by Heather Hastie | Oct 12, 2016 | US Politics
Note: In quoting Donald Trump, this post includes crude and sexually explicit language. Just 48 hours before the second presidential debate, the Washington Post released an eleven-year-old video in which, among other things, Trump boasts of sexually abusing women and...
by Heather Hastie | Oct 6, 2016 | US Politics
No, I didn’t make that up – the credit goes to Greg Gutfeld of Fox New’s The Five and The Greg Gutfeld Show. I like it though, so I’m using it! So, one hour and 40 minutes before the vice-presidential debate even started the RNC (Republican...
by Heather Hastie | Oct 4, 2016 | US Politics
Short answer: “No.” A picture is worth a thousand words, and this one sums things up pretty well: There’s a lot more to it than that though of course. Everyone except Trump and his most blinkered acolytes accept that he lost the first debate. One of...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 8, 2016 | US Politics, Women
In typical Trump fashion, Trump makes his own truth. But it’s statements like this – calling Phyllis Schlafly “a champion for women” – that expose both his ignorance and misogyny. The truly great Phyllis Schlafly, who honored me with her...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 18, 2016 | US Politics
Anyone who follows this blog knows that if I was a US citizen I’d be voting for Hillary Clinton in the November elections. I don’t claim that she’s the perfect candidate, but I do think she’s the best option. She’s wickedly smart, easily...
