Who to blame for the media and public attention on Sarah Palin's pregnant, unwed teenage daughter?
Sarah Palin.
Would you be so callous as to intentionally put your daughter under such scrutiny by joining a Presidential campaign?
Of course not.
And, of course, we are all weighing in on this. The hypocrisy surrounding this revelation and the reaction of the "Christian" right is monumental. It's good family values to promote abstinence only, allow teenage girls to become mothers and then praise her family for . . . what exactly? Apparently for the "humanity" of the situation.
Where was the humanity reasoning when Hillary stood by her man and kept her family together?
So. We've had a switch in the way Rs look at teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy is a good thing. A darn good thing. It shows we are all human. If it was our guy with a teenage daughter, the Republican convention goers this week would put a condom on their index fingers and run around wagging them at us.
Sarah Palin brought this attention upon her daughter and it is sad and pathetic. I have a teenage daughter and I can't imagine the conversation, "Sweetie, we will be supportive of you. This is going to be very hard, but your dad and I will be with you every step of the way, because we are your family. Oh, and the national media and the American public will be there every step of the way because I am going to run for Vice President of Juneau . . . errr, the United States. Of America. So, CNN, cable, tabloids, blogs will discuss your pregnancy incessantly. . . hope you don't mind!"
And yes, I get that a private family matter is a private family matter. One that Sarah Palin should have kept private. For the sake of her daughter.