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• Political Nanny: No Gifts from Mom and Dad for the Obama Girls

  Santa still makes his rounds with presents for all. And Sasha and Malia get to have blow-out slumber birthday parties. But according to People magazine (here, via Politico), Barack and Michelle Obama don't give their girls Christmas or birthday presents. (Let the false Muslim rumors reignite!) The maybe-First Family is featured in this week's People in a 7-page spread, where Michelle tells the reporters that, as parents, they want to teach limits.  The article also includes the 7 Obama House Rules:   Read More... Posted Jul 25 2008, 12:58 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: barack obama, michelle obama, political nanny, malia obama, election 2008, Sasha Obama, people magazine, not gifts for the obama girls, obama house rules

• Political Nanny: Barack is a Soccer Mom (Complete With Dorky Chair!)

  Never has a kid soccer game been so exciting! Barack Obama was spotted and filmed at his daughter's soccer game in Chicago recently. Michelle is there, too, looking her soccer-mom best with pedal pushers and a sweater wrapped around her shoulders (in the summer? In Chicago?). Best of all, they both have the best of soccer parent accoutrements -- Read More... Posted Jul 03 2008, 08:09 AM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Soccer Moms, michelle obama, political nanny, malia obama, Sasha Obama, the middle class shall rise again, AP video, barack obama attends daughter's soccer game

• Political Nanny: How Obama's Daughter Handles the Arena

  Okay, okay. This clip finally showed up online and it's the one to watch from yesterday's episode of The View (when, you'll recall, Michelle Obama was guest host). Ignore the first part where Whoopi launches into an unfortunate discussion of black women with gold teeth. And go grab a snack as they dumb it all down and discuss a Barbara Walter's obsession: whether to wear pantyhose. But there's a pay-off (sorry, still not a cat fight).   Read More... Posted Jun 19 2008, 08:02 AM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: the view, barbara walters, political nanny, malia obama, michelle obama guest host on the view, pantyhose as political topic, talk shows, dumbing it down for morning TV

• Political Nanny: Extra Cookies for the Loving Woman Who Defies Michelle O.

  Posted by Political Nanny If Barack Obama isn't a family man, he's hidden it well. He likened the duration of his campaign so far -- 15 months -- to the growth and development of a newborn who would now be a capable walking, talking toddler. He mentions his children frequently. He holds babies like a champ. He's got kids on the brain.   Read More... Posted Apr 03 2008, 05:03 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: grandparents, childcare, barack obama, michelle obama, malia obama, campaign trail, kids on the campaign trail, Boston Globe, Marion Robinson, Extra Cookie, Sasha Obama

• Kids Shuffle Down the Campaign Trail

  Besides a young Chelsea Clinton and Jimmy Carter's little girl Amy, the children of the presidents in my lifetime have been teens or much much older. So it's fun watching this year's campaign, as Political Nanny, as a voter, and especially now as a mother. I know how challenging it can be to take kids to the store -- what new version of hell must it be to drag them all over Iowa and beyond? Yet this election is just littered with little bitty kids! Miss Emma-Claire Edwards and Malia Obama, Hayden Thompson and Mitt Romney's son's son. Read More... Posted Jan 04 2008, 08:34 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: tantrums, chelsea clinton, hillary clinton, barack obama, John Edwards, campaign, political nanny, Iowa, 2008 election, malia obama, amy carter, new hampshire, emma-claire edwards, toddler meltdowns, fred thompson, hayden thompson, jimmy carter, mitt romney, chris dodd