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33. Economy is women's work historically

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:42 PM

Mar 2012

The word derives from the Greek term for management of a household, something that historically has been women's domain throughout the world - those nagging little details about feeding, clothing and housing a family, however you want to define family. And while women may not be predominant on trading floors or in executive offices they still have to worry about where the resources for the basics of life are coming from, so yeah, Ann, they're thinking about the economy, usually in more personal terms than you do, such as "How will I feed the children if my or my spouse's job moves overseas, or our pay is frozen to give the CEO a bigger bonus?".

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Mrs. Romney: 'I love it that women are upset' [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP

What a coinkydink that the two most clueless people in the world tularetom Mar 2012 #1

<snort> Matariki Mar 2012 #22

must be a threesome then because Whisp Mar 2012 #32

A plan to distract attention away from "War on Women" social issues pathansen Mar 2012 #46

Mitt is representative of the Republican Neanderthal Committee. boston bean Mar 2012 #2

No one in that family knows how to pander correctly siligut Mar 2012 #3

Another Cow of Bashan moos. freshwest Mar 2012 #4

haaaaa, gooood one! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #35

Glad you liked it. freshwest Mar 2012 #40

I had a feeling she would be worse that her husband... Raven Mar 2012 #5

There is something beyond weird about that "horse in every port" remark... CTyankee Mar 2012 #29

As long as women don't try to talk about .. SamG Mar 2012 #6

I love how women are upset about their reproductive freedom being eliminated too! EOTE Mar 2012 #7

Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens, BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #36

'Tis just the fashion: wherefore do you look Upon that poor and broken bankrupt there? freshwest Mar 2012 #37

sad to say... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #42

You put it in ASL. I'm impressed. Both the plays I cited were about very strong women. freshwest Mar 2012 #44

What do the other Mrs. Romneys think about it? Ezlivin Mar 2012 #8

The wife of a jerk is a jerk. nt Javaman Mar 2012 #9

Aha! So all this was really Turbineguy Mar 2012 #10

"The peasants are revolting!" sarge43 Mar 2012 #11

Is she talking about her servant women or those of us who don't work for her? Happyhippychick Mar 2012 #12

Oh gee willikers. Harriet of Ozzie and Harriet would be very empowered by all this hullabulu. MidwestTransplant Mar 2012 #13

She sounds like someone who is speaking to us from the 1950s. Women have been in the jobs jwirr Mar 2012 #14

deflecting. barbtries Mar 2012 #15

+1 arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #30

As if she knows anything about it. Mariana Mar 2012 #16

Why thank you Ann. Texasgal Mar 2012 #17

Where do the Romneys have houses? Downwinder Mar 2012 #18

How very condescending. Quantess Mar 2012 #19

"No matter how many times I pat them on the head our numbers go down!" JHB Mar 2012 #20

Well, I heard otherwise sane women say Sarah Palin was good for women... Phentex Mar 2012 #21

I know one woman who's going to be very upset Wednesday morning November 7, 2012. edbermac Mar 2012 #23

While I'm sure that women are CONCERNED about the things she's talking about TlalocW Mar 2012 #24

Utterly. Frickin'. Tone. Deaf. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #25

She has all of Mitt's gifts denem Mar 2012 #26

Hey, here's a slogan for the Republican Party: Shampoobra Mar 2012 #27

The woman is heinous KamaAina Mar 2012 #28

She WISHES that women were talking more about the economy and jobs than tledford Mar 2012 #31

Economy is women's work historically Retrograde Mar 2012 #33

Wow, Mitt's quote is just as bad: MadrasT Mar 2012 #34

Wow, mittney. Imagine that. calimary Mar 2012 #38

What a sheltered, privileged moran. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #39

Seriously - could they be anymore fucking clueless???? Initech Mar 2012 #41

do you love it that women feel the GOP hates them? WI_DEM Mar 2012 #43

Seriously are people required to undergo a lobotomy before joining the GOP? Ganja Ninja Mar 2012 #45