Deal Behind Sen. Klobuchar's Endorsement of Obama

[NYCGirl]

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/04/the_deal_with_sen_klobuchars_e.html

Been wondering what superdelegates are getting in return for their recent presidential endorsements? Well, in the case of Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who hopped off the fence last week to endorse Barack Obama, she didn't get a thing.

But her 12-year-old daughter, Abigail, did.

Klobuchar says it wasn't exactly a quid-pro-quo but she did let it be known to Obama that Abigail would like to be the go-to babysitter for his two young daughters, Malia , 9, and Sasha, 6, if they wind up living in the White House.

During her endorsement conversation with him, Klobuchar dropped a not-so-subtle hint when Obama asked how her daughter was doing: Abigail was recently certified as a babysitter by the Red Cross and is "available on Saturday nights until 11 p.m." And thanks for asking.

No promise was extracted, Klobuchar says, though she feels pretty confident that her preferred Democratic presidential candidate would put her daughter high up on the babysitting call list.

Obama has met Abigail, and knows she's a fan of his. (He once commented on the kid's gift of gab and asked her if she might someday, like her mother, run for office. Abigail, according to Klobuchar, replied, "Oh, I've already done that. I'm on the 6th grade student council.")

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:evilgrin:

[loveangelc]

1. cute!

[samsingh]

14. who's the cute girl in the picture?

[loveangelc]

16. that would be me

[samsingh]

19. very nice. you look great.

nice to know democrats are so fine looking.

[loveangelc]

21. lol! thank you.....

[GarbagemanLB]

2. It's disgusting how he is buying votes.

:sarcasm:

:rofl:

[babylonsister]

3. That is too cute! If I get certified and vote for Obama, can

I babysit, please please please?! :evilgrin:

[liberaldem4ever]

4. That is really cute

It is nice to read such a cute and positive post. So many I have read this morning in GDP have been toxic and uncalled for. This was nice. :applause:

[Life Long Dem]

5. Cute story.

And nice try from the evil-grinning OP.

[NYCGirl]

7. Well, you know

positive stories never get as many eyeballs as negative ones here at DU!

[Coexist]

6. CALL CONGRESS.... never mind

thats a really cute story!

[uponit7771]

8. FAUX news will do 1500 stories on this before the weeks up

[berni_mccoy]

9. OMG! Sitter-gate!

:rofl:

[Maddy McCall]

10. I like Abigail.

Sounds like a smart little girl. :D

[wndycty]

11. A 12 year old watching a 9 year old?

LOL

[Divernan]

12. Plus, she'd always have Secret Service backup!

My then 12 year old babysat for her 10 and 8 year old sibs.

[Cha]

18. Yeah, and by then she'd

be 13..the magic age. :)

[FrenchieCat]

13. This quid quo pro needs to be investigated!

Job offers of late night work for endorsements! This is outrageous!

[Cha]

15. Amy's daughter, Abigail, is quite

the budding entrepeneur and politician..and Obama's helping out with the 2006 candidates in Congress keeps on giving. Hope the SuperDees are taking note.

[NYCGirl]

17. Abigail is pretty sharp. NT

[rinsd]

20. Cute story.