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I Grew Up in a Small Town

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Well, to be exact, I grew up on a farm near a small town. At the time, it’s population was about 2,000. And, yes, I’m the head of the PTA this year, but I’m not ready to stare down …

GOP Says "Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote?"

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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I haven’t had time to digest this yet, but a lawsuit was filed yesterday in Michigan to stop an alleged effort by the Republican party there to keep people whose homes are being foreclosed on from voting in the upcoming …

So Many Mothers of Intention, So Little Time!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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It’s T minus 48 days and counting to Presidential election 2008. And the closer we get to November 4, it seems like more and more mothers are making their political voices heard online. So this week, for PunditMom’s Mothers of …

An Open Letter to Sarah Palin About Working Mothers

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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Dear Sarah, I hope you don’t mind me calling you Sarah. I feel like we know each other so well, what with all the media coverage you’ve been getting in the last couple of weeks. I know you’re really proud …

Perhaps John McCain is Living in a Parallel Universe

Monday, September 15, 2008

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After getting up at the crack of dawn today, I saw the headlines about Lehman, Merrill Lynch and AIG. Of course, we had a feeling news was coming of an economic meltdown after what happened with Fannie and …

Sarah Palin, America’s Next Top Uber-Mom?

Friday, September 12, 2008

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Sarah Palin is a mother. So am I. That’s where our similarities end. Since I’m a pretty progressive Democrat and she’s, um, not, there aren’t a lot of things we agree on politically. We don’t have a lot in common …

Thank You, Sweetney! Sarah Palin on the Issues!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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There is some great Sarah Palin humor going on over at Sweetney’s place! I saw this one, and had to have it: See more Gina Gershon videos at Funny or Die There’s plenty more over there. She never disappoints, so …

Matt Damon on Sarah Palin: "A Really Bad Disney Movie"

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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Just one more reason I love Matt Damon: And what would Sarah Palin say to Vladimir Putin? Heaven help us.…

PunditMom’s Reading for the Day: Sarah Palin, Right and Wrong

Friday, September 5, 2008

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Huffington Post political editor Hilary Rosen thinks it’s time we back off of Sarah Palin and her motherhood. In a commentary at CNN today, she says: I am a woman who someone took a chance on several years ago when …

Sarah Palin: How Many Women is She?

Thursday, September 4, 2008

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Reformer? Maverick? Defender of motherhood? Independent-minded woman? Former beauty queen? Serious politico? Moose hunter? As soon as John McCain announced that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would be his running mate, the liberal vs. conservative online discussion was off to the …

PunditMom’s Random Political Question of the Day

Thursday, September 4, 2008

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I know Sarah Palin can field dress a moose. But how did she convince the moose to put on the dress in the first place?…

Sarah Palin and Mommy Wars 2.0

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Sarah Palin’s nomination as the GOP VP nominee has brought the Mommy Wars discussion back into the media. I just have to ask, do we really need to go there? No matter what you think of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s …