Sarah Palin sacrificed her daughter...

[CoffeeCat]

...and exposed her daughter's pregnancy in order to throw up a shiny object that
would distract everyone from the initial questions that many have about four-month-old
baby Trig.

But somehow..."the liberals" and Daily Kos are the selfish evil-doers in this situation?

How in the world is that?

The original story in the blogs was about Trig, and is the mother of Trig, Sarah Palin or her daughter?

The questions that the blogosphere posed remain unanswered and went something like this:

How could a woman with a high-risk, Downs Syndrome pregnancy--one who is leaking amniotic fluid--get on
a plane and travel for 10 hours? And how is it that a doctor would advise a 44-year old woman in
the latest stages of a pregnancy to follow this course of action?

Why does Sarah Palin appear not pregnant in pictures, during the time frame when she is supposedly
6-7 months pregnant, and why does her daughter Bristol appear to be pregnant in those same pictures?

Furthermore, why were ALL of Palin's co-workers shocked when she announced that she was 7 months pregnant--all
observing that she wasn't showing at all?

Why was Bristol Palin absent from school for 5-8 months, during the months before baby Trig was born?
The family explanation is that she had mono, but I have yet to find one example of mononucleosis in
which someone was out of school or work for "5-8 months."

Instead of answering these direct questions, Sarah Palin threw up a red herring--in the form of her daughter's
pregnancy. Sarah Palin exploited her daughter's pregnancy. Not the liberal bloggers. Not Daily Kos. Furthermore,
these questions have been repeatedly asked and discussed in Alaska--for months. These questions didn't
originate with the blogosphere.

The McCain camp's answer to all of these questions, cultivates more questions about baby Trig. Their initial
soundbyte was that Bristol Palin is five months pregnant; therefore, she couldn't be Trig's mother. Now, they're
using different verbiage. They avoid the "five months" marker and are now only saying that Bristol is "in her
second trimester."

It's entirely possible that Bristol Palin is the mother of Trig, and that she got pregnant again. Women can and
do become pregnant immediately after giving birth.

Trig's birth certificate could immediately clear up all of this and kill the story.

America deserves answers and we deserve to have this issue cleared. If this woman has been lying to the people of
Alaska and to the American people, for months--that is relevant. If America has a serial liar a heartbeat from the
Presidency, we deserve to know that.

This is not about attacking Sarah Palin's family or her daughter. This is about Sarah Palin's honesty,
integrity and her character.

Given that the initial questions were never answered, and given that Sarah Palin sacrificed her own daughter
to obfuscate these questions--only leaves more unanswered questions and demonstrates that Palin is willing
to throw her daughter under the bus in order to avoid answering those initial questions.

America still deserve answers.

[NashVegas]

1. I Actually Feel Pretty Bad For Bristol Palin Right Now

She's probably a hormonal mess.

Thanks, Mom.

[jgraz]

2. I feel bad for all the Palin kids.

Can you imagine being part of that train-wreck of a family? I hope they get some sweet book deals out of it.

[ITsec]

3. Which is why...

she'll "conveniently" have a mis-carriage in the next couple of weeks.

[Tammie]

6. Right.

And they will blame the "miscarriage" on the stress brought on by librul bloggers.

[bdamomma]

4. so would you call those who do support Palin

a sympathy vote, I thought we were concerned about this woman's stance on the issues, which isn't too much.

[Spiffarino]

10. Something tells me Bristol doesn't care that much

If she did she wouldn't be defying her parents by getting pregnant. She appears to be a kid who's sick of being under her parents' thumbs and is rebelling furiously.

My sincere hope is - if the Trig-is-Sarah's-daughter's story turns out to be true - that Bristol Palin is left the hell alone and the news media and blogosphere focuses entirely on Sarah Palin's problems with telling the truth. The Palin kids have nothing to do with that.

[CoffeeCat]

12. I agree...this is not about Bristol Palin...

If Bristol Palin became pregnant, and Sarah Palin concocted this alternate universe--faking
a pregnancy and hiding her daughter's pregnancy--this is entirely about Sarah Palin.

If Sarah Palin, in fact, did this to her daughter, then Bristol Palin is the victim of
a very selfish, self-centered woman who cares more about herself and advancing her
political career.

That is so low rent and despicable. I have two very young girls--and I can't imagine
sending them away and hiding them when they would need me most. I'd defend them with
all that I am, regardless of the consequences.

The only glimmer of hope in this dysfunctional story--is Bristol. We all know families
that put "appearances" first, and their children second--while constantly marketing the
notions that they "unconditionally love" their children and family comes first for them.

Their children are props. This is so abusive and it's so painful for the children.

It's been widely reported that Sarah Palin's pro-life activities include having close
ties to organizations that strong-arm young, unwed mothers into giving their children
up for adoption.

I'd bet anything that this was Sarah Palin's plan for Bristol and Trig. She sent Bristol
away to have the baby, but at about 6 or 7 months along--Bristol felt the kicks and fell
in love with the baby growing inside her. She said no to her mother--and I bet there
was hell to pay.

Although this is speculation, this version of events could explain what we do know.
Sarah Palin told all of Alaska that she was seven months pregnant, much to the shock of
everyone in Alaska--including her co-workers who said that she "wasn't showing at all."

Again, I don't fault Bristol Palin. We can only guess about what has happened, but
it appears that Bristol Palin is a very courageous, trailblazing woman who has stood
her ground--for herself and her baby Trig.

Sarah Palin appears to continually sacrifice her daughter Bristol, in order to advance
herself politically.

How sad.

[Mabus]

5. I believe the current term is "threw her under the bus"

When does the GOP VP candidate release her medical records?

[holiday]

7. this is what angers me

and some mothers think she is so great b/c she is breastfeeding (who knows whether she still is though?) and she had trig and wears him in a sling..big deal. She decided to run for VP knowing it would put her poor 17 yr old daugther in the middle of a media firestorm and that is unforgiveable.

[Mabus]

14. I could not agree

She had to know that it would come at some point. There were already rumors out there and the rumors only grew when she agreed to be VP. Then there were those lame attempts to hide Bristol's bulge behind Trig. Then, as she's leaving the stage, you see her holding a blanket or towel in front of her and they didn't think that it would fuel rumors?

It shows that places her personal ambitions above the welfare of her own family. At least she's got that in common with McCain.

[fifthoffive]

15. She doesn't

have the breasts for breast-feeding.

She's a freak of nature - in 6 weeks goes from not showing a pregnancy to being blimp-sized (in one photo), to not showing during the conference in Texas immediately before delivering.

Now she's breast-feeding a baby while maintaining her perky little boobies.

If she's Trig's mother, I don't buy the breast-feeding story.

[Patiod]

8. To hell with the Trig thing - my talking point is SP's cruelty

People pilloried Edwards for leaving his family when they faced a cancer crisis - why would you subject your family to scrutiny when it was undergoing stress like this? Why drag that poor child into the national spotlight right now? That's just cruel.

What the hell is she thinking accepting the VP slot when she knows her daughter is going to need her help right now?

[Window]

9. K/R.

:kick:

[seabeyond]

11. yes she did, twice put herself before her kids. outing her daughter and putting baby in life and

death situation not getting medical care for over 18 hours and going on plane where medical care was inaccessible

[CoffeeCat]

13. Palin's "traveling while leaking amniotic fluid" tale...

..is simply not believable.

What most likely happened, is that Bristol--not Sarah Palin--went into labor.

Sarah was in Texas, giving a speech. She flew back to Alaska, where Bristol
gave birth.

Let's just call this what it is...a series of outrageous, bizarre lies.

I'm sorry, but when you are 44 years old and pregnant--you are automatically
a high-risk pregnancy and you are closely monitored by your OB/GYN. When you
are 44-years old, a high-risk pregnancy and your baby is Downs Syndrome--you
don't hop on a plane when you know that you are leaking amniotic fluid.

No doctor in the world--would tell a woman in this condition to go ahead, get
on a plane--where NO medical care is available--and proceed to fly, change
planes and travel across the country for the next ten hours--without even being
seen by a doctor.

This story appears to be complete fabrication.

As a woman who has been pregnant twice--once in my late 30's, I find this version
of events to be not highly unlikely.

[seabeyond]

16. i agree with all you say but gotta stick with facts. SHE said she did this, so beyond shame on her.

she loses both ways, wink