So I finally have my website up and running...its been a long road, but I am finally done with the hard part. I am most proud of the Women in politics page. This page is dedicated to the women in politics...past and present. Right now there are some posts about both. Starting next week, there will be one interview per week that highlights a different woman that is involved in politics right now, and highlights there achievements, and struggles. If you would like to see a particular woman highlighted, feel free to go to the site and email me, or respond to me here.
There is also information about current political events, video blogs, and the 2010 races...as they are right now...more content will be coming as the days go on. Looking to make this a fun and interactive website...so stop by and tell me what you think...and make sure to check back often for the new content
At the National Council for Research on Women, interesting dialogues are taking place on the topic of the role of women in the new Administration. I wanted to share this fruit for thought and dialogue.
"Wouldn’t it be wonderful, given that women determined this victory, that all of the photo-ops we are beginning to see included as many women as men—as many people of color as non. The early signals about an Obama administration are crucial. This is not the time to reflexively turn to the “old hands” of previous administrations. New ideas are needed, fresh thinking is needed. The “old hands” have brought us to the brink of economic collapse........." (read more)
I spent election night with my siblings at my parents' house. We watched the returns. At 11pm when I heard President Elect Obama and Vice President Elect Biden pronounced the winners, I just cried tears of joy and thanked God. Finally our country is moving in a new direction. We are one big family. This entire nation needs to heal as one.
Use the link below and send this email to yourself and all your friends from your personal email. This sent chills down my spine. Remeber once the polls close everything is final. We have to all vote.
http://www.cnnbcvideo.com/taf.shtml?id=&nid=IGm14usbhtQa1J0RZE75GjU3MDA1OTE-
Please take some time to listen to this video and let it sink in! We have to wake everyone up! This is no time to sleep!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTIAAZZXyrc&feature=related
See you at the polls!
I would like to share the following article with women across the country in the hope that we will strengthen our voice for health care in the next Administration:
Posted by Linda Basch
As the election draws near, I’m pleased to announce a series of forthcoming posts this week from our experts responding to current hot topics in health.
We’ve asked these experts for their thoughts on how health care policies affect men and women differently. We’ve asked them to identify key priorities for improving women’s health. And we’ve also asked them to identify the changes related to health they would most like to see implemented by a new administration.
As many in our network are well aware, women and men are often differently at risk for a variety of diseases and conditions. Racial disparities in the delivery of care abound.
An estimated 29% of Latinas and more than 20% of African American women report being in fair or poor health, compared with 13% of white women. And issues of reproductive justice continue to shape our policy debates. As an AP article noted last week, “Two years after South Dakotans rejected a nearly total ban on abortion, voters on November 4th will decide another sweeping but less restrictive ballot measure that would probably send a legal challenge of Roe v. Wade to the U.S. Supreme Court.”
While there may be only two more weeks until the election, the wide array of women’s health issues will not so soon be resolved. We have much at stake, and much work to do. I hope you will join me in sharing the posts from our experts, once they are live, with those who can use this information most.
Hi every one.
A McCain supporter sent me the link below, claiming that we Obama supporters are also writing hateful things about McCain. This is a person who happen to be a christian who really is into Palin/McCain, and happen to be the guy who was a best man on our wedding.
I checked the link, and the feeling I got is, this may not be one of Obama supporter, blogging on Obama's site.
Please check this link, and let us stop this blogger if he is just here to smear Obama and his supporters.
from Obama's site: http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/MarxistsSocialistsCommunistsforObama
Ladies and Gentleman ( As future VP Biden says),
This is our time. We can make a difference. We need to band together and vote. We need to keep talking to people around us. This is our time to make many wrongs right. I am delighted to know we are united in the goal of making this beautiful dream to come to pass. YES WE CAN!
I read this interesting article today and thought I would share it particularly with fellow women supporters of our next President Obama. We all recognize that there are some gaps in the campaign and hopefully we can continue keeping everyone informed to make sure we cover as many issues of importance to our votes in order to assure the succesful outcome of this election!
Oct 17, 2008 posted by Linda Basch
Today I posted an op-ed over on CNN.com, titled “What About Jane Plumber?”
Here is how it begins:
“The all-too-familiar talking points of the candidates reverberated through the air waves for a third and last time on Wednesday, but one key voting constituency was missing from the debate, namely, Jane Plumber, and, more specifically, Jane’s retirement funds.
As the bottom falls out of the stock market, the housing market plummets, and sub-prime mortgages put many American voters—especially women—in a financial freefall, it is the federal safety net that they’re depending on to cushion their landing. For swing voters, the majority of whom are older woman, this highly contentious election may come down to two often overlooked, make or break issues: Social Security and Medicare.
So far, neither candidate seems to have woken up to the tough economic facts facing so many older women voters….”
You can read the rest here. I invite you to join in the lively debate that is taking place over there in comments.
And our gratitude to Cindy Hounsell, President of the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement, for her post here at The Real Deal earlier this week. Cindy’s was a featured post over at the Blog Action Day 08 – Poverty site.
Together, let’s keep this conversation going!
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The final presidential debate is this Wednesday, October 15th, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. It's the last chance for undecided voters to see Barack and John McCain side-by-side and determine who will bring the change this country needs. You can make the most of this opportunity by bringing your friends, family, and fellow supporters together to watch. Sign up to host a Debate Watch Party. We'll make sure you have everything you need to make the event a success. If you've hosted an event before, you know how powerful they can be to help grow our movement. If you haven't, it's a terrific way to show your support, and we'll be with you every step of the way to help. We're having a special conference call for Debate Watch Party hosts next week. We'll give you ideas for how to get your guests involved in the rest of the campaign. In these final weeks, each of us needs to do whatever we can to keep growing our movement and encourage undecided voters to cast their vote for change. Sign up to host a Debate Watch Party now: http://my.barackobama.com/debate-watch-party Thanks, Jon Jon Carson National Field Director Obama for America
So AIG execs, get an 86 billion dollar bailout, then they take a little vacation. It only cost us $440,000 of our hard earned dollars. Maybe they should have thought about saving that money, maybe then they would not have to come back to us again for another 37.8 billion. Yes you heard me right...they want us to fork over an additional 40 billion so they can again stop themselves from going under. Here is the article, please dont let it get lost.
When Obama said they should pay the government back and be fired, I guess the execs at AIG thought that was double talk for we should give them more money.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/fed_aig.html
