Political Nanny

Political Nanny is Moving Out ... But Not Away

Political Nanny has packed up the candidates' clothes, toys and night-night blankets, loaded the moving van with their position papers, teleprompters and weighty political baggage, and sent change of address notices to their aides, managers, proxies and the press pool. In other words: Political Nanny has moved!

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Posted Apr 07 2008, 06:18 AM by Madeline Holler with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, candidates, election, Clinton, campaign trail, Democrats, John McCain, Barack Obama, Political Nanny, campaign, 2008 election, babysitter, Americans, obama, election 2008, campaign managers, yes we can, 3 a.m. ad, political satire

Clinton Smackdown Chelsea-Style

Ohhhhh, if Chelsea Clinton isn't the whole package. Political Nanny can't wait to take care of the youngest Clinton when she's running for president.

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Posted Mar 26 2008, 02:17 PM by Madeline Holler with 7 comment(s)

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, monica lewinsky, scandal

Clinton and Obama Long Lost Cousins of the Jolie-Pitts

Just one big happy family, right? It turns out, Hillary Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie. And Barack Obama is Brad Pitt's distant cousin. Could this be why we're reading about fights between America's favorite global do-gooders? (The Jolie-Pitts, not the Democratic candidates!)

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Posted Mar 25 2008, 07:36 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: John McCain, Barack Obama, Family Medical Leave Act, political cousins

Ugly Teeth on the Campaign Trail

The votes are in. Dentists are not impressed with the Republican nominee's smile.

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Posted Mar 25 2008, 01:13 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Mitt Romney, John McCain, Barack Obama, John Edwards, mike huckabee, pretty teeth, dentists

Hollywood Happy Ending

Sure, the candidates come and go (most of them having already gone). But as a nanny, you still care. Which is why Political Nanny is happy to report that one of her charges has found work in the day job that he ill-advisedly quit to run for president.

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Posted Mar 24 2008, 03:42 PM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Fred Thompson, Law and Order, dropping out, Hollywood

Equality Now! McCain Gets a Music Video

Justice! Political Nanny has finally uncovered a music video for precious Johnny. Sure, he's a little uptight, but Obama shouldn't be the only one with a campaign set to catchy tunes.

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Posted Mar 20 2008, 01:05 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: John McCain, McCain, campaign videos

The Story of a Little Dick

We're going to step outside the scope of presidential candidate care today and talk about a little Dick named Cheney.

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Posted Mar 19 2008, 06:44 AM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: dick cheney, political humor, political satire, satire, little dick, books

Barack's Big Boy Speech

Barack should thank his controversial preacher.

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Posted Mar 18 2008, 05:12 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, candidates, election, Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, McCain, religion and politics, race, philadelphia, A More Perfect Union

Bipartisan Dog House: Treats for Conservative, Liberal Pets

There you are, pumping your fists at footage from an Obama rally on TV, tearing up as you mouth "yes, we can!" and your dog -- your best damn friend! -- won't stop slobbering all over himself barking "the surge is working, the surge is working!"

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Posted Mar 18 2008, 06:17 AM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: conservative, Democrats, Barack Obama, republicans, liberal, political humor, bipartisan, political pets

St. Paddy's Day Formula: How Green is Your Candidate?

On St. Patrick's Day, everybody's Irish, right? That includes the candidates, two-thirds of whom have traceable Irish roots. (The other married Bill Clinton, who descends from the Irish, too.) But as Political Nanny likes to tell her charges, it doesn't matter where you came from as much as where you plan to take the rest of us.

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Posted Mar 17 2008, 07:37 AM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, election, Clinton, campaign trail, Democrats, John McCain, Barack Obama, campaign issues, campaign, 2008 election, Americans, obama, election 2008, issues, green candidates, formula supplement, grist, environment

Formula Supplement: Which Candidates are in a Family(-Friendly) Way?

In an effort to keep the campaign's thighs cute and chubby, Political Nanny is stirring some more substance into the election formula.

Today's supplement: Paid Family Leave

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Posted Mar 14 2008, 06:37 AM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, candidates, John McCain, Barack Obama, issues, paid family leave, formula supplement

Obama's Minister has a Potty Mouth

Let's see ... which candidate is at the front of the line to denounce and/or distance him/herself from a supporter/associate/campaign proxy? Yesterday was Hillary's turn. Today it must be Barack's.

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Posted Mar 13 2008, 05:05 PM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, samantha powers, geraldine ferraro, rev. jeremiah wright, campaign proxies, controversy

Mitt to Campaign: Can Johnny Come Out to Play? With Me?

Oh, Mitt. You're such a fighter. Such an ambitious, clueless, big-spending fighter.

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Posted Mar 12 2008, 08:31 PM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Mitt Romney, John McCain, vice president, election 2008

Obama Campaign Meets 'Fame: The Musical'

Earnest and musically talented Obama supporters, turn that crap down! The voters are napping! You're giving Political Nanny a headache!

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Posted Mar 12 2008, 03:51 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: campaign trail, Barack Obama, YouTube, rally, celebrities, yes we can, campaign event, you tube

Readers Tell McCain's Daughter to Lose Weight

Let's take a break from the candidates this evening, and the fact that Barack Obama won Mississippi big, and talk about Political Nanny's little Republican charge, John McCain. Or, more specifically, we're going to talk about his daughter, Meghan.

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Posted Mar 11 2008, 11:21 PM by Madeline Holler with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: John McCain, McCain, body issues, McCainblogette.com, Meghan McCain

Naughty Chair: Feminist Race-Baiter

Candidates, candidates, candidates, what was Political Nanny just telling you?!

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Posted Mar 11 2008, 06:15 AM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: gender card, feminism, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, race, Affirmative Action, race baiting, geraldine ferraro

Formula Supplement: Adding Substance to Campaign Diet

Coverage of the presidential campaign is increasingly anemic, coming down to, as usual, thin descriptions of polls and attacks.

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Posted Mar 10 2008, 05:07 PM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, candidates, John McCain, Barack Obama, election 2008, education, formula supplement

Obama on Being VP: In Your Dream (Ticket), Hillary!

If there's a happy ending for Democrats in this election year fairy tale ...

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Posted Mar 10 2008, 06:40 AM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Barack Obama, Dream Ticket, democratic nomination, wyoming

It's 3 a.m. But the Kids are Up Laughing at Hillary

There's good news and bad news about Hillary Clinton's now infamous 3 a.m. campaign ad, which some credit for her big wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island on Super Tuesday-Lite last week.

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Posted Mar 09 2008, 11:57 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, campaign ads, Barack Obama, Ohio, Texas, negative campaign, Rhode Island, Casey Knowles, 3 a.m. ad

Nanny Cam: Saturday Cartoons and the New Messiah

Is Barack Obama the new Messiah?

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Posted Mar 08 2008, 06:15 AM by Madeline Holler with 1 comment(s)

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: Sure S/He's Your Favorite?

Some kids you love, others you hate. Others you think you love but actually, you hate. Same goes for candidates.

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Posted Mar 07 2008, 04:32 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, EMMM, John McCain, Barack Obama, undecided voters, quiz, election 2008, psychological test

Naughty Chair: Name Callers!

Political Nanny will pull out the double-wide Naughty Chair this morning to make room for an aide from each of the Democratic campaigns. They're calling names. And that's not nice. Now, who started it?

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Posted Mar 07 2008, 07:15 AM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Clinton, Naughty Chair, Democrats, Barack Obama, obama, democratic nomination, howard wolfson, name-calling, samantha powers

We All Scream for Baracky Road Ice Cream!

Vermont voters' overwhelming endorsement of Barack Obama inspired Slate's Trailhead blogger Chadwick Matlin to connect the Illinois senator with one of the (if not THE) northeastern state's great institutions: Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

What ensues is a naming contest extravaganza ...

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Posted Mar 06 2008, 05:20 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Slate, Vermont, ben & jerry's

Dennis Sticks Around

Great news, Dennis Kucinich playmates (and one-time caregivers who loved him so).

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Posted Mar 05 2008, 01:12 PM by Madeline Holler with no comments

Filed under: Kucinich, primaries, Ohio, Cleveland, Congressman, dennis kucinich

Surprise! We Don't Say Bye-Bye to Hillary

Voters in Ohio and Texas didn't want to kick Hillary out of the Democrat's sandbox just yet. As of late Tuesday night, it appears she won primaries in both states. (She won clearly in Rhode Island and lost resoundingly in Vermont.)

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Posted Mar 05 2008, 12:53 AM by Madeline Holler with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, election 2008, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Rhode Island

About the Blogger

Madeline Holler is a writer and mother of two. Each of her children gestated during one of the last two hotly contested presidential elections. She is familiar with the doubt pregnancy brings, especially during an election year, about whether it's wise to bring children into this world. She has found that it is. Madeline is watching the 2008 presidential campaign with a mixture of glee and dread from her home in Long Beach, California.

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