Did Mary Matalin just say that the Bristol Palin announcement was one the convention embraced?

[renie408]

Wow. I swear I must have misheard that. But no...I was sitting right here and that's what she said.

How in the hell do they 'embrace' the fact that their fundamentalist VP's 17 year old daughter is pregnant out of wedlock? I honestly don't think it is that big a deal, but to say that the convention 'embraced the announcement'?? That seems like a serious reach.

[POAS]

1. Serious reach? Not for a repub!

[demmiblue]

2. From what I have seen on the news this morning...

she is basically being praised for not having an abortion. :crazy:

[Submariner]

8. Instead they should be focusing on Caribou Barbie's out-of-wedlock

child followed by her daughter's out-of-wedlock child based on Caribou Barbie's belief in abstinence only programs, and zero sex education. Hypocrisy squared.

[renie408]

14. Huh? PALIN had an out of wedlock child?? I hadn't heard that one...n/t

[mwb970]

15. Well, her first child was born about 8 months after she eloped.

She surprised her family, who were anticipating a big wedding, by impulsively eloping. The hypocrisy of Republicans, always stunning and well-known to those of us who follow these things, will now be on display for all of America to see for two whole months.

I hope the Geezer keeps Gidget on the ticket and right by his side. She's the gift that keeps on giving.

[renie408]

18. Oh dear....n/t

[Submariner]

19. Ya...that was my bad

More accurately, out-of-wedlock "conception". Still rank hypocrisy by these twits.

[Vinca]

3. But is she going to be praised for belonging to a party that wanted

to secede from the United States of America? That makes the not wearing a flag pin meme sound pretty tame.

[mwb970]

17. I think it's the AIP that will ultimately bring her down.

"Alaska first."

"We're Alaskans, not Americans. We don't need America."

These are the slogans of a party that Palin was not only a member of, but whose 2008 convention began with a video recording of Palin greeting the delegates. That was this year!

Are the same people who went on and on and on and on about Obama not wearing an American flag on his lapel, supposedly not pledging allegiance to the flag correctly, etc., now going to support someone who wants to break apart the United States? A secessionist? Doesn't that sound a little less patriotic than failing to wear some damn little jingoistic pin made in China? What happened to "Country first"?

The illogic and hypocrisy of Republicans is simply overwhelming.

[Bad Thoughts]

4. Republicans want this to be about Dems attacking a young mother

They aren't reporting the fact that the hoopla was about why a woman risked her pregnancy to fly home thirteen hours to deliver. Bristol Palin's pregnancy is collateral damage to an otherwise interesting inquiry.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. The republicans would be screaming for Bristol Palin to wear a Scarlet "A"

if she came from a family of a democratic candidate.

[bklyncowgirl]

6. Republicans are now in favor of teen pregnancy, cool. nt

[Az]

7. Standard method of dealing with a problem like this

Simply boldly own it. Dare anyone to say otherwise. Damage control 101.

[bushisanidiot]

9. Palin is poison. Every pundit that defends her is discrediting their own legitimacy

as journalists. And the McCondo campaign people are making themselves look like they are putting their party ahead of america's interests. Palin will bring down the careers of many of the talking heads we're used to hearing in the MSM, both journalists and "strategists".

[Rockholm]

10. Hypocrisy at its best. Thanks Mary.

[Christian30]

11. This is Republican spin 101

As someone pointed out above, own it. This is where Dems always go wrong, e.g. back pedaling on an issue they care about instead of owning it. ;)

[JHB]

12. It's the drugs.

Anyone notice that they have all that convention security, yet no police dogs are sniffing attendees for drugs?

just sayin'....

[everything-bolt-up]

13. bloody hypocrites!

[Virginia Dare]

16. I just remember how alot of conservative women that I know reacted..

to Jamie Lynn Spears's pregnancy. Nope Mary, not going to fly, but feel free to continue to make an ass out of yourself.