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Sarah Palin is Still No Poster Mom

posted Thursday September 3rd, 2009

This just in, from a friend who put “holy mary mother of god” in the subject line of her email about Levi Johnston’s tell-all coming out in the October Vanity Fair. It is pretty juicy, according to an LA Times blog. I have my own thoughts about Sarah Palin, which I expressed last year (was [...]

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John McCain's Election Night Party at the Arizona Biltmore

posted Wednesday November 5th, 2008

Without a doubt, I pulled the shortest straw yesterday — the worst place to be in America last night was the Arizona Biltmore. Several of us got tipsy on strong cocktails at the last McCain party at the Biltmore resort (where the Reagans once honeymooned and the Hollywood stars hung, a beautiful place designed by [...]

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I don't want John McCain and Sarah Palin Raising MY Kid

posted Thursday September 11th, 2008

OK, I wrote about her: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-09-11/news/as-a-working-mom-with-a-child-with-down-syndrome-sarah-palin-makes-me/ Share:

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Sarah Palin and My Playroom

posted Tuesday September 2nd, 2008

I woke up this morning and realized I’m still hysterical, so I won’t write about Sarah Palin — not yet, maybe not ever. But I’ll dance around the edges. Last night I walked past our playroom (once the formal — ha! — dining room in our ramshackled but well-loved house) and realized it looks just [...]

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John McCain, Sarah Palin, Down syndrome and Me

posted Friday August 29th, 2008

Ray’s last words, as I climbed into the car this morning (after admonishing me to not use swear words on the phone, in the car, in front of the kids): “You are a word that begins with the letter H.” Oh, he’s right. I am hysterical. I called this, months ago, as soon as I [...]

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John McCain at the Dinner Table

posted Tuesday August 12th, 2008

My grandpa is dying. He has been, off and on, all summer, but this week, i fear, it’s for real. My husband Ray (it’s confusing – my grandfather and my husband and his father AND grandfather are all Raymond) wants to know why I’m not more upset. He keeps nagging me about it. It’s true, I [...]

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This afternoon I had to call a guy who may or may not have been trying to impersonate a writer at the paper where I work. I found the whole thing somewhat comical. Most of the time, no one in this town would dream of pretending to work at New Times. We’re not so popular and [...]

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Amy Silverman
Amy Silverman has two beautiful daughters, Annabelle and Sophie. Sophie has Down syndrome. These days, Amy divides the world into two groups: the people who adore Sophie, and those who don’t look twice. Amy has to remind herself that once upon a time -- when it came to people who are "different" -- she fell in the latter category. And therein lies the blog... Read more
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