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Date Posted: 12:39:55 08/29/08 Fri
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It's a big day for Alaska!
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Yes! Are you from there? She sounds great to me! -- cc, 13:31:26 08/29/08 Fri [1]
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Nothing like a mayor from a town of 9000 eh? -- one step away, 16:11:13 08/29/08 Fri [1]
Can you spell "strange choice"?
Not like there are not other qualified and experienced women in the Republican party.
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Yeah, but she's an Alaskan...Alaskans are tough! I hope she wears something other than her Carharts to the inauguration, though! -- Alaskan Casual!, 02:50:35 08/30/08 Sat [1]
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She's an inspiration to all! I love the spin this election has taken. Exciting to say the least. She's a great representation of Alaskan's. -- awesome choice!, 07:14:30 08/30/08 Sat [1]
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As an Alaskan, we are very proud that our spunky governor has been selected. She will be a breath of fresh air on the national political scene and what an excellent role model for young ladies! -- Owen's mom, 11:05:31 08/30/08 Sat [1]
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oh, not a role model I want for my dd-there's a better way to combine work and motherhood. She's not it. -- too bad, 07:19:20 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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Can you spell DESPERATION ... I can -- so much for the experience argument, 14:49:07 08/30/08 Sat [1]
Not sure why posts like this are on this MB in the first place.
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I don't think I can vote either way !! -- Sad state of affairs !!!, 06:21:13 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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I was on the fence until she was picked. Now I will gleefully vote for Obama. Just not experienced enough. Gov of a state the population of Memphis is just not enough. Imagine her facing down that President of Iran. Hey, I'm an ID mom, maybe I'd do better; I'm nice and have a family and can work with my hands and was president of my High School population 3,000 -- vote for me, 02:40:31 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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I'll cancel out your vote when I gleefully vote for McCain. -- so there, 06:06:04 09/04/08 Thu [1]
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I think she is a poor excuse for a mother and doesn't inspire me at all! I can't imagine having a special needs baby so young and being away from it. -- not inspiring at all-sad, 07:17:45 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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So now her 17 year old daughter is pregnant ... yikes -- wonder who the father is, 10:46:11 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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So much for the role model idea I guess -- just say no, 10:48:22 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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The father of the baby was on stage with her holding her hand. -- handsome young man he is, 06:54:09 09/04/08 Thu [1]
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She ought to step down for the sake of the party-not a good role model in any way. -- awful, 11:52:38 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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Ok, actually, I am an Obama supporter, but what an incredibly holier than thou attitude you have. Why is she not a good role model because her 17 yr old daughter is pregnant? I doubt that her daughter was given her moms free and open permission to do whatever she wants at all times. -- Democrat, but non judgemental, 12:21:43 09/01/08 Mon [1]
Kids make mistakes, accidents happen. Surely, no one is going to blame her mom for a kid getting into a bad situation. Please! We all do the best we can by our kids, but I dont see how you can make the leap that Sarah P is not a good mother or a good role model beause of her daughters youthful errors in judgement. And for all the pro-lifers, she is having and keeping the baby..isn't that OK? She could have just terminated the pregnancy and not put a dark cloud over her mom. I really dont get that attitude at all!
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I'm not holier than thou, and I'm also not running for VP! I just think she has more important tasks at home... -- obviously, 20:11:24 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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ARE YOU THE SPAMMER? SAME IP #. BE CAREFUL -- MOD, 06:42:09 09/04/08 Thu [1]
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As far as I know, and I live in Alaska, her 17-year old daughter is not pregnant. Where do these stories originate? The youngest child, Trig, born unfortunately with Down's Syndrome, is Sarah's child, not her daughter's. I have friends who know Sarah well and weathered her pregnancy along with the rest of her family. -- Stop the lies - if you don't like her, that's fine. Just stop lying., 12:48:20 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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Turn on any news station. The daughter is pregnant and McCain is already speaking of it !! -- Not one lie in this thread !!!, 13:30:06 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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Should this even be an issue? -- Isn't this 2009?, 14:22:09 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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excust me.... 2008. -- Palin/McCain supporter, 14:27:44 09/01/08 Mon [1]
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Ummm, yes! Can't take care of matters at home, special needs baby, and wants to help run our country??? -- Yes it's an issue, 13:52:31 09/02/08 Tue [1]
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You know, the hypocrisy and superior attitudes of some of you are disgusting!(more) -- sorry so long, 17:32:30 09/02/08 Tue [1]
Don't try to even pretend that you are all so perfect that your children do EVERYTHING exactly the way you want them to. God forbid any of you end up with an imperfect child. I kind of hope you do end up with one of your children in trouble and then you'll see what it's like to go through. My parents had 9 children, two ended up pregnant before marriage and you know what? They ended up happily married to the fathers, one for so far 28 years and the other for 30, and with great jobs as a nurse and an office manager. The rest of us ended up pretty well too: a lawyer (me), a priest, a hardware store manager, an executive with AT&T (the 4th girl), a utilities troubleshooter, a very successful car salesman, and an insurance claims adjuster. We loved our parents, our homelife, our religion, etc...The bible says do not judge others lest ye be judged. MAYBE you should heed that advice. Having a baby out of wedlock is very tough. Having a baby and a husband at 18 is pretty tough as well. I'll choose to pray for Palin's family instead of questioning her parenting. After all MY parents were the absolute best parents EVER and they had 2 daughters pregnant before marriage.
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Well good for all of you! But I would venture to say that your parents did not choose to run for the VP of the USA, but instead chose to help out their kids, put them first and not rocket them onto the media front stage! This woman is an awful example of a mother. Her children should come first and they don't. -- not impressed, 09:51:30 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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What does being a good mother have to do with being president (or VP)? Some of the worst FATHERS in history have been president. (Ronald Reagan and JFK come to mind) Why are you picking on HER? You sound sexist -- poster from above, 11:02:28 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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You missed my point. You vilify her because her daughter got pregnant ("she can't take care of things at home") My point being, she may be a great mom and her daughter would still end up preggers (like my sisters) -- U sound like a frustrated Hilary supporter, 11:28:10 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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No, let me restate for you (more) -- just not impressed in any way, 12:03:49 09/03/08 Wed [1]
I firmly believe that she was put on the ticket for one purpose-to get the women's vote. She has little to no experience in any way, but is a woman and McCain is taking a gamble to get that vote. That said, I just don't think it will pay off. She does not appeal to women. Most, if not all the women I know would at the very least take a leave of absence, a family leave or adjust their job in order to see to the needs of a special needs newborn. She took only 3 days maternity leave...who else do you know that would do that? The women I know and respect would put their family first, job second. She won't play to the typical American women, certainly not those who vote and who the McCain campaign is trying to woo. The women I know would want to oversee the care of their special needs child, be there for the therapies, and doctor visits that will surely ensue. They would also see a young 17 year old's pregnancy as a red flag to their parenting...for sure! Even thought "this happens in the best of families" it isn't a moral thing, and is in short, a tragedy being played out in full media exposure, brought about by Palen's own selfish drive to the white house. She may be a good government leader, but I and the women I know would advise her to take her time, take better care of her family in crisis, and see to her aspirations at a better time. She is NOT the role model for young women, neither is her minor pregnant child and neither is the hypocritical party.
Oh, and by the way, I am not a frustrated Hilary supporter. Although, I see her as a better role model...she has a much better education, better experience and more importantly, raised her daughter very well.
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From what I see, she has done quite well for herself and her state.(more) -- baffled by the vitriol, 14:48:29 09/03/08 Wed [1]
And she certainly didn't take the easy way out by aborting her Down's child. A close friend of mine has such a daughter and she is the light of their lives. I think Palin is a fabulous example for girls and women who respect ALL life. Her daughter gets thrust into the spotlight for having her baby and not aborting the child, who knows what politicians' daughters have gotten pregnant, but have chosen abortion? Maybe even some current ones. How do you know and how dare you judge? And a pregnant daughter (or son who fathers a child is not a red flag for bad parenting. THAT was my whole point which you refuse to accept. People make their own decisions when faced with being sexually active. Your parents aren't with you on every date. People make mistakes. Especially 18 year olds. And EVERY woman I have spoken to thinks Palin is being unfairly treated by the media and held to a higher standard because she is a woman. Which in this day and age is truly unfortunate!
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But what kind of mother knowingly thrusts her daughter into the media spotlight? No one I know or respect. -- That is my point, 14:52:32 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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But she isn't responsible for the media's actions. THEY chose to do that. Of course, when it comes to Chelsea or Obams's kids, they are off limits. -- WHY?, 06:01:01 09/04/08 Thu [1]
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They're not as interesting! you know, not pregnant at 17 and just little cute kids! -- oh no!, 12:03:30 09/04/08 Thu [1]
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Just say NoBama. He won't be capable of running the country...he has two kids! What experience does he have? -- don't be a hypocrite, 06:35:56 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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Rudy Giuliani said it best: "Obama's never governed a city, state, agency, military unit...he's never run anything. Has anybody ever asked Obama if he can bring up his 2 kids and be pres? They're asking Palin if she can be vice pres & be a mother. -- Where are the feminists?", 06:40:43 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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He was president of the Harvard Law Review. He doesn't have a child in crisis let alone two of them. No parenting red flags there!!! -- Palin needs to take care of things at home, 09:54:31 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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I think the reason people are asking if she can be a mother and VP is that she was clearly put on the ticket to appeal to women. (more) -- Will she ignore them for her own gain?, 10:02:13 09/03/08 Wed [1]
Women are mothers and working mothers too. We realize how difficult it is to be both! No question about that! It is doable but I would venture to say that it is very difficult in even the most difficult job-let alone potentially running the USA! And, truthfully, something has to give...it does. I hate to say it but sometimes it's the kids and sometiimes it's the job. It is a fair question to ask her-what will it be? To not ask would be to diminish motherhood. There is nothing like your mother. Sometimes only Mom will do. And,what then? I haven't even brought up that her young daughter (minor child) is pregnant and her newborn baby is special needs...this is a woman with needs at home.
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I see a contradiction here...this candidate has "traditional" values...however, it appears her view of motherhood is certainly not "traditional." Not judging whether she or anyone else is right or wrong, there's only so many hours in a day and the needs of five children take up quite a few! I just find her to be sending the country very mixed signals. -- jmho, 20:01:54 09/03/08 Wed [1]
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Maybe she has family who fills in, you know like Mr.Mom, or the grandparents, or other family may even live with her family. Seems to me Alaskans are close family people. Or maybe she just has a live in nanny! Why suddenly working moms like Palin are being attacked? Me thinks the democrats are grasping at straws. -- ., 18:01:57 09/04/08 Thu [1]
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Hey, I'M A SOCCER MOM: Vote for ME! and, have a big family, and governed a large corporation, and I do know what the Bush doctrine is and do know there's global warming -- and i'm a nice person2 so vote for me, 21:18:18 09/13/08 Sat [1]
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yes, the Dems are terrified. They have nothing to dig up on McCain, so they are going after her. Very sad. -- dm, 11:58:46 09/05/08 Fri [1]
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I'm an independent, as are several of my close friends. I personally vote for the candidate...I just find her REALLY off-putting. She seems like the type of candidate you either love.... -- ...or really don't go for., 14:09:21 09/05/08 Fri [1]
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I agree. McCain is a good man, I trust his honesty. His 96-yr old mom must be so proud, and there's proof he's got the genes to live a very long life! New bumper sticker idea -- just say no to Obama-Bin-Biden, 14:11:04 09/05/08 Fri [1]
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