I have long been a fan of CBS’ The Good Wife. Yet, the quality of the actors and the show notwithstanding, I take exception t0 producers’ political stunt casting. The Good Wife is one several shows to hire real world political operatives to play themselves, so it is by no means the only culprit, just the most recent. Their choice to cast Valerie Jarrett, arguably President Obama’s closest and most...
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New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, once famously called “the Senate’s hottest member” by Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, has a book coming out this month entitled “Off the Sidelines.” In it, she shares that she has had to put up with sexual harassment and “fat shaming” from other male Senate colleagues and Congressmen. The Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus shares a few of the...
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It is always my privilege to be a guest on the top rated Jerry Doyle Show. Jerry and I debate the power of women in the upcoming midterms, some risky Senate races and why women don’t give more dough politically. Often, money equals influence so its important for women to find new ways to make themselves heard. For some background on the changing fortunes of...
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Jerry and I catch up on all things “vacational” and political before digging into my latest article asking if we are finally ready to embrace female leadership! I inquire whether a piece of pop culture, like the mighty Kacy Catanzaro shocking the world by completing the American Ninja Warrior Final’s course and beating out many men who could not even complete these herculean physical tasks,...
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Mighty Kacy Catanzaro (ht. 5 feet, wt. 100 lbs.) just made history on American Ninja Warrior as the only woman to complete the course at the Dallas finals. Her jaw-dropping performance, beating out many men in the process, is an inspiration to women and girls everywhere. Her video, shared below, has had nearly 6 million hits. While many were moved by her discipline and achievement,...
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Last week’s firestorm set off by the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision has brought into sharp focus the problem Republicans have in their outreach to women. Rather than Utah Senator Mike Lee et al taking a victory lap over Hobby Lobby’s exemption from covering 4 types of contraception that it (wrongly) classifies as abortifacients in its health care plan, what should trouble Conservatives is the...
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On her book tour for Hard Choices, Hillary Clinton has been getting a fair amount of lambasting from a pundit class that looks to be lying in wait in the tall grass. As usual, Secretary Clinton is graded by a different metric than other potential candidates, or private citizens (she is one right now) would receive. How good would ever be good enough in her case? I answer those...
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Thrilled to share my first appearance as a commentator on Newsmax TV. They roll out on Directv next week and host Ed Berliner is a true gent. We discuss Hillary’s book launch, Benghazi, what the American people want in a leader going forward, and read the tea leaves on Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s shocking loss to an unknown in the VA primary Tuesday night… Enjoy the...
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I’m so proud to be one of the bloggers chosen by BlogHer as a Voice of the Year for my piece on World War II’s unsung female war heroes… please click the image to read… Also, a note of deep gratitude to Messrs. John Litchfield and Richard Pindlebury for their detailed features on Nancy Wake and Irene Sendler, which I had quoted in my piece. Over the...
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Jon Stewart’s brilliant takedown of the preposterous double standards leveled at Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein and, for that matter, all women in politics is almost enough to make me forgive him for not sharing this in 2008… I’ll take it now. Thanks, Jon. Honestly, this ought to be required viewing for all talking heads. Watch and enjoy! (here is the link, just in case) ******************************* Anita Finlay...
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