Buried in Susan Faludi's New York Times sprawling op-ed regarding the anger many women are expressing that Hillary Clinton did not win the Democratic nomination, how women are covered in the press, and the history of the white suffragette movement, there is a crucial paragraph with vital facts about our current political state. Faludi notes:

BioTech isn't exactly my strong suit, although I do know buzz words like "big pharmaceutical" and "genetically engineered foods." However, I wasn't expecting to see the chairman of the industry's trade association here in the Big Tent. We talked about why he was there, what he hoped to accomplish, and how he was pleased to have the opportunity to have a conversation and listen to the people and bloggers. BlogHer, meet Josh Boger.

Is there an expiration date on wishes? For instance, if I wish on a star tonight, at what point do I write off the wish as not coming true? One week? One month? A couple of years? And, if by chance, that wish does come true albeit five years down the road, do I believe that it was simply delayed wish grantification and that the two events (the wish and the fulfillment) are entirely connected? I mean, if you believe in wishes at all.

BlogHer spoke with BlogHim Chris Rabb, publisher of Afro-Netizen, and husband of Dr. Imani Perry, about gender and politics. Chris shared his thoughts on the importance of re-thinking gender definitions especially for progressives and feminists of any gender.

Senator Barack Obama made his first appearance at the DNC! The surprise showing came after Senator and VP candidate Joe Biden spoke. Both outside and inside Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, everyone exploded with enthusiasm! Here are two reactions.

When is $100 million dollars chump change? When the plaintiffs in a lawsuit were hoping to be awarded $2 billion dollars in damages. Things have not been going well for our girl Barbie. Ever since the Bratz came to town sales have been plummeting. 

A few days after my dad suggested that I write about "why gays are so unhappy," he asked me if I had read about the local GLBTI group in the paper that morning. My first thought was, "here we go again, he just can't resist pushing my buttons." My next thought was, "GLBT - I"? When did it become GLBTI?

BlogHer spoke with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen about women voting and issues with electronic voting. Bowen was awarded the 2008 JFK Profile in Courage Award for her leadership on this issue.

When I delivered my second child this past May, things didn't go exactly as I'd planned, which is usually how it goes, but still. I had totally intended to Twitter the whole thing. I had a brand new MotoRazr smartphone and everything. It was going to be awesome. But when the time came, it just wasn't possible. Man, was I bummed.

I know this guy named Joe Trippi. I met him on Twitter and we talked about his chickens and his blog. Let's face it, you might not know him unless you follow politics-but you should know Joe Trippi. The abbreviated version goes something like this:

Just as former President Bill Clinton was taking the stage inside the Pepsi Center, I had a chance to snag Senior Advisor to the Obama Campaign, Dana Singiser, out into a concourse hallway to chat. As many of you may recall, Dana used to work for Senator Hillary Clinton.

I LOVE that Biden is being introduced through his groundbreaking support of VAWA, the violence against women act.PunditMom is live-blogging the speech over at Momocrats. I love Jill Biden right now- how overwhelming this must be for her. I am so touched by Biden the father. I am so touched by Michelle Obama crying her eyes out. I love that we have men on the podium who are openly emotional- who cry and hug and kiss, father and son. And Biden did a wonderful job of setting apart his life as an underdog's, a fighter's.