Soccer Moms

The State of the World's Soccer Moms

Jeanne Faulkner | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Soccer Moms, Global Motherhood, Strong Women, Women in Politics, Women's Issue, Womens Health, Inspiring Women, Female Politicians, Women's Right, Impact News
Jeanne Faulkner

It's not that I'm not delighted to be a mother. I am. Parenting is a significant part of my life, but it's not the sum total of my being and not something that's part of most adult relationships outside my home.

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Latina Moms in the 2012 Election

Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Electorates, Soccer Moms, Moms, Micro-Targeting, 2012 Election, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News
Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

While as a group Latinos continue to support President Obama at higher rates than whites, Latinas approve of the President more than their male counterparts

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GOP Candidate Has Women Problems

Marion Patch | Scott Raynor | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Newt Gingrich Marriages, Soccer Moms, Women's Vote, Newt Gingrich Divorce, Newt-Gingrich-Wife, Iowa Politics, Newt Gingrich 2012, Calista Gingrich, 2012 Election, Iowa Caucuses, Republican Presidential Primary, Newt Gingrich, Iowa Caucus 2012, Election 2012, Politics News

Newt Gingrich's woman problems may be creating women problems. Heading into Saturday's Iowa debate, Gingrich's overall poll numbers may have surged...

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Facebook Moms Growing in Influence

Marc Middleton | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Soccer Moms, Social Media, Politics, Growing Bolder, Facebook Moms, Marc Middleton, Twitter, Occupy Wall Street, Presidential Election, Mommy Bloggers, Facebook, Mothers, Barack Obama, Technology News
Marc Middleton

The new most powerful voting block in America will soon be called Facebook Moms. Facebook Moms will replace Mama Grizzlies, who replaced NASCAR Dads, who replaced Soccer Moms.

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Porn-Addled Teenage Boys Do Rule The World

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Misogyny, Soccer Dads, Media and Gender, Women's Rights, Soccer Moms, Gender Bias, Men and Power, Barbie, Power of Pornography, Gender Bias in Media, Gender and Media, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Teenage Boys, Miss Representation, Girls and Self-Esteem, Teenage Girls, Fear of a Female Planet, Feminism, Teenagers, Gender, Pornography, Gender Bias in Toys, Human Rights, Sexism, Women and Politics, Girls and Depression, Women and Power, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

So what if we don't have a female head of state for the next 500 years. Go get a facial. You'll feel better. Develop a hobby. I hear recreational pole dancing is really fun.

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The Trend Triple Threat

Jane Buckingham | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Carnivore Girls, Femivore?S-Dilemma, Lacma, Trends, Farmer's Markets, Soccer Moms, LA Restaurants, Ray's, Femivore, Feminism, Foraged Food, Foraging, Los Angeles News
Jane Buckingham

As a trend forecaster, one of the questions I get asked most often is: "Where do you find your trends?" The answer is never easy.

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What If There Was No Pressure?

Jane Shure | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Soccer, Brandi Chastain, Women's World Cup, Ammy Wambach, Soccer Moms, Fifa Women's World Cip, Women's World Cup 2011, Sports News
Jane Shure

The years of cheering and schlepping as my youngest daughter (now a college grad) played travel and varsity soccer has indelibly marked a soft spot in my heart for "the beautiful game."

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Why "Facebook Moms" Will Become the Soccer Moms of 2012

Marc Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics News, NASCAR Dads, Mama Grizzlies, Growing Bolder, Soccer Moms, Social Media, Politics, Marc Middleton, Sara Palin, Obama, Facebook, 2012 Election, Politics News
Marc Middleton

Why will 2012 be the year of the Facebook Mom? Because there are lots of them and they know how to leverage social media in ways Soccer Moms and NASCAR Dads didn't.

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My Post-Divorce Fling: The Ultimate Cliché

Vicki Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boy Toy, Soccer Moms, Baby Boomers, Aging, Divorce, Midlife, Middle-Aged, Cliches, 40-Somethings, Younger Men, .Sex, Divorce News
Vicki Larson

Excerpted and revised from Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s, a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Fund. "Who's that?" my older s...

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Five Things Politicians Shouldn't Forget About Women Voters on Election Day

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soccer Moms, Republicans, Year of the GOP Woman, Security Moms, Mama Grizzlies, Democrats, Women Voters, Sarah Palin, Mom Voters, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

The story that gets filtered through to the media is that moms are worried only about those kitchen-table issues. If they looked a little more closely, they'd find that moms can multitask about families and politics.

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Soccer Moms Score as Prop 19's Swing Vote

Pamela Tom | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oakland, Soccer Moms, Angel Raich, Children, Marijuana, Ed Rosenthal, Election 2010, Proposition 19, Pot, Children's Health, Eric Holder, Prop 19, Los Angeles News
Pamela Tom

At every adult social gathering I've been to lately someone whips out some weed. It's as common as cracking open a beer.

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5 Signs You're Not a Sports Mom

Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Soccer Mom, Sports Kids, Soccer Moms, Parenting, Kids Sports, Raising Kids, Parenting Advice, Healthy Living News
Delia Lloyd

I'm wondering if it's time to rethink the label "soccer mom" for myself.

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Lookit

Phil Perrier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soccer Moms, Metric System, Ipod, Technology, Back in the Day, Global Warming, Cell Phone, Comedy News
Phil Perrier

That's another thing about back then. Everybody smoked and drank, all the time. If you ever watch old TV shows, the people are all smoking. Even Lassie!

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12 Minutes, 43 Seconds

Sherry Moss | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Soccer Moms, Moms, Kids, Flexible Work Schedules, Working Moms, Healthy Living News
Sherry Moss

Are less than 13 minutes of my daughter's glory worth enduring 10 hours of sweat, questionable concession stand food, and whining from the sometimes tag-a-long younger brother?

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Hate to Smudge the Lipstick but Could We Get a Muzzle for that Pitbull?

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soccer Moms, You Betcha, The Today Show, Sarah Palin Moose, Republican Base, Pitbull in Lipstick, Palin on the Today Show, The Rapture, Tina Fey Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Today Show, Gop, Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin Levi Johnston, Alaska, Newt Gingrich, Tina Fey, Republican Party, Bristol Palin, Big Tent, Republicans, David Letterman, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

Ms. Palin, you're simply a side-show freak in the corner of the Republican tent that everyone points and titters at as you continue to bark and sell tickets to your own dwindling, embarrassing performances.

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Does Marrying For Money Make Sense?

Times Online | Kate Spicer, Deirdre Fernand, Kate Mulvey and Ruth Gilligan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Moral Values, Success, Marriage, Soccer Moms, Relationships, Romance, Money, Values, Work, Stay at Home Mothers, Healthy Living News

A woman with two daughters, a stepson, a large mortgage, a big job and no time was rifling in a tidying -- not a nosy -- way through some of her new h...

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Plumbing the Depths of GOP Labels

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soccer Moms, Personal Seat Licenses, Gop, Joe the Plumber, Gulliver's Travels, Football, Hockey Moms, Barack Obama, Yahoo, Ringtones, Scrabble, Health Insurance, Abraham Lincoln, Republicans, Monopoly, Deductibles, Southern Strategy, Zambonis, Comedy News
Dave Astor

How can the GOP get more votes in the future, even if it doesn't diversify its monikers? Perhaps by assembling a synergistic coalition of "hockey moms" and "NASCAR dads."

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Brazil Rebounds With Bossa Beat

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: France, Soccer Moms, Waiting for Godot, Global Economy, Bill Ayers, Economy, Brazil, Oil, French, Natural Gas, Music, Barack Obama, Gallic, Great Depression, South America, Rainforest, Culture, Dancing, Beaches, World News
Eric Ehrmann

In Brazil as in the US, culture plays a big role in how nations survive the slump. Known for beaches, beauties, rain forest and laid back music, Brazil's national motto is "Order and Progress."

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Surge Of New Voters and Obama Campaign Efforts Tipping Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Soccer Moms, John McCain, Iraw War, Peter J. Boyer, Tim Kaine, OffTheBus News, Football, Barack Obama Polls, Barack Obama Taxes, Information Technology, Joe Biden, Race, Wall Street Journal, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Virginia, New Yorker, Obama Rally, Voter Registration, Tipping Point, Mark Warner, Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, White Voters, Home News
Diane Tucker

During the primaries Obama got trounced in southwestern Virginia. "Presence really matters," Gov. Kaine told Obama. "Go and show 'em you're really interested."

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Do We Need the Republican Party?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Soccer Moms, White House, Democratic Congress, Reagan Democrats, Obama, Congress, Republican Convention, Iraq War, Reagan, Auto Bailout, Conservatives, Bob Corker, Gop, Financial Crisis, Jfk, Republicans, Republican Party, Senate, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

The Republicans will have an opportunity during the Obama administration to stake out reasonable opposing positions that might restore their vanished credibility with the public.

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Moms With Guns

Kathy McManus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin Guns, Soccer Moms, Gun Control, Parenting, Firearms, Meleanie Hain, Sarah Palin, Moms With Guns, Healthy Living News
Kathy McManus

Back in June, the website BabyCenter -- usually devoted to the gentler arts of motherhood -- posed this question: Do you think every mother should own a gun?

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The First & Last VP Debate: This Soccer Mom Isn't Buying

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vice President, Politics, Debate, Moms, Momsrising, Palin, A Peaceful Revolution, Soccer Moms, New Deal, Healthcare Coverage, Hockey Moms, Child Healthcare, Childcare, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Vice-Presidential Debate, Family Healthcare, Healthcare, Great Depression, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

The economy is about more than just Wall Street bailouts. It's about how we're going to pay for escalating childcare, how we can pull together healthcare coverage for our kids.

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Palin Plays Identity Politics

Jim Pivonka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palin McCain 2008, Hockey Moms, Soccer Moms, Sarah Palin, Home News
Jim Pivonka

Palin's ability to "carry the day" for the McCain campaign does not depend upon her ability to marshal facts, or to reason. It depends wholly upon her ability to create a strong sense of group identification in those she is addressing.

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How to Grab the Attention of Undecided Voters

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mark Warner, Soccer Moms, Blue Collar, US Military, John McCain, Deval Patrick, Middle Class, Kathleen Sebelius, Sex Offenders, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Rural Communities, National Guard, Keynote Speech, School Uniforms, State of the Union Address, Medicare, Health Care, Lower-Income, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, 2008 Election, Denver, Politics News
Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Small details, exact costs, specifics, particulars -- all are fatal to a convention speech. Just ask Bill Clinton as he walked off the podium after delivering his keynote address at the 1988 Democratic Convention.

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Broke and Burned Out: Moms of '08 Election?

Nanette Fondas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soccer Moms, Mother-Friendly Policies, Financial and Time Pressures, Politics of Motherhood, Political Polly Pockets, Mothers' Vote, momsrising.org, Presidential Election, Working Women, Working America/AFL-CIO, Feminism, Security Moms, Swing Voters, Women Voters, Barack Obama Women's Vote, Politics News
Nanette Fondas

Soccer moms, security moms ... How will the mothers' vote be labeled this year? Broke and burned out moms?

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