Archive | June, 2011
Five Pieces of Advice for Michele Bachmann from Hillary Clinton
I know Michele Bachmann and Hillary Clinton are at complete opposite ends of the political spectrum, but now that the congresswoman from Minnesota has made her 2012 presidential bid official, she should prepare herself for the inevitable increased amount of …
Continue reading...Supreme Court Tells Women to Shut Up and Go Home — Again
June 21, 2011
The Supreme Court has told one and a half million women who work at Wal-mart, in essence, be grateful you have jobs even if you make less money and get promoted less than men. Now, shut up and go home.…
Continue reading...Political Word Games
June 20, 2011
A couple of weeks ago, I had a great time meeting and being interviewed by Kelly Wallace, iVillage’s Chief Correspondent, in connection with the release of my new book, Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing …
Continue reading...No More Weiner Until the Fourth of July
June 16, 2011
Our short national nightmare is over. With the resignation of Congressman Anthony Weiner, the only Americans who will have to continue hearing any inappropriate jokes or comments made about ‘weiners’ are parents of fifth-graders who just finished studying anatomy in …
Continue reading...Michele Bachmann: Upping the Political Motherhood Ante
June 15, 2011
If you thought Michele Bachmann was a conservative mom political superstar before the GOP debate on CNN, then you’re probably standing in line to get her autograph this week, as well as her special beauty secrets of how she still …
Continue reading...Anthony Weiner Aside, Things Would Be Different if Women Ran the World
June 13, 2011
To suggest that women might make better politicians and make better decisions overall always brings out the heated arguments, but it’s a fair one to consider especially in light of the pretty bad decisions — both personal and political — …
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention: The Road Show Has Begun!
June 11, 2011
It was pretty hard to contain my excitement when I saw my book, Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America. The book actually didn’t come to me — I went to it when I …
Continue reading...For Less Weiner, Elect More Women
June 7, 2011
OK, so I fell for Anthony Weiner’s lies about the whole “woe is me, my Twitter account was hacked” thing. But, honestly, were there many of us who thought that in this day and age of political sex scandals — …
Continue reading...Sarah Palin’s Political Tornado
June 5, 2011
The majority of Sarah Palin watchers seem certain that there is no way, no how the half-term governor from Alaska is going to run for President in 2012. Nu-uh, isn’t gonna happen, totally sure of it. She’s just going on …
Continue reading...Anthony Weiner’s Top Five Life Lessons
June 3, 2011
Congressman Anthony Weiner is having the worst week of his political life. It seems that his enemies got a hold of some “naughty” close-up photo of a crotch they claim is his and then tried to get people to believe …
Continue reading...As Bachmann & Palin Shift Into Overdrive, Can We Steer Clear of “Catfight?”
June 1, 2011
With the rollout of Sarah Palin’s East Coast bus tour extravaganza and Michele Bachmann’s near-announcement on Good Morning America that she’ll announce her presidential candidacy in Iowa in June, analysts are wondering, “Will they or won’t they?” Is there enough …
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June 29, 2011
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