Elizabeth Birch
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Elizabeth Birch is the President of Birch & Company, a consulting firm and the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign

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My Children's Other Mom, Hilary Rosen

151 Comments | Posted April 12, 2012 | 4:10 PM

There is something just wrong with people twisting concerns for women and jobs into mom-on-mom conflict.

Here is the thing: Hilary Rosen is an amazing, loving and dedicated mother to our twins. I have absolutely no doubt Ann Romney and Hilary spend most of their waking hours worrying about...

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Of Mice and Me: A Tribute to Steve Jobs

0 Comments | Posted October 7, 2011 | 1:28 PM

2011-10-09-Screenshot20111009at11.48.52AM.pngAs soon as I heard about Apple Computer, I wanted to work there. Early on, I fell in love with the sleek elegant design, the beauty of the engineering and its brash young cofounder, Steve Jobs. And, as a...

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Semi-Automatic Insanity

0 Comments | Posted May 19, 2009 | 1:57 PM

Another young boy has been shot by police for carrying a realistic looking weapon. Thank goodness he was not killed and is listed in stable condition. Many more have died in these encounters.

In this case, it was a 15-year-old playing cops and robbers when real police showed up...

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Of Barbies, Bratz and Bimbos

0 Comments | Posted May 12, 2009 | 5:48 PM

I don't know about you, but I am done with the celebration of Barbie's 50th birthday. To be honest, I wasn't that wild about her 5th birthday in 1964. That was the year my mother dutifully handed me this micro-waisted, ample-busted, curvy doll with a blonde bob, and feet that...

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Burger Tween

0 Comments | Posted April 17, 2009 | 3:01 PM

Ok. I have had it. I am completely sick of advertisers sexing up young girls to sell -- well, in this case, it is whoppers. Burger King has a new commercial featuring the lyric "I love square butts and I cannot lie" -- along with Sponge Bob, and the Burger...
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Log Cabin Republicans Demonstrate Their Commitment to Putting Party First

0 Comments | Posted September 3, 2008 | 4:33 PM

In a move as mind-numbing as it is bizarre, the Log Cabin Republicans (LCRs) today endorsed Senator John McCain for president. It happened at their "Big Tent" event in Minnesota. By doing so, they have put the GOP well ahead of their mission. By its tortured analysis only, the LCRs...

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No Sore Winners

0 Comments | Posted June 6, 2008 | 2:07 PM

Let the Clinton Supporters let Go of One Dream, as We Embrace Another

I supported Senator Hillary Clinton from day one. She is a friend, and I admire her experience, strength and her genuine concern for the nation's well-being. Supporting her was easy. First, I shared her dream (along...

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