Incest Desk: Politico's Mike Allen Gives Joan VandeHei Star Treatment on her Birthday

How many birthday wishes does it take to wish your boss’s mother a happy birthday? In Politico Mike Allen’s case, that number would be: 5.

Last Thursday he gave his first heads up that the birthday of Joan VandeHei, mother Johnny, Jim and Julie was on the horizon. On Friday he again alerted the masses that her birthday was Monday. On Saturday: a third warning that her birthday was a mere 24 hours away. Early this morning he gave her a shout-out on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and in this morning’s Playbook?

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