Category: Women and Children
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Dec 17, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Education, General Election, Misogyny, Ohio, Sexism, South Carolina, Washington state | View Comments
There is lots going on in the news. I’d like to touch on just a few of the stories, and you can feel free to add your own in the Comments. So here it is, the good, the bad, the ugly, and a return to the good. As Bronwyn reported yesterday, my governor, Nikki Haley, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 4, 2011 in Abuse, Congress (House & Senate), Crime, Current Affairs, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, President Barack Obama, Wall Street | View Comments
Amazingly, Occupy Wall Street continues to be in the news, though not quite so positively now as more violence erupts in major cities. Not to mention the sexual assaults by OWS men against OWS women coming to light despite the attempts by OWS people to cover it up. Indeed, the polls are showing people are [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 5, 2011 in Abortion, Abuse, Current Affairs, Forced Prostitution, Gender Bias, Human Rights, Misogyny, Sexism, Women, Women and Children, World | View Comments
Debra Saunders had a disturbing piece up at the San Francisco Chronicle recently. In the midst of all of the haggling, blaming, and name calling going on at the Hill, this may not seem like an exciting, gotcha kind of story, but it is an important one, and highlights a situation that will have a [...]
By Nail Em Up on Jul 6, 2011 in 9/11, Abuse, AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Censorship, Civil Liberties & Rights, Civil Rights, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Hollywood, Human Rights, Islam, Jihadists, Media, Print, Media, Television, Muslim, Muslims & Arabs, National Defense, National Security, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, Terrorism, Torture, Women and Children, World | View Comments
The tense relationship between Pakistan and the United States has often been described as a bad marriage. Like a couple teetering on divorce but frozen in mutually dependent inertia, the U.S. wants one thing while Pakistan wants another, at least most of the time. This love-hate relationship long precedes the September 11th attacks. The last [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 7, 2011 in Abuse, Congress (House & Senate), Crime, Current Affairs, Democrats, Egypt, Gay Rights, Gender Bias, Germany, Human Rights, Misogyny, New York State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, US Senate, Women and Children, World | View Comments
On Monday, June 6th, while Congressman Weiner finally admitted he is a big fat lying pervert with no morals or sense of decency, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Title IX. To celebrate Women in Sports, especially with the Women’s World Cup (soccer) coming up this summer, Secretary Clinton delivered [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 1, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Human Rights, Misogyny, Muslims & Arabs, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Sharia Law | View Comments
This headline caught my eye, and disgusted me, all at the same time, “Egyptian General Admits ‘Virginity Checks’ Performed On Some Protesters.” As one would deduce, the headline means WOMEN protesters. This is disturbing on so many levels, not the least of which how women continue to be treated. At first there were denials that [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 19, 2011 in Benjamin Netanyahu, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Women and Children | View Comments
Update below the fold. President Obama made quite the speech today on the Middle East, including Israel, our ally, right before Prime Minister Netanyahu visits. And oh, what an, um, interesting speech it was. If you have the time, inclination, and intestinal fortitude to watch Obama deliver it, and I warn you, he does go [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 19, 2011 in Abuse, Bill Clinton, Current Affairs, France, International Monetary Fund, Misogyny, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sexism | View Comments
By now, I am sure everyone has heard about the alleged rape of a Sofitel maid in Manhattan by IMF leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Strauss-Kahn is currently being held at Riker’s Island, in New York. The list of charges against him include first degree rape, and kidnapping. He’s in a boatload of trouble, and finally resigned [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 1, 2011 in Abuse, Crime, Current Affairs, Egypt, Misogyny, Women and Children | View Comments
* Bumped Up From April 29th * (so that we may discuss Logan’s interview on “60 Minutes” tonight) Lara Logan, the CBS “60 Minutes” reporter who was brutally assaulted in Egypt back in February, has given an interview to one of her “60 Minutes” colleagues, to be aired on May 1, 2011. You may recall [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 31, 2011 in Abuse, California, Civil Liberties & Rights, Current Affairs, Egypt, Forced Prostitution, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Iran, Linda Anselmi, Misogyny, Pakistan, Sexism, Texas, Women and Children, Women's History Month | View Comments
I freely admit, I did not see this one coming. My friend and fellow NQ writer, Linda Anselmi, shared the following article with me, most appropos for bringing to an end Women’s History Month. And that would be this Bloomberg article, Saudi Women Inspired by Fall of Mubarak Step Up Equality Demand. Wow, right? Honestly, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 21, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Egypt, Human Rights, Islam, Muslim, Sharia Law, Women | View Comments
After forcing out Mubarak as leader of Egypt, Egyptians held a vote on Sunday on a number of different amendments and changes. One of the issues on which the people voted was whether or not to have speedy elections. The people have spoken, and the answer is: yes. Yes, they do want speedy elections. Here’s [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 13, 2011 in Afghanistan, Chelsea Clinton, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Policy, Gender Bias, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Iran, Misogyny, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, State Department, Women and Children | View Comments
(March 10, 2011 – Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images North America) The above photograph was taken at the Diller-von Furstenberg 2nd Annual Awards, as Chelsea presented her mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with the first Inspiration Award. Some of the most poignant moments for me of the 2008 Campaign were to see Chelsea Clinton [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 9, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Forced Prostitution, Gender Bias, Human Rights, Iraq, Misogyny, Women and Children | View Comments
I wrote this two years ago after International Women’s Day (which was Tuesday, the 100th such celebration). I have written about women in Afghanistan recently, and this one also looks at women there, and other countries, as well. We are all connected, each and every one of us. As long as women and girls are [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 8, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Gender Bias, Human Rights, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Women, Women and Children | View Comments
Recently, faithful NQ Reader, Cindy, asked that I reprint this post from last year. Since it is Women’s History Month, this seems like an appropriate time to do so. I have not seen recent poll numbers for Secretary Clinton, but other than that, the numbers remain in the same ballpark, sadly. One day, I hope [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 24, 2011 in Abuse, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Human Rights, Misogyny, Obama's Priorities, Richard Holbrooke, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Taliban, Women and Children | View Comments
Particularly, about the Taliban in Afghanistan and how it treats women. Now, I realize this might just seem like an “out of the clear blue sky” kinda thing, but trust me when I tell you it is not. (Photo by Steve Evans) First, I should say that before the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, [...]