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This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jun 2015 #1
Tis an expression or metaphor widely used to disparage a mentality, not an economic reality. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #2
Expressions are sometimes dropped from the vernacular when it becomes apparent they are hurtful Fumesucker Jun 2015 #16
Did NOT know this was particularly 'offensive'... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #23
Really? The phrase is the moral equivalent to "welfare queen". aikoaiko Jun 2015 #30
has been offensive to me for decades DrDan Jun 2015 #46
I vote Democratic, always. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #4
^^This^^ Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #14
Bristol is far from poor. romanic Jun 2015 #28
Bristol Plain is representative of everything wrong with her screed. dballance Jun 2015 #3
She's made hundreds of thousands promoting abstinent programs. joshcryer Jun 2015 #6
I cannot think of a person who should be abstinent more than Bristol Palin. /nt dballance Jun 2015 #7
+1 joshcryer Jun 2015 #8
At least she has career opportunities Fumesucker Jun 2015 #17
Her ability to opine about morality is shattered. Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2015 #13
You are misunderstanding the fundamentalist mindset Fumesucker Jun 2015 #20
If Bristol Palin is really "disappointed" and considers herself such... joshcryer Jun 2015 #5
Very well put! AndreaCG Jun 2015 #61
Didn't I just read that she is being paid trusty elf Jun 2015 #9
Indeed...see below. The hypocrisy of the Palin family of grifters knows no bounds. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #10
Thanks, Surya. trusty elf Jun 2015 #15
they could not have chosen a more inappropriate spokesperson treestar Jun 2015 #52
I Want To Know Who Wrote Her Statement For Her.... global1 Jun 2015 #11
Is Rebecca Mansour still writing copy for Sarah Palin? no_hypocrisy Jun 2015 #12
look, Bristol, we get it. Youre a hypocrite. stop trying to make it a virtue. nt Javaman Jun 2015 #18
She was raised to regard hypocrisy as a virtue Fumesucker Jun 2015 #22
'i do not want any lectures'. then go the fuck away spanone Jun 2015 #19
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Pretty difficult to see how aka-chmeee Jun 2015 #24
2nd pregnancy by two different men, yes? GOLGO 13 Jun 2015 #25
God not by her side when she got pregnant? eom Malraiders Jun 2015 #26
Looking the other way--embarrassed maybe? Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #29
The entire family needs to just slink away quietly. nruthie Jun 2015 #27
Headline: "Paid abstinence proponent has 2 children out of wedlock from multiple fathers" DetlefK Jun 2015 #31
Bristol's pregnancy is a "disappointment"..... Sheepshank Jun 2015 #32
Poor baby, forced to be a Palin. UtahLib Jun 2015 #33
You survived the alert, please edit your offensive headline. hootinholler Jun 2015 #34
Have already bowed to trailer dweller sensibilites...and change it once. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #36
How dare people call out racist phrases! hootinholler Jun 2015 #40
Yes. The original post had "trailer-trash" MineralMan Jun 2015 #42
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I DO NOT CARE IN ANY WAY! MineralMan Jun 2015 #35
She's on the front page of almost every major LW newssite and blog today. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #37
So? I still don't care. MineralMan Jun 2015 #38
May I invite you to ignore it, in that case? Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #39
I'm the only one who decides what I ignore. MineralMan Jun 2015 #41
Second time...FWIW. Had to cater to trailer-dweller sensibilities the first time. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #43
Sensibilities? Really? MineralMan Jun 2015 #45
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results Go Vols Jun 2015 #53
Well, well... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #55
So who's Warren Buffet Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2015 #60
To me this has nothing to do with living in a trailer or being pregnant and unmarried. Instead jwirr Jun 2015 #44
THAT is the whole point of the OP--and why she's above the fold on every LW site today. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #48
Yes. jwirr Jun 2015 #51
Thank you for the edit. n/t hootinholler Jun 2015 #47
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Why do couples bother with IVF when abstinence works so well? nt valerief Jun 2015 #56
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I want to start a line of baby tee shirts that read, "I'm an Abstinence Baby." nt valerief Jun 2015 #58
Sure to be a money spinner! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #59
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