UPDATE: Thank you to those of you who signed or ‘liked’ our petition to fire Bill Maher. The petition has been delivered to the Time Warner Board of Directors, and initial calls have been made to HBO Management. The New Agenda will be forming a TASK FORCE to take such follow up actions as are necessary to ensure that HBO Management takes proper action with respect to Bill Maher’s misogynistic behavior. Info to follow…
On Friday, September 23rd, Bill Maher said this during his HBO show:
Sarah Palin Would ‘F–k’ …

Cross-posted from A Time For Choosing and the RuBegonia blogs.
KABC’s Victory Sessions ~ Stephen Bannon, co-host Amy Siskind & guests talk about this week’s treatment of Sarah Palin in the blogosphere

Sarah Palin [as the Republican nominee] would be the GOP Establishment™ Unemployment Act
~ Amy Siskind

By Gary P. Jackson
Host Steve BannonThis is a great two hours worth radio with hosts Stephen K Bannon and Amy Siskind. Guests include NY Times columnist Anand Giridharadas, Human Events editor Tony Lee, Real Clear Politics reporter Scott Conroy, Rob Port from Say Anything blog and …

A.P./Miami Herald: In this April 11, 2011, file photo, Elizabeth Warren, then-assistant to the President, speaks during a summit on consumer protection by the National Association of Attorneys General in Charlotte, N.C. The consumer advocate Warren is jumping into the Massachusetts race against Republican Sen. Scott Brown.Women across the nation are rallying to back Elizabeth Warren’s bid as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, held by Teddy Kennedy for decades prior to his untimely death. In a 2010 special election that was widely viewed as …

Sarah Palin had QUITE a day in Iowa on Saturday. That title of this post? That’s the headline of the story published in the Washington Times, in which lively reporter Eric Golub describes the day and the message:
Despite torrential rains, Sarah Palin lit up the Iowa sky and lit into the failed Obama presidency.
It was an honor to be one of her “opening” acts.
I met Governor Palin for the first time recently at the Iowa State Fair. She is every bit as genuine as I expected. She is …

The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind appeared on a political panel for Fox & Friends to discuss whether Sarah Palin will join the already crowded GOP field.  And how Palin is different than other GOP candidates.
 

Tune into KABC, AM 790 tonight at 8 p.m. EST!
Stephen Bannon, producer of The Undefeated will interview TNA’s Amy Siskind on whether Palin will run and, if she does, how Palin would stack up in the already crowded GOP field.
Tune in!

Three years ago today, a group of women from around the country sat in my living room.  The New Agenda was founded in tribute to Hillary Clinton and her herstorical 2008 presidential campaign.   We vowed that day:  “never again” will we be silent when a woman leader is mistreated.  We have lived up to that vow, and stayed true to our vision:  a voice for all women.
Fast forward.
This past year has been truly exceptional.  Our 5 favorite highlights include:

The New Agenda on Campus, our outreach to college and young women, …

Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Photo credit: Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2011.Last evening, The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind was again a guest on the Michele Tafoya Show in Minneapolis, MN.  And again, Amy was defending Bachmann from more sexist attacks.
In a New York Magazine article, Running for Grown-up, Jon Huntsman is quoted as saying about Michele Bachmann:
She makes for good copy – and good photography.
He also had this to say to Kathleen Parker in a Newsweek article in June after Bachmann’s top notch performance on the …

PUT AUGUST 3rd on YOUR CALENDAR!!!
Join The New Agenda and Paradigm Shift NYC for a night of singing and sisterhood:   Shameless Karaoke!
Bring what ya got in the vocal department and prepare for fun and laughter.  Nothing serious – just blowing off steam and socializing.  We’re hoping for a big turnout from our young and LGBT members!
Get set to hear Nairoby O., Meredith V. and Amy belt it out!
Buy advance tickets here!  Or at the door….

The New Agenda’s President Amy Siskind and Board Member Lara Brown are quoted in an article on CNN.com, From Clinton to Palin to Bachmann: Why some Dems now support GOP women:
“Nobody in the GOP establishment is going to hand anything to Bachmann or (Sarah) Palin — just like (Democrats) did not for Hillary (Clinton),” said Amy Siskind, who supported Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential bid. “And it takes a certain type of leader to go out there and have the courage and the guts to say ‘I’m …