Alarmists. Hypocrites. Opportunists. Fakes. Phonies. Liars. Self-centered. Misogynistic. Patriarchal. Partisan. Money-hungry. Power-hungry. All of the above when combined result in assholery – and assholery is running roughshod all over absolutely everybody right now. If you took a break while Congress… Read More ›
Finding My Voice
The first 18 months of Katie Speak!
Crest in 3D
Arrgh. The moment where if you have to explain why something is offensive, it means it can’t be explained. Well, mostly it means the non-offended will likely continue blinking blankly at you post explanation. So, when the new Crest 3D… Read More ›
Bread, Goldfish and the Fiscal Cliff
15 seconds. A very short span of time – unless you’re, say, a goldfish. A very short span of time that happens to be about how long a piece of bread needs in the microwave to extend its edibility beyond… Read More ›
One in four women…
The House Majority Leader was misquoted this morning as saying, “We blocked the Violence Against Women Act because the Senate forced it on us without our consent. I’m sure women understand.” I, along with a number of people I trust,… Read More ›
Memo to the Anti-Choice
Dear Sir or Madam: I am part of the post-Roe generation. I grew up under the protective umbrella the dedicated women who came before me secured through their tireless advocacy. They fought on behalf of the 5,000 women who lost… Read More ›
Human
Only on a day with both massive world events and considerable personal turmoil would it have occurred to me that one is more important than the other. We’re fed the line that what happens to us, what immediately affects our… Read More ›
Open Doors
Come on in… I’m instituting an open door policy. Far too much is need of repair to turn away willing hands. My youthful, ideological mindset – as many predicted – hasn’t been tempered by experience, thus giving way to cynicism… Read More ›
Small Acts
Now that that’s over…. First the good news: The disaster-palooza that President Romney and Vice President Ryan would have certainly been was averted. (Seriously, say that in your head a few times…“President Romney.”) Romney/Ryan was a law making machine waiting… Read More ›
Live!
I got the chance to sit in studio with the amazing, hilarious, progressive-minded Hal Sparks for his September 8, 2012 radio program. I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed two hours so much. We talked election politics, how wretchedly… Read More ›
The Woman Dilemma
19th Amendment: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. So there it is. The dilemma. How do you take… Read More ›