McCain fought money on teen pregnancy programs
Republican John McCain, whose running mate disclosed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, has opposed proposals to spend federal money on teen-pregnancy prevention programs and voted to require poor teen mothers to stay in school or lose their benefits.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's announcement Monday about her daughter Bristol was aimed at rebutting Internet rumors that Palin's youngest son, born in April, was actually her daughter's. Palin said her daughter intends to raise her child and marry the baby's father, identified in news reports as Levi Johnston, 18, of Wasilla, a high school hockey player whom Bristol has dated for about one year. The baby is due in late December.
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On the face of it you might think I would be jumping for joy at such revelations as the pregnancy and the surrounding hoopla...actually I would rather not dwell on it or maybe I should say celebrate it.
This kid probably had such unimaginable pressure I can only feel pity...just think about it, your mom says she is running for Vice President of the United States and you know in the back of your mind you have what potentially is her downfall in your body and its only going to grow and it will come out sooner or later in the news.
I'm surprised the kid could even eat.
My biggest problem at her age was if I was going to be able to ask a girl on a date and get the car from dad.
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McCain vetter defends Palin review
Sarah Palin voluntarily told John McCain's campaign about her pregnant teenage daughter and her husband's 2-decade-old DUI arrest during questioning as part of the Republican's vice presidential search, the lawyer who conducted the background review said.
The Alaska governor also greatly detailed the dismissal of the state's public safety commissioner that has touched off a legislative investigation, Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. told The Associated Press in an interview Monday.
Palin underwent a "full and complete" background examination before McCain chose her as his running mate, Culvahouse said. Asked whether everything that came up as a possible red flag during the review already has been made public, he said: "I think so. Yah, I think so. Correct."
McCain's campaign has been trying to tamp down questions about whether the Arizona senator adequately researched his surprise vice presidential selection or whether he chose the first-term governor without fully looking into her background.
Nicolle Wallace, a senior McCain adviser, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that Palin disclosed her daughter's pregnancy during the vetting process, and that the McCain campaign had been forced to reveal the pregnancy publicly Monday because of "lewd and outrageously false rumors" spread by "Democratic-leaning blogs and a few in the mainstream" media. She did not identify them.
Since McCain publicly disclosed his running mate on Friday, the notion of a shoddy, rushed review has been stoked repeatedly.
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"lewd and outrageously false rumors" spread by "Democratic-leaning blogs and a few in the mainstream" media.
Sorry I don't think this is any worse than what the Republican party has done on the reverse when able.
Please don't take the high road, BOTH the Democratic and Republican parties have shown they will do and say virtually anything to get the upper hand.
I am losing faith in the whole democratic process because of the ethics and morals displayed during every election by both sides....there is no shame.
I also DO think the vetting process was shoddy, the McCain camp was in such a hurry to get a viable female candidate into the fray they didn't care or didn't concern themselves as to what baggage may be dragged behind her, this just shows how little they think of Palin, her ability and the office of vice President of the United States.
I believe I have had more in depth interviews to scrub floors.
...now this kids life is virtually destroyed because her family's and the McCain's family's goals and aspirations....any chance at normalcy for this unwed daughter is now long, long gone.
Imagine the humiliation of everyone in the world knowing you had sex, ESPECIALLY at her age, public opinion and peer pressure are virtually gods to a kid that age.
Welcome to Detroit
