Jane Chastain : Politically Direct

Sandra Fluke, the 30-year-old shameless Georgetown law student who, last week,  was invited to address Democrat members of the House of Representatives on her need for free contraceptives, is now a media darling.  Her name has become a household word.  It  may soon be added to the dictionary as a verb “fluked” and the ever popular adverb, “fluking.”

Meanwhile, virtually unnoticed by the mainstream media,  two Australian college professors, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, set off a firestorm of worldwide proportions by arguing for legalized infanticide.

Fluke’s appearance was a cheap publicity stunt, little more than a pep rally for President Obama’s plan to force religious institutions to cover contraceptives even if it violates their moral principles. Read the rest of this entry »

Twenty years ago, Vice President Dan Quayle stepped on a liberal landmine by stating the obvious: The (then) extremely popular television show “Murphy Brown” was sending the wrong message to teenage girls about single motherhood.

Murphy Brown was doing quite well.  She made single motherhood look glamours and easy but most single mothers and their children are likely to live in poverty and die in poverty.

Last week,  presidential candidate Rick Santorum confronted another dangerous liberal myth, G.I. Jane. There is a reason this Demi Moore flick bombed at the box office and nearly ended her career. Even Hollywood fantasies must have a hint of truth. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s be clear about one thing:  Radical feminists’ groups on the left hate the military. They would like to eliminate it, but since they can’t, they are hellbent on controlling it.  A major milestone toward that end was reached on Monday when a military advisory commission recommended our military end the policy that prevents women from serving in ground combat units.

Placing women in combat makes about as much sense as putting them in a shark feeding tank but radical feminists have been browbeating Congress and the Pentagon for the last several decades to make this a reality. Read the rest of this entry »

If you think Barack Obama is the first black president, you have a short memory.

In 1993, Bill Clinton was enshrined by the “left” as the first black president and the left never makes a mistake, at least one it will admit.

Nevertheless, Barack Obama has made his mark on history. He’s the first “feminist” president. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t have a lot in common with liberals.  They see government as the solution to every problem: I see government as the problem.   Therefore, I watched with some trepidation as the president-elect assembled a team of “experts,” who will be whispering in his ear, guiding his every move for the next few years.

It was tantamount to watching a two-year-old stack blocks.   You know that ragged tower is going to crumble, but how high will it go before it falls?   Which block will be the tipping point and how many will be left standing in the end? Read the rest of this entry »