Mrs./Miss. v. Ms.

By Ms. Stephanie Atwood -

Now let's talk about Mrs. v. Ms.

This stuff is important.

Use of "Ms." as a standard, adult female title has not been around all that long. In 1972 when Gloria Steinem first published the feminist periodical MS. Magazine, the word was politically volatile and not commonly used by the general public. Ms. Steinem and other politically outspoken women have done wonderful things to advance this word to its appropriate level of use as a respectful term for adult women, without the tag of belonging to someone else through marriage. It is less common now to hear women describe themselves as "Mrs. John Doe" but as a child, I heard it often. This insidious trio of words removes the identity and any unique quality of the woman and reduces her to married, female property belonging to John Doe.

How else are we to look at this?

Thank goodness, times have changed. The term Ms. evolved from a justified concern that women should be considered with more equality and less discrimination.

But, as it seems, the use of Ms. can sometimes be misconstrued as demeaning to women.

By what authority?

NONE.

We're in law school. Seeking a professional degree.

Would it be unreasonable to ask that we behave professionally

Feminism can thank this individual for setting their cause back another decade.

If you want equality, quit playing the card.

I'm a Jew for god's sake!

Not prone to discrimination...and I was sure raised better than that.

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Southpark SEC Coaches

They are all pretty spot-on.

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My Favorite Mistake:

So I've spent the last month working on my Law & Medicine paper entitled:

The "Model State Emergency Health Powers Act" Quarantine Provisions: Overview, Legislative Update, Assessment, and Recommendation.

It has been a hell of a project.

I can honestly say I've never put this kind of effort into researching a subject and articulating my thoughts.

What can I say, Joe King brings out the best in me.

The mistake is this: I accidentally wrote the whole paper in 1.5 spacing instead of double spacing.

After a grueling 8 hour Sunday night in the library, I was only at 21 pages.

I need 25-30.

But then I realized my mistake.

The result?

26 pages.

Now all I need to do is write a conclusion.

Sometimes its nice to screw up.

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The GOP lost one of the good ones

Outgoing Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee said Thursday that he would not vote to move John Bolton's nomination to the U.N. out of the Foreign Relations Committee and to the Senate floor during the "lame duck" session of congress.

This is the time they Congress is in session between election day and inauguration in January.

His decision not to vote makes it a 9-9 tie on a committee with 10 Republicans and 8 Democrats.

Chafee was quoted as saying:

"The American people have spoken out against the president's agenda on a number of fronts, and presumably one of those is on foreign policy,"

&

"And at this late stage in my term, I'm not going to endorse something the American people have spoke out against."

Its a shame that it was the moderate Republicans that were defeated. While it presents the Democrats with a unique opportunity to create a middle ground that all Americans can identify with, it will continue to push the Republican party more towards the right, and the religious right at that.

Anyways, my point is, Chafee has it right. The fact that Bush tried to squeeze this through before the new Congress could be sworn in just shows you how much regard the Administration has for the will of its people.

Its disappointing.

But at least Lincoln has it right.

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Pronto Condoms

No joke, you've got to see this.

demo video.

Don't worry, its not graphic, you can watch it at work/school.

No longer fear struggling to get a condom open, or in place...

For more info about the company or the product, check out their website.

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This won't help a broken marriage...

Don't send your ex this letter!

(unless you just want the remote)

Dear Connie,

I know the counselor said we shouldn’t contact each other during our “cooling off” period, but I couldn’t wait anymore. The day you left, I swore I’d never talk to you again. But that was just the wounded little boy in me talking. Still, I never wanted to be the first one to make contact. In my fantasies, it was always you who would come crawling back to me. I guess my pride needed that. But now I see that my pride has cost me a lot of things. I’m tired of pretending I don’t miss you. I don’t care about looking bad anymore. I don’t care who makes the first move as long as one of us does.

Maybe it’s time we let our hearts speak as loudly as our hurt. And this is what my heart says “There’s no one like you, Connie.” I look for you in the eyes and breasts of every woman I see, but they’re not you. They’re not even close. Two weeks ago, I met this girl at Flamingos and brought her home with me. I don’t say this to hurt you, but just to illustrate the depth of my desperation.

She was young, maybe 19, with one of those perfect bodies that only youth and maybe a childhood spent ice skating can give you. I mean, just a perfect body. Tits like you wouldn’t believe and an ass that just wouldn’t quit. Every man’s dream, right? But as I sat on the couch being blown by this stunner, I thought, look at the stuff we’ve made important in our lives. It’s all so superficial.

What does a perfect body mean? Does it make her better in bed? Well, in this case, yes, but you see what I’m getting at. Does it make her a better person? Does she have a better heart than my moderately attractive Connie? I doubt it. And I’m never really thought of that before.

I don’t know, maybe I’m just growing up a little. Later, after I’m tossed her about a half a pint of throat yogurt, I found myself thinking, “Why do I feel so drained and empty?” It wasn’t just her flawless technique or her slutty, shameless hunger, but something else. Some nagging feeling of loss. Why did it feel so incomplete? And then it hit me. It didn’t feel the same because you weren’t there to watch. Do you know what I mean? Nothing feels the same without you. Jesus, Connie, I’m just going crazy without you. And everything I do just reminds me of you.

Do you remember Carol, that single mom we met at the Holiday Inn lounge last year? Well, she dropped by last week with a pan of lasagna. She said she figured I wasn’t eating right without a woman around. I didn’t know what she meant till later, but that’s not the real story.

Anyway, we had a few glasses of wine and the next thing you know, we’re banging away in our old bedroom. And this tart’s a total monster in the sack. She’s giving me everything, you know, like a real woman does when she’s not hung up about her weight or her career and whether the kids can hear us. And all of a sudden, she spots that tilting mirror on your grandmother’s old vanity. So she puts it on the floor and we straddle it, right, so we can watch ourselves. And it’s totally hot, but it makes me sad, too. Cause I can’t help thinking, “Why didn’t Connie ever put the mirror on the floor? We’ve had this old vanity for what, 14 years, and we never used it as a sex toy.”

Saturday, your sister drops by with my copy of the restraining order. I mean, Vicky’s just a kid and all, but she’s got a pretty good head on her shoulders and she’s been a real friend to me during this painful time. She’s given me lots of good advice about you and about women in general. She’s pulling for us to get back together, Connie, she really is. So we’re doing Jell-O shots in a hot bubble bath and talking about happier times. Here’s this teenage girl with the same DNA as you and all I can do is think of how much she looked like you when you were 18. And that just about makes me cry.

And then it turns out Vicky’s really into the whole anal thing, that gets me to thinking about how many times I pressured you about trying it and how that probably fuelled some of the bitterness between us. But do you see how even then, when I’m thrusting inside your baby sister’s cinnamon ring, all I can do is think of you. It’s true, Connie. In your heart you must know it. Don’t you think we could start over? Just wipe out all the grievances away and start fresh? I think we can.

If you feel the same please, please, please let me know.

Otherwise, can you let me know where the fucking remote is?

Love, Dan

This was found at:
http://cooldestiny.wordpress.com/2005/09/30/worlds-best-divorce-letter/

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2008 Presidential Campaigns: Tom Vilsack (Democrat)

The outgoing Governor of Iowa has declared his intentions to run for the Democratic Presidential Nominiation.

"Americans sent a clear message on Tuesday. They want leaders who will take this country in a new direction," Vilsack, Iowa's two-term governor, said in a statement. "They want leaders who share their values, understand their needs, and respect their intelligence. That's what I've done as governor of Iowa, and that's what I intend to do as president."

Want to learn more about Vilsack?

Tom Vilsack, on the issues.

Tom Vilsack at wikipedia.com.

Tom Vilsack - The Governor of Iowa.

Tom Vilsack on "The Charlie Rose Show"

Vilsack was the first Democrat elected Governor of Iowa in almost 30 years, and when he ran, he promised the voters he would limit himself to two terms. He honored that request, while working to get his Democratic friend Chet Culver elected to take his spot.

Vilsack was born in Pittsburg, December 30, 1950. Vilsack was orphaned at birth, and adopted in 1951. He received a bachelor's degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1972, and received a law degree from Albany Law School in 1975.

In 1987 he was elected Mayor of Mount Pleasant Iowa following the murder of the previous mayor (by a disgruntled citizen). In 1992 Vilsack ran and was elected to the Iowa Senate where he served until 1998 when he was elected Governor.

Vilsack considers himself a moderate, and is running from a platform similar to that of Former President Bill Clinton. Vilsack heads the Democratic Leadership Council, a centrist group that former President Clinton used to help launch his candidacy.

The Governor will head out Nov 30 on a muti-state tour to spread the word about his candidacy.

It will all come down to Iowa for Vilsack. If he can't win his home state in the first primary of the year, in early 2008, there is no hope for a presidential bid.

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