Remembering Doctor Tiller in November
Posted 6/01/10 by Katie Zavadski
On Memorial Day, I remembered not only our troops, but also Dr. Tiller. Dr. George Tiller was murdered by a radical right-wing fanatic in his Church on Sunday morning one year ago this Monday. Scott Roeder is now serving a life sentence for killing a man whose only crime was trusting women to make their own decisions about their bodies, but the war he’s part of is nowhere near over.
Earlier this month, the Kansas Senate – Doctor Tiller’s home state – came just one vote short of overriding the Governor’s veto of a rabidly anti-abortion bill. And of course, everyone remembers the bitter war waged over the Stupak amendment amidst health care reform. It’s reasons like that why this November is especially key to protecting choice. Here are two things you can do to remember Doctor Tiller and continue to trust women:
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Republicans launch americansspeakingout.com. Americans speak out.
Posted 5/29/10 by Katie Zavadski
Earlier this week, House Republicans launched a new website to, you know, let real Americans speak out, because Democrats clearly don’t know what they’re talking about. In Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Cal) own words: “Americans are seeing an arrogant Congress that refuses to listen to the people.”
Americans are encouraged to submit their ideas in 5 areas: American Prosperity, Fiscal Accountability, American Values, National Security, and “Open Mic.” (Although URLs reveal that National Security was originally called “Terrorism Abroad”, American Values was called “Life”, American Prosperity “Job Creation”, etc.) Lets see what Americans have to say.
in defense of chivalry
Posted 5/10/10 by Nikko Pomata
By now you’ve probably read, or at least heard of, HRC VP Rachel Wagley’s recent Crimson op-ed A Defense of Manliness, in which she argues for ideals that all of us Democrats simply despise, such as chivalry and nobility.
Oh, wait, we’re not opposed to those. (To debunk another popular misconception, we also don’t engage in weekly baby-eating rituals. They’re once-monthly.)
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Just a little potentially harmful fun
Posted 4/24/10 by Gina Hodge
You’re out with some friends, you decide to pull a prank. So what do you do? Hand in a bowl of water? Old news. Drawings on the face? Boring. According to police in Kentucky, a group of Jackson County High School seniors decided to pull a prank on their “friend” (as WKYT puts it) by pushing her off a cliff. Yeah, why not do that?
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