Here are some highlights from Lisa Kern's recent piece on OpenSalon about her kids and their reactions to the debates and the politicking going on around them:
Son #3: “Mom, what’s a Republican?”
Me: “It’s a member of one of the political parties in our country.”
Son #3: “Oh.”
Me: “Why do you seem so sad?”
Son #3: “I thought it was one of the guys from Star Wars.”
On learning of loved ones' political differences:
Son #2: “Mom! Guess what? My best friend is a Republican. What do I do now?”
On Sarah Palin, while watching the vice-presidential debate:
Son #3: “Gosh, Mom – She sure talks a lot. How does she BREATHE?”
Son #2: “Is she running for governor of Alaska?”
On Joe Biden, while watching the vice-presidential debate:
Son #3: “That guy must brush his teeth a lot. He has the whitest teeth I’ve ever seen!”
On watching John McCain during the presidential debate:
Son #3: “Why is he calling us his friends? We don’t even know him!”
More cuteness here.
Meanwhile, Cracked was thinking the same thing... but different: what a five-year-old thinks of an election, as drawn by an adult. It was a contest with a $50 prize-- here are our favorites of the 15 finalists:
See all 15 here.
And now, a three-year-old who is going to be one helluva campaign manager some day:
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