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Women in politics

On Election Day, the group had what Grounds called a “big win.” Stephanie Miner, a 39-year-old WUFPAC-endorsed candidate, became the first female mayor-elect of Syracuse, N.Y. Shorey, however, said she’s ready to jump right in. Raised in a tiny ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, The Hill,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Kirsten Gillibrand,  Aaron Schock,  Stephanie Herseth Sandlin,  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Levi 'Is Part of the Family,' Palin Tells Oprah

The queen of daytime goes on to say that "lots of people," Palin supporters included, didn't want the rogue-ish maverick-in-training to appear on the show. Memories of Palin's disastrous interviews with Charles Gibson (remember the Bush Doctrine?) ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, Politics Daily,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Levi Johnston,  Sarah Palin,  U.S. Republican Party,  Twitter Inc,  Charles Gibson

Men's Group Tells Rihanna to 'Woman Up'

On Thursday, the National Coalition for Men (yeah, me neither) released a statement calling on pop princess Rihanna, the very public victim of physical abuse at the hands of her fellow chart-topping ex-boyfy Chris Brown, to "woman up" and accept ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, Politics Daily,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rihanna,  Chris Brown,  Diane Sawyer

A Capitol Hill Halloween

She recommends if you’re going to dress as a public figure, it should be someone people will know on the spot. “The first Mardi Gras after Katrina, the political bent on that stuff was brilliant,” said Hanafin, who was particularly struck by a ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, The Hill,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Michelle Obama,  George Mason,  Barack Obama,  Joe Biden,  Arnold Schwarzenegger

Celibacy and Subliminal Slushie Facials on 'Glee'

If only a grape-flavored Big Gulp could solve all the world's problems. Last night's "Glee" found McKinley High's "it couple" -- Finn and Quinn (seriously) -- on the wrong side of a "slushie facial" -- the school's sticky iteration of social justice. ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, Politics Daily,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Paul Robeson

'The Good Wife' Dines With the Devil

"Out, damn'd spot! Out, I say!" In Tuesday night's episode of "The Good Wife," Alicia pulled a Lady Macbeth -- washing her bloodless but guilty hands in a public ladies room after doing what she thought was necessary. A courtroom drama with a twist of ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, Politics Daily,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Chris Noth,  Julianna Margulies,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Bill Clinton

Barack Obama gives 'Wild Things' the Presidential Seal of Approval

According to this weekend's pool report, President Obama spent Sunday taking in director Spike Jonze's live action adaption of Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak's classic children's book. The critic-in-chief, who also read the book during last ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, Politics Daily,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Spike Jonze,  Maurice Sendak,  White House,  Minnesota Wild

Can't Pray the Gay Away: 'Grey's Anatomy' Brings Pride to Prime Time

Just like Dr. Callie Torres' very Catholic and very concerned father on "Grey's Anatomy," I too am totally familiar with Leviticus. Chapter 18, Verse 20, to be exact: "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." And like ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, Politics Daily,  16 Oct 2009

The woman beside the man

Banking on the 13.7 million viewers enthralled by the story of the woman beside the man, CBS announced last week that it will pick up “The Good Wife,” airing Tuesdays at 10 p.m., for a full season. “We were writing this during the Hillary Clinton ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, The Hill,  13 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Bill Clinton,  Silda Wall Spitzer,  Monica Lewinsky,  Julianna Margulies

In First Lady's Roots, a Common Path From Slavery

That headline pretty much says it all. But today the New York Times has "breaking" news about First Lady Michelle Obama's "complex" path from slavery. "In the annals of American slavery," the Times story says, "this painful story would be utterly ...

From HELENA ANDREWS, Politics Daily,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Michelle Obama,  New York Times Company,  Barack Obama

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