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Thursday’s Quick Hits, a la PunditMom

It is getting much too close to the holiday season with way too little holiday “cheer” accomplished. But you know I can’t turn my head away from some of the news … Love your NPR station and all those great …

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Sarah Palin: Phyllis Schlafly Redux?

About two weeks ago, Gloria Steinem wrote a fantastic op-ed piece about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin being the wrong woman for America. No big surprise, I agreed! In her article, Steinem compared Palin to Phyllis Schlafly. The more I think …

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Another Reason I Love Gloria Steinem — Palin is Wrong Woman with Wrong Message

Alaska Governor and GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin has the “big mo.’ ” At least she seemed to in the St. Paul convention hall where she made the official transformation from “hockey mom” to party attack dog. The Republican party …

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When Gloria Calls …

As a girl growing up on a farm in the 1970s, I was a bit different from my girlfriends. From a relatively early age, I was addicted to the politics of the nation over those of high school. Instead of …

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Women Can’t Get a Break

Some have suggested Hillary Clinton’s campaign isn’t resonating being she’s cold and unfeeling — in a word, a bitch. Now, she shows the wear and tear of the campaign trail, wells up for one minute and all of a …

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Is There Still a Sisterhood?

As a 100% feminist – — I was really excited to read Sisterhood Interrupted. For anyone who has wondered what happened to the feminist movement, this book is a great history that tracks how change was ignited by an …

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