CNN is reporting that Bristol Palin, the 17 year old daughter of McCain’s VP choice of Sarah Palin, is 5 months pregnant.
The McCain spokesperson cited in the report also said that she will keep the baby and marry the father.
Does this really matter? There was a few comments that struck me as odd: the McCain spokesperson said that it didn’t matter, that families sometimes face challenges, and that this family was supportive of their daughter’s situation. Also, they asked the media to respect her privacy. Is that fair to ask of the media? Doesn’t the American public deserve to know? If they do deserve to know, and the Palin family does not want to let them, is it appropriate for her to have accepted the invitation to run for Vice President of the United States?
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from Mabel
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Vanity Fair editors estimated that McCain’s fierce saffron shirt dress with the popped collar, diamond earrings, four-strand pearl necklace, white Chanel watch and strappy shoes totaled up to $313,100. And Bush’s white sensible suit, Stuart Weitzman heels and pearl stud earrings would ring up to $4,325.from Carlis
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I am from Guyana, South America but I am following the election every step, becuase what ever happen it will affect all the the other countries. It is ok for Sarah palin 17 yr old to be pregnant and the republicans say it ok, Is’nt that a crime in the great USA for an 18yr to sleep with a 17yr old child….In Atlanta when the 18yr slept with the under age girl he was sent to Prison. What kind of double standard are the american people accepting. John Macin and his campagin is covering up this whole issue. I think the american public need to know what the hell is going on with sarah palin.from Robert from Guyana, South America
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I do not understand it…when I hear women say that she is going to vote for McCain because of his choice in a running mate, a woman… Sarah Palin!!! If you are indeed in support of women’s rights then you would be completely against Sarah Palin. This is a woman who will put feminism back decades. She vehemently rejects a womans right to choice…believing that the government should have a say in whether a woman should continue a pregnancy or choose to abort it. With so many unwanted children born in this country and the growing stats on child abuse, this is unimaginable to say the least. Sarah Palin is also against gays…she believes that marriage should only be legal between a man & a woman. And get this…she not only denounces gay marriage but she is against “Domestic Partners” rights. Therefore, if she has her way…any and all gay couples will never be able to marry and receive the benefits that heterosexual couples easily enjoy…and they will not ever be able to get the few benefits (such as insurance benefits from an employer via a domestic partner). Yes, she is a woman…obviously. BUT is she for womens rights? APPARENTLY NOT!!! AS LONG AS WOMEN WANT TO GO BACK TO THE 1950’S WHEN JUNE CLEAVER WAS THE PERSONA OF A GOOD WIFE AND MOTHER. THEN CLEARLY ITS A WIN WIN. I am sorry but I feel like these truths are so obvious and relevant…that I can not believe any WOMAN, any GAY PERSON and/or any person WHO BELIEVES THAT AMERICANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WHO THEY ARE AND BELIEVE WHAT THEY BELIEVE AND (God forbid,try to hide their true self to appease the government, there go… society) WOULD ACTUALLY BACK MCCAIN AND PALIN! Think fellow Americans…please think!from eileen
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That’s a good point Blain, thanks for commenting. It does take a lot to be a parent, I can only imagine what the demands of being VP are, and what the demands of having 5 kids would be, and then to think of having to manage them both! I wouldn’t want that. And if worse came to worse, who would suffer? Either the nation or the children. That’s no good.from Albert
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I think the important thing here is that Gov. Palin is a mother who first has a new born child with a significant medical disorder that is highly variable in its medical significance, and we have no idea how healthy or not this new born is. Much less the fact that her 17 year old daughter is pregnant and is getting married. This is a mother with 5 children who is very stretched to say the least much less a heart beat away from being the President? I would not vote for the Rebuplican ticket on these facts alone. Its not the Motherhood thats the problem, its the commitmant it takes to be a good parent and, at this point she has an enormous commitmant to a new born child much less a sick one, or one with significant developmental delays even in a best case senario. And I’m a Mother and a Veterinarian too boot with this opinion!from Blain Kennedy