- When Hillary Clinton snapped at the African college student who asked her about hubby Bill’s opinions on world issues, she didn’t have a sense of humor! [NY Daily News] — Yes, that’s what’s wrong with this picture: Humorless feminists can’t take a li’l sexism now and then.
- Seventy percent of those asked in a study of 815 people said that a woman should take her hubby’s name when they marry. Even more surprising is that 50 percent of people said a woman should be legally required to become Mrs. Brad Pitt. [NY Daily News] — Even if his last name is something like Weiner?
- Scott Roeder, the man accused of murdering Dr. George Tiller, a Wichita physician who provided late-term abortions, has been allegedly receiving a steady stream of anti-choice visitors while in the clink. Jailhouse guests of Roeder reportedly include two convicted abortion clinic bombers and several activists who have signed a declaration defending the murder of abortion docs. [Kansas City Star] — Why is someone who is accused of murder allowed to have so many violent “friends” visit him in jail?
- NPR did a story about Norway, where businesses had until the end of 2008 to comply with a law requiring that the boards of publicly traded companies be 40 percent female. Theoretically, companies that don’t make the quota would have to shut down. [NPR] — Does that sound like a good idea to you?
