With Emma Claire Edwards' father endorsing Malia Obama's dad, Sparrow can't help imagining two ten-year-olds (they're both nine now) giggling and eating popcorn as they watch Shrek 5 in the red plush White House movie theater. Now that's a play date. If Senator Obama picks John Edwards as his running mate, Malia and Emma Claire could also have sleepovers at Number One Observatory Circle.
In a recent Mother's Day interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, Mrs. McCain talked about who was really in charge of Bridget's adoption from Bangladesh:
You know, she chose me, I’m convinced. She was only ten weeks old but she captured my heart. As you know, she had a very severe cleft palate and she had a number of other little problems along with another little baby. When I realized, when the nuns prevailed upon me and said: You know these babies need help you could help them, all of a sudden a light bulb kind of went off in my head and it was like: “Yeah you know I can help them.” I’m in a situation where I can get some help for these kids. It was just a matter of really responding to the call and then of course realizing on the flight home that I just couldn’t give her up. I didn’t go there with any intention of adopting or adding to our family in any way, and as luck and God would have it she is our lovely daughter to this day. And even though it was a surprise to my husband, he loves her just the way I do, and she adds such a special dimension to our family.She also talked about daughter Meghan's blog ("... I read it all the time. I was her biggest supporter and biggest fan when she started it ... It’s wonderful, it really is. She has such a different and unique perspective of the campaign. It’s just through different eyes, and I just love it ...") and her oldest daughter's company on the trail ("... Just the fact that she’s around certainly me makes me feel better. And also her support. We support each other on this. If I have a bad day she’s there, and certainly if she has a bad day I’m there ..."). Meghan recently posted a bundle of photos like this one featuring the close relationship she shares with her Mom.
Chelsea Clinton wished all mothers a Happy Mother's Day via YouTube, telling them that their daughters can become the "second woman President."
Appropriately, but strikingly, there was no sign or mention of daddy in the video.
Looks like daughter Meghan McCain is playing a key de-stressing role in her father's campaign, pulling down Dad's paper and making her parents laugh by putting on a pair of silly glasses. Good thing she's along for the ride -- the McCains (like the Clintons and the Obamas) have already been on the trail for over a year, and they've got SIX MORE MONTHS to go till the November election. A shared family laugh goes a long way when you're exhausted.
Since it's right near their home state, the (real) Obama girls joined their parents on the campaign trail for the first time since Iowa. TIME reports that they enjoyed two picnics and a roller-skating party, and watched their Daddy play a game of pickup basketball.
The youngest daughter of Cindy and John McCain, Bridget, has been busy with homework, volunteer trips to New Orleans, and playing on the volleyball and basketball teams at school in Arizona, but she still finds time to join the family on the campaign trail every now and then. Here's another sweet photo of Bridget and her big sis Meghan, and their Mom's take on the youngest McCain's role:
When Bridget drops into the campaign, Mrs. McCain goes out of her way to point her out. "I want to make sure everyone knows she's a part of us, too," she said.
Check out Chelsea Clinton's Kentucky Derby outfit -- light blue, summery, cool, and chic, but it's eerie how much she's a mini-Mommy in the photo.
Gallivanting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, escaping to a beach in Tampa, listening closely at a Cancer Research Center, feasting on Cuban cuisine in Miami -- Meghan McCain, Shannon Bae, and Heather Brand have returned from a brief break to give us front row seats on the Straight Talk Express once again. Great to have you back, ladies.
Barack and Michelle Obama chatted with Rachel Ray about date nights, helping Sasha and Malia eat right, and the girls' take on their Dad's exhausting campaign:
When you're on the campaign trail with your Mom, along with picking up mulch with a pitchfork, petting snakes, and putting on a fancy hat for the Kentucky Derby, you celebrate Mother's Day in a very public way:
Bridget McCain visited New Orleans during spring break, and I'll bet a father-daughter email exchange or dinner table conversation inspired Senator McCain. Listen to the passionate promise he made during a visit he made a few weeks after Bridget's return:
McCain said his teenage daughter Bridget had been there with a volunteer youth group a few weeks ago to help in the recovery.
"Never again, never again, will a disaster of this nature be handled in the disgraceful way it was handled," McCain declared, a pledge he repeated over and over during the day.
Just watched the White House Correspondents' Dinner live, with Craig Ferguson as special guest. On the way into the Hilton, C-SPAN showed Meghan McCain posing on the red carpet. Then she had to go in and listen to a bunch of jokes about her father's age. What's that like? Everyone around you craning their necks to catch your reaction, you're smiling, laughing, sitting with your head high, but inside you want to say, "Back off, buddy. That's my DAD you're talking about." Anyway, she looked gorgeous in an aqua halter dress, and Craig Ferguson did a great job getting that tough crowd to laugh (but I wondered WHY he kept fiddling with his nose -- he never does that on his show.)
Blogger Andrew Romano of Newsweek guesses that Jenna might be interested in learning about one candidate in particular -- Senator Barack Obama, joining a bunch of other First Daughter alums like Susan Eisenhower and Julie Nixon.
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