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We Haven’t Been Waiting for a Barracuda

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Could John McCain be any more out of touch with what women want? If he is President, it won’t be pretty ladies, no matter what your party affiliation.…

I’ll Gladly Give You a Chance to Win an Election Day Gift Bag on Tuesday for your Voting Story Today!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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Yes, that’s a really tortured Wimpy reference, but bear with me! I’d like to collect as many good and bad voting stories as possible for upcoming posts and I’m willing to give you a chance at some cool swag in …

You’ve Tried Live-Blogging. Now, It’s Time for Live-Voting!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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You heard me! Get out your cell phones and get ready to use them on Tuesday. The new and improved Motherhood has created a Call in the Vote Circle over at the new space Cooper and Emily have created! What …

"Just" Sarah Palin "Goin’ " Rogue

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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And how did John McCain really feel about the 2012 ” goin’” rogue bit? And Cindy McCain does a great Carol Merrill impression, doesn’t she?…

PunditMom One Year Ago — How Are You Going to Vote?

Saturday, November 1, 2008

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I’ve been wandering down memory lane through my old posts, trying to see what I was thinking about a year ago — the mid-point of the current election, believe it or not. And about a year ago, I asked a …

Tim Gunn Won’t be Getting Invited to the White House ….

Friday, October 31, 2008

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… unless Barack Obama wins, that is. How do I know this? I can only point to this perfect storm of politics and fashion from Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn (and the man I want to come to my house …

Regular Voting Irregularities?

Friday, October 31, 2008

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If problems with voting machines and tricks by one party to keep people of another party from voting happen in every election, at what point do we stop calling them “irregularities?” The list of problems is longer than my eight-year-old’s …

Can You Say Senator Sarah Palin?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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At first, I thought it was a little odd that John McCain would stick his toe in the waters of the corruption trial of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. But shortly after the jury announced they had found Stevens guilty of …

Where Oh Where Has My Pundit Mojo Gone?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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T minus seven days to go until the election of the century. You’d think I’d be all riled up with plenty of pundity goodness, but I feel strangely empty when it comes to my inner wonk. There’s plenty on my …

Taking Our Daughters to the Polls

Friday, October 24, 2008

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I wish there was early voting in my state. If there was, I would take advantage of it, especially so it would be easier to take PunditGirl, now a third-grader, to the polls with me to vote. She’s still going …

Emerging From the Great Electoral Funk of 2008

Thursday, October 23, 2008

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I sat indoors in the summer of ’74, rejecting the call of the swimming pool for the Watergate hearings. As I eagerly anticipated my first presidential vote, I created my own personal clippings folder on Congressman Morris Udall and …

PunditMom Says Go Read This: Jill at Writes Like She Talks on the New McCarthyism

Saturday, October 18, 2008

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Apparently the cable news outlets have decided that Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann is their new darling — she’s everywhere channeling the spirit of Joe McCarthy with her questions and insinuations about the American-ness, if you will, of those who disagree …