Just when we thought we could not love this man anymore, newly re-elected Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appoints Carmen Chacón, 37, (pictured) as defense minister of Spain. But the real news is that she’s 7 months pregnant. That’s right, “mujer y embarazada de thiete methes!” But despite the progressive PM, not everyone in Spain is so open-minded, “Would you think it was okay in the United States if some pregnant chick who doesn’t know anything became Secretary of Defense?,” some Spanish asshole asked NPR. Actually, we’d hate that because we won’t be happy until there’s no need for a Secretary of Defense. Put that in your jamon and smoke it, amigo. Zapatero’s cabinet now has nine women in it, making it majority-female with one woman, Bibiana Aído Almagro, 31, holding the newly created office of Minister of Equality whose brief is to “promote the progress of women across Spanish society and to fight the scourge of domestic violence.” Um, this dude kind of rules.

Spain’s Pregnant Defense Minister Stirs Debate [NPR]
Bibiana Aído Almagro – new Spanish Minister for Equality [typically spanish]