Thought I would post this story. It's the full conversation Claire and I had about politics a few weeks ago:
Today I picked up Claire from her third day of Kindergarten and tried to make small talk. It's like pulling teeth to get any details out of that girl. "How was your day?" "Good?" "Yeah? What did you guys learn?" "About butterflies." "Butterflies? Cool. What about them?" "Just butterflies."
After this went on for a few minutes and dead-ended in silence I turned the radio on for more Obamathon. I don't know why but I still assume that things like news radio are not being picked up on Claire's little anttena. But a few minutes in she announced: "My mama is voting for a-rock-a-o-bama."
"Oh, that's cool. It's actually pronounced BA-rack Obama."
"A-rock-a-o-bama."
"No, BA-rack Obama."
"A-rock-a-o-bama."
"Nevermind. So who are you voting for?"
"I'm not voting for anybody. I'm not old enough. But if I could, I would vote for a-rock-a-o-bama."
"Why? Because your mom is?"
"Yep."
"Is your mom right about everything?"
"Yep."
"More right than me?"
[enthusiastically] "Yep!"
"Fair enough."
[silence]
Claire: "That old guy only cares about rich people."
"That old guy's name is John McCain."
"I know that."
"Why do you call him 'that old guy?'"
"Because he's old."
"True. Well, would you vote for him if he was Santa Claus?"
"But he's not."
"He could be Santa. Nobody knows who Santa really is."
"He's not Santa Claus. He has short hair and no beard."
"Yeah, well, what if he is. I mean, Santa only has to do that job for about a week a year. He could grow his beard around Christmas and cut it the rest of the year. And besides, he's magic."
[she thinks]
Me: "Would you vote for McCain if he was Santa Claus?"
"No."
"Santa Claus! You wouldn't vote for Santa Claus?! After eveything he's done for you?!"
"Nope."
3 comments:
I just vote for First Ladies. I voted for Laura Bush over Tipper Gore and I think I made a great choice. Cindy McCain won my vote this year because:
1. She has the sense to stick to her own style of clothes and they are sharp.
2. She knows how to accessorize.
3. She adopted a child and kept it low profile (no Angelina/Madonna antics for her)
4. She didn't milk the vote by having her boys show up in uniform for the Republican Convention.
5. She was doing charity work abroad WAY before it was cool and has done more community work than Barack or Michelle combined.
6. She is confident enough to wear her own hair color.
7. She had the sense to have "good work done" and can close her eyes.
(I bet her and Laura Bush have the same plastic surgeon)
8. She has great posture....sorry Michelle but you slump.
9. She admitted she was once hooked on pills. She didn't say "I only licked them"...
10. She is secure enough for John to pick a HOT running mate.
Claire, An interesting conversation you had with your dad. Butterflies aren't nearly as interesting as who is running for president. I'm glad you can say what you want to say in response to your dad's questions about politicians. He hasn't always been that patient with GG when she differed from his polititcal views.
I love you both,
Grandma/GG
Keep it nice Grandma. Don't pick on my brother Dan. Us Johnson boys always stick up for each other.
And mom...just because you don't put your name to it doesn't mean we all don't know you wrote about the first ladies.
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