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Three conservative women explain why they aren't happy with the label 'Baby Palins'
All morning we've been talking about the Elle magazine article "The Best and the Rightest," which profiles an array of conservative women labeled as "Baby Palins" who are "stepping forward to dis feminists and cheer low taxes, guns, and motherhood."
Not all of the women featured in the article are happy about being called "Baby Palins," not because they dislike Sarah Palin, but because of all the "negative stereotypes" attached to Palin in the media.
Three of the women profiled in the piece discuss the "Baby Palin" label with Carol Costello today, explaining their stances towards feminism and the female role in the Republican Party.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus talks President Obama's vacation, GOP jobs plan
President Obama and his family departed for a ten-day vacation to Martha's Vineyard yesterday – a trip that has become the source of much political contention, with many Republicans criticizing the president for taking time off while the economy is so fragile.
The Republican National Committee blasted the president for his decision this week, issuing a series of online postcards mocking the vacation.
However, others, like White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, have defended the trip, saying that there is "no such thing as a presidential vacation" and stating that Obama will continue to be briefed on the economy throughout the vacation.
Today on American Morning, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus joins Christine Romans to discuss the committee's attack on the president's trip and to explain the Republican plan for hiring and economic growth.
Weekend shake up in the race for the GOP presidential nomination
The 2012 GOP political landscape was dramatically altered this weekend as Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann surfed a wave of attention coming off the Ames Straw Poll and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his entry into the race for the nomination at a meeting of conservatives in South Carolina.
Today on American Morning, Leslie Sanchez, Republican analyst, and Dana Loesch, CNN contributor, join Carol Costello to discuss how the dynamics in the race have changed and to weigh in on what Americans can expect from the candidates in the days to come.
Texas Governor Rick Perry expected to announce that he's entering the race for the 2012 GOP nomination
This Saturday in the early primary state of South Carolina, Texas Governor Rick Perry is expected to announce that he will be entering the race for the 2012 GOP nomination.
According to our CNN/ORC poll, Perry is currently two points behind the GOP front runner Mitt Romney.
James Moore, a Texas-based former TV news correspondent and co-author of the book, "Bush's Brain," says Rick Perry is likely to dominate the Republican campaign for president and is the odds-on favorite to win the White House in 2012.
Moore joins Carol Costello today on American Morning to explain why he thinks that Perry will take the Republican nomination and to discuss where he stands on major political issues.
Senator Pat Toomey, selected for the debt 'super committee,' discusses budget compromise
Congressional leaders are in the process of selecting lawmakers to serve on the 12-member bipartisan debt "super committee" charged with cutting spending and reducing the nation's deficit by $1.5 trillion dollars.
So far, nine lawmakers have been chosen for the committee and Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, will choose the final three members by next week.
Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa) is one of the conservative Congressmen selected for the committee. He joins American Morning today to weigh in on the negotiations and to explain what he will be willing to compromise on to avoid the "trigger" fallback option of the debt bill.
Does Governor Perry intend to run for President? Erick Erickson weighs in
Texas governor Rick Perry will reportedly signal his intention to run for President this weekend at the conservative RedState Gathering in South Carolin, a key early primary state.
Perry will make a speech at the conference, after which he'll travel to New Hampshire to meet with GOP party activists. The governor's appearance coincides with a straw poll of Republican candidates in Iowa and his remarks are likely to distract Americans from his GOP rivals competing in the event.
Today on American Morning, Erick Erickson, editor-in-chief for Redstate.com, joins Christine Romans to weigh on the possibility that Governor Perry will announce a presidential run.
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