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  • Re: Yes, just blame sexism

    Although not a complete answer, but a definite dynamic in this election is America’s love-hate relationship to sex and the stereo-types that hide in the back of our brains. This can be seen in the Before Palin (B.P.) and After Palin (A.P.) variations of the poles. Although beautiful and handsome, some more so than others, no contender had ...
    Posted to XX Factor by yard mom on October 13, 2008

  • Sex Appeal to draw Men, but GOP Kills talent

    Let's face it, the Palin pick has a lot to do with her sex appeal. The constituency she draws is not just women looking for a new Hillary, but red state and independent white hetero men. She's got enough sex appeal to keep a man watching long enough to hear a few things from her pouting mouth. So it was a clever move if it can play out. ...
    Posted to XX Factor by Usama2 on August 29, 2008

  • Hitch On Helms like White on Rice

    Gee Hitchens, why don't you and the Queen of England tell us how you really felt about that North Carolinian champion Senator Jesse Helms? I did not know him very well, living in the Midwest among Chicago Democrats and Suburban ''Collar County'' Repubs early in life, and then moving to New England, where both the Democrats and the Republicans have ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by MichaelBernard1 on July 7, 2008

  • My Samoan Mother Does Not Need Affirmative Action

    An AA surgeon, who got into medical school with lower aptitude, grades, test scores and abilities, should operate on my Samoan mother, even though there are better-qualified physicians! Besides your Native grandmother makes you a bigger victim than me with a Mexican (Aztec) mother, so you need AA more. However, I am especially needy, because my ...
    Posted to XX Factor by Ralph7 on June 28, 2008

  • Let's get on with it

    Both are electable. Both are relatively centrist Democrats who flirted with more progressive Democratic policies in their younger days. There is little difference between them in terms of what they would do as President, and either would be a great improvement over the current Republican sucking bog we have sunk into. They differ in identity ...
    Posted to Politics by Racje on April 28, 2008

  • Obama's Arrogance

    I've been reading a lot recently about Barack Obama's ''entitlement'' to everything, including the job of president. Now it appears that he thinks of himself as super-entitled to everything, compared to all of the ''mediocre'' white males who attend public colleges. This man isn't entitled to anything, particularly not my vote and support!
    Posted to Hot Document by mabelle55 on March 19, 2008

  • A Young(er) Woman's Perspective....Why Hillary (not Gloria)

    In recent days a steady stream of women have celebrated and lauded Gloria Steinem's recent piece in the NYT. Many encourage others to circulate the piece further. Respectfully, I disagree. Ms. Steinem's piece, though well intentioned I'm sure, pits the women's movement against the civil rights movement. Such false competition is divisive, ...
    Posted to Politics by batnib on January 16, 2008