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Hardly. It's what she was selling, but I never bought it. Not once, not ever. Popping out kids doesn't make you maternal. Sarah Palin is all about Sarah Palin, and there's no room for those kids. What kind of mother forces a 7-year-old to stand there for a long speech like that? There is no doubt that she uses them as political props. And that poor baby?
Have you had a baby, Amanda? Have you seen the way Palin holds him? It's not natural. Most mothers hold their babies face in, close to their chest, and hug and kiss them fairly frequently, especially young ones. Did you see her kiss Trig once? Bristol smiled at Trig more often.
And most mothers would rather actually take care of their kids than slay fake dragons over Photoshopped photos not insulting babies too young to get the insult anyway.
So, no, Palin's no mama grizzly, just an opportunistic jackass using her kids like too many politicians before her.
