Posted on 09/02/2008 12:49:47 PM PDT by Hildy
A M E N !
I’m big on sanity and I think some will be restored after Sarah Palin’s convo speech.
I hang out on a ecommerce business forum and I’ve seen a lot of self employed moms come out of the closet for the McCain/Palin ticket this weekend and they are extremely incensed at the rabid leftist blogosphere.
I’m betting that Palin has not only thick skin but an equally strong internal sense of self.
I’ve been reading the AIP website because of the phony allegation regarding her membership and frankly even if she was a member I would find it unobjectionable. The AIP platform is attractive to most rural residents, ranchers, farmers of western states where federal control of vast tracts continually threaten our way of life. Looking into what they stand for just make us realize how similar we are to Alaskans on that issue.
All this free publicity for the AIP is probably the best thing that every happed to their movement. LOL!
d;-)~.,.,.
If Dr. Laura had stuck with the fact that Gov. Palin has a newborn with Downs Syndrome, I could agree with that. That’s why I was so surprised that she accepted the offer. If I were in her shoes, I probably would not have accepted the offer because of that fact alone.
But Dr. Laura kept going on and on about the 17 year old, who has already promised to make right by not killing the baby and marrying the father. Seems that the Palins didn’t raise her so badly after all.
Bristol Palin has conducted herself with more maturity about this situation than Dr. Laura, who milked her private situation for airtime fodder.
Figures. She is a good example of the proud liberal wing of FR that are allowed to remain and stir the pot on social conservative topics. Glad that the mods are keeping good track of what totally crosses the line.
I disagree because there are families in which adoption would be unheard of, and it isn’t because they are pro-choice. There are strong families that believe the grandparents and parents can successfully raise a healthy, happy child.
This isn’t a selfish viewpoint. They believe in keeping the child because God has blessed the family with this child. The grandparents don’t just help the mother with the baby. They help the new family, mother, father and baby.
The child is not seen as a burden and the parents of the baby rejoice in its birth and thrive as parents.
I didn’t hear Dr. Laura, but her blog (linked somewhere on this thread) didn’t seem to criticize the young girl. Rather, it was critical of a mother furthering her career at a time when her family really needs her. I personally cannot understand a mother who agrees to VP when she has a special needs infant at home and a teenage daughter in a difficult situation, all at the same time. I’m becoming increasingly concerned about this pick the more I find out.
Laura's main argument seems to be that small children deserve full-time mommy care, rather than day care. Does she not know that the children do have full-time daddy care? I would have thought she would be praising the Palin family for the father's dedication. But Laura Schlessinger is more interested in inflicting listeners with her opinions than in making sure that those opinions are based on fact.
We have diversity of thought in the Republican party. It keeps us strong.
I do find it interesting that Dr. Laura really doesn’t have any specific grievance with which to fault the Governor.
She simply assumes the Gov. has failed her family in some way based on unusual circumstances.
Not a particularly honorable position to take, in my opinion.
What would you expect from someone who depends on capitalizing the grief of others for their wealth and claim to fame?
I would not be so harsh in my assessment of Dr. Laura.
She has made her mark by advocating sound traditional values and morality. Nevertheless, I have noticed through the years Dr. Laura takes a rather idealized and doctrinaire position on the duties, roles, and responsibilities, of parents.
Further, I find her surety in expressing her opinions on parenthood somewhat ironic as she is the mother of only one child. As a good friend of mine says, "any less than three qualifies you a hobbyist, not a parent."
Frankly, I believe the only way to impart as much devotion to ones children as Dr. Laura seems to advocate is to only have one.
That’s fine. I was only telling you what Dr. Laura would say. You had said she would suggest the teens get married. From listening to her show from time to time, she suggests adoption when a teen is unmarried and pregnant. I wasn’t debating you about adoption vs. keeping :)
Dr. Laura should have kept quiet on this one.
You mean the photo where it looked like a hamster was resting on her lap? Yeah I want that lecturing the rest of us.
WTF cares?
What is her relevance?
It's like saying what kind of relevence does Rush have.
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