Anyone see CNN last night?

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didn't Obama already say that the families should be kept out of this...??

Not that anyone listened.

Anyways, a 17 year old daughter getting pregnant means, worst case scenario, she was sheltered and not educated on sex, or took the Republican mantra of abstinence, and how effective it is getting teens pregnant, as telling a teenager not to have sex is pretty laughable -- so, like a normal teen, she had sex, and now.. pregnant, underage at that. Anyways, this hypocrisy wouldn't be anything new, but regardless, I don't see why this would be an issue in voting or not voting for Palin. I swear they have you guys up Obama, McCain, Biden, and Palin's ### more than celebrity court cases or celebrity coke snorting episodes. There's plenty to grill Palin on, like her great foreign policy experience of living in Alaska, which I'm sure no one knew, until she was VP, was right next to Russia.

Edited September 2, 2008 by SRVT

[Marilyn. 340]

I just find it funny that people are saying, "hey this is nothing" but then they turn around make a mountain out of mole hill over everything Obama does or doesn't do...

didn't Obama already say that the families should be kept out of this...??

Not that anyone listened.

Anyways, a 17 year old daughter getting pregnant means, worst case scenario, she was sheltered and not educated on sex, or took the Republican mantra of abstinence, and how effective it is getting teens pregnant, as telling a teenager not to have sex is pretty laughable -- so, like a normal teen, she had sex, and now.. pregnant, underage at that. Anyways, this hypocrisy wouldn't be anything new, but regardless, I don't see why this would be an issue in voting or not voting for Palin. I swear they have you guys up Obama, McCain, Biden, and Palin's ### more than celebrity court cases or celebrity coke snorting episodes. There's plenty to grill Palin on, like her great foreign policy experience of living in Alaska, which I'm sure no one knew, until she was VP, was right next to Russia.

my point for bringing that up is that some people in this thread were saying that Obama should do something... I am not sure what he can do..

and it is not like the Democratics dug this dirt up on her, she released this information herself...

Edited September 2, 2008 by *Marilyn*

[Sinergy 3]

I could care less as well however you cannot talk abstinence as the education of choice for teens when your own teen is pregnant, its kinda like "where were you while your teen was sleeping around?" Its kinda hypicritical if you ask me. I mean ppl are going to question what morals she has taught her own kids.

are you inferring the daughter had multiple partners ?

Neither one us would know.

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didn't Obama already say that the families should be kept out of this...??

but will the obamabots listen?

[MichelleN 0]

my point for bringing that up is that some people in this thread were saying that Obama should do something... I am not sure what he can do..

and it is not like the Democratics dug this dirt up on her, she released this information herself...

Actually the only reason it was brought up was to quell rumors that the little 5 month old baby with DS was actually her daughter's baby. So they said "Can't be hers, she's pregnant!"

[metta 0]

didn't Obama already say that the families should be kept out of this...??

Oh, Marilyn, it's called deniability. Standard practice.

When Kerry was swiftboated,GW lamented and tuttutted it..

Obama's doing the same thing. oh, no please don't do this bla, blah blah...

But if you look at the attacks, they are well orchestrated. The MSM, blogs, launched a full-frontal assault...

it's not just one blogsite that launched the attacks.

Compare the last three days' coverage on Palin news with John Edwards' affair. Nat. Enquirer and Blogs started the news in December '08. Wasn't covered by MSM till July. They claim they were observing media decorum.

The orchestrated nature of these anti-Palin attacks places a very high index of suspicion on the Obama campaign.

Edited September 2, 2008 by metta

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I could care less as well however you cannot talk abstinence as the education of choice for teens when your own teen is pregnant, its kinda like "where were you while your teen was sleeping around?" Its kinda hypicritical if you ask me. I mean ppl are going to question what morals she has taught her own kids.

are you inferring the daughter had multiple partners ?

Neither one us would know.

could be the term "sleeping around" just may be inappropriate ....

[IAMX 3,055]

I could care less as well however you cannot talk abstinence as the education of choice for teens when your own teen is pregnant, its kinda like "where were you while your teen was sleeping around?" Its kinda hypicritical if you ask me. I mean ppl are going to question what morals she has taught her own kids.

are you inferring the daughter had multiple partners ?

Neither one us would know.

could be the term "sleeping around" just may be inappropriate ....

I prefer to call it, "being a teenager".

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Clean campaign be damned, Dems are shooting themselves in the foot if they carry on this line of 'dirty' and this will be a hot line to losing too if they don't get their heads out of their arses. It's pathetic. Sure, the pros and cons of sex ed/abstinence are an interesting topic but the outright stupidity of focusing on this one teen and going all apeshit over it, is pathetic.

Barack needs to reign in his troops over this one, and show some leadership and make sure that everyone knows that this isn't something that anyone in the Dem party condone or want to have splashed around the media. He can't stop the bloggs but he can certainly be more determined when he says this isn't a legitimate target. He sounded rather distant when he said that phrase. I don't think he's lukewarm over this, but I think he could do more to ensure that his campaign doesn't get tarred with the blogger brush.

Well according to John McCain, Obama is not in touch with the bulk of American society so that must be why he 'appeared to be not as determined' in that gossip game.

didn't Obama already say that the families should be kept out of this...??

Yes he did. Unfortunately, that wasn't news to some in the media.

What ever happened to the free pass he got from the liberal media?

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Yes, he said it, but to me it sounded half hearted. I think not because he wants this to be the type of campaign that he is associated with, I think his rationale was he should say something but not make too much of it because it would go away on its own. Clearly, there are some 'frothing at the mouth' types who can't see the wood for the trees and they are making this into one huge dung heap. He needs to squash it, and fast.

Maybe it was because he's sick and tired of people being completely retarded when it comes to what are real issues and what 'issues' play up to the Republicans campaign to win regardless of the issues.

didn't Obama already say that the families should be kept out of this...??

Oh, Marilyn, it's called deniability. Standard practice.

When Kerry was swiftboated,GW lamented and tuttutted it..

Obama's doing the same thing. oh, no please don't do this bla, blah blah...

But if you look at the attacks, they are well orchestrated. The MSM, blogs, launched a full-frontal assault...

it's not just one blogsite that launched the attacks.

Compare the last three days' coverage on Palin news with John Edwards' affair. Nat. Enquirer and Blogs started the news in December '08. Wasn't covered by MSM till July. They claim they were observing media decorum.

The orchestrated nature of these anti-Palin attacks places a very high index of suspicion on the Obama campaign.

'Prove it'

[Jenn! 918]

I will say though that what really gets me about this situation is that 5 months ago, Lynn Spears - Jamie and Britney's mother, was vilified by Fox News and all other conservative media outlets for letting her 16-year-old daughter get pregnant. Where's the vilification now? Just because she's a conservative/VP candidate does it mean she gets a free pass on this.

Yes, I agree. Personally, I don't see it as an issue, but I really do feel that if it had been the daughter of someone on the Democratic ticket, it would be a whole different reaction.

[GaryC 7]

Please keep that up! Send it to every left wing blog you can find. Thank you!!

[Peikko 1,575]

Yes, he said it, but to me it sounded half hearted. I think not because he wants this to be the type of campaign that he is associated with, I think his rationale was he should say something but not make too much of it because it would go away on its own. Clearly, there are some 'frothing at the mouth' types who can't see the wood for the trees and they are making this into one huge dung heap. He needs to squash it, and fast.

Maybe it was because he's sick and tired of people being completely retarded when it comes to what are real issues and what 'issues' play up to the Republicans campaign to win regardless of the issues.

didn't Obama already say that the families should be kept out of this...??

Oh, Marilyn, it's called deniability. Standard practice.

When Kerry was swiftboated,GW lamented and tuttutted it..

Obama's doing the same thing. oh, no please don't do this bla, blah blah...

But if you look at the attacks, they are well orchestrated. The MSM, blogs, launched a full-frontal assault...

it's not just one blogsite that launched the attacks.

Compare the last three days' coverage on Palin news with John Edwards' affair. Nat. Enquirer and Blogs started the news in December '08. Wasn't covered by MSM till July. They claim they were observing media decorum.

The orchestrated nature of these anti-Palin attacks places a very high index of suspicion on the Obama campaign.

'Prove it'

I am not sure that you meant to say that, well not the way it came over .

Anyway, I think there is a point at which Barack Obama has to stand firm and actually make a difference in the way politics is seen to be done, not mouth off ad infinitum about how he wishes it were different.

I am fed up with the way politics is seen to be done, but I am merely an interested observer, he is a presidential candidate.

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HAAAHAHAHAHAHAA

You made my morning.