What do CNN, Pepsi, and a U.S. Senator have in common? They all tried to reach out to the ever-growing, powerful and influential group known as women bloggers at this year’s BlogHer ’10 Conference. They all had slightly different approaches to turning online connections into real life results for their respective end games, all with [...]
I'm getting ready for the annual BlogHer conference, this year in New York City. If you're attending, I hope you'll join me for my panel on Saturday morning, Radical Mom Blogging: You'd Be Crazy Not to Take These Women Seriously! My co-panelists are Annie from PhD in Parenting and Stephanie Roberts of Shutter Sisters fame [...]
I'm sure I'll have a lot to share after returning from the Netroots Nation convention/conference for progressive politicos and bloggers. But in the meantime, as I'm winging my way from the heat of Las Vegas back to the heat of the nation's capital, here are a few great posts from some Mothers of Intention that [...]
What's more important -- whether FLOTUS Michelle Obama spends time with Congressional wives at a food bank to help feed the homeless or that she decided to break out her designer sneaks for the occasion?The media have decided the real story was all about Michelle's pricey shoes, not that she managed to get over 100 [...]
In just a few days, the long national nightmare for some Barack Obama supporters will be over. Hillary Clinton will have taken her final bow at the 2008 Democratic National Convention as she gives her speech on Tuesday night.Clinton's name will be placed into nomination in a gesture by Obama to honor her historic race [...]
While everyone else is talking about Barack Obama and VP roulette, I'm going to talk about Hillary! (You're SO surprised, right?)Hillary Clinton is poking her toe back into the political waters, now that she's taken sometime off to get her head around the fact that she will not be moving back into the White House [...]
Looking for some political chat this weekend? Then come by the MOMocrats show on BlogTalk Radio on Saturday, July 26 at 3 p.m. Eastern/12 Noon Pacific for our show!We'll be talking about the BlogHer conference, our upcoming trip to the Democratic National Convention AND our book club chat about Arianna Huffington's book, The Right is [...]
Having a conversation about the state of feminism today should be a good thing, right? There's certainly plenty of fodder to start that chat with Hillary Clinton still in the presidential race and all the gender rhetoric that has surrounded her candidacy.There's been a recent spark of interest in what the most recent feminist "wave" [...]
How green is my valley? I suppose a more important question is, how much greener could my valley be? We recycle paper, glass and cans. I haven't gotten around to putting in those compact fluorescent light bulbs yet, but I've been thinking about it. But I really can't claim that we're overly focused on reducing [...]
How do I know that? I have super-secret inside sources that feed my political intelligence from the Keystone State -- my parents!I grew up on a small family farm in Pennsylvania. My parents and my siblings and their families still live there. Most of my extended family lives there, too.So I have a bit of [...]
A few things are clear to me this week.Hannah Montana is the next big thing.I'll need some help to survive the fact that Project Runway Season Four will soon be over.And attacking Hillary Clinton has become a blood sport, even for the comedians.Not by everyone in the media. And not all the time.But to me, [...]
With the South Carolina Democratic primary upon us, I'm on pins and needles.Maybe I'm naive, but I really hadn't anticipated the whole ratcheting up of the gender vs. race issue with the Democrats in the way that it seems to be playing out.But how can one avoid moving into the waters of identity politics when [...]
As Tim Gunn would say, Hillary Clinton needs to tell a story.For better or worse, it appears that we are a nation of voters who want to get something warm and fuzzy from our candidates before we cast our ballots. And I'm afraid we still seem to need it to be a story about likability.Since [...]
There's been plenty of commentary about Hillary Clinton's teary-eyed moment right before the New Hampshire primaries this week. Well, if you look closely, there wasn't really a tear -- just a some welling up. As Linda Richman might say, Hillary was just a little verklempt.But maybe that's what some of us have been waiting for [...]
In 2004, George Bush beat out John Kerry for the White House by just over three million votes.The 2008 race is bound to be a close one, as well. I know the candidates have been a little preoccupied with Iowa and New Hampshire, but with a margin of victory so slim, wouldn’t you think that the candidates would be interested in over seven and a half million women who will probably be voting?Catherine Morgan at Informed Voters can’t believe that those of us who write and read blogs are being ignored by the candidates.And Erin at Queen of Spain is banging her head against the internet firewall.Why? […]
Being a mother by adoption, there are some things my motherhood experience has not included -- stretch marks, 36 hours of labor, epidurals. But there have been other challenges.PunditGirl was about 12 months old when she arrived home with us, so she was pretty much sleeping through the night. I smugly thought that I had [...]
Isn't IzzyMom a-MAZ-ing?Here I am with the equally amazing Her Bad Mother and IzzyMom at BlogHer. (No, this is NOT a BlogHer rant!)But I am calling Izzy amazing today because just look at this shiny new place she designed for!Just for me! Isn't she the best? Isn't it PRET-ty?So even though she's praying for something [...]
Even though it took us almost two hours to get through customs last night (yeah, I'm SOOO glad they're spending our tax dollars building that fence along the Mexican border and skimping on customs agents at busy major airport), we made it back safe and sound after many days of croissants, Croque Monsieurs and wine [...]
If you want straight answers to straight questions, then Elizabeth Edwards is your gal.After hearing her speak at last week's BlogHer conference, I know if she was the one running for president, she would be getting my vote -- hands down.Not only is she exquisitely tuned in to the issues many of us think are [...]
We're goin' on va-CA-tion!Yup, I've gotta get that laundry done (again!?) and pack, (again!!?)But, I can't complain, because by this time tomorrow night, we should be winging our way across the pond to exercise the little bit of French I possess, as long as the flights are more reliable than they were for the majority [...]
Dear "Mommybloggers,"We are so sorry that we couldn't be at your cute, little ladies' soiree in Chicago last week. You know how hard it can be to fly into O'Hare in the summer time -- it can really throw the campaign off schedule with those thunderstorm delays.We want your votes next November, we really do. [...]
I was NOT trying to drink more wine in The Blogess' room at the BlogHer Conference with LawyerMama, Kari's Couch, Mayberry Mom and Lady M.I was merely trying to do some oenology research for my other very important blog!Thank goodness, Mrs. Chicky, wasn't there -- we would have needed MUCH more wine! ;)(Sorry -- I [...]
One of the main items of business at this weekend's BlogHer Conference was to announce the results of the BlogHers Act survey of thousands of women bloggers to determine what main issues we, as women, want to hear the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates address if they want to get our votes in 2008.It wasn't [...]
Nothing says "Welcome to Chicago" like the body-thumping music and tres chic employees of those trendy W Hotels.The W Lakeshore was one of the conference hotels for this past weekend's BlogHer Conference. (WHOO-HOO, BlogHer!)I'm not sure if I was more excited about the conference, finally getting to meet so many of my favorite ladies in [...]
OK, I should be packing and I will be doing just that as soon as I pass along the all important info you'll need if you're stalking, er, I mean, looking for PunditMom at BlogHer tomorrow.TOMORROW!! YEAH! Tomorrow, tomorrow. I'm leaving for BlogHer tomorrow!! Can you tell I don't get out much?Sorry, I'll get a [...]
So I'm counting down the days until I hop on that short flight to Chi-town and meet up with some hot blogging chicks!In an effort to get right to the meat of some serious conversations (!), the BlogHer goddesses have come up with the idea of pre-introducing ourselves, but nothing too lengthy!So this is me [...]
Don't worry -- it's not time for THAT election yet!But it is time to take the BlogHer Acts survey to help determine which global issue and which four national issues we, as voters, would like to see the red and blue presidential candidates address in the next year as they campaign around the country.No need [...]
