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From the McCain campaign:
For Immediate Release
September 1, 2008 Contact: Press OfficeStatement from Sarah and Todd Palin
ARLINGTON, VA — Today, Sarah and Todd Palin issued the following statement regarding today’s Reuters story:
“We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us. 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. We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.
“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. We ask the media to respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates.”
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As a general rule of thumb in presidential politics – when running for such a high profile office one tries to avoid surprises.
This definitely falls under the “surprise” category.
I wonder how Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty really feel right now?
What are they saying in Alaska?
that I don’t want to watch but I just can’t stop watching.
The most telling observation so far:
when he selected Palin–I read somewhere today that the McCain campaign just got around to sending a team to Alaska to vet Palin. They are being very wary abut owning up to prior knowledge of the pregancy.
Though this story is the sort of thing that tabloids love, it is not the really interesting disclosure, though. That would be Palin’s connection to a group advocating secession from the U.S., the Alaska Independence Party, and the fact that far from fighting against Ted Steven’s corruption, she ran his 527 group and stood by him when he was first indicted.
So, she is definitely not a reformer or a “maverick” of the brand McCain seeks. Additionally, if Obama’s failure to wear a flag lapel pin and Michelle Obama’s statements about being really proud of America for the first time, were considered unpatriotic, what do you make of membership/support (whichever it turns out to be) of the AIP?
What she is though, for McCain, is a fundraising bonanza. And the fundies don’t seem to mind the pregnancy thing since there is no abortion involved. See Head of the American Family Association, James Dobson’s statement here.
Go here for the following.
On Bristol’s pregnancy.
And, here is McCain in 2000 on the hypothetical that his daughter became pregnant.
I could not agree more. The decision is up to the pregnant woman. However, McCain, Palin and the Republican Party that wants us to respect the decision their daughters would make have public positions that would deny the ability to make that decision for others’ daughters.
In other words, pro-choice for us, but not for anyone else.
Damn that pisses me off!