Author Archives: Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Where are Michael Bloomberg’s “Jokes” on the Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct?

Michael Bloomberg’s candidacy has brought sexual misconduct to the fore again – with Elizabeth Warren facilitating the charge. According to Bloomberg, he has told bawdy jokes. He regrets and is embarrassed by them. But, he explained on The View, “that’s … Continue reading

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Presidential Bully Politics Not Only The Substance of The Trial, But Also The Solution as Otherwise Oath-Focused Senators Fold in Anticipation of His Reaction

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Can a Woman Win the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election?

The short answer is: Yes.  In fact, we’ve learned from Donald Trump’s election that anything is possible. So, why not a woman U.S. president for the first time in history?  And I don’t mean to be facetious. Sexism is a … Continue reading

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Another Shameful Truth From The Impeachment Hearings

You don’t need to be an expert in communication to have seen another truth emerge during the impeachment hearings:  Statesmanship has taken a huge hit. Congressmen Nunes, Jordan, Conaway, and Ratcliffe, in particular, were apparently so desperate after hearing the … Continue reading

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Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and The Penchant of The Powerful to Choose ‘The Wrong Victim’

Watching Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch respond to hours of impeachment inquiry questions was inspirational. Here was a woman who fit what I’ve described in The Secret Handshake as having both a Purist and Team Player political style. She believed that doing … Continue reading

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Yesterday We Saw Real Courage

In yesterday’s impeachment hearings  we saw two men, William Taylor and George Kent, highly credible and deeply devoted to country, thrust into a limelight they never sought in their careers. They stepped forward to tell what they know no matter … Continue reading

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Dear Democrats: Seeing Is Not Believing

As televised hearings in the impeachment of President Trump commence, Democrats are pinning their hopes on “seeing is believing.” Is that true and is it enough? Persuasion is not merely a matter of providing information or even seeing something for … Continue reading

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How To Keep A Woman From Leadership

There are many ways to achieve this goal. And we saw one of them in a Washington Post article written by Ed Rendell, former Democratic governor of Pennsylvania. He insists that he likes Elizabeth Warren — a lot. Then goes … Continue reading

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How Many Rapes Make a Wrong?

E. Jean Carroll’s allegation of rape by Donald Trump has once again brought the issue of how much is too much to the fore.  She is the sixteenth woman to accuse President Trump of sexual misconduct. In response to Carroll’s allegations, … Continue reading

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Did Joe Biden Do Something Wrong? And What Have We Learned?

Neither of the women who have said that former Vice President Joseph Biden was essentially too familiar with them some time ago, in one case kissing the back the head and the other holding her face and rubbing noses, appears … Continue reading

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