Winners

I had read the rumblings this morning about the “faked” pregnancy of Sarah Palin, presumptive GOP Vice Presidential nominee.

Then things got weirder:

CNN: Teen daughter of GOP VP pick is pregnant — CNN​.com

Fox: Palin’s 17-Year-Old Daughter is Pregnant — America’s Election HQ

NYTimes: Palin’s 17-Year-Old Daughter Is Pregnant — The Caucus Blog — NYTimes​.com

Talking Points Memo: TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | McCain Campaign: Palin’s 17-Year-Old Daughter Is Pregnant

Talk about an indictment of “abstinence-only” sex education. Those wacky right wingers!

And then the Washington post has this nugget:
Palin Was a Director of Embattled Sen. Stevens’s 527 Group | The Trail | washingtonpost​.com

This is the craziest presidential election. What will happen next?

p.s. Vote Obama ’08.

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  • http://blurbomat.com blurb

    @bethy, you should read my post today.

    It seems that the people who make the biggest issue of unplanned teen pregnancy, including denying education to the very teens that need it are those who pay the biggest price. That is my implication. That perhaps those who are in position to deny proper contraceptive education might want to look in the mirror.

  • mudita

    I second bethy’s comment on your ‘karma’ tag. I understand calling out politicians for the hypocrisy of saying one thing and doing another (your 9/2 post). But Palin’s daughter is not a politician, she’s a child. Maybe she’s pregnant because she didn’t have sex education, or maybe she was well-educated and the condom broke. Are you saying that whenever hardship falls on your family, that you deserve it? Because it sounds like you’re pleased that this 17-year-old girl is going to face challenges.

    Politics aside, my heart goes out to her, just as my heart went out to Elizabeth Edwards when, after many denials, John Edwards finally admitted to an affair while his wife was battling cancer. I believe Elizabeth & family did nothing to ‘deserve’ his betrayal, and I believe theirs was also a private matter. You must too since, you didn’t see the need to post links like the one below and tag it self-righteous karma.

    http://​projects​.newsobserver​.com/​u​n​d​e​r​_​t​h​e​_​d​o​m​e​/​j​o​h​n​_​e​d​w​a​r​d​s​_​i​n_1999

  • http://blurbomat.com blurb

    @mudita, read my previous comment.

    Edwards didn’t make a point of campaigning against adultery. He didn’t and doesn’t want to deny funding for programs that educate people. He’s a moron who couldn’t keep it in his pants.

    Finally, the pregnancy isn’t the karma. That’s not what I’m implying. I’m implying that ignorance and the propagation of it is where the karma comes. We are on the cusp of a new Dark Ages and it will be fundamentalism and religion that ushers it in. I would like to halt this turn away from reason and education. Palin is one of the minions who wants to turn back the clock 500 years. I stand against her.

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