Meghan McCain’s Defense of Bristol Palin

OK McCain,
Hurricane is over, it only turned out to be a Category 1 and missed New Orleans, so can we get back to that Republican convention of yours??
How long are you going to hide behind this puny tropical storm anyway?
We the American People WANT to see the complete and utter FAILURE of you and your RNC Convention, in all of its Glory!!!
We can’t wait to hear the “POWER” of your acceptance speech on Thursday! We want YOU TO TELL US like Mr. Obama did, why you would make a better president than he would!!!
Say are you going to have a LIME GREEN background behind you again! I really think that one was a winner, do it again!!
We are also all waiting to have your new VP speak to us as well, to assure us that she can step into your shoes at a moments notice and be president…
But can you please tell her not to give that same “hockey mom” speech again, you know the one with the centerpoint being that LIE about the “Bridge to Nowhere” OK? We have had enough of that centerpiece of why you picked her LIE!
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN3125537020080901
That speech is getting a little boring, we want to hear something POWERFUL from your new VP, to show us she is not just a “lightweight” beauty queen!!!
Thanks John!!

I want to know about where the earmarks went?? She left her little town broke with a debt of 25 million???
She has out and out lied to us already about the bridge to no where….
I am loving it….
Obama/Biden

Are you saying that the McCain’s and Palin’s are real families with real lives to live? Amazing, but true! We pray for them and are thankful for unconditional love.

Who is McCain?

Democrats and liberals are shamefully sexist and have no class. They slandered and demonized Hillary, and now they are trying to tear apart Palin.

Go ahead and attack Meghan. Lowlifes.

It’s like a Maury Povich show .. and we all know what class of people watch that show! Ya know .. DEMS!!

“PS: All of these stories have been broken by other major media outlets over the week end… so if any of this IS news to you, my I suggest a Google search”
Wait, don’t tell me; Dailykrud and Huffpoop?

“It’s like a Maury Povich show .. and we all know what class of people watch that show! Ya know .. DEMS!!”
Yeah, while everyone else is working they’re at home waiting to collect their handouts, watching TV and complaining that the Government isn’t taking better care of them.

We all know if that were Michelle Obama’s or Hillary Clinton’s pregnant teenage daughter Tony Perkins and others would be pointing a finger at them and saying what a poor example they are setting.
I dare you to find a single example of anybody of stature of this.
And if you can’t, you’re a hypocrite and a liar.

Mary, I’m so glad that you are without sin compared to the Palin family who are just the average family in America. Let the one without sin cast the first stone.Obama wants abortion for late term babies who are left to die in the utility closets. Bristol Palin chose life, which is WHAT The BIBLE says.We will never know what Chelsea Clinton did because the media left her alone unlike the double standard against the GOP.
Beck – atleast Sarah Palin went against corruption in her state unlike Obama who joined it and sat in Rev. Wright’s church for 20 years. Ever heard about the $45 million investments with terrorist William Ayers? Oh, the hypocracy of the left. They can’t stand Palin for who she is. A conservative who is a woman and is successfull! Oh, the scandal!She’s a traitor because she’s on the other side. I’m sure that if Obama chose her and she was a democrat, the liberals would love her. Amazing!Do NOT underestimate this woman!

Mary,
Hypocrite is a funny word for you to be using. When I think hypocrite, I think of someone who claims to be a Christian and even goes so far as to quote scripture, but then supports a candidate/party who support things like abortion. Show me that in the Bible. She may have made a mistake, but it’s none of our business. At least she’s chosen to keep the baby.

How could MCCain pick this woman as his vice? I mean this has just made it clear to me who in the republican party I can look up to. She is not qualified at all and it is scary . I mean look at her involvement in AIP, trooper gate etc. She needs to pay for her carryon baggage.

Meghan -
Your Daddy’s “soul-mate” is the one who trotted out her 5-months pregnant daughter and threw her under the bus. Preach your holier than thou crap to her.

I’ll ask the question I have asked at ever comment board for months…would someone please name one thing, other than win a popularity contest or write a book about himself, that Barack Obama has done? I went to the congressional records and looked up his contributions…nothing much there, unless you’re interested in black history month type stuff…no disrespect intended but that ain’t much. Who has he stood up against in his quest for change? I’ve been here living in Chicago, he waged no battles here, he bucked no systems here, he brought change naught. There doesn’t seem to be any there there. Please someone, anyone, elucidate us with some hitherto unknown achievement by this admittedly, charismatic fellow. Signed, Waiting in Chicago

The issue for voters is not the very personal problems being faced by the Palin family. The real problem is that we don’t know Palin at all, and apparently neither does McCain. His decision to go along with this candidate speaks worlds about McCain’s poor judgment. Palin has not been thoroughly vetted and this is a serious error for McCain to have made. The Palin ploy is a hard shift to the extreme right of the Republican Party Is this the best they could do– the lightweight, anti-choice, creationist, anti-environment, pro-oil candidate who won her limited fame on right-wing talk shows? In these uncertain times following 8 years of gross mismanagement by Bush/Cheney, Palin and McCain must be rejected if the United States of America is to retain its economic strength, and its self-respect in the world at large.

It’s funny how the Republican talk about moral, conservative values then forsake those values for the sake of convenience. Remember everyone: If this happened to one of Sen. Obama’s daughters, the republicans would have jumped on this like white on rice! Just because Sen. Obama says this should be off limits doesn’t mean it should be. This is hypocrisy at it’s worst and any voter shouldn’t “back off” on this in the least.

Palin: They say I’m young and we just met
One day is hardly time to vet
McCain: Well I don’t know if all that’s true
‘Cause you got me, and baby I got you
McCain: Babe
BOTH: I got you babe
I got you babe

What really bugs me about all this is the fact that yes, had this been Chelsey Clinton or one of Obama’s daughters being pregnant at 17, the GOP would have been all over that like a bad, bad rash. Now that it’s one of their own – how sweet. Obama showed what class he had when he declared Palin’s family problems OFF LIMITS. Does anybody really believe McCain would have done the same? Not with Karl Rove on his campaign staff!

Dear Jane,
It is NOT the Dems and liberals who slandered and demonized Hillary. It is the holier-than-thou Republicans and their media minions like Flush Limbaugh and Yawn Insanity, and it started at least as far back as her input on healthcare and her book, “It Takes a Village.” It is a great book about how we should all work together to improve the lives of our children and other people’s children. I did not vote for Hillary, but appreciate her strong commitment and toughness over the years. Heck, she was even bashed for staying WITH Bill after his public humiliation of her, fooling around with Monica. A Republican would have been admired, but not Hillary. Democrats are not trying to tear Sarah Palin apart, at least not the thinking ones who feel only sympathy with Bristol. I question her mom’s hanging Bristol out in the public eye. It SHOULD have stayed in the Palin family. NO for her as VP.

Linda, who gives a damn? who really gives a damn(ignorant bitch)

What does it mean when Meghan says “I support Bristol and the entire Palin family”?
It is an empty platitude, devoid of all substance, and a vulgar expression offered, presumably to rebuke those who dare question the competence of Governor Palin’s in matters related to social issues.
It is no one’s concern but the family’s, and by that I mean Bristol and her child’s father, and when Governor Palin recognizes that, she’d be a hypocrite if she then wanted to press social issues at a governmental level.
You see, if Bristol’s pregnancy is a private matter, so are many issues relating to other people’s sex lives.
It isn’t just the politicians who are running for office that are entitled to privacy.

“It is NOT the Dems and liberals who slandered and demonized Hillary. It is the holier-than-thou Republicans and their media minions like Flush Limbaugh”
Really? Do you live under a rock? Huffingtonpost and dailykos weren’t exactly Hillary lovefests.

“the GOP has not stoped for one second in attacking Obamas family”
No they haven’t stoped to that.
Obama is the one who called his grandmother a racist and typical white person. Obama is the one who lets his African brother live on $1 a month.

Russell, I hope that you have several daughters. You can preach abstinance, which IS the right thing. But once that child goes to the outside world and watches the liberal filth on t.v., that child will do what they want! You try to teach your child what is right, but there is no garuantee that they will do what you want. Being a parent is very hard and NOT perfect. Again, take the plank out of your eye before taking the speck out of someone else’s. I’d rather talk about Obama’s wanting to join the communist clubs while at school in Hawaii and his communist party ties while a State Senator! Now, there’s a red meat issue that is being ignored by the press.

I am an undecided, I think reading comments like the ones above certainly give insight into what/who I do not want to be associated with.

“I will not comment on the pregancy of a 17 year old woman. Whatever decision she makes is right for her and not my business.”
REALLY BRETT? so you’re saying that whatever CHOICE she makes is none of our business? because it sure seems to me like my 17 year old sister’s choice IS THAT 17 YEAR OLD MOM’S BUSINESS… or it would be if she was VP.
funny how things work.
NOBODY IS ATTACKING BRYSTOL or whatever her name is, but you guys (crazy cons) sure are hiding behind her belly.
GOOD DAY SIR!

I’ll say it again – at least she knows who the father is and is getting married to him! Good luck with that libs! Hard to even obtain child support when you have to narrow it down somehow huh?? LOL! Losers! Let’s call Maury Povich!

Ask yourself how many of these bloggers are on Obama’s 2500 person payroll?

I agree that the fact that the candidate has a 17 yr old pregnant daughter is family business and shouldn’t be a political football…..even if it is her mother who shoved her kids onto the political stage as some kind of proof of her credentials and that she is a good choice for Vice-President.
That said, I do take issue however with the fact that OBVIOUSLY, this candidate was not vetted and the republican machine is in front of the cameras saying she is truly the best choice they could put forward of all the other possibilities, while behind the cameras they are _ _ _ _ ing bricks! The fact that McCain met her twice, the first some years ago and the second time being 3 days before he asked her to join his ticket, is absurd and an insult to the American people.
The other aspect I find ridiculous is that McCain could in any diluded form of pondering, think that people who supported Hillary Clinton would in any way shape or form see this person as a viable substitute. If anything it shows that the republicans once again are acting as if women in general are stupid and would actually abandon all of their issues just because this person is female.
OBAMA & BIDEN 08

Meghan McCain point only makes abundantly clear that a clear thinking Sarah Palin would not have accepted the VP invitation.
Evangelical Christians already have to fight the perception of fanaticism. How is the governor of Alaska helping their cause? The woman has just thrown her daughter to the lions. For what? Ten minutes of infamy?
It just a matter of time, she is going to be replaced from the ticket.

I want to know about where the earmarks went?? She left her little town broke with a debt of 25 million???
Posted by: beck | Sep 2, 2008
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Getting earmarks and giving earmarks are two different things. If you are a mayor and you refuse to get your “fair” share to benefit your own community, you should not be a mayor and it is doubtful you would be a mayor. On the other hand, if you are a freshman Senator and the first thing you do is to earmark millions of dollars to give to the employer that raised your wife’s salary by 260% after learning you were going to the US Senate, there is a problem of conflict of interest, to say the least, and probably, of ethics.
This is especially hypocrite when are decided and entered to run for the president, you announced that from now on, you are not going to make earmarks. It seems phony indeed.
If you do not recognize “you”, you are a blind supporter of a phony.

Mary,
As a born again Bible believing Christian, I don’t believe that Jesus would be so judgemental. Remember the story of the prodigal son?
We are God’s children, and that certainly didn’t make us perfect. It’s a good thing that he forgives us when we make mistakes.
Most parents, if truthful, will own up to the fact that all children rebel to some extent, no matter how hard we try to teach and set examples. As they become young adults, they have to decide and choose their own paths. When they choose unwisely, we still love them and try to encourage them to get back on track no matter how disappointed we might be at the moment. The fact hat Gov. Palin’s daughter is pregnant should not be an issue. We should be encouraging this young lady. At 17, single and pregnant, she has enough weight on her shoulders without the media and the public adding more.

Dear Meghan,
Thank you for your rational, well-spoken insight. Mean-spirited people,willing to attack even teenagers, will always be among us. Your father made a BRILLIANT decision in Sarah Palin. I’ve had phone call after phone call from friends THRILLED with his choice. (and we are in a traditionally Democratic county)I personally view myself as an independent thinker–looking for TRUTH, not the ‘left’ or ‘right’ position.
Momentum is rising…just look at how many campaign donations came in after your dad’s VP pick.:) I’m sorry that at 14 you had to deal with insensitive, unscrupulous adults. Unfortunately, in these times, young people are often targets because they are easier to attack. I have just gotten off the internet ordering a slew of McCain/Palin material, for friends and family. We are all so excited. There will be people who want to ‘get down in the dirt’, but although they are loud and obnoxious, they are in the minority. They will see who the majority of hard-working, logical thinking American people want–and it’s not the (scary) liberal Obama.
God will bless the ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin. There is no doubt in my mind.

WOULD REPUBLICANS PLEASE MAKE UP THEIR MINDS ABOUT A TEENAGE GIRL HAVING THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY & MAKING HER OWN CHOICES?
or is that only for some vip?

I LOVE THE MCCAIN/PALIN ticket. They both are mavericks, but very real people that I can identify with. They don’t live in a pollyanna world that Obama/Biden do. I want change for my country too – but not one that is going loco over fools hill with the democrat platform. I like the way McCain’s camp is not catering to the religious right but really trying very hard to strike middle ground. I like the way McCain – love him/hate him – but he tells you like it is and he’s usually right. Palin seems just as strong. They’ve got my vote. I don’t understand what all the hoopla over this alleged “scandal/controversy”. Get real. Get into REAL America. Get a life.

The liberal left posters on here had better be prepared for the backlash once the Palin hoopla dies down.
I am positive that Obama, and probably Biden as well, have a few skeletons left in their closets.
The Republicans will be out full force after their convention working to bring those skeletons to light just in time for Halloween………………….

this stuff should not be part of the process

Palin’s worst failure as a mother is not the most obvious one in this situation, it is this: at a time where her daughter will need her mother more than any time in her life to help with what is already an emotional and embarrassing situation for a teenager, she put her ambition ahead of her family and accepted McCain’s invitation to be his running mate when she knew her daughter was pregnant, thereby willingly and knowingly subjecting her daughter to national scrutiny and ridicule. Not to mention that if Palin does get elected VP, how will she possibly have the time to attend to her daughter’s need during the most stressful time of any parent’s life (the first 6 months of a baby’s life). Speaking as a parent myself, this is absolutely unforgivable.

Linda, re: the Wikipedia link:
It’s ok (in fact good) to cite sources. But high schools don’t even accept Wikipedia as a valid source since it’s so easy for biased people who put forth themselves as “experts” to provide the information.
You might want to use a more reputable source when you cite references.

In response to Brett, who asked what Barack Obama has done – he graduated magna cum laude at Harvard Law School and was President of the Harvard Law Review before age 30; he was director of the Developing Communities Project for 4 years, a church-based community organization that helped the poor in Chicago South Side; he taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School; he worked as an attorney in a respected law practice, he was Chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee in the Illinois Senate for 8 years, and as a U.S Senator for the last 4 years, he was: Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Member, Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. If you’d like to see a list of Bills/Ammendments he passed and introduced to Congress, go to: http://obamasresume.org/
Hope that answers your question.
Ms. Palin may seem accomplished, but if you look closer at her resume, you’ll see she has been disingenous about what she’s actually accomplished (see: posting by: Beck, Sep 2, 2008 12:30:36 PM). This will come out in the debates.
I know who I’m voting for. Obama/Biden ’08

TW I agree 100% sad thing here is this will cause people to change theree votes because the most of americans are retarded! Fact is the media not dems are speading this story and if you would base such an important decision like voting over this media crap then you deserve to be retarded I myself am voting on the issues and for Obama in novermber

I don’t get thet media today:
Here’s a VP cadidate with close ties to a party that works for Alaskan independence from the US, who lied about being opposed to the bridge to nowhere in her first speech to the nation, a candidate who as a mayor was a champion on getting earmarks although McCain says he chose her for her record of standing up to that kind of things, a candidate who called Hillary a whiner during the primary, yet tries to win over Hillary voters, who just sat and giggled when a female political rival was exposed to sexist harrassment on air …and the list goes on and on…
- And all the media talk about is her daughter’s pregnancy?!?
It seems like the media as a whole is determined to make a Joan of Arch out of a dishonest politician with extreme views. Why?
(To be fair, abcnews covered some of the stories yesterday. But they stand pretty alone so far.)

“I agree with Meaghan McCain, but I have this question about Sarah Palin: what kind of mother would subject her seventeen year old daughter to this sort of media frenzy at such an emotional time in her life?”
THEIR CAMPAIGN SAYS THEY HAD TO DO IT SO THAT THE WORLD WOULD STOP ACCUSING SARA OF LYING ABOUT THE BIRTH OF HER SON TRIG – so there you have it, the answer to your question is “a mother who rather have people call her daughter a sinner than herself”
“She’s pregnant at 17 .. Obama’s OWN MOTHER had him at 18 – dorks!! What’s the difference??”
Yes, Obama himself had the class to remind us. THE DIFFERENCE IS
A – HIS MOM WAS MARRIED
B – HIS MOM DID NOT PREACH HOLIER THAN THOU ABSTINENCE
C – HIS MOM DID NOT SHOVE HER BELIEFS THAN OTHER PEOPLE’S THROAT
D – HIS MOM DID NOT HAVE ANY SAY IN ANOTHER WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
F – HIS MOM WAS NOT RUNNING FOR SECOND IN COMMAND OF THE MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
AND BRETT, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! THANK YOU FOR USING THE WORD CHOICE “LIFE CHOSEN OVER DEATH” as opposed to all other hypocrites using the word “decision” because they know better… REMEMBER? Palin does not believe a woman is entitled to the “choice”
and I’d like to point out – UNTIL NOW THE POOR GIRL HAD ONLY APPEARED (IF SHE WAS ALLOWED TO APPEAR, WHICH WAS LIKE ONCE) AND FORCED TO COVER HER BELLY WITH A BLANKET AND CARRYING HER BABY BROTHER. WHY? I don’t know, but I dare guess because her mother was ashamed of her. ANYONE NOTTICED? she only dropped the blankie and gave the baby to the younger sister (photos getting of the “straight talk express” once the world knew her mother’s secret)
I feel bad for her, she certainly could have used a better more caring mother.

Theresa,
do you like MCCain/Paulin tellin women you what they can and can’t do with their own bodies? Do like seeing people suffer because they can not afford health care. Do you want to run the risk of Social Security being privatized…..which means companies can invest your hard earn monies however they like. One bad investment… all you’ll get is a letter telling you the funds are gone.
How’s all that sound to you? Go a head vote for Mccain. He’s got your back. Maybe he’ll let you come to live in one of those seven houses of his if god forbid you should fall prey to the housing crisis by losing you job because it’s moved overseas.

IS Sarah Palin a seccessionist?

I’m a Conservative Right Republican Evangelical Christian. And I completely support Palin as the VP pick and her daughter, who has chosen to have her baby despite putting herself in the public spotlight for all the criticizers to have at her. Bless her and her baby, and their entire family. And they say that we’re the better-than-thou’s in this society. Gimme a break.

mccain has proven his ability at leadership—–this is better than the three stooges—mo ,curley and crazy john.—by the way though –let the young girl out of it.

Palin claims to be all about “family”, while she leaves her 5 month old down syndrome baby at home with her “mature” daughters. I guess Palin’s teenagers will be fine taking care of both babies while their mom is campaigning. That is until the younger one gets preggers too.

With all the issues that have been brought up about this woman – I just don’t understand why anyone would want to support her.
First they try and make it so this woman will take Clinton supporters which makes no sense (they are completely opposite in views from one another)
Now, the woman’s daughter is pregnant and like it or not she’s in the public eye, just like a celebrity, the daughter will be critized regardless of whether or not that is right.
And with teen mothers otherwise critized in the public eye (Jamie Lynn Spears in particular) what makes this young girl any different. She is in the public eye and her mother put her there.
Gov. Palin has used her children in her campaign speeches and interviews this entire time – her youngest in a campaign ad with her and her husband, and her son that is going to Iraq. If she doesn’t want her children in the media, she shouldn’t use them as a tool to get votes.
My question is this – Republicans talk about family values and morals and how pregnancy out of wedlock is immoral and wrong, but yet, everyone is defending this particular case. Its no different than a normal American.
While I don’t believe that the young girl should be critized as my views are not that of pregnancy out of wedlock being immoral, I find it highly hypocritical for the Republicans to preach such things at people and then turn a blind eye when it is one of their own.

what can someone of palins stature do for this country–more and more scandal will come out about her–being a governer of a small population as alaska proves nothing.—-i will expect to see some big oil connection to her in possible payoffs etc.
remember exxon john mccain

It’s so sad to watch you all keep allowing yourselves to be controlled like puppets by the media. Both candidates have expressed a deep condemnation for stories that attack family members, yet many of you continue to make attacks on them and judge your opposing candidates accordingly. You’re so predictable…which is exactly why the media puts stuff like this out. I’d call you all puppets, but what good would it do?

And Bill Clinton did WHAT? Jesus, at least these folks are gonna be married, and take care of their children. I know that’s alien to Democrats but people like this DO exist in America today. In fact the are the majority in “fly over America” that includes the area outside New York and LA.

The fact that this this family and this young woman have the courage to stick to their beliefs and support their child is too much for the left to bear. I guess Bristol would be a “hero” if her parents had given her a secret abortion for political reasons.
I guess all women with human acting kids should forgo their careers until their kids become perfect. What a bunch a hypocrits.
This horrible treatment of this woman will only make the republican base stronger.

“You republicans…” “You democrats…” “You liberals…” “You conservatives…” Good God Almighty…listen to yourselves. And you wonder why the government doesn’t listen to you anymore?

this is not about who i am voting for.. i am still deciding. but i cannot stand
the idea that someone who is pro choice is a horrible, non christian person. I am personally for pro life, but for myself. I cannot make that decision for any woman nor can I accept the decision being made by the United States government. The truth is I love my country and the fact that I have the power to decide for myself! I respect the fact that despite knowing that Mrs. Palin was have a child with downs, she decided to keep her baby. That is a choice I pray I will never have to make.

Debra that was a mean spirited comment. It does nothing FOR the cause and I would like to respectfully ask that we refrain from attacking these kids.
THE ISSUE AT HAND IS – MURPHY’S LAW. yes sir, yes it IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS OUR BUSINESS AS A NATION WHEN A PERSON THAT WANTS TO LEAD US STEPS UP TO THE PODIUM BY USING LIES AND HIPOCRISY (sp?) as a Christian, I feel this is GOD talking to us (I know I sound crazy to all my DEM mates) but I am Christian and I feel compassion for the girl.
But it is too darn insane for me to now ignore all that Conservatives have instilled on us just because it isn’t convenient for them!!!
“just a teenage pregnancy?” no it ain’t! This is an OMEN, this is TRUTH at it’s best. The woman can’t lead, can’t set an expample. Can’t even get her own family to follow her beliefs and now is FORCING this girl to enter a marriage that has the same chances of success of Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson’s second nuptials.
HIDING THE TRUTH
FIXING THE “PROBLEM” WITH AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM
USING GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY TO RUSSIA AS “FOREING AFFAIRS EXPERIENCE” (thanks cindy!) —————– not the way I want my country ran.
STOP USING THIS GIRL TO HIDE THE TRUTH! THAT HER MOTHER IS INCAPABLE OF MAKING one RIGHT CHOICE!

She is not Hillary. Hill is Wellesley (top women’s college), Princeton Law (Near top of class), vs. Jr College and U of Idaho Communications Major. Now we see she is a better mom too. Go Hilly. Call me old fashioned but I would not subject my teenaged daughter to that scrutiny nor push her to marry the Dad at 17. I also would not abandoned by new born child for the national spotlight. But then again, I would not ask someone else too either. Where are the family values here, in the crapper that’s where.

And the next shock will be “the baby she’s holding at the convention is actually hers”???
I’ve always thought a person’s personal life should be a person’s own choice, and this is another example of how GOPs are so very hypocritical. It’s not OK if you teach sex ed in schools or provide condoms to teens. It’s not OK for women to make their own decisions on unwanted pregnancies or their own lives. But it’s great family value if your teen age daughter got pregnant outside of wedlock and decided to keep it??? I think all who support the so called “Christian” values are kidding themselves because they are having pre marital sex and all other un-Christian activities just like non religious people. It’s time for them to step down the self righteous pedestals—especially those evangelical mega money machines that have nothing to do with Christ but to enrich themselves with their followers’ donations. They are a joke to our intelligence and a pathetic image of this nation.

dlc,
Where on earth did you and others like you get the idea that those who are pro-choice celebrate abortion? That is just sick! I am very much AGAINST abortion, but feel that family planning and sex education must be available.

…and they continue on bickering about insignificant issues as if no one put the truth in front of them. You people are dangerous. I’m truly frightened that so many of you are voting and will have influence over the condition of this country over the next 4 years.

This is not about a 17 year old girl who is pregnant. This is about an adult woman who would be a heartbeat away from the power to ram her religious beliefs down the throats of 300 million Americans.
THAT is what this is about.

Looks like there is a little confusion about what a “hypocrit” is, from both sides posting- Sarah Palin is not being hypocritical when she has values that her daughter, who has freewill and freedom, may not have shared as she fell in love with her fiancee’.
Bill Clinton lied and was a scummy hypocrit that treated women like you know what. Ted Kennedy, Jack Kennedy etc… Talented executives running the country, personal lives and character very imperfect. Vote as you will, but please try and be accurate in your definitions and assumptions. Far left is as bad as far right- we finally have two fairly good candidates to pick from and most of what we hear from the brilliant problem identifiers is whiney complaining. One more mod. Dem. for McCain!

hey idiots pro choice is just that—-do some of you make believe saints want an old geser like mccain making that choice for YOU.

“ram her religious beliefs down the throats of 300 million Americans.”
Will Barry jam the Black liberation theology that his church preaches down everyone’s throat if he is elected?

“As a born again, bible-toting Christian, I’m offended by these hypocrites” Mary, perhaps you should take the plank out of your own eye and your Democrats’ eyes when it comes to John Edwards’ affair and Eliot Spitzer’s affair.

CHECK THIS OUT
Obama was conceived out of wedlock.
68.7% of blacks are born out of wedlock.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/pdf/nvsr50_05tb19.pdf

Taken from a comment above: “Democrats and liberals are shamefully sexist and have no class. They slandered and demonized Hillary, and now they are trying to tear apart Palin.”
What?
I would say that choosing a vice presidential candidate because she is a woman to try and lure Hillary supporters, like myself, to vote for McCain is sexist. McCain voting against equal pay for equal work is sexist (um, hi — he doesn’t support that women get paid the same salary as men). I’m not falling for some gimmick. I’m voting based on my ideals and values — that too many young men and women are dying in Iraq, that abstinence-only doesn’t work, that I should be paid equally for a full day’s work, that we need to end our dependence on foreign oil, that we all need decently-priced healthcare, that no child left behind doesn’t work, that lobbyists shouldn’t be allowed to write national policy, that a trickle-down economy doesn’t work, that gays should be afforded equal rights to enter into domestic partnerships and adopt, that Detroit needs some major help and an infusion of new life/industry… Should I go on?
Yes, during the campaign process some ugly things were said. But if you supported Hillary then, voting for McCain would completely ignore what Hillary stands for.

It does not say which mom’s belly she ws referring too. Was it his crippled wife that he left for the barbie doll, or the barbie doll that he left the crippled wife for?

um, BILL… backfire does not work opposite of time.
What happenes first gets criticized, then the critic’s child makes the same mistake and THEN it’s a backfire.
you’re welcomed. Glad to be of service!

ATTEN GEEVILL IS LIMBAUGH IN DISGUISE

Keep-It-Up-Obama-Worshipers you are just as dumb as most of the people here on this board. Hateful, hurtful, mean things that people say on here do not show you who Obama is they show you who these people are period. People will always have a reason to hate, as for me I support Obama and I think we need to leave this poor girl alone she has enouph on her mind im sure and I think its great she wants to have her baby rather than having an abortion though I wouldnt tell her shes evil if she got one. People are people if you buy into the hate rep or dem then you are just sad person period

“Is Obama then unfit to become president? Think about it. This is just liberals trying to slam conservatives. Sorry folks…backfire!”
Your argument makes no sense. YOU think about it.
According to your argument, the comparison to Obama should be made to Bristol’s baby.

Any mother who can’t teach her daughter to keep her legs closed doesn’t deserve to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Some people may be happy that her family is weathering a crisis right now, but that seems irrelevant to me. If she supports abstinence-only instruction in schools and then supported her teen daughter’s choice to abort the baby rather than interrupt her mother’s political future, THAT would be political news. She would have shown herself hypocritical. She seems consistent on this one issue as far as the press has reported.

You meant: Obama Binden Laden for president?
Free turban day for all!

ConcernedParent – What right to YOU have to tell someone else how to raise thier child? The liberals preach about privacy but yet make it their business about Sarah Palin’s family! They have made the best decision for them, not YOU!
DOH- Can I add to Obama’s resume? He got his wife’s salary to go up 260% in salary once he became a Senator. During his stance as State Senator, Chicago didn’t have it’s poverty rates go down, did it? Obama and William Ayers’ CAC gained $45 million in investments, yet Obama just said “they’re just friends”. Obama sought the Communist Party of Illionis as State Senator. Obama, yes as YOU state he was the chairman of the senate subcommittee – except he didn’t have a single meeting on Afgahnstan or visit! He didn’t visit Iraq for years. And his 4 years as a U.S. Senator is not quite correct. He began his career in Jan. of 2005 and decided to run on Feb. 10, 2007. That with holidays, is less than two years as Senator. It’s like 143 days to be more acurate. Has Obama proposed a budget? Has he ever been commander in chief? Does he know the difference of a brigade to a batallion?(Well, he made that mistake last week). He did sit in a hate speech church for 20 years and letting his girls go there. I won’t even mention Obama’s real estate transaction with Tony Rezco, the felon. Obama got to be a State Senator because he got EVERYONE ELSE OFF THE TICKET by his lawyers! Did Obama get corruption when he lived in Chicago, I don’t think so. If I were Obama, I’d be worried I would look bad compared to Sarah Palin.

I think this will backfire.

Okay, Can we get back to some real politics and leave Palin’s daughter alone. She may be pregnant, but this has nothing to do with how McCain and Paulin will run the country! What we really need to do is focus on how we can reduce the deficit, make health care open to all and how to make the US stronger economically and in moral values. Lets bring some decent paying jobs back to country, lets get the economy back in order.
What I really would like to see is how the potential incumbants are planning on inmplementing their plans, not just what they would like to do. If they would spend their time more on what and how they are going to implement their changes then we would be a whole lot better off.
On Obama’s acceptance speech he said that he wanted to increase mpg within 10 years. The fact is that plan is already in motion and Obama’s wants the credit for it. Obama has a good line of b.s., but no real plan on implementation. Also in his speech he eduled that he is going to make all these changes, but what people need to realize is that in order for that to happen; he needs the Congress and Senate to back him.
Rather than the DNC and RNC speding all this money on the conventions, maybe they could use this money for helping our country; rather than all the lavish parties.

justrighttoo: “ConcernedParent – What right to YOU have to tell someone else how to raise thier child? The liberals preach about privacy but yet make it their business about Sarah Palin’s family!”
My guess is “ConcernedParent” solicited the response from you he or she was hoping for.
I think most if not all Obama supporters are not attacking Palin’s family. Obama himself said his mother was only 18 when she had him, etc.
More than likely, you are seeing people pretending to attack Palin in a way actually meant to increase sympathy for her.

Don’t kid yourself that a 17 year old getting pregnant out of wed lock is ok, because she is going to get married. It is NOT ok and that’s what’s wrong with America. Not too long ago we were calling for Jamie Lynn Spears to lose her job, because she got pregnant and she was setting a bad example for the little girls that watch her show. We were just upset about the 17 girls getting pregnant in Maine, so do tell me this is ok, because it’s not. Kids should not be having Kids. I am glad she has her family to help her, but it doesn’t make it right. Saying that, this should not be a political issue, but it will be. The cringe factor is too high on this one and it will affect the little mom to be. Let’s get back to the election and let her be.

REALDEMOCRAT:
was it this very eloquent post:
“You meant: Obama Binden Laden for president?
Free turban day for all!”
because that’s what ussually happens to a person when they have nothing intelligent left to say…

McCain ** MILF 08
“Country First”

“MAYBE MCCAIN SHOULD BE A MAYOR IN SOME TOWN IN ALASKS…”
Better him than Barry, since I don’t think Barry would survive up there. Alaska is not a place for metrosexuals.

I had a kid at 16.
Married at 17.
Divorced at 20.
Had they taught me about condoms in school, yeah — I would’ve used them when the super-cool quarterback of the high school football team said that he’d break up with me if I didn’t sleep with him.
Oh, and then my parents and his parents forced us to get married at 17. We had no idea what we were doing. No money. He dropped out to get a full time job. We filed for bankruptcy. It was a terrible nightmare. We fought. A lot.
We got divorced.
Now a single mother. Must be nice to think that everything can be “fixed” with a marriage band-aid.

GIGI: “HELL HATH FROZEN OVER”
…while Alaskan permafrost melts.

Hey turns out that Levi Johnston was 18 when he statutorily raped Bristol who was 16 when she became pregnant….Hmmm where is the justice here? Did not we just lock up a black boy of 17 for having consenual sex with a white girl of 16? Justice? Oh its ok because this is the rich and privileged. RAPE!RAPE!RAPE! Put down that assualt rifle that James Dobson said was the reason hell vote for you. What would Jesus do? Is it christian to be firing an assualt rifle. Bet you are going to kill alot of deer with that.

AN AFTER THOUGHT—-WHERE DID THE SUPPOSED MILLIONS COME FROM UPON HIS ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER —REALLY–THINK ABOUT THAT

Now I understand why the Mccain motto has changed from “Experience” to “Reform/Change”…… Change the way we feel about teenage pregnancy!! Wonder if she was getting down in the Governor’s mansion?

HEY AEK ANSWER THE QUESTION OK?
I brought the stats up to counter negative comments about Palin’s daughter. Do you prefer I remain silent, when Obama was in the same boat? Well do you?

Dear TW,
(I don’t know if you are referring to me Theresa T. or the other Theresa here. I’ll assume it’s me and answer, but welcome Theresa’s response as well :) )
You asked, “do you like MCCain/Palin tellin women you what they can and can’t do with their own bodies?”
Well, first, I’m not sure what you mean by telling women what they can do with their bodies.” Here are a few ways that can be construed:
Women don’t have a right to prostitution, one thing we could do with our bodies. Prostitution is bad for SOCIETY on a number of levels (mental health including depression, poor self-esteem, victimization, physical disease, possiblly breaking up marriages, etc.) not to mention the INDIVIDUAL woman. Even if an individual woman feels prostitution is beneficial to her in some way she does not have a ‘right’ to engage in that behavior. It is self-destruction both to her individually and to society. For that reason, yes, I would agree a president and vice-president DO have a right to tell someone she can’t prostitute her body.
Likewise, women don’t have a right to abortion. Abortion doesn’t just involve one woman. It involves a living child (if there were no child there would be nothing to abort) and it involves the father, whose rights are largely ignored. Further, abortion is unhealthy for society, first for the obvious reason that it destroys life. But second, it also often destroys a woman’s self esteem, leads to depression, victimizes the woman as she is often pressured and feels no support to continue the pregnancy. She often feels shame and sadness. Third, there are physical ramifications–often perforated uteruses, poor medical care from the abortionist, possibly difficulty conceiving in the future, etc.So you see, abortion is not good for society as a whole, not just an individual woman.
Of course as American citizens we need to have laws that benefit society. At the same time we need to respect one another’s free will and desire to pursue happiness. Anything that YOU do with YOUR body (I’m using ‘you’ as a generic ‘you’–I don’t mean just you personally, although it would apply to all of us :) ) that infringes on the rights of another can AND SHOULD be prohibited. Scholars have made the analogy-your right to swing your fist ends at my face.
So of course, donating blood, getting one’s ear’s pierced, even weird things like painting your arm purple with the quote of some favorite rock star, while odd, should certainly be permitted. However, when an action harms an individual or society, it can and should be denounced. Prostitution and abortion are two such examples of actions that are self-destructive to both an individual and to society and which should not be permitted in a civilized world.
It is in the best interests of society to protect all human life–especially those most vulnerable at both ends of the living spectrum–the very alive, though yet unborn, all the way through the also very alive, yet often feeble elderly as well as the disabled, downtrodden, and poor, who are at unique risk of being taken advantage of. So, I find John McCain and Sarah Palin’s support of the protection of all life to be heroic and exemplary.
Your next question was, ” Do like seeing people suffer because they can not afford health care?”
No, I don’t. In fact, I myself am a cancer survivor. Chemotherapy treatment is very expensive and my life depended on it. I understand your point–thank goodness I could afford health care–yes. But the answer is not, as a policy-decision, to force people to buy into a governmental health plan, which removes all incentives for excellent care. The answer is to empower people–lower taxes, make the insurance companies competitive so the winners are the consumers.
Your last question is, “Do you want to run the risk of Social Security being privatized?” Honestly, TW, that might not be a bad idea. Maybe you think this is radical, but what would happen if Americans had LOWER taxes and MORE MONEY to invest or save as they saw fit? I’ll tell you what I believe–I believe there would be tremendous prosperity. Please don’t be afraid of privatization of social security. Responsible investing can yield far greater returns than what citizens receive now through SS. I encourage you to do a little research and see for yourself. Just think–you would not have a ‘big brother’ government thinking for you. You would be self-determined, and the possibilities would be endless. In fact, you could very well end up as one of those ‘rags to riches’ success stories. :)
I believe the American spirit transcends party politics. I believe in the basic good-nature of people. If we truly work together we can all have ‘a piece of the pie”, but we don’t get that by grabbing someone else’s. If we’re smart we convince those with huge pieces of pie to share–not steal their pie from them. :) . Please read McCain’s true views on the issues http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/ instead of listening to the rants here.
They’re really pretty good ideas, after all. God bless–

Dem Fems screamed for forty years get your laws off my body. Now they make pregnancy sound illegal. Seems like they are out of touch with the mainstream women of America. Those kind ones that actually give a damn.

Definitely looks like Palin is a celebrity like Britney and Paris. McCain has been wiped off the map by the circus he created. Stupid is as stupid does. Graduated in the bottom 0.5 % of his class, lost three planes during his service (if his dad and gradfather were not Admirals, that would not have been tolerated), and continues to show bad judgement. As for Palin, she is showing bad judgement for not putting her family first – swirling out of control. I am more worried about the bad judgement of the old man than the barracuda that could be a heartbeat away. But then again, it will be interesting the fun the press will have once they are in office.

I don’t understand it. A political persons family is supposed to be excluded from all this pre-election hoopla. The fact of the matter is that the politicians children or spouse are not the ones running the country.
So this begs the question; why the hell are you people (and ABC) so obsessed with the children of these people? What you think this isn’t supposed to happen to a democrat?
I’m sorry people but let the first one without sin be the first to throw stones.
And on the other issue; who in here actually believes that a particular president can force his/her beliefs down your throat?? Who here actually believes that a president can rewrite the constitution such that his or her religious beliefs can be forced upon you?? I think there are several in here that better get their heads out of the sand, and read up before they speak up.
Now lets focus on what about Mr. Obama, Mr. Biden, Mr. McCain, and Mrs. Palin genuinely can do for OUR country people. Stop being so divided.

justrightoo – You are correct, I have no “right” to tell anyone how to run their family. Maybe you have no compunction about it, but as a parent, I can tell you that there is no way in hades that I would subject my child to the harsh spotlight of the national media. I would give up everthing I have in the world (including my career) to protect them from that kind of ridicule during the most important event of their life!!!!!

J kline thank god for level headed americans like yourself gives me hope in our country.

Bill, I don’t think AEK is asking you to remain silent, but you threw a random statistic out there which had no relevance.

AEK You have a point. I dislike the racism shown by blacks. Again my prerogative to counter such:
Gallup last Friday:
White – Obama 37% McCain 52%
Black – Obama 93% McCain 2%
Back relative to countering criticism of Palin re the “out of wedlock” bit:
Blacks born out of wedlock – 68.7%
Whites born out of wedlock – 27.1%
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/pdf/nvsr50_05tb19.pdf

AEK I’m not angry, just presenting facts. There’s a difference.

Theresa T, my comment wasn’t meant for you

All the drama created by this election is entertaining. They should have a prsidential election every year, I think.

I don’t know much about politics, but I just love lives. Abortion, based on my life-loving emotion, is considered to be killing new life(unborn baby is still a new life). How can we accept such activity, FOR ANY REASON? If I am a mother of unborn-baby and, say, a doctor recommends me abortion to save my own life, I rather would die with my unborn baby. That’s really life-loving activity.

First, I hope Obama and Biden lose. Why? Well after their loss, I hope all the lefty, the “World Owes Me’, rancid mouthed, ignorant, idiots who constantly blast the web blogs and everything else will feel so uncomfortable being in the USA that you will leave this country. In fact, that is a cause I would be more the happy to contribute money to, the relocation of the democratic-socialists lefty ranting loud mouthed rabble to the Pakistan/Afghan border.

It’s amazing to me all of a sudden it’s okay to be a child whore.
She’s dated for 1 year has unprotected sex with a young man who denied her on his myspace page and said he didn’t want children.
Now all of a sudden they are getting married.
This is DIGUSTING and if she can’t run her home or a state how can she run the country?

Seems like John Edward’s, while running for the Democratic presidential nomination, and fathering a baby while having an extramarital affair against his cancer-stricken wife, is a much bigger deal than an Alaskan teenager getting pregnant. Where are the media’s priorities?
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Hey, RM…I totally agree. Nice counter. It’s very true.

You folks need to wake up seriously.

Theresa, my concerns with making abortions illegal are as follows:
What happens to the young that has been raped and now pregnant withthe rapist baby. The rapist has no rights.
What happens to young girl pregnant with her father,brother,cousins or uncles child…AGAIn he has no rights.
The mother/parents that has a severely deform child that will never live one day outside of the a facility.
What about that desperate young girl that sees no way out and decides to seek unconventional pregnancy termination and loses her life in the process.
Every peron should have the right to decide for themselves what is best for them.

ya Lele im for Obama but you are obviously for prosac leave this poor child along your sins are not better than hers and comments are certainly distasteful to say the least

I am open minded enough to know that a parent cannot control their children in every aspect of their lives. You can arm them with knowledge and good examples, and hope that when the time comes they make the right decision. I personally don’t believe that this is a political reflection of the parent. However, I’m not a Republican. I find it very ironic now that this is happening in their own party that they have a million excuses for everything. I am a independent, and I have always prided myself on being openminded, and understanding. The Republican party stands for exactly the opposite of that. Religious conservatism, and family values have always been their mantra, and they have crucified people in other parties for these kinds of mistakes. Now, I ask you Republicans how you have nothing to say in light of this news? Where are your high and mighty values now? Oh how quickly you can denounce your soapbox preaching and rally behind your “abomination”. You all make me sick. The Dem’s will win this hands down, and the bigotry and hypocrisy and lies that you have spread about Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, will come now to smack you in the face. Thank God for that!

WE SHOULD DO WHAT I BELIEVE!
OTHER PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY DO WHAT I BELIEVE, let’s make it the LAW.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ME: IT’S MY LIFE, MY PRIVACY. NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO INTERVENE.
nice…

God will bless the ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin. There is no doubt in my mind.
Wrong ameba brain, I won’t tolerate hypocrisy

These comments are just plain sick, just unbelieveable how much hate is on this blog. SOme of you *claim* to be Christians yet, you point fingers and throw stones? Prehaps you should actually read the Bible instead of dusting it off from time to time. The humanity shown here is frightening. God help us, you should be ashamed.

TO TW
You said: “Bill, I don’t think AEK is asking you to remain silent, but you threw a random statistic out there which had no relevance.”
What do you think of the relevance I gave at 2:05? AEK has apparently abandoned the discussion.
Posted by: TW

Gerald – If that’s the case….then we should bring again bring up the fact that Obama took his family to that church for years on end and only a couple of months ago denounced them once he realized it was causing issues!!! Personally I would rather have someone in the situation Palin is in who I’m sure tried to do what is best for their family as opposed to someone who exposed their family to the hate that was preached at their church. But it’s ok to forget everything Obama has been involved with right? If Palin is fair game….lets bring up everything in Obama’s past again. Put the two together…I bet Palin comes out on top in regards to morals. That said, I’m still not thrilled with the two candidates. I personally would have preferred to see a race between Clinton and Huckabee.

Again, the media is spoonfeeding things picking apart to make there case and not giving the full story.
MySpace when you sign up, has profile options you may choose:
Children: I don’t want kids
Love kids, but not for me
Undecided
Someday
Expecting
Proud parent
No Answer
I’m sure when the young man put up his MySpace parenting wasn’t in his plan. The MySpace comment was misleading to the public and shows irresponsible reporting. ABC needs to get “the facts”.

These comments on here are so incredibly childish and just plain ridiculous that I have to wonder if adults are posting them. Seriously, people…this is disgraceful.

The fact that Bristol Palin is pregnant isn’t the story here. It’s her mommy preaching abstinence and claiming that’s best for all of our children. It didn’t work for Bristol. Why should it be stuffed down my kids’ throats?

Ahhhh Bill, he didn’t abandon anything…he said he had to go back to work. I don’t think the relevance thing had anything to do with it.

Sarah Palin stands for what she believe in. Obama has voted “present” no position 100 times as senator on democratic bills, the difference is that Governor Sarah Palin will make real executive decisions. Executive governors do not vote present they make real decisions.

Just admit the hypocrisy of your party and we can all move on! Everyone world wide knows about the Republican attack machine. It’s a rich, conservative “club” and when you don’t belong they will find and rip apart any small indiscrestion in someone’s lives….UNLESS…it’s a member. Suddenly the rules change. What the hell??

MEDIA,
For grief’s sake, leave Bristol alone! Her mum’s running for office, not her…and she has more than enough to cope with at this point. Come on,
y’all, how would you feel if all this hyperattention was focused on someone in your family?!

Re: The fact that Bristol Palin is pregnant isn’t the story here. It’s her mommy preaching abstinence and claiming that’s best for all of our children. It didn’t work for Bristol. Why should it be stuffed down my kids’ throats?
This is the balance that is being shown. We teach our kids to be careful and understand there are responsibilities in the decisions that they will have to experience. By making a mistake, the family has taught the girl to honor life and the family has shown her the true meaning and spirit of family. The GOP platform honors the unborn as a human being and hopes and teach women to honor their child, not abort the child. You cannot control your kids but give them basic steps that will try and help them. It maybe a right to make a decision but taxpayers should not be made to pay for them.

To OhPlease…
Do you realize that the Dem Party are the rich ones? Research this one, if possible. By the way, I’m not Republican either but I’d choose them over Democrat.

“This is DIGUSTING and if she can’t run her home or a state how can she run the country?”
Michelle is that you? Didn’t you say the same thing about Hillary?

“Untrue Bill, where are you getting this mess from….Have you listen to a word Obama has said. He said that he will lower taxes for 95% of the american people and raise taxes for the wealthy and cooperations.”
Instead of just listening to what he says, why not check the facts? He has lied in the past.

John,
I think it’s hysterical that you liken her adolesence to GUN LAWS. Two reasons I hate the Republican party…religious hypocrisy and GUNS. Change your gun laws you nut case and maybe 12 year olds won’t have a hunting license.

What age group is responding here? Sounds like lots of children.

Vicki Iseman was married during the time frame that the New York Times noted that top McCain advisors were “convinced the relationship had become romantic” with John McCain.
Ms. Iseman was divorced in the middle of the relationship in August 1999 from lobbyist husband who has telecommunication clients.
webofdeception.com

MACK:
There are some clowns here attacking Palin, note. She has brought them out from under the rocks.

What a pathetic example of a woman breaking a glass ceiling. I am for one, disgusted. Being a 40 something, living in Michigan where the economy is flatter than a pancake (and jobs are far and few between, never mind anything over 30K) having children and a husband and trying to live my American dream, her example of a woman breaking a glass ceiling is more like trying to break through a steel ceiling… and she is breaking hers and collectively all womens necks.

Mr Mccain has finally show AMERICANS than he is an old idiot who has lost turch and bearing of what it take to lead a great people and special people, soon the NUDE pictures ll start to prove mother and daughter wrong and thier bakkers will start to hid before NOVEMBER 4th i just wish Maccin should say sorry to is party and supperter and he John Maccin should first of all cast his VOTE to Mr Barrack Obama as the best man the CAP fit come Nov 4th.

The GOP is the same party who started an investigation because the President lied about get a BJ. They spent millions of dollars to impeach Clinton and make fools out of the United States. They certainly were successful with that. On every single moral issue of our time they have stood proud and spoke clearly about their views…until homosexuals and adulterers started popping out left and right. Then suddenly there was silence. Same goes as today. If this had been Chelsea Clinton at age 17, every one of you would have been chomping at the bit to make a comment. Everyone of you would have talking about the impropriorty. Again, I am openminded enough that I know this isn’t a reflection of Palin directly. I just want someone to recognize the hypocrisy of the situation.

Meghan McCain is a BIMBO and a JOKE! Who give a rat’s a** what she says?

OMG, now they’re saying John Edwards is the baby’s father!

The only reason Palin could’ve possibly broken the glass ceiling is ‘cuz there’s so much HAIRSPRAY on her beehive! Talk about needing a makeover.
SARAH PALIN IS NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME!

Excuse me, but didn’t John McCain make a terrible joke at a speech about Chelsea Clinton being ugly because her father was Janet Reno. Maybe she needs to talk to her dad about that comment and keeping politicians’ children out of politics. She is a hypocrite, just like her dad.

I support Bristol too, even if she is kinda a slut. It’s COOL BY ME. But that isn’t the point, is it? The problem is that her mother clearly ISNT supporting her children the way one should, otherwise she wouldnt be off drinking underage, having the forbidden pre-marital sex and getting all preggers in the first place.

Oh boy….
This is getting uglier and looks to continue on down the same path. Being a classical liberal, I am almost getting more embarrassed by the second thinking some folks may associate my personal ideologies with many of these hate-filled neo-liberals. Are you all rookies to the political scene? Give them some more rope, they have no idea what they are doing here. I am no McCain nor Obama supporter, just an outside observation by one thats been around the political block. Check back in a week or two folks….the sympathy effect will be in play. The Obama camp cannot be pleased with what they are seeing develop amongst the radical fringe element of their supporters.
This pick by McCain has a high degree of risk both ways…high upside and high downside. The actions of the fringe left, sensational media and the subsequent ‘lowering of the barr’ (<– pun intended) for Gov Palin sets the table nicely for the high upside, contrary to what the rookie political left even realize. You never learn, do you?
Barr 08'
Good Luck.

Are these pictures of Bristol Palin drinking alcohol? Worse yet, are these pictures of Brisol Palin with empty alcohol bottles on her bedroom shelves?
http://www.stupidsheeple.com/index.php/2008090140/latest/bristol-palin-gone-wild.html

I want to hear more about Obama and Larry Sinclair. Did Obama have a relationship with this man?

I think the father of bristol baby is levi johnston and he is eighteen years old. Her mother preaches keep your legs closed until your married well thats not reality teens will do what they want to do. Anyways her mother is not pro choice when it comes to abortion. Meaning a woman right to choose may be in question and the earmarks do not make me laugh she speaks one thing and does another. Lets leave her daughter alone its already hard on her just to keep the kid she is carring.
Obama/Biden 08

“It’s like a Maury Povich show .. and we all know what class of people watch that show! Ya know .. DEMS!!”
And who are the guests on the show? Seems to me McCain is the Executive Producer and Casting Director here.

Question?? Did anyone else notice that Palins daughter, is not the daughter of a politician, or to be more accurate, of a 1 minute old politician??? And since when did we allow the Britney Spears generation to take over? I am appalled that people are condoning this and acting like it is not a big deal. It is a huge deal! How do you rely on someone to take care of the country, when you cant even take care of your own children. Her daughter was 16 when she became pregnant. As far as I am concerned and the law is concerned, she is still a minor and therefore the responsibility of the parents. And even more so, why is this kid not being arrested for rape??? How many other young men have we arrested and labeled sex offenders for doing the exact same thing!! I mean our government makes such a big deal about minors not being able to have consensual sex. So now the Republican Party is forcing this marriage? (we all know that they are!) This is the most asinine decision McCain can make.

Let’s get back to the real issues that are at hand here. The price of gas and groceries is ridiculous, people are losing their jobs, home sales are crazy as well as the amount of foreclosures. Our economy is horrible and we’re all wrapped up in whether or not Bristol Palin is having a baby? I’m a white middle class catholic with a good job. I’m not voting republican and I never have because while I don’t personally believe in abortion, I don’t vote based on that issue. God will judge me for my work on earth just as I believe he will judge everyone else. The local soup kitchen can’t keep up here and the food bank which serves 9 counties, is seeing 15,000 new families every month and I verified that amount personally. They also told me that these are families that they wouldn’t normally see at a food bank. We need change in the United States of America! Bush never set into motion a law that outlawed abortion, and the republicans never will. QUIT VOTING BASED ON THAT ISSUE! That issue is only used as a scare tactic. Wake up America! We need Obama in 2008!

Yes Jane we know , you all don’t fist bump. You just get pregnant and lie and say you are happy about and have a shotgun wedding! Can you say Beverly Hillbillies! LOL! This ticket is a Mess and rather that admitt he mad a mistake, you all act like it’s right! Nothing about this woman is right! But as an Obama supporter, I am so glad McCain pick her! This lady has no business being elected for anything. And it has nothing to do with her being a woman! So get over it! I am a woman and very insulted that that Mccain that we would fall for this. Maybe he is so used to pulling things over his wife’s intoxicated eyes, he thought the rest of American women would also fall for it! Not only is the daughter pregnant, but also has a sex tape and photos of her underage drinking and kissing other girls! WOW! What’s going to be next. Now problem with a woman being on the ticket, just do your research next time!

Meghan Says. “I haven’t known her very long…” That should be the campaign slogan of the RNC. “Haven’t Known You Very Long.” I doubt if Meghan has any idea what life in Wasilla AK is like. With higher (per capita) violent and property crime rates than state average (10,221 property crimes per 100k residents in 2002). Wasilla High School named a “dropout” factory by a John Hopkins study (Oct 2007). Oh, and Meghan’s peers probably refrain from posting obscenities and gun-toting, finger flipping photos on the world-wide-web. She is probably more familiar with these folks through episodes of “Cops”. Sadly, there are hard-working, hard-studying teens out there that will never impact our society (for the best) as much as the immature, confused and misguided Bristol Palin (via her mother’s political ambitions)has(for the worst). I feel sorry for the American public watching as the Republicans make a mockery out of our political system.

Sarah Palin is a hottie who made her career of selling her body.
If she was a black guy, do you really think she would be GTOP’s Veep ?
Sarah is so dumb she is against sex-ed classes. Her daughter Bristol would have learned a pretty useful gadget : condoms.
And now, Sarah is forcing her teen daughter to marry another teen.
I think God will punish that family for being too dumb.

Like so many women today, the girl is a slut. Thanks to feminism, women have no morals anymore. No wonder fewer and fewer people want to get married these days. Family values? Humf, these are evidently the family values the republicans want to espose from now on.

Teresa T.
Yes, I am an authentic Catholic, I don’t believe in abortion, and believe me there are alot more Catholics that are “closet democrats” than you think. HOW can you vote for someone (BUSH) that promotes capital punishment? Maybe you are not an authentic catholic? Are we not supposed to believe in life from conception to the grave? AND what about all the innocent Iraqi children and women who have been murdered by the war in Iraq? Don’t you dare tell me that I’m not authentic Catholic until you can look in the mirror and then ask yourself how BUSH can let so many of your fellow American lose their jobs and end up in soup kitchen lines already longer than they should be? Get off your self righteous hypocritical pedastal and face what is right in front of you! I’d rather go to confession everyday if that’s what I need to do because God will forgive my sins no matter how great and as an “authentic” catholic, you know I’m right.

I have always been tired of the GOP using Religion and God to sway voters….it should simply be about the critical issues and the best leaders to build concensus and implement necessary change to help ALL Americans, not just the faithful. I thought it was hypocritical that Gov. Palin had her poor 17year old daughter holding the 4-month baby with a blanket covering her belly…if she was sooo proud, why were they hiding this? This is so obviously a tactic and it insults educated women like me who can see right thru this risky move. I wonder how the GOP and the media would react if it was a political family that happeed to be Hispanic or black? Would we see it as simply a “common mistake”?! or, would we call it another example of the lack of American values and a baby out of wedlock?!?
Clearly there is a double standard and hypocrisy…Again, it should be about the best candidates and focus on issues.

I love all the so called “christians” talking about how the republicans are hypocrites. “let he without sin cast the first stone” I guess you spend too much time judging others (also a sin) then reading the bible. I am proud that we have a “Human” canidate for VP, she has problems just like the rest of the world.

Maple_fan,
No one I think is suggesting Palin is being hypocritical…It is conservatives reaction to the news and the fact that this lady will now travel the country while someone else takes care of her children (one an infant with special needs) is this issue. If she can do it more power to her. But she were a Democrat you can bet conservatives would be villifying her whether her daughter chose to keep the baby or not.

Just few months ago, we did not know who Palin was. Now she is an instant Celebrity. Thanks to her daughter, whom she raised well with republican values. Their story is just like reading tabloids. For sure more stories will come. For all we know Mccaine may kick Palin out and get Paris Hilton instead as his VP.

Maria,
What do you mean by “human” candidate. And since when did merely being human qualifies you to be vice-president?

Sorry, Billw, still don’t see why you had to present those facts.

Also, hadn’t abandoned the discussion Billw, just had a lunch meeting that lasted long.
I noted that you had said Obama, too, had been born out of wedlock. “Valid point,” I thought, as Obama had brought it up as a means to say, “hey, butt out, media.” But my attention was grabbed by the statistic, instead, which didn’t seem to have any relevance but to point out that blacks have a higher birth rate out of wedlock based upon your citation.
Thanks, TW, for your posts.

Here’s the bottom line — Palin did not raise her children correctly. The first thing you tell a young daughter is — keep the legs SHUT! This is not to mention the series of talks that need to occur around the importance of marriage before sex, and respect for the body. This effectively rules out her running on a ticket that highlights family values and high morals. The problem for McCain is that he’ll look worse if he forces her off the ticket and chooses ‘again’. McCain may not recover from this serious gaffe.

Maria,
I see nothing in political background that says she understand the diversity that exists in this country. Nor do I see anything in her background that says she understands what it means to be commander in chief of the armed forces. Her only claim to fame has been to challenge corruption and to support some very popular positions amongst core conservative. So, relating to personal family situations (“being human” as you say) does not mean she can relate to situations that are occurring in other people’s lives. The problem here is that Republican’s are to trying an image of who this person is and other’s will be challenging this image. It was incredibly dumb of McCain to place her on the ticket and put the country through this nonsense. No one is going to know exactly who she is in the next two months. It will be one side building an image and one side trying to tear down. Same thing that has been going on with Obama for the past 18 months. But everyone should know who he is by now, like him or dislike him.

http://stupidcelebrities.net/2008/09/02/bristol-palin-likes-to-party-photos/

I have one question for all those throwing rocks out there. Think back to when you were a Teenager and honestly answer this. Did you listened to what your parents told you? If you claim you never dis-obeyed your parents; not even once, I would say you are absolutely LYING. No matter how good you think you are or how much you claim you never did, I bet you that you were in trouble for something! It’s a fact of life that as Teenagers we all think we know better than our parents. Also if you look at how much different TV shows are now from when we were all kids. The pressure on them is unbelievable to have sex. So get off your High-Horses, Soap-Boxes, or what ever you think gives you the right to judge this situation and move on! Will this in anyway affect my decision on who I vote for? Not in the least! If that was the case then there would be no one person in politics that would ever be elected. EVERY ONE OF US has skeletons in our closets somewhere.

I’m not voting for McCain. I do believe we are carrying it to for when we attack children. It just shows that the news people lack common sense, if they can’t find something else to write about other than children there in the wrong business. I bet if they have children and someone came after them like they have Mrs. Palins daughter. They would really blow there top. It’s bad enough we go after the grown-ups, but going after children. That’s just stupid and they must lack something. To go out an intentionally hurt a child is disrespectful. You should really be ashamed of yourselves.

NEWSFLASH: If you happen to be the first born child in your family, chances are you were conceived out of wedlock, especially if your parents were high school sweethearts or they married young. Barack Hussein Obama was conceived in this manner as were many on this board.
The truth is the Dumbocrats are running scared; this woman has energized the Republican base in such a profound way that it looks like the Obama/Biden ticket will be a loser in November.
Quick note: If Palin were a hypocrite she would have killed her Down Syndrome son and encouraged her daughter to do the same to her child. Hypocrisy means not practicing what you preach. Like Al Gore riding around in gas guzzling corporate jets while preaching about the environmental disaster of SUVs.
Or
Gloria Steinem preaching against marriage and then getting married.
Or
Barack Obama beating Hillary Clinton with her YES vote on the Iraq War and then choosing Joey Bidden who voted in the very same way.
McCain/Palin won the election last Friday and the media can’t believe it.

Amazing —– AMEN!!!!!
I have fantastic parents who actually rasied 5 wonderful kids who all turned out as normal and happy as people can get and I had sex when I was 17!!! Despite the “talks that your supposed to have” that my mother had with me, despite the strict curfews and obsessive rules about dating….yeah it happens, who cares she didn’t break the law!!

Palin’s foreign policy: She got a visa in 2007.

Amazing —– AMEN!!!!!
I have fantastic parents who actually rasied 5 wonderful kids who all turned out as normal and happy as people can get and I had sex when I was 17!!! Despite the “talks that your supposed to have” that my mother had with me, despite the strict curfews and obsessive rules about dating….yeah it happens, who cares she didn’t break the law!!
AMEN to that Maria!!!!!!
Seems like some people have forgotten what it was like when they were 17 or even 16 or 18. I guess they were at home watching TV rather than hanging out with their friends or going to football games and after parties.

“If there is one thing I have learned, it is that it is difficult to establish your identity and independence as the son or daughter of a politician.” Well, it appears to me that Ms. Palin certainly estabished her independence. It also appears to me that a good parent (regardless a politician or not) builds indepedence in the child and should you have found difficulty in that area – talk to Dad and Mom – the guilt trip isn’t laid back to the taxpayer who provided the privilege of seeing how much better off you had it. Didn’t like the spotlight – you like Ms. Palin certainly have the ability to speak up and say – no way am I going under that microscope. Put under it – talk to Dad and Mom. Sorry, but children ducking bullets from AK-47s in the cities across America won’t have much time reading your post while you wisk away the hours in a super protected priviledged environment. Do something for America, do something for yourself – come into the inner cities and tell the youth of America you’re having a hard time establishing your “identity”.

Wow! A lot of hatred going on here. You can teach your children values and talk till your blue in the face but the fact is, they make their own decisions. They make their own mistakes. You can’t go back in time and change their choices. All you can do is go forward from here which is what this family is doing. Did they kick her out? No. And Sarah does believe in birth control and I’m sure she taught her daughter but sometimes kids just don’t listen. If this is the best dems can do to discredit her, republicans are in great shape.

Palin’s daughter’s pregnancy may demonstrate the Republican’s anti-abortion stance, but it also shows that their abstinance-only education platform doesn’t prevent teen pregnancy. We need to be teaching our kids about methods of contraception when they’re in high school.

As a father of a 9-year old daughter, I can only say that my heart goes out to the Palin family regarding these vicious attacks on their daughter. I don’t know who to be more angry with, the same media that defeated Hillary Clinton by not asking Obama tough questions before Super Tuesday 2008, or the Obama surrogates who find more hope in attacking a 17-year-old girl and her regular, run-of-the-mill family. When I think about the lack of perfection in my family–and most families out there–I really do relate to Sarah Palin. What I don’t relate to is this nasty, nasty media who would rather destroy innocence than ask Obama a tough question or two. Is anyone else out there with a daughter, really starting to get annoyed with the media’s approach to Sarah Palin, her daughter, small and medium-sized states like Alaska (and my own small town family in northern Minnesota’s Iron Range). What’s up with all of this nastiness. I thought Obama was the change-agent; that his campaign was all about treating others–including my 9-year-old daughter and Palin’s 17-year-old daughter–with respect. Let’s start a bipartisan defend Bristol campaign! We need to defend her from the media. And we need to defend her from some of Obama’s supporters who think of this issue more in political terms than in family terms. That’s my view on this whole issue.

Just because abstinence education didn’t work for Bristol, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work for other teenagers.

I am ashamed that my party has welcomed
Tom Delay as a hero. My party used to have people like Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas and Bob Dole now they are so
riddled by the God, Guns, and Greed crowd and neocons that they overlook and dismiss corruption, criminal behavior, and illegal activities just so they can trumpet their pet single issue causes.
This current crowd has saddled us with
illegal warmaking tactics, Enron style corruption, and obtuse ill informed thinking and wrapped it in the American
flag. I thought Ron Paul was fine until
He endorsed Don Young. These people are not conservative, they are reactionaries
who have corrupted a once great party with corporate money, illegal rackets,
militarism, and self interest. They hire
lobbyists subrosa, packaging lies inside
a veneer of righteousness and sell it to
a dumbed down, discouraged, demoralized
and deceived electorate who can’t tell spin from substance.

I think that this shows that all families are not immune to problems that arise, but more important is how you go through that problem. I believe this shows more responsibility by Bristol in doing what is right and to get married and raise the child with love and understanding. Have you ever thought that maybe she and he wanted to get married and planned this event? Megan is correct and has taken on the proper attitude and has not put herself in the limelight just to gain attention as some of you DEMS are trying to do. Many of you have never been loved by your parents and you all are doing this bashing to fill the void in your own life. No one really cares what you think anyway. My son, by the way, has set on zoning/planning meetings for the city of Wasilla when Sarah has mayor. She is a real go getter and dosen’t leave any dust under her feet. And she’s much more than a mother than some of you have had or ever will have.

Jason, I grew up in the 60′s. How come I knew to use aq condom when I wanted to have sex. You can buy them over the counter. How come our kids don’t know this? It’s in books, movies, etc. This stuff is common knowledge.

I learned yesterday that the far left is every bit the same as white supremacists or any other hate group. Frothing, bitter hatred of what this girl supposedly represents for getting pregnant early: lack of education, “trailer parks,” irresponsibility, failure to “nip it in the bud” (to be euphemistic), stupidity. Problem is, teenage pregnancy is not the problem of a single party or political spectrum. What has emerged is the incredible contempt these far left people have for ordinary Americans who don’t fit the common mold of PPDs (heard that one yesterday: Peacoat, Prius, and Dog!!!). I was an independent long before it was fashionable, and was actually very moved by Mr. Obama’s speech last week. But if these are the kind of people who are going to gain power by his election, with their eugenics-minded hatred, I am now fully backing McCain/Palin.

Here to spread more lies Joe? Must have just been an accident.
“I thought Ron Paul was fine until
He endorsed Don Young.”
Um…nope…nice try though..
“Yes, Mr. Paul responds to a cry for help from a fellow member of his own party and gets snarled at by another political animal. But Mr. Paul’s not a big booster of Mr. Young, either. Turns out, he deliberately didn’t try to help too much.
“Representative Young came and asked Dr. Paul for a whole lot of stuff,” said Jesse Benton, spokesman for Paul’s Liberty PAC. “He respectfully declined.”
That’s why there was no commercial with Ron Paul asking his followers in Alaska to give Young an 18th term. “Dr. Paul said some nice things but it shouldn’t be taken as an endorsement,” Benton said.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/politicalperceptions/2008/08/27/

One slut backing another slut. What has this country come to under Bush/Cheney.

Palin has gotten exactly what any politician who irresponsibly supports abstinence as a resonable alternative to sex education deserves as a parent, a pregnant teenage daughter. That is what happens when mothers tell their daughters to, “wait until marriage,” instead of arming them with the education and tools they needed to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy and potentially deadly diseases.

Jason – since you didn’t grow up in the 50′s I doubt you know what you are talking about. Some girls got pregnant, oh course but most did not. Not like today. If something becomes so acceptable the peer pressure becomes almost intolorable. And our kids wonder why their parents are telling them one thing when it appears to them that everyone else is doing the opposite. I have struggled with how to teach my children values when all around them they are being bombarded with the opposite message. From teachers, to the media to clothing to books, to music. And by the way, Governor Murkowski appointed Palin to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, where she chaired the Commission from 2003 to 2004, and also served as Ethics Supervisor. Palin resigned in January 2004 in protest over what she called the “lack of ethics” of fellow Republican members. As chairman of this commission she had to deal with people in Iraq and other countries that sell oil to the US. She has traveled to the same countries as Obama as many times as Obama. I would rather have the less experienced person a heart beat AWAY from the presidency then BE the heart beat. And at least she didn’t say the Iran is a little country and nothing to worry about like Obama did!!!

Del: HOW WILL THE GOP REACT IF THE BABYS FATHER IS BLACK!!!! YOU GOTTA LOVE IT!!
hmm, are you saying that if the father happened to be black, 7 years older, married to another woman, and a visiting foreigner, with 2 young babies with his current wife – that the GOP and media would be all over this? Not! because this describes the DNC candidate’s situation and it hasn’t been really raised as BIG Issue in the way the Dems are doing to Palin’s young daughter. Well, it may surprise you, but the GOP doesn’t care what color the dad is. It’s time for the Dems to get over their racist and sexist stereotypes. It’s time to look in a new direction with McCain/Palin. McCain/Palin ticket understands today’s issues and know how to work across RNC/DNC parties to get the job done for the American people.

“The first thing you tell a young daughter is — keep the legs SHUT!”
You’re dumb as a brick.

Caliguy55 your memory is only eclipsed by your intelligence.I believe Bill Clinton was IMPEACHED for a worse thing.

People: Let’s not forget the real issues in this election…..War, Iraq, Ecomomy…etc…etc
When Bush became President, we had a
$ 500 Billion surplus in the treasury.
Now we have a trillion dollar downturn.
They lied about Iraq, WMD, and so on.
Our education system is in trouble, state governments are broke, crime is up all major economic indicators are down, Gas is sky high.. should I go on?
We are spending $ 10 Billion per month in a wasted effort in Iraq. The total amount spent has exceeded $ 700 Billion and counting….and for what?
Our children’s futures have been spent
and mortgaged on big Oil, Haliburton and so on…..Our World reputation has been destroyed and our treasury is broke….Thanks alot Bush !
These are the real issues facing the American people…
Does the Republican V.P. selection have the experience to be President ? The Republicans cry foul at the Dems for bringing this up….While they themselfs have been questioning Obamas experience…..Hypocrites abound.
I for one feel that if Obama is unable to lead, Biden can step in and effectivly lead this country…..I honestly cannot say that I would feel confident in Ms. Palin…Being a small town mayor does not qualify you to be President.
I like Ms Palin…She’s got guts. But As president ???? Where is her foreign policy experience ? National security experience ? Commander in Chief ?…are you kidding..A hockey mom as Commander in Chief ? Its time to wake up and smell the coffee…

“I like Ms Palin…She’s got guts. But As president ???? Where is her foreign policy experience ? National security experience ? Commander in Chief ?…are you kidding..A hockey mom as Commander in Chief ? Its time to wake up and smell the coffee…”
You can turn it around and say the same thing about Barry, although he is at the top of the ticket.

Look… it IS news that Palin’s daughter is pregnant (Palin’s the new GOP VP choice… so their family is in the spotlight) but it’s their FAMILY’s business. They want to have 18 year olds marry and raise a baby – fine. But they’re not ‘average’ because their daughter got pregnant – none of my kids had babies in their teens. It’s unfortunate, but a matter for the PALINs to deal with. And it’s not the DEMS that keep harping on this story….. IT’S THE MEDIA. I’d be more interested in the pending investigation against Palin.

Betty – would you be saying this about a man???? Should a man leave his handicapped child to go to work? Palin has a husband at home who does the traditional take care of the family role and if that works for them then good for them. Why should we penalize her for being a woman? Her family is well taken care of and loved and they seem to know that. Who are you to judge what works for them? The hypocracy here is astounding. No one would say these things about a man!!!!!

Mark – Governor Murkowski appointed Palin to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, where she chaired the Commission from 2003 to 2004, and also served as Ethics Supervisor.[35] Palin resigned in January 2004 in protest over what she called the “lack of ethics” of fellow Republican members. As chairman she had to deal with people overseas. The people who hate us yet sell us oil. And, as I said before, I would rather have the less experienced person a heart beat AWAY then the heart beat, as in Obama.

Makain is not gonna help America I think Obama has a better chance

Its more to this story, Paulin got something up her sleeve, if you notices: the so call daddy never touch the baby, just the 17 y/o girl, I smell a rat.

Betty, Barrak Obama voted against a bill to give medical assistence to a baby born alive as a result of an abortion. That’s right, Obama wants to just let the baby aborton survivor die. And you say your values match his?

I have another comment for Betty. First you don’t know all fo the cicumstances on the McCain divorce.It takes more courage to leave a marriage that to stick by a low life philander who was impeached to increase her changes of becoming president.Another thing all of Omaba Harvard education DOES NOT qualify him to be president. Just remember change can mean a lot of different thing——-So be aware.

Daniella, I would say sex education isn’t working is it? Not with the large number of teen pregnancies. I would say teens are irresponsible in their sex lives as any idiot can buy and use a condom if they want to have sex.

I am amazed at all the people who think that because your child doesn’t live up to your expectations that that somehow means you are not living what you preach. We teach our children and then it’s up to them. We can’t control (nor would I want to) their behavior. You teach them and then you pray for the best. I would however say it is hypocritical to yell about this poor girl who is only 17 and yet forgive Bill Clinton, John Edwards, etc. They are married and adults. They should know better. She is only 17 and still learning about life.

OHPlease, Bill Clinton put his Presidency on the line because he wanted to have sex with an intern in the White house and then looked the American public in the eye and lied about it. No one put him in that position. He did that to himself. We are all responsible for our behavior, aren’t we?

It is to be understood where she come from ,,,,two peas in a pod.

The Butler Did It!!
LOL.. Sorry had to break the tension!

After reading all of the hollier that coments about a young girl that 99.9% of you don’t know a thing. I have a idea,why don’t every body that had sex and have sined before they were married vote for McCain.the few that are left can vote for Obama.

By the my wife was P.G. when we got and never regreted a minute of it——————————That was 52 years ago

I feel Meghan’s pregnancy to be a family matter best handled in the comfort of a loving home and family. I’m hopeful, Meghan and the Father of her unborn child will make the right decision for both their and the unborn child’s future and not what other’s think is best due to the upcoming Presidential election.
At the same time, my heart goes out to the Father and his family, as they did not ask to be put into the middle of a Presidential Election. I can only imagine, they are being hounded by the media around the clock for their side of the story.
I commend Senator McCain for believing a woman has the knowledge, perseverance, leadership skills, etc. to lead this beautiful country in good times and time of war. While Gov. Palin has some noteable accomplishments, she is no match for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her credentials. It is an insult to any woman’s intelligence, if Senator McCain believes he will win the woman’s vote based on the gender of his running mate.

CAH Meghan is not the one pregant itis Bristel

And people wonder why I don’t want to participate in the american political process. Both Dems and Repubs are hypocrites with double standards. All of you make me fraking sick!!!

Palin is an empty pantsuit.

Speaking of Maury Povich . . . let me see if I understand this correctly:
1. Bristol Palin is now five months pregnant.
2. The father has now been identified as Levi Johnston, a young aspiring hockey star.
3. The two make quite a photogenic couple, and have been identified by locals as high school sweethearts.
4. Along with announcing the pregnancy, the Palins’ announced that Bristol intends to wed the father. No time frame is given.
So, my question is, what the hell is taking them so long? Pure speculation, sure, but could it be that Levi (self-proclaimed redneck though he is) is holding out for a paternity test? Could there be a role for Maury Povich in the McCain administration?

Kyle–I have really appreciated your comments. Thank you! :)
Obama/Biden 08–
I’m sorry if you are offended with the observation that pro-abortion views are inconsistent with the Catholic faith.
My own grandparents were staunch ‘FDR’ Democrats, union people who eventually felt betrayed by the party’s refusal to defend innocent life. Grandma was torn just before she died–she couldn’t understand how her party, historically representing the underrepresented ‘underdog’ could betray her and support the killing of unborn children. I wish I could understand myself-it is illogical.
For the record, I oppose both abortion and capital punishment. Ideally there will be a world that recognizes killing in any form is wrong. IF I am forced to choose a party, however which supports one or the other, I am compelled to choose the party that protects INNOCENT life–children who have committed no crime, done no evil, whose only ‘wrongdoing’ is existing. This is not a ‘political’ decision.
You ask, ” Are we not supposed to believe in life from conception to the grave? ” I answer, YES!!
You ask, “AND what about all the innocent Iraqi children and women who have been murdered by the war in Iraq?”
All people’s deaths are a tragedy. American troops are in Iraq to MINIMIZE human death. Our brave, military American soldiers are trying to safeguard families just like yours and mine–to help defend them against guerilla governments. It is sad and unfortunate that there have been deaths in this war, but the cause of those deaths is not George Bush. It is the terrorist governments themselves. It is naive to think otherwise.
You further write, “Don’t you dare tell me that I’m not authentic Catholic until you can look in the mirror and then ask yourself how BUSH can let so many of your fellow American lose their jobs and end up in soup kitchen lines already longer than they should be?”
Obama/Biden, please think this through. President Bush didn’t unemploy anyone. This is a great land of opportunity. It is no Eden, true, and often there are challenges and suffering. No one is immune. But instead of blaming the government for troubles American citizens can take responsibility. Obama is no ‘savior’. In fact, he will likely oppress the unemployed you hope to help. He believes the answer is raising taxes and deciding FOR THE PEOPLE how THEIR money is to be spent.
You also said, ” I’d rather go to confession everyday if that’s what I need to do because God will forgive my sins no matter how great”
Well, you see, confession is a wonderful sacrament, but one must have the intent of not falling again and trying to stay clear of occasions of sin. We can’t be presumptive :) Incidentally, please don’t take it as I’m judging your soul. Of course I cannot and will not. However, you do misrepresent the Catholic position when you say you are Catholic and then advocate the biggest pro-abortion, infanticide-supporting presidential candidate America has ever seen.

Sarah Palin is a GENIUS. She’s been able to put women’s issues and have people talkin and have it on the forefront of every media and conversation – not even Hillary or any of the old school feminists have been able to do what she’s done. She’s been able to command attention from the WHOLE world in less than 1 week. Now that’s power. Even the democrats and media have fallen into her spell. With all the attention on her, she’s deflected much coverage of protests, Bush, and Obama.

so much for the GOP’s abstinence program. Wonder if the young lady took the classes.

It is unbelievable and amazing to me.
I don’t know that in the 154 years of the Republican Party, anyone ever thougth this day would come.
Republicans of all shapes and color, dragging their values through the mud, blindly and ilogically supporting a woman who’se facade crumbles by the hour, and who has been exposed to reveal the grotesque and crude reality of human greed.
It is sad to me to see such worthy opponents humiliate themselves and completely disregard what their predecessors fought for! I’d never thought I’d see the day when I would hear half the stuff I am hearing here!
Conservatives on this board sure have some crude names for Democrats, but since we’re so “used to Democrats behaving like this” then I have to stand in awe.
We are nothing if we don’t stand by our ideals, values and most importantly OUR COUNTRY.
Shame on you, this is a sad day indeed.

Has Meghan McCain forgotten that her own father told a vicious “joke” about Chelsea Clinton in a 1998 Republican fund raiser when Chelsea was only 17? Maybe we should remind her.

“Please don’t pick on my family”. When your parents come out for traditional values and seek votes based on that, and then they contradict those values without informing voters of there true views, it is a sort of a fraud. John McCain told Meghan McCain abortion was her choice at age fourteen which certainly contradicts John McCain’s stance to the public about his supposed strong stance on abortion. John McCain may not be a fraud, but certainly a hypocrite? It is the same with Palin, but what republican is not a hypocrite or outright fraud these days?