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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:14 PM
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GOP: Palin's teen daughter's pregnancy is a personal, not political, matter (lol)
Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 02:15 PM by LoZoccolo
ST. PAUL, Minn. – With news that presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, GOP leaders and delegates rallied around her, saying it is a personal matter – not a political one.
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Saul Anuzis, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, said some people might be disappointed in the news but that “it’s a family issue.”


http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080901/NEWS15/80901048/1215

It looks like they have finally surrendered on whether or not something like this should be made political.

PS: I'm not laughing at Palin or her pregnant daughter, I wish her the best. I'm just saying to the Republicans, remember this next time you want to bring something like this up.
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Thom Servo Donating Member (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:17 PM
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1. Then why are they using it to advance their anti-abortion agenda?
Sarah and Todd Palin issued a statement saying they are "proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby..."


The McCain aide insisted a key point to keep in mind is that Bristol decided to keep the baby, a decision "supported by her parents."


http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/01/palin.daughter/index.html
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:17 PM
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2. It would be just a personal issue if the freakin' 'pukes did not make such as this a political issue
:P
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:19 PM
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3. Will they support diversity? Photo and website of Bristol's boyfriend
This was posted earlier on DU. I have no idea if it is correct but someone else made a point that conservatives will rally around the pregnant teen's plight... but will they be so supportive when they realize that he is as stated "half black, half white"?

http://profile.xanga.com/ColonyKnight4
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:18 PM
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17. Hell no they won't....n/t
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:20 PM
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4. They exploited Palin's down syndrome baby as evidence of her
anti-abortion sainthood, and now this--these people are sickening.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:20 PM
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5. Yeah, and the pope is muslim.
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:21 PM
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6. This from the party that wants to ban abortions...
Fuck them!
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kwolf68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:22 PM
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7. AS IS

EVERY SINGLE PREGNANCY IN THE ENTIRE NATION. IT IS PERSONAL...I wish the Repukes would live by that credo.
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SocratesInSpirit Donating Member (540 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:24 PM
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8. Oho....
So it's a personal matter when it's one of their own, but a political matter when it's someone else (i.e., not conservative). The hypocrisy stinks worse than manure in springtime. I am snickering at their suddenly having to eat their words regarding choice, teenage motherhood and premarital sex. No matter how much of a stiff upper lip they're trying to keep, this has got to hurt big-time.
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SeeHopeWin Donating Member (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:25 PM
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9. I am not at all familiar with the Christian faith, my question is: is it againt the faith and God's
word to be having sex before marriage? and when you are young?

If it is, then the Palin family is not Christian enough and/or close to God as much as they let us think?

In other words, are they HYPOCRITES?

So what I don't know is: is it ok (religiously) for a young Christian woman to fuck before marriage? I think Mormons say it is not ok.
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SocratesInSpirit Donating Member (540 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:32 PM
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10. I was raised Catholic
Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 02:34 PM by SocratesInSpirit
And I can tell you it was hammered into us kids that it is definitely not okay to engage in premarital sex - even if you are an adult. You have to be married, and you can't use birth control other than the dubious "rhythm method". The iron-clad stance on premarital sex is largely the same in other Christian sects, though many are a bit more lenient regarding birth control. The Palin family is definitely hypocritical, which isn't surprising - the ones who trumpet their virtue the loudest tend to have the most to hide.

edited to fix typo
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dcindian Donating Member (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:33 PM
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11. Perhaps her limelight loving mom should have thought about that.
Before telling the whole world? I feel so sorry for the child mother to be to have such an uncaring mother.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:36 PM
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12. Agreed, but abstinence only programs are a political issue
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hamsterjill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:43 PM
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13. The daughter's life IS personal but not her mother's
By Palin accepting the invitation to run for VP, she knew she would be pulled into a media spotlight.

And HER actions as to how she handles her family (i.e., the smallest form of government) IS pertinent to my decision about whether she would make a responsible VP or not.

And at this point, I see sheer hypocrisy. Her parenting skills are lacking.

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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:10 PM
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14. When your VP candidate is campaigning in part on her
superior executive management skills such as being a perfect Christian mother of 5, her FAILURES in that capacity are fair game.

They said in no uncertain terms that part of her vaunted executive experience was as a mother. Now it's coming back to bite them in the ass.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:12 PM
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15. was she oregnant at age 16? (she's 5 months along...)
when did she turn 17?
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:17 PM
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16. So's mine LOL!....n/t
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