“Gov. Palin got pregnant out of wedlock? Huh?”
That, I suspect, is the only true thing in the article. In any event, she married the father and has stayed married to him.
How would you know that was the case?
Honestly, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart:
If there was even very highly credible evidence that a Democrat candidate or a Republican I loathe such as Mitt Rommey, had in his/her young adulthood:
1. Had a one-night stand while single
2. Snorted coke
3. Smoked pot
... there's not a SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL that I would consider those events anything but shrug-worthy as arguments for opposing that candidate. It wouldn't matter if it was Obama, Reagan, Palin, Perry, Romney, Hillary, or ANYBODY ELSE.
The ONLY important questions are: How does that person's life well into adulthood reflect his/her character? When in office, what did that person do to increase or reduce government?
Anybody who thinks these charges disqualify Palin, either would have disqualified her ANYWAY no matter what, or they are pretty naive.
The solid gold hard-core truth is that A LOT of people who have made your life better, who have contributed mightily to America, who have employed people, who have given generously to charities, who have raised good and productive children -- a LOT of people who you know and you respect -- did those things in their younger days, as well, it's just that you don't know about it.
Me, I had one-night stands in my single days, snorted coke, and smoked pot, and so did some people I know who today are very hard-core GOOD limited government Republicans and business owners, not to mention excellent parents and righteously moral folks in terms of their church and their charities.
Life is a learning curve, and it's curviest when you're in your late teens and early 20s. That's the reality and that's the truth, so to me, whether or not this junk about Palin is false or not, it is 100 percent junk food, empty calories, wasted effort and time. Salacious and entertaining, but that's all.