This popular post was originally published April 13, 2011.
It’s true. Women in America make less money than men throughout their lifetime; they constitute a mere 17 percent of the national legislature; and according to a new report from the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., only a handful of women has ascended to the top rung of the corporate ladder. To most Americans, these facts are neither surprising nor concerning. But to a certain powerful segment of our society, they’re a downright travesty.
This list post was first published on April 14 here.
Every speaker knows there will be critics. Perhaps you’ve heard of the guy who gave his first speech in a public speaking class. His teacher said, “The speech has three major problems. 1. You read your speech. 2. You didn’t read it well. And number 3: It wasn’t worth reading.”
That teacher’s critique is probably similar to what most conservatives would say about President Obama’s deficit speech he gave on Wednesday afternoon. But what about the Left? Last week the Left came unglued when Obama made the 2011 budget deal with congressional Republicans that cut spending $38 billion. They feared Obama was moving to the middle like Clinton did before his reelection campaign in 1996.
Obama’s speech relieved some of the fears of so-called liberals, but there was still a lot they weren’t happy about.
“Public Freakout” — That’s the term the socialist website Mother Jones used to describe America’s unwillingness to accept massive debt. Mother Jones thrives on a lust to bring more government control over business and so, in the wake of President Obama‘s speech, warns of “Republican amputators with rusty meat cleavers” coming for the poor and the elderly. Classifying the Spender-in-Chief, President Obama, as “Adult Cutter-in-Chief” (gulp, are they serious?) Mother Jones paints a pretty picture of the President to ease the nail-biting of the Left and relieve the doubts of independents who may be experiencing a temporary bout of conservative common sense. Fear not, socialists! Obama will save you from the blood-thirsty Republicans, heal the planet and cut the deficit. Saving the President’s political skin is the order of the day at Mother Jones.
Every speaker knows there will be critics. Perhaps you’ve heard of the guy who gave his first speech in a public speaking class. His teacher said, “The speech has three major problems. 1. You read your speech. 2. You didn’t read it well. And number 3: It wasn’t worth reading.”
That teacher’s critique is probably similar to what most conservatives would say about President Obama’s deficit speech he gave on Wednesday afternoon. But what about the Left? Last week the Left came unglued when Obama made the 2011 budget deal with congressional Republicans that cut spending $38 billion. They feared Obama was moving to the middle like Clinton did before his reelection campaign in 1996.
Obama’s speech relieved some of the fears of so-called liberals, but there was still a lot they weren’t happy about.
It’s true. Women in America make less money than men throughout their lifetime; they constitute a mere 17 percent of the national legislature; and according to a new report from the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., only a handful of women has ascended to the top rung of the corporate ladder. To most Americans, these facts are neither surprising nor concerning. But to a certain powerful segment of our society, they’re a downright travesty.
