Why would Palin want to put her daughter through this much media scrutiny?

[NNN0LHI]

I could never put my daughter through something like this no matter how bad I wanted to be VP.

This sounds crazy on its face.

Don

[kikiek]

1. In all honesty I thought the same myself. Many other questions about this too.

[Stephist]

2. And again calls into question all of her family values bullshit

Or is that a no-no to bring up as well?

[patrice]

8. I don't think talking about Facts in an objective sort of way is ever a no-no.

It's only cruel nasty personal insults that should be avoided, so the focus stays on the issues and Family Values IS an issue. Objectivity is the way to go.

There is no need to insult these folks; the facts alone will be enough to make our case.

[Gato Moteado]

3. yeah....in addition to the media scrutiny......

...the poor kid is forced to not only have the kid but to get married to another high school kid just to satisfy the voters. the marriage probably won't last long.

so, hey man, how the heck are you? i need to get back to chicago so we can have another get-together.

[DU9598]

17. No gay marriage though

Never mind these two have a relationship built on sexual intercourse, not love.

[Gato Moteado]

19. hey...it's the same relationship the repub party has with it's voters.....

...the repub party screws its voters and they, in turn, feel they have to marry the party.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I don't think she thought it all out

I believe it's all about Sarah to her.

[RufusTFirefly]

25. Bingo! You win the kewpie doll!

It would seem that she'll throw her own daughter under the bus if that's what it takes. Sarah Palin comes first. She isn't known as "Sarah Barracuda" for nothing.

[proud2BlibKansan]

41. Narcissism

Textbook example.

[patrice]

5. Blind ambition running on basic political Ignorance, plus some disregard for her Family.

The whole "Ends justifies the Means" thing.

In short, very bad judgement.

[Nostradammit]

6. Because she's pissed at her for getting pregnant

and screwing up mom's political career.

Mom may not even be aware she's doing it.

[Mz Pip]

7. That to me is

a much bigger issue.

Why would someone who is supposedly all about family and family values want to subject their pregnant teenage daughter to the media frenzy that is now unfolding.

Ambition before family should not be a conservative family value. But just watch the conservatives rally around this decision.

I really really feel sorry for the daughter. This can't be easy on her.

[OwnedByFerrets]

9. Another power hungry repug...nuff said.

[Leftist Agitator]

37. Please...

Don't compare Daleks to evil!

:rofl:

[OwnedByFerrets]

44. .....

and here I was thinking they were a match made in heaven.:rofl: :rofl:

[hlthe2b]

10. I don't get the impression she has ever put family first...

Now, clearly, I don't think there is anything wrong with her seeking political office, even with very young kids... But, if I was pursuing statewide office, I'd surely be careful with birth control. I would think I owed it to the people of Alaska to have as much of my time and focus as possible--something a new baby typically makes quite difficult. While I respect those who face the challenges of a Down Sydrome baby with enthusiasm and determination, it doesn't seem she's really that committed to raising him either. Alaskan friends whose comments have been posted here have pointed out that neither mother or father are raising the kids--that they are farming out to parents and family.

So, no.... It doesn't sound like any member of her family is higher than 4th, 5th, 6th, at best, on her priority list. I really think this is all about her--the fading beauty queen--all the time.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. It seems like she has a narcistic personality disorder. She threw her daughter under the bus

for her ambition.

[OhioChick]

12. So much for those "family values"

If she were a true mother and believed in those values she preaches, she'd be a strong force of support for her daughter at this time, as well as that of her newborn disabled son.

Speaks volumes about what her priorities in life are....

[InkAddict]

30. Well, if my daughter had been a single parent, she could have

received more college loan/aid assistance; just sayin'. Housing aid, daycare, scholarships, grants, Medicaid for all the doctor visits, and on top of that, employers are PAID to hire these young people because they are on assistance, which leaves the parents off the hook, and w/so many kids to educate...well... Meanwhile, responsible single young people have a hard time because they can't get a decent job.

My daughter could have applied for additional college funding if she had been a single adult mom. She just got her BS degree, but when a supervisory position opened up, they chose a single mom with only a HS diploma that had been on-board for only a few months. She didn't last long, but they've yet to post or fill the spot again...go figure.

[TexasObserver]

13. Palin is a very ignorant person, very unaware of the world.

How many hours a week do you suppose she has spent watching, worrying about, or thinking about ANY national issues? None? Maybe one? She's your garden variety ignorant backwoods rube. She knows the Old Testament better than she knows the history of the US, of the Constitution. She lives in another world, and the distance between what she knows and what one needs to know to be VP is insurmountable.

[patrice]

16. Bingo! One of those people who find an "interest" in politics relatively late; has done little or

observation or thinking.

Politics is something that happened to her as a result of her earlier trajectory it's a way to pay the bills, NOT a commitment to public service.

[liberalhistorian]

14. I know. I keep thinking

about when I was in a similar situation. I was 25, had just graduated from college, with no job and no money, and my fiance had thrown me out of the house when I was three months pregnant. I went home, of course, and mom, although very concerned and thinking that an abortion might be the best thing for my sitution, was unbelievably supportive and loving and supported my ultimate decision to have my son. She was very protective of me, too, especially with others. I can't imagine her doing what Palin's doing, you always put your kids first, period. And the poor girl is a teenager, whereas I was an adult, at least in name at that time. It was bad enough for me and I didn't have the eyes of the whole country on me, I can't imagine what she's dealing with.

[horseshoecrab]

21. Thanks liberalhistorian...

This really resonates because you went through it as an adult and yet you were still protected by your mom.

I can't imagine what this kid is going through emotionally either. Her parents have outed this child's pregnancy to the country and the world in an effort to get out in front of the story. Shame, shame, shame on Sarah Palin for that.

Where is her urge to protect her child's privacy and dignity? This kid didn't sign on to having the entire world know about her pregnancy.

This woman needs to see to her child's physical, as well as mental, health.


horseshoecrab

[dogtag]

15. Why would anyone drag a four month old

barefoot baby around on a campaign tour? It seems to me that he would have been much better off at home with his grandmother.

[daleo]

18. Because babies are cute?

And they make good political props?

[JerseygirlCT]

20. THAT'S the part I don't understand

It reads as incredibly selfish to me.

I could never to this to my child, either. Bristol didn't choose a life in the public eye - but here she is, forced to live out a tough time in public.

[cmf]

22. I wouldn't do it, either

When this came out, I tried to argue this point with an idiodic right winger. I think that Palin's acceptance of McCain's offer shows poor judgment, or worse - blind ambition with no regards for her children's welfare. But then she accused me of being anti-feminist, so I just rolled my eyes and gave up. The right wing's hypocrisy knows no bounds.

[Cleita]

23. Seems like a "Momie Dearest" situation to me.

I'll bet her girls will run as fast as they can when they are able to. I don't know about the boys. They probably are mama's darlings. But already it seems that the girl, Bristol, who was selected to be the nannie has gotten herself pregnant and soon to be married. This is a classic, "this is how I get out of this crazy house" move. Yes, I know people think she should go get a job and become independent, but when you live in places that are remote, like Alaska, it isn't always that easy. Well, I have speculated enough about other people's business without even "fly on the wall" credentials so I will move on.

[orleans]

24. say you're 17 years old. and pregnant. and your mom just

announced this to the fucking world for you. and mom has also told the world you are getting married (even if you don't really want to get married yet)

would you ever talk to mom again? would you be embarrassed and humiliated to death? or would you be okay with everything? i wouldn't.

and the fact that so many of us (me included) have been speculating that sarah is not this baby's mother? if i was that 17 year old i would probably hate my mother for the position/spotlight she threw me into--just to advance her fucking career.

[Cleita]

26. I think right now. She even hates her mom for more

personal reasons.

[populistdriven]

38. The parents just took advantage of her to quell an internet rumor

sad

[JeanGrey]

40. How do YOU know she doesn't want to get married yet?

[orleans]

47. i don't.

i guess what i'm thinking is that if she doesn't want to she is in a pretty fucked up position at this moment.

[marshall]

27. Anybody who goes into public office has got to be nuts

Every twist and move the Bush girls made was reported. Chelsea endured years of insults and innuendo that is still going on. It boggles my mind how anyone could expose their children to the life of politics.

[RobinA]

28. I Wondered

how she could be running for office with a disabled newborn, now this. Yikes! Maybe her question about what the VP does all day was instructive. She has no idea what she is getting herself into.

[RobinA]

29. I Wondered

how she could be running for office with a disabled newborn, now this. Yikes! Maybe her question about what the VP does all day was instructive. She has no idea what she is getting herself into.

[rdublue]

32. Now I think I know why Bristol is always holding the baby

to hide the new baby coming. In one picture I saw on CNN she was standing holding holding Trig with the blanket spread over her front. Then a side view revealed another story.

[Zero0Maru0]

31. Sarah Palin is not the mother of Trig. Photo Evidence Provided.

The below website was reported on a thread on Digg, though much fuss hasn't been made surprisingly.

http://palinmotherinlaw.blogspot.com/

It also links to a screenshot of the myspace page the photo was taken from.

And if anyone argues that it's photoshoped, think: Why would the sister of your daughter's boyfriend be holding your baby? Especially when the age gap is more that 20 years and you've probably haven't met beyond 'just seeing you around town'?

[dflprincess]

33. Have we considered that perhaps Trig is her eldest son's child?

and maybe his birth mother wasn't up to raising a special needs child?

[rhett o rick]

34. She is a republican, what else is there to say. nm

[hedgehog]

35. I think she was used to kid gloves treatment from the local press and

had no idea what a storm she was walking into.

[spanone]

36. it is horrific for this kid. it's one thing to go through it with your family, but the whole world?

i do feel sorry for her.

[JeanGrey]

39. She isn't. We are.

[Wednesdays]

42. Elaborate, please.

:shrug:

[NNN0LHI]

43. She couldn't have declined the VP slot because of pressing family issues?

Is that what you are trying to suggest?

Don

[Ghost in the Machine]

45. She's doing it to embarrass the girl for embarrassing & disgracing the family image

by getting pregnant. Another whacko fundie 'family value'...

[dysfunctional press]

46. why would anyone spend millions upon millions to get a job that pays $400K...?

:shrug:

[MaraJade]

48. The Media is the one who is out of control on this. . .

and...didn't Mr. Obama say we should STOP talking about Palin's daughter?

[samsingh]

49. she's a lousy mother and person

[w4rma]

50. Power. (nt)

[EFerrari]

51. She seems pretty willful, sort of like alcoholics I've known before

they stopped drinking and got their brains back. When you're running on that kind of willfulness, you can do a lot of damage. :(