1)CBS aired the accusation that Trig was not Sarah Palin's daughter
2)LA Times, Amanda Marcotte:
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But considering how Palin wants the government to control what you do in your bedroom by punishing you with mandatory childbirth, it's fair to examine how her own teenage daughter's pregnancy factors into this.
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This is similar to what Chumdawg said and what Mavdog has also hinted at repeatedly: It is fair game to insult and hold a public court of opinion on Bristol's pregnancy because of a need to investigate/oppose 'right to life', 'abstinence', etc. because Sarah Palin's politics are opposed to abortion.
This is just not true. A lot of women would have aborted Trig due to Down's syndrome. A lot of women would have sought an abortion in Bristol's condition at her age. The Palins fiercely are opposed to abortion. The fact that you have a Down's syndrome child and a teen age pregnancy and Palin is walking around saying that abortion is not an option for her and her family and that she is generally opposed to the far reach of abortion across the nation makes a lot of Mavdogs in the world very angry (Mavdog and I have had lengthy discussions on abortion before).
The fact that you hate the politics of Sarah Palin does not grant you the free license to put her family on public trial. I disagree with Mavdog, Chumdawg, and Amanda Marcotte.
Dick Cheney's daughter is a lesbian. Does anyone ever criticize Dick Cheney for being a hypocrite since he is a Republican???? Does anyone ever put Cheney's daughter on the court of public opinion??? The answer is NO. And, why is that???
Simple:
Lesbian lifestyles and groups are part of the Democrat Party coalition so Democrats can't/won't attack Cheney or his daughter because that would be hitting their own family of allies.
Mavdog, Chumdawg, and Marcotte are all arguing that the treatment of Bristol and Palin's family in general is fair game because there are contraindications to the message of Palin and the situation in her own family.
Well, there is a similar situation with Cheney and no attack. No, the real issue is just that Sarah Palin produces extreme hatred in many people because she is:
1)a successful woman who is also a mother of a relatively large family
2)a successful woman who can balance family and political life even with a family
3)a woman with a Down's Syndrome baby who publicly speaks about how abortion was not an option for her and how happy she is with her wonderful child
4)a NRA supporting, gun toting, Moose/Cariboo shooting hunter and fisher who supports the Second Amendment
5)a small government proponent whose state actually has no income tax and even refunds money to the citizens each year
6)supports "Drill Here, Drill Now" politics and comes from a place with plenty of untapped oil
7)She is attractive and well spoken
In essence she is everything the Woman's Lib Movement ever tried to be and she did it completely opposite of everything the general Woman's Lib movement stands for...
3)The frequent slaps from Hollywood from David Letterman and many, many others. Slaps frequently aimed at Bristol mainly
4)frequent use of the "man about town" interview method in journalism where many people are interviewed on the street. Many rude statements made by common people on the street. The journalist and the paper/program EDIT CONTENT and CHOOSE what they air, you know....