From the Onion:
Parents of Obama Volunteer Couldn't be More Proud, Sick of Son
Lowe, who spends up to 40 hours a week sending e-mails, making phone calls, and engaging complete strangers in drawn-out discussions about Obama's message of hope as he canvasses door-to-door, is expected to cost the Democratic nominee some 15,000 votes.
Despite the fact that my parents are Republicans and we avoid talking politics at all costs, I've been shameless in trying to woo them to the blue side. So much so that when I told my mom that I was making Penelope's first birthday a fundraiser for Obama, she actually believed me.
