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Saturday: Sleepyhead

Posted: July 16, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Hillary Clinton, morning reads |32 Comments

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Morning, news junkies… I’m really exhausted, so this is going to be a pretty basic rundown of links and snippets, nothing fancy or earth-shattering in the way of two cents from me.

This week’s Hillary photo:

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton hold a press conference at bilateral meetings at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2011. [STATE DEPT. PHOTO/PUBLIC DOMAIN.]

The Chicago Sun Times’ Lynn Sweet has got another photo worth catching if you missed it this week:

Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan at Betty Ford funeral.

Also from a Grand Rapids press report: The Westboro creeps “didn’t show as threatened, but members of a group promoting tolerance came just in case with intentions of shielding the funeral from members of the Kansas-based hate group.”

Via the BBC’s Kim Ghattas:

On the road with Hillary Clinton.

(Also give Kim’s interview with Hillary a look. And, here’s an international headline based on one of Hillary’s answers to Ghattas: Clinton Ready to Retire from ‘Merry-Go-Round.’)

In “water is wet” news, John Kerry can’t wait to step in Hillary’s place on that merry-go-round…

NYT Mag profile: The All-American.

Globetrotting with Hillary…

CNN reports: The Energizer Secretary embarks on another world tour. (“Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived Friday in Istanbul, the start of a 12-day journey that, in typical Hillary fashion, will straddle the globe, taking her to Europe, India and East Asia.”) The Guardian’s takeaway: Hillary Clinton circumnavigates a sphere of diminishing US influence. Dipnote Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton Travels to Turkey, Greece, India, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

My Dipnote picks of the week:

Women Leaders as Agents of Change: Caribbean Regional Colloquium. (“In a personal video message, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sent her greetings and congratulations to participants and organizers. Participants received the video enthusiastically, commenting that they felt encouraged and inspired by the Secretary’s interest and support.”)

U.S. Launches “Women in Trade Initiative” in Pakistan.

The Impact of Diplomacy and Development on Economic Prosperity.

Food for thought… Still4Hill’s take on Madame Secretary’s response to the assassination of Hamid Karzai’s brother…

Hillary Clinton: A Giant Shadow.

Good News from GetEqual.org:

After 17,000 petition signatures and a 75-person rally… Immigration Judge Postpones Deportation Proceedings For Two Years, Allowing Married Gay Binational Couple to Remain in U.S.

Via TDP (Texas Democratic Party):

MeetRickPerry.com (TDP is still in the building stages of this site right now, so the homepage is a fundraising push at this point… but I still thought this was amusing and wanted to share.)

Via Jodi Jacobson at RH Reality Check…

NYT: The Courts Stand Up for Access to Reproductive Health Care. (“While these rulings are preliminary,” states the editorial, “each is a determination that enforcing the law would cause irreparable harm and that the plaintiffs are likely to prevail at trial.”)

Bloomberg article on Indian women in finance (h/t Dakinikat):

Top Women at India Banks Prove ICICI CEO Factory Gender Neutral. (“I never thought the banking industry was male dominated because I could see Chanda Kochhar lead such a big bank,” Mistry says in the sunlit classroom. “Chanda is my inspiration because I want to join banking.”)

The loquacious veep’s first tweet:

“Just met w/Cabinet re unacceptable violence against HS+college women; tasked agencies to mobilize all assets to attack this problem – VP”

Dean Baker, from the Bastille Day edition of Counterpunch:

Economic Illiteracy...

In the same vein, when a politician asserts that Social Security is going bankrupt and that there will not be anything left for her children or grandchildren, serious reporters would ridicule her for being ignorant of the Social Security trustees projections. These projections show that even if nothing is ever done to change the program, future beneficiaries will always be able to collect a higher benefit than current retirees. The “nothing there for our children” would be treated as a serious gaffe, sort of like then-Senator Obama’s comment before the Pennsylvania primary about working class people being bitter and clinging to guns and religion. The difference is that the Social Security comment has direct relevance for policies that affect people’s lives. […] If economic and political reporters applied the same sort of investigative zeal to economic and budget reporting as they did to Representative Anthony Weiner tweeting pictures of underwear, we would have a much better informed public. Not only would the news stories that we see and hear be much more informative, but politicians would be less likely to make things up to advance their political agenda.

This Day in Women’s History (July 16)

Emily Stowe... click to read bio.

1880: Emily Stowe becomes the first female physician licensed to practice medicine in Canada. From the link:

Inspired by a woman’s meeting she attended in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1876 Emily Stowe founded the Toronto Women’s Literary Club (in 1883 reorganized as the Canadian Women’s Suffrage Association). Members prepared papers on women’s professional achievements, education, and the vote. The Literary Club campaigned successfully to improve women’s working conditions. Stowe lectured on “Women’s Sphere” and “Women in the Professions.” She said that a woman “ought to understand the laws governing her own being.” Because of pressure by the Literary Club, some higher education in Toronto was made available to women—though Stowe protested that the medical course first planned for women was substandard. Stowe campaigned for better medical education for women and influenced several eminent physicians. In 1883 a public meeting of the Toronto Women’s Suffrage Association led to the creation of the Ontario Medical College for Women.

That’s it for me. What’s on your blogging list?

[originally posted at Let Them Listen; crossposted at Taylor Marsh and Liberal Rapture]

 

32 Comments on “Saturday: Sleepyhead”

  1. The Rock's avatar The Rock says:
    July 16, 2011 at 6:13 am

    TO ALL OBOTS AND FORMER OBOTS:

    LET SHAME REST UPON YOUR HEADS FOR SUPPORTING SUCH AN ASSHAT.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-15/obama-eliminates-warren-as-consumer-head.html

    ASSHATS…

    Thank you Wonk for the ‘tired’ post! 😀 She is my morning pick me up. Sadly my blogging list leaves much to be desired today.

    I guess we shouldn’t ask or tell….
    http://news.yahoo.com/court-dont-ask-dont-tell-stay-place-045028168.html

    The president is above all the silly ganmes and partisan politics. He is the only one that can bring people together…. Really?
    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/looks-white-house-went-fox-news-2009-124710609.html;_ylt=AhGs.QFjdBG8XSgsuCdBhWVtzwcF;_ylu=X3oDMTN1NGk1M242BGNjb2RlA3ZzaGFyZWFnMnVwcmVzdARwa2cDMjViMjU4ZDYtM2VhMS0zN2EwLWFjZDMtYTQxY2I5YjBjMjJkBHBvcwM2BHNlYwNuZXdzX2Zvcl95b3UEdmVyAzA1NTU5ODYwLWFlZWUtMTFlMC1iZWY1LWRlOTljODBhNmQ3OQ–;_ylg=X3oDMTJsdmJzbWxsBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDYjY4N2M2ZmYtNzk2Yy0zNmJjLWFkYzktYzQwMjQxZmI3NmM3BHBzdGNhdAN1cwRwdANzdG9yeXBhZ2U-;_ylv=3

    Everybody KNOWS that the party with principles is …the GOP?!? WTF?!?

    And finally, who owns Congress and the president. A few corporations….
    http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrcommonwealth.htm

    Have a good morning all!!

    Hillary 2012

    • minkoffminx's avatar Minkoff Minx says:
      July 16, 2011 at 6:23 am

      Rock, everyday I find some new reason to dislike Obama even more than I did the previous day…this Warren crap is yet another heap of icing on that asshat’s cake.

      You have a good morning too…

    • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
      July 16, 2011 at 1:32 pm

      Thanks for the very newsworthy links, Rock…

      Liz Warren was the only thing left Obama had going for him. I knew he wouldn’t have the guts to keep her.

  2. minkoffminx's avatar Minkoff Minx says:
    July 16, 2011 at 6:18 am

    Wonk, I hope you get some rest, and thank you for all those links…the Dipnote Blog is wonderful and one of my favorite feeds.

    Warren is out, h/t Rock has some choice comments on it too. 2011/07/15 at 11:44 pm

    Elizabeth Warren Out as Possible Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau « naked capitalism

    We have said for some time Warren was not going to get head the new consumer financial protection agency. Obama was not willing to ruffle the banks, and Geithner, who is is most powerful Cabinet member, would not stand for it). Nevertheless, we are disappointed by this outcome. And it seems a bit churlish for this news to be leaked the day after she ran the gauntlet with the House Oversight Panel.

    The choice is presumably Raj Date, a former McKinsey staffer and banking industry executive (Capital One and Deutsche Banka) whose name was floated a month ago.

    http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/07/elizabeth-warren-out-as-possible-head-of-consumer-financial-protection-bureau.html

    • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
      July 16, 2011 at 1:50 pm

      Thanks Mink.

      “The choice is presumably Raj Date, a former McKinsey staffer and banking industry executive (Capital One and Deutsche Banka) whose name was floated a month ago. ”

      Kat… got any thoughts on Raj Date?

  3. Pat Johnson's avatar Pat Johnson says:
    July 16, 2011 at 7:45 am

    Ironic that one solid woman with a credible resume is pilloried for attempting to bring some measure of reform to the nation and there is little outrcry from women at large.

    Yet the “defense” of two of the dumbest women to ever hit the political stage are upheld and supported by the same women who cry “sexism” should anyone attempt to point out their shared deficiencies.

    Makes you wonder sometimes if some heads just aren’t screwed on very tight.

    • dakinikat's avatar dakinikat says:
      July 16, 2011 at 11:35 am

      What I don’t get is the Hillary supporters that are trying to build some false equivalence between her and quitterella. They are projecting like crazy and it seems like a lot of it is either based in wishful thinking or rage against the obama machine. The bottom line is that it is one thing to defend the woman against sexist attacks and completely another to invent some feminist hero narrative around her. The entire quitterella phenomenon reminds me of all those obots projecting things on to obama based on physiology rather than stone cold facts.

      • Pat Johnson's avatar Pat Johnson says:
        July 16, 2011 at 11:49 am

        I’m sticking with “their heads aren’t screwed on tight scenario”. It’s amazing to watch the contortions and forgiveness they whip up when one or the other issues another “WTF” statement.

        Some even went so far to dig up research about Paul Revere when Quittypants screwed up yet another historic fact replete with an incomprehensible answer that would have won a 5th grader an “F” on his/her report card.

        And this is what they urge upon us as a qualification to lead. Ignorance personified. Bad enough we have to put up with the usual crooks and liars itching to get their greedy little hands on governing, they have to double down by offering lame excuses to include the clueless as well.

      • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
        July 16, 2011 at 1:45 pm

        The people who voted for Hillary and then jumped on the Palin bandwagon are a fringe group–loud but fringe. I don’t really know how a genuine Hillary supporter, who believes in Hillary and the works she is doing, reconciles supporting Palin when the kind of crowd she caters to hates the hell out of Hillary and scoffs at her human rights work as secretary of state as not really being very consequential.

  4. Fannie's avatar Fannie says:
    July 16, 2011 at 9:27 am

    Boo Obama, Nooo Obama. There are somethings that he could have done to make it right for all citizens………………but Nooo, Not Obama.

  5. Fannie's avatar Fannie says:
    July 16, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Just read about the wacked out nutjob, Flip Benham, you know, the nut who was found guilty of stalking a doctor. He told the Christian Post, that he will be in Fla. for Casey’s released, and that Caylee’s death was “nothing less than later-term abortion.”

    You would think that his parole agent might want to follow up on this wack out, and revoke his parole.

  6. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    July 16, 2011 at 10:22 am

    Rest up, Wonk and know that you’re loved. Thanks for this lovely post! I love that piece by Dean Baker. He never seems to give up hope of educating the ignorant.

    • dakinikat's avatar dakinikat says:
      July 16, 2011 at 11:36 am

      I second all that.

    • Beata's avatar Beata says:
      July 16, 2011 at 11:55 am

      Yes, Wonk, thanks for the excellent post today. I hope you feel better soon. Take care.

      • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
        July 16, 2011 at 2:01 pm

        Thanks for the kind thoughts everybody…

        Yes, BB, that Dean Baker piece is great, isn’t it? The only minor quibble I have with it is that Obama’s bittergate gaffe seems to have had policy implications for our country too as it showed what an empty suit he was.

  7. HT's avatar HT says:
    July 16, 2011 at 10:57 am

    Lots of links to read, thanks Wonk. Even at your worst, you’re better than I at my best. Must be age….I know I was just as energetic – where’d I put those darn glasses? As mentioned below re Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. is doomed.
    today is also the anniversary of the death of Mary Todd Lincoln, a woman who has been vilified for various reasons, yet was instrumental in the events that led to the Proclamation of Emancipation. She was also the first woman to be referred to as “First Lady”. She was unjustly incarcerated in an asylum because she was depressed, and no wonder. Her son was responsible for the incarceration – caring chap that one. Anyway, just though I’d mention another July 16th lady.

    • Beata's avatar Beata says:
      July 16, 2011 at 11:47 am

      Mary Todd Lincoln fascinates me. An extremely complex and intelligent woman. She was condemned in public and treated abominably by her own son. I read everything I can find about her life. Really an amazing woman.

      Thanks, HT, for reminding us of the anniversary of her death.

      • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
        July 16, 2011 at 1:56 pm

        Yes, thanks HT, and Beata too, for remembering Mary Todd Lincoln today. An amazing woman, indeed. And to be treated that way by her own son. Sigh…

    • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
      July 16, 2011 at 3:43 pm

      HT: hope this is alright–I quoted your note about Mary Todd Lincoln over in the comments at my TM.com crosspost so folks there might get to read it too: http://tinyurl.com/6f32ggf

      Thanks again for the reminder!

  8. JeanLouise's avatar JeanLouise says:
    July 16, 2011 at 11:19 am

    Thanks for the links, Wonk. There’s plenty there to chew on.

    I’m hearing that there are rumors that Warren may run for US Senator. While I’d love to see her in the Senate, I’d still rather have her as the head of the consumer financial protection agency.

    Every time I see pictures of Hillary, I’m reminded of where she should be. It’s always a two-edged sword.

  9. paper doll's avatar paper doll says:
    July 16, 2011 at 11:47 am

    We only know you are under the weather and pooped cause you told us…because the post is stellar as usual ! Thank you and please get some rest ( and I LOVE Hillary’s out fit . )

  10. minkoffminx's avatar Minkoff Minx says:
    July 16, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    More on Warren from Dayen: Warren Ruled Out as Consumer Agency Head | FDL News Desk

    This is why any impression of this nomination of Date as an olive branch to Republicans is fanciful. I know that bipartisanship and compromise is devoutly to be wished and all, but in this case, Republicans haven’t been shy about stating their intentions. They will not confirm anyone to the Director position. So the only way to get an actual director is through a recess appointment. Whether the White House uses its power to adjourn Congress and make recess appointments is unknown. But in nominating someone other than Warren, the Administration is certainly not bowing to political realities. There isn’t a soul on earth who would be acceptable to Republicans for this position. So you can be pretty clear that their pick is who the Administration wants to run CFPB.

    This comes just a day after Warren appeared again as a pinata for the House Oversight Committee, where she questioned the lack of an investigation by state Attorneys General trying to settle with the banks over foreclosure fraud. That’s just not the kind of thing the banks want to hear. And in case you haven’t heard, they own the place.

    Everything that Obama does is because he wants it done, not because he wants to appease the GOP…it isn’t that he is being forced to bend over backwards, as he says, for the Republicans. He is bending over willingly and completely of his own accord. I know that Wall St owns Obama, but I really feel that his motivations for all these obvious non-dem decisions is simply that he is not a democrat. Period.

    • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
      July 16, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      I still think the only reason Obama ran as a Dem is because he’s black and it was more electorally probable for him to become president as a Democrat than as a Republican. Were it not for that, I seriously think he’d be just as much, if not more likely, to have run as a Republican.

      • Pilgrim's avatar Pilgrim says:
        July 16, 2011 at 2:30 pm

        That sounds right. Explains some things.

      • Pilgrim's avatar Pilgrim says:
        July 16, 2011 at 2:31 pm

        Even when he threw his petulant little fit few nights ago, he had to do by saying Ronald Reagan wouldn’t take this. Ronald Reagan, his default hero.

      • Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
        July 16, 2011 at 3:25 pm

        I can’t see progressives letting Hillary or Bill or most any other ostensible Democrat getting away with so much Reagan idolatry.

  11. Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
    July 16, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Thought I’d go ahead and quote Hillary’s response about Betty Ford at the press conference (pic at the top) for those who don’t have time to click over and search through it:

    With respect to Betty Ford, I will be honored to travel to California tomorrow to attend her memorial service. I feel very grateful for having known her over the years. Actually, her late husband, President Ford, gave me my first job as an intern in Washington before you were born (laughter)– and so I have always been very grateful to the Fords for what they have represented and the incredible impact that Betty Ford made during her time both as First Lady and in the years after that.

    I know from my own personal experience with her, that her commitment to speaking out on issues that before she took them on were just not discussed, made a huge difference in the lives of Americans. When she went public with her breast cancer, that was revolutionary. It seems now that it was so commonplace. But I remember well when my mother’s best friend was dying of breast cancer, nobody talked about it in those days. And Betty Ford came along and made it acceptable. And then when she not only spoke out about her own struggles with addiction, but went on to found the Betty Ford Center, she made a huge difference in the lives of people. And again, she took something that had been kind of hidden away, not talked about in public or polite company, and showed that you could address it and shone a big, bright spotlight on it.

    Several years ago, she gave me a tour of the Betty Ford Center, and I was so touched by the interactions that she had, because she always remained a very humble persona and never wanted to take credit for the changes that she herself had initiated, and always said, look, I just did what I thought was right, and if it’s helped people, I’m very grateful for that.

    So I am delighted that we’re remembering her with such affection and admiration.

    • paper doll's avatar paper doll says:
      July 16, 2011 at 7:26 pm

      thanks for that

      ….and always said, look, I just did what I thought was right,
      …

      Betty thought that was common place…it’s not

  12. Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Wonk the Vote says:
    July 16, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    Just tweeted this on the Sky Dancer handle:

    Joyce Arnold’s latest Queer Talk: Queerdom in the 2012 O-ligarchy (check out the graphic)

    http://taylormarsh.com/blog/2011/07/queer-talk-queerdom-in-the-2012-o-ligarchy/

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