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  • Don't feel bad about cringing on Palin's behalf

    Just read ''The Un-Hilary'' by Emily Bazelon. I don't think that anyone should feel guilty about feeling a sympathetic twinge for Palin. An important part of compassion is being able to put yourself in another person's shoes. This is a feature of ''liberals'' or ''progressives'' that is at some times strength, at other times a weakness. ...
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by cwsojourner on October 1, 2008

  • Apples & Oranges

    ''Evangelicals are now far more likely to get divorced, whereas couples with four years of college education have cut their divorce rates in half.'' Are you seriously making this comparison? I don't have time to point out all the holes and baseless assumptions in that statement.
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by pscarver on September 4, 2008

  • Palin for vice president with family situation

    I am a married mother of five and I know that no matter how hard we try, and how much we love, we cannot have it all. I have tried, but you have to give up a lot to try to have it all and it is only as you get older and have been in these situations longer that you see that you have to prioritize. When my kids were younger, I had a career, it was ...
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by butterfly122084 on September 4, 2008

  • Palin's Choice

    I love the thought of women ascending to high office. While women haven't hit the executive office yet, many fine and talented woman have been in the Senate, Congress, and cabinet positions for decades. As a child of the 70s I myself am abundantly gifted with the benefits of the 70s woman's movement. But the thing that bothers me about Sara ...
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by kgcobb on September 3, 2008

  • Re: No Juno in Juneau

    I have a friend here in the Northwest who has just made a contribution to Planned Parenthood. He has noted that his contribution is to be made on behalf of. . . . . . the McCain/Palin Campaign. Too funny!! How can we bring this matter to Gary Trudeau's attention!!?
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by kellerdrake on September 3, 2008

  • This is what I find VERY annoying about Sarah Palin

    As the parent of a special needs child it is moments like Sarah Palin being offered as a role-model that are truly exasperating. Let me start by saying being in this position is full of difficult choices. When I joined a local support group for parents I was told basically, one parent will HAVE TO stay home to take care of the child, and it's ...
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by elementaryteacher on September 2, 2008

  • Harridan?

    You denounce misogyny then engage in it by diminishing a group of women trying to make a statement and have their voices heard with a label that is misogynist in itself. What are we supposed to do? Be silent, good little girls and let the boys win, even when they cheat? I actually had a church chaperone at an MYF party chastise me for not ...
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by Laura Schneider on August 23, 2008