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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
So you're saying that you know and trust Sarah Palin just as much as you do your wife?
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Yes.
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I don't see how that's possible unless you are in a position to know her that well.
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I don't do shades of trust. I either trust or I don't trust.
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Plus, I wouldn't be so sure that you would find no surprises in your wife if her obligations became as estranged and convoluted as those one finds when they become the president of an entire country.
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I am not confused about what I think and what I believe. If I turn out to be wrong, which is always possible, I will deal with that. But, I don't know how people live with the level of uncertainty I think I am detecting in your comments.
To give an example using Obama and Palin - on the issue of an unplanned teen pregnancy.
Obama talks about empathy. But in a unplanned moment he says what he really believes - that an unplanned teen pregnancy is punishment. Imagine the child living under the fog of being considered punishment. I conclude Obama's talk about empathy is bullshit.
Palin does not talk about empathy. But in a unplanned moment she says what she really believes - that her daughters baby is a blessing - that her down syndrome baby is a blessing. Imagine the child living under the belief that they are a blessing. I conclude Palin's talk about family has real meaning.
I trust Palin on the subject of Family with 100% certainty. I am not saying that she would never make a flawed judgment on an issue that may come across her desk as a politician, but in my view there is no doubt that she would truly be empathetic to the baby and teenage mother involved. I trust my wife in the same way. Obama does not have my trust - I am not sure what his motivations would be. Perhaps you do, but I don't.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
Sex education should only be factual, teaching that a child should be abstinent is teaching morality.
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Is teaching a teenager not to drink and drive teaching morality? Or, is it teaching the law? Why do you think we have laws defining the age for sexual consent? Are you sure we are both talking about children K-12th grade?