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Comment on Katha Pollitt Proves Feminism is a Shill for Democrats by ohyouknowkat

ohyouknowkat — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:04:08 +0000

Katha Pollitt is not a true feminist, nor is she a hardcore Clinton defender in the Journolist emails.

She’s an OBOT, and they are radically different than regular dems.

Here she is calling Chelsea Clinton an ALIEN:

Katha Pollitt
Aug 30, 2008, 11:07am

“It would be quite astonishing if the gov of alaska, a person in full view of the public, could perpetrate this deception. SOMEBody delivered a baby after all — there would be medical records, hospital admissions, etc. But I agree with Addie — she doesn’t look especially pregnant to me in the photo, but then nor does the teen daughter in (supposedly) contemporaneous pictures. Maybe it’s an alien baby, like Hillary’s.”

Comment on Tennessee: Still in the Running for Absurd Politics by adrienne

adrienne — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:09:49 +0000

I saw some of those articles.

To be clear, Bill Knowles continues to run a superior program. My parents recently had a complicated issue with getting car titled. The County Clerk’s office gave the personal numbers and had conference calls to work out a situations that was caused by crazy red tape. He clearly is fantastic at his job, and Chattanooga is lucky to have his service.

However, the reaction of some GOP insiders disturbs me. I found out that a mailer was sent out against Heathington. That seems like overkill.

We still have a democratic system in this country. Just because a politician is beloved and does a good job, doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t be challenged. The reaction appears to be an attempt to cut off anybody who goes outside the Good Ol’ Boy system. Having worked in Chattanooga, I’m not surprised by this but disappointed. The folks that signed that letter are all good Chattanoogans who do a lot for the county. However, they need to lose the pretentious attitude that dominates some of the movers and shakers in the city.

Comment on Tennessee: Still in the Running for Absurd Politics by mindy

mindy — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:19:33 +0000

None of the anti-Chester letter writers were protesting in the Chattanooga heat against the tax hike. But Chester Heathington was there!

Comment on Want Drama? Follow the TN-03 Race by Tennessee: Still in the Running for Absurd Politics | Cosmopolitan Conservative

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:19:05 +0000

[...] in my home state of Tennessee to match Alabama and South Carolina in political absurdity. Sure, the TN-03 race could be a case study in the art of mudslinging and the gubernatorial race is heading toward a [...]

Comment on Moonshine is Chic? by adrienne

adrienne — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:52:58 +0000

Given the prevalence of trucker hats, that’s so true. If only there was some way I could predict the next trend and make a lot of money off of it.

Comment on Moonshine is Chic? by Brando

Brando — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:08:09 +0000

It was only a matter of time before this became a thing! What was once trashy now becomes trendy.

Comment on The Tennessee Version of Alvin Greene? by adrienne

adrienne — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:44:05 +0000

I was wondering the same thing. Thinking that would be a good story for our Chattarati friends to uncover.

Comment on The Tennessee Version of Alvin Greene? by David Gidcumb

David Gidcumb — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:18:05 +0000

What I find interesting is that he manages to get 25 signatures to get on the ballet for every campaign cycle. It would be interesting to see who those 25 people are. I bet that is a matter of public record.

Comment on Katha Pollitt Proves Feminism is a Shill for Democrats by adrienne

adrienne — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:44:51 +0000

I agree with you to a point. I think there’s several levels of feminism. One that actually stands for something and the perception level that Katha Pollitt, Steinem and the Feministing gals represent. While I’ll always disagree with feminists over abortion, there are many issues that agree with (equality, worldwide state of women, effects of the media, etc.). However, there have been few substantive debates on these issues in the past few years. Instead, the feminism that Pollitt and her colleagues spout is taken to represent the entire movement. In this case, perception is reality.

Comment on Katha Pollitt Proves Feminism is a Shill for Democrats by Brando

Brando — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:05:45 +0000

Any principled feminist–and this goes for the feminists I know personally–would and have acknowledged that while they supported Bill Clinton’s policies, they found his actions abhorrent and contemptable. On the other side of the coin, the Clinton sex scandals did get conservatives to validate much of what feminists had been fighting for–condemnation of sexual harassment and using a power position to get away with such harassment. The “political hack” feminists like Pollitt and Steinem (and yes, Hillary Clinton) didn’t discredit the principles of feminism so much as their own pathetic selves.