Why would anybody call Kim Gandy and especially NOW a sell-out to the feminist movement. Oh right, this is the same Kim Gandy and somewhat same NOW (as in NOW-PAC) which decided to do the incredibly rare presidential candidate endorsement and go for Obama-Biden instead of McCain-Palin.

The New Agenda may have a seemingly level-headed and non-partisan spokesperson in Amy Siskind --who seems to get way more air-time on FOXNEws, CNN, MSNBC and prime-time news shows as the go-to feminist than all the executive directors of Planned Parenthood, NOW and NARAL combined. The truth is, "The New Agenda" wants feminists to endorse ANY WOMEN CANDIDATES even if they push anti-women government policies like Sarah Palin. If not, they're called traitors and smeared first in the blogosphere and, mark my words, later on mainstream media.

That's why they're trying to derail Kim Gandy's candidacy as Director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau. Here's the email Amy Siskind sent out to her bloggers so they could get ready on the offensive :

From: Amy Siskind
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL - Kim Gandy seeks powerful position in DC in Obama Admin

Fellow Feminist Bloggers:

We learned yesterday that Kim Gandy has made public her intention to ask for one of the most powerful positions in federal gov't for women - Director of the Women's Bureau in the Department of Labor.

TNA has watched Gandy shift positions again and again to stand up for Obama and sell out women - for example, on Larry Summers:

Nov 5, 2008:

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NOW President Questions Larry Summers as Treasury Secretary
> Nov 24, 2008:
> http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/24/america/24rubin.php?page=2 Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women, said her group's research actually produced material that recommended him. "One good thing about Larry Summers," she said, "is that he has written and spoken fairly extensively on the issue of women's wage inequality and the impact that has on the country."

Our view is that she has sold out the women of this country for some back room deal - well now we know what the back room deal is!!!

We are asking all feminist bloggers to post a story on their blogs on Sunday, February 8th at NOON EST in protest of Kim Gandy. Feel free to use whatever rationale you see fit - I know that we each have our own gripes.

But letting this woman be in a position of power, as reward for selling out her constituents (women) would be a crime.

Please forward this to all the feminist bloggers you know that are like-minded - with one caveat: WHEN YOU FORWARD IT - IT DID NOT COME FROM ME OR TNA - AND TAKE OUT THE FIRST FEW PARAGRAPHS HERE AND JUST PUT IN INTO YOUR OWN WORDS!!!

Remember, post your story on Sunday, Feb 8th at Noon.

Nevermind Siskind's grievance --that Gandy didn't smack Larry Summers on an article in the The New York Times-- is based on an article in which she was misquoted. The work that NOW under Gandy have been doing during the transition has been incredible. They were able to help pass the Ledbetter legislation. They were able to push for economic aid in "women-heavy" industries like education and nursing that need a boost in social infrastructure to not just keep but generate the jobs that were needed during the 8-years of Bush administration and are sorely needed now.

If "The New Agenda" really cared about women in power position and with real political capital, they wouldn't try to shoot down someone like Gandy. This concern trolling campaign has nothing to do with fairness and all with exacting revenge on women who will stand up to the misguided misanthropy of Obama-hating feminists.

See also :

Choosing the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau director

Women's Bureau of the US Dept of Labor

Kim Gandy Would Be a Perfect Director of the Women's Bureau

Who Better to Help Women at the Department of Labor Than NOW President Kim Gandy?