Once again, Cara finds items for The Curvature that should appeal to any Libertarian. In this case it's In The Face of Slut-Shaming, Female Mayor Stands Her Ground, about Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, who is refusing to resign because there's a sexy photo of her in lingerie posing by a fire-engine on MySpace.
First off, I'd be proud to have a mayor sexy enough to cause a stir.
Second, if Bill Clinton can get head in the Oval Office.... OK I won't go there, but...
It's about time that an American citizen in public office told the public where it could kiss off (and where it could kiss for that matter).
I don't care what Barack Obama put up his nose as a teenager.
I don't care if Mitt Romney wears Mormon underwear (although I would prefer to avoid the pictures on that one).
I do know that Cara's right: this wouldn't be happening to a man.
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There is one small thing (among many large things) that bugs me about the primaries. Now, I am no fan of Hillary Clinton...in fact quite the opposite. But I notice that in casual conversation and even news shows that people will refer to "Barack Obama" or "Mitt Romney" or "John McCain".....then they refer to "Hillary".
I'm no breast-thumping feminist, but I think that this shows just a slight bias against women candidates. Even though I constantly speak ill of her, I always refer to her as "Senator Clinton". She at least deserves that much.
I know its a small thing, but something that nags at me a bit.