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    outlawradio: She was amazing. She inspired me to get involved in volunteering for the Special Olympics as a teen, and I got to know the athletes as people. We ha... more »
    Paprika Jones: "IF that girl had been born with balls?" Sir, I believe she had. Big ones. Hell of a woman. RIP. more »
    dianersb was bit by a zombie: She was such a wonderful lady. My thoughts go out to her family and all those whose lives she has touched. more »
    rednrowdy: it's a sad day. for all of the kennedys failings, and there are many, at the end of the day they are extraordinarily wealthy people who couldhave don... more »
    bluebears: I had tears in my eyes this morning listening to this news on NPR. She did so many amazing things, she really gave back to the community. more »
    krismry: Oh really, I had no idea anyone could aim any lower than the U.S. Senate for their first job, filled as it is with misfits, psychopaths, dunces, cowar... more »
    Lymed: Caroline Kennedy is extremely lucky that she had the financial resources to choose to remain outside of the workforce and care for her family. There a... more »
    vamusical: I pretty much agree with everything here, but really, the woman spends her whole life doing charity work, gaining public policy experience in the proc... more »
    Kilotwat: While I don't necessarily think Caroline Kennedy would've been a good senator (a job that involves a lot of wrangling and maneuvering, and this episod... more »
    Jamie Sommers: I'm laughing over here at the absurd notion that I (or any other woman) should feel some sort of kinship or sympathy for a multi-millionare who has ne... more »
    Elizabooth: It is harder to get a top-level high-paying job if you're a woman who has left the workforce for a considerable time to raise your children. And I hat... more »
    RainbowBrite: I'm sorry, but being a parent (mother OR father) does not qualify you to be senator. more »
    NefariousNewt: As I said earlier today, she came to the realization that years outside political circles did not giver her the chops to handle the rough-and-tumble o... more »
    Diziet_Sma: HELLO. A WOMAN GOT THE JOB. more »
    PhillyLass: It's relevant to add that, by all accounts, she was a shiteous political operative for the ten minutes she had her hat in the ring. She was weak on th... more »
    JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: Less glass ceilings, more glass dildos. AM I RITE??? more »
    HoooooooT: Very well written...and I completely agree. JFK Jr (if he was still alive) decide he wanted to be a senator after a lifetime of doing other things, I ... more »
    exelizabeth: Yeah, also... they appointed a middle aged woman. So, mission accomplished? Except without all the nepotism. more »
    dancerevolution: Let's not overuse the sexist card, mmmkay media? It's like crying wolf. more »
    truckasaurus: Dead on, Sadie. You hit the nail on the head about what's been irking me about Caroline Kennedy. She wasn't denied the job because of sexism, she was ... more »
  • #rip

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver, "A Feminist Before That Was Cool," Dies At 88

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics and matriarch of the Kennedy/Shriver clan, died today at the age of 88, surrounded by her husband, her five children, and her 19 grandchildren. More »
  • #camelot

    Please Stop Talking About Caroline Kennedy's Glass Ceiling

    Two articles today ask whether Caroline Kennedy was the victim of double standards. Why yes, she was: the Camelot standard! More »
  • #politicsofstyle

    Michelle And Jackie O: Twins Separated At Birth?