I am not a feminist, particularly.  I don’t mean to say that I don’t support women’s rights, but simply that in a long list of Progressive ideals and issues with which I sympathize, women’s issues don’t tend to get center stage.  And the word “misogynist” is a strong one that I don’t often use [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 16:29:16

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It’s the new McCain: Titty jokes and Bush smirks

Cross-posted from the Huffington Post From Politico: ".. ... her with a little luck she could be the only woman ever to serve as first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip." As a reader emails, "Miss Buffalo Chip has ‘been known to feature topless women’ in the same way that Guns [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 03:04:47

One Day Left! Letters Needed to Protect Bear Butte

One Day Left! Letters Needed to Protect Bear Butte The Meade County Commissioners (MCC) are about to hold a hearing for the renewal of liquor licenses at venues surrounding Bear Butte, a sacred place of prayer to over thirty Indigenous Nations across the Plains. The hearing will take place this coming Wednesday, December 3rd at 4:00 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 22:33:50

John McCain Wants Cindy To Do What?!?

Consider this yearly event at the Sturgis motorcycle rally: Buffalo Chip has a reputation for that sort of thing ... this have to do with politics? Here's John McCain, speaking yesterday at the Sturgis motorcycle rally: I was looking at the Sturgis schedule and noticed that you have a beauty pageant [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 18:32:10

John McCain Quotations - Quotes

This post will remain a work in progress, but I hope you find it helpful, and/or humorous. Look for frequent updates. Sarah Palin quotes. On Regulation of the Financial Services  Industry/Regulation in General McCain: “I am a deregulator. I believe in deregulation [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 01:35:05

McCain Pimps Out His Wife or Sucking Up To The Voters

John and Cindy McCain, Sturgis, SD, August 8, 2008. photo Mary Altaffer/AP. Miss Buffalo Chip If you missed the story, it's simple ... that? McCain volunteered his wife Cindy to compete in Miss Buffalo Chip, a frequently topless ... be the only person ever to serve as first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip."Cindy was presumably proud [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 11:00:14

McCain Volunteers Wife For Topless Contest

ABC News' Gregory Wallace and Sara Just Report: On Monday, Sen. John McCain, R-Az ... features contestants topless -- and, occasionally, without any decency -- at the Sturgis, South Dakota, motorcycle rally. "I was looking at the Sturgis schedule, and noticed that you had a beauty pageant [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 21:31:13

Have the Republicans Become the Swinging Party???

Sex Is McCain's Political WeaponBy JoAnn Wypijewski, The Nation Posted on September 12, 2008A man fiddling with his wedding ring in the presence of another woman usually has something on his mind. At his introduction of Sarah Palin to the world on August 29, John McCain appeared a man possessed, playing with his ring, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 07:21:00

Denver: Day 1

At the request of my buddy Chris, the Rutledges are live blogging the Democratic convention from the comfort of our living room. Still waiting on Chris to accept the invite to be a guest blogger.8:55Amy & I just wagered a back rub on whether the kids that are pictured with Joe Biden are his kids or his grandkids [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 21:54:00

John McCain and Sarah Palin get special biker offer

MEDIA, Pa. -- When Sen. John McCain campaigned at a motorcycle rally last month in Sturgis, S.D ... squabbling stars of Orange County Choppers, a custom motorcycle company based in central New York ... , McCain offered to pack his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, onto a custom chopper and drive [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 04:23:19

Local Chicks Complain About McCain’s Attitude Toward Women

These are two of your prominent Wisconsin female politicians: ... as both the first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip,” McCain said. Barb Lawton could very well be the next ... on Gwen Moore. Besides, Moore, I think you’re safe: McCain has Miss Buffalo Chip waiting [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 14:23:02

That Great Feminist John McCain

Let’s set aside that John McCain has consistently campaigned against abortion rights. Let’s ignore that he has opposed legislation requiring that women receive equal pay for equal work. And voted against a bill that would have provided $214 million in breast cancer research [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 00:11:00

McCain For Women. 3rd in a Series- Jokes.

All of us tell jokes. Some better than others. The jokes and the tellers. Most of us tell jokes when we are with close friends who will forgive us the occasional off colored joke, or a joke about sex, ethnic background etc., or a joke that is just not funny. Most jokes have a victim [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 04:18:30

John McCain’s Character

John McCain’s Character August 5th, 2008 by ELROD During last week’s McCain ad blitz, ... , but who offers little time for the brave men and women in uniform. It was a week of character ... in Sturgis, South Dakota, John McCain offered up his wife for the infamous beauty contest known as Miss [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 02:30:15

Protecting Bear Butte from biker bars and helicopter rides

By Tamra Brennan Protect Sacred Sites Protect Sacred Sites Indigenous People, One Nation a grass roots organization, spent the entire summer educating bikers headed for the 2008 Sturgis Rally, regarding ... the Sturgis Rally arrived, we spent the entire week walking around the Rally passing out fliers [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 17:00:30

Rally attendance low but officials say revenue numbers show ‘resiliency’ of event

Rally attendance low but officials say revenue numbers show ‘resiliency’ of event BY WENDY PITLICK Black Hills Pioneer Published: Thursday, September 11, 2008 12:05 AM CDT STURGIS - Estimated attendance at the 2008 Sturgis Motorcycle ... revenues. Sturgis City Manager David Boone said Monday that though state sales tax dollars were down [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 12:33:28

Cindy McCain Topless?!

It could be right around the corner, if John McCain has his way ... pageant, so I encouraged Cindy to compete," McCain said at a rally in Sturgis, S.D. "I told her that with a little luck, she could become the only woman to serve as both the First Lady and Miss [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 12:11:08

McCain Offers His Old Lady To Gas-Guzzling Bikers

That John McCain really is a “man of the people,” which is why he went out to the Sturgis biker rally in South Dakota yesterday to praise the slobs ... at the Sturgis rally. And it’s just the kind of honor you’d want to see your wife achieve, if you’re [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 17:31:27

Does John McCain Abuse Cindy McCain?

Bear with me everybody. As I am sure many of you did yesterday, I turned every color of the rainbow when I heard Cindy McCain jumping in with her two cents worth in the McCain smear campaign, saying,” Barack Obama is running the dirtiest campaign in history [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 21:25:59

John McCain, the Comedian

A lot of people know John McCain is a likable guy. His back and forths with the press corps are legendary.Many people know John McCain is a able politician with 26 years in Washington.And most people know John McCain was a prisoner during the Vietnam War, mostly thanks to the fact that he won't shut up about it [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 04:44:00

Absent McCain Tells Congress to Get to Work

Absent McCain Tells Congress to Get to Work August 7, 2008 “I told with a little luck she could be the only lady to serve as first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip,” John McCain said.   Wait.  He couldn’t mean that.  By now, he must know what the Miss Buffalo Chip [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 21:05:26

Would McCain Whore Out His Wife To Get To The White House? There ARE Other Ways To Do Campaign Events

Have you ever been to a real in-the-flesh political fundraiser? Good ones can really be stimulating and fun. And no one in L.A ... a McCain event-- like the one at the Sturgis, South Dakota bike rally today, where McCain dragged [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 18:25:35

The war prisoner card

The war prisoner card by michael o. allen The presidential campaign of Sen ... the joke McCain made at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally encouraging Cindy to enter the topless Miss Buffalo Chip contest. The McCain spokesman Brian Rogers brought out the bottomless excuse, responding [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 20:20:15

Two Great Articles

The New York Times had a couple of great articles. The first is a great piece about Obama's economic policies, and the second, a piece by Maureen Dowd about playing the "POW card". http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/ma...mics-t.html?em That one is really long, but its really good. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/op...24dowd.html? [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 22:49:51

Aura of sprightliness

Maps and tourist guides are freely available in the States, and I emphasize the word "freely": ... happy for the maps, but I'm wondering if I'm too cynical for my own good.***The Sturgis rally ... had a whole wall of photographs from the 2006 rally [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 09:00:00

Permalink to Media & Politics (only one section today)

Media & Politics (only one section today) 06-Aug-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news PEJ: McCain made almost as much news as Obama last week For the first time since the general election campaign began in early June, John McCain attracted virtually as much media attention as Barack Obama last week, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 23:21:32

McCain volunteers wife for topless biker beauty pageant

McCain volunteers wife for topless biker beauty pageant ... forgery story Intel sources back off Suskind's Iraq forgery story Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally AP asks students: Are Obama [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 13:43:34

Protesters greet Bush in South Korea

Protesters greet Bush in South Korea Stewart: Media became 'sexually aroused' by the race card Suskind defends charge that Bush faked Iraq link to 9/11 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 18:02:20

Suskind defends charge that Bush faked Iraq link to 9/11

Suskind defends charge that Bush faked Iraq link to 9/11 Black journalist suspects racial profiling by McCain campaign Dana Milbank quits Olbermann over disputed Obama quote [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 15:25:51

Obama: McCain has been part of Congress failure on energy

Obama: McCain has been part of Congress failure on energy House Republicans continue oil drilling ban protest in House chamber Federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries increasing [ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 20:19:05

AP asks students: Are Obama and McCain cool?

AP asks students: Are Obama and McCain cool? Protesters greet Bush in South Korea Stewart: Media became 'sexually aroused' by the race card [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 19:52:35

McCain Suggests Wife for Biker Beauty Contest

John McCain playfully suggested his wife Cindy as a contestant in the Miss Buffalo Chip beauty pageant at the Sturgis Motorcycle rally, an interesting choice given the event's reputation for topless [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 12:03:03

Booted gay translators could cost Army $45 million

Booted gay translators could cost Army $45 million ... Intel sources back off Suskind's Iraq forgery story Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally AP asks students: Are Obama and McCain cool [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 12:49:56

Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally

Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally AP asks students: Are Obama and McCain cool? Protesters greet Bush in South Korea Stewart: Media became 'sexually aroused' by the race card [ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 20:45:48

Fox guest: Obama favors aborting born babies

Fox guest: Obama favors aborting born babies Olbermann: Anthrax case a 'conspiracy nightmare' Suskind: Bush ordered fake letter linking Iraq to 9/11 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 13:41:50

Intel sources back off Suskind's Iraq forgery story

Intel sources back off Suskind's Iraq forgery story Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally ... Bikers rev engines for McCain at Sturgis rally AP asks students: Are Obama and McCain cool? AP asks students: Are Obama and McCain cool? Protesters greet Bush in South Korea Protesters greet [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 12:49:56

Suskind: Bush ordered fake letter linking Iraq to 9/11

Suskind: Bush ordered fake letter linking Iraq to 9/11 Obama: McCain has been part of Congress failure on energy House Republicans continue oil drilling ban protest in House chamber [ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 13:10:28

Black journalist suspects racial profiling by McCain campaign

Black journalist suspects racial profiling by McCain campaign Dana Milbank quits Olbermann over disputed Obama quote Fox guest: Obama favors aborting born babies [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 13:41:50

THE MISS Buffalo Chip CONTEST

"...the joke McCain made at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally encouraging Cindy his wife to enter the topless Miss Buffalo Chip contest...." (From Maureen Dowd in the New York Times)And this is the man [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 07:07:00

Angling For the Female Vote

Via TPM, John McCain, at the Sturgis Rally: Indeed, ... I encouraged Cindy to compete,” McCain said to cheers. “I told her with a little luck she could [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 16:15:48

Aerosmith Confirmed For 2009 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

BraveWords.com October 17, 2008 Rapidcityjournal.com is reporting: The Buffalo Chip didn't have to go looking for a big act for the 2009 Sturgis ... the Buffalo Chip on Wednesday, Aug. 5, Chip owner Rod Woodruff said. Woodruff said Aerosmith's crew [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 02:31:01

Dana Milbank quits Olbermann over disputed Obama quote

Dana Milbank quits Olbermann over disputed Obama quote Fox guest: Obama favors aborting born babies Olbermann: Anthrax case a 'conspiracy nightmare' [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 13:41:50

Stewart: Media became 'sexually aroused' by the race card

Stewart: Media became 'sexually aroused' by the race card Suskind defends charge that Bush faked Iraq link to 9/11 Black journalist suspects racial profiling by McCain campaign [ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 15:25:51

Pussycat Dude Drops Dime on LC

Pussycat Dude Drops Dime on LC Posted Aug 6th 2008 6:15AM by TMZ Staff So the "Hills" ... was at the big Sturgis bike rally in South Dakota, and he joked he "encouraged" blondebot wife Cindy to compete [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 11:15:00

John McCain Volunteered Wife Cindy for No Top Beauty Pageant

John McCain volunteered his wife Cindy McCain to participate in a beauty pageant in Sturgis ... at the Sturgis schedule, and noticed that you had a beauty pageant, so I encouraged Cindy to compete [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 05:52:03

Olbermann: Anthrax case a 'conspiracy nightmare'

Olbermann: Anthrax case a 'conspiracy nightmare' Suskind: Bush ordered fake letter linking Iraq to 9/11 Obama: McCain has been part of Congress failure on energy [ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 13:10:28

McCain, Sturgis, Miss Buffalo Chip

This is just odd. McCain talked to bikers in Sturgis yesterday, and he had this to say after his wife spoke up proudly about her sons. From MSNBC ... that the Miss Buffalo Chip contest, held every night during Bike Week at the Buffalo Chip campground in Sturgis, is a topless beauty contest, and sometimes bottomless, at least according to Jim Caple [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 12:38:52

John McCain Suggests That His Wife Would Make A Good Entrant In Sturgis Topless Beauty Contest

Also known as the “Buffalo Chip Girl Contest.” Yesterday evening John McCain took part in the Sturgis Rally 2008 at Buffalo Chip in South Dakota, an annual tribute to veterans. The candidate was so enthused, he told attendees, that he encouraged his wife to participate in the festivities: “I told her with a little luck, she could be the only [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 16:40:50

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