The Opinionated Bitch – On Equal Opportunity vs. Equal Outcome
I know, gone for a week and then post twice in two days. I warned 'you people' when I started this column I'd write whenever the mood struck me. I've been moodstruck. Dateline August 11, 2012: "We look at one another's success with pride, not resentment, because we...
The Opinionated Bitch – Dear Conservatives, I Got the Memo
It’s been a busy, busy week of messaging from the Right-wing this week and I want them to know, I got the memo: I’m a lazy whore who feels entitled to everything in life and take no personal responsibility for myself. I get it. Women can be so disgusting....
African Adventures: Plan B – Zanzibar
Compiled By: Working Class Wanderer- Kathryn Mann Back when I booked my flights, to get the best fare possible I chose a return ticket with a 15 hour layover in London, essentially 7 PM Friday to 10 AM Saturday. My thoughts of what to do with this time ranged from...
The Opinionated Bitch – On 9/11 Reflections
Eleven years after the day that forever changed our country, the way we live and the sense of security we always felt as Americans, this anniversary doesn’t really get any easier. Yesterday, MSNBC played the first two hours of the NBC coverage, exactly as it happened...
The Opinionated Bitch – On Intellectual Dishonesty
The Republican National Convention is over and I for one am exhausted. You see, I’m considered a polished researcher. Facts and figures are my stock and trade and I’ve long prided myself in being able to back up the opinions proffered with at least three independent...
“Sign a Labor Relations Contract With Yourself & “Say YES To You!”
I remember my Grampa David and my Dad working to come to fair agreements betweenThe Men's Clothing Association and The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (which no longer exists is the same form) and The Hotel Association and The Hotel Trades Council. The goal...
The Campaign – Did this movie get the Film Fatales’ vote?
2012. Rated R. 85 minutes. Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Suedeikis, Dylan McDermott. Directed by Jay Roach. In order to gain influence over their North Carolina district, two CEOs seize an opportunity to oust long-term congressman Cam Brady by...
The Opinionated Bitch – I Am A Sexual Suspect
WANTED: Overweight, sexually active, single, childless, middle-aged snarky Liberal Atheist female with no criminal record, a valid voter’s registration card and a government issued I.D. Suspected of the crime of independent cogent thought and logic, likely to vote...
The Opinionated Bitch – On Why It’s Not About Rape
My visceral response to Missouri Congressman Todd Akin’s ridiculous commentary on Sunday regarding “legitimate rape” and a woman’s ability to secrete something in her body that would prevent pregnancy, was to mock his stupidity and I did plenty of it. A good nights...
What If?
What If... If this was your final week and you could do anything, what would it be? The skies were blue but you saw it differently? If you could be anything, what would it be? If you could bring the clock back at least ten years, would you change anything and if so...
Breaking News: Woody Allen’s Creativity Falls Victim to Roman Fever, Needs to Return to Paris for Inspiration.
Rated R. 112 minutes. Starring Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg. Directed by Woody Allen. The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into. [imdb] Nicole: Remember how...
The Opinionated Bitch – On “The Talk”
Parents have this uncomfortable moment in their lives as their kids grow up when they know they’ll be forced to have “The Talk” with their prepubescent children about sex. They dance around the questions and hope the kids will just figure it out for themselves until...