Talk:Barbara Mikulski

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Contents 1 Rubber chicken 2 Washington Blade 3 Asbl bias 4 President Kennedys war on poverty -Did she help? 5 Marital Status 6 Unforgettable, Barbara 7 contradicts Linda Chavez 8 Is she out??

[edit] Rubber chicken

rubber chicken? you be the judge! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by WillC (talk • contribs) .

Pardon? --tomf688^(talk) 18:00, May 25, 2005 (UTC)

nah. More like Daffy Duck.

[edit] Washington Blade

The link doesn't work. Can someone fix it? · Katefan0^(scribble) 21:39, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

I think it's working now. Thanks for noticing. -Willmcw 01:32, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Asbl bias

"During the campaign, her opponent, Linda Chavez, made Mikulski's sexual orientation and her relationship with one of her staffers a central issue of the campaign"

Clear unmistakable liberal bias. Where is the justification for this?

-McCommas (gay conservative)

As already given in the article, http://www.signorile.com/articles/nyp122.html. --Asbl 16:50, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

He is very cute,I grant you, but encyclopedic? --Mccommas 05:27, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Would the history of marriages and divorces of a subject be encyclopedic content for their biography? I'd say yes, and so is their sexual orientation. It is encyclopedic to note that a subject married X and had childred Y and Z, and it is encyclopedic to note that a subject did not marry, did not have children, and so on. Our core mission is to summarize verifiable sources with a neutral point of view. So if we can verify that there's a widespread speculation, or that an opponent used the issue in a campaign, then that information may have a place in an article. That said, matters should be in balance. If the opponent raised four issues we should mention all four, not just the titillating one. -Willmcw 09:31, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] President Kennedys war on poverty -Did she help?

President Johnson had the term "war on poverty" is this a mix up?

22:59, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marital Status

I changed her marital status to "none," as the fact that she's never been married isn't central to the templete information. I don't believe she's openly gay, but having "never married" would lead people to that assumption. That, and, other politicans who are single and have this template, are listed as "none", not "single for 17 years," "engaged twice but still single," or "never married." Any objections to "none"?

[edit] Unforgettable, Barbara

http://mikulski.senate.gov/images/Bball.jpg

http://www.rubendj.com/cubanmp3/A%20santa%20Barbara%20-%20Jaqueline%20Castellanos.mp3 194.215.75.17 05:42, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] contradicts Linda Chavez

the current wording in this article is as follows:

Chavez was accused of making Mikulski's sexual orientation a central issue of the campaign by the Washington Post, who misquoted Chavez's claim that Mikulski was a "San Francisco-style George McGovern liberal." The Washington Post, as it turned out, hadn't realized the line was a play on Jeanne Kirkpatrick's 1984 Republican Convention speech and instead the Post believed Chavez was implying Mikulski was a homosexual.

compare this with the current wording on the same event over at Linda Chavez

During the campaign, her opponent, Linda Chavez, made Mikulski's sexual orientation and her relationship with one of her staffers a central issue of the campaign.

These are very different descriptions of the same events, one says Chavez simply made a misinterpreted statement the other says that she actively and deliberately pursued a particular campaign strategy.

Please fix this! --Xorkl000 13:31, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is she out??

The article has this line: 'She is unmarried and admittedly homosexual'. Is that correct? I put a 'citiation needed' next to it because I am not sure...

Erich —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.93.119.157 (talk) 06:40, 7 December 2006 (UTC).