Comments on: Boyfriend joins Palins at convention

By: BJ

BJ — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:09:57 +0000

“Life happens” !! I bet if the girl came home with AIDS because she did not get the info she needs to protect herself, this would be a different story and not blown off as “life happens”. So does STD’s and HIV/AIDS. Kids are going to do it. Educate them.

By: Jason21TX

Jason21TX — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:30:12 +0000

So much for the right wing and their moral values.

The only thing they try to do is control everyone else, while they do just the opposite.

Not a chance Sen John, not a chance.

By: George

George — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:19:30 +0000

“two underage high school dropouts can have sex, conceive a child, and have a shotgun wedding, probably while my tax dollars subsidize said child’s healthcare” – and yet they say we gay citizens are debasing, demeaning and diminishing marriage, that marriage needs “defending” or “protecting” – from US! Heaven’s Saint Britney!

By: a mom

a mom — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:34:40 +0000

OK let me get this right — two underage high school dropouts can have sex, conceive a child, and have a shotgun wedding, probably while my tax dollars subsidize said child’s healthcare, and that’s all wonderful and wholesome, but equal marriage rights for educated, adult taxpayers is an abomination? I am having a very hard time making sense of that.

By: Andre Boulanger

Andre Boulanger — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:07:29 +0000

If my getting married can be made a political issue, so can Palin’s daughter pregnancy.

By: George Olds

George Olds — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:57:11 +0000

Mr Johnston’s YouTube page (now conveniently ‘disappeared’) said he was a “proud redneck”, and that he “didn’t want kids”. Also, that he is an Obama fan!

Every child should be a wanted child. His soon-to-be mother in law would eradicate that choice for ALL Americans. Mrs Palin ‘believes’ in abstinence only, yet neither she nor her daughter were capable of abiding by it.

At least her daughter has the option of marrying her beloved. Most gay Americans do not, not even the daughter of the current Vice President, thanks largely to, um, the current Vice President.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:56:43 +0000

Abstinence only sex education is not effective. Explaining the mechanics of sex doesn’t help when love and hormones take over. People need to know how pregnancy happens but they also need to know how to avoid unwanted pregnancy and equally importantly, how to avoid STDs. I would be more concerned if my kid got an infection than whether they got pregnant. In my family, babies are always welcome. But that isn’t the case in all families. I am pro-choice because I don’t want someone else making decisions for me or my family. I am glad that Bristol has her family’s support and I applaud her difficult decision to accept the responsibility of parenthood. I just wish the rest of the country would make the same effort to support women who are pregnant so that they are able to choose to continue a pregnancy when they want to. I am short of patience with people who are for “the unborn” but forget about the children that result and are left to the mercies of a state that wants to get rid of “welfare mothers.’ Support for “LIFE” should extend to those that are born and need food/shelter/medical care/education.

By: Guy in SF

Guy in SF — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:06:39 +0000

Governor Pailn believes in abstinence and not sex education for children. Her daughter’s pregnancy is very relevant to her potential performance as vice president. If she can’t successfully explain the birds and the bees along with abstinence to her daughter, how can she lead a nation?

By: Elektrisk

Elektrisk — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:43:08 +0000

That wouldn’t be statutory rape. I just don’t see why this is newsworthy.

By: j

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:02:35 +0000

actually it wouldn’t be. Statutory rape usually demands that there be more than a one year difference in the ages. Why does it matter if she was pregnant and unwed…. most lesbian couples are unwed when they get artificially inseminated…. how do you know she isn’t protesting the ban gay marriage? do you know for certain why she isn’t married?