Hilary Rosen's comments on Ann Romney

[mikesilvia]

I'll bring out my Freudian cap.

Honestly, I think women that stay home and raise kids are happier than men or women that go to work every day. I think a man can raise kids just as good as women, but let's face it, women carried the child in their womb for 9 months and have a different connection than men.

I'd be curious to see a survey of how mappy men/women that stay home and raise the kids are compared to those that go to work. Let's face it, most people do NOT look forward to going to work.

My point is there must be a bit of jealousy with a women like Rosen and a "I'm better than you" mentality that stems from it.

Let's also examine Rosen's life, since she opened this can of worms:

On January 22, 2003, Rosen announced that she would resign as head of the RIAA at the end of 2003, in order to spend more time with her partner, Elizabeth Birch, and the couple's twins (a boy and a girl). She began a television commentator career first with CNBC and then with MSNBC. She signed with CNN in early 2008. Rosen and Birch separated in 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Rosen

She went back to work two years after she separated from here "partner." Was she forced to head back to work for financial reasons? Did she choose work over her kids? There is likely some animosity to women that 1) get married and have successful relationships and 2) have the time to stay home and raise their kids.

I have a feeling that women like Rosen choose a career over kids and kids just happen. I'm also assuming she is a lesbian since her partner was Elizabeth Birch. She likely also has a problem with Catholics and Mormons because of their intolerance towards gay marriage. It looks like she didn't get married because it wasn't legal at the time.

Let's face it, Democrats treat the gay community much better than Republicans do. What we hear from Rosen on TV is likely PG compared to what her conversations sound like with her friends.

[mrveggieman]

I think that all of us would love to not have to worry about having to go to a job we hate and be able to spend time with our kids all day but that is not realistic for most if not all of us on here.

[Star_Cards]

After watching the video I get what she's saying. I think she could have used better words since stay at home moms become very offended when told they haven't "worked a day in their life". Obviously stay at home parenting is work, but I see her point more as saying that she's hardly a source for Romney to look to for connecting to the average woman in america. I don't think that Ann Romney isn't relatable to the average woman because she's a stay at home mom and hasn't worked a typical 8-5 job like a lot of people do. I think she's unlike the average woman because of the Romney lifestyle.

I'd probably bet that Ann Romney has had employment and probably does a lot of work for charities and such on top of raising her kids. I just don't think Mitt can say he can relate to woman through his wife's experiences. However, are there many men who can relate to woman? I really don't see the issue myself. What typical man who runs for president has ever been all that relatable to women?

[mikesilvia]

After watching the video I get what she's saying. I think she could have used better words since stay at home moms become very offended when told they haven't "worked a day in their life". Obviously stay at home parenting is work, but I see her point more as saying that she's hardly a source for Romney to look to for connecting to the average woman in america. I don't think that Ann Romney isn't relatable to the average woman because she's a stay at home mom and hasn't worked a typical 8-5 job like a lot of people do. I think she's unlike the average woman because of the Romney lifestyle.

I'd probably bet that Ann Romney has had employment and probably does a lot of work for charities and such on top of raising her kids. I just don't think Mitt can say he can relate to woman through his wife's experiences. However, are there many men who can relate to woman? I really don't see the issue myself. What typical man who runs for president has ever been all that relatable to women?

Spot on!

[mikesilvia]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...FiCT_blog.html

94% of people in this poll disagree with Rosen.

[habsheaven]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...FiCT_blog.html

94% of people in this poll disagree with Rosen.

I wouldn't be able to vote in that poll because I think both statements are true.