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  • WOMEN DON'T WASTE YOUR VOTE ON MCCAIN

    As a liberal white woman, a feminist since the ‘60’s, and a grandmother, there are things I deeply resent about Sarah Palin’s candidacy and the way the Republicans are representing Gov Palin, the radical religious right, and the Republican Party as a force for the progress of women: * All of a sudden, Republicans and the radical ...
    Posted to Politics by scottsdale bubbe on September 14, 2008
  • But we're talking about US now....

    It has to suck being the most famous unwed teenage mother in America. Bristol, I gotta say.. keep your head up. What sucks more is the fact that the politicization of family issues in situations like these is not only not off-limits, but required. I think that it is unfortunate and unsettling that Bristol's pregnancy was made into a press ...
    Posted to XX Factor by justicepsych on September 3, 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
  • Pro-choice isn't a codeword, it's a real philosophy

    I signed up on slate specifically because I had to say something about this bit: Before they even got that far, a few of my mom's cousins called a family meeting and decided my mom had to have an abortion lest she embarrass the family. I guess you'd call them pro-choice. I think you've missed the point of a pro-choice poltical stance. I think ...
    Posted to XX Factor by mlle.star on September 3, 2008