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By Dr. Lynette Long on Jan 20, 2009 in Current Affairs | 92 Comments
[The "lest we forget" series is to remind each other and new readers just how Obama managed to win the nomination which, in an anti-Bush year, was the ticket to the presidency. Originally published on July 7, 2008. We miss your contributions like this great report, Dr. Long, and wish you the very, very [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Nov 24, 2008 in Sexism | 223 Comments
Originally written November 15th, and posted at Dr. Lynette Long’s blog. I’m REVVED for Dr. Long’s radio show tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET. She always makes me feel empowered, and that good feeling lasts at least a couple days — well, until some man is bemused by my or another woman’s remarks, or makes [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Nov 10, 2008 in Current Affairs, NoQuarter Radio, Sexism | 11 Comments
Ed. Note: We are proud to announce that, starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET — and every Monday night hereafter — Dr. Lynette Long will host a weekly call-in radio show, Sins of Omission. WE EXTEND A HEARTY INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU WOMEN & ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL MEN WHO FOUGHT SEXISM and MISOGYNY [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Nov 9, 2008 in Equal Pay, George Bush, Misogyny, Obama Administration, Obama's Cabinet, Sexism, Women, Women and Children, Women's Suffrage, Workers | 51 Comments
Ed. Note: We are proud to announce that, starting this Monday night at 9:00 p.m. ET, Dr. Lynette Long will host a weekly call-in radio show, Sins of Omission. She wrote this description:
Join Dr. Lynette Long for her weekly call-in show, SINS OF OMISSION, where she unapologetically discusses sexism in our society. Dr. Long [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Nov 8, 2008 in Misogyny, NoQuarter Radio, Obama's Thugs, Sexism, Women, Women and Children, Women's Suffrage | 12 Comments
Ed. Note: We are so very, very, very proud to announce that, starting this Monday night at 9:00 p.m. ET, Dr. Lynette Long will be hosting a weekly radio show that takes callers — like you! Dr. Long chose the name, Sins of Omission, and wrote this description of her plans for this NoQuarter Radio [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Oct 17, 2008 in Democracy, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Democrats Against Obama, McCain/Palin 2008, Misogyny, Obamatopia, Sexism | 112 Comments
Here is the speech I will deliver in several places in New Mexico this weekend. (susanunpc’s note: Later today, Dr. Long will give us the precise locations and times so you can go see her if you live nearby. We’ll also look for her on C-Span and news networks, and try to find videos of [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Oct 3, 2008 in Sarah Palin | 71 Comments
Dr. Lynette Long, a contributing writer to No Quarter, was interviewed by Al Jazeera on the Sarah Palin candidacy. This interview was on Al Jazeera News World Wide.
By Dr. Lynette Long on Sep 29, 2008 in Gender Bias, McCain/Palin 2008, Misogyny, Sexism | 259 Comments
Two weeks ago I published an article on my blog entitled, “THE X FACTOR.” The article went viral and is posted on dozens of blogs. I have received over 1,000 emails commenting on my position as a liberal Democrat voting for McCain-Palin. Most of the emails agreed with my position, but [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Sep 23, 2008 in Bill Clinton, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Gender Bias, Hillary Clinton, McCain/Palin 2008, Media Bias, Misogyny, Sexism | 138 Comments
SusanUnPC’s Foreword: Today, a regular reader Steve sent me this video of Bill Clinton on ABC’s The View, discussing his and Hillary’s feelings about the vice presidency, and also — in a very insightful way — describing the complex sets of reasons why people vote as they do. His remarks are so thoughtful he should [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Aug 21, 2008 in Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Disenfranchisement, Rules and Bylaws Committee, Washington state | 265 Comments
Approximately a year ago thousands of committed volunteers attended “Camp Obama,” a four-day indoctrination program, geared at teaching pre-screened Obama volunteers grass roots organizational strategies.
The training, which specifically focused on the caucus states, taught volunteers to be “ruthless,” “take risks,” and win at all costs. Obama’s campaign and Camp Obama’s strategy which focused [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Aug 13, 2008 in Barack Obama, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic Nomination, Nancy Pelosi, PACs & Lobbying Groups, Superdelegates | 87 Comments
By Dr. Lynette Long || Lynette Long blog
As Americans sat glued to their television sets watching the most hotly contested presidential primary in American history, pundits counted pledged delegates won in caucuses and primaries and discussed the highly prized superdelegates’ endorsements. Eventually it would be these superdelegates, Democratic officials, governors, and members of congress, who [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Jul 30, 2008 in Barack Obama, Clinton, DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton | 95 Comments
Video created by GeekLove in collaboration with Dr. Lynette Long and RealDemocratsUSA.
In a few weeks the historic 2008 Democratic Party Presidential Primary between an African American Man and a White Woman will end. The two candidates competed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam. At the end of [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Jul 28, 2008 in DNC, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Disenfranchisement | 33 Comments
Tune in to our Caucus Irregularities show tonight on BlogTalkRadio.com at 10 p.m. ET. Read the press release.
HELP WANTED. Researcher investigating caucus fraud. Help researcher discover what happened in Texas and the other caucus states. Fill out the following questionaire and email it to DrLynetteLong@aol.com. I need your help to illuminate [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Jul 23, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Disenfranchisement, Electability, Hillary Clinton | 402 Comments
Don Fowler, the former head of the DNC sent a letter to Democratic leaders and major contributors this week urging party unity.
Intended to get resistant Hillary supporters on board, the unity letter is likely to produce the opposite effect. The letter repeatedly stated, “Barack Obama won. It’s over!” In other words, “Get over it,” [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Jul 7, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, Democratic Nomination, Disenfranchisement, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Voter Enfranchisement, Washington state | 235 Comments
On March 4, 2008, Texas held its Democratic Primary, affectionately called the Texas-Two Step. After the polls closed at 7 pm, primary voters could participate in a caucus. Sixty-five percent of the pledged delegates were awarded based on the primary results and the other 35% based on the caucus results.
According to CNN, 2,867,454 votes [...]