Green: Mommy, did you know that Obama is just like Martin Luther King?
Me: Uh....What?
Green: He loves Martin Luther King! (Green then bursts into a rendition of the Martin Luther King song he learned in kindergarten: Martin Luther King/You make my spirit sing/You mean so much to me/'Cause you taught us how to be free...)
Blue: Well, there's one thing that's a problem about Barack Obama. He likes chili, and I can't vote for anyone who likes chili.
Green: But the other guy likes Ronald McDonald. Mommy says that McDonalds food isn't good for us.**
Me: McCain has been talking about Ronald McDonald? The clown?
Green: It's true! He likes Ronald McDonald, and he enjoys fishing like Grandpa.
Me: Boys, I have no idea what you're talking about.
Green: We discussed politics in school today. That's how we're going to become good citizens.
Blue: That's right. If you're going to vote, Mommy, you'd better learn about the issues.
**Aha! It's Ronald REAGAN! Not Ronald McDonald!
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So funny! Peter came home with the same information yesterday. And the other night during the debate, he would occasionally run into the room shouting, "How's Obama doing?"
That moment in the car, though, where you're trying to figure out in your head why they're talking about this--I did that too. Only the prompt was, "Do you know John McCain really likes fishing?" And I'm thinking, Wait, is this another commercial? From my KID???
Glad the blog is back. Whew, I've missed it.
I think we've all gone through blog withdrawal. But knowing what NTYMI's workload is for the next few weeks, I think this was just a tease.
Anyway, I'm relieved to know that the school has turned B&G into good citizens by exposing them to weighty issues like jazz vs. rock & roll. I'm not sure how else they would get a good civic education!
Our biggest thinks Obama is already president, and he lives in the White House with Sarah Palin.
On balance there are probably more positive origins for this concept than negative ones.
LOL! i get that they are introducing politics to little ones, but seriously?! im not sure if it is the creepy cartoon heads or the bs "he likes chili" and "he likes bbq" that throw it all off for me! :)
It just struck me that most of the time, the things that the candidates debate are the equivalent of "chili vs. barbeque."
Yep, Skygirl also thinks Obama is already president.
And god bless her, she's been walking around all week saying, "Here Mr. Puddles. I have snausages."
Okay, this shows I'm out of it, I know, but can someone clue me in about the abbreviations? LOL and NTYMI--??
I think he meant "Now That You Mention It..."
And "LOL" is "laugh out loud."
You'd better get with it, ECM. Peter will be coming home with abbreviations really soon: GYHOMD (Get Your Hands Off My Dinosaurs) and MMSTMTC (My Mother Spends Too Much Time Collaging).
So a couple of decades ago, when I was a Denny's waitress LOL meant Little Old Lady. Often times someone would rush to the break room to seek out a server(who was taking a quick smoke break) and cry out, "LOL park 'n bark at 71" Translated that means "A little old lady that didn't wait for the host to seat her is at table 71 and is now demanding service, sorry, breaks over!"
You are so retro!!
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