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Beautiful post

Maria Niles — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:55:47 -0600

Really beautiful and heartfelt - thank you, Heather. As a supporter of Howard Dean's I was always so frustrated that he was reduced to the scream that never really was. I am glad that he is at this late stage getting his due for laying the groundwork for Obama's candidacy to succeed. Thanks for this glimpse of Governor Dean the good boss and nice guy.

And, having worked in the entertainment industry I know that famous people are just humans that more people have seen on television than me. They have their strengths and weaknesses like everyone. There are some I'd give an arm and a leg to work with again and others that frankly there isn't enough money in the world.

BlogHer Contributing Editor
PopConsumer
Beyond Help

AAAAAMEN

DCSweetie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:10:49 -0500

DCSweetie (http://dcsweetie.blogspot.com/)

Or should I say, "a-woman"? I especially like #5 here. Does it concern anyone else that Palin returned to work THREE DAYS after giving birth to her 5th kid? That doesn't bode well for her support of extended family leave.

Thanks for your insightful piece.

Palin Gaffe's on her first public question

topsyturvy86 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:01:21 -0500

She's still not allowed to give interveiws but this was when she was with the rest of her team speaking to voters. I guess she still has a lot of schooling to do!

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Gov. Sarah Palin made her first potentially major gaffe during her time on the national scene while discussing the developments of the perilous housing market this past weekend.

Speaking before voters in Colorado Springs, the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had "gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers." The companies, as McClatchy reported, "aren't taxpayer funded but operate as private companies. The takeover may result in a taxpayer bailout during reorganization."

Economists and analysts pounced on the misstatement, saying it demonstrated a lack of understanding about one of the key economic issues likely to face the next administration.

You could find the rest of the story here : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/08/palin-makes-her-first-gaf_n_124792.html

Temi

well said

ynnej — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:41:13 -0500

I was thinking these things but unable to verablize them enough to blog. Thanks for summarizing so well!

http://ConscientiousConfusion.blogspot.com

That's It!!!

Southerngirl — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:35:40 -0500

Reality Chick

I have stayed away from this for the last few days because I needed to figure out why this whole thing pissed me off soo much. You hit it on the head. I was that teenager shuttling the younger ones around and making sure they got off to school in the morning. There are many more pictures of me holding the younger kids than my mom. My family was not well off and my mom worked from 6am to 6pm most days and my dad worked 2 jobs so someone had to step in and it was often me. I see that in the Palin family. I realize now that I feel this poor child's pain and Gov. Palin has choices that my mom never had but wants me to think she is just like me. I really resented being put in that position even though I was smart enough to understand why. I too see a very different picture.

Michelle

Ditto, reality chick. And

miteegirl — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:23:58 -0500

Ditto, reality chick. And it took me years to get over the resentment I had at being forced to be "the little mother". I wouldn't have minded if we were all in day care or had a nanny, actually. Anyone who could have let me just be a kid and not a mini-mom at age 10.

In fact, so did my cousin and she went out and got pregnant in high school to try and escape her mother's clutches. That was a serious cry for help.

Thank you Rebecca

reality chick — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:19:46 -0500

For getting back to the issues. I'm disheartened by the figure Sarah Palin offers as a feminist role model: a woman who does everything to the point of exhaustion -- badly. "If I can do it, you can too."

I was a teenage daughter who grew up with my mother's youngest offspring on my hip, as Bristol Palin is photographed now. To some this may seem a picture of family togetherness -- but I see a different picture.

Many more than 5

Kelly Wickham — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:55:37 -0500

You asked good questions and ones which we have all the rights to know if this is a serious contender. But I'm still skeptical about that. Is she a contender? Mostly, however, I ask, "Is she SERIOUS?"

I've heard her mention that glass celing and every time I wonder if she secretly has the duct tape and super glue with which to patch that sucker up - there's no way she wants another woman to have the rights we've worked so hard to get.

Mocha Momma

Step One

rebellious thinker — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:50:54 -0500

Well, she is apparently back in Alaska getting ready to be on the campaign trail. Someone must have realized that she can't answer these questions without nastily attacking Obama and city folk as being less American than those who live in small towns. Maybe now, after this huge ego up-do, she can think about these questions and decide, maybe I'm not up to it, and maybe I'm not really able to put America first, because I've lived my entire life in a tiny town in Alaska and have no idea who Americans are, how diverse they are, how colorful they are, how far-removed from my life they are. Maybe she'll do herself, her family, and us and favor and retire back into the bear den.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

If I did write about politics more often

HeatherB — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:18:31 -0500

I would probably get very angry and fired. I think that sometimes people say and write blatantly ignorant things because they are unsure of the issues and all through the primary season I spent a good amount of time biting my tongue because of the things that people would say without thinking. So no, I cannot write about politics all of the time because I would just get annoyed and frustrated which isn't good for me or anyone. But I have written about it once before on BlogHer and maybe again before the election is over. Who knows. But thank you all for the lovely comments. As Denise knows this post took a lot out of me though in the end, I'm glad I did it.

Heather B. Personal Blog: No Pasa Nada BlogHer CE: Business, Career & Personal Finance

Good Dem, please email me.

miteegirl — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:11:49 -0500

Good Dem, please email me. My address is in my profile. I tried to find your email on your new blog and couldn't find it.

Thanks. Sorry to clog up the thread.

Excellent, thoughtful post

cagey333 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:04:35 -0500

Great post, Heather. Perhaps, you should write about politics more often .

I was so disappointed that Hillary did not get the nomination. *sigh* I used to be a Republican and did not like her in the least, but she (and the Democrats) had won me over in recent years.

Kelli Oliver George

http://rancidraves.blogspot.com/

http://abooblog.blogspot.com/

Thank you

Liz Rizzo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:49:46 -0500

Felt good to read this post. :) I'm still so disappointed by the primary and how everything went down.

Liz Rizzo

I blog at Everyday Goddess.

WONDERFUL POST

jheat — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:52:07 -0500

Senator Clinton was fortunate to have your support--you are a compelling advocate for her. Although not a Clinton supporter in the primaries, I always felt a thrill engaging and interacting with the dynamic people who supported her. Thanks for a wonderful post

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