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PunditMom’s Monday Morning Quick Hits — Economy & More

Monday, November 24, 2008

Another weekend, another bailout. Did you see this one coming with Citigroup? Barack Obama’s economic team gets announced today at noon. Howard Kurtz apparently has a thing for Michelle Obama’s arms. You thought I was…

PunditMom’s Thursday Quick Hits

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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Happy Thursday, all! I had a great conversation this morning at PunditMom Radio with Jaelithe from The State of Discontent & MOMocrats, as well as Liz Mair from the RNC. You may have heard that the…

PunditMom’s Tuesday Quick Hits!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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Motrin and Johnson & Johnson have learned the power of women and social media the hard way. The Democrats wimped out and let Joe Lieberman keep his Senate committee chairmanship and caucus rights. Michelle Obama is taking a second…

Will Michelle Obama Spark the Next ‘Mommy Wars’ Skirmish?

Friday, November 14, 2008

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Loads of media types are already wondering aloud, what kind of parents the Obamas will be. For me, that question is sort of silly — won’t they continue to be the same kind of parents they’ve always been? My…

Is Michelle Obama Ready for All the Parenting Advice?

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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The Obamas were pretty successful through the presidential campaign keeping one kind of criticism at bay– whether Michelle was home enough as a mom and who was caring for the kids. The few times that Sasha and Malia Obama…

PunditMom Says Go Read It: Michelle Obama at MOMocrats!!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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It’s only about a month until the Presidential election, so you know things are hoppin’ busy on the campaign trail. But Michelle Obama still took the time out to write a special guest post for MOMocrats on Making Our…

A Softer, Gentler Michelle Obama?

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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I was asked last week whether I thought the anticipated appearance of Michelle Obama on The View was calculated to soften her image and reach out to the stay-at-home moms who are fans of the show. At that…

Hillary Clinton and Sexism 101

Monday, June 16, 2008

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The media is very interested in examining their own role in the demise of the Hillary Clinton campaign, as well as pundits who have gotten their predictions wrong time and time again. It’s probably safe to say that bad predictions…

Michelle = Hillary? You Be the Judge

Monday, March 3, 2008

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“For her, politics wasn’t so much about being inspirational as it was being practical — about getting something specific done.” “She can be tough, and even a little steely, an attitude that stems, at least in part from wanting to…

Would Michelle Obama Really Vote for John McCain?!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

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Michelle Obama might not vote for Hillary Clinton if Clinton is the Democratic presidential nominee. “I’d have to think about that,” Mrs. Obama said on “Good Morning America” on ABC. “I’d have to think about — policies, her approach, her…

Kos and I Agree on One Thing …

Monday, February 4, 2008

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… the people on our dream presidential ticket. Kos says Obama/Edwards, but I say (and have said before) Edwards/Obama. Elizabeth Edwards and Michelle Obama, that is!