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Pizza: Capitol Hill’s Favorite Vegetable!
I am so glad I don’t have to worry much anymore about how to get vegetables into my daughters diet — I just need to have her eat more pizza and fries at school! Well, at least that’s what some …
Continue reading...Parenting and Politics are Making Me Tired
November 14, 2011
OK, I know we’re all tired. We’re parents … being tired comes with the territory of night feedings, night terrors and nights waiting up when our kids are old enough to drive. But what I’m really tired about is the …
Continue reading...Is Sexual Harassment the New Normal?
November 9, 2011
Herman Cain now has four women accusers saying he sexually harassed them and at least one recent story suggests that the number may rise. While Cain claims he’s not getting out of the 2012 Presidential race and that …
Continue reading...New Study Calls “Mom Bloggers” Politically Influential. Isn’t That What I Said?
November 3, 2011
A recent study entitled, “Mom Bloggers Voices and Votes Influence State of Union” comes to the conclusion that women online have a huge impact on politics and social issues. The graphics proclaim “Mom bloggers vote!” “Mom bloggers care!” …
Continue reading...Where the Heck Was PunditMom This Week?
October 29, 2011
Yes, things have been a little quiet here, but I promise, I have good reasons: Welllll, I’ve been launching a new project I think you’ll enjoy called The Broad Side. It’s a new online magazine that will feature …
Continue reading...What I’m Reading …
October 24, 2011
As I’m getting ready for some exciting stuff this week (more to come shortly!), I wanted to give you some good reading material for the beginning of the week. I’d love to hear what you think about these articles from …
Continue reading...Do Women Need a Woman to Stay Engaged in the 2012 Race?
October 14, 2011
Women candidates for president or vice president have been far and few between in our lifetimes. Until 2008, to see any woman on a national ticket, regardless of party, was a rarity. Sure, there were a couple of famous exceptions …
Continue reading...Elizabeth Warren: The Every Woman for Both Parties
October 12, 2011
Whether you’re an Elizabeth Warren fan or not (I have admitted in the past that I do have a little girl crush on the woman who says it like it is), this political “ad” should appeal to pretty much everyone:…
Continue reading...Occupy Wall Street: The New Tea Party Movement?
October 6, 2011
Some on the right are trying to portray the Occupy Wall Street movement as just a bunch of hippies and trust-fund babies who have nothing better to do with their time than smear the good names of all those Wall …
Continue reading...Michelle Obama’s Sneaky Target Outing
October 6, 2011
So many women, regardless of party affiliation, are fans of Michelle Obama’s fashion sense. Sure there are some haters, but the First Lady gets tons of attention for her shopping savvy, style choices and updated Jackie Kennedy flair. But no …
Continue reading...Chris Christie is Out. Any More Republicans In?
October 5, 2011
Our brief national fascination with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s “will he or won’t he” moment is over. Christie made it official today by announcing that he will not for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination. For months, many vocal Republicans …
Continue reading...What Women Want and Why You Should Care: Women Influencers Online
September 30, 2011
“Networked: What Women Want and Why You Should Care” was the title of the panel I moderated at this year’s Activism+Media+Policy Summit to talk about how and why media, policymakers and politicos should be paying attention to the …
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