video ad called "Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me," to oppose Palin, her "radical agenda," and the candidates she had endorsed. In the video, women dressed as bears say they are "mama grizzlies" who fight for their cubs' right to choose, and that is why they oppose Palin and her candidates. Politico reporter Andy Barr described the ad as an attempt "to raise money off of Sarah Palin and the vitriol that she inspires". New York Times columnist Gail Collins said the use of the term made it seem as if there were more female Republican candidates running for high office than there actually were, and remarked that their Democratic counterparts "suffer from the lack of a cool name". In September 2010, Newsweek reported that mama grizzly was now "a familiar part of the lexicon" but questioned whether the grizzly candidates stood for policies that were good for women and children. Other uses On August 23, 2010, The Washington Post published an article titled "In South Dakota, Democrats' own 'mama grizzly' vs. 'the next Sarah Palin which used the term to refer to South Dakota's Democratic party nominee for U.S. Representative, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, as well as its Republican nominee, Kristi Noem, though at the time the article was written, neither candidate had been endorsed by Palin. 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. See also Hockey mom NASCAR dad Tea Party movement Tea Party protests Women in conservatism in the United States References External links The Washington Post's Palin Endorsements Tracker (includes both male and female candidates) Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me - Emily's List response to Sarah Palin and her Mama grizzlies Sarah Palin tweets ode to mama grizzlies American political neologisms Sarah Palin Stereotypes of women Metaphors referring to bears Susan B. Anthony List