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The Gay Agenda: Hillary Clinton, the McGreevy divorce, and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson

This week, VisibleVote08.com's Jennifer Vanasco and John Polly reluctantly tell Hillary Clinton it's time to bow out.

They also riff on the McGreevey divorce, the Michigan domestic-partnership benefits train wreck, and the happy forthcoming wedding plans of super-gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson. He’s been getting death threats, but he’s undaunted.

The Gay Agenda May 10, 2008

 

In presidential politics, everything really is relative

You know that saying you can pick your friends but not your family? Well, what's true for us common folk is true for those folks running for the highest office in the land, too. You see, even presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama can't escape the curse/blessing of unexpected relatives.


Earlier this week the New England Historic Genealogical Society uncovered distant relatives for all the major presidential contenders. Turns out if you're a Democrat, no matter how you vote, you're voting for the Brangelina Ticket. Those clever genealogists discovered that Obama is related to Brad Pitt and Clinton to Angelina Jolie. Talk about your dream ticket.


On the other side of the aisle, turns out Republican nominee John McCain is related to First Lady Laura Bush. But, yawn, enough about that old codger. Let's act like all the major media outlets and obsess about Hillary and Barack some more. As luck would have it, Brangelina isn't the two Democratic hopefuls' only interesting familial bonds.


Let's start with the senator from Illinois. It was discovered earlier in the campaign that he was cousins with Vice President Dick Cheney, but it appears his roots stretch even higher into the executive branch, or should we say shrub. You see, Obama is related to both Cheney and President George W. Bush.


Poor Barack, he does not seem to be taking this news well. But then, would you? Also on Obama's distant relative list are presidents George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman and James Madison as well as British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and Civil War General Robert E. Lee.


Over in Camp Clinton, they're singing a happier tune. Besides Angelina, Hillary is related to singers Madonna, Celine Dion and Alanis Morissette. You know, I can see the family resemblance -- these are all strong women who aren't afraid to speak their mind and know what to do with a microphone.


Heck, Hill and daughter Chelsea looks so tickled about this news, you'd think they just won the lottery or -- you know -- the presidency. But then, like I said, wouldn't you?


So, anyone you wish you were related to? Any surprises in your family tree? That is, other than your crazy uncle Wally. … continue reading

 

Women's History Month: The past is present

Happy (belated) Women’s History Month or — as I like to call it — Ladies’ Month. I have no good excuse for being two weeks late to the party other than, well, it’s 2008 and us hard-working career gals are busy. But that doesn’t mean slowing down for a second and paying our past its due isn’t important. Sometimes, I think it’s more important than ever.

Of course, at this point someone will ask, “Why even have a Women’s History Month”? Aren’t we past the superficial need to celebrate one’s gender as a part of our cultural identity? In theory, gosh, wouldn’t that be nice. In actuality, so very much no. Go ahead and Google feminism. Among the top results, you’ll find “Ladies Against Feminism,” “Feminism is evil!” and “How feminism destroyed real men.”

Yes, because the plague of fake men roaming the countryside threatening to paint your toenails and wash the dishes has truly reached epidemic levels. It’s at moments like these that I dig down and seek the guidance of my spiritual gurus, the Muppets. … continue reading

 

Hilarity Clinton: Episode 16

Kate sings show tunes about Ohio and Texas (and hey, she can sing!) and reports on fund-raisers and the ImageOut Film Festival. (She's the Ryan Seacrest of community dinners.)

Plus, how to reply when Senator Ted Kennedy asks you how you're doing; and does a TiBette reunion signal an Iran-Iraq solution?

Hilarity Clinton Episode 16

 

Hillary laughs it up on "SNL"

I want several things from our next president. A coherent foreign policy. An economic plan that helps the poor and middle class instead of corporations and the rich. An extension of full equal rights to all LGBT Americans. And last, but not least, an ability to laugh at her/himself. However you feel about Sen. Hillary Clinton, she proved she could deliver the latter this past weekend, with a surprise stop by Saturday Night Live.



Hillary appeared in an “Editorial Response” to the show's opening skit, which spoofed the most recent Democratic presidential debate. Her on-screen doppelganger Amy Poehler joined her, and the resemblance was pretty uncanny.

With the next, and possibly deciding, primaries just a day away, it remains to be seen whether Hillary's appearance swayed any votes. But it should go a long way to dispelling that old sexist chestnut about women and their senses of humor. I mean, how good of a sport do you have to be to go on right after it's implied that your plan to take down special interests is to be “so annoying, so pushy, so grating, so bossy and shrill, with a personality so unpleasant, that at the end of the day the special interests will have to go, 'Enough! We give up! Life is too short to deal with this awful woman!'”? According to TMZ, Hillary was given the skit in advance for approval and told them not to change a thing. … continue reading

 

I wish Ann were here

Over the past year, as Hillary Clinton has emerged as the first serious female contender for President of the United States, a lot of us in Texas have said the same thing: "I wish Ann were here."

Ann Richards would be riding high right about now. Because whatever happens in the next few days and weeks, this is a historic time for women. And Ann had a lot to do with getting us here.

Most everybody in Texas has an Ann Richards story. I got to be a part of her gubernatorial inauguration, when she led a parade down Congress Avenue to the capitol building — her way of showing the Bubbas that a new sheriff was in town. For those of us who were young adults when she was elected governor, she was a symbol of hope in a state where good ol' boys had always been in charge. Since she carried the women's vote by 60 percent, seems that a lot of those good ol' boys' wives voted for Ann.

Ann had already made an impression on the rest of the country. At the 1988 Democratic National Convention, her opening remarks included a sound bite that is Ann at her best.

"Twelve years ago Barbara Jordan, another Texas woman, Barbara made the keynote address to this convention, and two women in a hundred and sixty years is about par for the course.

But if you give us a chance, we can perform. After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels." … continue reading

 

Hilarity Clinton: Episode 15

Kate talks about Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and discrimination against transgender people in Maryland.

She also explains the mysterious strategy of "saging the White House."

Hilarity Clinton Episode 15

 

The Gay Agenda: what should Hillary do now?

VisibleVote08.com's Jay and John discuss the Hillary-Barack situation going into next Tuesday’s big Texas/Ohio/Vermont/Rhode Island primary. With Obama in the lead, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign put on some kind of death-watch by the mainstream press, should Hillary think about withdrawing?

And is it ultimately more radical to have a woman as President, or an African-American male?

The Gay Agenda February 29, 2008

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Tina Fey gets things done on SNL

Sometimes my expectations are way too high. Like for Bionic Woman — my expectations for that were way, way too high. But I expected great things from Tina Fey's hosting gig on Saturday Night Live this past weekend, and I wasn't even a little bit disappointed.

She was funny, adorable and awesome. Let's start with her monologue:



I don't even know why that "old movie" voice worked, but it really did. Does she still think she's not really an actress? It's time to accept that you absolutely are, Tina.

Of course, the highlight was her rant about Hillary Clinton. Even if you're not for Hillary, you have to agree that the Starsky joke was hilarious. And you have to love the whole idea of "bitch is the new black." … continue reading

 

Star yearbook photos: Were any "Most Likely to Succeed"?

One of life’s great shared injustices is the yearbook photo. We all had to get them. And — unless they’ve somehow magically found a cure for awkwardness, geekiness and general dorkitude since I was a teenager — most of us dreaded them. For whatever reason, be it bad skin, bad clothes or the steadfast yet ultimately misguided belief in the transformative properties of big bangs, many of us look back at our school pictures and cringe. Or, at the very least, giggle. But you know what? Celebrities had to get them too, just like us mere mortals. Now that is what I call justice.

So, let’s play a little game called Name That Teenager. It’ll be fun; like being back in high school, but already knowing what everyone will look like at the class reunion. Let the games begin:

Among them you have a Rock star, an Alien hunter, an alphaBette and the possible next president of the United States of America.

Give up? … continue reading

 

Immortalized (and creepy) in wax

Yesterday, two new wax figures were unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London. The next time they visit the U.K., Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz can look into the abyss that is themselves sculpted in wax:

Eeek! Waxworks have always creeped me out, even before I'd seen House of Wax (BTW, the 1953 version is sooo much better than the 2005 remake). But because I sort of like to be creeped out, I considered this an opportunity to peruse some other photos of waxy celebrities.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama:

Those could come in handy when you're just sick of campaigning. Also, doesn't that look like a winning ticket? … continue reading

 

Happy President's Day, Madam

It's President's Day in the U.S., so our bloggers and staff have the day (or at least the afternoon) off.

Here are some ways to pass the presidential time (other than dreaming we'll someday have a female president):

1. Watch our political vlogs, Hilarity Clinton and The Gay Agenda. (Aren't Kate Clinton's new glasses adorable?)

2. Visit VisibleVote08.com to learn all about the candidates and issues.

3. Read some articles and blog posts about politics and female leaders:

4. Sing along with "Sister Suffragette" from Mary Poppins. Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!



We'll be back in full force tomorrow, casting off the shackles of yesterday. Enjoy the holiday!

 

Hillary shreds and Barack sings for Super Tuesday

For those of us in 24 American states, it’s Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Tuesday (hey, that’s nearly half the country; I think it deserves an upgrade from just “super”). Whichever way you pull the lever, today will be a historic vote. Well, unless you’re voting for that other party. In which case, have fun choosing an old white guy.

In the first presidential election of the YouTube era, the campaigns have gone viral from the start. Who can forget the Obama Girl or Hot4Hill? But in the past week, two of arguably the best videos for each candidate have emerged. One is sincere and inspirational (not to mention packed with star power), and the other is lighthearted and fun (not to mention Hill-arious). Both are, interestingly, music-based. And both are a reminder that, as difficult as the decision between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may be for Democratic primary voters, it’s also an embarrassment of riches to have two strong, smart and special candidates on the ballot.

  … continue reading

 

Hilarity Clinton Video Blog: Episode 4

In this episode, Kate Clinton talks about George Bush's "bucket list," the decision by the Democratic presidential candidates not to play the race or gender card, why Hillary Clinton supporters are closeted, why the government should stop investigating baseball, and what the women at Apple should create.

Yep, Kate's all over the map again — just like we like her!

She also wants you to visit her website: KateClinton.com. So check it out!

Hilarity Clinton Episode 4
 

Hilarity Clinton Video Blog: Episode 3

Comedian Kate Clinton talks about Title IX and the Seattle Storm, playing the gender card, and the importance of sticking together during the campaign.

She also mentions how much she likes playing the card game UNO. I used to love playing that as a kid! I'll have to pick it up again one of these days...

Hilarity Clinton Episode 3

 

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