"The Only Bump In This Convention Is The Baby Bump" (Palin Rocks the Dems)

Boston Herald ^ | September 2, 2008 | Michael Graham

[MrB]

"Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. "Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family," the parents said.

VS

"I don't want my daughters punished with a baby."

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God;

God's calling attention to the difference between the candidates.

[yldstrk]

this is vulturous

[MissMagnolia]

I was thinking the same thing all weekend.

[PGalt]

Very good article by Michael Graham. Thanks for posting.

[LS]

Yes, but it’s important to understand that there will be some conservatives who argue for consistency-—that illegitimacy is a sign of social decline, and while it’s a plus that she is having the baby, it’s nevertheless sad that even in conservative families illicit sex seems common these days. So while there is no abortion involved, we shouldn’t miss the fact that the bar has once again been lowered.

[DallasBiff]

Yes, but it’s important to understand that there will be some conservatives who argue for consistency-—that illegitimacy is a sign of social decline, and while it’s a plus that she is having the baby, it’s nevertheless sad that even in conservative families illicit sex seems common these days. So while there is no abortion involved, we shouldn’t miss the fact that the bar has once again been lowered.

So to be totally consistent to you she should have had an abortion.

[Artemis Webb]

This is a really good read. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE COLUMN.

[The Bronze Titan]

-"...understand that there will be some conservatives who argue for consistency..."

Well, I guess they'll just have to vote for NOBAMA then.

[WKB]

I guess this is the Dems latest theme song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDo9yYSuzkk

[CholeraJoe]

Perhaps if Sarah had stayed home and raised her family, her daughter wouldn’t have become pregnant.

[ClearCase_guy]

Obama is an elitest. His wife makes $300,000 pushing diversity at a big city hospital. These are not normal folks.

Her daughter’s pregnancy highlights another part of Palin’s appeal. Her normalcy. Here’s a woman who has run a business, raised a family, who is sending a son off to Iraq, who has another son with a disability, and now has to help her teenage daughter face motherhood. These are experiences that millions of American moms have shared, can relate to and understand.

That's what normal looks like.

[Shery]

“First, it will drive the ratings for Palin’s speech tomorrow night through the roof. I’ve been predicting that the tune-in for her speech would be second only to Obama’s “Night at the Parthenon” show. If the McCain campaign leaks word that Palin’s going to address her daughter’s pregnancy, she may surpass him.”

Run second to Obama? Wanna take a bet? I think she'll pull a lot of interest...not only from the Republicans, but most women, and many men, for that matter, regardless of their party affiliation. Everyone will want to know what she really is about...even if it is just to try and find fault.

[lentulusgracchus]

I disagree. The writer is smartassy, but he isn't a vulture. I attribute it to youth and an excess of brains over heart.

By evincing a righteous life and right values, Sarah Palin has the opportunity, and I think the capacity, to strip liberalism and its hothouse mandarins butt-shiveringly naked.

[Past Your Eyes]

And if we had some eggs, we could have some ham and eggs if we had some ham.

[tillacum]

typical democrat.

[lentulusgracchus]

Perhaps if Sarah had stayed home and raised her family, her daughter wouldn’t have become pregnant.

What, no girl in a well-governed house ever listened to a boy's horny lies?

Mother Nature plays dirty to get her way. She blood-dopes.

[wbill]

That argument really sharpens the difference between the candidates.

[madison10]

Perhaps if Sarah had stayed home and raised her family, her daughter wouldn’t have become pregnant.

There had better be a bucket of sarcasm attached to that statement. ;) Perhaps if she'd locked her daughter in her room she wouldn't have become pregnant....

[ishabibble]

Joe:

Are you serious?