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Posted on 05/08/2010 4:30:59 AM PDT by suspects
If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. And if you've been to a tea party, you know Momma ain't happy at all.
Forget "angry white men." In the male-dominated world of conservative politics, the tea party stands out as a movement of energized and organized women. In particular, moms.
Moms like Sarah Palin, of course, who's been described as the "Momma Bear" of the tea party movement. But more important are the thousands of women at the state and local level who created this political phenomenon.
Moms like Christen Varley, the suburban mother of four who organized the successful tea party rally on Boston Common last month. Moms like Karen Miner Herd, who calls herself "one of the founding mothers" of the tea party movement in Virginia.
Her favorite tea party sign? "Menopause Was Change Enough for Me."
In fact, a recent Quinnipiac poll of voters found a majority of tea party supporters—55%—are women. To put that in perspective, only 48% of women voted for George W. Bush in 2004. And just two years ago, President Obama won 56% of the female vote.
As part of a recent book project I've been asking women around the country: Why are you angry? What is it about the tea party movement that energizes busy working moms to get even busier organizing protests?
Many women gave the most obvious answer: "If we waited around for you men to do it, it would never get done."
When I asked...
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
“Momsense”- a classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYukEAmoMCQ
I have a dream and my dream is that the tigress which exists in the hearts of most mothers would begin to roar throughout all races and all colors to declare that women are not going to take the selling out of their children’s freedom and future through political graft and corruption anymore. Women could take back this nation if all would band together in the common bond of “Motherhood.”
Not a bad platform to run on...if we can keep the ‘FemiNazi’ elements out of it. They tend to co-opt this kind of thing and turn it into a disaster for both sexes.
The hand that rocks the cradle... :)
“the tigress which exists in the hearts of most mothers would begin to roar
Hell hath no fury like a woman ignored....
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