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Where Oh Where Has My Pundit Mojo Gone?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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 …

PunditMom One Year Ago — What’s Happened with the MOTHERS Act?

Saturday, October 25, 2008

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A year ago, many moms were blogging in support of the MOTHERS Act in Congress, a bill to fund more mental health care for mothers related to postpartum deprsssion. I know we’re all focused on our budgets, the election and, …

I Know Sarah Palin. She’s Tracy Flick and So Much More

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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Well, I don’t really know Sarah Palin personally, although, I have been to Alaska twice. But over the course of my life, I’ve met plenty of Sarah Palins. I bet you have, too. When I see Palin, I see …

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 …

Why Joy Behar Should be Invited to a Presidential Debate

Saturday, September 13, 2008

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Joy Behar of The View is no shrinking violet. That’s one reason I like her. I’m not a big fan of The View, but I enjoy when she appears on Larry King, she tells it like it is 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 …

Lipstick on a Pig? You Be the Judge

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Bloggers fingers are a flyin’ over politics these days, especially when it comes to Sarah Palin. Now, the GOP is trying to turn a phrase about a pig and some lipstick taken out of context against Barack Obama. Today, I’ll …

PunditMom on Fox News: Oprah Winfrey vs. Sarah Palin?

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Yesterday morning, it was into the Lion’s Den for me, to talk about whether it’s a big deal that Oprah Winfrey has said she won’t have GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin on her show until after the election. Needless to …

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?…

Don’t Dismiss Sarah Palin Out of Hand

Friday, August 29, 2008

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Needless to say, there have been a LOT of blog posts and articles flying around the blogosphere since Friday when John McCain announced that his choice for vice-president is Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. While I hadn’t posted about it, I …

DNC on the Homefront: PunditMom’ s DNC 2012 Wish

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Bloggers of all persuasions were excited when the Democratic National Committee announced that some of us would receive press credentials to cover the convention in Denver. Many in the MSM like to refer to us as “citizen” journalists, forgetting (or …