Aledo High seniors pick classmate with Down syndrome as homecoming queen

Dallas News ^ | October 11, 2008 | Michael E. Young

[Above My Pay Grade]

As Governor Palin put it, what a “perfectly beautiful” young lady!

Congratulations to Kristin and her wonderful classmates!

[popdonnelly]

According to Democrats, this young woman should have been aborted. Governor Palin’s Downs Syndrome child enrages them.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"Never forget that in a DemoKrat's mind, this child should have been aborted."

First, let me say that this story is just the most heartwarming thing that I have read in quite some time. What a wonderful young woman, recognized as such by her peers.

Now ... your comment is simply not true of every democrat. I have a daughter-in-law and two nieces that would never, ever, consider aborting a child, nor do they feel that anyone else should under any circumstances. They are all registered democrats and the nieces have done campaign work for democrats. Two of these women are PhD's, so they have had their share of academic exposure.

My husband and I do everything we can to bring them to the more conservative side of politics, I think the daughter-in-law may even vote for McCain. Not that I consider McCain a conservative, but the fact that she will vote republican for the first time ever is significant.

[lonestar]

Our H.S. had a D.S. Prom King last year.

He used it against his parents for a while...everytime they told him to do something, he replied, "I'm the king!"

[wintertime]

Obama would have aborted this sweet girl,...or...left her on a stainless steel sink to die of exposure.

[SENTINEL]

The democratic rage at Trig Palin and some of God's other children with Down’s reminds me of Hitler when he called these beautiful people “useless eaters”.

[LADY J]

A beautiful, heart touching story.

The future of Americ is in good hands!! God bless them.

[An Old Man]

"Kristin doesn't care what's on the outside, Meaghan said. She's friends with everyone, and everyone admires that."

"She's the person we all want to be," Meaghan said.

That is the best news I have read this week. Please excuse the spelling my screen is blurry.

[wintertime]

Two of these women are PhD’s, so they have had their share of academic exposure.
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I suppose it takes that sort of academic “exposure” to reconcile one’s conscience to voting for an abortion supporting and born alive opposing candidate.

[Kaslin]

Why would you be cyincal?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"Whether Sarah Palin wins VP or not, she and baby Trig are already changing America."

This young woman's peers have known her for years and I believe that she made this happen all on her own. I know Mrs. Palin is very popular, and just shy of worshipped around FR, but I doubt very seriously that the political events of the past 6 weeks have had much impact on the vote made by this wonderfully grounded senior class.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

That is the only reason that I even mentioned the academics ... they have been long exposed to people who probably march for abortion rights and will definitely vote for Obama. These girls have managed to see through all of that as far as right to life goes.

[Kevmo]

A perfectly beautiful baby girl grows up to be homecoming queen. Trig Palin has much to look forward to in his life.

[spectre]

I'm so proud of these young people.

Sweet Kristinn really was the Queen at that school. It goes to show being homecoming queen is much more than just being the most beautiful girl in the class.

And her two lovely attendents look genuinely happy for her.

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[CindyDawg]

I only worship my Lord and Savior. That said, you think these wonderful kids have been living under a rock and have not seen and heard about Trig Palin? It takes nothing away from this girl’s friends to acknowledge that a light is being shown regarding that Down’s Syndrome babies deserve to live too.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

WOW what a great story!

Let this serve as a reminder there is a presidential candidate who think this girl would be a punishment and should have been aborted.

[Yaelle]

Best story of the day. What is wrong with my screen, everything’s all blurry...

[GRRRRR]

LOL, well maybe there is SOME hope...my mother and stepsister are died in the wool commie demokrats so I’m guilty of lumping all demokrats into the same bucket...force of habit.

[DollyCali]

wow.. great post Kaslin. Thank you

[editor-surveyor]

Sarah power ????