Don't Mess with Moms, Recalling Hillary Clinton in '92, Obama on Kanye, The First Election (PM Note) April 12, 2012 05:51 PM One Thing Nobody Talked About Today - 'Romneycare' - http://abcn.ws/IzVTCC Instead, everyone was talking about child care. Obama on Hilary Rosen to ABC's Cedar Rapids Affiliate KCRG - "There's no tougher job than being a mom… Anybody who would argue otherwise, I think, probably needs to rethink their statement."http://abcn.ws/HvfP7p Cokie Roberts calls in with the reason the Obama team has so quickly responded - "Remember, George W. Bush won among married women. Many of those women are mothers. The reason the Obama camp is reacting so vigorously is that those women are up for grabs, unlike single women who form a solid Democratic bloc." Diane Sawyer will interview Mitt and Ann Romney on Monday at Fenway. What should she ask? Hangout with Jake Tapper and Matthew Dowd - On Google - Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. -  http://bit.ly/HMmBrJ Barbara Bush on Fox News - "Life is good. Women who stay home are wonderful. Women who work are wonderful. Whatever." But Jay Carney was equally forceful in siding with Ann Romney on the mommy issue while simultaneously trying to argue that her husband's policies would hurt women. In particular, Carney pointed out the Paul Ryan-authored budget. A main wrap at OTUS News on the Ann Romney-Hilary Rosen mommy war, including Rosen's apology -http://abcn.ws/HBwuJN Working Moms, First Ladies and Recalling Hillary Clinton's 'Baking Cookies' Comment - This talk of campaigns and working moms had us thinking about Hillary Clinton circa 1992, with her disparaging reference to Tammy Wynette and the baking of cookies. Amy Walter: "It is remarkable that 25 years after Clinton's "cookie" remarks, the issue of the role of women in the workplace and home is as raw and polarizing as ever. At the end of the day, while the issue of women's roles in society have evolved, the role of the first lady does remain trapped in stereotypes that are tougher to break." Clinton was so divisive as first lady, but she has become the most respected American woman, per Gallup, as a public official in her own right. http://abcn.ws/HE2ZEL Working Women by the Numbers - 70.8 percent, are in the labor force, meaning they either have a paying job or are looking for one. But Pollster Gary Langer notes this is "an opening for Romney but not a slam dunk, and indeed perhaps double-edged. With so many mothers holding paying jobs or looking to do so, the subject again underscores the privilege of wealth; in this case, the ability of the spouse to choose not to work for pay. For most families, that's just not an option." http://abcn.ws/HEhGI1 Get More News at ABC Politics  and a Different Spin at OTUS News Christie on Veepstakes - "There is only one person in my party who gets to make that decision and that's Governor Romney," he said. "If Governor Romney comes to me and wants to talk about it, I'll always listen." More from National Review - http://bit.ly/HyeWcT Imagine if Today's Twitter-nuts Political Press Covered the 1789 Election - Only 10 states and 1 percent of the electorate were heard. There was no election day. It was a mess - http://abcn.ws/HvfS32 Women and the Supreme Court - Three sitting female justices share a stage for the first time to commemorate the first female justice - http://abcn.ws/IzRq0p Obama on Kanye - Still a Jackass - http://abcn.ws/ItiliT The Obama Campaign Machine Was Quick to React to Mommygate, but this wasn't what they had planned for today, according to Devin Dwyer - http://abcn.ws/HEqFu8 Tax Rules - Yesterday they wanted to call it the "Reagan Rule" and today Biden suggested calling it the "Romney Rule" - http://abcn.ws/Ibvbvt Busted - Jon Karl Tweets from Nationals Home Opener - http://abcn.ws/Ic8eII Speaking of Fenway, Rick Klein Points out the Park is a major Platform for Scott Brown -http://bit.ly/Ic8eIK The Herman Cain Canon - Dead Goldfish, Exploding Bunnies and Now Killer Chickens -http://abcn.ws/HAVcu5 Sarah Palin PAC Reserves Space Near RNC Site - http://abcn.ws/HvfS33 Gingrich Says 'Probably Not' to Romney Cabinet Job - http://abcn.ws/HAx4TV Santorum Says Campaign Funds Dried Up - http://abcn.ws/HOCWeH Newt Says Fox - (ahem, his former employer)  is More Biased than CNN - http://abcn.ws/IqXL1j Buster Bluth and Elaine - Stars of Veep on Veepstakes - http://abcn.ws/HvfS34

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Just the Facts, Ma'am, Amusement Park Voters, Dispatches from War Over Women, Communist Watch (PM Note) April 11, 2012 06:35 PM Dispatches from the War Over Women - Romney on Offense - http://abcn.ws/HHZ3UM Just the Facts, Ma'am - Check It Â - The Mitt Romney campaign argues that 92 percent of jobs lost under the Obama administration were held by women.  Romney's economic adviser, Lanhee Chen, said on a conference call that the percentage is an "undisputed fact." "It is an undisputed fact that women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost since President Obama took office," said Chen. But Politifact rated the claim and the 92 percent figure as "mostly false." The site suggested job losses were split between both the Bush and Obama presidencies. Men suffered more job losses at the outset of the recession when President Bush was in office. Politifact Reviewing Their Rating - More from Emily Friedman - http://abcn.ws/HM1WQu QOTD - Start Your Engines - Mitt Romney Said on Fox News he's not Out of Touch - "The person I'm out of touch with is Barack Obama." http://abcn.ws/HvX4PR Key to 2012 Roller Coaster? - The Amusement Park Vote - It Matters- Matt Dowd is thinking outside the box on this one, but makes a compelling argument. Dowd: "Romney absolutely has to win three states to win the presidency - Florida, Ohio and Virginia.  He cannot win without capturing all three. His campaign understands that, and so does President Obama's. If the Obama campaign can pick off one of these states, the election is over. That brings us to Sandusky, Ohio, home of the amusement park Cedar Point; Orlando, Fla., site of Disney World; and outside Richmond, Va., where Kings Dominion is located. Many of working women in these states will be taking their kids to these parks this summer, having saved a little money for a day or two or three of fun. These are women who would like to be soccer moms, but just don't have the time in their schedules to get to games.  Or they are so tired after a long day or week of work, errands, and carpooling that they just want to sleep or watch TV."  http://abcn.ws/HBbEM1 Communist Watch - Reagan Rule? - First George W. Bush said he didn't want them to be "Bush Tax Hikes" now Obama says maybe the "Buffett Rule" should be the "Reagan Rule" -   http://abcn.ws/HD8nr6   Obama jokingly calls Reagan a "wild-eyed, socialist, tax-hiking class warrior - http://abcn.ws/HLCjmb Allen West Says 81 Democrats are Communist - http://abcn.ws/HyP1q7 Mystery Solved - Where was Martha Johnson? - Records Dispute Johnson / Solyndra Link - A GSA told an IG official former GSA head Martha Johnson was in California to meet with Solyndra during that controversial Las Vegas conference in 2010. Turns out she was in Portland, not California. And no record of a Solyndra meeting. http://abcn.ws/IshtX2 It'll Be a Good Old Fashioned DC Outrage Show over GSA Next Week - http://abcn.ws/ISjzhK Dems Strike Back: Romney and the Lily Ledbetter Act Â - http://abcn.ws/HBZJLB AG Holder: Bar is High for Proving Hate Crime in Trayvon Martin Case - http://abcn.ws/HBbEM2 Newt Defends Bounced Check Â - "This is one of those goofy things. That check was drawn in December. The account actually was closed by the time they processed it. It wasn't a question of money. That particular bank account was closed," Gingrich said, according to Elicia Dover. She reported Tuesday that the state election director, Mark Thomas, attempted multiple times to contact the campaign about the bad check and that if the matter wasn't resolved by April 20, Gingrich would be disqualified from the ballot. "I went back and checked and it was entirely a technical question of the bank being closed. It wasn't that we didn't have the money in the bank but that particular account had been closed as they made a transition to a different bank on January 1," Gingrich said. http://abcn.ws/IDH8va Rick Perry,  2014 Likely, but 2016? - The Texas governor is likely to run for reelection in 2014 - Which we notice would give him a built-in infrastructure, travel and security two years after that… Will Arlette still be on the trail then? http://abcn.ws/HvX6qV Republicans Help Claw T-Paw Out of Debt - Romney supporters and other Republicans enabled the former Minnesota governor to reconcile debt from his short-lived presidential run. http://abcn.ws/InANtg Quick Like a Bunny - The White House put out a time lapse video that lets viewers experience this year's Easter Egg Roll in a fraction of the time. http://abcn.ws/HBuTos

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