And on that note, here’s a great piece by Barbara Ehrenreich: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080526/ehrenreich

I just have one thing to say. She has finally shown her ass. And when it could be discussed in detail by the MSM, they have chosen to sweep it under the rug so that the white public will not get upset.

It is high time that people just stop with the crap and start putting the cards on the table.

It is getting tiring to hear and see all these innuendoes that Hillary Clinton and other white people throw out there only to have it swept over like nothing happened.

Forgive me for my furiousness, but I can’t help it this time. I have seen this action by white people (who are not allies) time and time again all my life. It seems that nothing can ever change when this stuff hits the fan once again.

Take care,

–Ceci

To be honest, I would see either Obama OR McCain as a vast improvement over both Clinton and Bush. I find myself increasingly convinced that Jimmy Carter is the only decent president we’ve had in 40 years. Barack Obama just might give us one more.

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wow. and yeah, I want to talk more about McCain’s dodgy connections too; there’s also Rod Frigging Parsley.

I should have phrased the declaration a little differently. I tend to forget in these matters that everybody doesn’t know exactly where I am coming from, and how could they?

Love, C.

Gloria Steinem is the Al Sharpton of the feminist world. Every no and again she stumbles onto a tenable position, but most of the time she says things that perpetuates a whole host of stereotypes.

Back on my old, somewhat defunct blog, I wrote a piece about her sex negative actions, in not supporting the Sex Worker Rights Movement. I agree with isaidfeminist. Things in feminist will stay the same if there are not WoC, really PoC, queer folks, and other calling for change. We can’t wait for bell hooks or Barbara Smith to do all the work. We need call people like Steinem on their BS.

Wait a minute, why not? I mean, I appreciate that you’re trying so hard to be even-handed, but if she’s claiming that period as part of her greater qualifications to be president, then I think she’s made it fair game to discuss. Especially since she’s showing every indication of exhibiting many of the same tendencies, perhaps to a greater degree. I don’t recall Bill saber-rattling to the extent she does, although it was a different era.

There are relatively few things Bush has done, including invading Iraq, that Bill Clinton would not have also done had he been given adequate time.

No need to invade with all the bombing runs and economic imbargos which still killed many Iraqis.

I know that we shouldn’t judge Hillary Clinton by her husband’s actions during his presidency but I don’t see her platform including her latest “tough on crime” proposal as being a whole lot different. Any health care proposal is going to favor health insurance companies and pharmacudial companies b/c she’s getting money from them (though Obama is too).

And I’m not convinced that Clinton doesn’t want McCain to win, certainly if she can’t get in her self. It sets her up perfectly for 2012.