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Goofy Grins and Giggles

September 27, 2008 by 5 Comments

We interviewed nanny’s this weekend. A hellish task for me since I currently believe the entire world is incapable of caring for my children. That includes their father.

Of course, most everyone cares for them better than I do, head usually buried in my laptop and with little patience for things like play dough…but that doesn’t stop me from judging everyone incompetent in their babysitting ways.

To know me is to love me.

Anyway.

The great Nanny inquisition of Fall 2008 was underway this weekend as a totally unqualified 19-year old sweetly came into the home and turned my 5-year old to a puddle of goo.

You think he's excited??? lol

He gazed at her. He giggled at her. He had the goofiest grin on his face and this absent stare about him that I nearly kicked her out right then and there. Instead we finished the interview and she politely left. Then my kindergartner pretty much walked around the house with those hearts and birds circling his head for the rest of the day.

Now I’m sitting here looking at our final candidates, with credentials that span from nanny schools in London to teaching credentials and there’s my son, grinning and giggling over the least qualified of the bunch and swearing to me she’d be the “BEST BABYSITTER EVER, MOMMY.”

I’m dying to make some obvious Sarah Palin comparisons here, but I’m going to try and keep it all in check until Thursday night and the VP debate of the century. I’m also going to be happy that I will have a new nanny by then. One that will no doubt be OVER-qualified for watching two kids and not just a pretty face.

If you live in Southern California, I highly encourage you to join the debate watch party where we will be eating, drinking, and critiquing every single move Biden and Palin make.

Register here to join myself and some fabulous bloggers!

Filed Under: Count Waffles, Feeling YaYa, kill me now, Obama '08, Stepford Crazies

Damn Proud of My MOMocrat Friend and Military Mama

September 25, 2008 by 1 Comment

Steph can be seen and heard a few times in this Obama campaign video. ROCK ON!

Filed Under: Obama '08

I’m Offering BandAids And Lollipops

September 25, 2008 by 7 Comments

On Saturday the family is going for flu shots. It’s not something anyone wants to do. It will be unpleasant and painful. There might even be some after-effects that sting for a bit.

But we’re going.

I’ve come to the conclusion Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin need to treat the upcoming debates like a flu shot.

You’re going, whether you like it or not. So just get over it now. Roll up your sleeves, take a deep breath, and prepare to hurt.

In case you missed it, the McCain/Palin circus is now trying to skip out of the VP debate too.

Maybe they need lollipops?

How about a video treat instead…


The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

Sarah, John, the childish games are getting old. You can stall all you like, just like my 5 and 3-year olds before bedtime and just like they will attempt to do on Saturday before their shot, but these debates are going to happen.

I’ll get the bandaids ready.

Filed Under: #suckit, Obama '08, Royal Family Outing

This Is The Kind Of Thing I Mean

September 24, 2008 by 15 Comments

From the Obama campaign:

“At 8:30 this morning, Senator Obama called Senator McCain to ask him if he would join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass such a proposal. At 2:30 this afternoon, Senator McCain returned Senator Obama’s call and agreed to join him in issuing such a statement. The two campaigns are currently working together on the details.”

Then John McCain runs to the media and makes a statement. Not with the Obama campaign, not with bipartisan leaders….but acting like this was all his idea and then pushing it a step further- suspending his own campaign and asking Friday’s debate be delayed. Which, by the way, is stupid.

McCain is down in the polls and weak on the economy- OF COURSE HE WANTS THE DEBATE TO BE DELAYED.

We have a name for guys like that…opportunistic douche bags.

I know that lowers the level of rhetoric around here, but when Senator Obama reaches out to try and solve this in a bipartisan fashion, and initiates both campaigns working together… then McCain USES that good faith as a ploy….seriously. Opportunistic douche baggery.

There is a special place in hell for douche bags of that level.

Go check out Liz over at MOMocrats who writes,

It’s just been announced that John McCain has requested to postpone the presidential debates so that he can ‘focus on the economy.’ Which almost sounds like a good idea. Until you realized that when Obama started focusing on the economy months ago by convening a major economic summit in Florida with a bipartisan team of advisors including Warren Buffet, Google Chair Eric Schmidt, and former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neil–McCain dismissed it as ‘political theater.’

Slimy shit like this is exactly why I think Republicans can #suckit.

Filed Under: #suckit, Obama '08

Dear Senator McCain, Why Not Just Piss On Detroit ala a Calvin And Hobbes Bumper Sticker

September 23, 2008 by 6 Comments

…because it would be less painful. And messy.

I actually caught your interview not too long ago on WXYZ in Detroit.  You know, the one where you said you’ve bought American literally your whole life?

Liar.

Let me break this down for you as only a girl born and raised in Michigan can:

If you’ve literally bought American your whole life, ‘Sheed is an anger management expert.

Even if we DON’T count the Toyota your daughter owns (the one you bragged about buying her and then tried to tell us you didn’t buy) you still have a VW, a Lexus, and a Honda.

The last I checked, those cars are not made by any of the people I grew up with , my family members, or my neighbors from back in the day.

But let’s go ahead and pretend what kind of car(s) you own isn’t a big deal. Heck, we own a Prius in this house. We own a Family and Friends deal Chrsyler too…but, I digress. Let’s just get to the real meat of the issue and hear your plans to save the city in which I spent my youth.

Oh, that’s right. You don’t have any.

As I hear it, you’ve failed to support American auto manufacturers with loans to help them build the next generation of fuel efficient vehicles. And just like in your WXYZ interview, you LIED to Michigan and claimed to support these loans, but you actually have a record of opposing them. The first time they came around, you flat out denied them. You even went as far as to dismiss the idea last month as “predicting failure on the part of the automakers.”

Did I mention here the Obama family only owns one car? A Ford hybrid.

Did I also mention Senator Obama has a plan that includes NEW jobs for Detroit and a revitalization of the auto industry? Oh, and a nice plan for our Great Lakes just to put some icing on that cake….

No lies there. Just solid plans. Bold plans.

What did Michigan get from you, Senator McCain? A few speeches and stops at our nuclear (which your running mate can’t pronounce) plants.

Senator, you lied to Michigan. You lied to Detroit. You lied to my friends. You lied to my family.

And now they all know.

Filed Under: Feeling YaYa, Obama '08, Royal Kinfolk

Southern California “Read My Lipstick: I’m Voting for Obama!” VP Debate Watching Party

September 22, 2008 by 5 Comments

Let’s raise some money for the Obama campaign and get snarky while we watch Palin.

Please join MOMocrats.com for a Vice-Presidential Debate Party in Valencia, California! Minimum $25 donation. Meet local Obama-Biden supporters and learn how you can get involved, as we cheer on Joe Biden! Please bring a beverage, appetizer, or dessert to share. Bring a laptop if you want to participate in a live-chat with MOMocrats nationwide during the debate! Adults only (nursing babies ok).

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Filed Under: Obama '08

Because I Want To See A Bit of Me In That White House, Too

September 19, 2008 by 10 Comments

I’m sitting in my hotel room in Vegas watching Senator Barack Obama speak from Coral Gables, Florida. It’s a women’s rally and he’s talking a lot about his wife, Michelle.

“…if she’s at work she’s thinking about the kids, if she’s with the kids she’s thinking about work…”

Apparently what Michelle Obama goes through is exactly what I go through.

Now, I have no way of knowing if Cindy McCain has these issues…but you certainly don’t hear the Senator or Cindy discussing it. I have no doubt it’s because they have no clue what the average person goes through on a daily basis…but I digress…

In order for me to attend the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, my in-laws had to come to town to watch the kids. In order for me to attend the BlogHer conference, my parents came into town. In order for me to be here in Las Vegas at Blog World Expo, I had to make arrangements with my girlfriends to pick up the kids from school and for Dad to get them after work.

Then there was the making sure all their picture day forms were filled out in advance, their clothes ready for Saturday activities like ballet. My daughter has a runny nose and I fretted the whole way to the airport, wondering what would happen to my husband’s job if he had to stay home with her. If I would just cancel and fly home…

I sit here now wondering if my 5-year old had cafeteria lunch again today and if he’ll go to bed on time tonight. If my 3-year old has enough tissue in her backpack…and so on and so forth.

But mind you, if I were home, I’d be thinking about what sort of speaking gig I was missing in Vegas, if something could have been accomplished or some deal not done because I wasn’t there.

It never ends, this push and pull. And Senator Obama, speaking today of his wife, reminded me I’m not alone. I’m not the only mom who goes through this and I am not the only woman who struggles to balance.

Maybe it’s naive of me to want a First Lady who I think reflects my life a bit. Who talks about her goals and her girls. Maybe it’s a very small thing in this grand election with so many issues and twists. However that mindset…that reflection I see…is exactly what turns into Senator Obama’s plans and policy. His blueprint for change has more women focused and family focused initiatives and plans than I’ve ever seen in a campaign.

So while I ready myself to head to yet another convention center, worrying about my son and wondering if he turned in his homework…I will know I’m not alone.

Thanks Michelle. And thank you Senator, for sharing that part of your lives.

Filed Under: Obama '08

I Played Basketball AND Softball. Trump That Palin!

September 18, 2008 by 13 Comments

In my home state, where I played varsity basketball for four years, Senator John McCain saw fit to bring up his running mate’s point guard prowess as a qualification on how she will empower women.

Well first let me take a shot at that, and I’ll tell ya, I’m a product of Title IX in our schools, where equal education and equal opportunities in sports really helped propel me into the—I guess into the position that I’m in today where,” Palin said.

McCain then interjected, “Could I mention she was a point guard on a state championship basketball team.”

After the crowd’s applause died down, Palin continued: ‘”Sports were very, very important to me growing up, you know just learning about self discipline and healthy competition and about what it takes to win and even how to graciously lose sometimes. But how to win, that’s what it teaches ya. Now, I was a product of Title IX where legislation allowed that equal opportunity. Now if we have to still keep going down that road to create more legislation, to get with it in the 21st century, to make sure that women do have equality especially in the work place, then we’re there because we understand that in this age we have all got to be working together. I respect you so much that you are a Democrat recognizing that John McCain and me as a team of mavericks understand where you’re coming from, and we can work together on these issues. But yup, equality for women, for all, that’s going to be part of the agenda and I thank you for that question.”

In case you missed that…those are two Republicans touting Title IX and using her point guard experience as how Palin will ’empower’ women if she’s elected.

By those standards, pigs just flew and my vast high school athletic experience, coupled with my new PTA role, qualifies me as the next Queen of the Mother Fucking world. Screw VP, I’m aiming higher.

The 2008 GOP platform has some language not exactly RAH! RAH! Title IX in case you want to take a look. You see the Bush Administration thought it was bad and essentially ordered a review and slammed Title IX.

So by these standards, Palin and McCain are touting their Alaskan point guard to the tune of a program their party tried to eliminate. And there is evidence McCain isn’t even clear on what Title IX actually DOES.

Lovely.

And by the way, I was as small forward. I could, and still can, block out Palin with my hips and steal the ball. And have every intention of doing so in this election.

Filed Under: Obama '08, Stepford Crazies
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