A Forum on Gender, Class and Power

Posted By: mattmcewen @ 03/28/2008 4:01:25 PM

Comment: correction: 4000, not 400 of your sons and daughters. My apologies for the error.

Posted By: mattmcewen @ 03/28/2008 3:59:20 PM

Comment: Why do any of you have such strong and vociferous opinions on this, that, and the other thing about Clinton, Obama, or McCain? You do realize that Bush has been in power for 8 years and you sat silent and did NOTHING while he lied about why we went to war, sent us to war without congress's approval, killed 400 of your sons and daughters and hundreds of thousands of Iraq and Afghansitans sons and daughters, lied to us 1000's of times about everything from the war, the environment, the economy, no child left behind, etc, and basically ran this country into the ground in countless ways, most importantly perhaps how the rest of the world views us, as a nation that we could be fooled by that ever-grimacing clown.....so seriously, ask yourself why it really matters to why why he went from Barry to Barack, or what kind of mustard Hillary puts in her potato salad. Ask yourself why you care so much who gets in the white house when for the last few years, the worst possible person was there, and you all did NOTHING about it.

Posted By: a-hudson @ 03/26/2008 8:10:43 PM

Comment: I think it's great that in this presidential campaign we have such diversity. It's empowering to both the women and blacks of America that someone other than a white male is running for president and either one of the candidates would put their best effort in running this nation. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, everyone does. I just think it's embarrassing that even though they are from the same party, they still cannot agree on the simplest of things. I know there are nuances of politics I don't know about, but I would expect the behavior of both of them to of a much higher caliber. They might represent America one day. No wonder many nations don't like our country. I wish they could put up a stronger front against the republicans. Don't they know every spat they get into, the public finds another reason to not to vote for either of them. If they want to truly change this country for the better, they should be putting up a platform for the Democratic Party. All the silly arguments over who is more patriotic only waste time better spent on trying to convince the public of their ability to run a nation of diverse people. Senator McCain has already been on a trip to Europe, and many leaders have shown their support for him. The Democratic Candidates need to set aside their differences and put the nation first. That's the job of a political leader.

Posted By: brucees@gmail.com @ 03/25/2008 8:22:15 PM

Comment: Re: the threesome of former N.J. Governor McGreevey, his wife and their chauffeur, referred to in The Dignity Index, in the March 31st edition of the magazine: Why is it sleazy what three consenting adults do together? Does Newsweek have the omniscient wisdom to judge what people do with each other?
I've noticed a few instances over the past several months of such judgments made within the pages of your magazine, and I must say that what you promote is a morally superior and narrow view of sexuality, that I believe hurts a great many people.

Posted By: 2farmers @ 03/23/2008 6:50:04 PM

Comment: Isn't it a shame that when the 20 to 30 year old "girls" say, "Sorry, Hillary, girls already rule (3/17/08), they don't have a clue. Sorry, but the only reason "girls" may rule now, (although "doing better" may be more realistic), is because of the hard work done by earlier women demanding equality.
Maybe when these "girls" become women, they will understand that sexism is as great, if not greater, obstacle to equality than racism. Grow up "girls", and become women. Randa Davis-Tice

Posted By: Elizabeth W. Martin @ 03/22/2008 8:25:46 PM

Comment: Thanks for the Newsweek Issue with Hillary on the cover. She is such an inspiration to so many women for still standing despite all that has been thrown at her. Unfortunately so many women fault her for what they label as "kitchen sink" tactics in politics. These women continue to hold to patriarchal rules for women which dictate that women be ladylike at all costs and not be angry or directly powerful. GO HILLARY and thanks for not being ashamed of using your POWER. This is politics, baby. Go for it!