My New Crush
My friend Laura thought my column about pregnancy was too hetero. This is probably because Laura is often more than “my friend Laura” and therefore has a larger stake in how I present myself to the world. I don’t agree with her, though. Just because someone at 40 frets about biology and baby-having doesn’t make them straight. I’ve always been open about my queerness. But having a rather flexible sexual orientation doesn’t negate the serious issues that arise when contemplating having your ovaries dry up.
Anyway.
My new girl crush is a wife and mother both. Granted, she’s (very conspicuously) married, but still. Even if you don’t watch all of this, just know that she specifically places an emphasis on mental healthcare. Not the issue overall, but the words, which in the world of political grandstanding, is good enough for me. Kisses, Michelle.
liz | 5:26 PM | Uncategorized
You can’t have her, I saw her first.
If Laura goes straight, could I be first in line?
Dennis
Girl crushes are kewl. Michelle is twice the woman Cindy McCain is. Michelle could be the Jackie Kennedy for our generation.
And..I hate to say it, you’ve been my girl crush for the last 2 years I have been reading your blog!
Oh my god!
Now I have to say what I’ve been thinking since I’ve been reading your blog…you are hot!
And now I know you won’t be offended that I’m a woman saying this.
Nice!
Dearest Liz:
Before you go jumping off that democratic bridge on mental health, you might want to check out a few realities: I would like to hear you comments on this? http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/pharma-money-display-dems/2008-08-28 and this: Pfizer’s million dollar view : Democratic National Convention and pharma: drug us!
Some people hold a lot of hope in this election hoping for better health care. I don’t feel like I can breathe when pharmaceutical companies that produce mass marketing of psychiatric drugs for adults and children have such heavy prominence in the background. Hell, they aren’t even in the background.
~
Pharma money on display at 2008 Democratic convention.-Fierce Pharma
“The list of health-oriented sponsors reads like a roll call of drugmakers: Merck, Amgen, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Mylan, Abbott and Eli Lilly. Five of those companies–Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Amgen and Merck–have put CEO power behind their cash. AstraZeneca and Lilly dispatched their CEOs–David Brennan (photo) and John Lechleiter (photo), respectively–to receptions and luncheons the companies sponsored. Pfizer’s Jeff Kindler (photo) and Amgen’s Kevin Sharer (photo) participated in a health roundtable. And at a PhRMA-sponsored brunch, Merck CEO Richard Clark (photo) and AstraZeneca’s Brennan mingled with the invitation-only crowd. [(Seroquel).]
And tonight, when Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination, Pfizer folks will be on hand in coveted sky box seats reserved for those donors who’ve given more than $1 million. Let’s see who turns up for John McCain’s Republican star turn next week.”
http://bipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com/2008/08/pfizers-million-dollar-view-democratic.html
yours truly
Stan
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