Equal Time

As a final installment of my celebration of my own made-up International Women's Week, which has now kind of become a week and a half mostly because of my laziness and not writing my blog every day, I will give equal time to the women that I think, instead of our praise, deserve our scorn and if given the chance I would kick dirt in their faces. So as not to end on a sour note, I'll end today's blog with a final group of women I think rock, though this time they are of the non-famous variety and happen to be people I know.

So let's get the ball rolling on the Women's Hall Of Shame.

Nancy Grace - Guilty guilty guilty! Everybody's guilty until proven innocent to this mean mean woman. A supporter of the death penalty no matter what the circumstance, even defendants who are retarded or 15 years old, or whose defense attorneys slept through the trial. And she doesn't see a need to alter the system even though so many people on death row have been exonerated. I saw her in a discussion on CNN about the death penalty and her defense of the death penalty was ridiculous. Another guest on the show was a guy who spent years on death row for something he didn't do, railroaded by cops, but finally let out thanks to DNA evidence and the tireless work of pro-bono attorneys and students. The guy was on death row for something like 12 years and Grace actually claimed that was a sign of the system working, so no fixes needed. Innocent man on death row for double-digit years and the system is fine to her. I found out that she will be coming out with a book and get a load of the title: Objection! : How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System. Can you believe the balls of this woman? She fucking works for Court TV! She is on every single Larry King Live (don't even get me started on that ass-hole) as the "legal analyst"talking about Michael Jackson, Scott Peterson, Robert Blake, etc. Hey Sneery McSneer, guess what? You are the 24/7 media that hijacked the system you stupid bitch.

While we're on the subject of CNN women, does CNN hate women so much that they purposely find the stupidest ones they can so that the male journalist actually look reputable by comparison? From Jeanne Moos to Carol Lin to Soledad O'Brien, they are loaded with the biggest airheads in the media, not counting Deborah Norville of course, who is on a whole other plane of stupidity all her own. Beauty contests seem to be how female "journalists" are found now.

Beverly LaHaye and every other woman who belongs to the organization she founded, Concerned Women For America (or see their creepy scary official site). What concerns these women you ask? Well, apparently gender equality and seeing it crushed. They are against just about everything positive women have achieved over the last century. Birth control, abortion rights, equality in the workplace and everything defined as "feminist" they are against. Like those idiotic Southern Baptists, they believe women are secondary citizens to men because the bible tells them so. Their mission statement is a hoot: "to protect and promote Biblical values among all citizens, first through prayer, then education, and finally by influencing our society, thereby reversing the decline in moral values in our nation." Of course they also hate gay people, sex-education, and women in the military much the same as LaHaye's husband Tim's organization The Moral Majority. And of course they are in favor of forced school prayer.

Star Jones from The View. Besides the members of the Bush regime, she has got to be the most arrogant person in America. After the tsunami disaster she made a remark about being in one of the areas hit only a month earlier and that god was watching over her. Despite the fact that thousands of others died, god was "watching over" her. As John Stewart said on the Daily Show, I'm more likely to think that it was an oversight on god's part.

Oh yeah, and all those other annoying limousine liberals from The View. They succeed not just in being an embarrassment to their gender, but also to liberals. Way to go girls!

Mother Theresa. Her actions in India helped to keep oppressed several generations of some of the poorest people in the world while helping the spread of AIDS by teaching Catholic doctrine. Her preaching against things like responsible family planning to the people who could benefit from it the most, the poorest of the poor, hopefully has earned her a special place in Hell. And that's not even taking into account her being a traitor to her gender by supporting a patriarchal misogynist organization. She would have made a great member of Concerned Women For America.

Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Nicole Ritchie, Jessica Simpson and her even less talented sister, Christina Aguilera, the Olson twins, Anna Nicole Smith, etc, etc....... This needs no explanation, right?

OK, that's enough evil-woman bashing. Now lets celebrate the positive, at least to my life. Since I'm doing this without asking them first, no full last names.

Barb E. of Chicago, one of the coolest chicks around. Cares deeply about social issues like gay marriage, the war, and Israel-Palestine. Hates George W. Bush. Also loves a good cocktail, a night out on the town, good food, and Annie Lennox. Has a career running a training center for med students, and is involved in running a readers theatre company that performs for free. Also laughs at my jokes.

Martha A. of Seattle and the S.F. Bay Area. One of the hippest people I know (in a good way not the yuppie way), and also one of the most generous. Doesn't think twice about floating a friend a loan if said friend is short on rent money. Also a talented theatre artist and singer. We share a love of Ani Difranco and she turned me on to the films of Jacques Demy.

Nicole A. of Chicago. Not only a wonderfully talented actor and singer, but one of the funnest people to be around with the goofiest sense of humor. Overcame a diagnosis of a chronic illness with her dignity and humor intact and keeps working her ass off at her craft. She should be famous instead of people like Paris Hilton.

Sandy W. of Seattle. Schoolteacher, mother of a cool kid, lover of Wilco and the Indigo Girls, and one of those friends who you can't call on the phone unless you know you've got about two hours to spend. One of the most supportive friends a person can ask for. She and her husband, my good friend Trevor, are always ready with an offer of a place to crash if I need it.

Megan J. of New York. If you read my good friend Joe's blog, then you've already seen his writings on why his wife is awesome. She is one cool chick. A great photographer, Megan also just finished law school and plans to become an environmental lawyer. Gotta admire someone who spends all that money on law school to become one of the few kinds of lawyers that don't make any money, but just want to do good.

Jessica G. of New York. One of my wife's best friends since high school, Jessica is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn and has been published in a wide range of publications, including the Village Voice. An accomplished chef, Jessica also creates recipes for a line of kitchen products. And she baked the most delicious cake for our wedding.

Just a few of the women I admire and respect. You may not know them, but they are sooooo much cooler than the women on the first half of today's blog/rant. Trust me.