We're Talking About: Obama's "It Gets Better," Hair Styles for Middle-Aged Women, and Rand Paul's Misogyny

We're Talking About: Obama's "It Gets Better," Hair Styles for Middle-Aged Women, and Rand Paul's Misogyny

We're Talking About: Obama's "It Gets Better," Hair Styles for Middle-Aged Women, and Rand Paul's Misogyny

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Oct. 22 2010 11:52 AM

We're Talking About: Obama's "It Gets Better," Hair Styles for Middle-Aged Women, and Rand Paul's Misogyny

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- President Obama created his own "it gets better" message to gay teens who face bullying in school.

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-Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has issued what seems to be a moratorium on dismissing openly gay members of the military as "don't ask, don't tell" gets closer to being banned completely. [ New York Times ]

- Sharron Angle said that Harry Reid needs to "man up" on the issue of social security. Reid responded that he has nothing to prove in the "manhood" deparment. [ Politico ]

-In Kentucky, Rand Paul has been accused of misogyny because of a prank he pulled in college. [ Politico ]

-Why is long hair "inappropriate" for middle-aged women? [ New York Times ]

-We know Kanye West thinks that Taylor Swift didn't deserve her grammy, but apparently Ray Charles and the Dixie Chicks are also unworthy. [ Entertainment Weekly ]