If you remember the 2012 Presidential Election, you’ll remember that at one point, the GOP candidate, Mitt Romney, said he’d like Big Bird but he was going to vote to cut funding for PBS.
Well, as Mr. Romney found out, you can’t go after Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie, Grover, Bert & Ernie, and Oscar without consequences. Indeed, it was his undoing (that and the whole “47% comment” and bad policies).
However, had Mr. Romney paid closer attention, he might’ve learned something from PBS, and, more specifically, Sesame Street. He might’ve learned how to count (for example, learning to properly count polling data might’ve helped the GOP prepare better), he might’ve learned how to share (for example, sharing the wealth and letting poor people get out of poverty), and he might’ve learned a little bit about people of color (for example, that they have rights, like the right to vote, which they do choose to exercise).
I thought of this these last couple of days as I’ve been reading about the GOP’s memos to itself about how to “fix” the party. Well, there’s a whole laundry list of ways to do that, but one might be to gain some cultural sensitivity about how people unlike themselves live and love and get along without being born into wealth and privilege.
And, toward that end (and because my wife and I are an interracial family with a Biracial son who loves Sesame Street), I offer up this video for Mitt Romney’s and the GOP’s consideration:
As the Dow Jones continues to climb, unemployment rates remain stubbornly high. So, as usual, fat cats are getting fatter and the rest of us thin cats are getting ever thinner — darn near anorexic.
Parenting can be challenging stuff. It’s often rewarding, but sometimes the day-to-day can be a grind. But, every so often, you have a moment where you can just sit back and say, “it’s great being a parent. It is a part of life I’m glad I had the chance to participate in.”
With that said, I present one of the all-time great parenting videos — First Lady Michelle Obama showing how moms can still get down:
Well, Mother Nature got us again. This time, she pulled a blanket of snow over the East Coast. It’s pretty. But, as we all know, after about 24-36 hours house-bound with your friends and loved ones, it’s time to get out, get some air, stretch the legs and, of course, get away from watching your loved ones put food in their mouths.
And, even though it’s fun to play in the snow, it’s only a matter of time before your feet are freezing. So, come in out of the cold — but don’t go home! Come laugh at this blizzard!! Where and when you ask? Well, let me tell you.
My wife and I have a 17-month old so. His name is Ivan. Happily, he and I have been developing a close father-son bond. In fact, so much so that now we’re going to do a father-son detective show together for YouTube. It’s called: Meatballs & Spaghetti (produced by the good people at #TeamIvan). We’re really excited about it and about the tag lines (“Fighting Crime And Hunger” and “Mess with Them And You Get the Sauce”).
So, here’s the third trailer to our show. We hope you like it. Please let us know if you do!!
It has become popular on Christmas for Jewish people to eat Chinese food and watch movies.
Why is that so?
Because who doesn’t like Chinese food and movies, that’s why.
Also, it’s because, historically speaking, Chinese restaurants and movie theaters were two of the few types of establishments that were open on Christmas.
This year, however, our family bucked tradition. What did we do?
What does any family with a 16-month-old, nuclear-powered toddler do? We followed him around, kept his fingers out of the electrical outlets, and got exhausted.
Welcome! I’m a comic and writer, and I love what I do. My wife and I are an interracial couple, and we had our first child in August 2011. His name is Ivan, and he is the boss of me. Before becoming a comic, I was a lawyer, which means I now am happier but have less money.