The XX Factor : victory speech

Of Women and Whitman

Dana Stevens — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:33:00 GMT

Meghan : I hadn't noticed that in his opening catalogue of binary-distinctions-beyond-which-we-must-move, Obama didn't mention that most primal of all binaries: men and women! That does seem like an extraordinary omission, one that I'd almost think was...(read more)

Obama's Victory Speech: 100 Percent Hillary-Free

Dana Stevens — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:30:00 GMT

Did anyone else notice that Obama’s victory speech last night (which started out a little stiff and stump-speech-y, I thought, then soared to the firmament with that Ann Nixon Cooper kicker) never mentioned Hillary Clinton? Believe me, this isn't PUMA...(read more)

Best Group-Hug Ever

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:35:00 GMT

Oprah cried, Jesse Jackson cried, and John Lewis said he had no tears left. Our next first lady whispered, "I love you" to her husband, who didn't seem to want to let her go even when it was time to leave the stage. Michelle Obama's mom, Marion Robinson,...(read more)