Sarah Palin Is Packing Diapers


Updated 10/26/08 10:15 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 24 comments

Sarah Palin Is Packing Diapers

SARAH!! Sarah Palin may be the Republican vice presidential candidate, but she's also a mom. While juggling jobs, the Governor of Alaska stepped off her campaign bus with her baby, Trig, and was flanked by security as they headed in to an Ohio Walmart to purchase a toy and a pack of Parents’ Choice brand disposable diapers for her lil guy. Read more

Lil Links: Presidential Paper Dolls


Updated 09/11/08 12:17 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 1 comment

Lil Links: Presidential Paper Dolls

Obama and McCain paper dolls — Ohdeedoh Woman kidnaps first grader to prove it can be done — Parent Dish Can't stop the beat for Courteney and Coco — Celebrity Baby Blog Naomi and Sasha run errands — Celebrity Baby Scoop Cool Mom to be on Dr. Phil! — Cool Mom Rainbow jello — Alpha Mom In search of the perfect nursing pad — The Poop Cutest cupcake photo contest — Women's Day Read more

Texts and Tunes: Children's Political Story Books


Updated 02/08/12 2:59 PM · Posted by babysugar · 1 comment

Political Books for Children

Election season is the perfect time to teach your tot a thing or two about the political world around them. In a year where so much is at stake and the candidates are neck and neck, party talk dominates many adult conversations. Don't leave the kids in the dust — keep them in the know with their own stash of political reads. Read more

Christina Aguilera Rocks the Vote With Max


Updated 06/30/08 5:49 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 7 comments

Christina Aguilera Rocks the Vote With Max

Christina Aguilera may not be vocalizing her support for McCain or Obama, but she is endorsing Election 2008. The songstress lent her singing abilities and her son to the "Rock the Vote" campaign. The 27-year-old mama sang, "America the Beautiful" while cradling her five-month-old, Max Bratman, for the public service announcement. And, having her son on board caused the blond bombshell Read more

Game Change Trailer: Julianne Moore and Ed Harris Channel Sarah Palin and John McCain


Updated 02/01/12 5:36 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Game Change Trailer

Is it too soon to revisit the 2008 election? I hope not, because the trailer for HBO movie Game Change looks incredible. The film begins at the onset of John McCain's campaign, as political strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) advises presidential hopeful McCain (Ed Harris, who looks frighteningly like the senator) to select Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for his ticket. Like Harris's Read more

Hillary Clinton Suspends Campaign and Endorses Obama


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Hillary Clinton Suspends Campaign and Endorses Obama

Hillary Clinton has just ended her bid for the White House within walking distance of the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue residence she's fought the past 17 months to call home again. Previewing the contents of the speech to supporters this week, Clinton said, "I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party's nominee and I intend to Read more

Drew Barrymore Attends a Star-Studded Obama Fundraiser With Will Kopelman


Updated 06/14/11 10:10 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Drew Barrymore Pictures With Boyfriend Will Kopelman

Drew Barrymore and her boyfriend Will Kopelman dressed up for a fancy evening out in LA last night. They attended a fundraiser for the Obama Victory Fund, which benefits the president's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee, at the home of interior designer Michael S. Smith and HBO exec James Costos. First Lady Michelle Obama was the guest of honor, and she was able to catch Read more

The US Credit Rating Downgrade: What It Means For You


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The US Credit Rating Downgrade: What It Means For You

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You’ve probably heard the news already—our country’s credit rating just took a dive. On Friday evening, Standard & Poor’s, one of the world’s three major credit rating agencies, dealt a major blow to the United States’ financial psyche by announcing that it has downgraded the country’s credit rating from AAA Read more

Do Politicians' Personal Lives Matter to You?


Updated 04/17/11 11:22 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Sarah Palin's Pregnancy During Campaign

Yesterday, Business Insider and Gawker revisited a hot topic from the 2008 presidential election: whether Sarah Palin's baby Trig is, in fact, her baby, or whether Palin's entire pregnancy was staged and Bristol is actually Trig's mother. The "new" evidence presented in the article — photos of Palin shortly before Trig was born where she doesn't look pregnant, Palin's failure to produce a birth Read more

Hillary May Not Empower All, but She's No Poster Woman For Nepotism


Updated 03/15/11 11:43 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Hillary Clinton Effect

Powerful women are supposed to be good for females, especially girls. Held up as shiny beacons of possibility, they're an antidote to the women-can't-be-powerful stereotype. But not all high-profile women elicit empowerment. As soon as a hint of nepotism or a dash of luck is sniffed out, their ability to inspire is extinguished. So for the role-model effect to work, the woman's success must be Read more