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Poli SciBREAKING: Protest Of CNNSixty or so protesters have gathered outside of the CNN building on Sunset Blvd. They are protesting what they say is biased reporting by the news network of the debate over a public health insurance option. CNN is expected to run coverage of the angry (but peaceful) crowd outside its doors later tonight.
Similar rallies took place outside the CNN headquarters in New York and Atlanta. The protests were organized by The Young Turks and Democracy For America. UPDATE: Here's a link to the reason for the protest. Conservative Female Former CEO Descends on 2010 CA Election...Another One
Fiorina now joins former eBay exec Meg Whitman in running for a political office. Whitman is seeking to slum it the governor's mansion in Sacramento as a Republican. We spot a trend. It really makes us wonder who is less popular right now - Republicans or CEOs. And if combining the two neutralizes or enhances the stigma. Will a state, home to the county with the highest unemployment rate in the US want to give golden parachute eligible women gigs on the government payroll? We're staying tuned. Previously on FBLA: Gavin Newson Drops Out Of Governor's Race Gavin Newson Drops Out Of Governor's RaceSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has withdrawn from the 2010 race for California Governor. Earlier this year Newsom formally announced his candidacy on Twitter. Today Facebook helps him end his campaign-
Newsom hasn't updated his Twitter page yet. Kristof On Prioritizing Women's RightsAt last night's party for the bestselling book Half The Sky, co-author Nicholas Kristof called the fight for women's equality "the cause of our time." We found ourselves thinking such a sentiment that would surely rile any number of activists that hold other issues - poverty, the degradation of the environment, the scourge of war - closer to their hearts.
With this in mind, we re-read an article Kristof wrote for the New York Times back in August, where he made a strong argument for prioritizing the fight for woman's equality: Yet if the injustices that women in poor countries suffer are of paramount importance, in an economic and geopolitical sense the opportunity they represent is even greater. "Women hold up half the sky," in the words of a Chinese saying, yet that's mostly an aspiration: in a large slice of the world, girls are uneducated and women marginalized, and it's not an accident that those same countries are disproportionately mired in poverty and riven by fundamentalism and chaos. There's a growing recognition among everyone from the World Bank to the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations like CARE that focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global poverty and extremism. That's why foreign aid is increasingly directed to women. The world is awakening to a powerful truth: Women and girls aren't the problem; they're the solution. Read the full article at the New york Times website. Moby's Fight To Fund Women's SheltersAfter California cut all funding to the state's domestic violence shelters, electronica musician Moby started a campaign to raise awareness and funds. Shelters recently got a temporary financial reprieve from the government - undoubtedly thanks in part to Moby's efforts - but they still lack permanent funding. A Hard Look At The Polanski CaseThe story in the Sunday L.A. Times called "How a girl's stark words got lost in the Polanski spectacle" by Joe Mozingo is not an easy read. The details of Roman Polanski's rape of a 13 year old and the subsequent whitewashing of the crime are cringe-inducing. But may be the most informative, factual and agenda-free piece to be written about the crime in 32 years: Samantha's testimony that day was unequivocal: She had kept trying to get away from him, putting her clothes back on, saying no repeatedly. She had made up a lie about having asthma to get out of a Jacuzzi. He persisted. She was scared. She did not physically fight him off. He began to have sex with her, then, concerned she might get pregnant, switched to anal sex. When he drove her home, he told her not to tell her mom, adding, "You know, when I first met you, I promised myself I wouldn't do anything like this with you." Greg Warren Takes on Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh put in a bid for the Rams football team and then comedian, Greg Warren made it even funnier. 'The Daily Show' Examines Republican Opposition To Anti-Rape BillIn 2005, Halliburton/KBR employee Jamie Leigh Jones was violently gang-raped by her co-workers while in Iraq. After she reported the crime, KBR ordered her to be held prisoner in a shipping container by armed guards. She was denied food, water and medical treatment for over a day until outside forces intervened to have her released from KBR custody. KBR "lost" the rape kit and other evidence collected in the case. Finally safe, Jones found that she was not allowed to sue because her employment contract said that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration - a process that overwhelmingly favors the employers. Her plight inspired Senator Al Franken to introduce an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill. The amendment would keep the government from doing business with contractors that provided legal loopholes for rapists. And... well, we'll let Jon Stewart tell the rest of the story:
Malibu Doesn't Want Peasants On Their Public LandOver at his True/Slant blog "L.A. Flaneur", our friend Matthew Fleischer has some charming highlights of the battle by Malibu residents to prohibit camping on public campgrounds:
God, why don't the Freestaters - you know, the radical libertarians who showed up fully armed at a recent Obama event - ever get involved with these types of public discussions? More info at L.A. Flaneur and The City Project PSA: 2010 California Marriage Protection ActThis is a video from the group at rescuemarriage.org. It's about time someone said something. And it's about time someone got actors to do it. PreviouslyThe Flamer Movement Burns Into LA The PSA Obama Doesn't Want You To See Breaking: Duvall Resigns...Now We Can Go Back to Ignoring Our CA Legislators The Only Way Anyone Will Pay Attention to CA State Assemblymen - A Sex Scandal LA Gets a "Hard-Hitting Hipster"...Like Another One Ted Kennedy's Speech at the 2008 DNC Local News Catches Mayor Violating Water Restrictions Schwarzenegger Eliminates All Domestic Violence Funding Former President Renounces His Religion, Press Ignores Story, We Scratch Our Heads LA Weekly Responds To 'Bad Press For Medical Mary Jane' Mayor Rejects Idea Of Handouts For MJ Memorial Expenses Debunking the Obama Booty-Gazing Photo Laura Chick On the Cover of Governing magazine Al Franken Wins Senate Seat...Again! Breaking: Villaraigosa Announces He Will Not Run for Governor The Daily Show Solves California's Budget Crisis Schwarzenegger's New Budget Idea Was a Parody Before It Was a Plan Give Women The Right To Vote And The Whole Country Goes Down The Toilet FBLA Exclusive Interview With Patrick Range McDonald This is Andy Cobbs Best Work Thus Far Obamas Get A Second-Hand Dog, Still Piss People Off Laura Chick Is California's New Inspector General City To Bring Back Birth Control For Low-Income Critters Democratic North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan Saw Into The Future, It Was Dark, We Didn't Listen Augustin Cebada, Your Friendly Racist Neighborhood Councilman. Eric Garcetti is Live Blogging Obama's Town Hall Meeting Blonde Republican Bitchfest Turns Feminist Is Nancy Pelosi A Crazy Cat Lady? White House Reporter Dozed Off During Briefing Laura Chick Says Thanks But No Thanks COBRA Becomes More Affordable Thanks To Obama We're Electing A Mayor Tomorrow Internets Call Bobby Jindal - Kenneth The Page From 30 Rock California Assemblyman Proposes Tax On Weed The Vote For Anyone BUT Antonio Campaign Meg Whitman Announces Bid for Governator Position Barack Obama, Everything to Everyone This is Why You Should Be Using Twitter FBLA Gets 'Dear John Letter' From EMILY's List Jon Stewart Takes on Sarah Palin Part Two Mediabistro Gets 'Dear John' Letter From Sergeant at Arms Franken Stirring It Up: The Repubs Love This Guy Schwarzenegger's NYE 'Friday News Dump' The RNC, the Magic Negro and the LA Times Drescher , As In 'The Nanny' Drescher, Wants The U.S. Senate FBLA at USC/Politico Conference Fred Thompson Drops RNC Bid -- Back to Acting Schwarzenegger Corrals Rob Lowe For Chinese/Anglo Summit Who Says Barack Obama Isn't Funny The Loser of the 2008 Election Schwarzenegger Is Happy About One Thing -- Peace In The Bedroom The Last Week...According to Slate Obama Chooses Chief of Staff -- Kissin' Kin To Hollywood Schwarzenegger Makes A Public Splash -- Voting on Prop. 11 -- Redistricting Local L.A.Talent Maintain: DON'T VOTE McCain Losing Traction With Hollywood Conservatives Joe the Plumber is the New Sarah the Governor The Final Presidential Debate of '08 Tonight Schwarzenegger and Bloomberg Team Up To ReDistrict Secret Service Looking Into Threats to Obama at Palin Rallies Pelosi Talks About the Economy With Magazine Peeps Kristen Schaal Takes on Sarah Palin The Couric Roe Vs. Wade Question Lichter Gets Political About McCain 'Attack Journalism' is the New 'Asking Questions' BREAKING: Bailout Plan Fails in House Breaking: McCain Un-Cancels Tonight's Debate Breaking: McCain Cancels Debate on Friday Night Says He's Busy Journos Wonder If They're Still McCain's Base Hockey Moms Climb Into a Swiftboat Rob Tornoe Asks Media, "Whooza Good Boy?" Sarah Palin 2006 Debate in Alaska Lipstick on a Pig is Actually a Red Herring According to Obama Cindy McCain Knows Her Geography |
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