http://bit.ly/3xEUc - - - What person in public life has ever had her children and family so maligned and attacked so brutally, explicitly and disrespectfully?
Was it Jimmy Carter with his strange little Amy? Or Lyndon B. Johnson with his Bird girls? Or Nixon or Ford or Reagan? Ron Reagan Jr. contributed to his own ridiculousness by appearing in his tighty whities in a parody of Tom Cruise. Jenna and Barbara Bush got a little burnt by reports of underage drinking, but that was quickly stifled. Cindy McCain was trashed for her pain-killer addiction and Teresa Carey for her weird campaign remarks. Barack Obama issued a stern warning to anyone who would ridicule Michelle for her declared shame over the country, but (rightly) not a word was said about his precious girls. Wives and husbands active on the campaign trail are fair game, but not children. That's the way it has always been and that's the way it should remain. Too bad the door was opened wide for debasement, and ridicule, and gutter humor for not just one of Sarah Palin's children, but for at least three of them. Within days of her selection, Trig was not her baby, but her teenage daughter's. Then the gleeful news, that Bristol was, in fact, pregnant and unmarried. Throw in a tasteless remark on SNL about Todd committing incest with his girls-things that should not be spoken, much less joked, about have become the norm for the vermin class who hate anyone who loves and tries to represent healthy, whole families. When the search for sexual indiscretions, pictures, photos, came up short on Palin, she was mocked for her beauty, her voice, her sense of humor and alleged lack of knowledge of public policy. Her interviews were edited, the interviewers powered up to make her look foolish, her McCain "handlers" became her worst enemies . the people she trusted stabbed her in the back. But the children . David Letterman described Governor Sarah Palin, the ultimate beautiful lady, mother of five, grandmother of one, wife of a man who loves her dearly, dressing like a "slutty flight attendant." But to go yet lower, joked about her 14-year-old daughter being "knocked up" by Alex Rodriguez at a Mets Game. His apology was that he thought it was the 18-year-old daughter, the young single mom, and not the younger. Only a sick mind could tell the difference. And then the mockery of Trig, baby Trig . Down syndrome Trig. Altering his photo . blogging inexpressibly profane remarks about his birth and leaving them on the Web site for over week, despite complaints. Perhaps this was the last straw. "I think much of it [her family's counsel to step down] had to do with the kids seeing their baby brother mocked by some pretty mean-spirited adults recently," Palin explained in her resignation speech. "By the way, sure wish folks could ever, ever understand that we all learn so much from someone like Trig-I know he needs me, but I need him even more . what a child can offer to set priorities right-that time is precious . the world needs more 'Trigs,' not fewer, " she said. It's no mystery why Sarah Palin stepped down now to stop the waste of time and money for the Alaskan people and to quench the infliction of pain on her family. If the love of the governor for her state and the mother for her children causes her to step down and become a "quitter," then may her kind of "quitting" increase. - - - Excellent article. The ridicule of Palin has been unlike anything I've ever seen in my lifetime of watching politics, matched in morbid absurdity only by the mindless drooling love and affection for The One. We really have made some kind of sad transition as a society when we sneer at a working mom and idolize ex druggies who hang out with terrorists but give decent teleprompter speeches and wealthy pedophiles who can sing. - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
