Oh no, Democrats in Wisconsin are...attacking representative democracy itself! I suppose the "fleebaggers" would like to say that current public opinion polls ought to replace the results of the last election. Is that "what democracy looks like" in your version of American representative democracy? Only...
sexism
To CBS and Time Warner, the lead actor repeatedly assaulting women won't stop your extremely profitable, extremely bad show. But insulting the boss will shut things down immediately. Carr: Hollywood.
There seems to be some confusion in comments here about what "putting women on a pedestal" in the pejorative sense means. This, for instance, isn't that. For an actual example,.
Obviously, it's a good thing that the particularly appalling language has been excised, but it shouldn't be forgotten that the "arbitrarily deny poor women access to essential health care" bill is still a really, really bad one. And whether or not the language ends up...
According to one local announcer for the Houston Rockets, playing the Miami Heat is difficult because that There are just too many holes in too many dikes and not nearly.
Shorter Ken Buck (as DA): Once you're previously consented to have sexual relations with someone, the consent then applies to future cases in which you didn't consent. The defense of.
From an excellent David Carr article about the decline of the Tribune Company, a representative anecdote: Mr. Michaels, a former radio executive and disc jockey, had been handpicked by Sam Zell, a billionaire who was the new controlling shareholder, to run much of the media...
Chad Garrison. Every time you see someone willing to argue in public that a woman who chooses to have a couple drinks in anything more revealing than a burqa she's.
Alas, it's not just that this silly Newsweek article attempts to establish mistress etiquette, it's the latest example of someone attacking Elizabeth Edwards for not responding to being betrayed in.
Nina Totenberg. Or as Ann puts it:Listening to the clips, Sotomayor sounds an awful lot like John Roberts -- who did not face any concerns about his "fiery temperament" during his confirmation hearings. Totenberg exposes this talking point for what it is: straight-up sexism, with...
The Times can always find something...
Two good posts from the XX factor about the anti-Sotomayor smear campaign. First, Bazelon explores the obvious double standards in the criticisms of Sotomayor's temperament. (See also here.) Second, Lithwick.