Tag Archives: sexism

Changing Themes in the GOP

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Lee

Had the radio on driving to get coffee. Rush Limbaugh was denouncing sexism and patriarchal privilege. McCain ad comes on pitching expanding embryonic stem cell research. Boy, haven’t things changed in the Republican party? For the better, says me.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged coffee, embryonic stem cells, Feminism, GOP, McCain, patriarchy, radio, Rush Limbaugh, sexism, stem cell research | 3 Comments

Surrogates Happen

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Lee

Here’s a lovely message.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged image, photo, picture, Sarah Palin, sexism, surrogates | Leave a comment

An Encounter With Political Sexism

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Lee

How many children does John McCain have? It’s seven including adoptions, but very few seem to know that. Easier question: how many children does Sarah Palin have? Five and I bet you knew that instantly. Welcome to sexism says liberal … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Society | Tagged children, feminist, John McCain, liberal, Linda Keenan, McCain, Palin, Sarah Palin, sexism | 3 Comments

A Fine Figure of a Republican

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Lee

The title is what Time Magazine labeled New Jersey’s Senator William Warren Barbour in 1940. The expression takes on a better curve for Sarah Palin, but it fits the occasion of a very partisan and frankly rather phenomenal speech tonight … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page | Tagged 1940, Biden, convention, Hillary, liberal, McCain, Michael Crowley, New Jersey, Palin, political, Republican, Sarah Palin, sexism, speech, Time Magazine, transcript, William Warren Barbour | 2 Comments

Looking for an Angle of Attack

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Lee

Politico notices that the initial attacks against Sarah Palin from the Obama campaign have been, well, fumbling and badly considered. They volunteer some help to the befuddled Obama Nation, by suggesting that Palin’s respect for Hillary Clinton’s complaints of sexism … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged campaign, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politico, Sarah Palin, sexism | Leave a comment

Smarty Pants

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Peg

Every day, Professor Keith Burgess-Jackson reprints a Letter to the Editor from the New York Times. This offering left me gape-jawed. The Professor’s first point is well-taken. Where is the evidence that Barack Obama is more intelligent than John McCain? … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, Peg's Page | Tagged anti-semitism, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, intelligence, John McCain, Media, New York Times, racism, sexism | 2 Comments

Exposing a Media Fantasy

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Lee

Jon Stewart hilariously ridicules the notion that McCain’s advertising contains hidden racist and sexist messages.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged advertising, fantasy, hilarious, Jon Stewart, McCain, Media, racism, RedState, ridicule, sexism, video | Leave a comment

Let’s Talk About Chicks, Man

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Joshua Foust

A few weeks ago, my friend Megan Carpentier wondered on Glamocracy why there aren’t more prominent female political bloggers out there: But does it have to be that way? Blogs are supposed to be populist and thus it would seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Media | Tagged bloggers, blogosphere, sexism, women | 10 Comments

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