Voting advice from a 6 year old

pipanale · Post by **pipanale** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:13 am

We live here in NC, a formerly tightly contested state that seems to be turning blue before my eyes.

My daughter is 6 and in 1st grade.

I'll also add (simply as a fact) that we live in an ethnically-diverse neighborhood and that the little one's school is also very diverse. (Read that as you will)

The little one is voting for Barack Obama. Why? Well, we figured it was because she liked the name. I mean...it sounds fun. Plus, Barry has blanketed the Triangle with advertising and the local paper runs storoies on the Obama campaign on an hourly basis.

Anyhoo...as I delve into an opinion here.

Yesterday, she announced that, in the library, they were going to read stories about Barack Obama and John McCain. They read the story about "Barack Obama's kid life"

"You mean his childhood?"
"No...his kid life"

They didn't read the McCain story. I wonder why (especially since her teachers have all but shilled for Obama in the classroom).

Then, we were told why we should vote for Obama. This advice came from a young lad in her class whose name has an apostraphe in it (I shall say no more than that).

"You should vote for Barack Obama because if he wins you don't have to work all the time. John McCain is going to make people work without breaks."

What now?

I explained, as gently as I could, that the kid in her class was really mistaken and that the President doesn't decide when you get a break from work and that all grown ups have to work no matter who's the President.

I'm just going to leave you with that little nugget. Read into it as you will, but know that I am 100% honest when I state that I am undecided still. I have no clue who I'm voting for.

Welcome to my life

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:44 pm

pipanale wrote:"You should vote for Barack Obama because if he wins you don't have to work all the time.

So I guess that means your "house guests" will be voting for Obama.

Lulu76 · Post by **Lulu76** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:01 pm

I was thinking that too, I just didn't have the guts to post it! Since you have, I will agree with you. Teamwork!

pipanale · Post by **pipanale** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:09 pm

Trust me...the words had to be stopped from coming from my mouth last night at dinner.

The Mrs too. We were kicking each other under the table...as we sat there astounded by what the munchkin had just said.

But, if I can get it in writing that if Obama's elected I don't need to work as much...and things won't go deeper in to the crapper than they are...he's got my vote! McCain's going to have to counter with pie and cookies!

Wouldn't it be great if that's how it worked?

What are YOU going to do for ME if you're elected? Also, if one of them could promise me that I could get a decent pizza or a bagel that's not just a slab of round bread with a hole in the middle in Raleigh...they'd have my vote.

augie · Post by **augie** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:14 pm

I'm gonna vote for the first human that will admit that, by themself, they can change very little and doesn't make vague references to what they will do (I'm so tired of the line "we're going to change Washington") if elected.

This will be the 9th presidential election I've voted in and there has not been a single candidate on any of those ballots that could pass that test.

DaveS007 · Post by **DaveS007** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:19 pm

Try this on the munchkin; if Obama wins daddy's bosses taxes will go up and daddy may get laid off so boss can stay profitable. Then you could hang out all day with your new housemates.

LysaC · Post by **LysaC** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:36 pm

"McCain's going to have to counter with pie and cookies!"

Wha... whaddya mean "may have to"?

I thought that Palin was providin' the pies and cookies? Thought that's what she was for...

A-HAHAHAHAHA... Just kidding folks. I just couldn't help myself.

I'm actually a McCain/Palin fan. And a woman. Laughter makes the world go 'round.

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pipanale · Post by **pipanale** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:56 pm

DaveS007 wrote:Try this on the munchkin; if Obama wins daddy's bosses taxes will go up and daddy may get laid off so boss can stay profitable. Then you could hang out all day with your new housemates.

Daddy survived an IRIF in June and is surviving a VRIF right now. Daddy is a cockroach when it comes to wriggling about in corporate America!

As long as people keep taking insane amounts of medications, I'm in a job.

So March to the Pharmacy my minions! MARCH!

jmq · Post by **jmq** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:05 pm

pipanale wrote: Also, if one of them could promise me that I could get a decent pizza or a bagel that's not just a slab of round bread with a hole in the middle in Raleigh...they'd have my vote.

Bad pizza. That sucks, with you being from Jersey and all where every little town has at least 2 or 3 good pizza joints, although I dont know how Dominos stays in business in NJ (or anywhere for that matter). This begs the question are there any decent Italian deli's down there? That would be tough to live without too.

Good bagels are actually getting harder to find, even here. My local shop must've switched to a cheaper flour or something cuz they taste like cardboard now. Chain wise, Panera bagels are not bad.

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:55 pm

I, too, have a 6 year old. She in the 1st grade and though they are working on quadrilaterals they haven't really broached the election topic other than to be told to please have their parents take them to the polls.

So a recent quesiton from my little one:

HER: Mama, will you take me to go with you when you go to that place where you are going to decide who the next president will be?

I am pretty sure she thinks that I, personally, get to decide! If only.

P-600 · Post by **P-600** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:09 pm

My three and a half year old is for Obama when I asked him why he didn't like John McCain he said he was a "TOY"?
BTW--I am voting McCain- toy and all

LysaC · Post by **LysaC** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:41 pm

"...I dont know how Dominos stays in business in NJ."

The same way Red Lobster stays in business in New England. They must be puttin' crack in their crappy "fresh" seafood.

verjoy · Post by **verjoy** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:44 pm

Tuesday afternoon we went to a Republican rally in our little town of 10,000. They were serving chili at a pavilion in the park. We took our lawn chairs and put them on the grass where we could see the main speaker-who is running for Governor. He also happens to be an old friend and colleague of my husband.

This creepy guy came up behind us and used our chairs and us as a "fort" as he videotaped the candidate and everyone else at the function. Security people came up and tried to discourage him but couldn't get between him and us. We finally had to move our chairs so we couldn't be used in this manner. The guy was hired by the Democratic party to follow the candidate around and he said he didn't like the creepy guy taping his little girls. What could be the purpose of this?

This reminded me of the fellow on STJ who used us as protection to get out of a tight spot. What is it about us that attracts these people?

DaveS007 · Post by **DaveS007** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:36 pm

pipanale wrote:
DaveS007 wrote:Try this on the munchkin; if Obama wins daddy's bosses taxes will go up and daddy may get laid off so boss can stay profitable. Then you could hang out all day with your new housemates.
Daddy survived an IRIF in June and is surviving a VRIF right now. Daddy is a cockroach when it comes to wriggling about in corporate America!

As long as people keep taking insane amounts of medications, I'm in a job.

So March to the Pharmacy my minions! MARCH!

Ok try this; Schumpie, honeypie, if Obama where running our house he would require me to give these freeloaders part of my income because he feels it is fair that we spread our income around. Yes Schumpie, even if they don't work for the money they get some of mine. That work ?

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