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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:26 PM
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If a politician wants to send our kids to war I have the right to scrutinize their military exp.....
So how does that differ from me scrutinizing Palin's parenting experience. She wants to tell me what I can do with my body, she wants to limit access to birth control and emergency contraceptives. And most importantly she wants to promote teaching our children only abstinence in school.

Knowing this I have every right to question her parenting skills. This isn't about a 17 year old girl getting pregnant, this is about a mother who clearly has no lines of communication with her child to teach her about things like sex & birth control.

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Maven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:28 PM
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1. Absolutely.
When she wants to tell people how to live their reproductive lives, and how to teach their children about sex, then both of those topics are fair game vis-a-vis her own hypocrisy.
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az chela Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:33 PM
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2. Since all the things said about Barack were fair game to the repukes
Even saying he is a muslim than I think we are being more than fair to ask questions about mcsame's pick as she could become president and our religious beliefs or lack of will be taken away by this kook so we damn well better find out all we can about her as she sure as hell hasnt been vetted.
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Duke Newcombe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 06:02 PM
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3. Sorry...that don't hunt with most of us...
Remember, that sword cuts both ways with our nom. I for one don't believe you must have military experience in order to talk intelligently about military matters, or to be a Commander in Chief. Hell, our SecDef is mandated to be a civilian, for heaven's sakes.

Sorry, but the whole "chickenhawk" meme leaves me cold. There are soooooo many other things to call the R ticket on. This ain't one of them.

Duke
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 07:29 PM
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4. It's my body and my choice that republicans want to fuck with
so I have every single right to question a republican who says one thing and then does another.
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