Tag Archives: Equality

The Front Lines

Posted on January 27, 2013 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis What could go wrong? (via ThinkProgress) Wisconsin County Sheriff David Clarke is facing backlash for telling Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents to get a gun for emergencies, rather than call 911. In a radio ad, Clarke claims personal … Continue reading →

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Panetta Ends Ban on Women in Combat

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

From the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military’s ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than … Continue reading →

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If I Can’t See It, It Does Not Exist

Posted on January 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm by JM Ashby

Relevant to prior discussion of equality in the administration and the trolling trolls who are very concerned. By the way, here’s what the front row typically looks like during White House Press Briefings Where’s the diversity, fellas? Aren’t you concerned?

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Progress

Posted on January 11, 2013 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

While there are those who chose to focus on cabinet positions while penning their complaints about a lack of a diversity in the Obama Administration, ignoring the president’s record on reproductive rights, equal pay, appointments to the Supreme Court, and … Continue reading →

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Worse Than Bush

Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:25 pm by JM Ashby

Well, not really. After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threatened to withhold his support for judicial nominees because Harry Reid hurt his feelings, the senate has now confirmed Judge Michael Fitzgerald to the bench in California. WASHINGTON — The Senate … Continue reading →

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Stupid White Men

Posted on November 15, 2010 at 1:55 pm by Bob Cesca

In America, women continue to be second class citizens: When Rachel Braun Scherl, 45, a Stanford University business school graduate, co-founded Semprae Laboratories, which developed Zestra Essential Arousal Oils, a product described as a botanical aphrodisiac, she thought bringing its … Continue reading →

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