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Sarah Palin Redux

Saturday, January 16, 2010

I hope somewhere Katie Couric is doing the victory dance today …. Visit msnbc.com for

Best of PunditMom 2009 — Maybe Republicans Just Don’t Like Girls

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

My Twitter acquaintance Leslie Sanchez wrote an interesting book this year, You’ve Come a Long Way, Maybe: Sarah, Michelle, Hillary and the Shaping of the New American Woman. While I wasn’t crazy about the frequent references to the…

PunditMom Video Saturday: They ARE Sarah Palin

Saturday, December 12, 2009

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Is there really anything else to say?

Five Reasons Martha Stewart Can Take on Sarah Palin

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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My favorite recovering felon, Martha Stewart, was asked her thoughts on our most recent political pin-up girl, Sarah Palin. I wasn’t surprised that Martha didn’t pull any punches: Dangerous, confused and boring! In Sarah Palin’s world, them’s fightin’…

Is Sarah Palin Creating Her Own Sexism?

Friday, November 20, 2009

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My gut reaction when I saw the cover of Newsweek with Sarah Palin in her tight runner’s shorts, coyly posed in that former beauty queen stance, I was ready to throw something heavy at editor-in-chief Jon Meachem. Looking at…

Sarah Palin: Going Rogue All the Way to the White House?

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Sarah Palin in 2012? Some are chuckling, but they might want to rethink their take on the first woman on a GOP presidential ticket. Conservative pundit David Brooks laughed out loud at the suggestion, calling her a “joke”. Others…

I Want to Host the Hillary/Sarah Coffee Klatsch

Monday, November 16, 2009

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As she’s hawking her forthcoming book, Going Rogue, Sarah Palin says she ’s open to a sit down with Hillary Clinton! You say that’ll never happen? They’re too far apart on the issues? I don’t know — they both…

Not “America’s Next Great Pundit” — Yet!

Monday, November 2, 2009

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I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed that I didn’t make the cut for finalists in the Washington Post’s “Next Great Pundit” contest. I’m not quite sure why the Washington Post is doing such a thing. Last time…

One More Thing to Add to my “Don’t Get Me This for Christmas” List

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Although, it could be fun if to put her with these other bobbleheads. I’m pretty sure Teddy Roosevelt and John Adams could take her on!

Sarah Palin Resigns as Alaska Governor

Friday, July 3, 2009

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Just when we thought the Fourth of July weekend was going to be dominated by continuing coverage of Michael Jackson’s death, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stepped in to give us something else to talk about — her sudden and…

Letterman vs. Palin — More Media Sexism or Just Tasteless Humor?

Friday, June 19, 2009

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I’m not the only one who thinks that David Letterman owes us all an apology. But it seems like there are only a few of us. It’s probably no secret to some of you that one of my hot…

We Still Have Political Opinions, Even After the Election!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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Why did it take the nomination of Sarah Palin to be John McCain’s running mate to get the mainstream media talking to women bloggers about politics? On the heels of McCain choosing the Alaska governor, networks were scrambling to talk…