Our friends at Park Slope Parents may be censoring political emails, but a couple have made it through The Committee and it involves the little ones (excited by Obama) and the election. We’re not certain if it would have made it past The Committee if the little ones got giddy when seeing Sen. McCain and that Palin person (we’re thinking they would not have been), but that’s just us being snotty. Here’s the email:

My kids are 4 (almost 5) and 2, and they get very excited every time they hear Barack Obama or see his image. We let my son stay up to watch Obama’s acceptance speech at the convention (though he fell asleep) and have let both of them watch some of the debates (again, they pretty much fall asleep). Of course, we don’t expect them to understand very much, except that it is important to pay attention to elections; to read, listen and talk about the issues; and above all, to vote. We have been very outspoken with them about our support for Obama, (and why we are so disappointed in McCain) and have tried to offer some very simple explanations for our positions ­mainly, that we think Obama has better ideas, that he wants to end a harmful war, and he wants to help poor people (OK, maybe “middle class” would be more accurate, but explaining class is tough, and a lot of middle class people feel poor these days!). We’ve also brought the kids to the polls with us when we’ve voted in the past i.e. Mid-term elections, and will probably bring them again. I’m actually going to canvas in PA for Obama, and thought of bringing them, or at least one of them, but decided against it since I want to get as much done as possible, but I know other people who’ve managed to canvas with their kid(s). While they are very young, I hope they are at least getting glimmers of ideas from our discussions, (at least my older child), especially some of the basic principles of fairness and responsibility, which I think are concepts kids can relate to.

So, here’s the second email to escape The Committee:

I haven’t discussed the election at all with my almost 4 & almost 5 y.o. kids, but I really would like them to be aware. I hope to take them to vote with us, but any ideas of things I can do with them? When I was in K we had a mock election. I was McGovern’s campaign manager & I also won both the McGovern & Nixon posters because I guessed the way the votes would turn out in our class. I was also the election official.

Ah, memories! Nixon vs. McGovern and one of the most crushing defeats of a Democratic nominee in history. No dirty tricks in the mock election? No G. Gordon Liddy? No break-ins at the DNC headquarters? No hanging chads in Florida? (Oops. Wrong stolen election.)