Showing posts with label polls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label polls. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Presidential Race: The Woman Factor

This is how I feel: Hillary Clinton is a wash. Why no one has reported on the fact that a huge number of Americans (male and female) still do not want a woman president is astounding. I believe it is because this is America’s dirty little secret…there are more sexists, more fundamentalists opposed to women leadership, and more just plain “no woman in the White House” thinkers than anyone has really addressed. That’s why she can work herself all the way to the Democrat’s pick and still fail the final cut.

Poll: How many Americans would never vote for a woman president?

Vote on the top right column of this blog site!

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Fat Is King in Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama

WASHINGTON - Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.

Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adults considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama were just behind, according to the Trust for America's Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention.

Colorado continued its reign as the leanest state in the nation with an obesity rate projected at 17.6 percent.

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