In a way, I think this just killed her chances in 2012. Not that she had any, but it killed it. Did she not understand that this wasn't the head of the PTA she was vying for?
She has an excellent point. How would you feel if your kids were insulted on SNL after Obama said that families were off limits? I failed to pick up on that double standard until she mentioned it.
I'm sure they'd have made fun of Obama's family as well if they'd complied with something along the lines of unwed teenage pregnancy material... I don't watch SNL much but I'm guessing they had a Rev. Wright sketch or two. From the kid's odd names to the unethical firing of your sister's ex-husband the Alaskan Palins added some comedic garnish to her train wreck of a campaign. I enjoyed some laughs watching this. She's a treasure STOMP
Oh what a blast...that was soo scary.... Lets put it this way. If you set yourself up for failure, you probably will. So I do not know what she was expecting.
Love how people put words in my mouth. My point is there is one set of rules for Obama's family, and another set of rules for Palin's. I don't condone it for Chelsea Clinton at all. It's distasteful. It's one thing to go after somebody who puts them self out there, it's another to attack someone who was bought into this not by choice.
No, I'm pretty sure I'm right on about this. Barack said Michelle and his family were off limits, the media respected that. Yet the media has become absolutely obsessed with Bristol Palin's pregnancy, like it's any of their business. Stories about Bristol's future mother in law being arrested, etc. The girl was pregnant before Sarah was thrust into the national spotlight, and was dragged into the spotlight by her mother's candidacy. Leave her the fuck alone, or at least give her credit for not getting an abortion and having a baby as a teenager, it requires dedication and it's difficult for anyone, let alone someone younger than I am.
[video=youtube;4DXxZ-kJzc8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DXxZ-kJzc8[/video] Beautiful, Shuster asks a question, interrupts his guest and shows his true colors, that he's biased and ignorant. Obviously he can't tell the difference between a real assassination and character assassination. Shuster is interjecting his opinion, not "everyone's opinion." Polling does not indicate that "everyone" agrees with the statement that Palin was not qualified. Ziegler showed his overall superiority to Shuster in this clip.
I don't understand. What did she say that killed her chances? She is irritated because the media made such a huge deal about her child. Attack a candidates stances on issues, not their family.
I don't think that's the way it happened. If Obama had Palin's family, you can bet that they would have been campaign topic #1, no matter what Obama wanted. The fact is, Obama's family isn't an issue because his family isn't the Beverly Hillbillies. Everyone wants to see Elly May go swimming in the ce-ment pond. barfo
Well, I think some idiot might try to paint Obama's daughter having a baby as the face of the problem of teenage pregnancy, much like some have tried to paint Bristol as that face. At the same time, I can't help but think she wouldn't have had to gone through the jokes and the ridicule, or the disgusting rumors about her pregnancy.
Some big fat idiot, perhaps? Yeah, if the situation was that Michelle Obama was running for office, spent a lot of time and energy on her career, and her husband was often away from home, and she had a pregnant teenage daughter, I suspect the "family values" crowd would be all over that. barfo
Why do you always have to make comments like that Maris? It's that elitest attitude that makes me dislike liberals, and I'm not even a Republican.
