Dear Republicans: We want health care
This is the new ad floating around:
Girls on film
So let’s talk about the Erin Andrews thing, shall we? In case you didn’t hear, ESPN sports-journalist Erin Andrews was the victim of video voyeurism — in which the perpetrator(s) video-taped her while she was undressed in her hotel room. It’s a scary twist in what is already a challenging career for women. But even…
Dove self-esteem campaign
It’s what I’ve been saying for years: You could look like a model, too, if you had a whole team of professionals and the benefit of good air-brushing.
The Weekly Poll: It’s not the heat, it’s the humanity edition
Hate Crimes bill in Senate
So sorry I’ve neglected to post about this before! The Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill is in the Senate. (I didn’t see anything about it passing today.) There’s still time to contact Reid and Ensign to tell them this is the right thing to do: Senator Reid:702-388-5020 Senator Ensign: 702-388-6605
Sotomayor media coverage and confirmation hearings: We can do better
I’ve stayed relatively silent about the Sotomayor business. I already said I think she is an intelligent pick by Obama. She has an incredible three-decade track record and she is the very essence of the American Dream (born to humble circumstances and has risen beyond her status through education and hard work, while facing discrimination…
The Siren is on Facebook
Have you been thinking to yourself, “I just don’t get enough Siren by checking out the blog every day”? Of course you have! Good news Everyone! You can become a fan of The Sin City Siren on Facebook! All the feminist-packed goodness of The Sin City Siren, plus extras like photos from events (so far…
If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything
So people have been bugging me for weeks to do a post on health care. And since I am a benevolent dictator here at The Siren, your pleas have not fallen on deaf ears. But sometimes the dictator part cancels out the benevolent part. I resent the health care debate because — as I keep…
Weekly Poll: Health Care
Sorry for the delay. We were having computer/internet issues here at Siren headquarters.
Health care mini-post
I’m formulating a post about all this health care reform stuff. But it’s not ready and I do not have time right now to get into all of it. (The short take is that I grew up poor and had very limited access to health care. I’m for all Americans having access to reliable, affordable…
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