Palin

[Cil]

I so agree, DemoLady.
Kids need more than abstinence-only education.
Palin's Gubernatorial Questionnaire
3. Will you support funding for abstinence-until-marriage education instead of for explicit sex-education programs, school-based clinics, and the distribution of contraceptives in schools?
JB: We should not exclude abstinence-until-marriage education programs.
SP: Yes, the explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support.
We need to move forward, not backward.

 

[TooFarTampa]

What an interesting political race this is turning out to be - McCain, Obama, Palin, hurricanes, teen pregnancy, all we're missing is a good sex scandal. I can't wait to see what comes next!

John Edwards' timing was just a little bit off.

 

[tistheseason]

I can't help but feel she has a family in crisis. . . .a 17 year old pregnant and a 4 month old w/ downs syndrome. The next few years are going to be very draining and emotional for their family. Why would she throw them into the national spotlight and agree to potential accept a job that is high stress and time consuming?

 

[BeachSiO2]

I can't help but feel she has a family in crisis. . . .a 17 year old pregnant and a 4 month old w/ downs syndrome. The next few years are going to be very draining and emotional for their family. Why would she throw them into the national spotlight and agree to potential accept a job that is high stress and time consuming?

I know it's not related, but I asked my wife a similar question about Elizabeth Edwards when I found out that she knew about John's affair before he announced his candidacy. How could she have supported that run for office when they had to know it would come out sooner or later?

 

[tistheseason]

I know it's not related, but I asked my wife a similar question about Elizabeth Edwards when I found out that she knew about John's affair before he announced his candidacy. How could she have supported that run for office when they had to know it would come out sooner or later?

I agree! There has to be some power at work that we don't just understand!

 

[Miss Critter]

I can't help but feel she has a family in crisis. . . .a 17 year old pregnant and a 4 month old w/ downs syndrome. The next few years are going to be very draining and emotional for their family. Why would she throw them into the national spotlight and agree to potential accept a job that is high stress and time consuming?

I know it's not related, but I asked my wife a similar question about Elizabeth Edwards when I found out that she knew about John's affair before he announced his candidacy. How could she have supported that run for office when they had to know it would come out sooner or later?

Agree on both counts. Why, indeed.

 

[Beachgirl]

Obama Accomplishments

Once again I raise my challenge for somebody to list three things of any significance that Obama has done. Getting elected to the Senate doesn't count nor does the nomination. What has he done for anybody that he has served in the Senate. Three things? Anybody?

Didn't think so...

Here you go:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4578207

 

[Smiling JOe]

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Is this the kind of example we're now setting for our teenage girls? It's okay to be sexual active, get pregnant, and bring a child into the world when you're barely more than a child yourself?
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For the record, teens getting pregnant isn't a NEW trend. During my grandparents' youth, many teens were not only getting pregnant, they were getting married, too. One of my grandmothers never finished school. At the age of 14, she left home and school to start a family, marrying my grandfather. They had a happy marriage. I love to talk to with people, especially the elderly. I find that they are very honest. I often ask them to tell me about meeting their spouse, smoking, and other things which are probably off limits to most people. I find that an overwhelming number of the people I ask, were married or pregnant as teens. Most of them seem to be very pleased with THEIR life choices. ;-)

What an interesting political race this is turning out to be - McCain, Obama, Palin, hurricanes, teen pregnancy, all we're missing is a good sex scandal. I can't wait to see what comes next!

With five kids, somebody in Palin's family must be having good sex.... oh, sorry. I now see the word, "scandal."

 

[organicmama]

For the record, teens getting pregnant isn't a NEW trend. During my grandparents' youth, many teens were not only getting pregnant, they were getting married, too. One of my grandmothers never finished school. At the age of 14, she left home and school to start a family, marrying my grandfather. They had a happy marriage. I love to talk to with people, especially the elderly. I find that they are very honest. I often ask them to tell me about meeting their spouse, smoking, and other things which are probably off limits to most people. I find that an overwhelming number of the people I ask, were married or pregnant as teens. Most of them seem to be very pleased with THEIR life choices. ;-)




With five kids, somebody in Palin's family must be having good sex.... oh, sorry. I now see the word, "scandal."

Yeah, but during that time, the teen years were more borderline adult years. Now, sociologically speaking, teen years are associated more closely with childhood and it's not until people are in their 20's that they get the chance to be considered adults.

Typically, the religious views behind pro-life also push for "no sex until marriage" and this doesn't obviously isn't the case. Yes, some kids have sex no matter what, but IMHO, this is also the result of a too busy, overachiever mama who doesn't have time to connect with her teenage daughter issue. I'm not even gonna mention the need that the baby has for his mother, especially with DS and she's obviously so busy that her position takes her away from her child at 5 days.

I'm not either pro-life or pro-choice, as I see both sides. If Roe vs. Wade had been a year earlier, there would be no OrganicMama, but I do not agree with the extreme viewpoints of the pro-life side. The issue lies much earlier and deeper than that, something that I don't think the religious right wants to deal with, like openly teaching our children (especially daughters) about respecting their bodies and about simple biology. Teenage sex will still happen, but at least the informed knowedge & choice is there.

Feeling bad for Bristol and the rest of Palin's kids right now. An uninvolved, extra busy mother leaves plenty of room for things like this.

 

[Andy A]

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Think about it - Obama has been successfully managing his presidential campaign longer than Palin has been governor,

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Yeah, and the whole time he was supposed to be representing his Illinois constituents and the rest of us as a U.S. Senator.