Palin announces her 17 year old daughter's pregnancy. So that takes care of that rumor.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - Sep 01, 2008 7:30:01 am PDT #6467 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
Sparky1 - Sep 01, 2008 7:31:31 am PDT #6468 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
Palin's daughter is currently pregnant: [link]
Link to NYT story, from a statement issued through the McCain camp.
eta: Cashmere beat me to it.
msbelle - Sep 01, 2008 7:33:57 am PDT #6469 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Is the daughter married? If not, I wonder how the "Christian" Right will respond.
Scrappy - Sep 01, 2008 7:34:29 am PDT #6470 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Not married, but soon will be according to them.
Beverly - Sep 01, 2008 7:36:17 am PDT #6471 of 10003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Just curious, has the older son, Trey, I believe?, been in any of the family photos? The ones I've seen only include the girls, and the girls and the baby.
msbelle - Sep 01, 2008 7:38:23 am PDT #6472 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
It would be a hard thing to make a statement on, but I wish the dems could somehow wish the family well through this as well as point out that this only shows how teenage pregnancy is a problem for the whole country, not just "urban" youth or the poor. Somehow bring it around to the importance of speaking openly with children about ALL options and increasing support for sex ed.
Beverly - Sep 01, 2008 7:39:50 am PDT #6473 of 10003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
::Points to msbelle and turns up the microphone::
What the smart lady said.
Cashmere - Sep 01, 2008 7:43:28 am PDT #6474 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
This is the test to take the high road for the Dems. As tempting as it would be to act like the Right Wing Finger Pointers, it's just none of anyone's business but the girl and her family.
Let it be and don't dignify it with a response. Reporters and pundits need to shut it.
Sparky1 - Sep 01, 2008 7:44:12 am PDT #6475 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
msbelle, can I print that out and put that in my neighbor's hands? He's Jim Messina, who's the #2 guy on the Obama campaign, and he was home last night, so he might be around today.
Also, my admittedly biased, upper middle class reaction to this? "Geez, aren't any of her kids going to get to college? Poor kids."
eta:
Reporters and pundits need to shut it.
But they won't, which is a good reason for Obama to wish them well and frame it as a policy discussion, not a discussion about Bristol's specific choices (or lack there of).
JenP - Sep 01, 2008 7:47:41 am PDT #6476 of 10003
::Points to msbelle and turns up the microphone::
What the smart lady said.
Indeed.