The term "Soccer Moms"
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The term's been around for some years; I believe it first sprouted during Clinton's first campaign; in which case, it was probably George Stephanopolous' idea.
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"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."
-- Samuel Johnson
The phrase was coined to denote Suburban women, who encourage their little darlins to play soccer rather than football because football is agressive and their precious brats might get hurt.
The typical soccer Mom lives in suburbia, owns a minivan or SUV and spends whatever time she has left after work chauffering her kids to soccer practice. Most are overstressed from the demands imposed upon them and are willing to buy the crap spewed forth by Clinton and his supporters.
They will decide the outcome of the next election, as they populate the suburban area that can swing the vote of an entire state one way or the other.
Geoff Ross
The typical soccer Mom lives in suburbia, owns a minivan or SUV and spends whatever time she has left after work chauffering her kids to soccer practice. Most are overstressed from the demands imposed upon them and are willing to buy the crap spewed forth by Clinton and his supporters.
They will decide the outcome of the next election, as they populate the suburban area that can swing the vote of an entire state one way or the other.
Geoff Ross
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by kraMrD:
I hate all those SUV's with the little soccer ball stickers stuck on the gas tank doors or back of the SUV!
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What's to hate? My wife and I drive Land Cruisers, and we play soccer. We also shoot and vote libertarian
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I hate all those SUV's with the little soccer ball stickers stuck on the gas tank doors or back of the SUV!
M.[/quote]
What's to hate? My wife and I drive Land Cruisers, and we play soccer. We also shoot and vote libertarian
.Yes, aimed mostly at suburban women:
The line is supposed to be pro-cheap child care facilities, pro-good schools for her kids, pro-abortion and pro womens' rights especial in wages, plus pro-little things like maternity leave, leave for aging parent care, etc., etc.
All of these are ideas worth debating and some may be worthy of serious implementation.
But for Clinton/Gore, these were only cynical political stances that they failed to persue seriously when they got into office. They did almost nothing for "Soccer Moms" in reality.
So lots of soccer moms are now disappointed with these two. They are open to change if the right message and leadership if offered to them. I don't think Gore is going to get as many of them as Clinton did the first time around.
The line is supposed to be pro-cheap child care facilities, pro-good schools for her kids, pro-abortion and pro womens' rights especial in wages, plus pro-little things like maternity leave, leave for aging parent care, etc., etc.
All of these are ideas worth debating and some may be worthy of serious implementation.
But for Clinton/Gore, these were only cynical political stances that they failed to persue seriously when they got into office. They did almost nothing for "Soccer Moms" in reality.
So lots of soccer moms are now disappointed with these two. They are open to change if the right message and leadership if offered to them. I don't think Gore is going to get as many of them as Clinton did the first time around.
Yes, aimed mostly at suburban women:
The line is supposed to be pro-cheap child care facilities, pro-good schools for her kids, pro-abortion and pro womens' rights especial in wages, plus pro-little things like maternity leave, leave for aging parent care, etc., etc.
All of these are ideas worth debating and some may be worthy of serious implementation.
But for Clinton/Gore, these were only cynical political stances that they failed to persue seriously when they got into office. They did almost nothing for "Soccer Moms" in reality.
So lots of soccer moms are now disappointed with these two. They are open to change if the right message and leadership if offered to them. I don't think Gore is going to get as many of them as Clinton did the first time around.
The line is supposed to be pro-cheap child care facilities, pro-good schools for her kids, pro-abortion and pro womens' rights especial in wages, plus pro-little things like maternity leave, leave for aging parent care, etc., etc.
All of these are ideas worth debating and some may be worthy of serious implementation.
But for Clinton/Gore, these were only cynical political stances that they failed to persue seriously when they got into office. They did almost nothing for "Soccer Moms" in reality.
So lots of soccer moms are now disappointed with these two. They are open to change if the right message and leadership if offered to them. I don't think Gore is going to get as many of them as Clinton did the first time around.
Yes, aimed mostly at suburban women:
The line is supposed to be pro-cheap child care facilities, pro-good schools for her kids, pro-abortion and pro womens' rights especial in wages, plus pro-little things like maternity leave, leave for aging parent care, etc., etc.
All of these are ideas worth debating and some may be worthy of serious implementation.
But for Clinton/Gore, these were only cynical political stances that they failed to persue seriously when they got into office. They did almost nothing for "Soccer Moms" in reality.
So lots of soccer moms are now disappointed with these two. They are open to change if the right message and leadership if offered to them. I don't think Gore is going to get as many of them as Clinton did the first time around.
The line is supposed to be pro-cheap child care facilities, pro-good schools for her kids, pro-abortion and pro womens' rights especial in wages, plus pro-little things like maternity leave, leave for aging parent care, etc., etc.
All of these are ideas worth debating and some may be worthy of serious implementation.
But for Clinton/Gore, these were only cynical political stances that they failed to persue seriously when they got into office. They did almost nothing for "Soccer Moms" in reality.
So lots of soccer moms are now disappointed with these two. They are open to change if the right message and leadership if offered to them. I don't think Gore is going to get as many of them as Clinton did the first time around.
I was at McDonald's this a.m. for my usual and found a copy of the "McPaper" (USA Today) and saw where LaPierre and Clinton were bashing each other. LaPierre used the euphemism "suburban women" -- I nearly sprayed the customers with my Senior Coffee.
I always took SMs to mean emotional air-heads who took anything that Clinton said as Holy Writ and always voted for him because "he's so handsome". That's not too far off, as I have met some of them.
As for it's source, I don't know. I figured it was another phrase like "beatnik" or "yuppies" whose origins were equally nebulous.
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I always took SMs to mean emotional air-heads who took anything that Clinton said as Holy Writ and always voted for him because "he's so handsome". That's not too far off, as I have met some of them.
As for it's source, I don't know. I figured it was another phrase like "beatnik" or "yuppies" whose origins were equally nebulous.
[This message has been edited by Oatka (edited March 13, 2000).]
Also known as "Sucker Moms."
Rep. Patty Murray from Washington State continuously referred to herself as a "Soccer Mom" during the '92 campaign. I hadn't heard the term before that. Should have referred to herself as "Pinko-mom."
My definition.
Suburban women, and men, 2nd or 3rd generation middle-class, think of government as a benign "bringer of good things." Wring their hands over poor innocent children starving in far-away countries. Believe everything that spews out of Dan Rather's mouth.
Rep. Patty Murray from Washington State continuously referred to herself as a "Soccer Mom" during the '92 campaign. I hadn't heard the term before that. Should have referred to herself as "Pinko-mom."
My definition.
Suburban women, and men, 2nd or 3rd generation middle-class, think of government as a benign "bringer of good things." Wring their hands over poor innocent children starving in far-away countries. Believe everything that spews out of Dan Rather's mouth.
Being a stay-at-home mom and a woman who lives in the suburbs, I often get the 'soccer mom' lable attached to me. It takes large amounts of willpower to keep from decking the person on the spot, and then using their tires for target practice as they speed away.
Because of what it has come to mean, I find few terms more insulting than 'soccer mom'.
I refuse to be thrown into Clinton's little group of air-headed women who will let him do whatever he pleases just because he says so. Sure, I drive a minivan, but mine has NRA stickers on it. 
Because of what it has come to mean, I find few terms more insulting than 'soccer mom'.
I refuse to be thrown into Clinton's little group of air-headed women who will let him do whatever he pleases just because he says so. Sure, I drive a minivan, but mine has NRA stickers on it.