September 1, 2008
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Palin and Her Child
I have read about ten posts that have discussed the issue of Sarah Palin having a baby in April of this year.
She had a baby with Down syndrome on April 18, 2008. I have heard people talk about how much time a baby can take and also make issue of the extra effort a child with Down syndrome would take. Here is more information on her child: Link
She returned to work 3 days after giving birth.
I have heard some question whether a woman who had a baby might just have too many home concerns to be vice-president.
Do you think it is too soon for Palin to run for vice-president when she just had a baby in April of this year?
Comments (135)
It’s her choice. If she feels ready for it, than why not?
No.
I am sure she will have lots of help.
No.
Well, maybe not.
Chuck Norris for VP!
(Why don’t we let Chuck Norris run for president and Dan can be the VP?)
another lame straw-grabbing attempt at discredit. altho i dont owe allegiances to any party (since i’m in a whole different country!), its a typical one of those.
No way.
The baby is just one of many reasons why it’s too soon for her.
No. I think she can handle it.
She’s done this three other times, so I don’t think the 4th one will stop her. If anything it shows she can handle pretty tough things. McCain is brilliant in choosing her as a vp running mate.
Seems a bit sexist, don’t you think……..I think we need to look at who is doing all the saying, if she was a democrat, we would be talking non-stop about her being a strong women and yadda yadda, but because she likes guns and doesn’t like abortion, she will be too busy caring for her baby to be a good Veep. It all seems to ironical for me…
..:: dr. dante
No.
I hate the fact that all we hear from her is that she just had a baby and that she refused to abort him because he has Down’s, as if that made her a better choice for VP. I want to hear more about her job as governor….
Some women are a lot stronger than others…
My boss, for example, has 4 nannies fir her 3 kids, doesn’t work, doesn’t really do anything and she is on the verge of a “stress-related” nervous breakdown every day, whereas other women can be single moms, juggle 3 jobs, keep their houses clean, and STILL have time for their kids at the end of the day with a smile on their faces… it’s all about the woman’s strength and ability to handle stress.
I don’t think a presidential candidate would pick someone for VP if he didn’t think that person was ready for it.
Actually, if she ends up being the VP, I wonder if there will be more support for children with down syndrome and their parents.
nah definelty not im sure she’ll do great
it might not be her baby.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/things-that-mak.html
Her husband quit work to take care of his child so her could do here job.
So Dan did you need to quit your job in order to work after your childern were born? And don’t tell me your wife stayed home because such a comment would make you look so backward. After claiming that Sarah Palin can’t work while her husband takes care of their child
There are MANY reasons why she isn’t ready to be VP the least of which is this baby.
yes, that poor baby is never going to see her mom…and given the fact that she has a disability, she NEEDS that affection–not from some nanny.
She’s the only one who can make that judgment, and she apparently feels she’s up to the task. Have any of the bloggers throwing their opinions around so freely had a Down Syndrome baby? Are any of them working moms with five children? I seriously doubt it. Those moms are probably cheering her on. How many great things would never have been accomplished if everyone listened to the know-it-alls shouting that it couldn’t or shouldn’t be done?
she feels she is up to it and the services are there for support then more credit to her…
Leftist hypocrisy. Where are all the feminists saying a woman can have a career and a family? They’ve all ducked under cover. Palin isn’t good enough for them (or me, but that’s a different story…), so they’ve changed their story. Can the Vice-President of the United States not get decent child care? Is being raised by his father not good enough for the baby? If Dan Quayle can hold the VP for four years without majorly screwing something up, surely a mother with a young child will do just fine.
I wouldn’t do it, but if she feels she can then I suppose she can. Although I think this person might just be in over her head; interesting how she was picked after so much talk about Obama’s “lack of experience”, this woman has far less.
Of course I question if the baby is really hers…again, more left wing bullshit.
I’m sure she will get plenty of help taking care of the baby………She doesn’t strike me as the hands on, motherly type.
“Where are all the feminists saying a woman can have a career and a family? They’ve all ducked under cover.”
- um, my personal opinion is that anyone who faces demands of raising children v. demands of work has to figure out a compromise. working mothers have to compromise between giving their career their all or their children (not to mention children with down’s syndrome) their all, just like working dads have to compromise between work life and home life. i think it’s real to acknowledge that the challenges of being a mother are not to be taken lightly, especially when if the job is to handle issues of THE COUNTRY.
this isn’t a feminist issue. it’s about being real. the fact of the matter is if you’re giving something 100%, you’re not giving 100% to something else. that’s logic.
Some women prefer to work than stay at home with their children and it don’t think anyone should judge them for it. Some men also prefer to stay at home with their children and if they can and a couple decides that’s what works for them, power to them. At least she HAS that choice. What about all the parents out there who HAVE to work to support their families whether or not they would prefer to devote 100% of their time to their children? That is a more pressing issue to me that whether or not this woman chooses to work and some people’s self-righteous opinions about why she shouldn’t.
That a decision only her and her family can make. Personally, I can’t believe all of the condescending and backwards remarks coming from the “enlightened liberals” on this. Based on their comments, they are trying to put us back to the days of “all women should be kept barefoot and pregnant”
I want to be a stay at home dad for a successful woman, and cook amazing three and four star meals for the family every day and keep the home spotless sparkling clean and stuff like that.
And work on my art.
Anyway, I am insane.
If she’s been able to do her current job while dealing with her family this far, I think she would be able to handle it.
@Dare2BDiferentt - I like that idea!
if her husband is willing to do all the work then i don’t see why not…
but at the same time the whole pregnancy and infant with special needs is different than the others she has raised. bringing the concern that at this time it seems that not that much extra work goes into a baby with down syndrome (or that her husband can handle that and the other children in the household fine at this time) but that in the next four years a growing child with down syndrome could take increasing amounts of care and work from both parents. i also tend to think that balancing a career and motherhood is slightly different than handling the entire nations affairs and mothering four children of ranging ages. both are 24/7 jobs and in a time of extreme crisis if there are issues in both areas of her life which will she choose?
my other concern is this…if john mccain dies is she the person that i want to have as de facto president? at this time no, i don’t.
No I dont think it is too soon. Her husband/family would be there to help. No one ever says anything about men who recently had a baby going to work so why should a woman be any different?
If the child didnt have down syndrome I’d say sure go for it. But I just think with a child with special needs, you might want to spend those first few precious years with that child and not you know…presidenting. Actually, I’d think thats the case with ANY child, special needs or not. Maybe she plans on being one of those people that lets nannies raise their kids for them. IDK.
think of it this way…do you think maybe if it came down to it the vice president could afford excellent childcare? shrug
Yes,she should have never even been picked. I had a baby March of this year and my mood swings are still going crazy. she is not a person i want a heartbeat away from the presidency.
@leslieburditt - That’s because men don’t have the babies.
That’s her family’s choice. If they feel that she can handle it, then good for her.
But the vice president doesn’t actually do muh, anyway. So I think she’ll be alright.
A woman can have a career AND a family. There, I said it!
i heard the baby was actually her daughter’s.
No, it is not. What about hiring a nanny or such? Or, the husband can take care of the kids.
I’m sure she will get plenty of help taking care of the baby
I’m sure she will get plenty of advices whether to push that nuke button or not.
I’m sure anyone will get plenty of support when his or her job title is Commander-In-Chief…
but I’m not sure if she can lead this country …. if she need people to hold her hand thru the presidency
@StillChris - I agree.
3 days! Wow…I don’t know about that. I guess what I question is, who will be incharge of the three that will be living at home if she becomes VP? A nanny? A child with DS requires lot of care…who will pay for that? Us? As a mother I do question her mothering skills…you’d rather help run the country then take care of your kids? But I do also understand ambition and wanting to achieve your goals…and I get the “having it all.” A career and a family. But let’s face fact…something will have to fall to the wayside inorder for her to fill this position. She may be strong, but is she strong enough to let go of her family to be VP?
nope. personally, i believe she’s ready.
She does have a husband who devotes most of his time to raising the kids. Most VP’s throughout history have had children.
I feel like she sort-of pushed her family aside to agree to the candidacy, but whatever works works.
@pedrothepoet - I have nothing against Down syndrome children, but most VP’s throughout history don’t have a child with Down syndrome to take care of
Rumors aside, Gov. Palin just announced today that her single, unwed daughter IS INDEED CURRENTLY PREGNANT and set to marry the baby-daddy.
So, maybe the question should be posed: if mama was home more would her daughter be knocked up?
Info:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/palin-confirms-daughters-pregnancy-915378.html
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/
Guess that puts a Kink into Palin’s Family Values/Abstinence Only Platfom.
It’s only her business.
Yes, it would not be fair to the baby. The baby deserves & needs the majority of her time and attention.
She will have lots of help, and kudos to her for bringing Trig to work, enabling him to bond with her and for her to nurse him. He will get the best of love and care, and mom will work harder, and better, because she knows he is nearby and is well-taken-care-of.
Assuming she becomes vice president, if she doesn’t take as active a role as Dick Cheney, her duties won’t really be that… existent. I think she’d have enough time to raise a kid.
One has to wonder how she’ll fuck the kid up, though, considering how batshit insane she is.
Don’t fool yourself, the vice president isn’t actually important.
I daresay, she is one hot MILF! LOL!! Does that encourage me to vote? Nah. I don’t wanna go for anyone at all. I ain’t voting. Nobody that good to try, anyways.
Sounds like she is coming with a lot of baggage and alot of “platform” notions…….unwed mothers, old mothers………We do not need a possibly lactating, hormonal woman as VP. I remember how awful I felt at times when I was post partum…Never depressed, just pissed off and a bit edgy……. I still wish Ross Perot would be a choice!
So, I just read that her 17 year old daughter is 5 months pregnant. That’s interesting.
Anyone know how old she was when she had her first?
Track and Trig…………great biblical names.
So are democrats now of the belief that a father has zero parenting responsibilities?
I’d bet that he would be there living in the Blair House with the rest of the family not doing too much else so he should be able to help take care of the kids.
@JimiRy - What makes you say she is insane? I have heard nothing that leads me to believe her to be insane.
Extra effort to raise a kid with down syndrome? Then I’d think VP would be an excellent job for her, since she wouldn’t have any work to be destracted from! She’d be getting paid to do nothing but raise her kid!
I wouldn’t know because I don’t have a kid and I’m not a possible VP. =P
Not like the VP does much anyways… =P Just Kidding. There are plenty of working mothers who all manage… this one just happens to be under the spotlight for now.
She returned to work THREE DAYS after giving birth?!? TO A CHILD BORN A MONTH PREMATURE?? Um, wow. I guess by the time you have a 5th you’re able to recover pretty well after childbirth. Who was taking care of that poor child?
@YourOuterCritic - I consider myself a feminist. I am all for women having opportunities and careers and I would LOVE to see a woman in the White House. Personally, I don’t think Palin’s the right one, but that’s basically b/c we’re pretty much diametrically opposed on just about every issue that’s important to me. However, we need to get over this myth that women (or men for that matter) can truly “have it all.” Yes, men are able to become CEOs while having a family. How much do they actually see that family? Probably very little. That’s the thing no one ever focuses on– a man who excells at his career and works long hours often is giving very little to his home life. There’s just not enough time in the day for both.
The same is true for a woman. If she’s working 10-12 hour day she’s not getting to see her kids at all during the work week. A reasonable 40hr/week job is different– that gives you time to excel at work and still have time to focus on your family. But I’m guessing the oval office requires a bit longer hours than that, not to mention travelling. In that situation either work or family will suffer. That’s reality. If he kids were all a bit older and more independent that would be a different story. But the first 3-5 years of a child’s life are some of the most important emotionally, psychologically, developmentally. When you make the comitment to have children you’re also making a comitment to serve their needs before yours. This goes for both mothers and fathers, equally. Those first years should be a time when parents focus on their kids, and then can concentrate on career more again. Children aren’t something you just decide to do and then go on with your life as usual.
@loveandpolitics - Nope. That is until the 70+ yr old President dies and she has to take over the entire country. Oh, woops.
I’m sure she’ll get help.
Well if she can go back to work after 3 days, then her daugter should be able to do the same thing. O’yea maybe you’ve heard about that. Her 17 year old daughter is pregnant. Due in the last part of December. Wow yeah I want a VP that thinks teen pregnancy is ok. And their talking about how the daughter and the baby’s father are doing the right thing and getting married. Yeah that marrage will last long. Just another young dumb couple trying to act like adults. All this is a buch of bullshit to me.
@StillChris - She was 29. She was married August 29, 1988 and Track was born April 20, 1989. Care to do the math?
Don’t forget, she eloped because her parents “didn’t have money for a big white wedding”. What? 20 years ago it was THAT expensive? Haven’t people ever had CHEAP weddings before? I mean is it not about the marriage and not the party.
So she either eloped out of urgency (pregnancy) OR because she was so stuck up and wanted a big wedding or no wedding. If she was going to elope why did she have to use two strangers as witnesses and not her own famiy?
I think this woman stinks.
All I can say is “Heck of a Job, Johnnie”
I think she will do a fine job as VP AND as a mother. If my mother could have two young kids, three jobs, and still make time for my little sister and I, I think this woman can do it too. It’s not like she won’t have help, because she’s got three daughters who are old enough to babysit little brother AND a husband who I am absolutely sure will help her in any way he can. The only reason anybody’s makng waves about this is because she’s a conservative. If she was a democrat/liberal, everybody would be singing her praises right now. I figure, as long as that baby is being raised right, who are we to judge her for having a career like Vice president? Liberals should just shut the heck up already.
And yes, she is a better candidate for not aborting her son with downs syndrom. People who think that abortion isn’t murder are retarded.
Everyone is just trying to say anything they can to get her out of office. I don’t think it’s to early. Heck, she could be pregnant and running and if she was a good candidate, I’d still vote for her!
@xxmissbettyxx - ”And yes, she is a better candidate for not aborting her son with downs syndrom. People who think that abortion isn’t murder are retarded.”
Great choice of words there, jackass.
Let me guess, you’re a compassionate conservative??? Yet you call others retarded in the same sentence you talk about a child with Downs?
You rock.
@sammjane - ”I’d still vote for her!”
Remember it’s NOT HER you’re voting for it’s HIM.
@TomasekBride - I know that. But if you’ve voting for him, you’re also voting for her.
& good job at pointing outt he stupidity of xxmissbettyxx‘s comment.
I think you’re obsessed with Palin. How many posts have you had about her since she was announced McCain’s running mate?
@sammjane - I have a feeling people will be voting for HER more than HIM because at his age and health history I doubt he’ll be able to serve all four years. Not that I wish that on him.
I just think we need to be careful. He already claims he won’t run again. He’s OLD. We need someone who wants to be President the entire time he or she is so eligible who wants to make a LONG TIME committment towards fixing this nation.
Also, I just wish those who are Conservative and so forgiving of her past and that of her daughters would also be as forgiving if it was Obama. But we all know that won’t happen which just backs up my comment on here yesterday as Christians live more hypocritical lives than most.
Her life is her own to ruin, maybe?? say, if YOU were just picked to be VICE PRESIDENT of AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and YOU just had a baby a few months ago, WOULD YOU DECLINE BECAUSE OF THAT??? would YOU?? I wouldn’t.
Hey does she have a seventeen year old daughter?I swear I just read On Yahoo! news that her daughter was PREGNANT. But alas, I wasn’t fully paying attention, so I don’t know for sure
:P:P:P:P:P:P:P
@Chesschick01 - amen!
I think she should pay me all her money to babysit. =D
joke.
But on a more serious note, Most parents don’t stop working just because they have a baby… So why would she?
Dan, you would make a better VP than this woman. But to say that it’s too soon is stupid.
Who cares? Let her do what she wants.
Really at this rate the GOP should just pick the damn baby and stop beating round the bush.
Why is there always the presumed judgment that a woman cannot balance family and career? Another thing, why must society always assign the role of any domestic or home-life task to the woman; why must the woman be the primary parent? Two people make a baby, and therefore, two people should assume the equal role of parenting. These questions should NOT arise in an egalitarian democracy, and the fact that they do says a lot about how much our society really needs to change; sexism is way to pervasive in our society and this blog just proved it.
I think it’s extremely odd that she could even go back to work that soon. I mean, how are you supposed to really bond with your child that way?? And, a child with a disability needs even more bonding. So, whatevs on that.
P.S. Did you hear her 17 daughter is also pregnant?!! SO MUCH FOR FAMILY VALUES!!
@mightymarce - ”But I’m guessing the oval office requires a bit longer hours than that,”
She won’t be in the Oval Office. McCain will. Otherwise, I agree with you.
No, she has enough money to hire someone to watch the kid.
P.S. I don’t like this bandwagon of judging Palin’s past and pregnant teenage daughter. I understand we’re upset about the Religious Right’s selective vision, but let’s take the high road, fellow Liberals.
No, its not too soon. Lucky for her, she’s a woman and our species can multi-task as well as take on multi-roles.
@fullmetalbunny - Yes, I wish people wouldn’t judge them. Aren’t liberals supposed to be more tolerant?
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I enjoy reading your stuff and everything, but you post so damned much that I just can’t keep up. So the times I miss an article…I sowwie.
No, but I don’t see how she can take care of her kid, her daughter’s kid, and help take care of this country altogether.
I’m sure she’ll figure it out if she gets put in office as VP though. I hope.
No, but I DO find it disturbing that someone who is supposedly so family-values and Christian-oriented would run for vice president with a seventeen year old daughter who is pregnant. Shouldn’t the Republican party shun a candidate like that? You would think they would, anyway.
Personally I don’t give two shakes about her having a child or even being a woman. Honestly I don’t know who to vote for now. McCain was my pick (and I am democratic) because Obama to me doesn’t come with clean hands like he touts. But now…..
I looked at her beliefs and record and nearly threw up. She is the antithesis of what I find I want in a public official…especially one so high up and in a position to change policy like she can. Not only was she pro-life but actively anti-abortion (those are two different things!)
I won’t even touch the whole NRA stand.
What do you do when your a democrat with no viable choice????
@AmeriKen - While I ask my fellow liberals not to judge Sara Palin, please don’t reply by judging liberals. That’s too much irony for a Monday.
She has plenty of help and support, and after having four kids already, will have no trouble fitting in a fifth.
Nope.
@mistress_onixx - The Republican party wouldn’t shun Palin for a mistake her daughter made. Sarah Palin couldn’t control her daughter having sex.
People just need to not worry about her personal business with her daughter. She’s getting more attention than Jamie Lynn Spears. It’s sad how the news channels are all over this pregnancy when it has nothing to do with the campaign. Even Obama told his supporters it has nothing to do with it.
Since when did the mantra of the Democratic Party become “women should be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen”?
And I have to wonder, why has no one asked the same about Barack Obama? He has two young daughters. Yes, a mother’s first responsibility should be to her children and family. But so should a father’s. Is it wise for Barack Obama to pursue such a demanding job as President of the United States when he still has to raise a family?
Of course, it is ridiculous to even suggest that. Having children does not make a man incapable outside the home. And the same is true for a woman.
She probably has a nanny.
@fullmetalbunny - Irony or truth? Let’s face facts.. Truth be known, we judge each other.
@mistress_onixx - We all make mistakes.. It shouldn’t have anything to do with how good a job a relative(in this case, her mother) would do.
she should do what she wants with her life. is it a good decision? in my opinion, no. but i’m sure she’s doing what she thinks is best for her. my baby brother’s autistic and he takes up a ton of time and attention from my entire family. imagine having to do that with the country…
she’s got a husband and her other children are grown- i think she’s got plenty of help. she’s got enough experience to be VP (she’s got just as much experience as Obama- he’s just got the benefit of medialand being in love with him.. after all, wasn’t one of the Dem’s favorite all time prezs some obscure governor from the no-where land of Arkansas??) – her job will not be as demanding as being president herself- i think people’s bias is more the matter here.
As an Alaskan, I think she’s the best fit for the job. My last weblog entry was about Sarah if you want to read it for more information about Sarah that you may or may not have already. And yes, Trig is her’s, she’s not the grandmother. And no, her daughter’s pregnancy has absolutely no effect on her ability to serve in office. If anything, it enforces her pro-life stand. The welfare of her daughter, Bristol, her unborn grandchild, and their family’s morals all coming first before her reputation as a VP candidate.
@TomasekBride - HA! I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree………..Like mother, like daughter.
no. I do find it extremely odd that her 17-year-old daughter’s baby is going to have an aunt only a few months older than itself… so weird…
All I know is that that poor kid is going to be shown around as some little spokesperson for the pro-life movement and how everyone is just so beautiful even if they are different…sometimes god gives you challenges…etc…etc…yawn yawn.
I feel sorry for that kid already.
@YourOuterCritic - True, at least not from the start. But especially considering McCain’s age, we have to take into consideration the likelihood of her stepping into his position should something happen to him.
No.
She has a wonderful husband and several pretty-grown-up kids to help her (although, the word is her daughter will have a baby of her own … ho hum).
@WomanOfLight - Obama is running for president. No time for on the job training there.
If she has someone taking care of the baby then I guess it is okay. Personally, I would be at home since this is a very crucial time in a baby’s life. They need their mother now more than ever. She’s missing out on some baby bonding time. If this keeps up, I’m sure they are going to have a moment in their lives when the baby is scared and runs to the nanny and not to mommy. Maybe then she will realize that she is being slightly neglectful.
@dropsofjupiterihh - As opposed to the VP training program? VP is only one away from president, and McCain isn’t exactly a spring chicken. I would imagine someone who wants an experienced president would logically also want a VP every bit as qualified as the pres. Especially when the pres is a much older man like McCain.
She probably works less than the average working mom, in you take into consideration the fact that she has all the hollidays off… She also makes a lot of mone- I’m sure she can provide a good nanny.
No, I don’t think it’s too soon for her to run for office. The liberal media is making a big deal out of this and also the fact that her 17-year old daughter is pregnant. If a DEMOCRATIC vice-presidential candidate was on the ticket, you could bet your last dollar that the liberal media would be gushing about what a super woman she was because she could have a baby 4 months ago and still run for office! Gimme a break! It’s okay when they do something like that but heaven forbid if a REPUBLICAN does it … my, my, my …
her decision, completely.
OR
MAYBE it’s not her’s, it’s really her teenage daughter’s. there’s been
rumors going around how she never looked pregnant when she said she was
but yet her daughter did. AND her daughter was out of school for 3-4
months or so with “mono.” Then while Sarah Palin was in Texas for some
rally she claimed to be leaking fluid aka she was going into labor. SO
like any normal woman in that situation she took an 8hr plane ride back
to Alaska to some middle of nowhere hospital to give birth to said
child.
it’s totally her daughters.
No, it is not too soon for her to run for VP after just having a baby.
The hypocrisy of the media and others is stunning here. Why can’t the father (Todd) give equally good care to a baby (even one with special needs) as the mother can? Technology has made it really easy to feed, diaper and supply physical needs. They appear for all intents and purposes that this is a tight-knit family with no shortage of love – so we know the baby will be loved and nurtured.
@Playing_with_words - Get some facts. Then comment. Your words are malicious and vicious. Very classy.
Palin Rebuts Rumors article here.
Obama says to back off on stories like these. Article here.
I think it’s absolutely disgusting that she went back to work 3 days after her baby was born.
Why procreate if you don’t plan on being the one to raise your own child?
People like her make me sick.
I think she will make a stellar VP because, true to politician “esque”ness.. she cares more about herself and her career than any person.
Including her infant.
I’d like to cut out her ovaries and sell them on ebay because women like her don’t deserve to have children.
[[no Eva, tell us how you REALLY feel. Lol]]
It’s not too soon if her primary interest is professional glory, and not raising her own children. The message I get is that as long as you give birth to children, you are a righteous person and don’t have to be bothered with the sorry task of raising them. Well, at least if you have money. The “values” of this team are scary.
@EVA_NAYLA – I’m with you!
No. And the husband quit his job to take care of the baby, so it’s not an issue.
Yes, but not because of the baby. But because she is inexperience.
the baby has nothing to do with the problem she has for running for VP…the problem is her experience. Palin has a very limited political career. granted, Obama also has had a short career as well, but for McCain, who stresses that Obama has no experience, picks SARAH Palin for his VP…bad move.
McCain is going for the women’s vote, trying to get all of the Hilary supporters- thats the only thought that ran through my head You can argue if you want, but just think about it. What is McCain dies? im not trying to be funny here, because i always make jokes that McCain’s hip is going to break because hes old as hell, but honestly. The man is 72, i believe. what if he dies? Sarah Palin would be president. Hey she might do a good job..but just ponder it for a moment.
@Calinda - ”malicious and vicious” you say? not hardly, I could say a lot worse and people have said a lot worse . K thanks…you’re so awesome
It’s her choice…I just think it’s an interesting pick for the VP seat.
Wasn’t there an article saying that the baby was really her daughter’s? I do find it kinda ridiculous to go back to work THREE DAYS after your baby is supposedly born…but it sounds less ridiculous if the baby wasn’t born from her vagina but from her daughters.
@WomanOfLight - Yes, as opposed to the VP training program. Palin has more experience than Obama anyways. She’s in charge of the security of 20% of our energy supply, has to deal with two foreign countries and has executive experience. She’s not afraid to take on corruption in either party works across party lines. Unlike Obama, who is running for the most powerful position in the world. Geez.
So from your comment, let me get this straight. You think it’s better for someone without experience to be elected president, instead of VP? That’s warped. As for McCain’s health, he has released all of his health records and it isn’t a problem. So what’s your point? While Obama talks about doing things, Palin has done them.
is this one of those Oh I just had a baby should I stay home and be a mom thing! BS get to work and be our VP besides. she has a hubby to take care of the kids.M.S.P
What if a male was in her position? Would people be telling him to take care of his family issues?
@Lizzie_Bordenx - daughter is 5 months pregnant. its paulas not the daughters do the math
@roxyd63 - To be honest I didn’t even know this lady existed until the other day. I thought I read an article that was speculating that she was ever even pregnant, that she was faking it to cover up for her daughters pregnancy. Apparently this was wrong. It may have been talking about her daughters current pregnancy…I dunno I didn’t really read it through. Sorry if this made me sound like an idiot…
@roxyd63 - Sorry to sound like even more of an idiot.. I just read her Wikipedia and I understand the situation fully now lol.
“Don’t forget, she eloped because her parents “didn’t have money for a big white wedding”. What? 20 years ago it was THAT expensive? Haven’t people ever had CHEAP weddings before? I mean is it not about the marriage and not the party.
So she either eloped out of urgency (pregnancy) OR because she was so stuck up and wanted a big wedding or no wedding. If she was going to elope why did she have to use two strangers as witnesses and not her own famiy?
I think this woman stinks.
All I can say is “Heck of a Job, Johnnie”
Wow…just wow. I hope you realize that you, along with all of the other hateful, stuck up, SEXIST Obama supporters who claim to be for “change” making nasty accusations across the internet are losing your Messiah votes. You people who attack Palin and her family are pathetic and hypocritical. Demonstrate the change you claim to be voting for or you will lose, yet again. Never mind, you’ll probably lose anyway.
The sexist attacks against Sarah Palin, who has accomplished more in her short time in office than Obama EVER has, are inexcusable. You see, I think you are suffering from some severe cognitive dissonance. It must be tough justifying the fact that your candidate has spent his entire career running for the presidency without ever accomplishing anything significant. It must be tough to deliberately ignore Obama’s close personal friendship with William Ayers, a man who bombed the Pentagon and steps on the American flag. It must be tough knowing that Obama’s campaign is attacking Sarah Palin’s experience – as if Obama has any meaningful experience at all. She is running for VP, he is running for PRESIDENT.
So go on attacking, troll. This former Democrat will responding accordingly on November 4th, as will many others.
I had not heard about her giving birth recently. If this is true, then I would say yes it is. And even if she were to become VP, what a poor example that would be for women and families.
Not that it is anything unusual for women today. They seem to believe it is a mark of accomplishment, as if it were something to be proud of.
“Look at me! I can do it all! Have a baby, have a career, go to school, run the country; all by myself!!! Who cares how it affects my children (husband, if I have one), family and society in general. Not to mention that it is burning me out as well because I’m trying to do too much. But who cares, I’m restoring dignity and honor to women! That’s right, I’m doing it for all the oppressed women who came before! (Well, and for power.) -It’s my right!”
How does that quote from Cartman on South Park go? When he dressed up as that rebellious teenage girl who appeared on Maury?
“Its my body, I do what I waunt!”
@jagalskadu -
“What if a male was in her position? Would people be telling him to take care of his family issues?”
Yeah, I really think they would. But only women would try to justify it and act as if it were something to be proud of.