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Old 07-09-2009, 01:48 PM   #180 (permalink)
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Your logic escapes me here. I admire Palin because she handled her daughters pregnancy in a manner consistent with her core beliefs. Understanding Palin's core beliefs and her conviction to them illustrates a predictable response. This is a good quality in a person to me, one I deeply respect.
No, had the situation actually followed Sarah Palin's core beliefs, her daughter learning abstinence only would have prevented the pregnancy. After something she firmly believed in was (for the millionth time) demonstrated to be ineffective, she was already in the public eye. According to what Bristol Palin said in subsequent interviews, Sarah Palin allowed Bristol to make the decision to keep the baby. That's a violation of the pro-life stance that Sarah Palin champions.
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Do you think people are not pressured and forced into marriage? You don't think a parent can persuade a minor your young adult to take an action that the minor or young adult has not thought through?

I don't understand your point here. To me it is as clear as can be how a teenage pregnancy can turn into a disaster without the unconditional love and support of parents.
Some people are pressured into marriage, but it's not common anymore. As more time passes and society continues to progress, it will likely continue to become less common.

Do you think President Obama would support and love his daughter regardless of what she decided to do if she became pregnant?
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Many simply don't give a shit.
Many only means a few in this case. Most parents love their children.
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I am getting the feeling you are in a theoretical "la-la" land.
It's called "sociology" and "biology".
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the Palin family, no matter how you cut it, gave their daughter unconditional love and support. I respect that, and always will - no matter what she does with her political career. Palin is a hero - so are other parents who walk the talk when it comes to unconditional love and support of their children.
If Sarah Palin is a hero for not hating her daughter, you've set the bar for being a hero unbearably low.
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