This coming week, the New York State Senate will decide what action to take against Senator Hiram Monserrate.  Monserrate was convicted in October of a misdemeanor assault charge for slashing his girlfriend’s face. For those of you unfamiliar with the Monserrate case, you can read here.
A bi-partisan panel of State Senators (the Select Committee) came up finalized their report on January 13, 2010.   You can read the full report here. Here’s part of the recommendation (p.53, emphasis added):
Accordingly, the Select Committee recommends that Senator Monserrate be sanctioned by the …

Ealier this week, Amy Siskind and Marcia Pappas, President of NOW-NYS wrote an op-ed at The Huffington Post, Harold Ford: Get Your Sexism Out of NY.  In the op-ed, Siskind and Pappas discuss their earlier experience with David Goldin, current spokesperson for Harold Ford – former public relations person for Sen Hiram Monserrate.
The op-ed was mentioned in a Daily Kos piece yesterday, NY-Sen: Ford’s flack problems — fibs and the LIEberman connection. Here’s the piece in full on David Goldin:
Harold Ford of Tennessee, Merrill Lynch, the DLC, NBC and …

A pro-Perry blogger read my Kay Bailey Hutchison piece and is under the impression that acknowledging Kay’s pro-woman record will actually hurt her chances of winning. To use his words, my post:
…reads like an attack hit sheet put out by Rick’s peeps.
He then excerpts my piece including all of Kay’s pro-woman accomplishments. If you believe the blogger, you would assume Rick Perry is pro-rape, thinks women should get paid less than men, has an inferiority complex when it comes to women trailblazers and has some kind of issue with Ladies …

Seems Harold Ford Jr. just can’t help himself. Can’t hold back the sexist rhetoric.
Skip to 4:15 and hear him refer to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as “young lady.” Well, technically Mr. Ford, Senator Gillibrand is 4 years OLDER than you. Just sayin!

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So once again Mr. Ford: Get Your Sexism Out of New York!!!

In 2008, many in the country viewed Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann as the “boys of sexism” over at MSNBC. They relentlessly attacked the two female candidates that year.
What goes around comes around. MSNBC has seen their ratings fall off a cliff. Turns out the country isn’t so eager to embrace misogynistic rantings.
H/T to Nancy for sharing this ever so priceless piece posted over at American Thinker, The Fat Lady Sings for Keith Olbermann.  We thought you might like to start your morning off with a laugh.  …

Do you think our country could use more women representing us in government? Well, according to The National Journal, so does the The Republican Party. Here are the highlights of the article:
But party strategists acknowledge that the GOP remains woefully underrepresented among women.
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[RNC co-chair Jan]Larimer has spearheaded the party’s efforts to recruit and train more women candidates. And based on the GOP’s efforts this year, the party needs the help.
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The RNC has held 2 workshops for women so far, and the party is producing training manuals aimed at enticing women …

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“I want to show the world as much as I can in this profession of music, the vein error of men, that they alone possess the gifts of intellect and artistry, and that such gifts are never given to women.”
Maddalena Casulana (1544-1590)
“Clara has composed a series of small pieces, which show a musical and tender ingenuity such as she has never attained before. But to have children, and a husband who is always living …

If you are like me, you may be still feeling frustrated with the Coakley non-election and wondering why voters seem to have a problem electing totally qualified women. You may even feel that itch to do something about it, take some ACTION! For those that share that feeling, there is something you can do right now and, in fact, time is of the essence.
Kay Bailey Hutchison, the most senior female Republican senator, is running for governor of Texas. The Republican primary is March 2nd. That is just a month away! …

The following op-ed written by Amy Siskind, President of The New Agenda, and Marcia Pappas, President of NOW-NYS, is featured at The Huffington Post.
Last month, Harold Ford Jr. parachuted into New York State’s political scene as a possible senatorial candidate.  His initial descent has been plagued by a series of missteps. First, Mr. Ford flip-flopped on gay rights and choice.  Then, Mr. Ford admitted to holding a Tennessee drivers license and stated that he had only landed on Staten Island in a helicopter.  Next, Mr. Ford’s misstated the timing of …

The following op-ed by The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind is posted at MORE. You can find the full article here.
A pro-life Superbowl ad is causing controversy—and giving women a touchdown opportunity.
Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Saints and the Colts is nothing compared to the war of words now unfolding between Sarah Palin and NOW. The back story: For Game Day on CBS, Focus on the Family is sponsoring a controversial commercial in which Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow conveys a distinctly pro-life message. NOW and several other pro-choice …