Trust a mother to embarrass her children, even if they happen to be grown-up politicians debating bipartisan politics on live national television.
Tuesday's debate on CSPAN between two politically divided brothers centered on whether or not bipartisanship is good for governing the country, The Washington Post reported.
Brothers Dallas and Brad Woodhouse, "political operatives who work on opposite sides of the aisle," were in for an unexpected surprise on Tuesday morning when they received a call from "somebody down south" in Raleigh, N.C., during the show's call-in segment.
"You're right I'm from down south!" the voice on the phone began. At first, the two were visibly stunned until realization that their mother, Joy Woodhouse, had called through C-SPAN's regular caller line seeped in.
"Oh God, it's mom," Dallas, a Republican, proclaimed, as both he and his Democratic brother Brad expressed surprise, taking turns hiding their faces in embarrassment during the live segment.
To the listener's delight, Joy used the opportunity to chide her sons, delivering a lecture about the brothers' incessant political bickering before proclaiming, "I would really like a peaceful Christmas."
"I'm your mother and I disagree that all families are like ours. I don't know many families that are fighting at Thanksgiving," she said. "I was very glad that this Thanksgiving was the year that you two were supposed to go to your in-laws, and I'm hoping you'll have some of this out of your systems when you come here for Christmas."
The dueling brothers are supposed to head home to North Carolina to spend Christmas with her and their father, The Huffington Post reported.
"I would really like a peaceful Christmas," she continued. "And I love you both."
"I love you mom," Dallas said at one point. "And I love politics," she replied.
Host Steve Scully proceeded to ask Joy what it was like to raise Dallas and Brad. "Well, it hasn't been easy. They're both very passionate about what they believe in, and I love that about them; but I hope they just kinda get this out of their system today on your program."
After the call had ended, Scully clarified, "This was not planned. She called in on the normal line."
Meanwhile, Dallas and Brad are the subjects of a documentary titled "Woodhouse Divided," which showcases their complex - yet close - relationship as they navigate different ends of the political spectrum, TheBlaze reported.
