Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Much has been said here over the past months about the sexism that Hillary Clinton has confronted throughout her campaign. The WaPo has a piece today on the subject and the fact that Hillary Clinton is vowing to “battle on” with her campaign.
Women of all ages and nationalities push against the rope line carrying books and [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, John McCain '08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries, Sexism, WaPo, Women's Issues
Posted on December 18th, 2007 by Dizzy Dezzi
It’s only Tuesday, but this week seems to be dragging on and on.
You see, I have big plans, this weekend. A big date, if you will. What’s that you say, “But, Dizzy, you’re a married woman (gasp)! What will SSG Dizzy think?”
It’s alright, really. I already got my husband’s approval for my big date with [...]
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Posted on December 7th, 2007 by Stuart O'Neill
Obama’s new campaign commercial that Pamela Leavey posted hits on two of the many reasons I’ve kicked him off my candidate list.
This is part of what appears to me to be a very, very calculated old school politician wanting to appear as the very attractive ’savior’ of America.
Lastly, it seems Obama has adopted a “Can’t [...]
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Posted on November 28th, 2007 by Walter Brasch
The man whom the people elected in 2000 to be president was in the temporary residence of the man whom the Supreme Court anointed.
President George W. Bush hosted former Vice-President Al Gore, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and five other Nobel laureates, Nov. 26. This annual handshake photo-op has been an American tradition.
The Nobel [...]
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by Robert Freedland
I was fortunate to be selected as a Community Columnist for my local newspaper. I thought I would share with you my first column for today’s paper.
Do we teach our children the right life lessons?
By Robert Freedland
As our children have grown, it has been a tradition in our family for us to read them books [...]
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Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
There’s been a firestorm brewing in the news over the past couple of days about a new book due to be released next April, which was written by former Bush Press Secretary, Scott McClellan. Release of an excerpt of McClellan’s book, What Happened, on the publisher’s website, has caused such an uproar that now the [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2007 by Todd Mitchell
In keeping with Dizzy’s “somber Saturday” theme below, comes word that one of the last great literary lions of the 20th century has died.
“Norman Mailer, the combative, controversial and often outspoken novelist who loomed over American letters longer and larger than any writer of his generation, died today in Manhattan. He was 84.
“He died of [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2007 by Dizzy Dezzi
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day and this morning, I have been reflecting on all the veterans I know.
My husband, my father and mother, both my paternal and maternal grandfathers, my uncles, and some of my closest friends are all vets. Almost all of my friends are Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans. I live and work on [...]
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Posted on November 7th, 2007 by Dizzy Dezzi
It’s Wednesday and some regular readers of my personal blog know what that means. It’s B#@!h Day. And, I’m feeling like it more than usual, today.
But, before I throw caution and good manners to the wind, I just can’t say “no” to your regular daily installment of my “Ten Post Round-Up”.
From News Hounds:
Pity Party Continues [...]
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Posted on November 7th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Some how this seems likes just desserts to me… The conservative authors who penned propaganda pieces like “Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry,” “Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America’s National Security,” and “Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror” [...]
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