In their first appearance together since the primaries ended, Elizabeth Warren was the opening act for Hillary Clinton at a Cincinnati rally this morning, and both of them breathed dragon fire on Trump like none we’ve seen since this season’s Game of Thrones. Thanks to Wonkette for transcribing some of it for us: “For millions of… Continue reading “Give ’em hell, ladies”
Dr. Hern came in for a minute and my husband talked to him about political policies for a while.
That’s when my husband asked him, “Given the current political climate and what’s happening to reproductive rights, do you feel hopeful at all about the future?” Dr. Hern was like, “No, I really don’t.” It was pretty depressing, and again, that’s how he is: he’s very no-nonsense, very, very honest. He was like, “Look, the fact of the matter is, who wants to go through med school and all that work and all that debt to come out of it not making any money, having threats on their life? Having to deal with leaky roofs?” And of course, the answer is no one. No one wants to sign up for that. You would have to be as much of a zealot as he is.
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The bitch was asking for it!
A jury in Bexar County, Texas just acquitted Ezekiel Gilbert of charges that he murdered a 23-year-old Craigslist escort—agreeing that because he was attempting to retrieve the $150 he’d paid to Lenora Ivie Frago, who wouldn’t have sex with him, his actions were justified.
Gilbert had admitted to shooting Frago in the neck on Christmas Eve 2009, when she accepted $150 from Gilbert and left his home without having sex with him. Frago, who was paralyzed by the shooting, died several months later.Gilbert’s defense argued that the shooting wasn’t meant to kill, and that Gilbert’s actions were justified, because he believed that sex was included as part of the fee. Texas law allows people “to use deadly force to recover property during a nighttime theft.”
See, this is why prostitution is not a victimless crime. The man who pays thinks he owns you — yet we’ve outlawed dwarf-tossing in some places, even when the person is willing and well-paid! Isn’t the real problem that some women simply need good jobs that don’t involve being debased by someone who rented you for an hour?
H/t Ron.
Hillary Clinton spoke to a packed house at the Brooklyn Navy Yard tonight, as she clinched the Democratic nomination for President. Standing under a glass ceiling, she noted that they hadn’t shattered that one, but one had been shattered nevertheless. After commending Bernie Sanders on the race he won, she turned to Donald Trump. “We believe… Continue reading “Hillary Clinton Slams Trump In Historic Speech As Unfit For President”
If you are sad tonight because Bernie lost, I hope it helps at least a little to understand how much this historic win means to the women who voted for her. I didn’t start as an Obama fan, but when I saw just what he meant to those who supported him, it helped. A lot.
So much to unpack here: One of the biggest recent flubs from the Not Great Communicator was in Kentucky, when Clinton harkened back, as she often does with certain crowds, to the good old days of her husband’s administration. But this time she suggested, carelessly, that she was going to put Bill “in charge of revitalizing… Continue reading “Benefit of the Doubt”
Cokie’s Law via Digby states: It comes from the Village maxim, “It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not, it’s out there,” which was based upon this quote from Cokie Roberts back in 1999: “At this point,” said Roberts, “it doesn’t much matter whether she said it or not because it’s become part of the culture.… Continue reading “Chuck Todd: Does Hillary Clinton Need To Explain ‘Why She Forgave Her Husband?’”
When I was 11 years old, my dad told me a little girl could grow up to be president.
Forty-eight years later, I believe him.
Ed Rendell is such a putz:
PHILADELPHIA — There are more than enough ugly women in America to doom Donald Trump’s campaign for president, at least according to former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. He made the comment in a Washington Post article Wednesday, as part of his assessment of Trump’s chances of carrying Pennsylvania, which has gone for the Democratic presidential candidate… Continue reading “Former Pa. governor says ‘ugly’ women will defeat Trump”
In the latest installment of “Trump’s minions saying stupid stuff” we bring you Tana Goertz, a senior adviser to Donald Trump. After last night, when Trump pulls the “woman card” on Hillary Clinton, Tana goes all in on why Clinton is winning the woman vote. Does she attribute it to her decades of public service? Her… Continue reading “Trump spox: The average woman doesn’t use her brain”
