She’s definitely not the underdog, but the level of spite and shit that I have had to endure as a relatively quiet supporter, much less the intense level endured by out and proud supporters is a major reason I keep my mouth shut. I don’t have the time or inclination to argue with people about my vote, or correct their…

What, what? Which part of my story was confusing? The expected obnoxious social media blowback to anything remotely positive re: Hillary, or my suggestion that Veruca Salt should be the soundtrack to the feminist bus tour?

Where DID you get your #Hillyes button, if I may ask? :)

That is the correct takeaway. I’m glad someone could cut through the dram.

Dude, I received a Hillary button in the mail this week after donating to her campaign awhile back, and I was SO PUMPED to have a manila envelope with Hillary Clinton’s return address, I couldn’t wait to share it. And then I realized the shit I’d have to deflect if I shared it on facebook, and then I cried a little. I…

Yep. Or The Economist. A bit stuffy and not what I would call liberal, necessarily, but far closer to an objective eye when it comes to election coverage..

I’m incubating a little girl and I so, SO look forward to these exact scenarios in 3 years’ time.

I actually don’t have a lot of understanding around this - after primaries are over in general, wouldn’t a candidate, even if they’re the presumptive nominee, downsize the number of folks on the ground until the general ramps up, anyway?

I don’t think Sanders’s remark was in any way offensive, but as with most of his campaign (in my personal opinion), he didn’t address the specific shit/issues that women have to put up with not just from Trump - but from a large part of half the electorate. Even though Trump is a sentient cheeze doodle without a care…

Starred for your Calvinball reference. Spot on analogy.

Ugh, how terrible. I’m so sorry for her loss.

I think it would be great if it weren’t used as a cudgel to shame women who want/need to abort. I am no medical professional, but I have a large proportion of friends and family members who are, and if their day to day is indicative of the larger experience, there’s no way that everyone has the appropriate level of…

This one of the most even-handed and accurate assessments that Gawker Media has published to date. If even half of their coverage was like this, I think we’d all be better informed. Nuance is a big deal, and something that is easily missed when it comes to election sloganeering.

I can only imagine what nearly 3 decades of being under the spotlight must do to a person’s public persona. It’s completely unsurprising to me that she should come across as stiff when she gets called out for showing any emotion across the spectrum.

I also think she will. If you are able to parse beyond her voting record, but instead find and read statements associated with votes that “flip flopped”, I have always found solid reasoning and logic behind them. I also think anyone who doesn’t change their mind on policy positions over nearly 30 years is suspect, to…

I am in this exact stage of life. Complicating matters is that while I’ve always had really good skin (post-teenage years, anyway), I’m currently incubating a small parasite and she is fucking with my face in a serious way. I’m talking painful cystic acne that has not gone away for the last 4 months. I’m kind of upset…

Thanks! I reread my post and realize people could take it to mean we had some abnormal results from the test - that is not the case, thankfully. But knowing even a part of what people have to go through now first hand, this kind of shit enrages me. Similar to another commenter downthread, a very close friend of ours…

Definitely. I’m currently incubating one myself and this kills me. We had a blood test done right at the end of the first trimester (can’t really get it done much beforehand) and of the genetic anomolies it screens for, Down’s is the best case scenario. All of the others are a death sentence if not in the run up to…

Thank you for your service. This meme wins all the things, all the time.

That interview this weekend really made me headdesk a few times. Dude, you have been in the government for 25+ years. You have been campaigning for a year. I don’t expect anyone to give me nitty gritty details on exactly how they plan to implement their goals, but give me some policy suggestions at least. Like,…