So it's true then? It's going to take a pack of moms -- not the likes of Charlie Gibson -- to get down to business in this campaign? Political Nanny kind of suspected this. Luckily, so did the group blog MOMocrats.
Just posted are answers to five questions these bloggers -- who launched MOMocrats in an effort to get John Edwards elected -- submitted to the Obama campaign after the disastrous April Philadelphia "debate," in which Gibson and sidekick George Stephanopoulos tackled such hard-hitting, end-of-the-world scenarios as lapel accessories and guilt by association (in this case with a member of the Weather Underground).
Here's a peek at what they asked. Go here to read more about the mortgage crisis, affordable housing, family leave, torture and the economy.
MOMOCRATS: What do (Obama and Clinton) plan
to do about the horrifically family unfriendly policies of corporate
America? How can we better support working moms and working families
with paid maternity leave, affordable childcare, etc. Does s/he see
these issues as a priority for his/her administration?
... OBAMA: We also need to change a system that is
stacked against women. Forty percent of working women do not have a
single paid sick day. More and more women are denied jobs or promotions
because they've got kids at home. As the son of a single mother, that
is not the America that I believe in. I'll be a President who stands up
for working parents. We'll require employers to provide seven paid sick
days each year. We'll enforce laws that prohibit caregiver
discrimination. And we'll encourage flexible work schedules to better
balance work and parenting for mothers and fathers. That's the change
that working families need.
Oh, and since the moms are getting the job done with respect to asking substantive questions, how about Babble readers (moms, dads, nannies, mannies, grannies -- whoever our readers are!) pipe up with THEIR questions for any of the candidates. Political Nanny see if we can't get a few more answers to questions our reps in the media don't think to ask.
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