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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/...palin_daughter
Looks like Gov Palin's daughter is pregnant right now. |
09-01-2008, 01:47 PM | #2 |
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Um, so what. She has kids who are being kids. Kids do the damnedest things. They drink, experiment with drugs, have sex, and generally test the waters of life.
I don't see why this is newsworthy, or why it will impact the vice presidency if McCain is elected. Oh, other then I can definitely relate to this ladies family life a little bit. This all reminds me of an old quote attributed to Samuel Clemens. "If you don't read the newspapers you are uninformed, if you do read the newspapers you are misinformed." Not much I hate in this life, I sometimes hate the media.
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I think it rebuts perfectly that nasty rumor that Palin hid her daughter's pregnancy and used it as her own. I find spreading false rumors for political gain repugnant and telling the truth refreshing. Obviously Mrs Palin felt the same way or she would not have made this announcement.
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McCain is trying to sell her to conservatives as an effective traditional mother and politician who is able to balance family and career. While parents may not be responsible for the actions of adult children, they are held responsible for their underage children.
McCain's camp says that he knew about all of this and chose her anyway. Personally, I think that's bullshit. While it's refreshing to see a Republican sex scandal that does not directly involve the candidate, it's still trouble. BTW, determining the age of a fetus is not an exact science, so the "she couldn't be pregnant then because she's pregnant now" argument may not fly. I'm not sure if even liberals would be able to ignore something like this.
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Exactly what is the scandal? Where she and most Americans come from, an abortion would be the scandal. I think liberals will be the only ones not ignoring this. From here it looks like a family addressing a problem inside the bounds of their belief system.
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I agree its trouble but it does not speak of Palin herself as the one committing the subterfuge.
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Some may find pregnancy at this age morally repugnant, but the age of consent in Alaska is 16. This is the age at which an individual may consent to have sex with someone over 18, legally. I am not sure underage would apply to her daughter if you are going by the legal definition for that state. The minimum age to marry in Alaska is 18. People under the age of 18 can marry with the consent of both parents.
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Most liberals and real libertarians won't care, figuring that anyone has the right to mess up their own family, but social conservatives will have a mental image of the baby crying for his mother while she boards Air Force Two. The fact that she already has a family crisis while simply a state governor is not going to reassure anyone. From here Quote:
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My fear is that, unfortunately, as a result of this VERY high profile teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy rates will climb. Thats not a good thing.
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She would be considered underage, if she needs the consent of her parents to get married.
I wonder if Palin secretly wishes now that she had taught her daughter to use birth control...since the abstinence teachings obviously didn't work. |
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That is not how the law reads BC. There are two different laws and they do not necessarily work well together.
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Do you think Obama's kids will be crying for their Daddy when he boards Airforce 1?
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