http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/now/ en-us Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:30:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115973/posts In mid-September, N.O.W. President Kim Gandy announced the organization's PAC endorsement of Barack Obama. The old misrepresentation as an organization representing all women everywhere has been replaced by somewhat more subtle image maintenance. It is no coincidence that I am joined in this announcement by so many allied organizations that collectively represent a broad and diverse cross-section of U.S. women. From teachers to social workers, from business owners to college students, women in this country are lining up behind the candidate who is out there every day standing up -- clearly and consistently -- for women. Women of all ages,... MensNewsDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115973/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:30:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2108520/posts N.O.W. FOUND DOA The National Organization for Women was found dead on arrival today at their headquarters in Washington D.C. According to a government spokesman, the death appeared to be a self inflicted wound and the body had been discovered after frantic members arrived at the organizations headquarters after weeks of failing to hear NOW speaking out. According to one NOW member, they had become concerned after weeks of biased and sexist attacked on Hillary Clinton by the media and Obama supporters, without any response from NOW. “The media was just so biased in their coverage and they were treating... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2108520/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:49:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2103531/posts For years, I’ve proudly said, “I am not a feminist” because I did not want to be lumped in with the whining, man-hating feminists who Rush Limbaugh calls “femi-nazis”.- Lori Roman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2103531/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:03:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099590/posts Shelly Mandell, the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for Women and a life-long Democrat, has broken with her national organization stating that, as an individual, she is supporting Sarah Palin and the McCain-Palin ticket this November 4th. Calling Palin a "reformer who will break-up the old-boy network, buck the system and get Washington back on our side," Mandell introduced Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee at an October 4th rally in Carson, California. “Hey, she’s gonna work on persuading John McCain on ANWR, I’m gonna work on persuading her on things of my own,” Mandel said of Palin.... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099590/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:39:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098431/posts "America, this is what a feminist looks like"Who said that about Sarah Palin? Would you believe the president of LA's National Organization for Women, Shelly Mandel? Amazing! This is quite a moment for her to push back against the pressure from the feminist groups who see Sarah Palin as a traitor because she's a Republican and pro-life who actually lived her principles. Let's hope more mainstream, liberal feminists come out of their closets and support Sarah because, as Shelly said, Sarah supports women's rights, equal pay, Title 9, and the middle class. She has integrity and demands it from others.... Wizbang http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098431/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 04:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097859/posts Head of NOW. LA chapter Endorses Palin The head of the LA chapter of National Organization for Women has just endorsed Gov Palin @ campaign rally. Not speaking NOW or her chapter she said but as an individual. ” This is what a feminist looks like,” she just before handing it over to SLP. Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097859/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 08:43:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098031/posts “This is what a feminist looks like.” The Los Angeles NOW President, a life long Democrat, Supports Sarah Palin For Vice President. (Video Included) Stuck on Stupid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098031/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 17:00:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097812/posts OH-OH …EXPECT FIREWORKS … BIG TIME!! by Greta Van Susteren Just got this email from FNC embed producer….as soon as it came in and I saw it, my eyes popped out!! I know this woman!! I read it to my husband…and he agrees! This endorsement is going to really going to cause a storm!! Hang on to your seat! Read! From: Gomez, Serafin To: Sent: Sat Oct 04 18:05:43 2008 Subject: Head of NOW. LA chapter Endorses Palin Carson, CA- The head of the LA chapter of National Organization for Women has just endorsed Gov Palin @ campaign rally. Not... GretaWire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097812/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 04:48:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092559/posts Many of you have written that congressional voice mail boxes are full. Unfortunately there is not much I can do if no one is answering the phones. I suspect that is because we have concentrated on too few. We need to man the phones and start targeting EVERYONE in Congress. Phone every legislative representative in your state. If those fill up, pick another state, even a small one. Tell them it is still no deal, Leave a short message so others can leave one. Fill every in box in the country.This is the correct message now. "If you vote for... http://www.stopthehousingbailout.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092559/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:20:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088725/posts If you haven't been spellbound by the (HUGELY telegenic) drama consuming the nation's new financial capital over the past 36 hours, here's a big takeaway you missed: Chris Dodd is the Wonk Stud Du Jour. Chris Dodd, senator from Connecticut — Connecticut, Hedge Fund Capital of the Galaxy. Chris Dodd, onetime waitress-thrower and suitor of Carrie Fisher and Bianca Jagger who more recently became disparaged as Chris Dodd, official Friend of (and recipient of a cut-rate mortgages from) former Countrywide Financial CEO Angelo "Moz" Mozilo. Chris Dodd had a big bug crawl across his head during a debate last summer,... http://gawker.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088725/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:19:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2087012/posts It seems that at least one womens' advocacy group has this silly notion that womens' advocacy groups should be advocates for women. Which is just flat out crazy-talk for liberals. After all, the NAACP doesn't stand for the advancement of "colored people," it advocates the advancement of liberal colored people, hence the group's opposition to Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court. Then we had Bill Clinton's cheating on his wife with a 20 year old intern in the White House, which not only completely humiliated his wife, it was sexual abuse of a female federal employee by the President of... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2087012/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:36:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086733/posts A group of Hillary Clinton supporters condemned the National Organization for Women's endorsement of Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden earlier this week. "The New Agenda is concerned that NOW's recent endorsement of Barack Obama leaves many women in this country out in the cold," the nonpartisan nonprofit group said in a release Friday. "The endorsement seems all the more puzzling given the fact that the Republican Party is running its first female candidate for Vice-President, Gov. Sarah Palin, and the Green Party is fielding its first all-woman presidential ticket with Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente." The New Agenda points... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086733/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:46:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086433/posts Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Aaron Tippin Official Website) - Like many Americans, platinum-selling recording artist, songwriter and producer Aaron Tippin is enduring the effects of high gas prices. Tippin's put his thoughts into music to pen "Drill Here, Drill Now," a song about how Americans truly feel and what we can do to help correct the problem. "I think we are all frustrated and I've seen how people are suffering," Tippin introduced. "It's severely hitting the blue collar, working class Americans-and those are the folks that have supported me throughout the years. It takes half a paycheck to cover the... http://top40-charts.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086433/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:48:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086431/posts The Atlanta Journal-Constitution With Washington swamped by the crisis on Wall Street, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic partner have pulled the plug on their bipartisan “Gang of Ten” energy bill until after the November elections. Chambliss phoned this evening with the news. But before the Senate adjourns next week, the Georgia senator said a revised version of the bill will be unveiled — one that will feature expanded territory for offshore oil drilling. Chambliss, a Republican up for re-election, had formed an alliance with Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) this summer. Support had grown from the original 10 senators... http://www.ajc.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086431/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:43:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086076/posts The National Organization for Women endorses the Obama-Biden ticket. NOW ought to change its name to WOW. Such stunning independence. A working woman with five children, the governor of a sovereign state, isn't a sufficient accomplishment. Who knew? Actually, Sarah Palin is a triumph for the "third stage" of feminism. The first stage of the modern woman's movement saw the destruction of the "feminine mystique." It's been almost 50 years since Betty Friedan argued that women lived in a "comfortable concentration camp" in the suburbs, prisoners with lots of rooms but no identity to call their own. She overstated the... Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086076/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:55:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085104/posts PBS is running a pole. Click here to participate. MensNewsDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085104/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:57:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085024/posts ST. PETERSBURG — Before dawn on Wednesday, Virginia Zinn heard a crash. She sighed, peeked out the door and saw a familiar scene. Here we go again, she thought. For at least the seventh time, a vehicle crashed into Zinn's home on 12th Street S. This time it was a school bus. At 6 a.m. The bus, heading west on Ninth Place S — an unpaved 10-foot-wide alley a toe from Zinn's place — struck the overhanging roof of her home as it tried to turn onto 12th Street S. Police estimated the damage at about $800, to be paid... TampaBay.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085024/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:12:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083594/posts John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate has energized the right. Conservatives view her as one of their own and are enthralled by her life story. She is a Washington outsider who, unlike the Democratic presidential nominee, impresses as being sincere, fresh, and new. Moreover, in juxtaposition with both Barack Obama and Joe Biden, her deeds suggest that she is an actual reformer rather than a person whose change message is wholly rhetorical. Her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention was a testament to her savvy and appeal. Palin’s inspired talk yielded two of... MensNewsDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083594/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:25:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083585/posts The National Organization for Women (NOW) said Tuesday it had been pushed by the Republicans pick of Sarah Palin as vice presidential nominee to back Democrat Barack Obama for the White House. "NOW is going to be endorsing the Obama-Biden ticket," NOW head Kim Gandy told National Public Radio (NPR), referring to Obama and his running mate Joseph Biden. The 500,000-strong women's movement, which "very, very rarely endorses in a general election", broke with its tradition of neutrality after "the addition of Sarah Palin gave us a new sense of urgency," said Gandy. "She is being portrayed as a supporter... AFP / Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083585/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:13:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081612/posts WASHINGTON: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives attacked a Democratic offshore drilling plan Friday for including a 50-mile coastal buffer that they said would leave untouched most of the 18 billion barrels of oil in waters now off-limits to energy companies. A Democratic drilling proposal expected to be taken up by the House next week would allow energy development access to waters 50 to 100 miles from shore along almost all the country's coastlines as long as a coastal state agrees to drilling off its shores. Waters off Florida's Gulf coast and a nationwide 50-mile coastal buffer would remain... http://www.iht.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081612/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:29:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081589/posts View This E-Mail As A Web Page Unless we take immediate action, some conservative legislators may cave in and give up when it comes to giving the American people a measure of energy independence and relief from high prices at the gas pump. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just played his trump card, which is the political equivalent of blackmail and extortion. Simply put, Reid is telling conservatives in Congress to give up on "drill here, drill now" ... agree to "sham" legislation that will increase your taxes and drive up your cost for gasoline at the pump ...... http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/drillviibe1.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081589/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:51:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071947/posts Not Every Woman Supports Women's Rights August 29, 2008 Statement of NOW PAC Chair Kim Gandy on the Selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's Vice Presidential Pick Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is a cynical effort to appeal to disappointed Hillary Clinton voters and get them to vote, ultimately, against their own self-interest. Gov. Palin may be the second woman vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket, but she is not the right woman. Sadly, she is a woman who opposes women's rights, just like John McCain. The fact that Palin... NOW.ORG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071947/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:41:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071769/posts Less than 24 hours after the historic selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate, a quick perusal of the National Organization of Women (NOW) website provides a telling window into the world of feminist politics. NOW is the largest feminist organization in the United States, claiming over 500,000 contributing members in over 500 local and campus affiliates. Its self-stated purpose is to "take action to bring women into full participation in society--sharing equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities with men, while living free from discrimination". You might think that a woman being nominated to become vice president of the... Daily Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071769/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:54:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070699/posts Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is a cynical effort to appeal to disappointed Hillary Clinton voters and get them to vote, ultimately, against their own self-interest. Gov. Palin may be the second woman vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket, but she is not the right woman. Sadly, she is a woman who opposes women's rights, just like John McCain. The fact that Palin is a mother of five who has a 4-month-old baby, a woman who is juggling work and family responsibilities, will speak to many women. But will Palin speak... National Asociation of Gals ( NAGS ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070699/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:11:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070683/posts Not Every Woman Supports Women's Rights August 29, 2008 Statement of NOW PAC Chair Kim Gandy on the Selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's Vice Presidential Pick Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is a cynical effort to appeal to disappointed Hillary Clinton voters and get them to vote, ultimately, against their own self-interest. Gov. Palin may be the second woman vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket, but she is not the right woman. Sadly, she is a woman who opposes women's rights, just like John McCain. The fact that Palin... National Organization for Women http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070683/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:48:17 GMT