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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Meritocracies are brutal. You should know, since you yourself practiced a kind of meritocracy. As a child, you were bigger than the bug. Splat! Too bad for you, bug. How dare you exist. In the adult world, however, distinguishing between a true meritocracy and a prejudicial pattern of hiring is not so clear cut. In the last couple of weeks the Internet has been rippling with controversy over "The Daily Show's" lack of women -- "The Daily Show's Woman Problem," by Irin Carmon on jezebel.com, "Outrage World: How Feminist Blogs Like Jezebel Gin Up Page Views by Exploiting Women's Worst ...
In terms of political scandals, this one seems pretty minor. Yet, there's something about a woman making fun of another woman's hair style that is, to borrow California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina words, "Sooooo yesterday!" On Wednesday, while having her make-up applied for an interview with CNN, Fiorina was caught on an open microphone mocking her opponent's locks. "Laura saw Barbara Boxer briefly on television today," Fiorina said, "and said what everyone says, God what is that hair. Soooo yesterday." Today, given the chance to step back from that remark, Fiorina declined. In an ...
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