Posts by Kathy Groob
A Bet on Clinton – If They Network, She Will Run
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, New York Times -A new group dedicated to paving the way for a Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 has already recruited dozens of the Democratic Party’s elite donors and bundlers, effectively kicking off the presidential money hunt more than three years before Election Day. The group also produced buttons to distribute to…
Read MoreObama, Hillary Clinton Lunch: Top Dems Meet Over Private Meal At White House
Huffington Post – WASHINGTON — It’s the most talked about lunch in the nation’s capital. President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are dining privately at the White House Monday. While it’s not the first time the pair have seen each other since Clinton left the administration earlier this year, each of…
Read MoreBitchy Resting Face and female niceness: Why do women have to smile more than men?
Slate Magazine – Back in April, Slate V contributor Taylor Orci created a PSA video about a dire condition afflicting a subset of women: Bitchy Resting Face.* “That’s just my face” is the cri de coeur of the BRF sufferer, who looks pissed even when she’s not judging your outfit or dreaming up schemes against unsuspecting colleagues.…
Read MoreHillary Clinton miniseries coming to NBC
By CAITLIN MCDEVITT, POLITICO Actress Diane Lane is starring as Hillary Clinton in a new NBC miniseries, the network announced on Saturday, Variety reports: [NBC Entertainment chief Bob] Greenblatt said the Peacock is working on a miniseries about Hillary Clinton to star Diane Lane. The role of Bill Clinton has not yet been cast, nor…
Read MoreLindy Boggs Dead: Former Rep. Dies At 97
Huffington Post – WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Lindy Boggs, a plantation-born Louisianan who used her soft-spoken grace to fight for civil rights during nearly 18 years in Congress after succeeding her late husband in the House, died Saturday. She was 97. Boggs, who later served three years as ambassador to the Vatican during the Clinton…
Read MoreHPV Vaccine Not Reaching Enough Girls, C.D.C. Says
By SABRINA TAVERNISE,New York Times – The very low vaccination rate for teenage girls against the human papillomavirus — the most common sexually transmitted infection and a principal cause of cervical cancer — did not improve at all from 2011 to 2012, and health officials on Thursday said a survey found that doctors were often failing…
Read MoreHarry Reid: Hillary Clinton Would ‘Handle Things Probably Even Better’ Than Bill Clinton
Huffington Post – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made no secret of his admiration of Hillary Clinton during a recent interview, saying he’s a “bigger fan” of the former secretary of state than of her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Talking Points Memo picked up a transcript of Reid’s Wednesday night interview with Judy…
Read MoreAnthony Weiner is really Carlos Danger?
By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen – Just when New Yorkers had begun to think Anthony Weiner had rehabilitated himself, enter Carlos Danger. Carlos Danger is an alias being used by New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner when Tweeting naked photos of his private parts to young women. Seriously? Come on voters of New York. You…
Read MoreNOTE TO POLITICIANS: This is how you apologize
ABC News’ Betsy Klein reports: On the eve of her 60th birthday, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill said that she has officially buried the hatchet with Bill and Hillary Clinton. McCaskill, who recently signed on to an effort to encourage Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, acknowledged that she was wrong to say in a…
Read MoreReady for Hillary Campaign Builds Volunteer Base
Ready for Hillary Teams Up with 270 Strategies to Build National Grassroots Army, Harness Volunteer Excitement for Potential 2016 Clinton Candidacy Top Obama Campaign Veterans Will Lead Ready for Hillary Organizing Strategy, Develop Field Operation From the Ground Up MCLEAN, VA – The national grassroots organization Ready for Hillary today announced it is partnering with…
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