Palin says 17-year-old daughter is 5-months pregnant.

[ajblaise]

Palin says 17-year-old daughter is pregnant - Yahoo! News

[MacGuffin]

"Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family,"

Were they even allowed to decide this? At 17...

Maybe they should've tried sex ed.

[Jeffster]

Props to Obama for being classy and saying the candidates' families shouldn't be an issue in the campaign.

[Magic Poriferan]

I don't care.

[pure_mercury]

Whatevs. I know Bristol Palin did go to public school, so she did get SOME type of sex ed. This doesn't surprise me in the least, but it's a non-issue. It may even end up a net positive for Sarah Palin. Pretty soon, she'll add grandmother to the list of all the things she can claim.

[ajblaise]

Originally Posted by pure_mercury

This doesn't surprise me in the least, but it's a non-issue.

True, but it could raise the issue of abstinence versus protection promotion and also tap into the notion that conservatives preach all these values, but when you look at the stats, they have the highest divorce and teen pregnancy rates, last time I checked.

[Ivy]

Originally Posted by pure_mercury

Whatevs. I know Bristol Palin did go to public school, so she did get SOME type of sex ed. This doesn't surprise me in the least, but it's a non-issue. It may even end up a net positive for Sarah Palin. Pretty soon, she'll add grandmother to the list of all the things she can claim.

This business of claiming her time on the PTA as "executive experience" reminds me so much of the custom of claiming stay-at-home-moms have experience as chefs, chauffeurs, doctors, nurses, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, etc.

I've been a SAHM. I wasn't a C-anything-O. And I've been on the PTA, and I'm definitely not ready to lead the nation.

[pure_mercury]

Originally Posted by ajblaise

True, but it could raise the issue of abstinence versus protection promotion and also tap into the notion that conservatives preach all these values, but when you look at the stats, they have the highest divorce and teen pregnancy rates, last time I checked.

That's a huge reach, I think. Didn't she go to a public school that teaches both contraception and abstinence? I don't see how that would be relevant here. Sarah Palin herself is pro-contraception. There isn't a "gotcha" here.

[pure_mercury]

Originally Posted by Ivy

This business of claiming her time on the PTA as "executive experience" reminds me so much of the custom of claiming stay-at-home-moms have experience as chefs, chauffeurs, doctors, nurses, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, etc.

I've been a SAHM. I wasn't a C-anything-O. And I've been on the PTA, and I'm definitely not ready to lead the nation.

No, PTA certainly doesn't count. I was a member of the Neighborhood Watch in South Philly. I don't call myself a "law enforcement professional."

[ajblaise]

Originally Posted by pure_mercury

That's a huge reach, I think. Didn't she go to a public school that teaches both contraception and abstinence? I don't see how that would be relevant here. Sarah Palin herself is pro-contraception. There isn't a "gotcha" here.

Everything I'm reading is saying she is pro-abstinence and anti-birth control..."life starts at conception" and all that.

Regardless, it still raises the wider issue.