more republican family values ???

[flordehinojos]

A girl wonders: Is Crist my dad?
A 17-year-old girl wants to know if the governor is her biological father. Crist: No way.

The parents who adopted a girl 17 years ago have reached out to Gov. Charlie Crist about the possibility that he is their daughter's biological father (snip)

"Parenthood by myself is not possible as I never consummated the act necessary for parenthood," Crist stated in an affidavit signed in May 1989. The next month, Crist, then 32, signed paperwork consenting to the girl's adoption and stating, "I deny paternity of this child and claim no parental rights in relation to the child." (snip)

The Tuckers continue to acknowledge that they don't know whether Crist is the birth father of their daughter. In many ways, they say, they hope he is not; their lives would be much simpler. (snip)

The Tuckers continue to acknowledge that they don't know whether Crist is the birth father of their daughter. In many ways, they say, they hope he is not; their lives would be much simpler. (snip)

more at link:
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/01/25/Tampabay/A_girl_wonders___Is_C.shtml

Crist should consent to a blood test which would determine once and for all whether or not he is the girl's biological father. i am surprised no one has called for one.

[waiting for hope]

1. The records are too telling:

The records

Are the Tuckers sure that Rebecca Townsend is the birth mother of their daughter?

Copies of confidential state adoption records that named the Tuckers were delivered anonymously to the Times last month. The Tuckers said they did not provide the records and had no intention of taking their story public until approached by the Times.

The Times showed the Tuckers and Townsend its copies of the records. They independently confirmed their authenticity and concurred that it must be the same baby.

Among the details in those records:

- The unnamed biological mother's birth date and hometown of Chillicothe, Ohio, match that of Townsend.

- The date of the adoption, two days after birth, matches.

- The Tuckers' adoption lawyer is the same one who handled the baby Townsend placed for adoption on June 25, 1989.

- The unnamed birth mother filled out forms listing her occupation as biologist, which is what Townsend was at the time.

- The birth mother wrote on the records that the father was a lawyer, and the paternal grandfather a doctor. Townsend acknowledged her handwriting on the record and said she was referring to Crist.

What's more, Townsend told the Times that the only thing she knew about the couple that was seeking to adopt her baby at the time was that they had lost a young child.

The Tuckers' first daughter died at 16 months old.

Why, if there is a shred of possibility, can't a person either:
a) Admit the possibility and take a paternity test or;
b) prove without a doubt that it's impossible

I'm adopted and if I had that kind of coincidental proof, I think I would be a bit perturbed that the "possible" birth father is stonewalling in the name of politics.

[flordehinojos]

8. yes, why won't he take a paternity test.

that is, to me, a disturbing thing and a red flag.

[China_cat]

2. If Strom Thurmond could (eventually) admit paternity

of a half-race woman...WITHOUT a blood test...why can't Crist submit to a test if he's so sure he isn't the father? A DNA test would show his truthfulness.

[RC]

4. I think we both know the answer to that.

[Warpy]

3. Charlie doesn't need to get stuck

A simple swab of the inside of his mouth will do the trick.

Heck, they just need to find out where he eats lunch and bribe a waiter to give them anything he's been drinking a cool liquid out of.

[zbdent]

5. Repukes were demanding DNA tests with Clinton

constantly ...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. If I were accused of taking drugs,

I would INSIST on a hair follicle test. If I were a man who said I hadn't fathered a child, I would INSIST on a DNA test. This refusal does not compute.

[twilight_sailing]

7. Cloned?

"Parenthood by myself is not possible..."

Yes, you're right. It usually takes two.