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...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...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...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...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...July 2, 2010
I know that sometimes politicians say things they might not mean or that get taken out of context (though, usually, the whole ‘out of context’ excuse doesn’t hold water). But I was floored when GOP/Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle,…
Continue reading...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...May 3, 2010
Things have been a little quiet here at PunditMom, but please forgive me. I did manage to hit the ’send’ button on the Mothers of Intention manuscript this weekend (!) and last week I was a little preoccupied with getting…
Continue reading...April 28, 2010
It’s down to the wire with the Mothers of Intention manuscript – = : O — so here are a few things I thought you’d like while I’m burning the midnight oil: In case you missed it, check out the…
Continue reading...April 12, 2010
I’m glad she’s on my side … And Sarah Palin might become President if she was actually Tina Fey … Now how can I persuade Tina Fey to become a full time pundit?
Continue reading...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...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,…
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August 13, 2010
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