Posts by Kathy Groob
A blow for women – Supreme Court sides with Walmart against women’s rights
MSNBC – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court blocked the largest sexual-discrimination lawsuit ever from proceeding as a class action on Monday, handing a victory to Wal-Mart in a case that pitted the massive retailer against millions of its female employees. The court’s decision could have broad implications for workers seeking jointly to sue their employers in…
Read MoreMeet the Newest Member of Congress – Kathy Hochul of New York’s 26th District
Kathy Hochul Hits the Ground Running By Kathy Groob –Upstate New York’s 26th Congressional District was a seat that no Democrat could win. That was until Kathy Hochul’s upset victory got the attention of the nation on May 24th when she became the first woman to win the seat that was previously held by Republicans.…
Read MoreHistoric Marine base gets 1st-ever female general
AP – PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — For the first time in its 96-year history, a female general will lead the famed Marine Corps training installation at South Carolina’s Parris Island. The Marine Corps says Brig. Gen. Loretta Reynolds will take charge of the depot Friday. The one-star Naval Academy graduate is taking command from Brig. Gen.…
Read MoreWhen It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won’t Be Boys
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg for The New York Times – “There was a collective rolling of the eyes and a distinct sense of “Here we go again” among the women of the House of Representatives last week when yet another male politician, Representative Anthony D. Weiner, confessed his “terrible mistakes” and declared himself “deeply sorry…
Read MoreHahn Campaign to file FEC complaint Against Huey Campaign for alliance with maker of horrible commercial
Hahn Campaign Calls for Federal Investigation into Possible Coordination Between Huey Campaign and Independent Expenditure Following the release of the most explicit, racist and sexist pro-Huey online smear commercial, the Janice Hahn for Congress campaign announced it was filing a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) calling for a Federal Investigation into linkages between…
Read MoreSUMMER READING BUZZ: What political candidates should never do, and other “Neverisms”
By Kathy Groob – My friend and author, Dr. Mardy Grothe’s new book Neverisms started me thinking about the list of things never to do when you are running for public office. Like never forget to send thank you notes to your donors, never print a mail piece or door hanger without a disclaimer, never show…
Read MoreThird state axes funding for Planned Parenthood
Huffington Post – Republican state representatives in North Carolina voted to override Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of the state budget Wednesday morning, ensuring that a provision to strip all federal and state money from Planned Parenthood will take effect on July 1. North Carolina is now the third state, after Indiana and Kansas, to…
Read MoreMost Offensive Campaign Ad Against Women Ever!
Salon – A screengrab from the Turn Right USA ad targeting Janice Hahn who is running for Congress in California. The creator of a deliberately offensive ad portraying a female congressional candidate as a stripper and featuring two black men holding guns and repeatedly screaming, “Give me your cash, bitch!” is refusing to apologize to critics…
Read MoreJanice Kovach to Seek Interim Mayor’s Seat in Clinton NJ
Former Clinton New Jersey councilmember Janice Kovach, who filed to run for mayor in the Town of Clinton on April 11, 2011, has announced that she will seek to fill the seat of mayor recently vacated by former Mayor Christine Schaumburg, who abruptly resigned on June 30, 2011. Kovach, who is unopposed in today’s Democratic…
Read MoreLatin America’s former first ladies bid to break macho presidential mold
By Rory Campbell for The Guardian – Hillary Clinton failed to make the transition, but former first ladies across Latin America are following in her footsteps and campaigning to become presidents, in what may become a fresh wave of female heads of state in the region. Former “primeras damas” in Guatemala, Honduras and Argentina have…
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