Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Women's Day Extravaganza

"Even as we reflect on the hope of our history, we must also face squarely the reality of the present -- a reality marked by unfairness, marked by hardship for too many women in America," Obama said.

So, let’s forget about homelessness, skyrocketing unemployment rates, foreclosures, and entire states going bottom up. But let’s not just forget about America and our problems. Let’s also delegate images of Afghanistan women being shot in the head during ritual executions at a “soccer field” donated by funds from the international community, out of our collective thought banks.
Instead, let’s consider:

Michelle Obama introducing her husband with a sideways smile: "I get to speak first while he stands and watches. I love this," she said to laughter.

“Inequality? Injustice persisting in our times.” he says?

If your name is not: Martin Luther King, Gandhi, or Thoreau then stick to wasting time, money and energy on a health care plan that everybody hates. That is what your good at. Women in America don’t want your sympathy; they want to pay the electric bill this month.

Americans want work—not rhetoric. A paycheck at the end of the week—not eloquently spoken sound bites that amount to zilch.