ABC: Palin Pregnancy a 'Damaging Revelation'

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Bristol Palin's pregnancy is a "damaging revelation " that has caused Sarah Palin's image to "suffer." Says who? Says ABC News, in an article by Rick Klein and Jennifer Parker.

In Palin Pregnancy Rocks Political World, Klein and Parker report reaction from a variety of Republican and traditional-values sources.  Every one, from Dr. James Dobson to Grover Norquist to Chuck Donovan of the Family Research Council to a pro-life delegate to the GOP convention who said "the fact that her daughter's keeping it and marrying the father is wonderful," had a positive reaction.

But what do they know?  Declare Klein and Parker [emphasis added]:

Palin's image may suffer further if more damaging revelations come out in the coming days and weeks.

Just what is "damaging" about the revelation?  ABC doesn't really say, other than to assert that "the pregnancy raises complicated questions for conservative voters regarding issues of teenage sexual activity. And -- perhaps more troubling for the McCain-Palin ticket -- the revelation comes during a critical period where voters are just beginning period where voters are just beginning to learn about Palin and her family."

What's so "complicated"?  Yes, teenagers have sex, including children of the prominent and pro-life.  Does ABC mean to imply that Sarah Palin is poor mother?  Bristol Palin [seen at far left in photo, holding brother Trig] is keeping the baby and marrying the father.  Shouldn't we be celebrating those choices and the mother who instilled the values they reflect? 

(Photo: John Gress /Reuters)


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Only ABC

  Only ABC's image is suffering. Disgusting.

I had one against ABC

for the hack job Charlie and Stephanopolis did against Obama in the debate in the Primaries but this alone will make me forgive them. I can see they are making some effort to be more objective. It used to be just Republican talking points all the time on that network.

The fact the the Repubs have a Veep candidate with such a stunning family values problem is just sweet. They are getting a taste of their own bitter pill. This may not be a big deal to many ordinary Americans but the religious fanatics in the GOP will not tolerate this kind of lifestyle from Palin. Her daughter got pregnant out of wedlock and that is atrocious to them. I told you Palin would be a disaster and you never believed me now it is playing out in front of your eyes. I know many of you see this as a nightmare even though you won't admit it. The lunatic fringe in the GOP will cannibalize this pick like they did Harriet Miers. This is all good for me though. There is hardly anything I enjoy more than sitting back and watching Republicans devour themselves. 

Enjoy

Enjoy yourself. You are sadly misinformed about Republicans and the Conservative movement.

But enjoy yourself.

Nice Try

First of all, the mother of your Messiah, Stanley Ann Dunham, became pregnant with little Barry when she was 17 years old.

But your wishful thinking won't wash. As the Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody notes:

"I’m sure lots of people will take their shots at the pro-life Christian woman but hold on a moment. If you think Evangelicals are going to ditch her for this, you’re totally misreading the situation. As a matter of fact, they are ready to fire back at any potential critics…

Look, this development will actually be positive for the most part with Evangelicals. First they hear that Sarah Palin chooses the life option even though she had a Downs Syndrome baby and once again the family (and Bristol) has chosen the life option in this recent case. That’s a double “ca-ching”.

Let’s call this the Evangelical daily double. If anything, this whole situation will probably make more people around the country relate to her and her family. It makes them more real. Will there by some turned off by the whole pre-marital sex thing? Of course but this type of story doesn’t sink her at all with Evangelicals."

"The fact the the Repubs

"The fact the the Repubs have a Veep candidate with such a stunning family values problem is just sweet."

That you are able to post with such an ignorance problem is nothing short of miraculous.

ckc

I'm about over this trollishness....

Anyone else? 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Blonde, I agree. Time for aad to be sent to....

...TROLL HELL! 

His post's to date are clearly a violation of the Terms of Use for this site, as he is intentionally and repeatedly trying to stir things up beyond any reasonable level.

He is merely being inflamatory to cause trouble, not to engage in any semblence of an intellectual debate.

-Dave.

Seriously, is there something wrong in that tiny noggin?

   This is only a nightmare for YOU and your tasty bitter pill swallowin, fanatical aspirin, non toleratin, disaster wantin, cannibal lovin loopy loony devouring self.

PopularTech

PopularTech?

ROFLMAO!!! - Palin as VP Disaster

I can't wait for the spin, spin, spin! Palin - representative of a social conservative? McCain camp - "they fully vetted her"? ROFLMAO!

No we can't have the Romney family and their cookie cutter model of family values, he doesn't even drink for christ sake. No, we get the gun-toten, PTA attending, hockey mom with a daughter too stupid to know how to use birth control. But don't worry the sheeple partisans will jump to her defense.

Oh please defend the hypocrissy!!!

P T

Give it a rest!

Maybe I should be censored?

Isn't that what I was told? Oh I would love to give it a rest but I am laughing too hard.

It's scumbags like you who

It's scumbags like you who continually want to give birth control and sex advice to 12 year olds... and then claim it's our values that are to blame when they follow your advice that invades every aspect of the schools that your type have helped to ruin. You people deserve nothing less than full defeat this November. You are scum and if I ever catch any of your kind teaching my daughter your slimy ways... well, I also am an NRA member and I'll put that to good use. 

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"A society that puts equality...ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom." ~ Milton Friedman

Knee-jerk response #25 (everyone read this)

I just spit my drink all over my keyboard! Where is the automated factory for these clowns? Did Rush create it or Hannity?

This is the reason the GOP should be worried and I prove it everytime I get one of these responses. 

Sound advice

Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief.  Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.

PT - you've given nothing but Knee-jerk responses

since the announcement.

I'll pretend you are not laughing...

...at "LIBERAL BUG ZAPPER's" domination over me.

Actually, we blame libs and

Actually, we blame libs and their promotion of sex education to our youngsters without our consent. The left celebrates teenage sex while we want it to be sacred, they want it to be had... all the time. They're perverting everything in hopes of completely destroying this country from the inside out. We will take back our schools and airwaves eventually, but until that time, your poison will reach even children of good people. 

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"A society that puts equality...ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom." ~ Milton Friedman

Wow

So Gov.Palin and her Husband are being supportive parents of their daughter.Sounds damageing to me.Oh wait it doesnt.

It is damaging

What's damaging is the fact that their daughter got pregnant out of wedlock and they were trying to hide this from the media. This is HUGE guys. I smell a meltdown for the GOP.

Meltdown? Really?

  I smell an all american fart.

AllAmerican cheese

Would that be cutting AllAmerican cheese? 

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

"What's damaging is the

"What's damaging is the fact that their daughter got pregnant out of
wedlock and they were trying to hide this from the media. This is HUGE
guys. I smell a meltdown for the GOP."

I smell bulls***. 

This is where Jim Carrey

This is where Jim Carrey would emerge from allamericanstinkydude's basement (we'll call it the "Ruprecht shed") yelling:

"Do *NOT* Go In There! Pheeww!" 

 

* * * SOCKS THE CAT '08 * * *
For REAL Change

A Chance to Learn

allamericandude and the folks at ABC  are woefully misinformed about evangelicals and the conservative movement. 

Dude's posts here are seem like a satire of  prototypical leftist.  "Dude" you are coming across as somewhat comical to the folks on this blog.  You might find a more receptive audience at the Kos.

Yeah, allan

And this "dude" better learn to quit posting little DKos turdlings and running. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

What Evangelicals for Pre-Marital Sex?

I am apparently confused too, so Evangelicals are now for Pre-Marital Sex?

So what part of the conservative movement includes knocking up underage girls?

Wait, wait isn't one of the reasons for the Palin pick because we have serious problems with social values?

PopTech Let me see if I can

PopTech Let me see if I can explain it to you. The christians in this country do NOT expect perfection. They expect that when someone does domething wrong they deal with it without murdering an innocent life.

Pacifism is a luxury bought with the blood of the valorous

Learn to think like a conservative, poser

"So what part of the conservative movement includes knocking up underage girls?"

Just who in the "conservative movement" knocked up a teenage girl? Was it McCain, Bush, Rove, any other known conservative? The fact of the matter is that the teenage daughter ISN'T running for office, her mother is. This blatant attack on Governor Palin’s daughter is going to backfire on you. The fact that she's KEEPING the baby is testament to her respect for human life and her commitment to accepting responsibilities for her actions. Those are both TRUE conservative values. Why is that so hard for you to accept, or even admit?

"Wait, wait isn't one of the reasons for the Palin pick because we have serious problems with social values?"

No, she's a candidate for VP because of her past accomplishments and her current experience, both of which dominate the opposition. Also, as a VP there's very little Palin can do to actually affect society. She's not running for President, so stop acting like she's going to be POTUS and will make policy decisions. The lack of intelligence you display in your assaults on our sensibilities is appalling. You should work for CBS!

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

um...

What do you mean she hid it? A week ago you didn't even know who Sarah Palin was. What was she supposed to do, use her first speech with McCain to say "I"m Sarah Palin and my daughter is pregnant"?

What's really damaging is DKos trying to start a rumor that Bristol gave birth to Trig, only to discover that it's physically impossible. Smooth move there.

Even Obama said it wasn't a big deal. Maybe you should email him with your hunch about an oncoming meltdown.

Hello?

Trying to hide it? They broke it.

Palin

This is just the beginning there is much more to come.

Palin will not be the Republican ticket November 4. 

Enough already

Either finish your story, or STHU.

We don't have infinite patience here for new posters who troll like that. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Palin

This is not the Palin daughter's first preganacy.

Watch and see !

As I said last night. Palin will not be on the ticket November 4.  

And this is your Eagleton moment?

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Palin

When the vice-presidential candidate stands down from either party I would call that an Eagleton moment. Yes

Do us all a favor

Quit posting your innuendos for a week.

Then come back, and say "I told you so"...if you can.

The wacked out conspiro stuff is just boring. 

P.S.  I welcome new posters here as a matter of form and manners.  But your behaviour is making me doubt my efforts in welcoming you.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

J and everyone-check out dc's bio:

About MeProfile

I
am A 59 year U.S. Navy veteran and college graduate ( GI Bill ) . I
live in the desert area of Southern California although I was born and
raised in Maine.

My Other Sites

None

HistoryMember for 1 week 6 days 

LOL-Anybody actually believe this crap?

-Dave.

Dave... Uh yeah right off

Dave...

Uh yeah right off the bat...

I called him 1 wk. 5 days yesterday somewhere...of course read his LOL phony bio.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Evenin' bt,

LOL-About the only part of that I believe is his time at NB.

And if he was, in fact, actually in the U.S. Navy, I bet he spent his entire enlistment doing laundry in an old sub.

-I mean, he says he was in the Navy for 59 years. Let's face it, 59 years of doing laundry in the Navy would make anybody a bitter old fart. Hell, if he joined @ the age of 18, that makes him 77 yo.  :-^)

LOL-Ya'll will have to forgive me, as tomorrow is the first day off I have had in well over two weeks.  

-Dave.

I'm hurt, ok, wait, no I'm not.

  I was in the Navy for 20 years. If i were to go back in and stay another 39 years, are you gonna make fun of me?

  You know, you retire at 50% pay after 20.

                                      75% pay after 30.

If you retire at 59 years, you get it all, they just hand over the entire defense budget to you.

He was in the navy for 59

He was in the navy for 59 years??????

DC2280, Would the DC in

DC2280, Would the DC in your name happen to stand for Democratic Committee member # 2280? You know, for some one that lives in the middle of the desert on the left coast, you seem to be really familiar with Alaska politics of the last 2 years or so. And intimately familiar with the sex life of a young underage female...mmmm...make me wonder if you should not be in jail...

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

whatever...

   Stalker.

We don't care DC

even if she had an abortion without her parents knowing - it's not relevant. It's not her fault - it's liberals faults for making it a normal process.

You ignorant intolerant liberals don't understand conservative positions. No one is perfect and no one's kids are perfect.

Palin

She didn't have an abortion.

 Watch and see ! 

DC: do you have any evidence

DC: do you have any evidence to support your claims?  If so, please post it.  If not, please refrain from making unfounded allegations.

Thank you Mark!

Several of us have been saying the same thing, to no avail.

Nice to have some adult supervision in the room. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Evidence

Everyone will have more then the want very soon.

 

Watch and see ! 

Are you a sock puppet for

Are you a sock puppet for Joe Bidden ?

DC, you answer my criticism

DC, you answer my criticism of unfounded allegations with more unfounded allegations.  I will be deleting any further such posts from you.  If you persist, your posting privileges will be lifted.

Thanks Mark... I have

Thanks Mark...

I have tired of his BS long ago.

I asked him to either put up or shut up this morning.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Oh, please Mark, do it! Pretty-please with sugar on top?

Trust me, you will be the hero of NB!

-Dave.

I second that !

I second that !

Free, and while Mark is pulling plugs, he might as well...

...take out aad, too.

LOL-Like killing two trolls with one shot.

Damned efficient, I'd say.  :-)

-Dave.

Ah, effeciency!  :-)

Ah, effeciency!  :-)

Tick, tick, tick . . .

Tick, tick, tick . . .

BLAM!

BLAM!

-Dave.

Buh bye AAD !  ;-)

Buh bye AAD !  ;-)

Hey, quick, somebody email Markos Mussolini over at Kos...

...and let him know that he needs to send over a crew with a wet-vac and a sponge.

LOL-What a mess!

-Dave.

I'm wondering if aad was a

I'm wondering if aad was a sock puppet for markos.  LOL!

You're a liar, DC. 

You're a liar, DC. 

“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)

So when someone speak the truth they get Censored?

This is a new one to me, so this guy was right and now his posts are getting deleted because the blind partisans don't want to deal with reality? He was right once already and now you damn know he is going to be right again so we get this call to ban him? This is scary ground for NBs.

All he said is this is not over and he is entitled to say that if he knows it to be true. This is not the Soviet Union.

What truth, Pop?

Or do you define unsubstantiated innuendo as truth? 

He didn't say anything at all, only dropped sly little slanderous hints.

Look, I know  you're pissed about Sarah Palin, but you are making an utter a**hole out of yourself here by thrashing about.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Palin's daugher is knocked-up

He posted yesterday that something big was coming out about Palin soon, it just did today, now he says it is not over. His track record of being right about this so far lends me to believe him this time. Sorry for being honest, I will try to stop speaking the honest truth because you don't like it.

Funny the jump to ban the messenger who was right!

 

Question

What does Palin's daughter getting knocked up have to do with Mrs. Palin's ideas?   

Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief.  Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.

Ideas? It has to do with her parenting skills.

...or lack there of.

Unfortunetly, you have a

Unfortunetly, you have a sliver of a point here. I would bet $100 that Palin feels she failed her daughter.

But you are an arrogant, pompous ass to think she lacks parental skills because her daughter made a poor choice.

You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

She does lack parenting skills

Either that or her daughter is dumb as a rock.

or the daughter is a typical

or the daughter is a typical teenager and lacks the wisdom required, BUT has more bravery than any of us...because your sins aren't plastered all over the news...no one knows who you are.

Again, you are just

Again, you are just scratching the surface. As a former teenager, I too was dumb as a rock.

Let me ask you this: was she stupid for getting knocked up, or stupid for having sex. Your answer here will tell us all we need to know about your stance on this subject.

The lass went against what she was taught and now bears the consequence of her actions. She will live with this the rest of her life. She will make the best of it, though, even with jerk-offs like you beating her down.

My in-laws had this happen two times out of three girls. They neither were bad parents, nor lacked skills as now ALL three daughters are successful in their lives and raising to their families.

Good people make bad decisions. Bad people make good ones. There comes a time and a place when children will make their own, decisions--no matter what mom and dad taught.

You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

PopularTech, An honest

PopularTech,

An honest question out of curiosity. Do you have children?

Yes

....

IDEAS

IDEAS.  Stick with me.  IDEAS. 

(If I were to hold my parents to that same standard, they would be pretty s$!#&y parents as well.  But here is the dirty little secret of parenting, and what makes it such a bitch: you can parent and instill perfect values all day and all night long in your children, but you cannot and will not watch your children 24 hours a day.  And even if you could, one day, you HAVE to go take a dirt nap. 

In the end, your children can and WILL act all on their own and you as a parent will be totally powerless to stop them.  The only thing you CAN do as a parent is hope and pray they do the right thing.) 

Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief.  Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.

said from someone who has no kids

no parent and most normal people who have siblings know that children all turn out different despite being raised the same.

Sex is something people give into because of strong physical urges. Abortion is a deliberative choice based on values.

Liberals don't get that just because you want to teach children abstinence doesn't mean you think they are evil if they slip up. Bristol is facing the responsibility of her actions and it's very admirable in this abortion encouraging society. It's much more common for children to abort without ever even consulting a trusted adult.

Afraid of getting beat up by a girl???

DC2280 is 100% intellectually bankrupt and totally bereft of ideas.  Read and see!

DC2280 can only SMEAR because he lives in total FEAR.  Read and see!

Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief.  Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.

It's not her fault - it's

It's not her fault - it's liberals faults for making it a normal process.

You're kidding, right? 

No they are serious

I am absolutely embarrassed by this blind partisan insanity. I said before I feel like I am in the twilight zone.

Delusional Insanity!

You have all gone insane.

No, it all comes down to this...

Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief.  Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.

Woooooooooooooooo...

...I bet everytime you post this you convince an Obama supporter to switch sides. (bows) 

I am not here to win converts

You fail miserably at understanding why I am here.  I am not out to convince people to change sides.  I am not here to campaign for anyone.  I AM here to vent and rant.  The end. 

However, I am posting this to you.  Be a common thief by voting for Obama, or be a moral coward by sitting at home on November 4 and throwing such a violent temper tantrum you destroy your neighborhood single-handedly, all because McCain Didn't Personally Kiss Your Ass By Picking Romney.   

Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief.  Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.

Mad at the Messenger?

So now it is attack the messenger? He was right the other day and now you are mad at him. Looks like I was right too!!! AGAIN!

PT, off topic, but

by the looks of things, are you REALLY done with AGW?

I mean, you even did away with your tag. 

So is it really over, like for good?

 

 

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love youBut if you really make them think, they'll hate you.

Don Marquis 1878-1937

Creepy

  You are starting to sound creepy and what's worse, threatening.

  Knock it off.

O' not on 11/4

Because Hill is going to have Obama "Fostered" in a park. Then the police will find it a suicide and have no original photos of the crime scene. Clinton will say she deserves the spot. How convenient!

How can anyone trust the government or the Clintons after this travisty of justice? Libs say Bush is bad and criminal! If the media had done their job under Clinton this kind of cover-up could not have happened so, so easily.

MB, I think Obama's past associations will bring him down...

...prior to the election, one of which is still an unrepentant terrorist.

And there are others.

The MSM will not be able to cover all this up for him forever.

-Dave.

Apple pie

You need a dose of reality.The only one raiseing a stink are some of you "open minded liberals".Most adults know kids make mistakes.I know you probably missed this.The family is very supportive of the young girl.Those of us that believe know we have made mistakes ourselves so we have no problem understanding others do the same.

Note to BALBOA:Is this a"open minded and tolerant Lib"?

Intellectually bankrupt, bereft of any ideas

What's damaging is that you, as well as all your Leftist and Socialist fellow travelers who can only attempt to smear Sarah Palin, are once again parading your intellectual bankruptcy for all the world to see.

You are completely intellectually bankrupt like many of t