Hush. Grandma loves her "cute" elderly home, which is not overcome with the unspeakable stench of death.
* Spend Valentine's Day at "several cute DC, Arlington elderly homes!" helping the D.C. Young Republicans administer manicures to the elderly in their "Mani's for the Grannies" initiative. Sexist says, the grannies may be cute, the mani's may be [...]
As President Obama prepared to assume office earlier this month, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Dr. Mark R. Dybul—a W. appointee—circulated a memo saying that the president-elect's transition team had asked him to stay on "temporarily." On Jan. 22, Dybul found out what "temporary" meant—a little under two weeks. Last week, the scene at Dybul's office [...]
Today, New York Governor David Paterson announced his pick to replace Hillary Clinton's seat in the U.S. Senate. Paterson tapped Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old from upstate New York who also appears to have stolen Hillary's haircut. Gillibrand will serve as the Junior Senator from the state until a special election is held in [...]
If we learned anything from Sarah Palin, it's that "woman" is not the same as "feminist," which is why the bitching over this Ms. magazine special inauguration cover (right) has become so obnoxious.
"It is time that we take back the term 'feminism' and restore its dignity and honor . . . maybe Ms. and the [...]
* Tim Dickinson for Rolling Stone on why Prop 8 failed. (Hint: It wasn't Mormon or black voters, but it might have been you).
* The Gay Recluse reports on the shielded statues in Union Station (photo above), indicates that behind the shield are uncircumcised Roman penises, calls it "the biggest scandal in the history of [...]
Duh. Here's what Obama had to say:
I have known Hillary Clinton as a friend, a colleague, a source of counsel, and as a campaign opponent. She possesses an extraordinary intelligence and toughness, and a remarkable work ethic. I am proud that she will be our next Secretary of State. She is an American of tremendous [...]
Last week, local blogger—and Clinton-turned-Palin supporter—Lynette Long wrote about a startling encounter she and her friends had in a D.C. restaurant—a girls-night-out that ended in a floor-dragging, face-punching assault. Dubbing it "The War of the Sexes," Long detailed how she and her friends attempted to borrow an unused chair from a group of men. Story [...]
Introducing the Manliest Workplace Competition: In search of D.C.'s most male organization.
The American workplace's storied glass ceiling is in pretty bad shape. Female workers are on the fast track to conquering the upper echelons of all sectors of industry, including the nation's highest office. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton invoked the ceiling in her June [...]
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It begins innocently enough: "When we're at war with the A-rabs, we do not need a damn A-rab president," the woman explains. Then, the dudes drive up in the tractor holding a dog, smoking cigarettes, "woo"-ing, and generally carousing, and it all goes to Hell. Wait until the end for the resounding Clinton endorsement (via).
