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So here's a cute story you all may like.
Yesterday at Thanksgiving - the kids were all huddled in one of the bedrooms. Then one of them comes out and says they are going to put on a show. So we all went in to see......
There are 8 kids at the house - the older ones in the 10 - 12 year old range - the younger ones from 3 - 8. Two are my nephews - the rest are my cousins' kids.
Well the show was this:
Elizabeth (12) - played Katie Couric
Andrew (11) - played Barack Obama
Timmy (10) - was Joe Biden
Stephen (11) - was John McCain
Johnny (7) - was Sarah Palin (he loves the "I can see Russia from my house" line and the "for all you Joe Six Packs out there playing along Maverick" - both are lines from SNL)
The other kids were the audience.....
Well - let me tell you - this "show" was laugh out loud funny. Its amazing to see the news and politics through the eyes of kids...
My nephew Andrew, did a cute impersonation of Barack - the cadence was down pat. And he was so cute - every time Elizabeth called him Senator Obama, he'd say - "that's President-Elect Obama" lol
And one time Elizabeth asked the question - "Senator Obama, sadly, you were elected to be President of the United States (can you tell who she was supporting?
) - and one of the kids in the audience said - "Hey, how come you asked the question that way - you're not supposed to ask it like that!" She got a reminder of objective journalism! 
The adults were in hysterics over the responses the kids gave as the characters they were playing and some of the audience questions. Anthony - age 8 - asked John McCain, "How does it feel to be a loser?" That's the terms he saw it in - one was the winner - one was the loser.......
Any way - thought you all might find this amusing....... I thought it was great that these kids were taught the importance of voting - hopefully, they will be all future voters when they reach 18.
Oh and the adults were split 50/50 on the election - and we all got along. Every one on "the other side" wished Obama well, for the success of our country.
I told those that didn't vote for him, they will end up being pleasantly surprised.......
Yesterday at Thanksgiving - the kids were all huddled in one of the bedrooms. Then one of them comes out and says they are going to put on a show. So we all went in to see......
There are 8 kids at the house - the older ones in the 10 - 12 year old range - the younger ones from 3 - 8. Two are my nephews - the rest are my cousins' kids.
Well the show was this:
Elizabeth (12) - played Katie Couric
Andrew (11) - played Barack Obama
Timmy (10) - was Joe Biden
Stephen (11) - was John McCain
Johnny (7) - was Sarah Palin (he loves the "I can see Russia from my house" line and the "for all you Joe Six Packs out there playing along Maverick" - both are lines from SNL)
The other kids were the audience.....
Well - let me tell you - this "show" was laugh out loud funny. Its amazing to see the news and politics through the eyes of kids...
My nephew Andrew, did a cute impersonation of Barack - the cadence was down pat. And he was so cute - every time Elizabeth called him Senator Obama, he'd say - "that's President-Elect Obama" lol
And one time Elizabeth asked the question - "Senator Obama, sadly, you were elected to be President of the United States (can you tell who she was supporting?


The adults were in hysterics over the responses the kids gave as the characters they were playing and some of the audience questions. Anthony - age 8 - asked John McCain, "How does it feel to be a loser?" That's the terms he saw it in - one was the winner - one was the loser.......
Any way - thought you all might find this amusing....... I thought it was great that these kids were taught the importance of voting - hopefully, they will be all future voters when they reach 18.
Oh and the adults were split 50/50 on the election - and we all got along. Every one on "the other side" wished Obama well, for the success of our country.
I told those that didn't vote for him, they will end up being pleasantly surprised.......