http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/women/ en-us Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:11:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076138/posts AHMADINEJAD'S NEW ENEMY: WOMEN By AMIR TAHERI September 6, 2008 -- IN one of his last sermons before his death, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini warned of "three threats" to his vision of Islam: the US, the Jews and women. Two decades later, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thinks he has the United States and the Jews in hand - and is moving on the third "enemy." Women were the first to demonstrate against Khomeini's regime with a mass rally in Tehran on March 8, 1979 - less than a month after the mullahs had seized power. Over the next decade, the authorities... www.nypost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076138/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:11:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075858/posts To counter Palin, Obama to dispatch female surrogates ST. PAUL: Senator Barack Obama will increasingly lean on prominent Democratic women to undercut Governor Sarah Palin and Senator John McCain, dispatching Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to Florida on Monday and creating a rapid-response team to deploy female surrogates to battleground states, Obama advisers said on Thursday. Clinton's campaign event in Florida, her first for Obama since the Democratic convention last month, will include a forceful response to the searing attacks and fresh burst of energy that Palin injected into the race with her convention speech on Wednesday night, Obama aides said.... International Herald Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075858/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 05:26:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075846/posts I called my husband hours before the Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin was to speak before the Republican convention. I asked him how many kids she had. Five, he said without missing a beat. How many does McCain have? No clue, he said. Romney? He caught on quick (he's used to these pop-quiz phone calls). He said, well, wait, Palin's been in the news, blah blah, and I said, save your breath. I had no clue either just how many kids John McCain had, and I had absolutely no excuse: I had written TV news for a decade when four... Burbia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075846/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 04:56:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2075623/posts Crazy funky chignons, reminiscent of Elvis Presley’s hair-do popped up at the Emporio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Sinha Stanic and Sportmax Fall/Winter ’09 fashion shows. Take our poll and tell us, are they hot or not? The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2075623/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:29:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2075621/posts Jennifer Lopez is all glam on Elle’s October cover. She plays muse and icon to some of her favorite designers: Georgina Chapman of Marchesa, Donatella Versace, Michael Kors and Oscar de la Renta. Style Drama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2075621/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:23:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075446/posts Watching the faces of Sarah Palin’s children as she thundered away at her critics while humbly introducing herself to the people of America I couldn’t help but feel that I knew what they were feeling; pride, security, patriotism, humility, inspiration. As governor Palin introduced her family to the world it became all too apparent that – just like my mother and father – she and her husband had taught their children to – come hell or high water – stand up for who they are and what they believe, that in understanding the difference between right and wrong, good and... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075446/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:51:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075408/posts I found myself groaning when Ridge and Graham took the RNC stage. I sought the remote when Biden talked. I saw Trent Lott and looked for moth balls. I hadn't seen him since Katrina. Then an even odder thing happened. I saw Kay Bailey Hutchison and Nancy Pelosi and found myself rebuking them both and wishing to God that we could just take a broom and start sweeping out Washington D.C. I discovered it's not a “women in politics” thing for me. I found I just relish new blood in both parties. Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075408/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:54:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075401/posts I found myself groaning when Ridge and Graham took the RNC stage. I sought the remote when Biden talked. I saw Trent Lott and looked for moth balls. I hadn't seen him since Katrina. Then an even odder thing happened. I saw Kay Bailey Hutchison and Nancy Pelosi and found myself rebuking them both and wishing to God that we could just take a broom and start sweeping out Washington D.C. I discovered it's not a “women in politics” thing for me. I found I just relish new blood in both parties. Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075401/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:47:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075072/posts Question for my fellow conservative women Do you get garbage from other women telling you that no woman would ever vote Republican? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075072/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 03:51:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075028/posts What Women Want -- Palin's GlassesOpticians Report Surge In Requests For Palin's Frames Bob Hansen, NBC 7/39 Consumer Reporter UPDATED: 5:52 pm PDT September 4, 2008 SAN DIEGO -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is not just rocking the political world -- she's creating quite a frenzy for opticians with her signature frames. Doug D'Amico said he's rushing to order Palin's glasses. The Encinitas optician told NBC 7/39 he's getting calls from women who want to buy the same glasses worn by Palin during her convention speech Wednesday night. "It's fun," D'Amico says. "While we stay away from politics,... NBC San Diego http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075028/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 01:22:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073827/posts You know it's not politics-as-usual when you're attending a meeting of the nation's governors and one of them goes into labor. When -- just a few months later -- that new mother is preparing to speak to the Republican National Convention as the party's vice-presidential candidate, you know that politics-as-usual is gone for good. We've heard a lot about Sarah Palin, the governor of our 49th state, whose acceptance speech is expected tonight. But we are likely less familiar with the Republican woman governor of our 50th state -- Linda Lingle of Hawaii -- who was with Palin when the... Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073827/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:46:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074086/posts This group of Republican Women gave a terrific news conference today: http://www.c-span.org/politics/ C-Span http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2074086/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:37:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074043/posts Should a mother with five children, one of them a pregnant teen and another an infant with special needs, be running for vice president? The question is being much debated, in newspaper stories and columns, on blogs and Web sites, and, yes, around kitchen tables across the country. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,416102,00.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074043/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 21:38:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2073811/posts It all began with Hillary Clinton and her eighteen million votes. Democrats said, “thanks, but no thanks,” when they hung Hillary Clinton and her supporters out to dry during the Democratic primary this year. Think about that - Democrats told the entire population of 27 congressional districts that they’re vote doesn’t count. This was a very bold, and ironically, Clintonesque move on the part of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. In addition to the all important female voters who supported Hillary, the Clinton’s other top two minority groups were victims of Obama’s vice presidential selection process and the Democratic... Right Up Front http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2073811/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:18:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073506/posts "There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women," former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once remarked. Where, then, are the liberal women when it comes to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin? Palin became the first woman to grace a Republican ticket on Friday, August 29, when Senator John McCain selected her as his running mate. The following day, a diarist at the mainstream left-wing Daily Kos (Barack Obama himself appeared as a Kos diarist back in 2005) suggested without any evidence whatsoever that Sarah Palin's son, Trig, recently born and with Down syndrome, was... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073506/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 04:11:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073460/posts A member of the Iraqi media interviews two members of the winning Suwayrah "Quiz Bowl" team, Aug. 30, 2008, in al Kut. Photo by Spc. Tiffany Dusterhoft. FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA — The final event of a two-week educational competition ended, Aug. 30, in the U.S. Agency for International Development sponsored ‘Quiz Bowl’ in al-Kut. “This event was a friendly competition held between teams from the different youth centers in Wasit province, promoting education during the summertime while school is out,” said Staff Sgt. Melissa Powell, team sergeant of the 353rd Civil Affairs Team.The team from Suwayrah defeated a team... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073460/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 02:41:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073245/posts Ms. Quinn, you wrote (in relevant part): "My first reaction was shock. Then anger. John McCain chose a running mate simply because she is a woman and one who appealed to the Republican's conservative evangelical base. Now, with news that Palin's 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant, McCain's pick may not even find support among "family values" voters. It has happened before, of course. Geraldine Ferraro was chosen as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1984 because she was a woman, but that was 24 years ago. I thought we were past this. Apparently not. McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah... Washington Post - Sally Quinn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073245/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073066/posts The UK's towns and cities are designed primarily for men, not women, says a study. So what's the difference? If a town was designed solely for women, how would it look? If you think it would have more nail bars, shoe shops and coffee shops selling skinny lattes, then think again. A study by Cambridge University says planning projects and urban regeneration schemes tend to cater to men better than women, despite the two living their lives differently. Travel is one example. Studies show women make more complex journeys than men, dropping children off at school, going to work, getting... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073066/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:39:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2073019/posts Elie Tahari, Karen Walker, Marc Jacobs, Dolce and Gabbana Fall/Winter ‘09Stealing your boyfriend's blazer is not a crime, since Yves Saint Laurent popularized androgyny in women’s fashion decades ago. Every season, designers bring us vests, beenie hats, baggy pants, and tuxedo jackets in new shapes and combinations. This season’s mix of masculinity and feminine sexiness is more funky and edgy than the femme fatale look. Our favorite looks (cropped trousers, sharp shoulders, oversized vests, and long blazers) were delivered to the catwalk by Alexander Wang, Chriz Benz, and Marc Jacobs. The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2073019/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:37:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2073014/posts Madonna may be facing a style drama in her 50’s, but what super outfits she wore decades ago! The wedding dress she had on in the ‘Like a Virgin’ video, the famous Marilyn Monroe-esque pink ball gown from the ‘Material Girl’ video, the iconic Jean Paul Gaultier bustier and the baseball kit from the film, ‘A League of their Own’ – all of these and more will be exhibited in February 2009. Style Drama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2073014/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:32:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072586/posts Nordstrom Wool Cloche with Patent Band The Roaring 20s have become one of the great inspirations for designers in their fall/winter collections. The item we are most obsessed with right now, is the cloche hat, a perfect investment for the upcoming season. It’s feminine and classic, but when worn with a pair of jeans and a perfectly tailored jacket, endows a cool modern twist, especially if the young woman doesn’t want to look like a dame. Urban Outfitters Flower Cloche The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072586/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:51:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072577/posts Sometimes Diane Kruger rocks out in hats and jeans on the red carpet, but we are totally fascinated, when she wears beautiful gowns. Style Drama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072577/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:31:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072421/posts Here is the statement John McCain should put out right now and stick to for the rest of this campaign: “I believe Sarah Palin and Barack Obama are both qualified to be vice president. The Democrats just have their ticket upside down.” The choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be the Republican vice presidential nominee is energizing the GOP base like nothing John McCain has ever done. Indeed, just as Barack Obama had to prop up his weak credentials by picking someone with experience, John McCain had to bolster his long resume, filled with heroism, military skill and governmental... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072421/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 16:14:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2072179/posts ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani lawmaker defended a decision by southwestern tribesmen to bury five women alive because they wanted to choose their own husbands, telling stunned members of parliament this week to spare him their outrage. "These are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them," Israr Ullah Zehri, who represents Baluchistan province, said on Saturday. "Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid." The women, three of them teenagers, were shot and then thrown into a ditch. They were still breathing as their bodies were covered with rocks and mud, according to reports, which said their only... The Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2072179/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 03:40:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2071985/posts There is no doubt that the selection of Sarah Palin is a bold, brilliant stroke designed at courting women. However, McCain and Palin are not so dull-witted that they think an appreciable difference will be registered in New York or California. Not only are many of those women averse to the muddy old outdoors, but most of them aren't sure what it is. They prefer their lattes and botox, thank you very much. However, as one Alaska native so eloquently stated: Sarah Palin is an Alaska Woman. She is the resurrection of the strong American Frontier Woman. So where is... Bloggers and Personal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2071985/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:52:53 GMT