Caffeine-Fueled Campaigning Over the Years


Updated Sep 29 2012 - 11:35am · Posted by · 1 comment

This presidential election season, it's important to know where the candidates stand on the issues — but International Coffee Day today, we're wondering: where do they stand on coffee? Historically, presidential candidates, their wives, and other US politicians are for it. Coffee seems to be an integral part of both campaigning and being in office, whether you're schmoozing with voters in Read more

Meet the Women Who Rule the World


Updated Sep 28 2012 - 12:35pm · Posted by · 3 comments

Tomorrow is Australian prime minister Julia Gillard's 51st birthday, and the PM has been spending the days leading up to her birthday in the US. She made her first address to a full house at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, as she's attempting to bid for a UN Security Council seat. She and her hairdresser partner, Tim Mathieson, also took a break from her business duties Read more

Can Politics Ruin a Relationship? Tips For Surviving Election Season


Updated Sep 26 2012 - 2:20pm · Posted by · 0 comments

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, Fox News Magazine. Today, we hear some experts' reasons on making it through election season with a politically polar opposite partner. Ryan and Taryn have been dating for two years. He's a conservative while she's a self-proclaimed "bleeding-heart liberal." And as the presidential campaign gets into full swing, the Washington-DC Read more

Newbie's Guide to Registering to Vote


Updated Sep 25 2012 - 3:10pm · Posted by · 0 comments

If you've never voted and want to do so for the coming presidential election this November, then the first step you need to take is to register to vote. First of all, you need to know if you qualify. You can generally vote if: You are of a certain age. You can usually preregister to vote when you turn 16 but can only vote if you are 18 by election day. You are a US citizen. You have not been Read more

G.O.B. Tampons: Made For Women by Republican Men


Updated Sep 24 2012 - 11:33am · Posted by · 0 comments

GOB Tampon Commercial on SNL

This past weekend's Saturday Night Live made us laugh out loud with its commercial for G.O.B. Tampons, feminine products designed by the people who know women's bodies best: the "gentlemen of the Republican party." The ad lampoons the recent gaffes of male members of the GOP in regards to women's health, notably Todd Akin's remarks that "legitimate rape" victims can't get pregnant. But as Read more

Women in Power: Onscreen Female Politicians


Updated Sep 23 2012 - 6:06pm · Posted by · 1 comment

Female Politicians in Movies

Tonight is the Emmy Awards, and the nominees include a number of fictional female politicians. Both Amy Poehler and Julie Bowen are nominated for their characters — Amy as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation and Julie as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family — who campaigned for office last season. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is nominated for her role as US Vice President Selina Meyer on HBO's new show Read more

Would You Read Monica Lewinsky's Tell-All Book?


Updated Sep 20 2012 - 11:15am · Posted by · 0 comments

Monica Lewinsky has reportedly signed a $12 million contract for an upcoming book. She was only 22 when she began her affair with President Bill Clinton, but now the infamous White House intern, who turns 40 next year, is apparently ready to tell all. The 1998 Starr Report already aired dirty details involving Monica, Bill, cigars, and a blue dress years ago. But rumor has it that Monica's book Read more

The First Wives Club: Michelle Obama vs. Ann Romney on Women


Updated Sep 20 2012 - 4:26pm · Posted by · 2 comments

This week Ann Romney defended husband Mitt, who's been in hot water for saying his "job is not to worry" about the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay income taxes. In the interview, she said, "I know the guy, I know him really well, I know he cares, and that's why we're running," adding that he brings "more certainty to more Americans, especially to women." Ann and her rival counterpart Read more

What the Democratic Platform Says About Marriage, Women, and Abortion


Updated Sep 18 2012 - 10:01am · Posted by · 1 comment

The Democratic National Convention came and went in Charlotte, NC, during which the party's official platform was released with (as expected) quite different stances on women's health issues and gay marriage than the GOP platform. While Mitt Romney's Republican platform is against gay marriage and civil unions and makes no exceptions for abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, see what the Read more

Should the Price of First Lady Fashion Matter?


Updated Sep 18 2012 - 11:13am · Posted by · 3 comments

Both nominees' wives took to the national convention stages to speak on behalf of their presidential hopeful husbands. First, Mitt Romney's wife, Ann Romney, addressed the RNC in Tampa, and then Michelle Obama took to the DNC podium in Charlotte. But it's not just their words at these events that are being scrutinized; it's also their fashion choices. While Ann wore an Oscar de la Renta gown by Read more