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'Hustler' Joins 'War on Women' With Photo of Conservative Columnist in Lewd Pose

Posted by Jenny Erikson
on May 24, 2012 at 10:02 AM

hustler magAny of my regular readers know that I get some hate. Just take a look at the comments section of most of what I write. Unfortunately, it goes with the flow of being a female conservative commentator. It’s not fun to be called names for presenting my viewpoints, but it is what it is, and I don’t let it bother me. 

It could even be considered a badge of honor -- a horrible, horrible badge of honor, but one that marks a True Conservative™. For some strange reason, people feel okay verbally attacking and threatening women that happen to align themselves with the Republican Party. As many attacks as I’ve personally experienced, they don’t begin to touch what some of my sisters in arms go through.

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In The News Eye Roll

Look Who Can't Take a 'Vagina Manger' Joke (VIDEO)

Posted by Maressa Brown
on May 9, 2012 at 2:53 PM

jobb stewartLooks like the uproar over Jon Stewart's "vagina manger" jab from last month has yet to die down. Delta Airlines has pulled their advertising from The Daily Show over the joke, which -- in case you missed it -- featured a picture of what was supposed to be a Nativity scene superimposed between a naked woman's legs. Stewart had been discussing how Fox News has no problem declaring that there's a "war on Christmas" or "war on Easter," but thinks the actual war on women is a buncha hooey.

He asked, "What can women do to generate the same sense of outrage from Fox as the removal of decorative slightly poisonous holiday plants? Perhaps they could play into the theme? Maybe women could protect their reproductive organs from unwanted medical intrusions with vagina mangers." Uh oh. How dare he put Christmassy imagery placed "down there!" to make a joke! Surprise, surprise -- Catholic League President Bill Donohue was not laughing.

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In The News Say What!?

Bowl-a-Thon Raises Money for 14-Year-Old's Abortion

Posted by Jenny Erikson
on May 8, 2012 at 8:31 PM

bowlingThe National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) recently held a Bowl-a-Thon and raised over $400,000 for abortions. On its website, it highlighted the story of 14-year-old Darcy, who was given a “second chance” when she terminated her child’s life pregnancy with money provided by the group’s “George Tiller Memorial Fund.”

Reminder: George Tiller was the late-term abortion provider that was murdered by nut-job anarchist Scott Roeder in 2009.

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In The News Rant

'Tanning Mom' Is America's Latest Bullying Victim

Posted by Suzanne Murray
on May 6, 2012 at 4:28 PM

tanning mom patricia krentcilBy now you've heard of Patricia Krentcil, 44, of New Jersey who has been accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth with her. "Tanning Mom" has been ridiculed everywhere for the past week. Newspapers have mocked her as the "Toast of the Town," Snooki took her on via Twitter, and Kristen Wiig parodied her during SNL's Weekend Update skit.

But this is really no laughing matter.

There's no question taking a kid into a tanning booth is unacceptable, but Krentcil was arrested for it and the law will take care of it -- and hopefully social services now has the heads-up it needs to keep an eye on her kids.

The truly horrifying thing about this case has been America's reaction. Krentcil is the Mean Girls' flavor of the month. Or is it week? 

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In The News Eye Roll

Wing-Nut Girl Fight: Michelle Malkin vs. Meghan McCain

Posted by Adriana Velez
on May 3, 2012 at 1:36 PM

Meghan McCain with Sandra Fluke
Meghan McCain with Sandra Fluke
When I hear the name Michelle Malkin, I picture a mean teenage girl terrorizing everyone in the school, ruthlessly ruling the roost, demanding abject loyalty from her minions, and cutting down anyone who dares to do her own thing -- especially if she's another girl. Michelle is the ultimate Mean Girl. And she's had an awesome week.

She picked on Meghan McCain for posing with Sandra Fluke at the Correspondents' Dinner. And have you heard what she called Elizabeth Warren? Yeech. Here's a sneak peek at Michelle Malkin's Mean Girl Agenda.

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In The News Stats

Think America Is the Safest Place for Women? Think Again

Posted by Adriana Velez
on Apr 27, 2012 at 6:05 PM

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What's the worst place in the world to live for women? Well, going by these Worst Places to Be a Woman maps, they all seem to be on the other side of the world. Overall the U.S. is a pretty good place for women. We do a good job of educating girls. Baby girls are cherished just as much as baby boys. And underage marriage (under 16) is illegal. Score, USA! 

But when it comes to safety -- eek! Let's just say the U.S. is definitely not the safest place in the world for women.  

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In The News Politics at Play

Calling Someone 'Gay' Doesn't Show You Have a Sense of Humor (VIDEO)

Posted by Sasha Brown-Worsham
on Apr 27, 2012 at 11:42 AM

Sandra Fluke, the brave young Georgetown law student who spoke up for better birth control coverage, was recently engaged to her long term boyfriend William Mutterperl, and once again conservative pundits have shown how classless they are.

When told of the engagement, Fox News pundit Monica Crowley tweeted: "To a man?" Oh that is HILARIOUS to call her gay. What a jokester that Crowley is. Fluke fired back saying she disturbed by the conservative commentator's "blatant homophobia."

Meanwhile Crowley said she had exposed the lack of humor on the left. Oddly enough, we on the left probably laugh more than those on the right. We just tend to laugh at funny things, not playground bullying. Here is Fluke's response:

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In The News Twisted

Pregnant Woman's Remains Found & Shameful Gossip About Her Love Life Continues

Posted by Janelle Harris
on Apr 25, 2012 at 11:58 PM


Trudie Hall
The good news, if this is even good news at all: the remains of Trudie Hall, the pregnant Massachusetts woman who disappeared nearly two years ago in July 2010 have been found, eerily enough in a wooded area similar to one her mother had envisioned in a dream.

The bad news is that the mystery surrounding her now-confirmed shooting death are still fuzzy, but speculation is percolating around her personal life, which is fanning the flames of vicious rumor and detracting from the fact that she is the victim. At the time she was murdered, Trudie was four months pregnant with the baby of a married man who was no stranger to dust-ups with the law. Gossip also suggested that she herself was already married… to two husbands at the same time. Now then, we’ve gotten the shock factor out of the way.

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In The News Wonder Woman

Gun Slingin' Granny Wins Shootout Against Robbers (VIDEO)

Posted by Adriana Velez
on Apr 24, 2012 at 5:21 PM

grandma lulu campbellFifty-seven-year-old Lulu Campbell had just dropped off her teenage grandson at her daughter's house when two armed men ran up to her car window and demanded money. They threatened to shoot her, too, probably thinking Lulu was unarmed and an easy target, being an old lady and such. Well, they were wrong.

As it happens, Lulu Campbell always packs heat. She owns convenience stores and gas stations, so she's prepared for a hold-up. And she gives as good as she takes. Give it up for this gun-slinging grandma: Cool Hand Lulu.

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In The News Inspiring

Incredible 94-Year-Old Woman Quick Steps Like She’s 30 (VIDEO)

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on Apr 24, 2012 at 1:05 PM

Let me confess that one of my deepest fears is getting old. Isn't it true for most of us? I don't fear so much the whole dying thing (though that sucks too), but becoming frail, housebound, and unable to do the things I love, like bicycling and running. But 94-year-old Mathilda Klein says Pshaw! to all that. She recently stunned the judges in a quick step dance competition.

Take a look at this magnificent woman (I refuse to call her “oldster”) as she ditches her walker and boogies down with her much younger dance partner:

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