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Mothers of Intention — While I’m at Mom 2.0 Summit

February 19, 2010

As I’m getting getting ready for my Mom 2.0 panel today, I wanted to leave you with some good reading for the weekend. What better way than to recommend a few Mothers of Intention?! One of my favorite…

What The Women Said

February 12, 2010

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First there was this … But then she summed it up this way … Sorry you guys have it so hard.

Sufferin’ Till Suffrage

February 11, 2010

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While doing some research for the Mothers of Intention book, I came across the Schoolhouse Rock videos on government and our political system. I thought at least for my friends who are still snowbound on the East Coast, this could…

I Won’t Be Watching the Super Bowl

February 7, 2010

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I’ve already made it clear that I won’t be watching the Super Bowl and for the most part won’t watch any more CBS shows because of the Focus on the Family/Tim Tebow ad that is scheduled to run

I’m Not the Only One Annoyed with CBS

February 4, 2010

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The still-unseen, yet controversial Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad is on everyone’s mind, including mine. One friend said to me, “I can’t believe you haven’t written anything about it yet!” I’ve been wanting to, but to be honest I was…

So Much Punditry, So Little Time

February 3, 2010

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I’m glad there are some other people weighing in on some topics on my mind: –My fellow MOMocrats and I are having a little Super Bowl Party Tailgate Party for Choice. – The Women’s Media Center is also thinking…

Harold Ford vs. Kirsten Gillibrand — Who’s the Real Bully?

January 11, 2010

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I’ve had some interesting comments in E-mail discussions, Facebook posts, Twitter and other places about my last post on the attempts being made by former Congressman Harold Ford and his cadre of wealthy backers to push Kirsten Gillibrand…

Hillary Clinton — Reproductive Rights & Gender Equality Essential to Global Prosperity

January 10, 2010

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When people get themselves all riled up when the term “reproductive rights” comes up, it’s usually only about abortion. What many of us forget is that having control of when women (and sometimes girls) have children and how many…

Harold Ford, Step out of Senator Gillibrand’s Way

January 8, 2010

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The political controversy of the week is whether former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford will try to stage a contest to battle Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat in the U.S. Senate. You may recall there was a little uproar over…

PunditMom in 2010 — More Steps Toward World Domination!

January 1, 2010

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Well, the New Year is here! As I sit in a sunny, warm airport on the West Coast waiting to return to the cold weather, I can’t help but be thankful for all the support PunditMom readers showed me in…

If We Take Health Care for Granted, We’ll Get Thrown Under the Bus

December 26, 2009

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As someone who came of age in the 1970s, I assumed things would continue to progress for women’s rights. I felt lucky to be living in an age where I knew I had access to birth control as I headed…

Emerging Political Girls

December 9, 2009

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You may have noticed that I’m not writing her quite as much as I usually do. I’m trying to keep my nose to the grindstone on my Mothers of Intention book project and make some headway before the holidays (