Viva la Feminista

So...days after Marcia Pappas sends out a firecracker of a press release , the NY Times decides to look at the generation gap within feminism . Wow...real cutting edge there folks. Yes, I think that it was a huge pile-o-poop. Thankfully it's short enough that I think I can quickly rip it to pieces: First - dueling photos. Jessica (of Feministing fame) gets the "I'm cute and have friends!" photo complete with her holding a wine glass. She's refined too! Marcia gets the serious "Don't fuck with me" photo. which in fact is the "Do I have to look into the sun for this photo?" I've had my photo taken for a news story enough to know that sometimes it sucks. There is one story with one photo that I hope every single copy got lost and it never made it to microfilm. But back to the feminist fotos...Why didn't they use Jessica's book photo ? At least they would have equal serious shots? There is a Sun-Times article where I wasn't quot...

We all make up our minds in different ways. As I've said here and in person (to those of you lucky enough to hear my whining in person), my mind belongs to Hillary and my heart follows Barack. These videos show why: If you don't want to watch the whole thing, skip to the end for "The Hillary Dance." America...ya know I love ya and I'll only do this dance for you, hermana! And a nice mix on Obama's New Hampshire speech. I keep going back to Hillary's quote in one of the debates about having to choose between sizzle and substance. Perhaps Hill's supporters aren't all YouTube'd, but is that really the way to choose who you're going to vote for? Gah...only a few more days. Stay tuned readers, I moderated a conference call with the Clinton campaign yesterday. The write-up will be on the Chicago Moms Blog soon. We did invite ALL the candidates and Obama is still snubbing the bloggers. Well, at least us mommy bloggers. tsk...tsk... Technorati tag...

1) You must click on the comic to revel in the perfection that came out of *gasp* Kansas . 2) The Chicago Abortion Fund's CAN-TV show premiered on Wednesday night. We'll get the show You Tubed soon and ya know that I'll show it here. I haven't seen it as I don't have cable, so I can't wait! 3) Instead of being at the CAN-TV studio to see our fantabulous women leaders in action, I was at Women & Children First to see Dr. Susan Wicklund talk about her book. I AM IN TOTAL AWE. The event was taped for BookTV , so again, I'll let ya know when you can watch. I did ask a question and while you won't be able to see my face when she answers, I was at the point of tears. I need to write a longer post about my question...soon. 4) Yikes! The hubby voted early in case he needs to rally the votes on Tuesday. He said there was a line! A line to early vote! Dear goddess, I might be in line forever on Tuesday. Technorati tags: abortion , Chicago Abortion Fund , Susan...

This month the Chicago Abortion Fund is the proud and honored Organization of the Month at Women & Children First . What does this mean? You print out the coupon to the left, bring it into the store, buy yourself a gift for surviving the holidays, and CAF gets 10% of your purchase. BAM! Easy schmeezy way to support reproductive justice in Chicago. If you're going to order books online, please put Chicago Abortion Fund in the memo part of the order form. Now don't forget your coupon because you can't get these in the store. Althou, I think I'll have some on hand for the upcoming program with Dr. Susan Wicklund! Time: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:30 PM Location: Women & Children First Title of Event: Dr. Susan Wicklund - This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor This Common Secret chronicles Dr. Susan Wicklund...

First forgive the lame post...I'm home sick with some sinus thing. ack. But I wanted to let my dear readers know that I've been promoted from guest blogger to regular house blogger at the WIMN blog, WIMN's Voices . My first post is all about the identity politics war and touches on the generational war that is brewing in the feminist community over Obama & Clinton. So hop on over there and read a real post.

State Package for Hillary Clinton You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits' end, but she has always risen, always risen, don't forget she has always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends. Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you is that you do not give up on her. There is a world of difference between being a woman and being an old female. If you're born a girl, grow up, and live long enough, you can become an old female. But to become a woman is a serious matter. A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies. Hillary Clinton is a woman. She has been there and done that and has still risen. She is in this race for the long haul. She intends to make a difference in our country. Hillary Clinton intends to help...

The feminist blogosphere is on fire with reaction to the press release from NYS-NOW: Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal. Senator Kennedy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton’s opponent in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has really hit women hard. Women have forgiven Kennedy, stuck up for him, stood by him, hushed the fact that he was late in his support of Title IX, the ERA, the Family Leave and Medical Act to name a few. Women have buried their anger that his support for the compromises in No Child Left Behind and the Medicare bogus drug benefit brought us the passage of these flawed bills. We have thanked him for his ardent support of many civil rights bills, BUT women are always waiting in the wings. And of course, CNN picked it up . Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy is under heavy fire from a state chapter of the National Organization for Women for his decision to back Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. In a sharply critical statement, the New York state chapte...