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What’s Worse — When the Media Mock Political Women or Ignore Them?
The media love to mock women in the political world by using sexist terms that demean us and make us out to be something not worthy of serious consideration. We saw that time and time again…
Continue reading...A Reminder to the White House About Helen Thomas’ Press Room Seat
August 2, 2010
Two months ago, after Helen Thomas was unceremoniously kicked out of the White House press corps for her off-the-job statements about Palestine, the talk started about who was going to get her front row real estate for the daily press…
Continue reading...Come Find Me at Netroots Nation!
July 22, 2010
If you’re headed to Netroots Nation — the annual progressive political/blogger conference, this week, I hope you’ll come by the panel I’m on with a group of amazing women. Our topic? Why Women are the Key to Future Progressive…
Continue reading...Sarah Palin isn’t the Only New Shakespeare
July 20, 2010
I’m not trying to make this the ‘all Sarah Palin, all the time” blog, but if Palin can have a little fun with the English language, then I guess it’s okay if we do, too! On Twitter, Palin took to…
Continue reading...Sarah Palin’s “Mama Grizzlies” Are Really Polar Bears
July 19, 2010
Last summer on our family vacation to Yellowstone National Park, we actually got to see a grizzly bear. Fortunately for safety’s sake, it was from a very far distance while we were on a rafting trip, but I was surprised…
Continue reading...Sarah Palin & the “Mama Grizzlies” Don’t Have a Corner on the Political Motherhood Revolution
July 10, 2010
For some reason, Sarah Palin and her acolytes, or as she likes to call them, the “mama grizzlies,” want us to believe that politically conservative mothers speak for all mothers and that they have a corner on common sense or…
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention — It’s Too Hot to Go Outside, So Stay In and Read This Edition!
July 6, 2010
I hate winter and I love summer. When PunditGirl asks me if I’d rather be too hot or too cold, the answer for me is always, “Too Hot!” Until this summer. I don’t know what’s going on with the…
Continue reading...I Could Have Told Walmart That Moms Are the Key to the 2010 Election
June 23, 2010
I don’t think I’ve ever specifically said that ‘Walmart moms’ are the key to the 2010 election. But there have been plenty of studies showing that women in general, and mothers in particular, hold a lot of sway not just…
Continue reading...Down to the Wire Weekend
April 24, 2010
Where can you find me this weekend while I’m trying to crank out the last chapter of Mothers of Intention? Check out my weekly column Speaker of the House at The Stir — this week, I wonder how far…
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention: Getting Over My Jet Lag Edition!
April 5, 2010
Yes, the PunditMom family is back from our amazing tour of China, and I’m trying to decide what I want to share about things other than the tourist stops — our visit to PunditGirl’s orphanage and the…
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Calls for A Step Forward in Food Safety
March 18, 2010
I’m very excited to have a truly special guest Mother of Intention today — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). One of the issues Senator Gillibrand has been working since her arrival in the Senate has been promoting food safety,…
Continue reading...An Open Letter to the New York Times About Mom Bloggers, Women Writers & the Universe
March 15, 2010
Dear New York Times (other mainstream media outlets, you should probably pay attention, too), I’m so weary of your attempts to marginalize women writers online who happen to be mothers that I almost couldn’t write this letter. But I realized…
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August 13, 2010
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