Wow... just Wow...
This will all come out over the next 65 days... it is going to be CRAZY! On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Beth In Alaska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A religious right woman with a pregnant 17 year old. > > http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/off-to-the-land-of-palin/ > > " > To the person who commented on Sarah's hair - no, it's what happens when one > has hair extensions - which Sarah, at one time, don't know about now, had. > > Re: babygate - I don't know what's being reported. Here, however, is the > truth. Trig is Sarah and Todd's baby. > > When Sarah first learned she was pregnant, it was shocking and overwhelming. > While she and Todd had not planned to have anymore children, it is common > knowledge among their family and friends that neither of them ever > surgically insured that they wouldn't have any "late in life" > surprises/blessings. > > This, to me, showed a disturbing lack of judgement. If you want to ask the > citizens of a state to let you run the state for four years, to me she and > Todd should have thought ahead and determined that the possibility of an > unplanned pregnancy wouldn't have been prudent for either the child, their > family, their extended family (who are the ones who end up helping them > raise their current four children) or the citizens of the state. > > They either didn't think this through, or didn't care. Not sure. But, either > way, to me and to others, it was a lack of foresight and judgement. > > But it is the same vein - this lack of judgement - Sarah showed, on the > campaign trail for governor, when asked who would raise her children should > she win, she promptly stated that Todd would quit his job and stay at home > with the kids (Todd works a "Slope" week on/week off schedule). > > Sarah was elected and then - whoops. Todd didn't like the stay at home gig - > so Sarah, citing they needed money for the kid's college (even though Track > enlisted in the military) said Todd was returning to work. When asked about > her statements on the campaign trail about how Todd would quit his job, > Sarah said she'd actually never talked to him about what they would do if > she was elected (in terms of his employment) and that she'd spoken out of > turn when she spoke for him stating he'd quit his job. > > Again, call me picky, but this is the kind of bizarre judgement Sarah > routinely displays. Are you kidding me that she would run for governor and > she and her husband would somehow not think to have a conversation about > what to do with their four school aged kids? That's insane. So, either her > judgement is super goofy, or she wasn't telling the truth. Either way, it's > not reassuring to now think this is someone who would be one 72 year old > heartbeat away from having to call shots for the country/world. > > So Todd trots himself back to work and Sarah is busy traipsing around the > state and the nation. The kids are "farmed out" (this is the word used by > thier associates in "the Valley") to family and friends to raise while Todd > and Sarah are off having their respective careers (Sarah is famously quoted > as saying, "My mom does whatever I need her to"). > > During this period is when Bristol, Sarah's sixteen year old daughter, turns > up pregnant. So, it's kind of interesting to note that the Republican Vice > Presidential Nominee and her sixteen year old junior in high school unwed > daughter were carrying babies at the same time. Once Bristol's condition > became more obvious this summer, she was whisked out of sight and hasn't > been seen in public until yesterday in Ohio. This is why Trig's blanket was > strung across her entire abdomen and torso, but, when she walked down the > stairs from the stage, in a profile shot, it was very clear to see she is > well into her third trimester of her pregnancy. > > It has come out in the past couple of days that she and her high school > boyfriend had a quickie wedding and that she is home schooling her senior > year. > > The Anchorage Daily News has known about this for months - and haven't > touched the story. But I can't imagine the national press or the Democratic > Party will be as willing to turn a blind eye. > > For me, once again it speaks to judgement. We all - every single one of us - > even Sarah's closest friends in the Valley (I know, I've been speaking to > them) know she is in no way qualified for this position. At all. > > But then, why would she accept the nomination, knowing that Bristol's > situation will come to light and knowing her hunger for national and > international acclaim and attention will carry with it a mighty high price > for her seventeen year old daughter who had absent parents last year and who > turned up pregnant. > > How embarrassing will it be for Bristol once the news (or the baby) comes > out and not just the Valley, not just Alaska, not just the USA - but Bristol > will be known the world over as the seventeen year old unwed - then quickly > wed senior-in-high-school-homeschooled-teenage mom and daughter to the > Republican Vice Presidential Nominee? > > How hard will that degree of scrutiny and shame be? > > How does one do that to one's daughter? > > How does one dash about the country for the next 66 days trying to pull off > an image of the devoted mother of five when she, by and large, isn't the one > raising them and when one of them - her daughter, is in a truly vulnerable > point in life; not to say anything about the needs of Trig. But maybe he > doesn't count, except as a talking point or a photo prop. But this is a > person, a little boy who is going to require a tremendous amount of time and > attention. From his mother. > > This is okay?" > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:267191 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
