Show rehearsals, CLE seminars… it's all too much. I missed blogging about the Super Bowl. I missed the Trump endorsement. I missed all the follow-up to the Komen scandal (that Handel resigned, as well as she should). And I missed the Prop 8 upholding, although there isn't much to say about that (it's the SCOTUS that matters, baby). But I'm … Read More
Twelve Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Groundhog Day
The movie, not the day. From Buzzfeed. 1. Bill Murray was bitten by the groundhog twice during shooting. 2. Director Harold Ramis originally wanted Tom Hanks for the lead role, but decided against it, saying that Hanks was “too nice.” 3. Tori Amos was considered for the role of Rita. 4. A family of groundhogs was actually raised for the … Read More
The Tone-Deaf Romney Gaffe
If you haven't seen it yet, here is the interview in which Romney said he's "not concerned with the very poor." As an sidenote, kudos to Soledad for actually hearing Romney say those words and asking him about it. Good journalists listen, and Soledad is a good journalist. The Romney camp, as well as Romney himself, seem perplexed by this. … Read More
Timing Is Everything
As if Komen isn't in enough trouble, there is a documentary that was due to open this week, called Pink Ribbons, Inc. Check out the trailer: How stupid is the Komen Foundation? They must have known this movie is coming out this week, and yet they choose the same week to do something stupid like defund Planned Parenthood.
The Komen Response & The Woman Behind Komen’s Decision
You know, the video is labelled "Straight Talk from Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, Founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen", but there's not much straight about it (other than her jawline and Spock-like eyebrows). Brinker skirts around the issue — curiously never specifically mantioning "Planned Parenthood" by name (one wonders why not, since that's clearly the reason why she made this … Read More
“The Pink Badge Of Cowardice”
Via Tbogg, we come across this sad bit of weak knees coming from the Susan G Koman Foundation: Susan G Komen For the Cure has announced that it will stop funneling money to Planned Parenthood, ending a years-long partnership between the two organizations that provided mammograms and related services to low income women. But what accounts for the Komen Foundation's … Read More