EOD Roundup
EOD Roundup: Federal Consumer Protection Officials Announce New Push to Alleviate Student Debt
6:30 pm, February 22nd | by Colette McIntyre
In today’s EOD roundup, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a new initiative to help the nation’s college graduates pay off their combined $1 trillion in student loans. The agency will begin to draft proposals that aim to lower monthly loan payments through refinancing and income-based payments models. Does this mean that we won’t die alone…?
So This Just Happened
Limbaugh On “Puppet” Danica Patrick: “What Do You Expect From A Woman Driver?”
7:31 pm, February 27th | by Laura Donovan
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh dismissed the contraceptive views of NASCAR driver Danica Patrick during a Monday airing of “The Rush Limbaugh Show” in which he said he was not surprised to hear that she wasn’t disturbed by the Obama administration’s recent mandate on health care plans covering contraception.
You've Got To Be Kidding
Idiot Fox Anchor Calls Danica Patrick “The B-Word”
3:40 pm, February 25th | by Hillary Reinsberg
All because she doesn’t love being called “sexy” all the time.
When Fox San Diego showed a clip of Danica Patrick decrying the fact that female athletes are routinely referred to as being “sexy,” anchor Ross Shimabuku shot back: “Oh, I’ve got a few words—Starts with a ‘B’, and it’s not ‘beautiful.”
Sports
Danica Patrick: I Want To Be “The Best Driver And Not The Best Girl” Driver
1:00 pm, February 25th | by Hillary Reinsberg
Racecar driver Danica Patrick broke records this weekend by becoming the fastest female and second woman in Nascar history to capture a pole position in the three major touring series. Don’t know what that means? Here’s what you need to know: it’s a big deal. But Patrick doesn’t want attention for being a record-breaking woman — she wants attention for being a record-breaking driver.
























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