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Does Sharron Angle Really Think Sexual Violence is God’s Plan?

Friday, July 2, 2010

I know that sometimes politicians say things they might not mean or that get taken out of context (though, usually, the whole ‘out of context’ excuse doesn’t hold water). But I was floored when GOP/Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle,…

The Supreme Court Could Still Use a Mom

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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I’m pretty happy that President Obama has nominated another woman to the Supreme Court — three out of nine still isn’t the ratio I’d like to see of women to men, but it’s a great step in the right direction.…

Five Things This Feminist Mom is Grateful for on Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 9, 2010

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Sure, I get to leave the dishes in the sink and the dirty laundry in the hamper today. And it’s great that “some people” (you know who you are!) are going to make me dinner tonight, but on the tenth…

Oklahoma Lawmakers Think They Know Better Than Women and their Doctors

Friday, May 7, 2010

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Things are getting a little lively in the comments section at my Speaker of the House column this week. I’m taking issue with Oklahoma lawmakers who are, yet again, presuming that they know better about pregnancy and all its…

I Won’t Be Watching the Super Bowl

Sunday, February 7, 2010

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I’ve already made it clear that I won’t be watching the Super Bowl and for the most part won’t watch any more CBS shows because of the Focus on the Family/Tim Tebow ad that is scheduled to run

I’m Not the Only One Annoyed with CBS

Thursday, February 4, 2010

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The still-unseen, yet controversial Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad is on everyone’s mind, including mine. One friend said to me, “I can’t believe you haven’t written anything about it yet!” I’ve been wanting to, but to be honest I was…

So Much Punditry, So Little Time

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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I’m glad there are some other people weighing in on some topics on my mind: –My fellow MOMocrats and I are having a little Super Bowl Party Tailgate Party for Choice. – The Women’s Media Center is also thinking…

Hillary Clinton — Reproductive Rights & Gender Equality Essential to Global Prosperity

Sunday, January 10, 2010

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When people get themselves all riled up when the term “reproductive rights” comes up, it’s usually only about abortion. What many of us forget is that having control of when women (and sometimes girls) have children and how many…

Harold Ford, Step out of Senator Gillibrand’s Way

Friday, January 8, 2010

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The political controversy of the week is whether former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford will try to stage a contest to battle Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat in the U.S. Senate. You may recall there was a little uproar over…

Best of PunditMom 2009 — The “Octomom” and Why We Should Regulate Fertility Treatments

Monday, December 28, 2009

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While the Punditfamily takes a little break this week, I thought I’d revisit a few posts I felt strongly about this year. To start off, my thoughts on the “octomom” and how we view adoption vs. birth children. *********************************…

If We Take Health Care for Granted, We’ll Get Thrown Under the Bus

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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As someone who came of age in the 1970s, I assumed things would continue to progress for women’s rights. I felt lucky to be living in an age where I knew I had access to birth control as I headed…

Snowpocalypse 2009 (With Health Care Crisis Thrown in for Good Measure)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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One good thing about this “snow event” on the I-95 corridor this weekend — legislators are stuck here and have to keep working away on the ever evolving health care bill (not that that’s going to do us a lot…