The RNC couldn’t find more than 5 female potential presidential candidates for their 2016 straw poll today. 5/31 = 16%, a full 3 points lower than the embarrassingly low 19% female members of Congress. Like any good social justice worker, I do my civil rights head count every time I walk into a room or […]
Continue reading →One of my favorite things about Inauguration Day is the crowd. Ladies in ankle-length fur coats, hipsters in hip-huggers, gentlemen in ankle-length fur coats, kids in find-me-in-a-crowd-colored coats, couples, bottle-blond women, natural-haired women, men in fishing caps and men in campaign caps. It almost feels like an accurate demographic sampling of America. Here’s the big […]
Continue reading →Ok, thanks to Sinead Toolis I made 25 calls for Obama for America. It was a surprisingly painless experience, and I feel a lot better about the election now. You’ve got an hour before 9pm on the West Coast, so if you have a few minutes, call NV voters. President Obama needs to catch a batch of […]
Continue reading →I’ll skip the references to sexual aftermath (NSFW) which are most commonly associated with Senator Santorum. His own words are filthy enough. (In case you’re wondering why Santorum matters, he was within 8 votes of winning the Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus, which gives him a platform for hate he hasn’t had since he spoke on the floor of […]
Continue reading →I am so excited! One of my photos was used as the front cover image for The Tartan. See screen-shot above. The Tartan has been CMU’s primary newspaper since 1906. They kindly let me use one of their beautiful cameras when I told them I was going to the inauguration. Another one of my photos […]
Continue reading →Today I had a Professor ask me whether my generation understands that we took control of our country yesterday. He is wrong. We, as a generation, did not take control. We, as a generation, made a commitment. We have taken responsibility for America. As soon as I thought that I felt burdened but also empowered. […]
Continue reading →Here in the US we make a common mistake of assuming that our races, our issues, and our concerns are of global concern and import. Tonight they are. I found that the US Presidential Race between Barack Obama and John McCain was front Page News on 50 international news websites. Inspirational Quote: “Yes We Can.” […]
Continue reading →These are my predictions–just my thoughts based on how things have been trending lately. I am currently glued to the TV watching CNN and eating chips. If you haven’t, go out and vote *now*! Don’t know where? Go to the League of Women Voter’s sponsored Polling Place Location Finder. Inspirational Quote: Emo Philips – “My […]
Continue reading →More scary news: I am pretty unhappy about this turn of events. “Not Who You Think He Is” implies what, exactly? Barak Obama supports terrorism? Barak Obama is a terrorist? Brak Obama “pal[s] around with terrorists“? When spoken aloud, all of these statements should seem absurd of any elected official (yes, even the last one, […]
Continue reading →Every time I re-discover Algazeera English I am fascinated. For someone who is versed in Western media, seeing another view is fascinating. Watching their videos is always educational. On the content, these people are scary. I am sure there are such ill-informed Obama supporters if you look for them. But that just proves all fringe […]
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