Test your citizenship IQ
We talk a lot about what it means to be an American. So how well do you know the basics of being an American? Here’s a fun little quiz to test your IQ. — E
News on the war on plastic bags
Great news! On Tuesday Whole Foods announced it will completely do away with plastic bags at its 250+ stores by Earth Day. The store will encourage folks to bring in their own reusable bags and will still make recyclable paper bags available upon request. According to the Nevada Conservation League, Americans throw away 100 million…
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
The title for this post comes from the Nobel-prize-winning Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday there was a lot of chatter about King and his legacy. Presidential candidates invoked his name to further their own ends. (Or apologize for them.) Newspapers and network anchors used his holiday as a news peg. Unapologetic racists reminded…
So, what was your CaucusFest like?
Opened the old Siren e-mail and got a message from the Obama campaign wondering how the caucus went for everybody. And that’s a good question to ask. Thanks to your hard work, we won 13 national convention delegates today, and Hillary Clinton won 12. … However, we received many reports of people having trouble with…
Now for something completely different: Lesbians ages 60+
Here’s something completely non-caucus-related. Got an e-mail from Judy Corbisiero, current chair of the Stonewall Democrats. She wanted me to share it with everyone, so enjoy. — Emmily Calling all Lesbians in their 60th year & over: Please help us reach as many Old Lesbians as possible by posting this on personal lists, listserves and…
To caucus, to caucus
Well kids, it’s almost here. Tomorrow is the big CaucusFest. Are you ready? Actually, I have a little confession to make. I’m not ready either. But lucky for me, all the organizations, candidates and other such entities who have been filling up my e-mail in-box lately have sent me an insurmountable amount of information today.…
Tally
Here’s the Dem prez e-mail tally — Clinton: 7, Obama: 2. Big day for Obama! — Emmily
Other CaucusFest related items
I’ve got to dash. (In fact, late already.) But wanted to add two more bits … Today’s Dem Prez e-mail tally — Clinton: 7, Obama: 0. Check that. I mean Clinton: 8, Obama: 1. Can’t sum up the media’s chatter about Nevada’s CaucusFest better than The Gleaner, so I won’t even try. — Emmily
The Siren gets a national shout-out
The humble Sin City Siren gets a mention in Morra Aaron‘s (you might know her from CNN punditry) political post on BlogHer! Here’s what I said: Even as close as we are to the caucus, I still can’t get a sense of who will be going to this thing. As in, from the masses, regular…
The Sin City Siren 