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• 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: Boobs for Obama and (Un)Covering the Body Politic

  The good news: this year's election -- and the Internet -- have attracted gobs of new voters and political supporters. The quirky news: selfsame election and Internet have spawned some rather unconventional (or maybe conventional, but never before so easily disseminated) ways of expressing enthusiasm for one candidate or another. Hence ...   Read More... Posted Jul 02 2008, 05:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Slate, barack obama, body art, political nanny, John McCain, boobsforbarack, campaigns and the body politic, shine.yahoo

• Political Nanny: How to Get Obama to Kiss Your Baby

  You watched the videos. You bought the shirt. Yet your support for Democrat Barack Obama feels incomplete.   Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 05:21 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: political nanny, Democrats, baby mosh pit, democratic candidate, send barack your baby, barack obama baby-kisser

• Political Nanny: White Talk, Blackface ... Barf

  All that sexist energy Hillary Clinton revved up seems to have been poured into going after Barack Obama's minority status. Seriously, can't pundits and politicians get past the fact that great leadership doesn't have to come in a white guy package? A couple of examples from this last week:   Read More... Posted Jun 28 2008, 04:06 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: racism, Ralph Nader, LA Times, political nanny, Democrats, election 2008, conservatives, talking white, john kerry with a tan, rocky mountain news, grover norquist, blackface

• Political Nanny: John McCain Strikes a Pose

  Public service provider Stephen Colbert continues his series of artistic re-interpretations of candidate John McCain. The purpose? Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 03:32 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Madonna, Stephen Colbert, you tube, political nanny, John McCain, election 2008, make mccain interesting, colbert nation

• 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: Hasselbeck Thinks Obama 'Not Brilliant'

  Likewise, Elisabeth, likewise. The View Hot Topic indeed got heated, this time (or is it everytime?) about how nobody will let Elisabeth finish her sentence. All of it couched in "intelligent" political "discourse," naturally.  In a nutshell: Joy says Obama's brilliant. Liz says she doesn't think so. Whoopi says we don't know anything about the candidates yet. (Really?) Antics ensue.   Read More... Posted Jun 12 2008, 06:32 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: the view, elisabeth hasselbeck, political nanny, Whoopi Goldberg, joy behar, the view hot topic, barack obama 'not brilliant'

• Political Nanny: New Girls On Waitlist for Next Presidential Playgroup

  It's just a matter of when, not if, right? Hillary Clinton will eventually drop out of the race for the White House.  Sadly, the above sentiment is often followed by a lament: "if not Hillary, who then? We'll never have a woman in the White House!"  A Sunday New York Times piece tries to answer just that.   Read More... Posted May 19 2008, 03:02 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: hillary clinton, barack obama, political nanny, Democrats, NYTimes, Kathleen Sebelius, sexism in the campaign, woman president, female candidates, women in public office, governors

• Political Nanny: Obama Calls Reporter 'Sweetie'

  Barack, honey, listen to Political Nanny. This habit of yours, calling women "sweetie," you're going to have to break. Like, yesterday.   VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP Read More... Posted May 15 2008, 08:01 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: feminism, barack obama, nicknames, Detroit, political nanny, NYTimes, Political Nanny Cam, reporters, sweetie, autoworkers, factory worker sweetie, condescending politicians, sugar and spice and everything nice, peggy agar

• Political Nanny: Obama Answers the Tattoo Question ... Finally!

  Guess we can't count on the alternative press to ask the candidates important questions either. Or can we? Portland's Willamette Week asked Democratic candidate Barack Obama, who's in Oregon campaigning hard for a must-win in that state's primary next week, what tattoo would he get, were he so inclined, and where would he get it?   Read More... Posted May 14 2008, 04:06 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: barack obama, michelle obama, tattoos, body art, political nanny, candidates, tattoo, alternative weeklies, willamette week, oregon primary, stupid questions

• Political Nanny: Playdate With Jennifer Aniston

  After the predictable outcome of last night's primary in West Virginia, Political Nanny has sent the candidates on their way to spin results and/or beg for more time. This provided her a quick break to get together with some Hollywood nannies, who themselves are working overtime as their charges ramp up political activities of a more international sort. Read More... Posted May 14 2008, 07:31 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, barack obama, strollerderby playdate, jennifer aniston, political nanny, John McCain, west virginia primary

• Political Nanny Cam: Obama Girl Checks Out a New Guy

  Some say the shine of Obama has grown dull, that he's lost a bit of his O-mentum. Perhaps this video is a sign of the fickle nature of political supporters. The Obama Girl sings and dances with another candidate. Read More... Posted May 08 2008, 09:31 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, barack obama, political nanny, Political Nanny Cam, barely political, mike gravel, obama girl, o-mentum

• Political Nanny: Barack Wins North Carolina Primary

  News organizations are calling North Carolina for Barack Obama. Not a huge surprise but certainly thickening the plot. No results yet from Indiana, though reports say that Clinton is in the lead.   Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 07:37 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: North Carolina, hillary clinton, indiana, barack obama, political nanny

• Political Nanny: Mom Exclusive with Hillary Clinton

  OK, this isn't quite MOMocrats level Q & A's, but kudos for getting an exclusive with a presidential candidate! The website MomLogic held a panel discussion with Hillary Clinton over the weekend in North Carolina.   Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 05:05 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: North Carolina, hillary clinton, political nanny, MomLogic, election 2008, panel discussion

• Political Nanny Cam: McCain Asked Whether He Called Cindy the 'C-Word'

  Awhile back, Political Nanny scolded John McCain for calling his wife a "trollope" and the c-word (yes, THAT c-word) in front of a group of reporters back in 1992. The press didn't pick up on it back when it happened, and McCain still hasn't had to answer for it. In fact, McCain has had to answer for very, very little, but let's focus on his temper and language. Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 02:28 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, political nanny, Iowa, John McCain, Political Nanny Cam, cindy mccain, howard stern, c-word, charlie gibson, george stephanopoulos, called his wife names, townhall

• Political Nanny: Take My Candidate ... Please!

  The three front-runners walked into a bar ... OK. That's not how this joke starts. But who else besides Political Nanny is stunned that jokes like this still exist? She thought it was all snark and John Stewart all the time!   Read More... Posted May 02 2008, 05:35 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, barack obama, Poconos, LA Times, political nanny, John McCain, election 2008, political jokes, frontrunners

• Political Nanny: Ron Paul's Still in the Race?

  Shhhh, Political Nanny's going to get fired. She hasn't paid a BIT of attention to Ron Paul -- remember him? -- and it turns out he's still in her charge. Ugh!   Read More... Posted Apr 21 2008, 02:31 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: texas, fundraising, political nanny, election 2008, ron paul, GOP, congressman, paulistas, Ron Paul supporters, libertarian, ron paul revolution

• Political Nanny: Obamaniacs in the 4th Grade

  Political Nanny would like the primary-weary to look on the bright side: never have so many been so engaged so deeply in national politics. That's the silver lining around the frustrating/PTSD-inducing/longer than expected Democratic primary cloud.   Read More... Posted Apr 21 2008, 01:31 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: NY Times, political nanny, election 2008, presidential politics, fourth-graders voting

• Political Nanny: Mike Huckabee's Resurrection

  Is this the second coming of Mike Huckabee? If so, expect him to descend from on high in 2 days, 16 hours, 6 minutes and 12 seconds ... or less.   Read More... Posted Apr 12 2008, 04:11 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: illegal immigrants, political nanny, mike huckabee, poor, pac, Huck PAC, fair tax, comeback, christian conservative

• Political Nanny: Political Plushies and Gay Action Figures

  With all this extra room at our new place up here in the Strollerderby, Political Nanny feels compelled to fill it with more toys (such a modern impulse!). She's found a treasure trove for (and of ...) her candidates. Including Gay American and Non-Gay former and current politicians, talking action figures, the Democratic Dream Team and even, what the hell, Jesus Christ himself.   Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 04:33 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: political nanny, Democrats, gay action figures, gay senators, vicale corp., political toys, dream team, political plushies, political action figures

• Political Nanny: Obama Drops Family Issues From Agenda

  Posted by Political Nanny Barack Obama has decided to reach waaaaaay across the aisle and meet Republicans 98 percent of the way on domestic policy issues. He said this morning he would scale back -- if not fully eliminate -- some of his bigger ticket items. In particular, those geared toward helping out middle class families.   Read More... Posted Apr 01 2008, 12:03 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, barack obama, april fool's day, political nanny, republicans, John McCain

• Political Nanny's Playground: Readers Call McCain's Daughter Fatty

  Ew. Can't a girl get out there and campaign publicly for her father without regard to her appearance? Apparently not. One of the most entertaining blogs about this 2008 Election is the one that presumptive Republican Nominee John McCain's daughter writes. The 25-year-old travels with her father on his campaign and records, in seriously minute detail, much of what goes on. She talks about everything BUT politics, really.   Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 07:18 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: political nanny, McCain, John McCain, political nanny's playground, mccainblogette.com, meghan McCain, body issues

• Strollerderby Playdate: Democracy + Glamour =?

  Just getting back from today's Strollerderby Playdate, where I was hanging out with blogger Megan Carpentier at the Glamour group blog "Glamocracy." We gorged on campaign-themed hummus (see pic); we dissected the political news of the day. Megan, Political Nanny and I practically finished each other's sentences, especially when talk turned to ...   Read More... Posted Feb 27 2008, 04:36 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: glamour, political nanny, strollederby, glamocracy

• Political Nanny's Playground: Candidate Love

  They say politics make strange bedfellows. But what about politicians? With few exceptions, the slate of 2008 presidential candidates -- both already out and those still in -- hooked up with some beauties. Political Nanny's opened the pages of her election scrapbook again today, this time for a peek at candidates in love. Looking through the pictures might be like walking in on your parents, so consider this a warning. There's Cindy and John McCain in a hotel  room, Bill and Hillary in a hammock, Janet and Mike get beasty, and Michelle and Barack being America's newest sweethearts.   Read More... Posted Feb 14 2008, 05:05 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: bill clinton, hillary clinton, political nanny, John McCain, election 2008, Valentine Day, elizabeth kucinich, janet huckabee, political nanny's playground, mike huckabee, dennis kucinich, cindy mccain

• Strollerderby Playdate: Do Toddlers Belong in the Voting Booth?

  Sure, there have already been some pretty important primaries and caucuses, blah, blah. But even if you didn't vote yesterday, you have to admit: Super Tuesday felt pretty important and somewhat all-consuming. So it feels appropriate to call a playdate with our favorite parents 'n' politics blogs. Political Nanny started an election scrapbook (without the cutsie baby bottle and paci embellishments you might find among your civilian scrappers). There are baby pictures and a roundup of the candidates' more interesting kids. She keeps you posted on every tear Hillary sheds and some of the more interesting (questionably relevant) endorsements.   Read More... Posted Feb 06 2008, 07:14 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, John Edwards, strollederby playdate, momocrats, political nanny, election 2008, momania

• Hasselbeck and Her Super Tuesday Foibles

  Poor Elisabeth Hasselbeck suffered the worst of all indignities when she went to vote this morning. After her babyweight management morning run, she zipped into her designated polling place, was escorted to her district and asked her name and address. So far, so good.  However, her name was not on the list.   Read More... Posted Feb 05 2008, 06:36 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: the view, voting, NYC, elisabeth hasselbeck, political nanny, Super Tuesday

• Two Fewer Young'uns On the Campaign Trail

  Family man John Edwards and family wrecker Rudy Giuliani are bowing out of the 2008 presidential election. For the latter ... who didn't see THAT coming? For the former, well, it's a surprise. I mean, it was clear he didn't have much of a chance to actually win the  nomination. But he kept saying he'd stay in until the August convention, and he sounded believable! I wonder what Edwards' 8- and 6-year-old ... Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 01:06 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Rudy Giuliani, John Edwards, political nanny, elections, kids on the campaign trail, election 2008

• Can't a Girl Just Cry?

  Maybe it's because I am (1) around criers all the time and (2) tear up at the first whiff of frustration/sentimentality/nostalgia/pain/other person's pain. But what I want to know is, what's the big deal about crying? Hillary Clinton got a little choked up yesterday and it's news. For analysis. By some of the lamest analysts around! Read More... Posted Jan 08 2008, 05:35 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: politics, hillary clinton, Clinton, communication, crybaby, political nanny, craziness, 2008 election, new hampshire, common questions, Political Nanny Cam

• Political Nanny's Playground: Fox Pundit Starts Shoving Match

  An angry, antsy and entitled Bill O’Reilly caused a scene Saturday afternoon during a New Hampshire campaign rally when, attempting to speak face-to-face with Barack Obama, he shoved ... Read More... Posted Jan 07 2008, 03:31 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Slate, barack obama, manny, political nanny, new hampshire, campaign trail, conservative, primaries, pundits, liberal, Bill O'Reilly, rally, progressive, NYTimes

• 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