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Sarah Palin: A Trained Parrot?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Poor Michael Palin. John Cleese says he’s not the funniest Palin anymore. Boy, I miss Monty Python. H/T to Wonkess for the Tweet!…

Katie Couric Sits Down with Sarah Palin

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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I’m waiting to see how this evening’s interview of Sarah Palin by CBS’ Katie Couric goes. Not that Katie needed any help, but she asked mothers around the blogosphere what they thought she should be asking Palin (yeah, you KNOW …

Talking With Our Daughters About Sarah Palin

Friday, September 19, 2008

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I was chatting with a news reporter from another country who lives in our general neighborhood yesterday about the the Sarah Palin phenomenon — why she’s getting so much coverage, can you compare her to Hillary Clinton, (NO!) and whether …

Goodbye Hillary, Hello Hillary

Monday, September 1, 2008

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What’s that famous line from Godfather III? Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again?? Poor Al Pacino. At least he was only dealing with the mafia. Hillary Clinton, I’m betting, will be experiencing the same …

Why We Continue to be Our Own Worst Enemy

Sunday, August 24, 2008

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While there are no statistics to prove this, it feels like there are a record number of events for political women at the Democratic National Convention. That’s a really exciting thing in terms of where political women go from here …

Mark Penn’s Granny Brigade

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Now I know why Hillary Clinton lost the Democratic primary race — Mark Penn. He is the reason (OK, one of the reasons) I suspected all along, but now I am sure that the man who claims he knows …

May I See Your Voter ID, Please?

Friday, May 2, 2008

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If you don’t have photo identification when you go to vote, but you’re registered to vote, should you be turned away? Some Republicans have long advocated that the answer to that question should be ‘yes.’ I’ve lived in a lot…

Mothers of Intention — SoCal Mom on Indoctrinating Our Children

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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Welcome to this week’s edition of PunditMom’s Mothers of Intention series! This week, my guest is my fellow MOMocrat and 50-Something Mom blogger Donna, who also blogs as SoCal Mom. I’m excited to have her here “visiting” from the …

Tomorrow We Can Breathe

Monday, April 21, 2008

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One more day. Just one more day. The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary will be over tomorrow and maybe then, to quote Gerald Ford’s speech writer who passed away this weekend, “Our long national nightmare will be over.“ Wishful thinking …

Women are Doomed

Monday, March 17, 2008

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Why are Katie Couric’s ratings going down, and not up, at the CBS Evening News? CBS President Les Moonves is quoted in Mediaweek as “blaming the loss of audience on the defection of older men who don’t want to watch …

In Pennsylvania, It’s Still the Economy

Thursday, March 6, 2008

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How do I know that? I have super-secret inside sources that feed my political intelligence from the Keystone State — my parents! I grew up on a small family farm in Pennsylvania. My parents and my siblings and their families …

A Ticket to Canada

Thursday, January 17, 2008

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I was late to the party when it came to seeing Michael Moore’s movie Sicko. But as far as I’m concerned, it’s a movie that every American should see before they vote in this presidential election. Regardless of what you …