Posted on 09/01/2008 9:23:09 AM PDT by rface
ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.
Bristol Palin, is about five months pregnant and is going to keep the child and marry the father, the Palins said in a statement released by the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
Bristol Palin made the decision on her own to keep the baby, McCain aides said.
"We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us," the Palins' statement said.
"Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support," the Palins said.
"Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child....," the statement concluded.
MCCAIN KNEW
Senior McCain campaign officials said McCain knew of the daughter's pregnancy when he selected Palin last week as his vice presidential running mate, deciding that it did not disqualify the 44-year-old governor in any way.
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Just so sweet
Good is right.
Plus it does not excuse the lefties and their wacko theories about Palin’s youngest being her daughters.
And I thought today might be a boring news day.
Martha MacCullum from FNC reported it also
I guess the Palin’s family doesn’t get the same privacy considerations from the drive by media as does Chelsea. I wonder, what’s different?
I’m having a tall, cool glass of “who cares?” At the very least, it’ll shut the flying monkeys down.
Today, 12:06 PM
Great point from the PUMAs over at HC forum:
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Obama’s mother was an unwed teenager. Let the dems try to disqualify her on that note and they will be eaten alive over it.
This is BAD news. At this point, the Palins are a distraction, and I fear this will be what turns the campaign in Obama’s direction permanently.
The left is going to be on this like stink on sh*t.
Why would McCain pick her, and why would she accept this nod if this is the case?
I would not want to put my child through all of the media attention. It cannot be a private family matter when she is running for VP.
My prayers go to the daughter and to the unborn baby.
This is exactly how a Conservative would handle this: love and support.
I see the handwringers are already out in force on other threads.
To the left, one guesses. Otherwise, nonsense.
Obama wouldn’t want his daughter punished with a baby.
Other than the fact that being a grandmother sounds more wise and experienced, this doesn't change the main facts. Four presidents generally ranked in the top fifteen by historians have had experience comparable to Governor Palin’s prior to assuming office: Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Grover Cleveland.
Sarah Palin spent four years as a City Council Member for Wasilla, Alaska, six years as Mayor of Wasilla, and two years as Governor of Alaska.
FDR spent just over two years in the New York State Senate, eight years as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and four years as Governor of New York.
Theodore Roosevelt spent some time in the New York State Assembly(?), two years as Governor of New York, two years as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and less than one year as Vice President of the United States.
Woodrow Wilson spent eight years as President of Princeton University and two years as Governor of New Jersey.
Grover Cleveland spent two years as Sheriff of Erie County, two years as Mayor of Buffalo, and two years as Governor of New York.
Overall, I’d say that Palin’s background is comparable with that of several presidents considered highly successful, even considering that her state has a smaller population than the other two states on the list.
While Obama has been running for office for as long as Palin has been running a state, I find it hard to consider the two tasks as comparable preparation.
One final note: I will be posting this multiple times because I think it is important to get the word out that that her experience is in keeping with previous presidents. I apologize to those who are annoyed by seeing it too often.
EXCELLENT point. Maybe Bristol’s baby can run for President, too, one day!
This only reaffirms this family’s belief in the right to life. This will not cause one vote against Palin. It will show the media as the slime they are when they go after it as they will.
In a sane world, this should be a one day story. The news media should drop it after today.
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