June 2009
2 posts
The Iran Dilemma →
a good read~
On Father's Day, wonderful words of wisdom from...
“Life is about now and not then. Full speed ahead, no matter what. That, ultimately, is my dad’s legacy to me. I think about that every time I see him and talk with him. He never complained, he always talked about how well he was doing, or the beauty of where he was living or how much he was loved.
Acknowledge the defeats, but push on. And always, always celebrate the...
May 2009
3 posts
GOP, it's time to act like adults~ →
Miss California & good old fashioned jealousy.
Ahh.. just in time. Now that the “Miss California” controversy is here, the liberal blogosphere can drum up their favorite pastime— demonize and demean the smart, attractive conservative woman!
Before Miss California, it was Sarah Palin. The haters tore her apart, from attacking her Down Syndrome baby as “illegitimate” to dumbing her down as some idiot Alaskan who...
Miss California & the President agree on gay... →
April 2009
1 post
Obama now says he is open to prosecuting Bush... →
So much for ‘turning the page’…
March 2009
3 posts
Now Frank wants gov't to set salaries ?! →
January 2009
1 post
Give the CIA its props: terrorists haven't just... →
great article in today’s Wall Street Journal.
December 2008
2 posts
In the face of adversity, optimism is paramount to... →
Spot-on by surprise, surprise Peggy Noonan 12/19/08
"Something to react against"-- Peggy Noonan on...
“Rarely has there been such a case in which the sin is perfectly represented by the physical presence of the sinner. I had never seen him until the news this week, and there he was, a lipless, dull-featured, wig-wearing moron with a foul-mouthed harridan of a wife. (Oh, maybe it’s not a wig, but I think Chicago should know everyone in New York thinks it is.) The minute I saw him I...
November 2008
4 posts
Looking for answers
I’m currently working on a story about feminism… and why self-proclaimed feminists rejected Sarah Palin so fiercely. Please send your name, age and answers to the following three questions to politicallyblonde@gmail.com
1. What is your definition of a feminist??
2. Do you consider yourself one and why or why not?
3. In your opinion, what disqualifies (or qualifies) Palin from being...
Three tests for the Obama Administration
A Politically Blonde Exclusive
Time to relax. The season finale of the longest and most breathtaking television series ever is officially over. No more pollsters. No more pundits’ predictions (although, unfortunately there still will be pundits). No more pesky campaign phone calls and finally, no more super annoying “get out the vote” status changes on Facebook.
Barack Obama will be the 44th...
Why Obama won →
Regardless of your political leanings, it’s time to come together and support our new President-Elect— just as John McCain did last night.
Stuff like this makes you want to be a better... →
October 2008
3 posts
The end of an era →
Someone like Ayers is no big deal in Chicago's... →
Here’s an interesting perspective..
Camille Paglia on how Palin is making a modern...
“Palin has shown a brand-new way of defining female ambition — without losing femininity, spontaneity or humor. She’s no pre-programmed wonk of the backstage Hillary Clinton school; she’s pugnacious and self-created, the product of no educational or political elite — which is why her outsider style has been so hard for media lemmings to comprehend.”
September 2008
8 posts
Change of subject may say something about... →
Obama Sidesteps Reform in Illinois →
WANTED: Bipartisanship
A Politically Blonde Special written on August 25, 2008 just after the conclusion of the Olympics.
Candace Parker should run for public office.
Sweat trickling down her face, the rising women’s basketball star gracefully captured her first Olympic gold medal Saturday as a member of Team USA.
The significance? Only three weeks ago, Parker’s WNBA team, the L.A. Sparks, was entangled in a viscous,...
Sarah Palin Rules! →
It may be a Democratic year, but this is why the GOP has a fighting chance…
America's Goosebumps
A Politically Blonde Original
I have the goose bumps. After scrutinizing powerful speech after speech and witnessing grandiose crowd after crowd, I too have succumbed to the tingling sensation of which Chris Matthews speaks so highly, (I feel you, Chris!). There was a time I made fun of those of college teeny-bops for their boundless, baseless devotion.
Now, I realize– you just can’t fight your...
August 2008
8 posts
“Look, when Keith anchors, he plays it straight down the line. This is our team....”
– MSNBC President, Phil Griffin in a bold faced lie about Keith Olbermann.
Joe Biden will be Barack Obama's running mate →
This was a smart decision on Obama’s part.
Superbowl 08 could foreshadow Election 08 →
“… it brings up the Churchill question. Churchill had been scored by an...”
– Words of wisdom from Peggy Noonan 8/8/08
Mo Dowd: "Comparing Edwards to a Ken doll isn't... →
Maureen Dowd officially rules.
Big donors are the key to Obama's record haul →
Considering that he usually brags that his campaign is largely funded by “small” donations, this is interesting…
3 things every woman running for office should...
Politically Blonde took a moment to catch up with the first Republican woman to be nominated for Illinois governor, Judy Baar Topinka. Fortunately, we were able to scoop 3 tips for all you ladies considering future bids.
1. On the media… “Be ready for a critique that isn’t always fair.”
“You must be prepared to know, absorb, and take it on the chin that all things at the...
"Drill-there-not-here" policy collapses on its own... →
July 2008
45 posts
A mother and a fighter
A Politically Blonde Exclusive: In the midst of a campaign, Republican candidate for State Representative Darlene Senger doesn’t lose sight of what really matters.
When Darlene Senger gave premature birth to her daughter Michelle, she weighed just over a single pound. Three hospital-bound months later, the doctor hit Senger with more chilling news: Michelle, glued to a respirator and...
The Candidate Looked Good This Week. Did the... →
WaPo’s Howard Kurtz does a good job with this..
USA Today: Why can't Obama admit the surge worked? →
First, Obama advocates against the surge, claiming it will do the “opposite” of quelling violence.
Then, the surge quells violence and increases Iraq stability.
To this day, Obama still won’t concede that the surge was successful.
If the surge wasn’t so successful, then we wouldn’t be engaging in bi-partisan talks about withdrawl.
Sigh. I hate it when people...
Obama foreign tour = political pop →
HRC's campaign signifies women's rising role in...
A Politically Blonde Original
Hillary Clinton’s farewell campaign speech just might prove to be more than the soaring rhetoric of a politician.
“Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time,” Clinton said to a crowd of tearful women as she retired her campaign on June 9. “Thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it.”
Having amassed more popular votes...
Really, is the media trying to elect Barack Obama? →
This article carries even more weight because it is authored by former White House Press Secretary (for the CLINTON administration) Dee Dee Myers
Novak says McCain's VP pick will "come this week" →
However else will he get the cameras back on him? It would be quite a diversion…
Outrage: New York Times "rejects" McCain's... →
Just one week after featuring a detailed editorial in its entirety by Barack Obama, the New York Times decides John McCain’s editorial isn’t up to snuff and recommends that he re-draft it to “mirror” Obama’s.
out of control.
Is the energy crisis a bigger threat than... →
Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.) thinks so.
Voters are split on Obama & McCain's Iraq... →
John McCain: In his own words on Iraq and... →
President Bush won't demand conservation →
He says he trusts consumers to know what to do—that we’re smart enough to know we should conserve. Maybe so but, my question is, what’s the harm in positive reinforcement from the Leader of the Free World?
In his own words, Obama's exit-Iraq strategy →