“‘”There is no one more surprised than I — except, of course, my husband. You know what they say, ‘Behind every successful woman there is an astonished man.’” said Ann E. Dunwoody, 55, the first female four-star General in the United States Army.

“I grew up in a family that didn’t know what glass ceilings were,” she said. “This nomination only reaffirms what I have known to be true about the military throughout my career — that the doors continue to open for men and women in uniform.”

Read about her rise to power in a very, very patriarchal profession on MSNBC.com

Salute!

It’s not your grandma’s modesty and “don’t do it.” It’s a hotter, sexier, kind of “don’t do it” that Sarah Palin exemplifies.
Had the sexier version of “don’t do it” and the empoweringly hot message of “make him chase you to the alter and then do it wildly,” been the focus of my community’s “don’t do it” message when I was growing up . . . .
Well, I might not have done it. . .
Read the article about the Sexy Puritan type at Slate.
I’m kind of Sexy {Feminist} Puritan aren’t I?

The Associated Press checked the facts against what Sarah Palin said last night.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to read it before you watch John McCain’s speech.

Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention.

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Sarah Palin had a Downs Syndrome baby last year.

Great CHOICE.

Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is having a baby resulting from a teen pregnancy.

Great CHOICE.

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“Sarah Palin is hot. I’d hit it like the Exxon Valdez.” from twitter.

“Biden will spank her =)” from twitter.

Vice President I’d Like to Fuck dot com (VIPLF.com) acronym for a new website up within hours of her nomination.

These are just examples of the sexually derogatory sexism appearing all over the internet in the first few HOURS of Sarah Palin’s nomination as McCain’s VP.

Still think all the sexism and misogyny in this election was about Hillary personally? Maybe now you realize it’s about all women?
Including YOU and Me.

Just for fun let’s collect them: So we all understand what kind …read more

Dear Tracee,
Standing on that stage tonight in front of 20,000 Democrats unified behind Senator Obama, I saw a bright future for America. I saw millions of people across the country working as one to elect the next Democratic President. I saw a new President and a new Congress giving a voice to the voiceless. I saw America, the land of endless potential, regaining its role as a leader in the world.

I couldn’t be prouder of our party, of our nominee, and of all the work you and I have done together over the course of this campaign on behalf of …read more

I’m disappointed in you Barack Obama. No woman.

I guess you didn’t take my email very seriously.

Oh, and I never got the text message.
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by Tracee Sioux

I was anxious to find the Hillary-supporting women who have been saying they will vote for McCain or refrain from voting all together. I have read their arguments on the Internet and they seemed illogical, hysterical, and easily distracted to me – until I met them.
I was shocked out of my britches to find they were wise black grandmothers who have been down this road before and learned their lesson.
(Please note that the above photo is everyone on the Hillary bus I rode, not necessarily Hillary supporters threatenting to boycott Obama.)

These women told me how …read more

Hop on over to So Sioux Me to read about how I’m spending the day weeping over Hillary’s loss.