Leave BRISTOL Palin alone!

[Krashkopf]

We Democrats need to learn how to talk about this aspect of the fiasco that is John McCain's VP choice.

LEAVE BRISTOL PALIN ALONE. She is a 17 year old kid who got pregnant. She deserves our sympathy and support regardless of whether she decides to keep the baby or have an abortion.

Her mother's policies and positions on Reproductive Rights for women, CAN AND SHOULD BE, called into question by all of this.

Here are at 4 questions that everyone in the MSM should be asking:

1. Governor Palin, support "abstinence only" education in Alaska public schools. It should be clear to you, from your own family's experience, that "abstinence only" education does not work. Do you still support "abstinence only" education, and if so, why?

2. Governor Palin, you are champion of so-called "family values." You must have known that by accepting the offer to be John McCain's running mate, you must have known that you would be exposing all members of your family to intense media scrutiny. What does it say about your "family values" that you would knowingly expose your pregnant teen-aged daughter to the type of media scrutiny that she is now getting?

3. Governor Palin, you are champion of so-called "family values." In accepting the offer to be John McCain's running mate, you have decided to embark on an exhaustive 2 month long presidential campaign, and if John McCain wins, you will, naturally be extremely busy learning, and performing, the duties of the Vice President of the United States. What does it say about your "family values" that, at a time when your teen-aged daughter needs you the most, you have chosen a career path that will, by definition, make you unavailable to her?

4. Governor Palin, you are champion of so-called "family values." In accepting the offer to be John McCain's running mate, you have decided to embark on an exhaustive 2 month long presidential campaign, and if John McCain wins, you will, naturally be extremely busy learning,and performing, the duties of the Vice President of the United States. What does it say about your "family values" that, at a time when your 4 month old child, with special needs, needs you the most, you have chosen a career path that will, by definition, make you unavailable to him?

Make this all about Gov. Palin (and about John McCain's terrible judgment in picking her) but leave the poor teen-aged kid out of it!

[Catch22Dem]

1. Haven't said a word about her, BUT don't fucking tell me what to do.

[liberalmuse]

8. Dude, what if that's Obama?

I'm kidding!

[Catch22Dem]

22. HAHAHA

That would be weird! :D

[az chela]

13. I havent said a word about her either but we arent the one s

who sacrificed her,her mother did

[Catch22Dem]

23. I agree, but I'm not sure what difference that makes to me.

I don't answer to the nannies on DU. At times, I find myself doing exactly what they tell us not to do just to spite them.

[King Coal]

2. I never touched her, let alone knocked her up, so you leave her alone.

[IndianaGreen]

3. How many of these fraking strawmen posts are we gonna see?

:puke:

On edit: I forgot to add this:

:sarcasm:

[Krashkopf]

5. So OBAMA was making a strawman argument when he said the same thing?

Do you want to win political points on this issue, or not?

[IndianaGreen]

14. I should remember to use the sarcasm smilie

sorry.

[blueknight]

6. myob

who in the hell are you to tell people what to do? these motherfuckers took every pot shot they could at chelsea clinton, now the shoe is on the other foot. fuck them

[Krashkopf]

9. So you hope to influence people - positively - by acting like people . . .

you, yourself, refer to as "motherfuckers."

How has that worked for you, in the past?

[JVS]

12. Wait, my leave Bristol alone thread was mocking in tone

as the video would confirm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wqTrZhdM4g

[IndianaGreen]

15. Your thread was wonderful

and I forgot to use the sarcasm smilie on this one.

[Va Lefty]

4. I agree leave Bristol alone

:evilgrin:

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. I like Bristol...... great English town

[BlooInBloo]

7. The only people talking about her are you handwringers.

[IndianaGreen]

17. We got a lot of those too

McCain campaign is not using the sexism meme.

[RoccoR5955]

11. I wouldn't leave her a loan... she has rich parents, THEY can leave her a loan! n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. Leave her a Home

she's gonna need one after her parents.

[imax2268]

18. Ok Ok Ok...

can we stop with the "leave her alone" threads...

good grief...

[mokawanis]

19. from now on I hide all posts about this

I think the "leave Bristol alone" crowd has made their point, about 1,000 times.

[Krashkopf]

25. Yeah . . . then why doesn't the message sink in?!

Today, on the Jay Marvin Show in Denver, Jay and John were giggling like 13 year old boys at the prospect that Bristol Palin was "out there 'knocking boots.'"

With the GOP yelling "families should be off-limits" the MSM is going to stay away from this story as long as it looks like we are focusing on Bristol Palin.

Sarah Palin's hypocricy and bad judgment can, and should, be the focus of discussion.

If we can make it about HER, rather than about her daughter, we can push her one step closer to pulling an Eagleton.

[Major Hogwash]

20. Her mom preaches abstinence and is Repub, so how did she get preggers to begin with?

Ya know this abstinence thing isn't working out too well for the Repubs.

"If ya can't run your own household, then how are ya going to run the country?"

[Ichingcarpenter]

26. She can't run a Car Wash.... either its getting closed down too

I hope you saw that thread.

[dipsydoodle]

21. Yes

leave Palin's bristols alone.

[AAdemo]

24. its not her fault

that her mom didnt get her on the pill

[minnesota_liberal]

27. So I shouldn't be harassing her by phone?

Darn! Next you'll be telling me I shouldn't stalk anymore.

[DogPoundPup]

28. LEAVE MCSAMES ADOPTED DAUGHTER ALONE!

He apparently does too in his lack of recognizing her as part of his family ...

[Hubert H. Hubert]

29. ugh

LEAVE BRITNEYSTOL ALONE!

[Liberal Veteran]

30. Whatever you say, Chris.