... the New York tabloid newspaper headlines and the 48 state strategy.
1 year ago
in First Lady Fine Line on The Washington Independent
Holly,
Can you show where President Bill Clinton approved "mov[ing]the whole company from Indiana to China"?
Can you show where President Bill Clinton approved "mov[ing]the whole company from Indiana to China"?
1 year ago
in The Pentagon’s Propaganda Machine on Jack and Jill Politics
Remember Judith Miller, a journalist who used the inaccurate and unreliable opinions of a man named Chalabi to sell the Iraq war on the pages of the NY Times? Remember how she said that it wasn't her job as a journalist to verify her sources, but just report? It was unbelievably disingenuous then and it's even moreso now.
I can't read or listen to the news now without my BS meter going into hyperdrive.
I can't read or listen to the news now without my BS meter going into hyperdrive.
1 year ago
in A Bitter Race Ahead? on The Washington Independent
Exactly when was Obama raised by his "single" mother?
Obama was raise by a combination of:
his mother/father (until age 2)
his mother/grandparents (until age 6)
his mother/step-father (until age 10)
his grandparents (until age 13)
his mother (and presumedly his grandparents) (until age 16)
and finally his grandparents again until he went to college.
If Obama's Mother received food stamp while completing her Ph.D it was because she met the technical requirements of a generous welfare program; Obama's mother was never the sterotypical "single mother" who needed food stamps so her children could eat.
Obama was raise by a combination of:
his mother/father (until age 2)
his mother/grandparents (until age 6)
his mother/step-father (until age 10)
his grandparents (until age 13)
his mother (and presumedly his grandparents) (until age 16)
and finally his grandparents again until he went to college.
If Obama's Mother received food stamp while completing her Ph.D it was because she met the technical requirements of a generous welfare program; Obama's mother was never the sterotypical "single mother" who needed food stamps so her children could eat.
