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Say What? Nancy Pelosi Knows Her Place

TresSugar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700

"They really don't understand how inappropriate that is. I'm in my place. I'm the Speaker of the House, the first woman Speaker of the House. And I'm in my place because the House of Representatives voted me there. But that language is something I haven't even heard in decades."

- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stood up for herself yesterday, after the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) said General Stanley McChrystal should "put her in her place" for her views about the war in Afghanistan.

The NRCC subsequently responded to Pelosi's dismissal of its loaded language saying: "She's playing out of her league and she knows it." (Um, wow.) Hopefully the NRCC can go back to disagreeing with the substance of Nancy Pelosi's opinions, instead of criticizing her for having them in the first place.

Tweet Nothings! Men Have a Problem With Meghan McCain

TresSugar — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:00:35 -0700

Despite being close to one GOP man in particular (her father!), John McCain's daughter Meghan thinks that some men in her party need to readjust their attitudes toward modern women. Do you agree?

Front Page: Obama Addresses Congress on Health Care, Congressman Tells Obama "You Lie!"

TresSugar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:57 -0700

President Obama told Congress last night to stop playing games and reform health care. During the speech he was heckled by Rep. Joe Wilson who shouted: "You lie!" - CNN
Ellen DeGeneres is joining American Idol as its fourth judge. - BuzzSugar
A California assemblyman resigned yesterday after bragging about spanking a lobbyist during sex. He didn't know his mic was live. - Talking Points Memo
Uruguay has decided to allow gay adoption. - BBC News

Say What? Women Are Incompetent Once a Month

TresSugar — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:00:00 -0700

"Let’s hope that the key conferences aren’t when she’s menstruating or something, or just before she’s going to menstruate. That would really be bad. Lord knows what we would get then."

Conservative radio host G. Gordon Liddy thinks Sonia Sotomayor is unfit to be a Supreme Court justice because she will be incompetent once a month while she's menstruating. Spoken like a man who's incompetent everyday of his life. At least RNC chair Michael Steele wants to focus on "what this woman believes and why she believes it."

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Say What? Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Smack About Rush

TresSugar — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:39:20 -0700

"Well I think that they say that Rush Limbaugh is the 800 lb. gorilla in the Republican Party. But I think that's mean-spirited to say that - because I think he's down to 650 lbs. I think one should be fair to him about this whole thing."

On CNN yesterday, the Republican governor of California sounded a bit like Rush-hater Keith Olbermann. Anyone think Arnold might switch parties soon? Who could be surprised? He's married to a Kennedy, after all.

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GOP Losing Women and Almost Every Other Demographic

TresSugar — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:05:00 -0700

According to a new Gallup poll, the Republican party has lost support in nearly every demographic of American society - be it low-income, high-income, college educated, male, female, southern, white, or nonwhite voters. Support remains steady only among frequent churchgoers.

In the general population, Republicans trail Democrats in support by a 14-point margin, compared to an even split in 2001. Among women, support for the GOP is down 5 percentage points since George W. Bush's first year in office. Today, only 35 percent of American women lean Republican and overall fewer women than men are Republican.

So what has caused this movement away from the GOP? For my thoughts, read more.

I suspect that after eight years in the White House, the Republican party became synonymous with the Bush administration, which also means it's synonymous with two wars, the recession, Hurricane Katrina, and some strong religion-based positions such as support for abstinence-only education, overturning Roe v. Wade, and bans on stem-cell research and same-sex marriage. Judging by the poll results, Americans who previously supported the Republican agenda and ideology are ready to try something new.

Why do you think women - and almost all other demographic groups - are moving away from the Republican party? If you're not Republican, what would you need to hear from GOP leaders to make you consider supporting them?

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Meghan McCain and Stephen Colbert Have a Sex Talk

TresSugar — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Meghan McCain went on The Colbert Report last night to talk sex and the Republican Party. She sounded optimistic about the party's future, saying she's a prosex, pro-life woman and a pro-gay-marriage Republican. Of course, Stephen asked her what incentive he would have to get married if can just gay-marry and "hang out with dudes" all the time.

While she took a slam at Briston Palin's "abstinence tour," she maintained there is one thing about the campaign she won't comment on - Sarah Palin. Not even when Stephen asked her to comment on that comment!

Meghan McCain: Republicans Need Some Sex Ed

TresSugar — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:57:32 -0700

It's McCain vs. Palin, round two! Meghan McCain and Bristol Palin, that is. In response to the young Palin's somewhat confusing new role as an ambassador for teen abstinence, McCain has responded with a column arguing that the Republican Party is out of touch when it comes to sex and sexual education.

McCain acknowledges that Palin is her own person and not necessarily representative of her mother's party. But in her column, she asserts that the recent publicity surrounding Bristol only reinforces the GOP's unrealistic attitude toward all things sexual. To read her reasoning, read more.

McCain's main gripe: abstinence shouldn't be the only option offered to teens in place of actual education:

Here’s what I’ve never understood about the party: its resistance to discussing better access to birth control. As a Republican, I am pro-life. But using birth control and having an abortion are not the same at all. Actually, the best way to prevent abortions is to educate people about birth control and make it widely and easily accessible.

She admits that abstinence is the only foolproof way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and STDs, but - and this is a big "but" - it only works if teens practice it. If they choose not to, they may find themselves lacking understanding about "all the issues they face if or when they have sex - physically and emotionally."

So whose side are you on, McCain's or Palin's? Do you wish they'd both just stop talking about it, or, as young women, are they precisely the ones who should be?

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Meghan McCain Tells GOP to Go Gay!

CitizenSugar — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:00:14 -0700

Megan McCain knows how the GOP can become a more modern party: it should go back to its roots. In her column this week, Meghan argues that Republican resistance to gay marriage goes against conservatives' values, and their own self-interest. Plus! Ronald Reagan was totally pro-gay. Sounds like Meghan's appealing to the GOP's mind and heart.

On her own coming out as a pro-gay-marriage Republican, she writes:

Recently, I seemed to have rocked a few individuals within my party by saying that I am a pro-life, pro-gay-marriage Republican. So if anyone is still confused, let me spell it out for you. I believe life begins at conception and I believe that people who fall in love should have the option to get married. Lest we forget, our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, grants the same rights to everyone in this country-“All men are created equal.” If you think certain rights should not apply to certain people, then you are saying those people are not equal. People may always have a difference of opinion on certain lifestyles, but championing a position that wants to treat people unequally isn't just un-Republican. At its fundamental core, it's un-American.

Does Meghan sound like a true Republican to you?

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Tyranny Has Come to Our Shores With Potato Day

CitizenSugar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:30:38 -0700

Jon Stewart called out a few high-profile Republicans last night who are terrified of President Obama. One example: conservative Andrew Breitbart thinks Obama somehow made his kids' school change "St. Patrick's Day" to "Potato Day." Sounds like fascism to me!

After playing video of Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rep. Michelle Bachmann, and the like, Stewart said: "I think you might be confusing tyranny with losing." Even so, Jon didn't hesitate to point out the cult of personality surrounding Barack Obama. Did you buy your commemorative plate yet?

Watch the clip, and tell me: do you think the conservatives make a good case that Obama will take away some of our freedoms?