Laura Dempsey and Kathy Roth-Douquet are co-founders and co-chairs of Blue Star Families for Obama (http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/BlueStarsForObama.). Laura is an Army spouse and attorney living in Fort Drum, NY. Kathy is a marine spouse, writer and attorney living at Parris Island, SC.

Kathy Roth-Douquet is co-author of the newly released, award-winning How Free People Move Mountains (with Frank Schaeffer, by Collins Books). See it at www.roth-douquet.com.

Blog Entries by Laura Dempsey and Kathy Roth-Douquet

Some Military Families Flocking To Obama

Posted September 18, 2008 | 10:18 AM (EST)


As military family members who support Barack Obama, we knew there was something different this election cycle. More interest in the Dem candidate, fewer Republican bumper stickers than we're used to seeing. But nothing prepared us for this. Our new Blue Star Families for Obama website went live yesterday (www.bsf4o.com)....

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Service Matters, But It's Not Enough

Posted September 12, 2008 | 07:48 AM (EST)


We're military spouses, so we love the fact that the McCains, Bidens and Palins are military families. Service is something to be proud of and celebrate. We're not nearly so impressed with Sarah Palin and the Republican party's mocking of other kinds of service, though.

Both candidates in this...

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If A "Decider" Doesn't Listen, How Good Are The Decisions?

Posted September 5, 2008 | 08:50 AM (EST)


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was widely lauded for her speech Wednesday night attacking Sen. Barack Obama's lack of "real" decision-making experience. She has been touted from the beginning as somebody who has made real decisions, has more decision-making experience than Obama and Sen. Joe Biden combined, and a person who...

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