Candid & straightforward. Bow wow wow.Sarah Palin includes in her new book, America By Heart, a full-throated defense of Dan Quayle, calling his Murphy Brown speech “prophetic.” And she does so candidly:
Two-parent families do matter when it comes to raising kids to be happy and productive citizens. Does that mean we turn our backs on girls and women who find themselves pregnant with no man in their lives? Of course not. I would be the last person to advocate that. I know the pain and challenges that accompany your wonderful, smart, “it-could-never-happen-to-her” seventeen-year-old daughter telling you she is pregnant.”Palin writes that “I’m biased, of course, but given a choice of role models between Bristol and Murphy Brown, I choose Bristol.”
The mom who was in the Dancing with the Stars audience last night cheering on Bristol, writes: “We’ve welcomed Bristol’s son Tripp into our lives with open arms. He is beautiful, and things are working out. But Bristol has paid a price — a high price. Her adolescence ended long before it should have. Her days of carefree hanging out with friends, playing sports, and studying leisurely are over — and she’s making sure other girls know it. That’s why she’s out there, speaking up about her experience and telling other young girls, ‘Don’t do what I did.’”
I’ve heard America by the Heart described today as “dog whistle politics.” It’s actually a lot more straightforward than that.
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“I’m biased, of course, but given a choice of role models between Bristol and Murphy Brown, I choose Bristol.”
Well, no one's giving you that choice, but let's examine it, shall we?
let's see....a girl grows up, completes her training in a profession (journalism!), achieves career success, overcomes substance abuse and regains career success, supports herself and is a homeowner. She has a sexual relationship with someone who doesn't want to marry her, and it results in pregnancy. She chooses to have and keep the baby, which she is fully capable of doing, given her financial stability and personal maturity.
On the other hand...a girl who has not yet completed her education has a sexual relationship with someone who doesn't want to marry her and it results in pregnancy. She has no credentials, little if any work experience, no assets. But fortunately, her family is wealthy so she has support. She decides to have and keep the baby, which she is fully capable of doing since Mom's fortune will buy her everything she needs and even exploit her connections to get the girl some income-making opportunities she would be unable to gain on her own.
OK, which role model would you choose, little girl? To pick Murphy, all you have to do is work hard, succeed, mature and make a wise choice. To pick Bristle, all you have to do is make sure you have a Mom who cares more about making easy money than supervising her children.
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Anyway, amazing how they're still standing foursquare behind Dan Quayle's yada of almost 20 yrs. ago, innit?
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