The Republican party’s seeming inability to avoid saying dumb shit about rape has baffled many this election cycle. But it turns out, that the reason behind the GOP’s rape obsession has been right in front of our noses this entire time. Indeed, you can’t spell the word “Republican Party” without the letters R, A, P,…
Political celebutante Meghan McCain is still around, serving as the Official Poster Child for Young Republicans and trying to paint herself as a cool conservative who isn't into all that icky hateful stuff young people find abhorrent. But as hard as she tries to sit at the cool kids' table, her act still comes across…
Republican strategist Mary Matalin appeared on Good Morning America this morning and championed Herman Cain's statements made at his press conference, calling his denial "powerful and believable." Worse, she blames the women who have stepped forward for being feminists during a time when she thinks feminists were…
Michele Bachmann's stock is plummeting, but she has a chance in tonight's debate to come back — and directly face Rick Perry, who's been pilfering her base. That said, there will be so much to miss about her candidacy if it all falls apart.
Two ladies who are not doing much of anything lately in terms of actual political power would like the world to remember that they exist too, and that they were doing this far-right gaffe-happy brunette thing before a certain Minnesota congresswoman. Yes, Christine O'Donnell is the warm-up act for Sarah Palin's…
You knew about the gays and the "abortion-minded women." Add to the list of those who should beware of Michele Bachmann: A journalist, a Republican activist. Forget being afraid of her policies — apparently we should now be worried about getting roughed up by her people or, under the right circumstances, being told,…
This morning in Iowa, new presidential candidate Rick Perry said you should want a president "that's in love with America." He struck a similarly amorous note when asked about Romney, blowing an air kiss and saying, "Send him my love." Should you be sending love back Perry's way? In a word, no.
Are you sick of hearing about Michele Bachmann? No one cares, because she's not going anywhere and she will soundbite her way into media ubiquity and maybe even the Republican nomination.
Michele Bachmann is a true believer, and she's not an idiot. Also, she once freaked out in a bathroom because an ex-nun and a lesbian were trying to talk to her.
The headline on the right-wing CNS News blares, "Abortion, Environmental Regulation are Priorities for Obama in Seeking Budget Compromise." Not quite. So what did the president say yesterday in his press conference about the budget standoff?
Fred Karger, a former dirty-tricks Republican operative turned gay rights activist, has declared his candidacy for President. He may not have a shot, but it looks like he's going to have a lot of fun pissing off Republicans who'd just as soon not talk about the Homosexuals these days.
Ladies and gentlemen, the "pro-life" explanation for what the three draconian House bills restricting reproductive rights have to do with fiscal responsibility: "It is an economic and a moral issue, so anytime you can kill two birds with one stone, we ought to do that. And if we can kill the whole flock with one rock, we…
Georgia is the latest state legislature to fight against the creeping threat in America of Sharia law. (And you thought women having "consequence-free" sex was bad.) It joins South Carolina, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, and others in trying to take a courageous stance against... the Taliban in America? Our Islamic…
The one woman vying to lead the Republican National Committee is scrambling to proclaim herself pro-life after evidence surfaced that she was previously involved in a group that didn't take a hard line against abortion. Fun with Republican purity tests!
We don't often agree with Sarah Palin, but we shared her irritation this morning at Politico illustrating a story about Michele Bachmann's leadership bid with a photo of her getting made up. Politico's replaced it, but we'd grabbed the original.
Oh, Kentucky, this is not your week. Or campaign season. The Republican nominee for a Congressional seat said in a debate that because he thinks his wife never faced gender discrimination, it doesn't exist.
This is an mailer that Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski sent to appeal to women voters. But not everyone is buying it. Meanwhile, women voters are unimpressed by Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina. What's wrong with you chicks?
Hoping to remind women who is at least nominally on our side, the White House will issue a report about its own efforts on equal pay. But why talk about substance when we could just talk about Mean Girls?
Lisa Murkowski's write-in candidacy in Alaska after a Tea Party upset has transformed her from "establishment incumbent to renegade underdog." She could win. Or she could just split the Democratic vote. Or the Republican. No one actually knows.
