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It Turns Out Declaring War On Women Is Not Such A Successful Election Strategy

Jessica WakemanNovember 7, 2012 //
Pro-Choice Victory!
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All the pro-choice women victorious in last night's election. Read More »
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Who’d've thunk?! Suggesting that pregnancy from rape is “God’s will,” that some rape is “legitimate” while other rape is not, and saying a woman’s body has “a way of shutting the whole thing down” so pregnancy does not occur from rape DOES NOT MAKE WOMEN WANT TO VOTE FOR YOU. Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin may have found two women — including one who was raped and had an abortion — to appear in a campaign ad proclaiming him the second coming of Gloria Steinem, but the rest of us ladies were not buying it. Keep reading »

Meet All The Pro-Choice Women Victorious In Last Night’s Election!

Jessica WakemanNovember 7, 2012 //
Obama Victory Speech
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Celebs Rock The Vote
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Hollywood turned out for Election Day. Read More »
Top 10 Best Reactions
... from last night's election coverage. We saw your new hair, Sarah! Read More »
Ladies' Night!
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Oh my God, you guys. I didn’t realize just how BIG us pro-choice feminists won last night’s election until compiling this list. It’s not just that we have more four years of President Obama — we also have our first openly gay person to serve in the Senate, the first Asian-American women in both the House and Senate, the first Hindu to serve in Congress, and several other “firsts” too numerous to list.

I could honestly not be prouder to be a progressive American than I am today. And yes, I’m including 2008 in that statement! After the jump, thanks to EMILY’S List, here is a list of all the pro-choice female politicians who won last night.

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Election Night Style Stealer: Tom Brokaw’s Rad Round Eyeglasses

Winona Dimeo-EdigerNovember 7, 2012 //

Between Brian Williams making marijuana jokes, Diane Sawyer possibly being drunk(?), and Karl Rove begging Fox News to take back that whole “Obama wins” thing, the election newscasts last night were chock full of fun. Even among all the holograms and painted ice maps, I couldn’t help but notice Tom Brokaw’s awesome tortoiseshell eyeglasses. The trendy round frames somehow seemed both playful and sophisticated–well played, Brokaw. Want to nab a pair for yourself? I found 3 similar frames at 3 different price points. Get the shopping details after the jump! Keep reading »

10 Ways To Get Through Election Day When Your Mate Is Also Your Political Enemy

Andrea Bonior, Ph.DNovember 5, 2012 //
You'd Better Vote
Or else Amanda Chatel won't date you. Read More »
Politics Vs. Love
Can you ignore someone's politics in love? Read More »
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Election tension is boiling over; it seems like everyone from the office blowhard to the person in front of you at the post office is spouting off opinions that make your blood boil. But what happens when the one disagreeing with you shares your bedroom? Here are 10 tips to help you make it through November 6th without resorting to the taser gun…

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Why Men Should Stay Home On Election Day

Jessica WakemanNovember 4, 2012 //
Allow Me To Explain...
7 things I am qualified to explain to middle-aged Republican men. Read More »
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Cockblock The Vote!

If only women were voting in next week’s election, Barack Obama would win … which is why men need to stay home on Election Day for the good of America. Starring Franchesca Ramsey, Sara Benincasa and other funny ladies who leant themselves to this “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell” skit, it’s the best case I’ve heard for keeping the polls progesterone-only.

Political Campaigning Will Tear Us Apart

Julie GersteinNovember 1, 2012 //
2012 Election
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Mitt Gets Working Women
They need the flexibility to get home in time to cook dinner! Read More »
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Obama and Romney have these celebs on their side. Read More »

I grew up in a house with a Democrat mom and a “Republican” dad. I put Republican in quotes because technically my dad wasn’t registered as anything — he did that to avoid jury duty or something — but he did like to argue with my mom and me about our progressive politics. And he definitely didn’t have strong enough convictions to ever publicly display a yard sign in support of his candidate. Not so for this equally divided house, where the husband’s public support of Mitt Romney prompted his wife to put up a conflicting sign. Ah, the struggles of the bipartisan household! [NYMag.com]

7 Things I Am Qualified To Explain To Middle-Aged Republican Men

Winona Dimeo-EdigerOctober 30, 2012 //
Politicians On Rape
A handy guide to what various old white conservatives have said. Read More »
Rape Is "God's Will"
Or so says douchebag Richard Mourdock. Read More »
"Forcible Rape"
Behind Republicans' attempts to redefine rape. Read More »
Listen up, fellas.

It seems like every day another Republican politician is bloviating about the definition of rape as if he, a middle-aged man, is the true authority on the subject. As Tina Fey said so perfectly in her speech at the Center for Reproductive Rights, “If I have to listen to one more grey-faced man with a $2 haircut explain to me what rape is, I’m going to lose my mind.” I mean, we currently live in a culture where a chart is required to keep track of which male politicians claim rape cannot cause pregnancy and which ones believe it is simply part of God’s comprehensive plan to inflict devastating sexual violence on women and populate the earth with the fruits of their rapists’ loins.

Instead of patiently explaining to these men why they have no reason, no right, and no qualifications to mansplain these serious issues to me, I’m going to take a page from their playbook and blindly, confidently, and erroneously explain a few things to them. Because obviously, as a 27-year-old woman, I am an expert on the following things… Keep reading »

Comedienne Issa Rae’s New Project: “The Michelle Obama Diaries”

Jessica WakemanOctober 30, 2012 //
Michelle's Secret Disguise
Michelle Obama Jimmy Kimmel
The First Lady just wants to go to CVS again, people. Read More »
Fashion Face-Off
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Michelle Obama's glamour versus Ann Romney's rich lady chic. Read More »
Black Mom-In-Chief
A black mom-in-chief is revolutionary: what white feminists have wrong. Read More »
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What Michelle Is Really Thinking

The First Lady puts on a polite face in public. But you know behind closed doors, she’s talking some shit about Ann Romney’s horse and Mitt’s orange spray tan. Check out this new webseries by comedienne Issa Ray, of “Awkward Black Girl,” fame that imagines just what it is Michelle Obama is thinking … but can’t say. [Think Progress] Update: A reader has pointed out, correctly, that Issa Rae is not the star of this webseries, but the producer. Her leading lady is Yakira Chambers. My apologies to Ms. Chambers. [IndieWire]

Connie Britton Pens Op-Ed On Romney’s Use Of “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts”

Jessica WakemanOctober 29, 2012 //
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"Clear Eyes" Co-Opted
Amelia is pissed the Romney campaign is using the "FNL" phrase. Read More »
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“Dillon is a classic American town filled with hard-working, middle-class Americans, who just want to lead productive, healthy lives. And the women we represented on the show — the women we are in real life — are like the millions of women across the nation. Women who want to make our own health care decisions. Women who want to earn equal pay for the work we do. Women who want affordable health care. In fact, it is President Obama who has shown his values to be more closely aligned with those represented by the phrase.  … So as women, let’s take ‘Clear Eyes, Full Hearts’ back and use it as it was always intended — as a motivator for progress, power, and greatness.”

– “Nashville” star Connie Britton and her former “Friday Night Lights” executive producer Sarah Aubrey penned an op-ed for USA Today taking Mitt Romney to task for co-opting the show’s slogan ”Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose” for his campaign. Tami Taylor is not happy, y’all! She explains how Obama’s positions on issues like fair pay, reproductive choice, and affordable health care would have helped various different characters on the show in real life.  [USA Today] [Photo: Splash News]

Wendy Williams & Rachel Maddow Go Head-To-Head On Politics

Jessica WakemanOctober 26, 2012 //
2012 Election
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Obama Divorce Papers?
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Professional windbag Donald Trump claims he's got 'em. Read More »
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Wendy Williams and Rachel Maddow
These Two Are Cute Together

Rachel Maddow and Wendy Williams are strange bedfellows indeed: Rachel is the host of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and smarter than 99.9 percent of America, while Wendy Williams is the host of “The Wendy Williams Show” and the last time I watched it she was reenacting “The Real Housewives Of Atlanta” wig-snatch. So no one is as surprised as me that these two are really cute together. After gabbing about how slimy Donald Trump is, the two got down ‘n’ dirty talking about pop culture and politics. The fact that Rachel Maddow knows the exact ingredients found in sketti makes me love her even more.

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