A very very interesting article expressing thought on how dedicated "stay-at-home to raise their own kids moms" are a threat to the progressive's plans.

These moms are a counterweight to the state, and are subverting the state's control with their school agendas, with their steady loving influences. If you don't reinforce the state's message you must be challenged.

There's much more here than I'm attempting to summarize, so I think you should read this well written article yourself.

Bookworm Room » The real threat that the Ann Romneys of the world represent to the statist Left

Richie,

I have to say I loved the old pictures in the linked article. Pretty cool, really.

Couple of points, though, I have to make. I do not know who wrote the article and what type of on-line paper the "Bookworm Room" is. I would think that whoever wrote the article and then the publisher would have known basic grammar. It starts out with "stay at home Mom's" and the meaning of the sentence was plural of Mom, which would be Moms. The apostrophe "s" means something is owned by the Mom.

Next, the statement in the article, "And then, of course, there’s just the ordinary bottom feeder obscene ugliness than routinely emanates from the Left. This kind of verbal violence is the Leftist equivalent of the old dictum that, if you have the law, argue the law; if you have the facts, argue the facts; and if you have neither facts nor law, pound the table. If you’re a Leftist, you “pound the table” by calling women the most obscene names possible and threaten them with violence."

I guess by this author's writing that Rush Limbaugh is a Leftist with all the obscene names he called Sandra Fluke.

I really do not recall any Democrat recently calling women by obscene names and threatening them with violence. Can you enlighten me?

I have not heard any Democrat recently saying he/she hates Ann Romney. I am sure many are envious of her wealth and good lifestyle but not to the point of hatred. Ann Romney basically sounds like a very good wife, mother, and all around person to me.

pure garbage

OK, I've heard from 2 lefties who don't like the tone of the article. WOW!!!; what a shock!! (It kind of validates it, in a way)

Buggy, if you need me to remind you of the vile things said by liberals like yourself about certain women, I'd be a bit shocked. But that wasn't the gist of the article anyway and it's just more diversion.

I only presented the article for thoughtful comment. I, again, am left with none so far.

Originally Posted by RichieLion

OK, I've heard from 2 lefties who don't like the tone of the article. WOW!!!; what a shock!! (It kind of validates it, in a way)

Buggy, if you need me to remind you of the vile things said by liberals like yourself about certain women, I'd be a bit shocked. But that wasn't the gist of the article anyway and it's just more diversion.

I only presented the article for thoughtful comment. I, again, am left with none so far.

Marie Gottfried: Flap over working, stay at home moms just GOP spin - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

"This is nothing more than political strategists’ manufactured, fake controversy publicized by 'news' media that obsesses with feeding the audience entertainment rather than real news." From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Daily Kos: Democrats to introduce WORK Act to give all mothers the same choice Ann Romney had

Romney's perceived weakness among women becomes Democrats "War On Women" by Republicans.

Consider: Most major institutions and laws were developed when the country had one wage earners. In 1950 12% of women withc hildren under age six worked, today it is 60%.

Consider a major barrier for working women (families) is the marriage penalty along with child care costs because the tax code is punative as to dual incomes, and that the end of Bush tax cuts exacerbate this problem. Romney is proposing flatter tax code which will offer millions more women "greater choice" and more economic freedom.

Consider the 1938 Fair Labor Standard Act requires workers to complete 40 hours of work before they can earn overtime.. While 81% want overtime they either need or want more flex time to manage work and family issues. However the Democrats fought such changes. Obama's unions oppose any reforms of the 40 hour work week because the status quo gives them complete control in crafting work arrangements.

Consider in 1990 Democrats blocked Republican efforts to let workers negotiate directly with employers their ability to arrange their work schedules.

Consider Social Security is generous to women who lose their husbands or never worked but offer meager aditional benefits for women who have worked their entire lives.

Consider that union driven pensions that reward long service rarely benefit women who move in and out of the workforce

Consider that Obama signed the Lilly Leadbetter Act purporting to eliminate wage discrimination will actually be a litigation bonanza for another of Obama's favorite group trial lawyers (my opinion not WSJ)

WSJ 4/14-15

Originally Posted by RichieLion

OK, I've heard from 2 lefties who don't like the tone of the article. WOW!!!; what a shock!! (It kind of validates it, in a way)

Buggy, if you need me to remind you of the vile things said by liberals like yourself about certain women, I'd be a bit shocked. But that wasn't the gist of the article anyway and it's just more diversion.

I only presented the article for thoughtful comment. I, again, am left with none so far.

Here's some thoughtful comment: pure garbage.
But since when has not liking the tone of an article indicated validation of said article? That is a ridiculous conclusion.

Anybody who has studied the Mormon religion knows that Ann Romney's choice to stay home was less a lifestyle choice and more a religious one. Mrs. Romney's Mormon faith glorifies motherhood and preaches the need for women to sacrifice their careers.


Why Ann Stayed Home

Originally Posted by janmcn

Anybody who has studied the Mormon religion knows that Ann Romney's choice to stay home was less a lifestyle choice and more a religious one. Mrs. Romney's Mormon faith glorifies motherhood and preaches the need for women to sacrifice their careers.


Why Ann Stayed Home

I went to BYU Law School for about 10 days back in 1982. There were perhaps 2 women who were in my Class of 1985 at BYU. I got a scholarship offered to me by BYU for Non-Mormons.

Interestly, the men recent fathers got a break. Law professors would not call on you for the usual first year grilling. They had a baby rule that any one taking care of an infant would be too busy to prepape for class.

Went back to law school at the U of MN in 1986 as a Member of the Class of 1989. The U of MN Law School was at least if not more than 50% women. Very liberal in outlook too. Many of the women with kids had their husbands doing much of the child rearing while they were in law school.

Do you people ACTUALLY want to go down this religion route ? REALLY ?

nice to hear about the religious impact on her decision to stay at home.....which to be polite is BS.

As if religion plays that significant a role in people's lives in this day and age.

It makes political cannon fodder and that is about it. And anyway, so what if her decision is based on a religious following? Is that some how supposed to be a weakness? Almost a racist like political jab.

Throwing what ever can be thrown against the wall to see if any sticks. And only weakening the presenter of such political dribble.

btk

Originally Posted by Bucco

Do you people ACTUALLY want to go down this religion route ? REALLY ?

Not really taking a religion route. I am sure that a Mormon would make a good President of the USA. Mitt Romney has already proved that he is a skilled leader.

The thread is about stay-at-home Moms which I would bet that you still see quite a bit more of in the Mormom faith than within other faiths. http://ldsliving.com/story/68452-ann...-mormons-react http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...BmFT_blog.html

Originally Posted by billethkid

nice to hear about the religious impact on her decision to stay at home.....which to be polite is BS.

As if religion plays that significant a role in people's lives in this day and age.

It makes political cannon fodder and that is about it. And anyway, so what if her decision is based on a religious following? Is that some how supposed to be a weakness? Almost a racist like political jab.

Throwing what ever can be thrown against the wall to see if any sticks. And only weakening the presenter of such political dribble.

btk

Religion plays a very important part of the lives of Mormons. You really are not a Mormon unless you are very much involved in that church. I cannot see how you do not get the importance of religion in some lives? Many of the wars in the Middle East of the past 60 years have a very strong religious component too from those involving the birth of Israel (late 40s) through the ones still going on in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Originally Posted by RichieLion

OK, I've heard from 2 lefties who don't like the tone of the article. WOW!!!; what a shock!! (It kind of validates it, in a way)

Buggy, if you need me to remind you of the vile things said by liberals like yourself about certain women, I'd be a bit shocked. But that wasn't the gist of the article anyway and it's just more diversion.

I only presented the article for thoughtful comment. I, again, am left with none so far.

So, I am one "leftie" who doesn't like the tone of the article? Go back and read what I posted, Richie.

I first started with what bad grammar the article contained so it obviously was not a scholarly article. You cannot disclaim that fact.

Secondly, I gave a quote from the article about Leftists being the ones who call women obscene names and threaten harm to them. I pointed out that Rush Limbaugh did this with Sandra Fluke and therefore, according to the article, he is a Leftist. (What a joke that would be,)

I have given jibs and jabs to Palin, O'Donnell, Angle, and Bachmann but never have I used obscenities or threatened harm to them.

At the end of my posting, I even commented that I thought Ann Romney seemed to be a fine mother, wife, and person.

Read what I wrote and another ice-cold Yeungling will buy you an apology that is acceptable.