01.29.08
Posted in Current Events, Politics at 10:11 pm by madcap
The NY state head of NOW (that’s the National Organization for Women, btw) blew a fuse over Sen. Ted Kennedy’s recent endorsement of Barack Obama.
“Women have forgiven Kennedy, stuck up for him, stood by him.”
“We are repaid with his abandonment. He’s picked the new guy over us. He’s joined the list of progressive white men who can’t or won’t handle the prospect of a woman president who is Hillary Clinton,” she added.
I think what Marcia is trying to say here is that women forgave Ted for all that drinking, crashing cars with women in them and not trying to rescue them. Who knew that drunk abusers couldn’t be trusted, eh, NOW? What is this world coming to?
But please, Marcia… go on…
She also said Kennedy’s move underscores “our obligation — to promote and earn and deserve and elect, unabashedly, a president that is the first woman after centuries of men who ‘know what’s best for us.’ ”
I know what’s best for Hillary: Marcia Pappas keeping her mouth shut.
Source: State NOW leader blasts Kennedy — Times Union - Albany NY
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01.25.08
Posted in Economics at 1:47 am by madcap
The recent downturn in the stock market, along with the specter of many an investor’s bane — recession — has prompted a slew of investment “advice” from various personalities in the media. The other day I was listening to the Talk of the Nation podcast, and they had guest Stephanie AuWerter, editor of SmartMoney.com dispensing some advice to listeners and callers. Read about and listen to this segment of Talk of the Nation here.
I’d like to talk a bit why some of the common advice you hear from AuWerter and company is wrong.
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01.23.08
Posted in Current Events, Politics at 10:18 pm by madcap
Bill Clinton said Wednesday he expects blacks to vote for Barack Obama and women to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the dynamic may cause his wife to lose the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary Saturday.
The Associated Press: Bill Clinton: Race, Gender Key in S.C.
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01.16.08
Posted in Books, Culture, Politics at 11:11 pm by madcap
So I saw Jonah Goldberg on the Daily Show tonight to promote his book, Liberal Fascism. Apparently the interview went so long that it had to be edited for time (as you can tell as you watch the interview). I was following Jonah for a little bit, but at a certain point I realize that he’s either completely nuts, or just an asshole (or perhaps a little from column ‘a’ and a little from column ‘b’).
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01.08.08
Posted in Current Events, Politics at 9:51 am by madcap
On the heels of her emotional breakdown^D^D^D^D^D^D^D^D^Dconnection, Hillary Clinton sat down with CNN’s John Roberts so she should talk about anything but herself. For instance, how about that mother who threw an arm around her and thanked her for her children’s health insurance? Or that guy who drove all the way from New York to thank her for saving jobs in New York (are you sure he didn’t drive there looking for a job?)? Or how about the fact that she has emotions and when someone asks her how she’s doing *sniff* she just gets *sniff* all mushy inside.
Oh, did Hillary mention how she doesn’t talk about herself? Nope, to hear tell from her, she gets up in the morning and thinks to herself “What am I going to do today to actually make a difference in someone’s life?” Like when she supported children’s health insurance, or that time she saved jobs in NY. She’s so other-focused, and she’s not afraid to tell us that about herself.
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