If you want something done, hire a woman...

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Thursday April 24, 2008 · 7:11 PM PDT

2008/04/24 · 19:11

And according to the Supreme Court and Senate, pay her less. Yesterday, the Senate voted on the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This would basically overturn the Supreme Court ruling that when pay discrimination is present, the employers don't have to make it up to the victims unless the victims report the discrimination within a small timeframe.

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Do you support Fair Pay?

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Do you support Fair Pay?

Yes

33 votes

2 votes

I didn't even know that women still made less than men.

0 votes

Catholics wait with breath that is bated...

KSchrad

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Thursday April 17, 2008 · 8:50 AM PDT

2008/04/17 · 08:50

This week, Pope Benedict XVI will make his first visit to the US as during his papacy. This will also be the first papal visit of this century, and likely the only chance many American Catholics will have to interact with the Pope, the leader of the church. But many American Catholics are also waiting to see what kind of message the Pope will bring with him. Many are expecting His Holiness to remind American Catholics of what the Church stands for and what our religion has taught us in modernity.

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Tuesday April 01, 2008 · 5:09 PM PDT

2008/04/01 · 17:09

Last week, I wrote about my search for National Organization for Women's stance on women who choose to enter the sex industry. I found many things detailing NOW's opposition to trafficking, which I think we can all agree is bad for women. But I found nothing about women who choose to use their bodies in the sex industry.

So I wrote to NOW.

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Will you write to NOW and ask them to take a stance on women in the sex industry?

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Will you write to NOW and ask them to take a stance on women in the sex industry?

Yes

5 votes

14 votes

Where is NOW?

KSchrad

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Sunday March 23, 2008 · 8:38 PM PDT

2008/03/23 · 20:38

The recent scandal regarding NY Governor Eliot Spitzer's patronization of prostitutes while married and in office has created an onslaught of media coverage, starting first with Governor Spitzer's apology and continuing with coverage of the life of Ashley Dupre, the girl turned prostitute who played in the Governor's demise.

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What are your thoughts on prostitution?

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What are your thoughts on prostitution?

I am flatly against any kind of sex work.

17 votes

I believe that if the sex industry was more regulated, it would be good for women

11 votes

I believe that women had the right to use their bodies in any way they see fit.

54 votes

John McCain - An alternative for Moderate Dems?

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Friday March 21, 2008 · 6:15 AM PDT

2008/03/21 · 06:15

Since before receiving the nomination, John McCain was being tapped as a different kind of Republican - one who was moderately conservative and perhaps an alternative for those Dems who are fed up with Obama and Clinton or the perfect candidate for independents who don't align with either party. But as we are quickly finding out, John McCain is not moderate or a maverick - especially with regards to women's issue. Especially with regards to women's reproductive rights, John McCain is clearly the worst kind of Republican.

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As a Democrat, could you support John McCain over either Clinton or Obama?

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As a Democrat, could you support John McCain over either Clinton or Obama?

I'd support McCain over Clinton

17 votes

I'd support McCain over Obama

11 votes

I recognize McCain as the worst kind of Republican, so I'll work to elect either Clinton or Obama

82 votes

Clinton's comeback

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Sunday March 09, 2008 · 9:47 AM PDT

2008/03/09 · 09:47

This week, Senator Clinton had the epitome of a comeback: After Senator Obama had won 11 primaries in a row, Clinton won Texas and Ohio, two of the major states needed to win in the General Election.

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Friday February 29, 2008 · 3:12 AM PST

2008/02/29 · 03:12

In the beginning of this presidential nominee campaign, there were a lot of candidates and a lot of different opinions represented. No, it wasn't just Mike Gravel representing the fringe, the voters were represented in things like the CNN/Youtube debate and the ABC/Facebook debate. But now that the Republicans have all but selected their nominee and the Democrats are down to two (from what, 18?) my question for the campaigns and the media is: where did the voters go?

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Thursday February 21, 2008 · 5:32 PM PST

2008/02/21 · 17:32

As I sit in my living room, clicking away on my Mac, watching the beginning of the Democratic debate, I am forced to imagine that Hillary may not win the nomination. Obama has the momentum and the delegate count to win this nomination. And while it saddens me that I may not see Hillary win, or see the first female commander in chief, I am assuaged by the fact that Obama and Hillary are not polar opposites. In fact, they are both good Democrats, and will further the goals of the Democratic Party.

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If you are a Clinton Supporter, will you support Obama in the general election?

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If you are a Clinton Supporter, will you support Obama in the general election?

Of course - I'm a Democrat above all else

47 votes

No way - he doesn't have the experience

3 votes

I'd rather vote for John McCain

7 votes

I think I'll sit out this election, if Hillary is not the nominee

4 votes

Superdelegates are super!

KSchrad

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Friday February 15, 2008 · 3:55 PM PST

2008/02/15 · 15:55

Lately, the Democratic nomination race has become just as much as fight for superdelegates as it is a fight for popularly elected delegates. The front runners have started stated debating whether or not superdelegates should vote on their own accord or with their districts.

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SHould Superdelegates have to vote with theirs districts, or should they vote on their own?

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SHould Superdelegates have to vote with theirs districts, or should they vote on their own?

Vote with their districts

6 votes

Vote on their own opinions

12 votes

I don't even know what a superdelegate is, but I am going to watch the super awesome video in this diary

1 vote

Clinton is a PC?!

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Friday February 08, 2008 · 10:04 PM PST

2008/02/08 · 22:04

As a devoted Mac user, I was sad to see that my candidate of choice is considered a PC.

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Thursday January 31, 2008 · 8:04 AM PST

2008/01/31 · 08:04

Wait, what? Oh right, Matt Santos was fictional. But he (well, really the writers who created him) had a good idea: "I won't support any tax plan that can't be figured out on an Excel spreadsheet".

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Thursday January 24, 2008 · 7:30 PM PST

2008/01/24 · 19:30

With this week's anniversary of the historic Roe . Wade court decision, both sides of the choice war will be gearing up to fight about all the different aspects of choice - laws outlawing abortion, laws to inform America's youth on safe sex, and everything else that the broad umbrellas of pro-choice and pro-life (or anti-choice, as they should be described) entails. It is in this light that MSNBC recently released a story about what type of women are having abortions. In addition, The Guttmacher Institute also released new facts and number, many of which were used as sources in the MSNBC article.

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If you want something done, hire a woman...

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NOW's Silence on Women's Rights

Where is NOW?

John McCain - An alternative for Moderate Dems?

Clinton's comeback

Where did the voters go?

Obama - not a bad choice for Hillary supporters

Superdelegates are super!

Clinton is a PC?!

Vote for Matt Santos

The Choice Wars - Who is affected?