GOP VP pick's daughter pregnant at 17.

[Stealth Hunter]

Originally Posted by baggygreen

Forgive me, but wheres the hypocrisy?

SHE has the pro-life, anti-sex-ed stance. Why should the thoughts of her daughter, who is old enough for independent thoughts and beliefs (and actions, too ay USLC) reflect in any way as hypocrisy on Palin??

We cant force our kids to think the same way we do, just as we cant force other adults to think or feel the same way we do.

Edit - as to her daughter being pregant, well if i was a few years younger and a bit (a lot) more single, i'd be a heartbroken kid!!

These things always take time. Give it a month or two. My guess is she'll be a little more leinient on the sex-ed restrictions.

And although that may be true, Palin seems to have trouble keeping family issues separate from her politics (and her political influence). I recall her attempting to have the ex-husband of her sister fired from the police corps just because the two were going through a divorce. The police chief admitted that he was pressured to do so, too.

You can get them to think like you, though. Kids are like blank computer disks: they have to have information given to them before they can function. My nephew is one of the few Democratic kids at his high school. He says there are still some kids who go there that believe Bush is a good president, yet they can't justify why. The reason: their parents have told them Bush is a good president, so they believe it to be true, and they don't bother to question or investigate more to draw their own conclusion.

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

And although that may be true, Palin seems to have trouble keeping family issues separate from her politics (and her political influence). I recall her attempting to have the ex-husband of her sister fired from the police corps just because the two were going through a divorce. The police chief admitted that he was pressured to do so, too.

Not saying the fact that they were getting a divorce wasn't a factor, but a couple of the charges brought up against the trooper (which he was found guilty of and "disciplined" for) are pretty troubling. I believe there's a little more to this than just the fact that they were getting divorced.

Here's an article from the Anchorage Daily News describing the information released regarding the investigation of the trooper. This isn't the only information available, but it's fairly informative.

http://www.adn.com/politics/story/476430.html

[Stealth Hunter]

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Not saying the fact that they were getting a divorce wasn't a factor, but a couple of the charges brought up against the trooper (which he was found guilty of and "disciplined" for) are pretty troubling. I believe there's a little more to this than just the fact that they were getting divorced.

Here's an article from the Anchorage Daily News describing the information released regarding the investigation of the trooper. This isn't the only information available, but it's fairly informative.

http://www.adn.com/politics/story/476430.html

Some of the charges might be true, but after hearing about the stepson affair and the taser, I think they just threw it in there to defend her position for firing him. It didn't kill the kid, didn't hurt him. He liked it and admitted to liking it. As for the moose, I could believe he did it illegally.

Drinking beer on patrol, yep, I could believe he is guilty of that. And the threat, I could also believe it's true. With that said, though, unless he actually did something to carry out the threat, then it's really not that big of a deal. We've all said things like "If you broke that vase, I'll kill you".

How he managed to avoid getting into serious trouble... well... I'm guessing everything was just peachy between Palin and Wooten, and she kept him safe and sound, away from punishment.:hmm:

[Digital_Trucker]

Throw out the moose thing He got lucky tasering the underage, unable to make rational decisions kid. Really, is this the kind of logic we want police officers to have? "He wanted me to do it, it didn't kill him, he enjoyed it, so it's OK"? What if the kid had asked him to shoot him? Because he's lucky doesn't make him the kind of person I want toting a badge and a gun. Neither does drinking in his patrol car or threatening murder. Would you want this guy protecting you and your family? "Staying out of trouble" could indicate one of two things. Either he's mended his ways or he's avoided trouble by not getting caught or threatening anyone who might complain about him. Seeing as how he's been married and divorced again (a reoccurring theme, indicating that he hasn't changed much), I really doubt if he's mended his ways.

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Some of the charges might be true, but after hearing about the stepson affair and the taser, I think they just threw it in there to defend her position for firing him. It didn't kill the kid, didn't hurt him. He liked it and admitted to liking it. As for the moose, I could believe he did it illegally.

Drinking beer on patrol, yep, I could believe he is guilty of that. And the threat, I could also believe it's true. With that said, though, unless he actually did something to carry out the threat, then it's really not that big of a deal. We've all said things like "If you broke that vase, I'll kill you".

How he managed to avoid getting into serious trouble... well... I'm guessing everything was just peachy between Palin and Wooten, and she kept him safe and sound, away from punishment.:hmm:

A. Wooten was never fired. He was disciplined. The original suspension was halved after being appealed.

B. Tasers do hurt, trust me on that. I've seen the biggest and baddest scream for their mommies after 2 seconds in a cycle. You want to give an 11 year old a demonstration: a dry, carpeted room, wool socks and a door knob will suffice.

C. Palin was never the governer when this happened.

D. The head of the AST was a woman at the time who metted out punishment. Never stated once that anyone ever pressured her to do so.