GOP VP pick's daughter pregnant at 17.

Enigma · 09-01-08, 04:03 PM

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ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, is pregnant and will keep the baby and marry the baby's father, the Republican vice presidential candidate said Monday.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/...ter/index.html

Personally, I don't give a hoot about such things, and I don't think it effects her ability to be Veep, etc, etc. But, you know what? Other people do....

UnderseaLcpl · 09-01-08, 04:07 PM

Yeah that was my bad, sorry. :rotfl:

Enigma · 09-01-08, 04:08 PM

Oh, one thing I do want to say about this story....this idea that McCain knew before he picked her, etc etc, .....I don't buy it for a second. Not a frikkin second.

Linton · 09-01-08, 04:13 PM

I was about to start a thread on unusual first names but this beat me to it.
Who calls their daughter Bristol and why?Has the mother ever been to the historic city?Perhaps she was enchanted with the west county accent and the cider,or was it the suspension bridge that she really liked?Perhaps the child was conceived there.
Will the baby be called Avonmouth or Portishead or Filton?I particularly like Lulsgate Bottom.
Bristol is sometimes used in the UK instead of the word breast,perhaps she should have called her daughter jugs or rack,that may have had a better ring to it if that was her intention!!
I believe that somebody in New Zealand wanted to call their twins Benson and Hedges(a tobacco company) but it was disallowed!

Platapus · 09-01-08, 04:36 PM

I think her oldest is called Treat

Enigma · 09-01-08, 04:48 PM

Anyone who names a kid Treat doesn't posess the desired judgment for the job of Vice President.

AVGWarhawk · 09-01-08, 05:10 PM

Family matter. Leave it at that. Clintons said hands off on Chelsa. Bush said hands off on his two girls. Same applies here...unless you are running a campaign and it is far game

. I would have to say Obama did take the high road and said leave it alone. Families need to be left along. I agree 100% with Obama. I give him credit here. You never know, one day he might be in the same boat.

Tchocky · 09-01-08, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Clintons said hands off on Chelsa.

John McCain didn't believe Chelsea was off-limits.

Platapus · 09-01-08, 05:34 PM

I think that is a good rule.

As long as the family member is not actively campaigning, they should be "off limits"

Conversely, once they start campaigning, they loose this exemption.

AVGWarhawk · 09-01-08, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Clintons said hands off on Chelsa.

John McCain didn't believe Chelsea was off-limits.

Perhaps they made it the John McCain rule from that. Can you cite were John McCain did something by using Chelsea? I was not aware John thought Chelsea was fair game.

AVGWarhawk · 09-01-08, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I think that is a good rule.

As long as the family member is not actively campaigning, they should be "off limits"

Conversely, once they start campaigning, they loose this exemption.

Good point but it goes hand in hand. If you put yourself in the spotlight, you also put yourself under the microscope.

Happy Times · 09-01-08, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Clintons said hands off on Chelsa.

John McCain didn't believe Chelsea was off-limits.

Perhaps they made it the John McCain rule from that. Can you cite were John McCain did something by using Chelsea? I was not aware John thought Chelsea was fair game.

Back in the 90s..McCainns "famous" joke.

"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Because her father is Janet Reno."

Peto · 09-01-08, 09:08 PM

I didn't see this one coming (only UnderseaLcpl did

). And I agree with Obama completely--this shouldn't matter and leave the kid alone. She certainly has enough to deal with. But...

This is gonna hurt Palin. Now she'll be viewed as the mom who put her political career ahead of her daughter and that's probably why her daughter "strayed in the 1st place." Whether or not it's true. I hear ultra-conservatives moaning all over America right now, even though she's keeping the baby.

None-the-less: I still want to hear what she has to say in the coming weeks. It'll be interesting. :hmm:

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Originally Posted by Enigma

Oh, one thing I do want to say about this story....this idea that McCain knew before he picked her, etc etc, .....I don't buy it for a second. Not a frikkin second.

I agree. In fact, I wonder if Palin knew? It's not impossible to hide a pregancy at 5 months... Regardless--I wish the very best for the daughter. She's definitely got a rough road ahead...

Enigma · 09-01-08, 09:22 PM

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I agree. In fact, I wonder if Palin knew? It's not impossible to hide a pregancy at 5 months... Regardless--I wish the very best for the daughter. She's definitely got a rough road ahead...

I wonder too. Would you put your daughter in the spotlight if you knew what was coming to her? Gotta wonder. :hmm:

Enigma · 09-01-08, 09:52 PM

Hows this for a quote?

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"Before, they were excited about her, with the Down syndrome baby," conservative, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist said. "But now with this, they are over the moon. It reinforces the fact that this family lives its pro-life values."

Thrilled, they are. Down syndrome babies and pregnant high school teenagers. Makes these folks just as happy as pie.

You know, I just hadn't considered that the party to use this development politically would be the Repubs.

09-01-08, 04:07 PM	#2
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09-01-08, 04:08 PM	#3
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Oh, one thing I do want to say about this story....this idea that McCain knew before he picked her, etc etc, .....I don't buy it for a second. Not a frikkin second. __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

09-01-08, 04:13 PM	#4
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was about to start a thread on unusual first names but this beat me to it. Who calls their daughter Bristol and why?Has the mother ever been to the historic city?Perhaps she was enchanted with the west county accent and the cider,or was it the suspension bridge that she really liked?Perhaps the child was conceived there. Will the baby be called Avonmouth or Portishead or Filton?I particularly like Lulsgate Bottom. Bristol is sometimes used in the UK instead of the word breast,perhaps she should have called her daughter jugs or rack,that may have had a better ring to it if that was her intention!! I believe that somebody in New Zealand wanted to call their twins Benson and Hedges(a tobacco company) but it was disallowed! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I think her oldest is called Treat __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-01-08, 04:48 PM	#6
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Anyone who names a kid Treat doesn't posess the desired judgment for the job of Vice President. __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

09-01-08, 05:10 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Family matter. Leave it at that. Clintons said hands off on Chelsa. Bush said hands off on his two girls. Same applies here...unless you are running a campaign and it is far game . I would have to say Obama did take the high road and said leave it alone. Families need to be left along. I agree 100% with Obama. I give him credit here. You never know, one day he might be in the same boat. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-01-08, 05:34 PM	#9
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I think that is a good rule. As long as the family member is not actively campaigning, they should be "off limits" Conversely, once they start campaigning, they loose this exemption. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.