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Aretha’s hat…oh yeah, and equal pay!
Posted by Kate G. in Politics World.
This totally isn’t going to be a post about her hat, but I have to ask: how much did you LOVE it? I’m its fan on Facebook.
Moving on…Obama is already proving himself a strong proponent for women; last Thursday, he signed his first bill, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, that relaxes the current statute of limitations on suing on grounds of pay discrimination. The Act itself is named for Lilly Ledbetter, who worked at a Goodyear Tire plant in Alabama for 19 years and then sued as she approached retirement and realized she was making less than her male co-workers.
Politics, World | Comment (0)True colors.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
Okay, so congratulations are in order to all those with common sense who helped us step further out of our past’s shadow of racism, oppression and shame. It was so empowering to see the diverse faces in the crowds of Chicago, Atlanta, New York and Washington last night on TV. And Obama’s shout-out to the gays right in his speech?
A new day has come.
(Enter: Debbie the Downer)
US Election 2008 | Comments (4)The beautiful, beautiful carnage.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
I’m not even going to dignify that Ashley Todd bullshit with a response; I’ll leave that to John McCain, if he has any decency left in him after these past few days on the campaign trail trainwreck.
In other news: the Republicans’ carefully-constructed, highly-funded think tanks have unraveled and are making my evening television hour a whole lot more fun.
One thing Republicans have always been good at is uniting behind a candidate. Streamlining their message and making sure everyone is nodding along to the same tune. Now, they can’t even hold it together for 8 days?
It’s just…beautiful. All of this discord from a party that all have the same ideals: stay away from my money. And we, the Democrats– the mongrels of politics, the mixed-bag of minority constituencies, the land of misfits–are united in one resounding chorus of “yes, we can.”
Everything we thought we knew about politics in America has shifted. Democrats outspending Republicans. Republicans arguing amongst themselves. Democrats leading in states like Virginia. Republicans trying to pander to the middle and lower classes!
Our country has been turned upside down, and it’s never looked better.
US Election 2008 | Comment (0)