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  • One week after our historic election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, here's a very interesting article on what his presidency might mean for Women's Health (of the non - "airquotes" variety), namely improved access to birth control and sex education (i.e. the federal government no longer funding abstinence-only programs), a reversal of the "conscience" legislation which is now allowing doctors, nurses and pharmacists to legally refuse to perform any service they morally object to, including prescribing birth control, and stopping the global gag-rule which prohibits federally-funded health clinics in foreign countries from performing abortions or even referring women to other facilities that will.

    Belly Tales 2008

  • People don't help when they use airquotes when talking about "working" at home, like they're really watching TV all day.

    Morra Aarons-Mele: Starbucks And Makeup: The Daily Ritual Of The Telecommuter Morra Aarons-Mele 2011

  • People don't help when they use airquotes when talking about "working" at home, like they're really watching TV all day.

    Morra Aarons-Mele: Starbucks And Makeup: The Daily Ritual Of The Telecommuter Morra Aarons-Mele 2011

  • It is a devastating day for him personally and yet he didn't "suspend" (God, how I hate those fucktard airquotes) his campaign to score some cheap political points.

    Final SurveyUSA Polls Show Obama Ahead In Pennsylvania, Florida 2009

  • Not after airquotes around "women's health" at the debate.

    GOP Mailer Likens John McCain To Hillary, Suggests Obama Is All About "Pretty Words" 2009

  • OK, John's a "Maverick" (see, I can use airquotes, too).

    McCain's Closing Ad Recalls POW Service, Takes Shot At Obama 2009

  • I love Sam Bee- watch her really get to grips with John McCain's airquotes.

    Delicious LiveJournal Links for 30-10-2008 sovietkiki 2008

  • Mr. Steyn also gets some kind of award for making me laugh with his spot-on airquotes, which readers know I love, so.

    PTBC J-Log 2009

  • As is the case with nearly all of Spencer's projects dating back his Pussy Galore days, figuring out what part of the song/album/etc he's putting in airquotes is half the fun (or maybe just half the "fun", if you don't buy his pomo-bluesman shtick).

    PopMatters 2009

  • As is the case with nearly all of Spencer's projects dating back his Pussy Galore days, figuring out what part of the song/album/etc he's putting in airquotes is half the fun (or maybe just half the "fun", if you don't buy his pomo-bluesman shtick).

    PopMatters Stephen Haag 2009

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