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Deleted Palin-backed women candidates in 2010 section. The text in that section -- "it is not known how many are considered "mama grizzlies" " says it all - no reliable source, BLP issues, etc.
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[[New York Times]] columnist [[Gail Collins]] used the term ''Mama Grizzlies'' to discuss the [[Feminism|feminist credentials]] of the female candidates endorsed by Palin.<ref name="collins">{{cite news | title=Of Mama Grizzly Born? | last=Collins | first=Gail | work=New York Times | date=2010-08-18 | accessdate=2010-10-08 | url=http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/of-mama-grizzly-born/ |authorlink=Gail Collins}}</ref>
[[New York Times]] columnist [[Gail Collins]] used the term ''Mama Grizzlies'' to discuss the [[Feminism|feminist credentials]] of the female candidates endorsed by Palin.<ref name="collins">{{cite news | title=Of Mama Grizzly Born? | last=Collins | first=Gail | work=New York Times | date=2010-08-18 | accessdate=2010-10-08 | url=http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/of-mama-grizzly-born/ |authorlink=Gail Collins}}</ref>
[[Lisa Miller (editor)|Lisa Miller]], society editor of [[Newsweek]], expressed skepticism broadly that candidates labeled as ''Mama Grizzlies'' were sincere in caring for children.<ref name="miller">{{cite news| title=Hear Them Growl: Sarah Palin says a new crop of conservative women will ‘rise up’ to protect their cubs. But will they? | first=Lisa | last=Miller | work=Newsweek | date=2010-09-30 | accessdate=2010-10-08 | url=http://www.newsweek.com/2010/09/27/what-does-mama-grizzly-really-mean.html}}</ref>
[[Lisa Miller (editor)|Lisa Miller]], society editor of [[Newsweek]], expressed skepticism broadly that candidates labeled as ''Mama Grizzlies'' were sincere in caring for children.<ref name="miller">{{cite news| title=Hear Them Growl: Sarah Palin says a new crop of conservative women will ‘rise up’ to protect their cubs. But will they? | first=Lisa | last=Miller | work=Newsweek | date=2010-09-30 | accessdate=2010-10-08 | url=http://www.newsweek.com/2010/09/27/what-does-mama-grizzly-really-mean.html}}</ref>

==Palin-backed women candidates in 2010==
The following is a list of women candidates Palin has endorsed. As there is no clear definition for the term, it is not known how many are considered "mama grizzlies": not all of them have children.
===Challengers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Photo!!Candidate!!Running For!!State!!Date!!Method of announcement<br>of endorsement!!Result
|-
|[[File:Sharron angle kdwn debate infobox.JPG|100px]]
|[[Sharron Angle]]
|[[United States Senate|Senator]]
|Nevada
|August 18, 2010{{#tag:ref|Date chosen to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]]<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/>|name="19th amendment"|group="n"}}
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18">{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41233.html#ixzz0x3zFDxQm|title=Palin adds to 'mama grizzly' pack|first= Alex|last=Isenstadt|date=August 18, 2010|publisher=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]}}</ref>
|Lost general election (Palin's endorsement came after Republican primary)
|-
|[[File:Kelly Ayotte.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kelly Ayotte]]
|[[United States Senate|Senator]]
|New Hampshire
|July 19, 2010
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.necn.com/07/20/10/Sarah-Palin-endorses-Kelly-Ayottes-Senat/landing_politics.html?blockID=274604&feedID=4212|title=Sarah Palin endorses Kelly Ayotte's Senate campaign via Facebook|first=Lauren|last=Collins|date=July 20, 2010|publisher=NECN}}</ref>
|Won
|-
|
|[[Cecile Bledsoe]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|Arkansas
|June 3, 2010
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecitywire.com/?q=node/10234|title=Sarah Palin endorses Bledsoe in 3rd District runoff|publisher=The City Wire|date=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
|Lost Republican runoff (Palin's endorsement came between the Republican primary and the runoff)<!-- note that the Washington Post external link Palin Tracker is inaccurate on the timing. The Primary was Tuesday, May 18 (not Friday, May 28), and the runoff (to which Bledsoe did advance) was on June 18 -->
|-
|
|[[Pam Bondi]]
|Attorney General
|Florida
|August 18, 2010<ref group="n" name="19th amendment"/>
||[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/>
|Won
|-
|
|[[Ann Marie Buerkle]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|New York
|July 12, 2010
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Jul 12">{{cite news|date=July 12, 2010|accessdate=August 25, 2010|title=Palin picks Handel in Georgia|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39605.html|author=Shira|title=Toeplitz}}</ref>
|did not face a Republican primary; general election unresolved
|-
|
|[[Renee Ellmers]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|North Carolina
|August 18, 2010<ref group="n" name="19th amendment"/>
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/>
|Won general election (Palin's endorsement came after Republican primary)
|-
|[[File:Mary Fallin official 110th Congress photo.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mary Fallin]]
|Governor
|Oklahoma
|June 17, 2010
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="June mama grizzlies"/>
|Won
|-
|
|[[Brenna Findley]]
|Attorney General
|Iowa
|August 18, 2010<ref group="n" name="19th amendment"/>
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/>
|Lost general election (did not face a Republican primary)
|-
|[[File:Carly Fiorina of California.jpg|100px]]
|[[Carly Fiorina]]
|[[United States Senate|Senator]]
|California
|May 6, 2010<ref group="n" name="early endorsement">Endorsement made prior to the public unveiling of the term "mama grizzly"</ref>
|[[Press Release]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20004380-503544.html|publisher=[[CBS News]]|title=Sarah Palin Endorses Carly Fiorina|date=May 6, 2010|first=Brian|last=Montopoli|accessdate=August 25, 2010}}</ref>
|Lost general election
|-
|[[File:Screen shot 2010-06-28 at 28 Jun 17.17.19.png|100px]]
|[[Nikki Haley]]
|Governor
|South Carolina
|May 14, 2010
|Joint appearance with candidate<ref>{{cite news|title=Nikki Haley lines up Sarah Palin endorsement for S.C. governor|url=http://www.blufftontoday.com/blog-post/frankmorris/2010-05-13/nikki-haley-lines-sarah-palin-endorsement-sc-governor|date=May 13, 2010|accessdate=August 25, 2010|publisher=Bluffton Today}}</ref>
|Won
|-
||[[File:Karen Handel.jpg|100px]]
|[[Karen Handel]]
|Governor
|Georgia
|July 12, 2010 <!-- note that the Washington Post external link Palin Tracker has the wrong year.-->
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Jul 12"/>
|Lost Republican primary
|-
|
|[[Vicky Hartzler]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|Missouri
|August 18, 2010<ref group="n" name="19th amendment"/>
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/>
|Won general election (Palin's endorsement came after the Republican primary)
|-
|
|[[Cecilia Heil]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|Tennessee
|July 8, 2010
|
|Lost Republican primary
|-
|[[File:Susana Martinez Alamogordo 2010.jpg|100px]]
|[[Susana Martinez]]
|Governor
|New Mexico
|May 14, 2010
|
|Won
|-
|
|[[Rita Meyer]]
|Governor
|Wyoming
|July 30, 2010
|
|Lost Republican primary
|-
|[[File:Angela McGlowan.jpg|100px]]
|[[Angela McGlowan]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|Mississippi
|June 1, 2010<br>(election day)
|
|Lost Republican primary
|-
|[[File:Christine O'Donnell 2010.jpg|100px]]
|[[Christine O'Donnell]]
||[[United States Senate|Senator]]
|Delaware
|September 9, 2010
|Call into [[Sean Hannity]] radio talk show<ref>{{cite news|title=Sarah Palin Endorses Christine O'Donnell For Delaware Senate|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/09/palin-endorses-christine-odonnell_n_711092.html|date=September 9, 2010|first=Nick|last=Wing}}</ref>
|Lost general election
|-
|[[File:Star Parker.jpg|100px]]
|[[Star Parker]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|California
|June 17, 2010
|[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="June mama grizzlies"/>
|Lost general election (did not face a Republican primary)
|-
|
|[[Martha Roby]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|Alabama
|August 18, 2010<ref group="n" name="19th amendment"/>
||[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/>
|Won (Palin's endorsement came after the Republican primary)
|-
|[[File:Jackie Walorski2.jpg|100px]]
|[[Jackie Walorski]]
|[[United States House of Representatives|Member of Congress]]
|Indiana
|August 18, 2010<ref group="n" name="19th amendment"/>
||[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/>
|Lost general election (Palin's endorsement came after the Republican primary)
|}

===Incumbents===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Photo!!Candidate!!Running For!!State!!Date!!Method of announcement<br>of endorsment!!Result
|-
|[[File:Beth Chapman HighRes.jpg|100px]]||[[Beth Chapman]]||Secretary of State||Alabama||August 18, 2010<ref group="n" name="19th amendment"/>|||[[Facebook]] entry<ref name="Politico Aug 18"/> ||did not face a Republican primary; Re-elected
|-
|[[File:Bachmann2009.jpg|100px]]||[[Michelle Bachman]]||Member of Congress||Minnesota||January 20, 2010<ref group="n" name="early endorsement"/>|| ||did not face a Republican primary; Re-elected
|-
|[[File:McM Official Photo 1.9.09.JPG|100px]]||[[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]]||Member of Congress||Washington ||June 17, 2010|| ||won [[blanket primary]]; Re-elected
|}


==Related uses==
==Related uses==

Revision as of 11:36, 20 November 2010

Mama grizzly is a term that Sarah Palin coined during the 2010 Congressional elections for female candidates that she supported. The term was formally introduced in July 2010 in a YouTube video released by Palin's Political action committee, SarahPAC, but Palin first used the term in public as early as May 14, 2010 when she said in a speech to the Susan B. Anthony List "If you thought pit bulls were tough, you don't want to mess with mama grizzlies".[n 1][1][2][3] The grizzly bear is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) found in North America. They are known for their aggressiveness, especially of the mothers in protecting their young, which sometimes results in the death of humans.[4][5] The term implies that Palin expects from the candidates she supports to exhibit that same ferocity in fighting for the causes in which they believe. The day after the 2010 midterm elections, Palin made a "Morning in America" style video which concluded with a roaring grizzly bear, a reference to her mama grizzlies.[6]

Response

In response to Palin's list of "Mama grizzlies", Emily's List, a group supporting pro-choice Democratic women launched a campaign called "Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me". According to Emily's List, the purpose of the "Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me" campaign is to "fight back against the radical agenda advocated by Palin and the numerous contenders she's endorsed across the country."[7] As part of their opposition campaign, Emily's List produced a video with women dressed up as grizzly bears saying that they are "mama grizzlies" who fight for their cubs, and that's why they oppose Palin. Pundits believe that since the group has not purchased any air time, the real purpose of the campaign is to raise money from their base of supporters.[8]

New York Times columnist Gail Collins used the term Mama Grizzlies to discuss the feminist credentials of the female candidates endorsed by Palin.[9] Lisa Miller, society editor of Newsweek, expressed skepticism broadly that candidates labeled as Mama Grizzlies were sincere in caring for children.[10]

On August 23, 2010, Phillip Rucker of The Washington Post published an article whose title was "In South Dakota, Democrats' own 'mama grizzly' vs. 'the next Sarah Palin' ". The article is about Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin ("the Democrats' own 'mama grizzly'") who is running against Kristi Noem ("the next Sarah Palin"). At the time of the article, neither candidate received Sarah Palin's endorsement.[11]

In Slate, Noreen Malone used the term to describe conservative women at the Smart Girl Summit, and their effective use of social networking in 2010 political campaigns.[12]

Non-political usage

The term also appears in the context of a woman fighting back to some perceived threat.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ The "pit bulls" mentioned in Palin's speech to the Susan B. Anthony List is a reference to her nomination acceptance speech from the 2008 Republican National Convention

Reference

  1. ^ Ambinder, Marc (July 8, 2010). "Palin Pushes Mama Grizzly Meme". The Atlantic.
  2. ^ "Sarah Palin calls on 'mama grizzlies' to help Republicans win election". Daily Telegraph. May 14, 2010.
  3. ^ Montopoli, Brian (June 18, 2010). "Sarah Palin Endorses Three New "Mama Grizzlies"". CBS News. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Why are grizzly bears more aggressive than our black bears?
  5. ^ How Dangerous are Black Bears
  6. ^ Wing, Nick (November 4, 2010). "Sarah Palin's SarahPAC Drops Video Boasting About Endorsement Success (VIDEO)". Huffington Post.
  7. ^ Siegel, Elyse (August 17, 2010). "Sarah Palin-Endorsed Candidates Targeted By Pro-Choice Progressive Group EMILY's List (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post.
  8. ^ "The Conversation: 'Sarah Palin Doesn't Speak for Me'". ABC News. August 18, 2010.
  9. ^ Collins, Gail (2010-08-18). "Of Mama Grizzly Born?". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  10. ^ Miller, Lisa (2010-09-30). "Hear Them Growl: Sarah Palin says a new crop of conservative women will 'rise up' to protect their cubs. But will they?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  11. ^ Rucker, Philip (August 24, 2010). "In South Dakota, Democrats' own 'mama grizzly' vs. 'the next Sarah Palin'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  12. ^ Malone, Noreen (2010-10-14). "Can the Mama Grizzlies Pull Off a Twitter Revolution?". Slate.
  13. ^ Short, Aaron (2010-09-22). "Talk about a 'Mama Grizzly'! This new mom opens a can of whoop ass on an errant driver". New York Post. Retrieved 2010-10-08.


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