Category Archives: politics

California’s budget crisis and the Governor’s temporary fix

It is no secret that I do not like Gov. Schwarzenegger. My 18th birthday was 2 weeks after the recall election, and I did not vote for him when he was up for reelection. I knew he would never be able to solve the problems he promised he would, and this is one situation where […]

Your daily dose of Election 2008 sexism, “Sweetie” edition

Courtesy of the Broadsheet, when being interview by a female reporter, Sen. Obama responded to her question by saying, “Hold on, one second, sweetie.”
This isn’t the first time Sen. Obama has made sexist remarks towards or about women that he’s had to go back and apologize for. Better yet, there’s a video clip of the […]

Edwards endorses Obama

I officially hate today. Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama:
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party’s likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
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Edwards made a surprise appearance with Obama […]

NARAL endorses Obama, but doesn’t explain why they didn’t endorse Clinton

If you’re going to make an endorsement because you’re trying to help a candidate win an election, that’s fine with me. But when you make an endorsement, make it clear why you’re selecting candidate A in favor of candidate B, don’t just simply state that you’re endorsing candidate A.
My favorite part of the endorsement had […]

In a new book, ‘Broken Justice,’ Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin revisits the ’70s abortion and manslaughter trial that changed his life

If you read one thing on the entire internet today, make it this article (which I definitely stole the subtitle from, but I couldn’t have put it any better myself). And, if you’re going to buy one book this month/year/whatever, make it his. I haven’t read it, but I will. And soon.
You’d never guess […]

Happy Friday! (for me, anyways)

I knew today was going to be a good day this morning when I came to work and checked my feeds and discovered three “news” items that made me grin from ear to ear. They are the following:

The Gallup poll that shows 71% of Americans don’t like Bush’s job performance. His rating is actually worse […]

I’ll take a side of forced vaginal penetration with my abortion, thanks!

The feminist blogosphere has been up in arms lately (rightfully so) about an Oklahoma bill that requires a woman to get an ultrasound, and look at the images, one hour before she gets an abortion. The bill says that the woman will be required to get either an vaginal or abdominal ultrasound, whichever shows the […]

How the Democratic party “front runner” managed to lose all the major states, I’ll never know.

I couldn’t have put it better myself:
If I had a time machine and could go back to 1968 or 1972 to chew over a thought experiment with one of those old pros, the conversation might go like this:
Violet: Okay, hypothetical situation. Let’s say we’ve got two strong candidates. Candidate A wins the Iowa caucus. Candidate […]

A much needed reality check for the anti-Hillary camp

With Hillary winning last night’s primary in Pennsylvania, I think the naysayers who told Hillary to leave the race should be feeling a little more than stupid right now. While I’m sure their decision to ask her to remove herself from the race was based on their opinion that Barack is a better candidate, I […]

Wear jeans with a purpose: Denim Day USA

Peace Over Violence is proud to present the 10th Annual Denim Day USA 2008, a campaign to raise awareness and educate the public about rape and sexual assault. It takes place on Wednesday April 23, 2008.
In 1998, an Italian Supreme Court decision overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore jeans. People all over the […]