Friday, January 23, 2009

Political discourse starts early in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

"All six agreed that their classmates who heard the inaugural in school were impressed. 'Even those whose parents voted for McCain,' said Karina, 12."

-- $100,000-a-year-for-life consulting columnist, octogenarian father of six adopted children age 8-17 -- and now holder of one long introductory title Al Neuharth, in his weekly USA Today column, this morning, "Will Obama have us sing and dance again?"

3 comments:

  1. My children were brilliant and perceptive at 12. But I can't imagine them giving two hoots and one damn about their classmates' parents' political preferences.

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  2. They would have -- if their adopted father had turned the breakfast nook into a replica of Art Linkletter's "House Party" set.

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  3. uummm breakfast nook???????? Dont think so they have a normal table they eat at like everyone else in america. get your facts straight and leave the kids out of your posts.

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