Talk:Barbara Mikulski

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Rubber chicken[edit]

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.

Washington Blade[edit]

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

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

Asbl bias[edit]

"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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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

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

22:59, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Marital Status[edit]

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"?

"Marital status: None" doesn't make any sense. Everyone has a marital status; "never married" is also a marital status and certainly doesn't imply anything about sexual orientation. —An gr 12:47, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see the infobox says "Spouse: None", which does make sense. —An gr 12:49, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unforgettable, Barbara[edit]

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)[reply]

contradicts Linda Chavez[edit]

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)[reply]

Is she out??[edit]

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).[reply]

Addition of clear number of terms[edit]

Propose adding "after five terms in office" to the fourth paragraph in the lead section for clarity.

Propsed change would then show "On March 2, 2015, Mikulski announced that she would retire at the end of the 114th Congress in 2017 after five (5) terms in office."

Reference link to associate: [1] Pistongrinder (talk) 16:04, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I see that this was added but the ref was missed so I included that as well. Pistongrinder (talk) 20:54, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

NASA Names one of world's largest databases ofter Sen. Mikulski[edit]

The content of this biography does not include mention of how the NASA-funded Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore has named one of the world’s largest astronomy databases after U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), a long time champion of the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. Source: [2]

Additionally in 2012 NASA discovered an exploding star which they named "Supernova Mikulski" in honor of Sen. Mikulski, this is not included in this biography either. Source: [3]

Where would be the best place to include these two important elements be included?

Pistongrinder (talk) 16:03, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added a section 'Awards and Honors' and populated with these two referenced honors Pistongrinder (talk) 20:55, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification on Paycheck Fairness Act[edit]

Propose adding the "a measure that aims to strengthen the Fair Labor Standards Act's protections against pay inequities based on gender.” Source: [4]

The proposed change, under the section 'Legislation' second paragraph, would result in the opening sentence saying: "On April 1, 2014, Mikulski introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 2199; 113th Congress)[30] a measure that aims to strengthen the Fair Labor Standards Act's protections against pay inequalities based on gender."

Pistongrinder (talk) 16:09, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I planned to work on this article a little today. Why don't you just go ahead and add your edits? Gandydancer (talk) 16:31, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Gandydancer: Additions made per your instructions. The page is looking really nice and comprehensive. Pistongrinder (talk) 20:57, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

First woman elected to the Senate[edit]

The line "She became the first female Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right (not appointed or filling a seat of a deceased husband)." is incorrect, so I removed it. After first being appointed to finish her husband's term, Arkansas's Hattie Caraway went on to be elected to a full term in her own right in 1932. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.228.58.73 (talk) 22:23, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Paul Sarbanes[edit]

Both Paul Sarbanes and Barbara Mikulski served in the Senate for 30 years, Jan 3 1977-Jan 3 2007 and Jan 3 1987 to Jan 3 2017 respectively. So what makes her the longest serving senator in Maryland, longer than Paul by a day? LegioV (talk) 22:00, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life[edit]

Why is there no section on her personal life (current) or what she is doing now? She ain’t dead! :) 2601:281:D17E:890:246E:E525:A1EA:1049 (talk) 13:31, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]