From the NY Times vis Buzz Flash:
In Searching for New Job, Gonzales Sees No Takers
“Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster, Washington lawyers and his associates said in recent interviews.
He has, through friends, put out inquiries, they said, and has not found any takers. What makes Mr. Gonzales’s case extraordinary is that former attorneys general, the government’s chief lawyer, are typically highly sought.”
(snip)
“The greatest impediment to Mr. Gonzales’s being offered the kind of high-salary job being snagged these days by lesser Justice Department officials, many lawyers agree, is his performance during his last few months in office. In that period, he was openly criticized by lawmakers for being untruthful in his sworn testimony. His conduct is being investigated by the Office of the Inspector General of the Justice Department, which could recommend actions from exonerating him to recommending criminal charges. Friends set up a fund to help pay his legal bills.”
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If I owned a law firm I wouldn’t hire him. Makes me wonder what John Ashcroft is doing these days.
Posted by Vixen as News at 9:26 PM CDT
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“Mistress did you just fart?”
-new client pretending to sound offended but I could tell he was turned on
“That’s my perfume and you live to smell it.”
-Me, thinking fast
(happy laugh) “We’re on the same page.”
-The client was pleasantly surprised at my response. The rest of the call went great.
Posted by Vixen as Quote Book at 10:59 PM CDT
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From At Your Cervix’s website:
“The documentary, At Your Cervix, enters U.S. medical and nursing schools and breaks the silence around the unethical ways in which medical and nursing students learn to perform pelvic exams. These practices—which include nursing students being required to perform exams on each other in front of faculty and medical students “practicing” on unconscious, unconsenting patients—lead directly to the reality that most women find pelvic exams to be humiliating and painful. The existence of these egregious practices are challenged in the film by highlighting an ethical and more effective way of teaching the pelvic exam that has existed for nearly 30 years: the work of the Gynecological Teaching Associates (GTA) of New York City, in which the “patient” herself is the teacher.”
“At Your Cervix aims to improve how pelvic exams are taught and the care women receive. The film raises the expectations women should have of their healthcare providers and hopes to create a culture where pelvic exams are pain-free. The woman, the provider, the patient, and the cervix itself tell the story, a story that will dramatically affect the quality of these oft-dreaded exams, a story that will transform breast and pelvic exams into opportunities women actually welcome to discover more about their bodies, and about their sexual and reproductive selves.”
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This sounds like a fascinating film. They’re currently in the editing and distribution phase of movie making. Their fundraising campaign can be found here.
I learned about this upcoming movie via Bust Magazine. If you don’t know about Bust I highly recommend them!
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Courtesy of this gallery.
Posted by Vixen as Sexy Sensations at 11:07 PM CDT
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From Yahoo! News:
Sen. Vitter may testify in sex case
“Louisiana Sen. David Vitter may be called to testify on behalf of a woman accused of running an upscale Washington prostitution service, attorneys said at the opening of trial.
The Republican senator was among several possible witnesses identified Monday in the racketeering and money laundering case against Deborah Palfrey. Among others on the list is Harlan Ullman, a military strategist who created the concept of “shock and awe” that the United States used to open hostilities against Iraq more than five years ago.
Prosecutors said they planned to call about a dozen former escorts and several clients.”
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This could turn out so many ways I’m not sure what to hope for.
Posted by Vixen as News, Sex Workers at 11:50 PM CDT
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Up Your Bum
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A Moment Captured
“Right now I am looking out down at the street from my window and my fingers have found their way to my soft wet labia.”
Things Every Man Should Own/Know/Hear
“You can also give the controller to her, or use it yourself, and play with the power of the vibrations.”
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“You know if you lost 10 pounds you’d look really tight.”
-Asshat client
(I nicknamed him this way before tonight’s call.)
(silence)
-me
Because really want do I say to this? Thanks?
“Hello?! Are you there?”
-Asshat uses his rude, arrogant tone that I’m all too familiar with
I explain that yes I’m still here. He demands to know why I didn’t say anything. I tell him I’m not sure how to respond to his comment.
“Well you just have to own up to the fact that it’s true. You’re 10 pounds overweight and really need to lose it if you ever want to look good. I mean you have the tits, ass and hair so you could look good.”
“Ok. I’ll keep that in mind.”
-me thinking just when I doubt he can be more of an asshole he proves me wrong
“Whatever.”
-AC who then says he’s gotta go and hangs up
His comment is ironic because last week I bought three dresses and was pleased to discover I’m a size 9. I’ve been feeling pretty buff lately. (Mind you I don’t know what size I actually am. I have dresses that are size 9 and pants that are size 6. I find the sizing system for women’s clothing totally confusing.)
I don’t demand my clients give me endless compliments about my appearance. But calling a PSO and insulting her looks is really bad form. What does he hope to accomplish by saying such a thing?
To further confuse matters this comment came minutes after he was discussing the tragic death of his brother. Which came minutes after he was whining and pretending to be a bad boy.
I’m fine with his fantasy though the pitch of his whines grates my eardrums. But his random meanness is really starting to get to me. We’ll be in the middle of a roleplay scene and he’ll start insulting my vocabulary telling me “no one talks like that”. After he cums he gets especially vicious. “You think you’re so clever don’t you?” he sneered when I told him we had 15 minutes left.
I’m not a heavy drinker. Usually I have a glass of red wine three or four nights a week with dinner. But lately I’ve noticed myself pouring a tall glass of wine at the start of a call with AC. It helps calm my nerves because I tense up during our talks. Though AC can go for hours I think it may be time to dump him.
Posted by Vixen as PSO Confessions, Quote Book at 11:18 PM CDT
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From their Wiki page:
“The Masturbate-a-thon is an event where participants masturbate in order to raise money for charity and to increase awareness of, and dispel the shame and taboos that persist around, this form of sexual activity. During the past six years, the Masturbate-a-thon has raised over $25,000 for women’s health initiatives and HIV prevention, education and treatment organizations, and has contributed to debates about safer sex and alternative safe methods of sexual expression.”
This year’s Masturbate-a-thon will be May 25th. What events are happening this year?
Longest Squirt Distance
Longest Time Masturbating
Most Orgasms
Tag Team Fun
Details about the event can be found here. If you’re participating drop me email!
Posted by Vixen as Sexy Sensations, Activism at 11:21 PM CDT
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Last year Mr. Radical and I had a truck break. It wasn’t a crisis because it was our backup vehicle. We had been on the fence about what to do with it. The break tipped the scales in favor of selling. But winter was approaching so we decided to hold onto the vehicle until the spring when it would be a better time to sell.
Spring has come and it’s time to prep the truck to get rid of it. I decided to clean it out today. Over the winter the truck had became a temporary storage locker. Cleaning it out today I found the tell tale signs of a pack rat. I’ll spare you the details of the ensuing clean up but it was gross, nasty work.
In the midst of me cleaning up this huge mess my phone rang. Mind you I was wearing an air mask, hat, gloves and old clothes for this task. But reflex kicked in before logic and I answered the phone.
It was one of my regulars asking to arrange a call. I had at least another hour of clean up so I told him I was running an errand and couldn’t talk. He can be the whiny type and today was no exception. The pleading and the whining kicked in which did no favors to my already grouchy mood.
He kept asking what I was doing that was more important than talking to him. I should have made up an excuse like laundry or dishes. But I didn’t. Instead I told the truth. The whole gross, dirty truth of cleaning up a pack rat’s mess.
Thankfully my whiny regular took it well. Laughter replaced his pleadings. He said he understood I was in no position to talk and would call back later.
My saving grace is that I was nice while telling him. I didn’t get bitchy and I didn’t snap. But still it was pretty unprofessional. And embarrassing on my part. After the task was done I took a hot shower, washed away all the grime and resolved to behave better in the future.
Posted by Vixen as PSO Confessions at 11:43 PM CDT
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There’s some work going on behind the scenes here at Radical Vixen. So if my site looks a bit wonky you’ll know why. The work’s almost done so normal blogging will return tomorrow.
Posted by Vixen as Musings at 11:30 PM CDT
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From Prison Planet:
Mukasey Admits Government Knew Of Call About 9/11, Before 9/11
“During a speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Thursday, Attorney General Michael Mukasey tacitly admitted that the U.S. government intercepted a call about 9/11 - before 9/11.
Before the 2001 terrorist attacks, he said, “we knew that there had been a call from someplace that was known to be a safe house in Afghanistan and we knew that it came to the United States. We didn’t know precisely where it went,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle.”
(snip)
“Despite Mukasey using the example to justify warrantless wiretapping of Americans by claiming the government was unable to intercept the call, the fact is that no law would have prevented the government from listening in on the call. Existing FISA provisions would have covered the interception of the call.
In addition, it would be naive to consider that Echelon - the global spy network run by the NSA - did not intercept and catalogue the call. In 1999, the Australian government admitted that they were part of an NSA-led global intercept and surveillance grid in alliance with the US and Britain that could listen to “every international telephone call, fax, e-mail, or radio transmission,” on the planet.”
Posted by Vixen as News at 10:22 PM CDT
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