I feel bad for Bristol Palin. But I also think that accepting the nomination knowing that this would come out was an awful thing for her mother to do. Yes, families should be off-limits, but in an election where you've had people attacking Michelle Obama for appearing at an event with Louis Farrakhan's wife, or going over her senior thesis to try to prove that she hates white people, well...karma's a fucking bitch, isn't it?
I do think this raises legitimate questions about McCain's judgement--did anyone actually vet this woman? At all?--and about Palin's, as well. If you're going to push the abstinence-only line for sex ed, it might be a good idea to, you know, not be able to serve as an example of why abstinence-only doesn't work.
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Date: 2008-09-01 11:49 pm (UTC)I do think this raises legitimate questions about McCain's judgement--did anyone actually vet this woman? At all?--and about Palin's, as well. If you're going to push the abstinence-only line for sex ed, it might be a good idea to, you know, not be able to serve as an example of why abstinence-only doesn't work.