“Frontline” Dems’ DCCC Donor Says Stay-at-Home Mothers Don’t Work

April 12, 2012

FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: John Barrow (GA-12), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Lois Capps (CA-24), Ben Chandler (KY-06), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), John Garamendi (CA-03), Kathy Hochul (NY-27), Larry Kissell (NC-08), David Loebsack (IA-02), Jim Matheson (UT-04), Mike McIntyre (NC-07), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Bill Owens (NY-21), Betty Sutton (OH-16), Tim Walz (MN-01)

Matheson’s DCCC Donor Says Stay-at-Home Mothers Don’t Work
Utah “Frontline” Democrat’s Donor Disparages Motherhood in a Desperate Attempt to Distract from Their Failed Policies

WASHINGTON — Prominent Washington Democrat advisor and prolific Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) donor Hilary Rosen tried to dismiss Ann Romney – a mother of five – as someone who has “never worked a day in her life.” As a beneficiary of the DCCC’s “Frontline” program, Jim Matheson needs to say whether he agrees with these sentiments. It should unfortunately come as no surprise that Matheson’s Democrat leaders are lashing out, since they will need to distract from their years of failed leadership in Washington in order to cling to their jobs.

“As a large beneficiary of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s help, Jim Matheson has an obligation to Utah families to state whether or not he will also engage in their donor’s deplorable political tactics of disparaging the importance of mothers to their families,” said NRCC Deputy Communications Director Andrea Bozek. “It would be understandable if Matheson doesn’t want to talk about the years of failed Democrat leadership in Washington this year, but he should condemn these desperate tactics that are beyond the pale.”

Democrat advisor Hilary Rosen has donated $18,000 to the DCCC. (CQMoneyLine, accessed 4/12/12)

Rosen seized the opportunity to attack Mitt Romney’s wife Ann by dismissing her as a stay-at-home mother who “never worked a day in her life”:

“Hilary Rosen, a Democratic operative with SKD Knickerbocker, touched off a Twitter storm tonight after she went on CNN and said that Ann Romney has ‘never worked a day in her life.’ The statement was tweeted and retweeted, with a number of people condemning the statement as an attack on the candidate’s wife, who was a stay-at-home mom who also raised the couple’s five boys, and who has suffered from MS and breast cancer.” (Maggie Haberman, “Dem operative criticizes Ann Romney, ignites storm,” Politico’s Burns & Haberman Blog, 4/12/12)

Rosen was ironically hired recently to help Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz tone down the rhetoric:

“Obama advisers have occasionally told her to ‘tone it down’ and ‘back off a smidgen,’ Ms. Wasserman Schultz says. She agreed with them to enlist two seasoned Democratic female pros, Anita Dunn and Hilary Rosen, to begin giving her occasional political advice and media training, advisers say. ‘I’m glad to get constructive criticism,’ Ms. Wasserman Schultz says.” (Monica Langley, “Combative Top Democrat Gains Clout in Campaign,” The Wall Street Journal, 2/16/12)

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