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Ann Romney's critic, Hilary Rosen, taking a TV time out

She could have phrased it (her initial remarks) better, but I think her response to all this is very classy. Good on her.
 
She needs to take a break from Twitter too.
 
She could have phrased it (her initial remarks) better, but I think her response to all this is very classy. Good on her.

Yes, I think so too. Humiliating trip to the woodshed (at least publicly; privately, I'm not at all sure this is the case).
 
Yes, I think so too. Humiliating trip to the woodshed (at least publicly; privately, I'm not at all sure this is the case).

We will have to wait and see if this is an empty apology or not. But for now...I'll take it as she says it. And I agreed with her initial stance..just not exactly how she worded it. But who knows. Maybe she was having a really bad day. We all have had those and did something dumb.
 
That's true!

I don't think, though, that her blurt was an opinion she didn't hold--she was just caught, as they used to say on "Candid Camera," in the act of being herself. (I'm a blurter too. :3oops: ) Has to hurt how quickly her comrades-at-arms rushed to distance themselves.
 
That's true!

I don't think, though, that her blurt was an opinion she didn't hold--she was just caught, as they used to say on "Candid Camera," in the act of being herself. (I'm a blurter too. :3oops: ) Has to hurt how quickly her comrades-at-arms rushed to distance themselves.

Hurt, and an eye opener. Bet she gets a lock for her blurter syndrome from now on, lol.
 
Hope so. And as you said, this could happen to anybody--blurting right out what you really think. Sigh, this usually doesn't end well.
 
This is why our media is so worthless and impotent, this non-story has gotten more tv time than either candidates budget proposals.
 
Now that she's had her fifteen minutes, can we please be spared from every having to hear from her or of her again?

Please?
 
The left failed to get Limbaugh off the air, but the right succeeded in getting Rosen off the air. :lamo
 
I think this whole situation is sad in another way. I think it demonstrates the degree to which the concept that stay-at-home moms don't work hard is engrained in our society. Even people who clearly support women's rights have that old instinctual reaction "what could she possibly know about [business/the economy/employment/etc.]?"

Both sides are to blame for this. Feminist liberals for stigmatizing stay-at-home moms as having no ambition, and misogynist conservatives for their condescension regarding the abilities of women in general.
 
The left failed to get Limbaugh off the air, but the right succeeded in getting Rosen off the air. :lamo

The "right" didn't do anything. Rosen was hoist by her own petard, and this was recognized by Axelrod and, in yet another Presidency-debasing moment, also by Obama.
 
Of course from this point on I'm sure conservatives will have no problem if liberals attribute any comment by Karl Rove or Rush Limbaugh to Mitt Romney ... right?
 
The "right" didn't do anything. Rosen was hoist by her own petard, and this was recognized by Axelrod and, in yet another Presidency-debasing moment, also by Obama.

How was defending Mrs. Romney debasing to the President?
 
The left failed to get Limbaugh off the air, but the right succeeded in getting Rosen off the air. :lamo

You act as if she's Bill Maher or somebody important. I've never even heard of this person before. I guess you need something to gloat about ever since Glenn Beck committed self destruction on FOX.
 
The "right" didn't do anything. Rosen was hoist by her own petard, and this was recognized by Axelrod and, in yet another Presidency-debasing moment, also by Obama.

Hahah, yeah it's a total embarrassment for the President. So much so that no one is defending her.
 
You act as if she's Bill Maher or somebody important. I've never even heard of this person before. I guess you need something to gloat about ever since Glenn Beck committed self destruction on FOX.

Bill Maher is important? BTW, Beck is still around.
 
Hope so. And as you said, this could happen to anybody--blurting right out what you really think. Sigh, this usually doesn't end well.

pretty much.

this week, it's a liberal working woman saying something mildly insensitive about a stay at home mom. next week, it will be a conservative saying something mildly insensitive about something liberal. each side will feign deep offense to use as a poker chip.

word to the wise : don't attack the spouse / family of a politician, even if that person is in the spotlight. it doesn't work.
 
I wish that she hadn't cancelled her appearance. She has plenty to add to any discussion on this topic.

Rosen spoke the truth, as Mitt has been disingenuous in his comments on SAHMs needing to know the 'dignity of work.'

Wouldn't that apply to his wife, or only wealthy SAHMs ?
 
I think this whole situation is sad in another way. I think it demonstrates the degree to which the concept that stay-at-home moms don't work hard is engrained in our society. Even people who clearly support women's rights have that old instinctual reaction "what could she possibly know about [business/the economy/employment/etc.]?"

Both sides are to blame for this. Feminist liberals for stigmatizing stay-at-home moms as having no ambition, and misogynist conservatives for their condescension regarding the abilities of women in general.

We have to stigmatize stay-at-home moms. Those who don't work can't support our massive consumerist economy.
 
Michelle worked two years as a corporate lawyer, I am sure that tuned her into how a waitress with kids lives. Then she went to work for Daly as an assistant to one of the most corrupt politicians in modern times. Then she joined her husband as a political activist, then she got a position in ivory tower academia and then got a political payoff position with Chicago hospitals which was a huge salary for doing absolutely nothing. Yep she is very connected with the average working woman, LMAO.

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Michelle joined the law firm of Sidley Austin as an associate specializing in marketing and intellectual property. In 1988, a summer intern two years older by the name of Barack Obama came to work at the firm, and Michelle was assigned as his mentor. They married in 1992.
In 1991, the death of her father from complications related to MS caused Michelle to re-evaluate her life; she subsequently decided to leave corporate law to work in the public sector.

Career in Public Sector:

Michelle first served as assistant to Chicago mayor Richard M. Daly; later she became assistant commissioner of planning and development.
In 1993, she founded Public Allies Chicago which provided young adults with leadership training for public service careers. As executive director, she headed up a non-profit named by President Bill Clinton as a model AmeriCorps program.

In 1996, she joined the University of Chicago as associate dean of student services, and established its first community service program. In 2002, she was named the University of Chicago Hospitals' executive director of community and external affairs.


Profile of Michelle Obama - Michelle Obama Biography
 
Hmm, looks like once again Mitt Romney is taking issue with Mitt Romney. Apparently he feels ... or felt a few months ago ... that Ann's decision to be a stay-at-home mom robbed her of dignity. :(

WASHINGTON -- Women who stay at home to raise their children should be given federal assistance for child care so that they can enter the job market and "have the dignity of work," Mitt Romney said in January, undercutting the sense of extreme umbrage he showed when Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen quipped last week that Ann Romney had not "worked a day in her life."

The remark, made to a Manchester, N.H., audience, was unearthed by MSNBC's "Up w/Chris Hayes," and aired during the 8 a.m. hour of his show Sunday.

Ann Romney and her husband's campaign fired back hard at Rosen following her remark. "I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work," Romney said on Twitter.

Mitt Romney, however, judging by his January remark, views stay-at-home moms who are supported by federal assistance much differently than those backed by hundreds of millions in private equity income. Poor women, he said, shouldn't be given a choice, but instead should be required to work outside the home to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits. "[E]ven if you have a child 2 years of age, you need to go to work," Romney said of moms on TANF.

Recalling his effort as governor to increase the amount of time women on welfare in Massachusetts were required to work, Romney noted that some had considered his proposal "heartless," but he argued that the women would be better off having "the dignity of work" -- a suggestion Ann Romney would likely take issue with.

Mitt Romney: Mothers Should Be Required To Work Outside Home Or Lose Benefits
 
Hmm, looks like once again Mitt Romney is taking issue with Mitt Romney. Apparently he feels ... or felt a few months ago ... that Ann's decision to be a stay-at-home mom robbed her of dignity. :(

Why wouldn't he view those on Federal assistance differently than his own wife? Gads, we sure do reach in order to slap back, don't we? I think it's a freakin' crime that there are people on Federal assistance able to be stay-at-home moms while other single women who have to work don't have the "luxury."
 
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