This Mommy War story stinks like yesterday's basketball socks stuffed with Limburger, and the worst thing about it is how it's probably putting a smug smile on Mitt Romney's face. He must have loved Hilary Rosen's apology. "As a pundit, I know my words were poorly chosen."
Yes they were -- but at least she didn't back down completely. Rosen went on to point out how Mittens was the one who brought Ann into this in the first place: "When he goes on the campaign trail and says she is his economic surrogate... come on, I'm not bringing them into this." But get women to fight with each other and guess who wins? The GOP. Was Romney actually dangling Ann as liberal bait?
Gawker is already calling this round for Team Mittens. (OMG, they seriously made a mug already.) And it's kind of depressing to think the nonsensical Mommy Wars can distract us from how lousy Romney really is for women.
As it happens, the Romney/Ryan budget cuts disproportionately affect women. That's where you start wondering who really "gets" you and has your back. You want to talk about real "choices" for women? (And what a choice word for the GOP to use, anyway -- they'd better be careful with that.) There's no choice for women without opportunity.
And eight-plus years of Bush tax cuts for the wealthy did not result in more opportunities for women.
Don't even get me started on the idea of comparing Ann Romney's life with Michelle working-class-upbringing Obama. They are not in the same income bracket. Not. Even. Remotely.
Are we done here? In conclusion: Don't fall for this bullshit. The end.
Do you think the Mommy Wars debate benefited Mitt Romney?
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Lucy she can empathize with women. Because she listens to women, she gets their pain and struggles.
"And eight-plus years of Bush tax cuts for the wealthy did not result in more opportunities for women"
That's debatable, Adriana Velez. What's not debatable is the fact that unemployment for women has risen dramatically under obama, from 7% to 8.3% -- yes, the real "War on Women" is being waged by Democrats.
"Don't even get me started on the idea of comparing Ann Romney's life with Michelle working-class-upbringing Obama." And who cares? And has Ann been rich her whole life? The Left -- always trying to bring in class-warfare & divide Americans. There are at least 5 million stay-at-home-moms in the U.S. Very few of them are wealthy, most come from the middle to lower classes. Most make conscious decisions to sacrifice $$ to raise their children. That's right -- it's their "CHOICE", one of the Left's favorite words.
Keep digging that hole deeper, Adriana Velez; Rosen's attack on a hard-working wife & mother who has survived breast cancer and battles multiple sclerosis has Democrats back-pedaling furiously, up to & including the White House. Score: Ann Romney - 1; Democrats - ZIP
(And obama's Bus scores another victim as Rosen gets thrown under those voracious wheels by fellow Democrats)
Manchester: "Today few women get the luxury of choosing to work instead of staying at home. Most women have to work to contribute financially as well as be Mom"
Welcome to Utopia, Manchester, and "feminism" run amok! Ain't it grand?
Reality: Our children are -- should be -- our most precious possessions and our first priorities.
This is where the Left goes wrong.
LucyMom08: "She can empathize all she wants, and I'm sure she is a warm, compassionate person...but that doesn't mean she will ever "get it"...she doesn't know what it's like to be so worried about money that you don't know if your kids are going to eat, etc...that's why I don't feel she is a good face for this type of campaign move. The "average woman" will NEVER feel like she is "one of the girls", it's just not possible for her to be that relatable.."
Sooooo, Ann Romney is "just like" Michelle Obama, for instance?
Just curious - does Ann have a college degree?