Members of the U.S. swimming team perform their rendition of Carly Rae Jepsen's hit song "Call Me Maybe" while moving around London. You guys rocked the games!! Well done Team USA!!! The Zaftig Redhead. All Rights Reserved.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Church or Beer?
The folks over at The Guardian put together this neat map of which U.S. counties tweet more about church, and which tweet more about beer. Which comes out on top in your county?
Monday, June 25, 2012
‘Nuns on the Bus’ possess credibility that few of us have
NETWORK Executive Director Sister Simone Campbell kicked off the nine-state "Nuns on the Bus" tour at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa. She spoke on the pressing need for solidarity in our society and the harm the House Republican budget would bring the vulnerable families. You can watch her remarks below. Click here to see the nine state tour schedule. Sorry for the delayed post... there are only a few more left! The Ryan Budget and Your State The Zaftig Redhead. All Rights Reserved.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Only in Our Nation's Capital on Memorial Day
It looks like the helicopter is driving itself across the 14th St. Bridget, doesn't it?
Freedom has never been, will NEVRE be, free. Have you hugged a servicemember today? What the hell are you waiting for?
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
You Said It, Sister
Exactly my feelings today. Brilliant. Poetic, even. Excellent use of profanity and irony. Booyah!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
If You're a Woman, Here's How Healthcare Reform Helps You
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2011/08/women.html
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
2012 Election Decision Tree
Courtesy of the good people at MoveOn.org.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Really? Really?
Some smart person has made a great graphic out of the now legendary SNL piece on Weekend Update from a few weeks ago -- the one about the Virginia transvaginal ultrasound bill. As the great Amy Pohler says, "I have so many miles on transvaginal, I always get upgraded to lady business."
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Santorum to Women: Don't You Worry Your Pretty Little Heads about Birth Control
Rick Santorum is a wanker. A Tool. An Asshat. A very, very dangerous person living in a time warp. A sanctimonious right-wing nut job who gives Republicans a bad name, and Democrats a win in November. GO RICK!
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Millenials Could be the Difference in 2012 Elections
In the last four national elections, generational differences have mattered more than they have in decades. According to the exit polls, younger people have voted substantially more Democratic than other age groups in each election since 2004, while older voters have cast more ballots for Republican candidates in each election since 2006.
The latest national polls suggest this pattern may well continue in 2012. Millennial Generation voters are inclined to back Barack Obama for reelection by a wide margin in a match-up against Mitt Romney, the GOP candidate who has run the strongest versus Obama in many polls. In contrast, the oldest voters -- the Silent Generation -- are solidly behind Romney.
In between the youngest and the oldest voters are the Baby Boom generation and Generation X. Both groups are less supportive of Obama than they were in 2008 and are now on the fence with respect to a second term for the president. These, my friends, are the swing voters...the mushy middle the parties will fight 'til the death to get to the polls.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Look at Those Feet!
I really want a pet. Really, I want a dog, but a cat would probably be more sensible. Sigh.
Fuck sensible!! I want a DOG!! Look at this little guy!! Look at those feet! Can't you just smell the puppy goodness?? 
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Monday, February 20, 2012
An Appropriate Response to GOP's All-Male Hearing on Women's Contraception
Last week, Rep. Darrel Issa held a Government Reform and Oversight Committee hearing on the contraception controversy. The good chairman, however, did not see the need to invite any WOMEN to talk about health care and birth control. The Democrats had a young woman witness selected, a student at Georgetown University who uses the Pill for health reasons additional to contraception. Chairman Issa would not allow her to testify. Instead he accepted a panel of men, all opposed to the Obama Administration's new rule, and those men testified against women's access to contraception. Talk about tone deaf. And insulting. And downright stupid. The GOP's concentration on taking away women's contraception is already galvanizing women voters, and will continue to do so through Election Day.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
It's All About Lilly: Join Women for Obama
Probably one of the best campaign videos I have ever seen. Of course, they had an amazing subject in the great Lilly Ledbetter.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Unmarried Women Flocking to Obama: Gee, I Wonder Why?
A Republican/Libertarian friend told me this week that we progressives need to get back on message and talk about jobs and the economy. I told him that HIS troops are the ones that need to be back on that message. As for me, I'm quite happy to talk about birth control (and the insanity of the GOP's quest to take it away from women) from now until November. This shit is working for me and my peeps, thanks. And here's why --
Democracy Corps has just published an important polling memo that gets right to the heart of why the birth control battle could matter so much in this year’s elections.
The firm’s poll finds that one of the most important factors powering Obama’s gains against likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney has been the president’s improving numbers among unmarried women -- a critical part of the present and future Democratic coalition.
Among this group, Obama now leads Romney by 65-30 -- and there’s been a net, a whopping 18-point swing towards the President among them in the past month. Color me unsurprised. 
After unmarried women dropped off for Dems in 2010 and were slow to return to the Dem fold in 2011, Obama is now approaching the 70 percent he won among them in 2008. If Dems play this right, it could encourage the perception that the GOP is backward-looking and lost in a social-issues wilderness, perhaps hastening the already widening gender gap that will be so crucial to the outcome this fall.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Top Komen Official Resigns, Site was Hacked and Planned Parenthood Donations Surge
The Atlantic is reporting Komen’s top public health official, Mollie Williams, resigned in protest immediately following the board’s decision to cut off Planned Parenthood. The news comes hours after Komen.org was temporarily hacked and as Planned Parenthood is announcing they’re experiencing a surge in donations.
“For the few that accessed the site around 12:30AM on Thursday, they were redirected from the regular site (www.komen.org) to an artificial site made by the hackers (ww5.komen.org). The job was so inclusive that even in search engines, you were only able to find the hacked site,” Gather.com reported.
The hackers re-designed a Komen banner ad that promoted its marathon to read “Help us run over poor women on our way to the bank.”
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Obama's Recess Appointments: NOT a Big Fuckin' Deal
According to reports from the Congressional Research Service, during their time in office President Ronald Reagan made 240 recess appointments, President George H. W. Bush made 77 recess appointments, President Bill Clinton made 140 recess appointments, and George W. Bush made 171. Obama's first term has seen a paltry 28. In this context, Obama's move seems less like a power grab and more like the proverbial 98-pound weakling taking a second to wipe the sand out of his eyes.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
I'm Still Pissed about the National Defense Authorization Act
Yup, the National Defense Authorization Act was signed with very little fanfare by President Obama. He said he had reservations, but signed it anyway. I'm more than a little disappointed, people.
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