I just spoke to my dad today. He is in Woodstock Va, a small town founded in the early 1700’s filled with people who love America. I asked him about the general sentiment of Bristol’s unexpected pregnancy in my home town. He said that people really think that it is personal and that the media should back off.
He added that a minister of a local church attacked Bush on the war from the pulpit and suffered the wrath of church members in the parking lot. Those folk who had sons in Iraq really let him have it.
Sounds really good. You know, if these smears against Sarah weren’t so disgusting I might be inclined to merely laugh about it all. The media is hitting her so hard (on behalf of their Obamessiah) that they are going to end up turning people towards her instead of against her, IMHO. Like your father pointed out — this is a personal matter, something to be handled by the family, and by Bristol and her fiance Levi themselves. This is not something that should be splashed across the pages of every newspaper from sea to shining sea!
It’s also good to hear that your father’s community are not people to shrink from standing up for what’s right (with that minister). I think Washington, AND the Media are COMPLETELY out of touch with the average American. One person who is NOT out-of-touch?? Sarah Palin. She’s probably the most “real” politician I have ever seen in my life...