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Condolences to Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn Maloney is the kind of working woman lots of other working women want to be -- the embodiment of that '70s bumper sticker "A Woman's Place is in The House." Prior to being elected to Congress in 1992, the former Southern belle had served Spanish Harlem for 10 years as a New York City Council member, where she was the first council member to give birth during her term in office, twice.
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Once she got to D.C., she showed the boys and other girls she could play in their league. She is chairwoman of the Joint Economic Committee. Even for a New Yorker, Maloney has sometimes been brash and given to hair-pulling competitiveness (an ugly comment about her sister Democrat and N.Y. delegation member Kristin Gillibrand was particularly regrettable), but in an already long run, the distinguished lady has continued to learn from her mistakes.
Maloney hoped to be temporarily appointed to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat when Caroline Kennedy declined but recently gave up plans to run in a special election against Gillibrand, who got it instead. Her political survival record shows unintended consequences often bounce in her favor, though, so a future Senator Maloney may still be in the cards.
Maloney hoped to be temporarily appointed to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat when Caroline Kennedy declined but recently gave up plans to run in a special election against Gillibrand, who got it instead. Her political survival record shows unintended consequences often bounce in her favor, though, so a future Senator Maloney may still be in the cards.
Even big girls with great big jobs do not go though life immune to sorrow or safe from tragedy, however. Yesterday Mrs. Maloney's 71-year-old businessman husband, Clifton Maloney, the kind of up-for-challenges life partner you would expect her to have, died suddenly at the top of a mountain in Tibet. As a woman who respects strong women, I am so very sorry for her profound personal loss.
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greatqb44
3:07PM Sep 27th 2009
And that first comment has what to do with this?..back to the piece...I wont comment on the authors hypocrisy and blinders but i will say my thoughts are with the congress woman and her family
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wenhts
8:38PM Sep 27th 2009
As a former NY native I send my heartfelt sympathies to Rep. Maloney. She has always done us proud; as New Yorkers, as women, and mothers and as a thinking feeling representative of our nation. We're with her and her family in their sorrow. No one ever goes it alone, so I know this will be particularly hard for her in the coming months and years.
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(3) condrill
10:34PM Sep 27th 2009
Does Obama have ADD or does he really think he can manage
Afghanistan, health care, cap and trade, etc, etc, and now
year round school?
Afghanistan, health care, cap and trade, etc, etc, and now
year round school?
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(3) Dathi De Feote
11:50PM Sep 27th 2009
Goldstein;
Condolences of course are due to ANYONE who suffers a loss. Then, why close with a qualifying statement, "As a woman who respects strong women, I am so very sorry for her profound personal loss." This self-congratulatory non-sense does not belong in any true expression of heartfelt condolence.
Condolences of course are due to ANYONE who suffers a loss. Then, why close with a qualifying statement, "As a woman who respects strong women, I am so very sorry for her profound personal loss." This self-congratulatory non-sense does not belong in any true expression of heartfelt condolence.
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