Jolie Rouge
12-31-2008, 09:37 PM
Predictions for the New Year
Culture 11 asked several conservative women writers for a few quick predictions for the coming year.
The Women: 2009
By Ericka Andersen
So what’s in store for 2009? We now move into a new era, with a historic presidency, a hard-pressed economy and Americans trying hard to balance culturally conservative values with political solutions. It has been an impressive year for women with Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin confidently entering into the limelight. Both women sparked hot blogging conversation for months. What will the headlines reveal in the next 12 months and what do culture-making women think will happen in 2009? We’ve got your political and cultural predictions:
Cassy Fiano (blogger): By this time next year, over half of the people who voted for Barack Obama will have severe buyer’s remorse.
Amanda Carpenter (political reporter): KFed hits Britney Spears up for more child support. Rielle Hunters hits up John Edwards for the same.
Michelle Malkin (columnist and blogger): Michelle Obama will say something obnoxious and conservatives who dare to criticize her will be accused of racism/sexism. A trillion-dollar stimulus plan will pass with bipartisan support and will — like every other government intervention over the last year — fail to "rescue" America from economic pain.
Elizabeth Terrell (online media): The hobo/grunge look will begin to re-emerge. Saul Anuzis will win the RNC Chair race.
Michelle Oddis (columnist): Blagojevich is forced cut his hair in jail. Starbucks starts serving Irish coffee to boost sales.
Krystle Weeks (blogger): More bailouts to come. Britney Spears makes a comeback.
Melissa Clouthier (blogger): A very weak economy. Higher crime. Higher birth rate to those who don’t have enough money.
Heather McMahon (Trial Clerk with the US Tax Court):There will be a reality show about online dating. Spying and tensions even among supposed allied nations will increase.
Amie Steffen (freelance writer): Iowa will legalize gay marriage (already in the Iowa Supreme Court, and a lower court affirmed the decision), the country will fall deeper into a recession but new policies will begin to reverse the trend, and I think the Midwest will see record flooding and crazy weather again this summer.
Katie Favazza (new media consultant): Dead-tree media–print newspapers and magazines — will die hard.Ted Kennedy will cap his four-and-a-half decade career in the U.S. Senate with one last stand for universal health care. The bill will be named after him, he’ll give a history speech on the floor of the Senate about his own medical experiences–particularly over the last year–and America just might embrace socialism like never before in her history. Heidi and Spencer will get divorced.
SE Cupp (columist): Chicago caves under public pressure to reform corrupt government, installing Oprah as Governor and Jerry Springer as her lieutenant. Obama’s historic inauguration gala is huge and larger-than-life success. The internationally-watched event pulls out all the stops with spectacular fireworks, eight course gourmet dinners, five-star entertainment, Hollywood celebrities, and the kind of over-the-top hospitality the Obamas have become famous for. Unrelatedly, national debt soars to unprecedented heights during same week. Leno, Letterman, Conan and SNL writers start petition to bring Bush back when they discover Obama administration "not that funny."
http://culture11.com/blogs/ladyblog/2008/12/31/the-women-2009/
Culture 11 asked several conservative women writers for a few quick predictions for the coming year.
The Women: 2009
By Ericka Andersen
So what’s in store for 2009? We now move into a new era, with a historic presidency, a hard-pressed economy and Americans trying hard to balance culturally conservative values with political solutions. It has been an impressive year for women with Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin confidently entering into the limelight. Both women sparked hot blogging conversation for months. What will the headlines reveal in the next 12 months and what do culture-making women think will happen in 2009? We’ve got your political and cultural predictions:
Cassy Fiano (blogger): By this time next year, over half of the people who voted for Barack Obama will have severe buyer’s remorse.
Amanda Carpenter (political reporter): KFed hits Britney Spears up for more child support. Rielle Hunters hits up John Edwards for the same.
Michelle Malkin (columnist and blogger): Michelle Obama will say something obnoxious and conservatives who dare to criticize her will be accused of racism/sexism. A trillion-dollar stimulus plan will pass with bipartisan support and will — like every other government intervention over the last year — fail to "rescue" America from economic pain.
Elizabeth Terrell (online media): The hobo/grunge look will begin to re-emerge. Saul Anuzis will win the RNC Chair race.
Michelle Oddis (columnist): Blagojevich is forced cut his hair in jail. Starbucks starts serving Irish coffee to boost sales.
Krystle Weeks (blogger): More bailouts to come. Britney Spears makes a comeback.
Melissa Clouthier (blogger): A very weak economy. Higher crime. Higher birth rate to those who don’t have enough money.
Heather McMahon (Trial Clerk with the US Tax Court):There will be a reality show about online dating. Spying and tensions even among supposed allied nations will increase.
Amie Steffen (freelance writer): Iowa will legalize gay marriage (already in the Iowa Supreme Court, and a lower court affirmed the decision), the country will fall deeper into a recession but new policies will begin to reverse the trend, and I think the Midwest will see record flooding and crazy weather again this summer.
Katie Favazza (new media consultant): Dead-tree media–print newspapers and magazines — will die hard.Ted Kennedy will cap his four-and-a-half decade career in the U.S. Senate with one last stand for universal health care. The bill will be named after him, he’ll give a history speech on the floor of the Senate about his own medical experiences–particularly over the last year–and America just might embrace socialism like never before in her history. Heidi and Spencer will get divorced.
SE Cupp (columist): Chicago caves under public pressure to reform corrupt government, installing Oprah as Governor and Jerry Springer as her lieutenant. Obama’s historic inauguration gala is huge and larger-than-life success. The internationally-watched event pulls out all the stops with spectacular fireworks, eight course gourmet dinners, five-star entertainment, Hollywood celebrities, and the kind of over-the-top hospitality the Obamas have become famous for. Unrelatedly, national debt soars to unprecedented heights during same week. Leno, Letterman, Conan and SNL writers start petition to bring Bush back when they discover Obama administration "not that funny."
http://culture11.com/blogs/ladyblog/2008/12/31/the-women-2009/