I support Sarah Palin and was happy when I heard that McCain picked her. I missed the speech and forgot to TiVO it, but read the full text of her speech on the Net. Reading the text, I was impressed.
Then when the full speech hit YouTube, I watched it — and somehow was less impressed. Same words, but I find her voice is annoying and her vocal inflections a bit sanctimonious and grating. KIND-of-HAS-this-UP-and-DOWN-SING-song-QUAlity-to-it that gets on my nerves. Oh well. At least the text of the speech was good, and if she ad-libbed some of it, that’s reasonably impressive.
Her whole message to special-needs parents — that they’ll have a friend and advocate in government — is all well and good, but the Dems DO have a point: She has five kids. One of them is a special-needs kid, which means that that kid in particular NEEDS her mom to be there for her. With all of the massive responsibilities of the VP office, and the travel schedule, will Palin really be able to be there for her kids. I would think not. No, her kids, including the Downs Syndrome child, will be cared for primarily by others. That doesn’t mean their dad, either. Hubby is a commercial fisherman. Anyone who’s ever watched “The Deadliest Catch” knows how that job goes. Hubby won’t be around too much either — he’ll be out making his living.
I know that a lot of people around here don’t like to admit it when the Dems actually do bring up a good point — but I can’t help but wonder how many people would, given the same situation, actually take a job with one of the most demanding schedules in the world, while having a young Downs Syndrome kid (and other children) to take care of. I know I wouldn’t — It would break my heart if I weren’t able to be there for my kids, especially a special needs kid.
I’ll vote McCain/Palin, but I’ll also pray for her kids.
Oops...I said “her” I meant “him” — her son Trig, that is.
Are you being serious??? No way in h*** will the spouse of the Vice President of the United States be on the deck of one of the Deadliest Catch boats! His “earning a living” days will be put on hold, I’m certain.
Also, relating to the child, I would anticipate that the Palins have thought this through - they don’t seem like starry-eyed naifs. Why don’t we have the decency to let their family make decisions for their family.
Furthermore, little Trig will probably be the single best cared for Down’s child in the world! He’ll have his mother (most of the time), father (probably full time), teenage sisters, grandparents, other family - I don’t believe they would mind spending some time in the Naval Observatory helping their Vice President. Also, don’t forget the staff, nannies, clinical care providers (speech therapy, tutors, etc) that will be at Trig’s beck and call. And, as Newt Gingrich pointed out, Mom’s office is a 10 minute motorcade ride from home. I anticipate that the child will be extremely well cared for and, I would predict that as he grows he will become the poster child for special-needs children both in our country and around the world. Just think of the great things for these kids that Trig and his family will accomplish - first, by noting that knee-jerk abortion is not a necessity and that they have (as many others have posted eloquently about on FR) innate beautiful qualities that are mostly only known to people who live with them.