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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:21:23 +0000

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By: As We Exhale, How We Reached the “Letterman Limit” : The New Agenda

As We Exhale, How We Reached the “Letterman Limit” : The New Agenda — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:18:59 +0000

[...] out, most often alone, for Governor Palin. We stood up for Palin while she or her likeness were hung in effigy, knocked unconscious, called the c-word and, raped in words; and when the media questioned [...]

By: Amy Siskind: As We Exhale, the Legacy of Letterman » A Couple Things » A couple things about politics, sports, travel, and other stuff.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:41:21 +0000

[...] out, most often alone, for Governor Palin. We stood up for Palin while she or her likeness were hung in effigy, knocked unconscious, called the c-word and raped in words; and when the media questioned Palin’s [...]

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:00:48 +0000

Two were arrested today for hanging Obama in effigy.

When will this end?

By: indieyogini

indieyogini — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:09:59 +0000

Since I criticized NOW I want to credit their president Kim Gandy for speaking out.
According to today’s LA Times, she said “It is a shock to the senses for those of us who work to stop violence against women to see such a public depiction of violence. This has no place in a civilized dialogue. If you oppose Sarah Palin’s policies, say why you oppose them.”

By: samanthasmom

samanthasmom — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:28:33 +0000

I was at a rally in NH on Tuesday where Hillary Clinton spoke. She was eloquent as always and very enthusiastic in her support for Jeanne Shaheen. When she got to the part where she was asking her supporters to do for Obama what we had done for her, it got me thinking. If Hillary had done some of the things that Obama has done, would I have logged all of those GOTV calls for her? Would I have donated money? Would I have risked being shunned by some of my closest friends to so openly support her? The answer is “no”. So I am doing for Obama what I did for her. I am looking at the same criteria that I used to evaluate whether I would support her and applying it to him. I can’t support him based on that criteria. I’m not sure I understand why she is supporting him so vigorously, and I think she may be sacrificing her political future by doing it. I know that should she run again in 2012 or 2016, my support for her will be tepid. A good concession speech asking her supporters to give their support to him should have been enough. Cross-country campaigning for him sends the message that sexism and misogyny are not important issues. Nor are caucus fraud and vote stealing.

By: Amy Siskind

Amy Siskind — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:58:48 +0000

Just a comment on Senator Clinton. I think she is handling this as best she can. She has NOT attacked Gov. Palin personally; although I understand there was pressure for her to do so. Sen. Clinton has stayed with the issues.

IF she spoke out against sexism, and Sen. Obama lost, the country would blame it on Hillary (just as likely if Sen. McCain loses they will blame it on Gov. Palin). That would be political suicide for Sen. Clinton.

By: Briar

Briar — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:03:23 +0000

Let us not forget that misogyny isn’t only displayed by men. Every female obama supporter who does not respond with disgust to images like this is part of the problem. Every Obama supporter who sends out pornographic photoshopped image of Governor Palin and her family with sniggers and sneers is at the core of the problem. Women have slipped so far downhill that they themselves see misogyny, selectively applied, as “liberating”. Of course they defend themselves as supporters of choice or of gay marriage and so attempt to deflect criticism (if they even hear it) of their sexism in general, but essentially they have sold out and joined the ranks of the women-haters. If we are ever to win an equal place in our democracies, we have to tackle female resistance to feminism.

By: biteoftheweek

biteoftheweek — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:48:03 +0000

How heartening that the mayor and the neighbors stood up against this. Pretty sure they were not Palin supporters, coming from West Hollywood, but those who are disgusted by the obvious misogynism of the “art.”

GIves me hope

By: dcattorney

dcattorney — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:05:42 +0000

The silence from NOW once again is telling.

Women of substance must speak out. I personally feel Senator Clinton must speak out on the blatant sexism of this political campaign.