Classy Dame: Jill Biden

Posted by on Jan 30, 2009 in dish | 1 comment Dr. Jill Biden, our new “Second Lady,” really classes up the joint. Since her husband’s election to the Vice Presidency, she could stop working and focus on hostessing or whatever the wives of the Vice Presidents do. Instead, she fought to keep working as a college professor of English. And not at Georgetown, or American University, or some other high-dollar campus. She took a...
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Posted by on Jan 20, 2009 in dish | 0 comments There’s a much more official-looking portrait at the White House site, but this is how I like to think of our new president: sleeves rolled up, ready to go to work.It’s been a long, long journey to today–and I’m not just talking about the length of the campaign. How fitting that the first president of African descent has been sworn in the day after we celebrate the life...
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Yes, We Did

Posted by on Nov 4, 2008 in dish | 1 comment They’re calling the Presidental race for Barack Obama now that the West coast polling has ended. As a country, we haven’t figured everything out, but this year (except for the robocalling and the mudslinging) did us proud. Clinton’s 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling–a great start–and now a biracial man in the Oval Office. Good for us.The job ahead? Learning to...
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Whassssssup!! 2008 Edition

Posted by on Oct 25, 2008 in dish | 1 comment No matter which way you plan to vote, you have to admit this is brills:
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Gender Bending

Posted by on Sep 15, 2008 in dish | 0 comments This is why I love Jon Stewart today:Can we just dispense with the hypocrisy, please? Some issues–real ones, like what to do with the economy, education, foreign policy, and the like–would be nice.
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