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Monday, September 1, 2008 ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin said Monday that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant, an announcement campaign aides said was aimed at rebutting Internet rumors that Palin's youngest son, born in April, was actually her daughter's.
A statement released by the campaign said that Bristol Palin will keep her baby and marry the child's father. Bristol Palin's baby is due in late December.
"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," Sarah and Todd Palin said in the brief statement.
The disclosure of the pregnancy came on the opening day of the Republican National Convention, scaled back because of Hurricane Gustav, and three days after McCain named Palin as his running mate. The other news was likely to overshadow the disclosure.
The first-term Alaska governor was in Minnesota preparing for her acceptance speech when the campaign issued the statement; her family was home in Alaska.
"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," they added.
The father was identified in the statement as Levi, but the campaign said it was not disclosing his full name or age or how he and Bristol know each other, citing privacy.
Sarah Palin's fifth child, a son named Trig, was born in April with Down syndrome. Internet ****gers have been suggesting that the child was actually born to Bristol Palin but that her mother, the 44-year-old Alaska governor, claimed to be the mother.
Palin spokesman Bill McAllister emphatically denied those rumors, and McCain adviser Mark Salter said the campaign announced the daughter's pregnancy to rebut them.
"Senator McCain's view is this is a private family matter. As parents, (the Palins) love their daughter unconditionally and are going to support their daughter," said McCain spokesman Steve Schmidt.
"Life happens," he said.
"An American family," added Salter.
The advisers said Palin told them about the pregnancy during lengthy discussions about her background. At several points during the discussions, McCain's team warned Palin that the scrutiny into her private life would be intense and that there was nothing she could do to prepare for it.
Advisers said Palin's daughter should be afforded privacy like the other candidates' children. Said Schmidt: "If people try to politicize this, the American people will be appalled."
In Monroe, Mich., Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama condemned rumors involving the children of candidates and echoed the McCain campaign argument. Said Obama: "I think people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits."
Obama adamantly denied anonymous claims that his campaign helped spread the rumors.
"I am offended by that statement," Obama said. "Our people were not involved in any way in this, and they will not be. And if I ever thought that there was somebody in my campaign that was involved in something like that, they'd be fired."
Prominent religious conservatives, many of whom have been lukewarm toward McCain's candidacy, predicted that Palin's daughter's pregnancy would not diminish conservative Christian enthusiasm for the vice presidential hopeful, a staunch abortion opponent.
Focus on the Family founder James Dobson issued a statement commending the Palins for "for not just talking about their pro-life and pro-family values, but living them out even in the midst of trying circumstances." He added: "Being a Christian does not mean you're perfect. Nor does it mean your children are perfect. But it does mean there is forgiveness and restoration when we confess our imperfections to the Lord."
Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition of America called the pregnancy private. "It's a matter that should stay in the family and they have to work through it together. My prayers go out to them."
Added Combs: "We're excited about the governor and think she's going to do well."
Mathew Staver, dean of Liberty University School of Law, said: "We're all sinners."
"We all make mistakes. Certainly, the ideal is not to get pregnant out of wedlock. But she made the right decision after her mistake," he said.
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Associated Press Writers Eric Gorski in St. Paul, Charles Babington in Monroe, Mich., and Steve Quinn in Anchorage, Alaska, contributed to this report.
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Two reasons really... the other one being to take away Hillary's supporters from Obama.. and as for oil drilling.. I don't know about that.. she has alot of enemies in the oil industry due to tough negotiations and other reasons like trying to take Exxon's license away from developing a site for taking too long...
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the show Mad Men is very much on target for it's age Mach, however, there is an age cut-off for people born about 1955 where that changes dramatically. I've pointed out the stats here plenty of times that women still get paid about 75% of what men get paid for the same jobs. My wife is in a field that is still very much dominated by men, but the way to break that mold is not to stand up and shout about being treated unfairly, the key is to be better than anybody else regardless. Hillary's resume is not even about HER, it's about her HUSBAND, which is a disservice to women if you voted for her based on that.
Your missing the point Glass... I am not even protesting that women are getting more equal by the day in pay and other things.. I know they are... my point is that women aren't as equal in the GOP as in the Dems so McCains VP can hurt his campaign then help it... like i said the GOP has always been the Good Ole Boys club... most of their women politicians were at local, state and as far as national level only Congress... The Dems considered two women for the highest office.. one for VP the other for Prez and the Speaker of the House is also a woman... Now consider the Dems record with women over the GOP's.. that is my point.. is how the GOP nationally will react to his pick?... the Market went down alot when he announced his pick... it's debatable whether that was the cause but I think it's at least part of the reason for the Market going down as well as Dell's losses... the GOP will have to support McCains pick because they will have no choice now but don't think that GOP voters that are male accept his pick... if they vote their ticket is because they vote their party line only...
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if they vote their ticket is because they vote their party line only...
ROFL, I can only hope that McCain\Palin do win to make a point clear to you Mach, and to a lesser degree Bond.
Palin has more 'real life' experience(meaning outside of politics) than either of the candidates or Biden. THAT is what is attracting GOP voters to her, Mach. It's the fact that she might actually be able to relate to the 'common' man or woman in a way that the hard core, lifetime politicians like McCain and Biden never can.
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The only reason McCain and Palin would win would be because racism is still very well entrenched it our society.
I am a firm believer in the Bradley affect.
Thats the only reason the dems could loose at this point.
The 82 day factor could loose the complete show for the Republicans.
The 82 day factor was Roosevelt dying in office the first 82 days into his last term and Truman taking over at a very scary time in America's history. Ever since this is called the 82 day factor.
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SF: You are too funny. Tell me that you don't believe that the conservatives would have made a huge issue out of either person on the Dem ticket if they had a daughter that was pregnant out of wedlock?
Their embracing of Palin is bogus.
As far as "real life" experience(outside of politics), wasn't it a few weeks ago that the GOP was stressing Obama's inexperience as a reason not to elect him?
At this point in time I am neither a McCain or Obama supporter. I have many reservations about both but I am tired of rhetoric that is used to advance one party over the other.
The reasons that Palin was picked are because: The Experience card was over played and if Obama or Biden attempt to use it, it flies in their face. Second, her stance on Abortion brings in the far right. Third, they might appeal to Hillary voters that feel slighted. They tie Biden's hands as far as being an attack dog.
This was not about the best choice for the job as it was about political advantage. Can you really tell me that you would feel good about Palin being President?
Personally, I not happy with the thought of Biden being President either. I mean the people have rejected him a few times in his run for office and IMO, his views would not come close to what the majority of this country believes.
When electing a President, it should never be on one issue, whether the issue be Abortion or Global warming. Both issues, IMO, are way down the line.
The economy and our failed war policy are much more important, at this point I don't agree with either candidate on how they would handle those questions.
In "real Life" if any of us handled our budgets as the politico's do we would be bankrupt and homeless. You can't keep spending money you don't have and in addition spend money you do have like there is no tommorrow.
Anyone with common sense and "real life" experience knows that you need to save for rainy days and not mortgage the future on the IF COME. Policy upto this point is as reckless as putting all your money into a Pink Sheet Stock and holding for the long term.
Both parties are wrong for pandering to voters and voters need to look beyond one issue to determine what is best for the country. The problem is that politicians use their own safe harbor statements when promising what they will do. They will say anything to get elected and then do what they want once elected.
I believe that we are in for one of the sleaziest and most devisive campaigns we have seen. The difference is that both campaigns will let 3rd parties do it just like the penny scams we see everyday. They will claim innocence but do nothing to stop it.
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Close Window McCain camp: Questions on Palin's party a 'smear' Tuesday, September 2, 2008 ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain's campaign said Tuesday that rival Barack Obama's campaign was spreading "smears" about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's past political affiliations. Yet, some of Palin's previous political activities are a matter of dispute.
At issue are claims by members of the Alaskan Independence Party that Palin was once associated with it. The party, some of whose members have advocated secession from the United States, wants to place all federal lands in Alaska under state control.
The McCain campaign released voter registration documents Tuesday dating to 1990 in which Palin lists herself as a Republican. Campaign spokesman Brian Rogers said Palin has been a registered Republican since 1982, and has never been a member of the Alaskan Independence Party.
Palin addressed the Independence Party's state convention by video earlier this year, welcoming the party to Fairbanks. She gave no indication of a current or past connection to the party.
"Your party plays an important role in our state's politics," she said in the video, which is posted on the party's Web site. "I've always said that competition is so good, and that applies to political parties as well."
Lynette Clark, the chairman of the AIP, told ABC News that Palin and her husband, Todd, belonged to the party in 1994. Mark Chryson, chairman of the Independence Party from 1995 to 2002, told the network that Palin attended the party's convention in 1994. He said he was not certain if she was a party member, and party records do not date back that far.
Obama advisers and surrogates have also linked Palin to conservative former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. An Associated Press story from Alaska, dated July 17, 1999, states that Palin, then the mayor of the small town of Wasilla, was wearing a Buchanan button during a Buchanan visit to Alaska.
The Miami Herald this week quoted an e-mail from Obama Florida spokesman Mark Bubriski that stated: "Palin was a supporter of Pat Buchanan, a right-winger or as many Jews call him: a Nazi sympathizer."
The McCain campaign says Palin supported Steve Forbes' campaign in 1999.
"Supporters of Barack Obama are engaged in an unfortunate and nasty smear campaign," said Rogers, the McCain spokesman.
While Obama advisers and surrogates have drawn attention to Palin's political associations, the campaign has strictly avoided any comment on issues related to Palin's family, specifically anything focused on her 17-year-old daughter's out-of wedlock pregnancy.
"I think people's families are off limits and people's children are especially off limits," Obama said Monday.
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I found the same picture on several different web sites glass, it may very well be a fake but either way....... I wouldn't kick her outta bed for eating crackers
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you know what? i've been reading about her job qualifications and i have to say, i'm impressed at how well she handled her last pregnancy...
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quote:Originally posted by cottonjim: I found the same picture on several different web sites glass, it may very well be a fake but either way....... I wouldn't kick her outta bed for eating crackers :D
quote:Originally posted by cottonjim: I found the same picture on several different web sites glass, it may very well be a fake but either way....... I wouldn't kick her outta bed for eating crackers
More room on the floor....
Not my floor, the rotating heart shaped water bed takes up most of the room. There is just enough left for the swing and mirrors
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John Kerry: Rush Limbaugh Forced Palin Pick
Monday, September 1, 2008 5:21 PM
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According to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry, John McCain didn't choose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin because she knows more about energy than just about anybody else in politics.
John McCain didn't choose Sarah Palin because she is a hard-nosed, take-no-prisoners refomer. He didn't choose Sarah Palin because she is a skilled debater and campaigner.
According to Kerry, Rush Limbaugh made him do it.
NewsBusters reported that Kerry told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Sunday's "This Week" that "John McCain wanted to choose Tom Ridge. He wanted to choose Joe Lieberman. He wanted to choose another candidate, but you know what? Rush Limbaugh and the right-wing vetoed it. And John McCain was forced to come back and pick a sort of Cheney-esque social conservative who's going to satisfy the base. What John McCain has proven with this choice is that John McCain is a prisoner of the right-wing, not a maverick."
Asked by Stephanopoulos if when he said that McCain is erratic he meant it was because he chose Gov. Palin Kerry said "Absolutely. Because what has happened is that John McCain . . . You know, we've been warning against the third term of George Bush.
"With the choice of Governor Palin, it is now the third term of Bush-Cheney. Because what he's done is chosen somebody who actually doesn't believe that climate change is man-made. He's chosen somebody who has zero, zero experience in foreign policy. The first threshold test of a president, of a nominee, in choosing a vice-president, is to prove to the American people that the person that you've chosen can fill in tomorrow.
"That they come with the requisite experience to lead the nation in foreign policy and in national security. You know, she may be, I mean I'm sure she's a terrific person. I'm not attacking her. I think John McCain's judgment is once again put at issue because he's chosen somebody who clearly does not meet the national security threshold. Who is not ready to be president tomorrow."
quote:This was not about the best choice for the job as it was about political advantage. Can you really tell me that you would feel good about Palin being President?
YES! In fact, I'd rather have her be president than McCain or Obama. I'm sick of the career Washington politicians running the country. A newcomer could certainly do better than these career politicians.
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The endorsement may boost McCain's reputation as a maverick who reaches across partisan lines, but it may not go down well with his party's conservative Christian base. Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The Log Cabin Republicans endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain's bid for the presidency on Tuesday, four years after the gay Republican group refused to back President George W. Bush's bid for reelection.
The endorsement may boost McCain's reputation as a maverick who reaches across partisan lines, but it may not go down well with his party's conservative Christian base.
"Sen. McCain is no George Bush when it comes to gay issues. We are much more optimistic and enthusiastic about Sen. McCain," Patrick Sammon, the group's president, told Reuters.
quote:This was not about the best choice for the job as it was about political advantage. Can you really tell me that you would feel good about Palin being President?
YES! In fact, I'd rather have her be president than McCain or Obama. I'm sick of the career Washington politicians running the country. A newcomer could certainly do better than these career politicians.
Didn't we do that in 2000 with King George?
Personally, I KNOW that ANY career politician would have done a better job.
Hell, Bozo the Clown or Joe Blow from Kokomo would have.
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"McCain doesn't really beleive that this will bring him votes does it?"
Yep, he wants those evangelical votes. Thinks if they fall in line, then he will have dubya's votes in november as well as dubya's platform.
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quote:Originally posted by glassman: "Doubts climate change is man-made"...
that makes sense, it's right there with creationism....
Strange though; "On September 14, 2007, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin signed Administrative Order 238, establishing the Climate Change Sub-Cabinet.
I do like that "The Administrative Order also directs the group to consult with the president of the University of Alaska and explore ways to promote development of renewable energy sources such as geothermal, wind, hydroelectric, and tidal resources."
"My hope is the Climate Change Strategy will be a living document reflecting the best knowledge on the effects of climate change in Alaska. It will be of great use to Alaskans by conveying state plans for adaptation to warming as well as presenting realistic approaches to mitigating the root causes of climate change." Larry Hartig, Chair, Executive Sub-Cabinet on Climate Change
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