The Monstrous Regiment of Women

by murphy on January 27, 2009

in open thread

Sorry if this invokes nightmares. I found it at Twisty’s place and had to share. There’s nothing ghastly or gruesome here, aside from the brainswashed minds and bleached out souls of the poor creatures in the video. (I added a couple of lovely poems after the video to give you comfort, strength, and inspiration to keep fighting. Although watching the women in the film is probably all you need to rededicate yourself to the cause of women’s emotional, spiritual, physical, and political freedom.)

Love After Love 
by Derek Walcott

The time will come 
when, with elation 
you will greet yourself arriving 
at your own door, in your own mirror 
and each will smile at the other’s welcome, 

and say, sit here. Eat. 
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart 
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you 

all your life, whom you ignored 
for another, who knows you by heart. 
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, 

the photographs, the desperate notes, 
peel your own image from the mirror. 
Sit. Feast on your life.

The Soul selects her own Society 
by Emily Dickinson
The Soul selects her own Society –
Then — shuts the Door –
To her divine Majority –
Present no more –

Unmoved — she notes the Chariots — pausing –
At her low Gate –
Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling
Upon her Mat –

I’ve known her — from an ample nation –
Choose One –
Then — close the Valves of her attention –
Like Stone –

My Dreams, My Works, Must Wait Till After Hell

I hold my honey and I store my bread

In little jars and cabinets of my will.

I label clearly, and each latch and lid

I bid, Be firm till I return from hell.

I am very hungry. I am incomplete.

And none can give me any word but Wait,

The puny light. I keep my eyes pointed in;

Hoping that, when the devil days of my hurt

Drag out to their last dregs and I resume

On such legs as are left me, in such heart

As I can manage, remember to go home,

My taste will not have turned insensitive

To honey and bread old purity could love.

Gwendolyn Brooks 

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admin 01.27.09 at 11:47 pm

We are posting our summaries of HR 1 in the post below.
http://pumapac.org/2009/01/26/hr-1-aka-boy-i-hope-no-one-actually-reads-this-damn-bill/

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Murphy: pp 1-10
Trish: pp 11-20
Dances pp 21-30
slyt pp. 31-40
HP pp 41-50
Susie1945: pp 51-60
gosuef4hil: pp 61-70
ipotter: pp 71-80
ipotter: pp 81-90
katinyourhat: pp 91-100
prplvette85: pp 101-110
LJSNAustin: pp 111-120
TerryDo: pp 121-130
Ex-DemInVA: pp 131-140
puma.sf1: pp 141-150
PUMAbear: pp 151-160
webfoot: pp 161-195
Susie1945: pp 195-210
Murphy: pp 211-220
KerryLINY: pp 221-230
CasperCat: pp 231-240
HiHat: pp 241-260
MKfromLA: pp 261-270
Sunshinelvr: pp 271-280
antifish: pp 281-290
taggles1: pp 291-300
Trish: pp 301-310
Hillstheone: pp 311-320
kat in your hat: pp 321-330
mimi: 331-340
vwade: 341-350
hillary2008: 351-360
susie1945: 361-394
Billie Jo: 395-410
dances: 411-420
Barbnobo: 421-430
antifish: 431-440
nancy sabet: 441-450
michelina: 451-460
michelina: 461-470
deadgirl: 471-480
mkfromla: 481-490

go puma pac!

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admin 01.27.09 at 11:48 pm

p.s. If you are just loggin in, please do the Daily Pig Prowl HERE:

http://pumapac.org/2009/01/27/the-daily-pig-5/

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Nijma 01.27.09 at 11:56 pm

jenniforhillary, reposted from downstairs,

Can I ask about the adventure with the obots thing? I’m curious about the video that was posted and how it came about. Who approached who? I seem to remember the video sort of started in the middle. Was there a question or exchange that went on before? I’m not even sure what the video was about. I also remember the lens zooming in and out. What did the person filming look like while they were doing it? Also how long has Jenn been commenting with Pumas? Was there some exchange with obots before that? If possible I would like to see for myself how it happened.

I’m sorry if this brings up something unpleasant, and if there is not answer I will understand completely. We have all had our eyes opened by our unfortunate contacts with the obots.

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admin 01.28.09 at 12:02 am

I’ll answer nijma, and then ask you to leave it at that (unless jenni herself wants to add anything, of course.)

the original video was an interview jenni agreed to participate in because of her commitment to Clinton’s presidential campaign.

it was edited for maximum ridicule purposes by the obots.

jenni’s first comment at Puma PAC was on June 7th — 4 days after I launched the site.

i think pretty much every puma who has been around here since June would take a bullet for jenni.

if you have any other questions about it, please send me an email.

thanks.

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antifish 01.28.09 at 12:05 am

I’ve met so many women like the ones in that video and inevitably, they define their existence through a man. They are Mrs. John Smith and Mrs. Bob Jones. I can’t relate and only see them as pathetic creatures not deserving of my sympathy.

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DancesWithPumas 01.28.09 at 12:05 am

thanks.

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TrishfromCanada 01.28.09 at 12:13 am

thank you admin

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antifish 01.28.09 at 12:15 am

Yeah, thanks, murphy. Some things are better not revisited.

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TrishfromCanada 01.28.09 at 12:17 am

night everyone, its been a crazy 2 days up herre in Canada, our budget came down today, tommorow we find out if its been passed or if the three parties will seek to form a coalition.

I watched Blago on CNN tonight, lol I so want to send him an old fashion steam whistle with Blow it Hard Rod engraved on it lol.

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TrishfromCanada 01.28.09 at 12:18 am

I can take the next 10 if someone can let me know the page numbers, I do it in the morning

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puma.sf1 01.28.09 at 12:23 am

Whoa, I’m really glad that poetry was there because that video really pissed me off.

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DancesWithPumas 01.28.09 at 12:24 am

Trish: 491-500

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BillieJo 01.28.09 at 12:24 am

taggles1 01.27.09 at 11:49 pm

I am loving Blago!

Everytime I see him on tv or in the newspapers, he grows on me.

Even his hair is looking fashionable to me.

There is something about someone who fights like that. Like Tony Soprano. The guy you love but know is no good. But can blow the top and give up the jig on other corrupto’s and isn’t afraid to get killed. there is something to be said for that.

Ha!
—————
I agree with you Taggles…Blago is a fighter even if he’s no saint. I really enjoyed his interview with Greta tonight and although he may be as corrupt as obie, he grows on me where as Obie never did and never will.

I have hopes he is the Deep Throat that will blow Obama out of the Whitehouse by singing to Fitzgerald in the future. I have HOPE with Blago.

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BillieJo 01.28.09 at 12:25 am

Poetry night, I am outta here. :lol:
Night PUMAs.

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DancesWithPumas 01.28.09 at 12:25 am

puma.sf1 01.28.09 at 12:23 am
Whoa, I’m really glad that poetry was there because that video really pissed me off.
——————-
I thought the third woman was spoofing the first two!
and it was a rapid downhill from there.

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puma.sf1 01.28.09 at 12:36 am

I know it was weird but that older woman really made me mad. When I was phone banking for Hill in Texas I spoke to a lot of women who sounded like that. They would NEVER vote for a woman.

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kat in your hat 01.28.09 at 12:37 am

What does this mean?
FEC FILE:

PALIN, SARAH

Office Sought: President
Election Year: 2012
State: Presidential Candidate
Party: REP (Republican Party)

http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?P20001939

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BillieJo 01.28.09 at 12:47 am

Our sex (i.e. lack of penis) is what separates us and until women understand that you will never see a naked CEO or President of the USA on the pages of I JACK OFF A LOT we will ALWAYS be the lesser sex. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. Sexual equality cannot be achieved by MORE SEX. Sort of like a good economy will NEVER be achieved by more government spending. NEVER NEVER NEVER.
———-
Before I go, I gotta disagree with Jennifer on this one…

Women have never been nor never will be the lesser sex.

Women are the weaker and smaller sex, and they are the more hopeful and loving of the genders in general.

Woman are taken advantage of because of these characteristics but they are not the lesser in any way.

Women are capable of creating life, and this is why men feel threatened by her.
(This has nothing to do with if a women has children or not, it is the perception of women in the eyes of men.)

To compensate for this weakness, MEN create ‘things’, (business, objects,wealth) to make up for their feeling of worthlessness among women.

Women that think of themselves as the lesser sex need help from ‘stronger’ women to see their value.

Women that sell their bodies do it to gain value, gain love or recognition…they never obtain these goals and feel defeated.

My 2 cent…

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kat in your hat 01.28.09 at 12:48 am

omigawsh–that video. uhhhgghh.

“femininity” blasting “feminism” (lol) The title is even sexist–lolol. Can’t have one without the other, didn’t you know.

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BillieJo 01.28.09 at 12:51 am

cents……………gack. :lol:

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TerryDo 01.28.09 at 12:52 am

17 kat in your hat 01.28.09 at 12:37 am

What does this mean?
FEC FILE:
PALIN, SARAH
Office Sought: President
Election Year: 2012
State: Presidential Candidate
Party: REP (Republican Party)

******************

Wow! It is official she will be running in the 2012 Presidential Primaries for the Republican Party. Also here is Palins Pac website

http://www.sarahpac.com/

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kat in your hat 01.28.09 at 1:00 am

BillieJo: #18

I think (if) men feel threatened by women, it’s not just because they are the bearers of life, but because men are slaves to their lust for women and *deeply* resent the sexual power women hold over them.

Also, I think some men acquire symbols of wealth because they are in competition with men, but the crux of the competition is “maleness” for attracting women. A flashy car is like having better peacock feathers. Fanciest peacock feathers gets the most peahens. Also, of course, many women are attracted to signals and symbols of power and security.

Also, I agree with most of last line about selling bodies. I think some women do it just to pay the bills and they can manage/ internalize their situation as pure business, and some may feel empowered and not defeated.

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Nijma 01.28.09 at 1:00 am

thanks admin, what happened to jenn does not surprise me in the least. Every time I have had contact with camera-wielding obots–and they can be rude and pushy–I have had my own little camera in hand filming THEM–and I have told them they are being filmed. I hate to take a hostile tone with people from the very beginning without giving them a chance first, but I am convinced that’s the only reason they have not been able to provoke me–yet.

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MKfromLA 01.28.09 at 1:03 am

Summary of pages 481-490 posted on the HR 1 thread.

http://pumapac.org/2009/01/26/hr-1-aka-boy-i-hope-no-one-actually-reads-this-damn-bill/

g’night all

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loveall 01.28.09 at 1:05 am

Earlier this evening, while discussing euality and feminism, etc. with a friend, she commented, “To steal a line from Obama, “Fuck Equality! We want it ALL!”

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kat in your hat 01.28.09 at 1:07 am

my eyeballs are broken

*blinking*

Think I am sweepy.

TerryDo #21
Yes. I think that makes it official, right? I’m glad. I hope a ton of women run.

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loveall 01.28.09 at 1:08 am

kat in your hat 01.28.09 at 1:00 am Yeah, what you said!.

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Nijma 01.28.09 at 1:25 am

Teh democrats have really screwed up when it comes to running women for office and for talking to women voters. Let’s hope Sarah scares them into doing the right thing.

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loveall 01.28.09 at 1:27 am

Listening to all the politicians and media people’s words is like trying to count raindrops. Impossible, but you know you got wet trying.

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Nijma 01.28.09 at 1:35 am

BillieJo,

I really cannot let that “lack of a penis” comment go by without comment. Women do not lack ANYTHING. We are just different, that’s all. Do men “lack wombs”? We are complete.

But if you really want to go there… back in the days, MS. Magazine used to have cartoons on their back page. I remember one about two children comparing genitals. The boy showed the girl his penis and suggested she was envious. Whereupon the girl pointed to her own crotch and said, “if you’ve got one of these, you can get as many of those as you want.”

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hillstheone 01.28.09 at 1:40 am

Which one is Stupider?
Obama / Limbaugh (Dems Launch Online Petition)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/27/dems-launch-online-petition-rush-limbaugh/

Speaking of Dumb and Dumber
Scary pictures of Bush, I mean, Obama, here:
http://dailypuma.blogspot.com/

Off to bed with me. p.s. Hi Kat I have missed you! I will try to log in earlier tomorrow nite. :)

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hillstheone 01.28.09 at 1:43 am

Maybe we can call him Obambaugh now, lol…
Obambush?

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hillstheone 01.28.09 at 1:48 am

http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/2009/01/26/and-you-thought-the-sexism-wasnt-intentional/

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Alessandro Machi 01.28.09 at 2:34 am

BillieJO #13, Wow, I came to the same conclusion about Blago as you.

http://dailypuma.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-like-blago-blagos-rachel-maddow-show.html

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bqueen 01.28.09 at 5:38 am

What could drive a woman to this (1st song)??
(((((LOVE PINK!))))

Please don’t leave me

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Headclunker 01.28.09 at 7:17 am

Wow. Looking at the Pork Package and his Campaign Finances it is plain that BO is an addict. Yea, addicted to OPM – Other People’s Money. That’s what it is all about, a big money grab. What are the chances that the Pig Bill will pass?

I should have the $4,600 Exceedance finished by tonight. Here’s what he did: About half the exceedances seen in the Pre-General FEC report were reimbursed during the next reporting period, but even more were generated. There were twice as many exceedances found in the Post-General report than were found in the Pre-General report.

BO’s Campaign Finance Reporting can be considered to be GROSS FINANCIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY.

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Stray Yellar Dawg 01.28.09 at 7:47 am

Thanks for the poetry….

Much to consider this morning!

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sistermoon3 01.28.09 at 8:47 am

STIMULUS PACKAGE IS BAILING OUT THEIR BUDDIES AND THEIR STATES, NOT YOU

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,483965,00.html

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murphy 01.28.09 at 9:17 am

trashing kirsten, and Sarah for President? posted,

take it upstairs!

The Stimulus Swindle is an ongoing discussion, so please bring links.

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HP Boston 01.28.09 at 9:42 am

Oh Murphy the Love after Love poem……..I am crying.

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Headclunker 01.28.09 at 2:44 pm

GO PUMA!

Sombody is listening:

http://www.fec.gov/law/policy/enforcement/publichearing011409.shtml

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kat in your hat 01.28.09 at 4:34 pm

Ahh! I am just getting in and still need to catch up in this thread. I still need to read the poetry. Ok, going upstairs to see what is going on.

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