TheDemoMemo: April 2008 Archives

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Apr30	Hero With a Vagina Claire Celsi April 30, 2008 Know More: Women Leaders Afghanistan war, PFC Monica Brown, women heroes, women who have received silver star Private First Class Monica Brown was awarded the silver star for bravery in combat, and then removed from her Afghanistan unit for...being a woman. KHOST, Afghanistan -- Pfc. Monica Brown cracked open the door of her Humvee outside a remote village in eastern Afghanistan to the soft pop of bullets shot by Taliban fighters. But instead of taking cover, the 18-year-old medic grabbed her bag and ran through gunfire toward fellow soldiers in a crippled and burning vehicle. Brown, of Lake Jackson, Tex., received a Silver Star in March for repeatedly risking her life on April 25, 2007, to shield and treat her wounded comrades, displaying bravery and grit. She is the second woman since World War II to receive the nation's third-highest combat medal. Within a few days of her heroic acts, however, the Army pulled Brown out of the remote camp in Paktika province where she was serving with a cavalry unit -- because, her platoon commander said, Army restrictions on women in combat barred her from such missions. "We weren't supposed to take her out" on missions "but we had to because there was no other medic," said Lt. Martin Robbins, a platoon leader with Charlie Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, whose men Brown saved. "By regulations you're not supposed to," he said, but Brown "was one of the guys, mixing it up, clearing rooms, doing everything that anybody else was doing." Not only was she asked to join this mission, she did her job bravely and without regard to her own personal safety. If that's not acting like a man, I don't know what is. Bottom line, women can do these jobs, and we should let them if the want to do it. Posted at 8:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr30	Don't Suspend the Gas Tax Claire Celsi April 30, 2008 Hillary Clinton and John McCain are both suggesting that a gas tax holiday is just what the American people need to get through the summer.I say that is the most short-sighted, stupid thing I have ever heard.First of all, if... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Finally, Someone Gets The Problem: Evil Credit Card Companies Claire Celsi April 30, 2008 Now here's a name we haven't heard in quite some time. Senator Chris Dodd is finally waking up from his long slumber on the campaign trail to discover something that any American with a pulse already know: Credit cards companies... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr29	Another Conviction Overturned in Dallas Claire Celsi April 29, 2008 They say everything is bigger and better in Texas. I guess that includes the size of the list of people who were wrongly accused of rape and murder in the 1980's, sentenced to prison and left to rot. The... Continue Reading Posted at 7:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Indiana Voter ID Supreme Court Sad Ruling Claire Celsi April 29, 2008 My donkey is feeling very sad today about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow the state of Indiana to require photo id at polling places. This law not only flies in the face of reason, but reeks of classism... Continue Reading Posted at 7:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Obama Shakes Off Reverend Wright Claire Celsi April 29, 2008 In what must have been one of the most difficult moments in his political life, Barack Obama finally denounced his former pastor in a stinging rebuke that was long overdue.I think about how hard it would have been for me... Continue Reading Posted at 7:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr28	Obama: Scared to Repeat Poor Debate Performance? Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 I don't blame Obama for not wanting to debate Hillary Clinton again. Seriously, he did terrible in the last debate and the media had a field day with previously untouchable candidate that night. Hillary looked brilliant next to the bumbling... Continue Reading Posted at 8:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ben Stein's Intelligent Design Folly Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 As scary as it is to see Ben Stein in shorts on my blog, I had to do it. I had to show you the lengths Ben Stein will go to to promote the silliness otherwise known as "intelligent design."... Continue Reading Posted at 4:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain's Been Sniffing the Heathcare Glue Again! Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 I couldn't find any photos of McCain sniffing glue, so this one will have to do! He doesn't want a "big government" solution, instead, he prefers asking insurance companies and doctors, very nicely, to please stop charging so dang much... Continue Reading Posted at 4:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Finally, Someone Points Out the Obvious: Hillary Gets No Respect Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 Bill Kristol, the token republican columnist at the New York Times, (thanks for letting me steal this lovely mugshot, NYT) has finally put on his big-boy pants and grew some balls. Did he slay a dragon? Yes, in a manner... Continue Reading Posted at 4:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr27	Who Will McCain Pick As A Running Mate? Some Suggestions Claire Celsi April 27, 2008 John McCain supposedly has a "short list" of twenty or so potential running mates. I have no idea what goofballs he has on that list but I have a few suggestions for McCain:Zoe from Sesame Street. Her youth and inexperience... Continue Reading Posted at 9:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr26	Too Little, Too Late, Too Unbelievable Claire Celsi April 26, 2008 John McCain has a lot of extra time on his hands these days, waiting for the democrats to end their nomination slugfest.So, besides trying to raise money, what's a guy to do between visiting his eight homes, buying his trophy... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Onward Christian Soldiers...And Don't Forget the Christian Part Claire Celsi April 26, 2008 Jeremy Hall joined the Army to fight against terrorism and for his country. He missed the part where you have to check the box that says, "I'm a Christian." That's because there isn't one. But when you get there, you'd... Continue Reading Posted at 10:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr25	Thank Goodness Social Security Didn't Go Private Claire Celsi April 25, 2008 Robert Reich makes a good point on his blog...Can you imagine what would have happened if retiree's Social Security checks had been tied to the stock market during this latest recession? They would have taken a double whammy: less equity... Continue Reading Posted at 6:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Tony Snow At CNN: McCain Will Win Claire Celsi April 25, 2008 CNN has finally gone crazy and hired former George W. Bush mouthpiece as a reporter and commentator. The media is so paranoid to prove that they don't have a liberal bias, that they apparently have to hire former Bush people... Continue Reading Posted at 5:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Obama's Fading Magic Claire Celsi April 25, 2008 Oh, the perils of being an unvetted candidate. You knew it would happen sooner or later. Yes, we found out that...drum roll please...Obama is a flawed human being. What a shocker. Just like all the rest of us.What surprises me... Continue Reading Posted at 5:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr20	Obama Folds Under Debate Pressure Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 O-O-O Obama! What the heck happened to you when the press started grilling your tootsies under the same flame that Hillary has had to put up with since last year?I found a cute post by Madeleine Begun Kane that teases... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Boswell vs. Fallon in Iowa's 3rd District Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 The Iowa blogosphere has been abuzz lately with "comparison" posts featuring the candidates for the third congressional district primary here in the central part of the state. The incumbent democratic congressman, Leonard Boswell is a veteran of the Iowa senate,... Continue Reading Posted at 11:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Iowa Caucus New Voter Count Is In Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 In a story that has more legs than a centipede, the facts are sometimes overlooked. In the run-up to the Iowa Caucus, republicans in the state predicted that allowing voters to register the same night at the caucus site would... Continue Reading Posted at 11:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Clinton Holds Lead Among Gun Owners, Bowlers, and Undecideds Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton is maintaining her lead among Pennsylvania democrats, which is no surprise since she went in with such a huge lead. But the more interesting facts about the latest polling breakout numbers are some of the most interesting I've... Continue Reading Posted at 10:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The White House Project and O Magazine Collaborate on Training Conference Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 The White House Project, an organization dedicated to advancing female leadership presence in all aspects of society, up to and including the White House, is holding a leadership conference in New York City June 20-22. In cooperation with O Magazine,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Obama Doesn't Seem So Eloquent Now Claire Celsi April 14, 2008 Barack Obama needs to practice his talking points, and he can't let down his guard, even among friends. Every word that comes out of his mouth is being analyzed and interpreted by millions. It seems to me that he struggles... Continue Reading Posted at 7:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Global Food Supply Beyond Tipping Point Claire Celsi April 14, 2008 The world is waiting for leadership, and meanwhile, people all over the world are literally scrambling to make ends meet. Rice and wheat prices have doubled in the space of a few short months. Riots are breaking out in countries... Continue Reading Posted at 6:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 1	Wal-Mart's Problem: They Have to Be Told to Do the Right Thing Claire Celsi April 1, 2008 Wal-Mart has finally reversed itself on the Debbie Shank case. The corporate behemoth will no longer go after her 400,000 medical care fund.In its previous statement, Wal-Mart insisted that it was "obligated" by insurance plan rules to go after the... Continue Reading Posted at 7:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Apr30	Hero With a Vagina Claire Celsi April 30, 2008 Know More: Women Leaders Afghanistan war, PFC Monica Brown, women heroes, women who have received silver star Private First Class Monica Brown was awarded the silver star for bravery in combat, and then removed from her Afghanistan unit for...being a woman. KHOST, Afghanistan -- Pfc. Monica Brown cracked open the door of her Humvee outside a remote village in eastern Afghanistan to the soft pop of bullets shot by Taliban fighters. But instead of taking cover, the 18-year-old medic grabbed her bag and ran through gunfire toward fellow soldiers in a crippled and burning vehicle. Brown, of Lake Jackson, Tex., received a Silver Star in March for repeatedly risking her life on April 25, 2007, to shield and treat her wounded comrades, displaying bravery and grit. She is the second woman since World War II to receive the nation's third-highest combat medal. Within a few days of her heroic acts, however, the Army pulled Brown out of the remote camp in Paktika province where she was serving with a cavalry unit -- because, her platoon commander said, Army restrictions on women in combat barred her from such missions. "We weren't supposed to take her out" on missions "but we had to because there was no other medic," said Lt. Martin Robbins, a platoon leader with Charlie Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, whose men Brown saved. "By regulations you're not supposed to," he said, but Brown "was one of the guys, mixing it up, clearing rooms, doing everything that anybody else was doing." Not only was she asked to join this mission, she did her job bravely and without regard to her own personal safety. If that's not acting like a man, I don't know what is. Bottom line, women can do these jobs, and we should let them if the want to do it. Posted at 8:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr30	Don't Suspend the Gas Tax Claire Celsi April 30, 2008 Hillary Clinton and John McCain are both suggesting that a gas tax holiday is just what the American people need to get through the summer.I say that is the most short-sighted, stupid thing I have ever heard.First of all, if... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Finally, Someone Gets The Problem: Evil Credit Card Companies Claire Celsi April 30, 2008 Now here's a name we haven't heard in quite some time. Senator Chris Dodd is finally waking up from his long slumber on the campaign trail to discover something that any American with a pulse already know: Credit cards companies... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr29	Another Conviction Overturned in Dallas Claire Celsi April 29, 2008 They say everything is bigger and better in Texas. I guess that includes the size of the list of people who were wrongly accused of rape and murder in the 1980's, sentenced to prison and left to rot. The... Continue Reading Posted at 7:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Indiana Voter ID Supreme Court Sad Ruling Claire Celsi April 29, 2008 My donkey is feeling very sad today about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow the state of Indiana to require photo id at polling places. This law not only flies in the face of reason, but reeks of classism... Continue Reading Posted at 7:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Obama Shakes Off Reverend Wright Claire Celsi April 29, 2008 In what must have been one of the most difficult moments in his political life, Barack Obama finally denounced his former pastor in a stinging rebuke that was long overdue.I think about how hard it would have been for me... Continue Reading Posted at 7:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr28	Obama: Scared to Repeat Poor Debate Performance? Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 I don't blame Obama for not wanting to debate Hillary Clinton again. Seriously, he did terrible in the last debate and the media had a field day with previously untouchable candidate that night. Hillary looked brilliant next to the bumbling... Continue Reading Posted at 8:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ben Stein's Intelligent Design Folly Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 As scary as it is to see Ben Stein in shorts on my blog, I had to do it. I had to show you the lengths Ben Stein will go to to promote the silliness otherwise known as "intelligent design."... Continue Reading Posted at 4:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain's Been Sniffing the Heathcare Glue Again! Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 I couldn't find any photos of McCain sniffing glue, so this one will have to do! He doesn't want a "big government" solution, instead, he prefers asking insurance companies and doctors, very nicely, to please stop charging so dang much... Continue Reading Posted at 4:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Finally, Someone Points Out the Obvious: Hillary Gets No Respect Claire Celsi April 28, 2008 Bill Kristol, the token republican columnist at the New York Times, (thanks for letting me steal this lovely mugshot, NYT) has finally put on his big-boy pants and grew some balls. Did he slay a dragon? Yes, in a manner... Continue Reading Posted at 4:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr27	Who Will McCain Pick As A Running Mate? Some Suggestions Claire Celsi April 27, 2008 John McCain supposedly has a "short list" of twenty or so potential running mates. I have no idea what goofballs he has on that list but I have a few suggestions for McCain:Zoe from Sesame Street. Her youth and inexperience... Continue Reading Posted at 9:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr26	Too Little, Too Late, Too Unbelievable Claire Celsi April 26, 2008 John McCain has a lot of extra time on his hands these days, waiting for the democrats to end their nomination slugfest.So, besides trying to raise money, what's a guy to do between visiting his eight homes, buying his trophy... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Onward Christian Soldiers...And Don't Forget the Christian Part Claire Celsi April 26, 2008 Jeremy Hall joined the Army to fight against terrorism and for his country. He missed the part where you have to check the box that says, "I'm a Christian." That's because there isn't one. But when you get there, you'd... Continue Reading Posted at 10:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr25	Thank Goodness Social Security Didn't Go Private Claire Celsi April 25, 2008 Robert Reich makes a good point on his blog...Can you imagine what would have happened if retiree's Social Security checks had been tied to the stock market during this latest recession? They would have taken a double whammy: less equity... Continue Reading Posted at 6:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Tony Snow At CNN: McCain Will Win Claire Celsi April 25, 2008 CNN has finally gone crazy and hired former George W. Bush mouthpiece as a reporter and commentator. The media is so paranoid to prove that they don't have a liberal bias, that they apparently have to hire former Bush people... Continue Reading Posted at 5:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Obama's Fading Magic Claire Celsi April 25, 2008 Oh, the perils of being an unvetted candidate. You knew it would happen sooner or later. Yes, we found out that...drum roll please...Obama is a flawed human being. What a shocker. Just like all the rest of us.What surprises me... Continue Reading Posted at 5:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr20	Obama Folds Under Debate Pressure Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 O-O-O Obama! What the heck happened to you when the press started grilling your tootsies under the same flame that Hillary has had to put up with since last year?I found a cute post by Madeleine Begun Kane that teases... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Boswell vs. Fallon in Iowa's 3rd District Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 The Iowa blogosphere has been abuzz lately with "comparison" posts featuring the candidates for the third congressional district primary here in the central part of the state. The incumbent democratic congressman, Leonard Boswell is a veteran of the Iowa senate,... Continue Reading Posted at 11:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Iowa Caucus New Voter Count Is In Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 In a story that has more legs than a centipede, the facts are sometimes overlooked. In the run-up to the Iowa Caucus, republicans in the state predicted that allowing voters to register the same night at the caucus site would... Continue Reading Posted at 11:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Clinton Holds Lead Among Gun Owners, Bowlers, and Undecideds Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton is maintaining her lead among Pennsylvania democrats, which is no surprise since she went in with such a huge lead. But the more interesting facts about the latest polling breakout numbers are some of the most interesting I've... Continue Reading Posted at 10:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The White House Project and O Magazine Collaborate on Training Conference Claire Celsi April 20, 2008 The White House Project, an organization dedicated to advancing female leadership presence in all aspects of society, up to and including the White House, is holding a leadership conference in New York City June 20-22. In cooperation with O Magazine,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Obama Doesn't Seem So Eloquent Now Claire Celsi April 14, 2008 Barack Obama needs to practice his talking points, and he can't let down his guard, even among friends. Every word that comes out of his mouth is being analyzed and interpreted by millions. It seems to me that he struggles... Continue Reading Posted at 7:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Global Food Supply Beyond Tipping Point Claire Celsi April 14, 2008 The world is waiting for leadership, and meanwhile, people all over the world are literally scrambling to make ends meet. Rice and wheat prices have doubled in the space of a few short months. Riots are breaking out in countries... Continue Reading Posted at 6:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 1	Wal-Mart's Problem: They Have to Be Told to Do the Right Thing Claire Celsi April 1, 2008 Wal-Mart has finally reversed itself on the Debbie Shank case. The corporate behemoth will no longer go after her 400,000 medical care fund.In its previous statement, Wal-Mart insisted that it was "obligated" by insurance plan rules to go after the... Continue Reading Posted at 7:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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