It is no secret that I am a democrat, but I would have this opinion no matter what my political party. Gov. Sarah Palin, who is the Republican party’s nominee for the Vice President, has a teen daughter who is pregnant. Though the facts are still coming out, it is certain that the 17 year old is 5 months pregnant. This young girl is just one of the Gov. Palin’s five children!
I already had some doubts about Gov. Palin. I questioned why John McCain would think his VP pick would win over the voters who would have voted for Hillary Clinton. The only thing these two women have in common is their anatomy! Personally, I think Palin would set women’s rights back years! She has limited foreign policy experience. She got a passport just a few years ago. Some high school seniors are more well traveled than the governor. Ok, and can I just say, her voice is whiny and every thing she says sounds like Lucy asking to be on Ricky’s show!
Sarah Palin is a mother, and in four months she will be a grandmother. Even if I didn’t think her lack of experience and some of her positions regarding the rights of women were enough of a red flag, now we see that this hockey mom with such high moral standards, raised a daughter who had sex and got pregnant on her watch. That’s where I have the problem. How can Sarah Palin be the second in command of our country, or worse yet, the president of our United States of America, when she can’t keep and eye on her daughter at home, in her bedroom or a car? Look, I’m no Govenor of an entire state, but when my kids lived at home, I knew where they were and what they were doing. I made sure that any question they had regarding sexuality was answered, and if I didn’t have the answers, we found out together. They understood the seriousness and consequences of premarital sex and conducted themselves into adulthood with this vital information.
Am I saying that this girl who got pregnant underage and out of wedlock a reflection on her mother. You bet I am! It is her job to raise these children. If she has such high moral standards and is ready to impart them on me, why didn’t she do a better job imparting them on her own daughter.
Am I saying you should be held responsible for the actions of your minor child? Again, You bet I am! As long as those children are under 18, and not considered an adult, their actions and the consequences are my responsibility. It is my moral and legal duty to make sure my child adheres to the law. And what some people fail to remember, sex between minors is against the law.
This self proclaimed hockey mom needs to put her children first now. She has no business running for office, especially the second most important office in our country, while her daughter, a minor child, is going to give birth just a few months from now.
Please step down Gov. Palin and grant your daughter the peace and privacy she needs at this time. I understand this is the most important time ever in your career and this opportunity may only come once. But your daughter is going to have a child, an experience that will change her life. You have 3 other minor children to raise and you are needed at home.