Midnight Blue Says

On June 1st 2010, RightWing News (RWN) published a compilation of 20 hot conservative women, to my delight, I was included among 20 accomplished and beautiful conservative women.

Within a few day of  this post on RWN,  Newsweek publishes a scathing rebuttal authored by a very male, very Caucasian staff journalist named David A Graham. While David racks up pixel space pondering the fine distinctions of the photos chosen to represent each woman; I was questioning why Newsweek and David A. Graham felt threatened by a cheeky, top 20 list of conservative women.

Sigh. Where to start.

Let us begin with the logic behind the author singling out Lori Ziganto’s blog ‘Snark and Boobs‘.

“…anyone who calls her blog Snark and Boobs knows she is trading on sex appeal.”

Snark and Boobs appropriately identifies the intent of a blog filled with biting posts about stupid people and stupid ideas in politics. Anyone who actually clicked on the link and read her blog clearly understands the intent of the title.
I’m glad John did not post a photo of me wearing a ‘Save the ta-ta’s‘ teeshirt. (Yes, I purchased one and so should all of you). According the author’s premise,  I would have been trading my sex appeal..for something. Unless I missed the author’s previous article harrumphing at the objectification of women wearing such teeshirts? In such case, I would be happy to link to the article.

One can rightfully question the sudden prudishness on display in this article? In case Newsweek and the author missed the memo – sex sells:

“That iPhone in your pocket? That’s for sex. As is pretty much everything you’ve ever bought, from the car you drive to the T shirt you wear — or so says evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller. From mating to marketing, Miller explores how everyday consumer choices subtly — and sometimes not so subtly — reveal society’s misguided attempts at projecting four central traits (intelligence, conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness) to attract sexual partner.”

“Save the ta-ta’s” – It certainly works for breast cancer research.

Getting back to the article, it is clear the author is uncomfortable with women who possess intelligence, a conservative CV, while maintaining wholesome appearance.  He assumes there should be offense taken by the ‘values’ crowd. Note he puts quotes around the word ‘values’  - in order to project a lack of belief in any sort of values by the author.

“The failure of the right-wing ‘values’ crowd to decry contests like this is bad for them – it undermines their standing to comment on gender – and, most important, bad for women.”

The author spends much time making nebulous statements about conservative women without clearly defining what would be an acceptable format for highlighting accomplished and beautiful women.

Every woman on the Top 20 list can be credited for amazing, ground breaking work in the conservative movement. I am truly honored to be included with these women. This is a list of women one can use to inspire the next generation of young women to succeed and the confidence to reject the feminist construct of perpetual victim-hood. Breaking free of the vicious cycle is good for women, not bad as the author would lead you to believe. Freedom will always trumps perpetual victim-hood.

While one cannot ignore there are beautiful women who subscribe to the liberal feminist construct, it cannot be ignored that there is little more than that. Look beyond the surface of these women and you will find very little of consequence and very much hate.  It is not surprising to me that the author spends a majority of this article smearing a group of beautiful, intelligent and capable conservative women and neglecting to promote a list of opposing women that he would find acceptable.

Dick Morris takes a look at the upsurge of conservative female candidates across the nation. It is a good indicator of the progress conservative women, like the 20 listed in RWN, have made to the political landscape:

The primaries of June 8, 2010 were historic in that they represented a sweep by women in states as diverse as California, Nevada, Arkansas, and South Carolina. The feminists of the 60s would be upset that most of the candidates nominated in this landslide were Republican and pro-life, but the upsurge of women cannot be denied.

In short, this is why Newsweek and journalists like David A. Graham found themselves in apoplectic fits since 2008, when Sarah Palin stepped on to the national stage.  Capable women of beauty and substance who do not conform to the feminist status quo must be stopped – at all costs.  If this post contains too complex ideas for the author to digest, I suggest a beer summit with the Ladies of the List – it could be a teachable moment for a liberal dude.

Sigh.

It sucks to be Newsweek these days..or should I call it NewsMax?

PS: Because I believe in transparency, unlike our current administration, below the cut is the original, uncut photo used for my portrait on RWN Top 20 Hottest Conservative Women in New Media:

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Thanks for breaking down another barrier and allowing the entire world to briefly view the true decrepit nature of empowered female liberalism. This nation need more peeks into the nature of this beast. Those holding such views should be encouraged to do so openly, no more hiding behind false constructs of feminism or radicalism. If this country is truly wanting to push past racial and cultural barriers, we need to accept that there are racists and bigots hiding among us. Helen Thomas has truly broken the watershed of this ugly, and disguised bigotry. For this action, I applaud her.  I hope more will follow her lead and drop the mask and reveal their bigoted nature so our nation can move past them and become the shining city on the hill.

It has been said that the truth will set you free, indeed, just as Hearst Corporation set Helen Thomas free

Best yet, this controversy allowed a crack journalist, Tommy Christopher, to ask a real hardball question regarding Helen’s comments during a White House briefing. I almost thought he was going to beg for Helen’s former seat, but instead he asked a well rehearsed spur of the moment question to Robert Gibbs.

It was not so long ago when Obama was singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the elderly Thomas at the White House press room, now he won’t return her phone calls…

While I’ve been busy digging in the good earth these past few days, David Schuster has been canned by MSNBC. I have four things to say on this matter:

@DavidSchuster 1.  You’re fired  2. For your public indiscretions on MSNBC  3. Ever wonder why more viewers watch the cartoon network than MSNBC? 4. Don’t let the door slam your a@@ on the way out.

Karma is a biatch.

Back Channels serves up a healthy dose of manners this week:

If one cannot be civil about health care, imagine what will happen when the debate shifts to immigration!

However, if Miss Manners’ word doesn’t suffice, consider another authority. The etiquette model followed by George Washington should be appreciated both by protesters who are inspired by the founders and first principles, and by those who, regardless of faction, work in the city that bears the great man’s name.

As a youth, our first president copied the “Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation.” As a man, he lived them.

My philosophy is more streamlined -  skewer them with a smile

Perhaps is was this photo that clued Moveon.org that I may be more dangerous than Beck:

All Hail Tania

Check the video evidence below the cut

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Finally packed for a very early morning trip to DC to attend CPAC 2010.  Check out the Roses and Skull luggage!

I’m looking forward to meeting my fellow panelists from the Bank of Kev’s ‘Blogger Free For All’:  Doug Welch, Andrew Ian Dodge, Joy McCann, Larry O’Connor, and Bruce.  You can catch our panel discussion this Thursday at 4 PM in Room 8212 of the Marriott Hotel.

There will be a Wednesday night pre-conference kickoff with a bar side  live radio show hosted by Stage Right – Larry O’Connor.  You can follow the live broadcast from Marriott bar by clicking HERE.  I’ll be stopping by to chat with Larry and the other panelists. This is going to be a discussion you don’t want to miss!

For those who can’t attend the conference – I am happy to announce there is an iPhone App for that!

Back Channels: A Summit For The Rest Of Us

This week, Back Channels describes an ideal health care summit for the rest of us:

Forget the one-day health-care summit on Feb. 25, where the two sides will pretend they can compromise enough to pass the Senate’s health-care monstrosity. Instead, let’s hold a two-day event, one that caters to the inside-the-Beltway crowd’s need for style, and the other providing the substance that citizens want.

It is the substance of the proposed health care bill that is problematic for democrats. Having Harry Reid describe the details of the bill to the American public on CSPAN would be the nail in the coffin for the dems health care reform. On February 25th expect massive quantities of fluff emanating from this summit and zero substance.

U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan has proposed a Roadmap Plan 2.0 which details a practical solutions to our debt burden and health care needs. American’s know there is a smarter, more practical way to fix this nation’s ills and Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposal reflects the sensibility of responsible, hard working Americans. Take a few minutes to read over his proposal and let share it with your Congressman and Senator, letting them know about this practical plan.

At the stroke of midnight, I am happy to have the opportunity to chat with Big Hollywood’s legendary Larry O’Connor.

Had a ton of fun chatting with Larry O’Connor – listen to our zany interview at the link above.

Via Atlas Shrugs and Politico

Softball interview of the month:

Katie Couric, who’s been in the news already today, will interview President Obama live during Sunday’s Super Bowl pre-game show, according to the network.

I wonder if she’ll ask him to list the magazines he reads?

A rather mysterious person submitted the exact same letter to the editor (LTE) for publication in dozens of newspapers across the nation.  Locally, the Northeast Times and Philly Daily News printed this LTE. I know from experience that one must a identify a neighborhood when submitting an LTE to the Northeast Times. Was it an innocent oversight or an intentional act on the part of the editors?  It’s not quite spring, yet one can smell the astroturf!

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