Feminism Ruined Womens' Lives? Not Really Oct 15, 2009
I WAS BORN IN 1951 AND WAS PART OF THE MOVEMENT AS A YOUNG WOMAN IN THE 70'S. MY MOTHER OFTEN COMMENTED ON HOW MUCH BETTER MY LIFE WAS THAN HER GENERATION AND I ALWAYS FELT I HAD MORE CHOICES THAN THE GENERATIONS BEFORE ME. I WAS AS HAPPY AS ANYONE COULD BE AND I NEVER FELT LIMITED. I HAD FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHOSE MOTHERS HAD BEEN DIVORCED AND THEY EITHER HAD TO WAITRESS, CARHOP, BECOME A NURSE OR A TEACHER AND NOT MANY OTHER OPTIONS WERE OPEN TO THEM. I ON THE OTHER HAND COULD APPLY FOR... (CBS News)
Thank You, Sarah Palin Jul 23, 2009
Sarah Palins feminine appearance, charm, and rhetoric transformed the dowdy image of female leadership a la Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug, Madeline Albright, or Janet Reno. With her casual and humorous approach to public speaking and her down-home expressions, she made harsh feminist diatribes seem empty, meaningless, out-of-touch and out-of-date. (Townhall.com)
The Obama Doctrine: Racisms Real; Deal With It Jul 18, 2009
The question, as the late congresswoman Bella Abzug pointed out years ago, is whether the average person of difference has as fair a chance as the average majority/ruling class person. This is about the middle, not the top. (Slate)
ThePowerOnline.org Launches Online LGBT Civil Rights Movement Jun 30, 2009
Speakers at Monday's event included Congressman Jerrold Nadler; Congregation Beth Simchat Torah senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum; civil rights attorney (daughter of feminist, anti-war, and LGBT activist and Congresswoman Bella Abzug); New York City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez; Soulforce founder (and "The Amazing Race" participant) the Rev. Dr. Mel White; and The Power's Jeff Campagna. The petition reads in part (full text available at ). (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Out of the Mouth of Politicians . . . May 9, 2009
Bella Abzug, representative from New York (1971-1977), once said this: "We need laws that protect everyone. Men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion . . . ah, persuasion.". Perhaps the king of stupid words was Vice President Dan Quayle, who said: "Target prices? How that works? I know quite a bit about farm policy. I come from Indiana, which is a farm state. Deficiency payments-which are the key-that is, what gets money into the farmers' hands. We got loan, uh, rates,... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
In Defense Of John And Yoko May 5, 2009
Bella Abzug and Joan Baez will be unveiled by Ono at an exhibit on Lennon's New York years May 12 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC in SoHo. The squeaky clean Clark wrote: "It is possible for one to disagree with their personal and public way of life. Their cultural contributions cannot be ignored." Lindsay called efforts to boot the pair "unusual and harsh" and "an attempt to silence constitutionally protected First Amendment rights of free speech.". (New York Post -- Gossip)
HIS BATTLE FOR A BETTER NEW YORK May 4, 2009
This secured the endorsement of Bella Abzug, who founded Taxpayers Campaign for Urban Priorities to help Lindsay on Manhattan's ultraliberal West Side. The amazing Mets, winning the World Series for the first time, indirectly helped Lindsay, who basked in their post-game, locker-room glory. (New York Post -- Opinions)
In Olens’ run, will religion matter? May 3, 2009
In Olens run, will religion matter. Thinking Right with Jim Wooten. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Koch Has Right To Be Outraged Apr 29, 2009
"Bella Abzug and I, in the early '70s, introduced in Congress a bill that would outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation.". When he was elected mayor in 1977, one of his first acts was to ban such discrimination by city agencies. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Amy Poehler gets a bigger playground with new sitcom Apr 3, 2009
"Her office is filled with everyone from Bella Abzug to Hillary Clinton to a picture of a suffragette whose name she doesn't know," says Poehler, 37, who says she has no plans to reprise her popular Hillary impersonation. "Leslie likes to put herself among very important female political figures. She has no idea of her status and where she fits in.". (USA Today -- Life)
