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Sarah Palin and the meaning of choice
Feministing —
... Now today comes the news that Palin's 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, is pregnant. In the news release, the McCain campaign made sure to state that: ...
Nice to See Some Respect for Her Right to Decide, But...
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
... makes the critical point regarding the McCain campaign's announcement that Bristol Palin "made the decision on her own to keep the baby": ...
Sarah Palin's lies
Citizen Crain —
... and a full report is expected a few days before the November election. Of note, is that Palin fired the state police chief after he refused to summarily dismiss her brother in law. In my mind this is a real abuse of power. Finally, and still developing, is the accusation that the Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome) baby that Sarah Palin and her husband have publicly proclaimed as their 5th child is really the child of her daughter Bristol. (It was just announced today that Bristol is pregnant as a 17 year old unmarried teen, maybe a first pregnancy, but possibly a ...
Not just her daughter, but all your daughters
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Amanda Marcotte
Governor Palin’s 17-year-old is pregnant and supposedly getting married.
I hope anyone who votes Republican but doesn’t think that conservatives aren’t kidding around about the barefoot-and-pregnant thing really stops to consider this. There’s a lot of people out there who “don’t believe” in abortion but sure as shit believe in it when it’s their own teenage daughters. This press release from the Palins that practically gushes over the beauty of having your first baby before you can vote will not go over well with those people, I’m thinking.
It's about choice
Political Animal —
IT'S ABOUT CHOICE.... Adding a coda to some speculation about Sarah Palin's family life, this seems to be getting a fair amount of attention today. The 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child. Bristol Palin, one of Alaska Gov. Palin's five children with her husband, Todd, is about five months pregnant and is going to keep the child and marry the father, the Palins said in a ...
Bristol Palin Pregnant, Kos Kidz More Unhinged Than Ever
JammieWearingFool —
... when it comes to politics. The man is a slug but he does understand what makes people tick. Posting a diary on Daily Kos that is insensitive, racist, sexist and obnoxious under the guise of being liberal is exceedingly clever . All that is needed now is for a talking head like O'Lielly or Insannity to quote back to it as "an example of what the liberal bloggers are saying". Bravo Monsieur Rove. Now piss off. by LiberalCanuck on Mon Sep 01, 2008 at 10:31:06 AM PDT Meanwhile, over at another freakshow , another commenter also have Rove on the brain. NHGranite This is just too ...
So much for abstinence-only education
Daily Kos —
... I don't think the evidence is there to claim Bristol is Trigg's daughter, as some have speculated, but a second rumor floating around Alaska circles turns out to have been true: ...
The gift that keeps on giving
The Reality-Based Community —
... 1. The McCain campaign announces that Bristol Palin, pregnant and unmarried at 17, chose to carry the pregnancy to term. No mention of the fact that if John McCain and Sarah Palin's preferred policies were in place, that choice would have been hers to make. [As to the impulse to use the pregnancy to attack "abstinence-only" or to cast aspersions on Sarah Palin's mothering skills, ...
Abortion Mypoia
The Corner on National Review Online —
Monday, September 01, 2008 [image] Abortion Mypoia [ Mark Hemingway ] Liberal bloggers have seized on this bit from the Reuters story breaking the news of of Bristol Palin's child: Bristol Palin made the decision on her own to keep the baby, McCain aides said. Just for example, Matt Yglesias writes: Why shouldn t every woman continue to enjoy the choices that Bristol Palin has? And more to the point, if women shouldn t be allowed to choose then why does McCain s campaign think it s important to emphasize her agency in this process? By his own lights, McCain should be totally indifferent to whether Bristol chose this course of action or was pressured into it by her ...
9/2: Scrutinizing Sarah
Blogometer —
... about 'the responsibilities of adulthood,' Bristol ought to face the consequences, including about 45 minutes in front of the klieg lights while reporters shout stupid questions. It's not Bristol's fault her mother was picked as the GOP running mate, but she certainly should have understood how her personal behavior would reflect on her family." PALIN VII: So You Agree That It's Her Decision? Liberal bloggers are criticizing the McCain camp for telling reporters that Bristol Palin "made the decision on her own to keep the baby" : While ...
