Carole Simpson's Blog, page 8
March 2, 2012
Limbaugh Wages New War On Women
Rush Limbaugh, a blowhard who has been going too far, for far too long, has now made it abundantly clear that he hates women. America's highest rated and highest paid radio broadcaster is a dangerous misogynist. The venom he spewed at Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke, a private citizen, is unprecedented. An overweight, overpaid, hateful [...]
January 28, 2012
The Real Truth About Being Old and Female
Who would have thought 14 million viewers would tune in to NBC's broadcast of the Betty White Special celebrating her 90th birthday. The endearing "Golden Girl" was feted by some of the most popular stars of the day, as well as the President of the United States. It was suggested to me that older women [...]
December 30, 2011
My 2011 Top Ten Black Hits and Misses
Add mine to the plethora of Top Ten lists that inundate us at every year's end. Mine is different. It looks at men and women of African-descent, who unwittingly gave the image of black people a boost or a bust. Topping my winners and losers is the inimitable, would-be President of the United States HERMAN [...]
October 9, 2011
Justice Thomas, We Still Believe Her!
Twenty years ago this month the nation watched the live spectacle of the Clarence Thomas – Anita Hill hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was considering the fitness of Judge Thomas to fill the enormous shoes left on the U.S. Supreme Court by the resignation of Justice Thurgood Marshall. At the time Thomas was [...]
September 16, 2011
Sexploitation of the News
I can't swear to the veracity of this incident but the faculty believes it happened. As the story goes, one of the journalism graduates from my college applied for a job at a small television station. The executive interviewing her asked if she had ever considered getting breast implants. He reportedly asked that question? Outrageous. [...]
July 25, 2011
What About Jobs?
The past couple of weeks in Washington have been insane. Congressional and White House meetings over debt relief and deficit reduction look like a wicked dance of death between Democrats and Republicans in the political theater called Divided Government. The negotiations…well, there really weren't negotiations on both sides. The Democrats just folded in the face [...]
July 1, 2011
Sister of Mine
"Mom had a massive stroke," my nephew, Tony, called to tell me in a breathless voice. "She's being moved to ICU." The words stabbed my heart. My pulse began to race. I started to itch. My only sibling, Jackie, could die. I asked my nephew to let me know as soon as there was any [...]
June 22, 2011
Michelle and Sarah? Spare Me.
So, we have two women in the Republican Party who have designs on the highest office in the land. I must admit I favored Hillary Clinton in the last presidential election. I have been waiting for the day a woman would become President of the United States. But could I vote for a Michelle Bachmann [...]
Michelle and Sarah? Spare me.
So, we have two women in the Republican Party who have designs on the highest office in the land. I must admit I favored Hillary Clinton in the last presidential election. I have been waiting for the day a woman would become President of the United States. But could I vote for a Michelle Bachmann [...]
June 7, 2011
Nasty Boys
A nurse I met in an obstetrician's office told me she could always determine the sex of a baby from the ultra sound images. She said if you saw a fetus with both hands floating in the air it was a girl. But if you saw only one hand it was a boy. "Why's that?" [...]
