End the Mommy Wars

This is not about Ms. Palin's daughter, this is about the hypochrasy that Ms. Palin lives by. She preaches abstinance, but her own underage teenage daughter is pregnant and unmarried. She preaches against government waste, but diverted millions of federal money to her own town and has asked for nearly $200 million this year in federal earmarks even when Alaska is flush with money from oil revenue. She preaches honesty and integrety, but is currently being investigated for firing a state worker for refusing to dimiss her ex-brother in-law. She preaches patriotism, but her own husband was part of a political party that supported succeeding Alaska from the union. She preaches good Christian values, but again her husband was arrested for driving under the influence. She preaches shaking up the system, but it was her own political party, the Republicans, she shook up in Alaska. And all this has come up in only a few days. The fact that her family has been wrapped up in this is her own fault. She has the oddacity to preach to others how they should live their life and what "good moral values" are, but her and her family don't even follow what they preach. Nobody can stand a polical hypocrate, and she can't blame anybody but herself for this fiasco.

As a mother of an 11-month old (my first), I was quite suprised by my reaction to Sarah Palin. I had a very strong negative reaction to seeing her very young, special needs baby at a political rally after having been flown all the way from Alaska to Ohio. This was my primary concern. The issues of her 17-year old daughter wasn't even factored in, but of course, I've never raised a teenager. I don't like that fact that I judge her compitancy as a VP, based on this stuff, but its not really a brain thing but a heart thing - a mother thing. I don't think that I am trying to feel better about my own choices (I work part-time), I am just having a heart-felt reaction. It's the same feeling I have when I see sick or abused children on TV, as a mom I just can't stomach it anymore because it every child you see in need or hurting - you see your own child.

I'm not saying that Sarah Palin cannott have it all or should not try. I just don't want to watch her for 4 years as VP and have my heart constantly breaking for her children. I would feel the same way if it were a man candiatate in the same circumstances. Children need mom and dad. But I do think they need mom a little bit more. I'm not a Mommy-warrior, I'm just a mom first.

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This is not about Ms. Palin's daughter, this is about the hypochrasy that Ms. Palin lives by. She preaches abstinance, but her own underage teenage daughter is pregnant and unmarried. She preaches against government waste, but diverted millions of federal money to her own town and has asked for nearly $200 million this year in federal earmarks even when Alaska is flush with money from oil revenue. She preaches honesty and integrety, but is currently being investigated for firing a state worker for refusing to dimiss her ex-brother in-law. She preaches patriotism, but her own husband was part of a political party that supported succeeding Alaska from the union. She preaches good Christian values, but again her husband was arrested for driving under the influence. She preaches shaking up the system, but it was her own political party, the Republicans, she shook up in Alaska. And all this has come up in only a few days. The fact that her family has been wrapped up in this is her own fault. She has the oddacity to preach to others how they should live their life and what "good moral values" are, but her and her family don't even follow what they preach. Nobody can stand a polical hypocrate, and she can't blame anybody but herself for this fiasco.

In a one-one-one interview with CBS' Katie Couric, Cindy McCain says she Disagrees with Sarah Palin on Abortion:

COURIC: Some, even Republicans seem surprised that Senator McCain picked a running mate who opposes abortion even in-- in the cases of rape and incest and believes creationism should be taught in schools. And I'm just curious, do you believe--or do you agree with that?

MCCAIN: What I agree with is the fact that she is a social conservative, she is a reform minded woman, she is someone that will shake the-- the-- Washington up, which is exactly what we wanna do. We differ on many issues, we differ with-- across the board with people. We don't have to agree on every issue.

COURIC: Abortion has suddenly become, again, a hot button issue, because of her--

MCCAIN: I think to you all it has--

COURIC: Well, I think probably, at least, it's reported that a lot of people are now talking about this. And I-- where do you stand on abortion?

MCCAIN: I'm pro-life, I'm on the record as being pro-life, like my husband.

COURIC: So, do you oppose it even in the cases of rape and incest?

MCCAIN: No.

COURIC: No? So, that's where you two differ--

MCCAIN: Uh-huh (AFFIRM).

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The Palin child???s family situation is a microcosm of the difference between the two idealologies-

education vs. abstinence

evolution vs. creationism

diplomacy vs. arbitrary war

intelligence vs. narcissism

science and liberty vs. right-wing self righteousness

The GOP know as the party of family values is no longer! You only have to go to its leader George W Bush to know why- it was Bush that killed the GOP party no one else! The hypocrites are among us they are the neocons!

Obama/Biden vs. McCain/Palin
The choice is more clear than ever!

It's not the gender it's the timing. I would question a male candidate's choice to run for Vice President with so many potential distractions in his personal life. VP is not just any job. It's one that will have to come before family much of the time. There are times in everyone's life when this is easier to accomplish and easier for family to deal with. This is what is hard for many of us to reconcile.

For someone who is just becoming known as a candidate it is amazing to me that so many postings claim to know exactly how she feels and all her political stands. Maybe we all need to take a deep breath and hear what she has to say tonight. Being an intelligent female means getting all the facts first. To often we rush to judge and react in a partisan way. Also, being a feminist does not mean that you have to be pro-choice. Many feminist hold pro-life views. We need to become much more balanced in looking at a candidate.

Since I'm not a pundit or journalist, just an average observant (female) citizen, I will state the obvious: John McCain's advisor's picked Sarah Palen precisely to create all this controversy ie,Mommy Wars, sexist charges. It is so clearly tokenism that I am surprised that feminists aren't expressing outrage at McCain's blatant objectification of this woman; just as he objectifies his wife. They saw what happened when Geraldine Ferraro cried 'sexism' to deflect her racist comments and how successfully it galvanized Hillary's base, so their naked intent to create that kind of drama again is absolutely apparent. I am certain that the fact that their teenage unwed daughter is pregnant only improved her chances, so they can also cry foul if any one dares to comment on a candidate's child. The McCain camp is counting on all this drama and carefully crafted opportunities for crtiticism, not only fo the rachet up the debate but the fake outrage. Oh yes, and who's talking about the issues? Only Obama and Biden, that's who. It's kitchen sink time again! Give me a break!

How Palin governs her family is fair game because it can give insight to her decision-making abilities in governing the country. Just as I would not want a Vice President that was mis-managing the families finances, over-extended with credit, or recently filed bankruptcy. If they couldn't manage their own financial affairs, what would lead be to have confidence that they could manage the country's economy? It would not make sense.

Palin is just what this country needs. People say it's only Alaska, how big of a state does to have to govern to shut them up. She is next door to Russia..come on folks get a grip!

While I empathize with Palin's daughter's situation, her pregnancy(ies)? may be the very evidence we need as a reflection of the instability in that home environment. Some women use work as a way out of reality. An excuse from being a wife and mother. Work is where they have power, control and get their kudos from bosses and co-workers. If she is willing to leave a down-syndrome child with no conscious as to the effect on the child, I doubt she would care much for the other children in our Nation. I don't care if she does have money for a Nanny, it's the principle that she doesn't mind shoving off her responsibility on someelse while, she gets her ego stroked.

I want the facts about how she went from mayor to governor so quickly and these incidents of firing the commissioner who was her brother-in-law. It sounds to me like the woman is corrupt. I'm sorry! I'm a woman, and I do support women candidates. But put someone in position we can be proud of as women. She doesn't have a clue how to help poor or minority women, or our chidren, She's will use women's groups to get where she wants to go, and if she gets in office, she will forget women's groups even exist. Not all women are ready to be President of the U.S.

All this criticism of Governor Palin stems from the sense that "she is not one of us". That's the problem with the leftists: she really isn't one of "them". She is pro-life, a social conservative, a life time member of the NRA, and the list goes on. And, that leaves a bad taste in the mouths of most liberals. So this is what we get: innuendos, wild rumors, requests for DNA tests,, etc. It is sickening. To be fair in this witch hunt, sock it to Obama for a while. I'll bet he has a lot of skeletons in his closet, but nobody would ever know. It is all swept under the rug. But Sarah Palin is free for all.