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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ellen Sturtz gets a column in WaPo: "Why I confronted the first lady" [View all]dbackjon
(6,578 posts)13. Ellen Sturtz is a HERO
So what if she is retired? Jealous??
She has been an activist on many fronts for the LGBT community.
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Didn't you know that Michelle Obama has superpowers to force him to sign something?
davidpdx
Jun 2013
#7
I can't help but feel that she is heckling the wrong people over LGBT equality
Proud Liberal Dem
Jun 2013
#3
To the Blame Obama First crowd, your good, well-reasoned advice would fall on deaf ears.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2013
#9
It seems like being "anti-Obama" for whatever real or imagined slight is considered "street cred"
Proud Liberal Dem
Jun 2013
#11
So she retired at 56, and that makes her unqualified to speak on gender issues?
Doctor_J
Jun 2013
#31