Open Thread: Update on H1K Fundraising

To date we have raised $4,305 directly through this site.  I don’t know how many of you have been inspired via this site and donated, or were already steadily contributing through other channels.
Check out the “Please Contribute to HRC!” page for our latest new commenter, Myrtle, who has given $1,300 to Clinton.  Amazing!!!!
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Friday Links

For those of you actually doing your jobs and taking care of your responsibilities, a link wrap-up from the ever procrastinating Redstar:
Courtesy of Shakesville in HSW #92, a March ‘08 article on how gendered grooming disadvantages Clinton on the campaign trail.
Big Tent Democrat’s take on the same Boston Globe article that got Liss going in [...]

Entitlement

I’m listening to NPR’s On Point this morning; on Friday’s they do a week in review with a media panel. A caller Patricia raised the issue of gender in the primary, and how sexism has been rampant, citing in particular John Edwards’s claim that there’s “only one man” to lead our country in his [...]

Clinton’s supporters decry sexism in campaign

Women Threaten Obama Boycott

HillBuzz:
Cynthia Ruccia, in Ohio, has started a group for women who will not support Barack Obama for president under any circumstances. The group’s name is Clinton Supporters Count Too. It is not outwardly associated with the growing Democrats for McCain movement, or the corresponding Latinos for McCain or LGBT for McCain movements.

It’s too late for flowers and candy

by Red Queen

It’s class, not race

Clinton takes lead in popular votes

Clinton: 16,691,283
Obama: 16,647,926
Clinton leads by 43,357 and has earned more votes than any candidate in Democratic primary history.

The real unity candidate

Not withstanding the fact that this campaign has revealed we as a nation are completely unable to discuss intelligently issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class - never mind their intersections! - I’m pleased to see this mea culpa from Clinton on her contentious “hardworking Americans, white Americans” statement.  I heard this from a colleague who [...]

To the 3 sane people left on the planet

Doesn’t the media’s rush to nominate Obama feel like the rush to invade Iraq? Of course, back then, I was one of the three sane people too. What is the Republican-owned media hiding this time?