[nohope]

has anyone been fallowing this news story


http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3327143,00.html

[knorl05]

"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other." -Erma Bombeck

ARG! i dont know if this is in the right thread.. but i'm pissed, so why not.

double ARG! why cant some women appreciate different levels of success in other women?? yes, helen keller overcame some tremendous odds.. and there is no denying she is a phenomenal woman. but that does not or should not negate madonna's accomplishments! madonna was a rebellious little catholic girl from michigan. now she is the most well known female pop star in history. just because we may not agree with her approach or her lifestyle, does not make her any less of a strong successful woman!

[vesicapisces]

Whenever I think of the concept of "republican" with aesthetics of any kind, I shudder.

I think Pelosi should maybe get curtains with patterns of quail and shotguns.

[chachaheels]

Oh, I don't know--it may have been a comment untouched by sexism, but the idea of extending friendship by recommending "republican" designers sounds like something someone who hates you would do. Whenever I think of the concept of "republican" with aesthetics of any kind, I shudder.

Just a bias I can't shake. They don't seem to be well known for their creative beautification abilities.

[greenbean]

Thanks vesica,..i was wondering if maybe he was refering to a past joke, because nobody in the news seemed to be fazed by the comment. He's still a turd, but at least he wasnt being sexist (or at least knows he cant get away with it!)

So in that case YEAH!!! No outrage today!!

[vesicapisces]

NOT that I would ever defend the pres. or suggest he is not a total buttmunch, BUT...

The "interior decorator" comment actually started during the campaign, when Bush said that some Dems were getting ahead of themselves in assuming they'd win their elections, that they were consulting interior decorators about the drapes for their new offices. Now, he may have been pointing *that* comment at Pelosi, too, although it didn't come off that way - but I think the comment about giving her names of decorators was just a "callback" to that previous one.

Yeah, here's a quote from an AP story: "In his opening statement, the president also played off his frequent stump speech charge that overconfident Democrats were already measuring their new congressional offices and planning how to decorate them.

Referring to all-but-anointed Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Bush quipped: 'In my first act of bipartisan outreach since the election, I shared with her the names of some Republican interior decorators who can help her pick out the new drapes in her new offices.'"

[mermaidgirl13]

YAY for the House and Senate and abortion rights and Pelosi and no more Rumsfeld! Nothing to be outraged about today. Ahhhh.... it's a nice change.

YAY for the House and Senate and abortion rights and Pelosi and no more Rumsfeld! Nothing to be outraged about today. Ahhhh.... it's a nice change.

[kittenb]

beetlgrl - Good Luck to your aunt! Keep us posted.

[crazyoldcatlady]

UGGG!
As happy as I am about Nancy Pelosi,..did anyone hear Bush's sexist slur today in his speech?
Something about refering interior decorators to her so she can change the drapes in her new office?
What a turd.

WHAT?

Confirming ('cause you know, we didn't know this already) what a complete COCKSUCKER he is.

[greenbean]

UGGG!
As happy as I am about Nancy Pelosi,..did anyone hear Bush's sexist slur today in his speech?
Something about refering interior decorators to her so she can change the drapes in her new office?
What a turd.

[katiebelle2882]

I wish her the best of luck! if shes in nyc or even the tri-state area, i actually know of a tremendous lawyer who specializes in these things. she has her own law firm and employs mostly or almost all women.

these things MUST STOP!

[beetlegrl]

Hey guys-new here...

I just can't not let you guys in on this whole hearted stab at women by the govt (both fed and state)....

My aunt has worked for the county govt here in my state in the US for approx 25+ yrs. She did some research and found out that CONSISTENTLY since she has worked for them (she is a manager and has been for 10 or so yrs) she (and her other female managers) make approx 5-10K less then her male manager counterparts. The raises are bigger for the male managers (in the SAME EXACT position as her) as well as salary. OH and they get promoted faster than her and her FEMALE manager counterparts too!!
UNFUCKIN BELIEVABLE!! oh and she has started a class action law suit against the govt...wish her luck!

[katiebelle2882]

dont even GET ME STARTED on how many times, both in peoples comments and in the media, a woman candidates appearance was brought up. i seriously am so pissed about that, that if i was in grad school i would to a quantitative look at it and write a research paper.

[faerietails]

And Nancy Pelosi is poised to become the first female Speaker of the House.

I was reading the reactions to her in Yahoo coverage, and of course, in addition to the usual anti-democrat "you mindless people are brainwashed by the liberal media bullshit," NOW we also have: Pelosi is in a constant state of PMS, she's a cunt, she's a bitch, she's weak, she'll be the fall of our nation, etc. *sigh*

[katiebelle2882]

south dakota voters defeated the abortion ban!

[venetia]

re: prostitutes, as far as I know that's still a problem here where prostitution isn't illegal. I've heard that one of the problems is that it is seen as "theft of a service" or in other words a payment issue. Which is, again, stupid. If someone forced any other professional to provide a service to them through force it would be assault and maybe kidnapping at least, not treated as an unpaid bill.

[maddy29]

kittenb, i'm going to write to the authors and request a meeting, but i need to read all of the material first. maybe i can email them and request all of the articles that they wrote from that study, as well as who their funder was. it's on my to-do list, so it might take awhile.

but yeah exactly, what 7 y.o. is like "wow, i am severely traumatized right now." ? none! they are basically trying to blame therapy for traumatizing abuse survivors. duhhhhhh. i mean seriously this is such shit research i can't even believe it!

i too, find our rape laws insane. we need to decide on what is rape and what isn't. andhave it be across the board on a national level-i don't think individual states should get to decide what rape is, just like they shouldn't be able to decide what is a hate crime...since really, rape kinda is a hate crime against women.

[chachaheels]

Well, that's certainly the word for him: "motherfucker".

[crazyoldcatlady]

re: stossel

I've always hated that motherfucker.







that is all.

[chachaheels]

If Reilly and his partner in crime were so concerned about rape victims, they'd work their asses off making sure laws "got" the concept of rape all together, and then they'd fight even harder to make sure those laws were enforced.

But they aren't. And I'm appalled that he is "quoting" statistics he claims come from files from actual abortion clinics. That is a serious breech of confidentiality, and it ought to be punished with a prison sentence for Bill and a forced resignation from the government official who let this happen.

But by now we ought to know that some neo-cons will stop at nothing to make sure that women never have clear dominion over their own bodies.

Faerie tales, I wish I had access to Big Love Season one, and believe me: if I did, I'd never have peeked at 20/20. Stossel is a serious sub-intellect. That is time out of my life I will never get back!