Barack Obama at Lew’s Dairy Freeze in Oregon. Something caught my eye this morning with the Obama schedule for today: This morning, President-elect Barack Obama will attend parent teacher conferences at his daughters’ school with his wife Michelle. After a meeting with Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and the Transition Economic [...]
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Christy Hardin Smith |
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- Christy is a "recovering" attorney, who earned her undergraduate degree at Smith College, in American Studies and Government, concentrating in American Foreign Policy. She then went on to graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania in the field of political science and international relations/security studies, before attending law school at the College of Law at West Virginia University, where she was Associate Editor of the Law Review. Christy was a partner in her own firm for several years, where she practiced in a number of areas including criminal defense, child abuse and neglect representation, domestic law, civil litigation, and she was an attorney for a small municipality, before switching hats to become a state prosecutor. Christy has extensive trial experience, and has worked for years both in and out of the court system to improve the lives of at risk children. Email: reddhedd AT firedoglake DOT com
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Family First? Not Just A Sham Political Slogan With Obama. What A Nice Change. |
| By: Christy Hardin Smith Friday November 7, 2008 8:15 am |
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Reality Bites Back: Joe The Plumber Pwned By Reality And Facts On CNN |
| By: Christy Hardin Smith Tuesday November 4, 2008 2:05 pm |
CNN’s Rick Sanchez interviewed “Joe The Plumber” today. Joe was prepped for a fluff convo, but instead was asked to back up his wild-assed assertions with actual information. When the back and forth strayed into facts, reality and common sense? Let’s just say: reality bites back….
Fox News Calls Bullshit On Powerline/Townhall Tantrum. Hell May Be Frozen Over. |
| By: Christy Hardin Smith Tuesday November 4, 2008 8:46 am |
All morning long, the factually-challenged, inept folks at TownHall and Powerline have been pitching a hissy fit, trying to manufacture a non-problem into scary, evil alleged election fraud whereby Republicans were screwed, SCREWWWWWWWED in Philadelphia. And Fox News, of all places, just called it out as utter bullshit. Video at right. Amanda Carpenter now backtracks [...]
Election Update: Anything Rocking Your Vote? |
| By: Christy Hardin Smith Tuesday November 4, 2008 7:41 am |
We were out early this morning, dropping off call sheets at local Dem HQ from last night’s final round of GOTV calls. I caught the local fire department putting up the American flags along Main Street for Election Day, and snapped a quick picture of small town doings. No line out the door at our local polling place, but plenty of cars in the parking lot and at other locations this morning as well.
Who Told Palin To Amend Her Children’s Travel Expense Reports? |
| By: Christy Hardin Smith Thursday October 23, 2008 11:01 am |
Here’s a question some enterprising journamalism person with access to McCain/Palin folks might want to ask: who told Palin to amend her travel expense reports? Via DailyMail: It is claimed Ms Palin contacted her office after being selected as John McCain’s running mate in September and told staff to amend her expenses so that it [...]
Biden’s VAWA-Created Domestic Violence Hotline Receives 2 Millionth Call |
| By: Christy Hardin Smith Tuesday October 21, 2008 2:33 pm |
Domestic violence cases are nasty and nearly impossible to untangle. And especially tough for kids who get caught in the middle. The one constant: women who have been so beaten down that they don’t feel like they have anyone to turn to are the ones who most need a hand up.
Joe Biden helped create a safe space with VAWA…
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