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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
Sarah Palin isn't helping her party's "abstinence-only", "family values" platform very well right now.
A direct quote from the Republican Party platform:
"We renew our call for replacing "family planning" programs for teens with increased funding for abstinence education, which teaches abstinence until marriage as the responsible and expected standard of behavior. Abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection that is 100 percent effective against out-of-wedlock pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS when transmitted sexually.
We oppose school-based clinics that provide referrals, counseling, and related services for abortion and contraception."
There are more people than I could probably count in a day if they were in front of me that are going to say the following: abstinence-only programs don't work, Sarah Palin's daughter is living proof of that statement, and federal funding of birth control and prevention of sexual diseases (through types of birth control) is critical for teenagers.
Obama doesn't have to say a word. All he has to do is watch everyone else say it - they are already saying it now.
Being pro-life is not the issue. If that's Sarah Palin's (and her daughter's) opinion, they are perfectly entitled to that viewpoint and there is nothing wrong at all with it.
However, Ms. Palin putting her daughter in harm's way by allowing her to be potentially exposed to chlamydia, HIV, herpes, etc. by teaching her abstinence-only sexual education? That is not exactly looking out for your child's health if you don't give them critical information other than "don't do it". I wouldn't dare let my daughter past the age of 9 (and believe me, she's past that age) without the knowledge that could literally save her life someday.
What were Sarah Palin - and the Republican Party - thinking?
This woman took a small rugged Alaska town and attacked it with Carl Rove style Republican politics. She brought in big box stores, and doubled the towns size and along the way attempted to ban books while firing anyone who did not agree with her. TELL THE WORLD, NO-NO-NO
A VOTE FOR PALLIN
IS A VOTE FOR FAILIN
Pallin-- Folly Most Foul-BEWARE
When John McCain croaks in office, watch out, because this woman, this Pallin creature he has nominated is not only poorly educated, poorly vetted, poorly traveled, poorly studied, but she is dangerous to freedom in America.
This female is anti-everything, unless she thinks it's right. It seems likely she has never read or grasped the nature of our nation's founding, the thoughts of John Lock, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams... the whole bunch of them.
One doubts if she knows of the Rights of Man, let alone woman, and probably would stumble at the concept of Natural law. This nomination is folly most foul. No one can now vote for John McCain unless all they love is some twisted concept of the lord, guns, and millions-billions for the few, and poverty, both economic and spiritual, for the many.
I think the biggest issue about this choice is the issue of vetting and how this decision was made. It has been said in many places that the choice of the vice president is THE single biggest window the voter has into how someone will govern. This gives a very disturbing "window" into McCain.
But after the feeding frenzy, usually all of this goes into the backseat and is forgotten or ignored. I don't think this should be "forgetten or ignored" but likely it will.
Also though I don't agree with socially conservatives, I try to take their conserns seriously. That this is so delighting them makes it hard. Surely some one like Mike Huckabee would be experienced, very nice and vetted. It is hard for me to see why this is so delighting that group with the many problems that this choice has.
And I really have a problem with the statement that Sarah Palin is more experienced that Barack Obama. I asked myself if you were given that position to defend could you do it and it seemed so irrational that I came to the conclusion you couldn't. And yet people are. They can't really believe what they are arguing--could they?
The Repugnicans have attempted to discredit Obama with various mocking tactics. Let's fight fire with fire. The Sarah Palin Admiration Society (www.SarahPalinAdmirationSociety.com) is a cool Social Network for people who want to offer up their own taunts and satirical twists about Sarah Palin. It's got great stuff from Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, The Red State Update, Andy Borowitz and others. Join us and pile on...
On the vetting of Sarah Palin, one can only conclude that Ms. Palin either withheld information concerning her daughter's pregnancy or the information was given to McCain who said, no problem, this information won't have a negative impact on our campaign or that Ms. Palin just became aware of the daughter's condition or it could very well be that McCain's handlers just made a unilateral decision with an eye towards promoting some political illusion. If the Governor intentionally withheld information, that doesn't speak well of her honesty. If McCain knew and said full speed ahead, that doesn't do much to build confidence in his judgment and political savvy. If Ms. Palin just found-out about the daughter's condition, then that might speak to her inability to multi task; running a family and having a major full time job. Then if McCain's promoters made the call, well there's that Cheney/bush thing again of who's in charge. None of these senarios serve to promote any sence of integrity in the McCain/Palin camp. Let us pray.
Although the irony of the family values candidate with a family mess on her hands is hard to resist, a pregnant unmarried daughter is far less important than evidence of corruption in office as both mayor and govenor, evidence of high handed and inept managerial practices, and a long record of real ignorance. The press has a habit of going tabloid when they need to go deep into the boring old relevant evidence: a small town that was debt free until Ms. Palin took over and left it swimming in debt. And the relevant matter that if the McCain campaign DID vet Ms. Palin, they did just about as good a job as "Brownie" did in New Orleans. Incompetence has been the hallmark of the Bush years. Report on INCOMPETENCE; document it; it's there. Shove it in the public's face. Stop abetting the public's nonsensical preocupation with what it thinks of as "character," but what is in fact silly gossip and delusions that we can actually know the hearts and nature of these public figures. We can't; the press can't. But if the press will do its job, we can know their performance records. And Ms. Palin's is sorry indeed.
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