Jay-Z Throws Support to Gay Marriage


Updated 05/15/12 2:00 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Jay-Z Supports Gay Marriage

Jay-Z echoed President Obama's support of gay marriage in a new interview with CNN, saying it's "no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination plain and simple." The rapper has a live-and-let-live attitude on the subject, explaining: "What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business." While Obama has one Read more

President Obama Backs Gay Marriage


Updated 05/15/12 2:32 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Barack Obama Supports Gay Marriage

President Obama has become the first US president in office to support gay marriage explicitly. In an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, yet to air, Obama comes out in favor of full marriage rights for same-sex couples. The move could be politically complicated, as it comes the day after voters in North Carolina — an important swing state — passed a constitutional amendment banning gay Read more

Obama's Complicated Relationship With Gay Marriage


Updated 05/08/12 6:33 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Obama on Gay Marriage

The Obama administration has had a rocky relationship with its stance on gay marriage, so our interest was piqued at Joe Biden's recent comments in support of same-sex marriage. On Meet the Press the vice president said: "I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual — men and women marrying — are entitled to the same exact rights, all Read more

Santorum vs. Romney: How They Compare on Women's Issues


Updated 05/08/12 10:54 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney on Women's Issues

Rick Santorum endorsed Mitt Romney last night in a late-night email to supporters. Santorum wrote that while there are areas where they disagree, "We certainly agree that abortion is wrong and marriage should be between one man and one woman." During the Republican primary, Mitt and Rick worked hard to woo conservative Americans, and social issues like contraception and abortion indeed played a Read more

Should the Price of First Lady Fashion Matter?


Updated 05/04/12 6:11 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Ann Romney Bird Shirt

Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is getting flack for wearing a $990 top on CBS This Morning. Ann wore the Reed Krakoff bird print shirt while talking about how relatable her husband is to US voters . . . probably not the best idea. But some say that seeing as they aren't the ones running for office, spouses should be off-limits when it comes to media scrutiny. Read more

Mitt Romney Called Out on "Working Mom" Flip Flop


Updated 04/18/12 11:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Mitt Romney and Working Mom

Last week's heated back-and-forth between Mitt Romney's wife Ann Romney and Hilary Rosen over whether or not Ann should be the voice of "working moms" due to her stay-at-home mom past has come back to bite Mitt in the butt. In defense of Hilary's comment that Ann "has actually never worked a day in her life," Mitt has responded with "All moms are working moms." It sounds innocent enough, but Read more

Ann Romney's Defense of Stay-at-Home Moms Distracts From Real Issue


Updated 04/12/12 12:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ann Romney on Twitter

In an attempt to attract female voters turned off by his stance on Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, and women's issues in general, Mitt Romney has been using his wife Ann Romney as his token woman for his campaign. When questioned about gender roles and the war on women, Mitt Romney continues to bring up Ann, recently saying: "My wife has the occasion, as you know, to campaign on her own Read more

Santorum Says Sayonara to GOP Presidential Candidate Campaign: See the Road to Romney


Updated 04/12/12 11:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Rick Santorum Drops Out of Presidential Race

Well, it's official. Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race for Republican presidential candidate. The announcement comes after he took a break from his campaign to aid his sick daughter, Bella, and that combined with ailing poll numbers marked the end of his journey to the White House. It's been a long road to newly crowned GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who will now be up against Barack Obama in Read more

Obama National Co-Chair Eva Longoria Talks Women and Politics


Updated 05/03/12 10:54 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Eva Longoria Obama Campaign

Eva Longoria is leaving Wisteria Lane for the campaign trail. Earlier this year, the actress was named a national co-chair for President Obama's reelection campaign. We chatted with Eva today, and she told us that she thinks Obama will be an easy sell with American women. Eva said, "I am going to be donating most of my time in the Fall to the Obama campaign. I think women will have a very clear Read more

10 Things to Know About Ann Romney


Updated 05/03/12 3:52 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Ann Romney Facts

Today Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has two things to celebrate. He won the Illinois primary handily last night, and today marks 43 years since he married his wife, Ann. To mark their romantic milestone, Ann and the Romney campaign released a video called A Love Letter to Mitt. Ann recalls getting together with Mitt at her 16th birthday party, before he was soon off to France for Read more