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The XX Factor: Slate women blog about politics, etc...
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By the time The New Yorker landed in my mail slot today, I'd seen the cover so many times already it was like, "You, finally!'' As if it had stopped off for a couple of drinks on the way over here and lost all track of time. So, allow me to be the last Read More...
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If Obama is really lucky, Jesse Jackson will curse him every day from now until November—and keep right on apologizing. The candidate himself shouldn't issue any more needless apologies, though, as he sort of did in second-guessing his decision to let Read More...
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In the New York Times on Sunday , Susan Faludi reworks her American gender narrative for Obama-McCain, and argues that Obama is challenging the norm of candidate as avenging rescuer by refusing to go through the gladiator motions. I went back and read Read More...
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Political consultants are always yammering about what a good idea it is to get the most damaging information out in the open ASAP, and on the candidate's own terms. Which is why I suspect Michelle Obama of cannily revealing that secret terrorist handshake Read More...
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On Convictions, a thoughtful post from Rich Ford, in response to Kim and Melinda . Rich is the author of The Race Card ( much more here ). In thinking about whether Clinton supporters who say they'll back McCain are motivated by racism, he writes: Of Read More...
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Yes, Kim , it is definitely the Age of Entrenchment, and I don't think I'm pretending that schoolyard taunts of any sort are unheard of, or that what happened to my friend's child is any particular reflection on Obama's campaign. But I don't want to be Read More...
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Melinda, I'm sorry your friend's son got tagged as a racist for supporting Hillary. But please: Let's not get it twisted. My kids' school is almost a 50-50 split between black students (African-American, Haitians, Jamaicans, etc.) and white, with a smattering Read More...
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Melinda , George Will has a plan for how to bring Hillary voters back into the Obama fold - scare ‘em! On Hardball Monday night, George Will said he suspects that "three quarters of the country at this point does not know that John McCain is pro-life" Read More...
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But, back to living women who are entertaining the thought of McCain-ing. ...You know how during the primaries, we kept writing that supporting Obama over Hillary didn't make us woman-haters or even bad feminists? Belatedly, with the help of my McCain-flirting Read More...
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Always liked that Ann Richards , and am not exactly immune to Obama's charms, either. Yet I was surprised when the governor posthumously endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee yesterday: "If she were still around she would suit up and campaign for Read More...
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Just received this e-mail from a friend, a Washington lawyer who is a lifelong Democrat and a generous donor to the party. She supported Hillary in the primary and is undecided about what she'll do in November: I just read your XX column , and I wanted Read More...
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Anne , maybe you're right that the next female candidate will have to prove she's less divisive, but I'd reject that test as tedious and unfair. Why should Ms. Whoever Comes Next have to answer for Hillary's sins (such as they are)? In the short term, Read More...
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For different reasons, Kim , I, too, have been utterly mystified by the phenomenon of the Angry White Women, the "feminists" who appear to be upset by Hillary's defeat, and who interpret it as some sort of blow against women. Partly this is because, as Read More...
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Way to woman up. Read More...
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Dahlia, thank you so much for your piece ; finally, the scales are falling from my eyes. I have been, I must admit, a bit bemused by the rise of the Angry White Woman (AWW) this year. That older white women should support Hillary Clinton with passion Read More...
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Emily Bazelon, Melinda Henneberger, Dahlia Lithwick, and Meghan O'Rourke chatted about Hillary on washingtonpost.com this afternoon. Some excerpts: Dahlia weighed in on idea that young feminists don't understand how hard it was back in the 70s: "I think Read More...
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You've been reading their thoughts on Hillary Clinton's campaign for the last six months or so. Here's your chance to ask a question! XXers Emily Bazelon, Melinda Henneberger, Dahlia Lithwick, and Meghan O'Rourke will be chatting online on washingtonpost.com Read More...
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When you call my name, it's like a little prayer/ I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there/ In the midnight hour I can feel your power/ Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there —Madonna OK, so now we know what's on Hillary's iPod. But was Hillary's Read More...
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Just finished watching Hillary Clinton’s unconcession speech. I guess we should give her credit for the fact that her supporters now look sufficiently angry to set small brushfires. It would have been hard enough to choke down all the quasi-messianic Read More...
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Hillary was on her game tonight. She looked good. She spoke well. She touched on the groups of voters she feels she owns and the problems of theirs she wants to solve. And, alas, she went from more conciliatory (congratulating Obama) to less (I won the Read More...
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