The age of consent in Alaska is 16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_North_America

Which is a bummer, because otherwise this could have gotten, uh, sticky.

IMHO, the "baby switcheroo" story was insane, and now that it is disproven, it is being used by the MSM against us. We are the evil far left mob who told untrue rumors to smear a Down's syndrome baby.

The daughter being pregnant, again imho, is another story entirely, because religious rightwing nuts love to try to regulate people's private lives and this exposes their hypocrisy.

That being said, Mary Cheney, open lesbian, didn't seem to have much effect on the public's perception of the GOP's hypocrisy.

So I wonder if a daughter of a Veep candidate deciding NOT to have an abortion and then marrying her boyfriend is really going to have much play with swing voters.

But, I do think it's a valid issue. If Palin believes that the government should pass laws proscribing our sexual behaviour, what was her daughter doing violating scriptural law against sex before marriage?

McCain complained about mainstream media outlets in his statement, too.

what's not true?

http://www.wlap.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104668&article=4174726



The tradition media was quietly all over this story.

blog:

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2008/9/1/1235/07414/906#c906



This was an Alaskan story from start to finish. The only thing liberal bloggers did was cut and paste.

over the last few days trying to prove the "switcheroo" story?

part in it myself because I found it inconclusive, but I agree with Andrew Sullivan on this: since John McCain did not vet his VP choice, it was inevitable that the internet would. And quite frankly, this ain't no beanbag, ruggerson. This is a presidential campaign where no privacy is allowed. I don't like it, but be serious: it's been this way for a very long time.

and, frankly, they shouldn't. I just think we should pick out fights wisely. The teenage daughter of a religious rightwinger being pregnant has the potential for real traction in the double standard that it presents. But the "switcheroo" debacle was not smart politics.

and Palin is opposed to abortion even in cases of rape or incest.

And most often, the Consent laws of a particular state come with caveats - usually the parent's permission must be sought.

Regardless, the Age of Consent has nothing to do with adulthood and responsibility. The Age of Majority does.

I'm not speaking about Palin's daughter so much as pointing out the ridiculousness of using consent laws to justify sex with minors.