If you enjoyed the pleasant awkwardness of
Juno, pay attention to the drama unfolding in the current presidential race. The ailing McCain camp is struggling to explain the pregnancy of Bristol Palin, the unwed 17-yr old daughter of current Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
News of the pregnancy caught us by surprise, but the issue that bothered us most was Sarah Bristol’s decision to rush the teenagers into marriage. Bristol might be walking the walk when it comes to abstinence advocacy, but she is mistakenly rushing her daughter into an unplanned marriage. No 17-year old teen comprehends the implications of a life-long commitment to their current boyfriend, and the added pressure of a pregnancy only worsen her judgment.
It is a poor attempt to by Sarah Palin to save her career and the image of the Palin family. Is the sacrifice worth the potential lifetime anguish of her daughter? This teen marriage not only fails to address the underlying problem at hand (poor decision making, lack of sex ed, etc), it sets up a difficult scenario for the soon to be child and the father.
John Farrel put it best:
“There are no scarier words for a 17-year-old boy than “I’m late.” Except perhaps, “I’m late, and my mother is governor of Alaska and commander of the National Guard and running for vice president and thinks we should get married.”
Sarah Palin understood the risk she was taking and the exposure her daughter would suffer before she accepted the nomination for the Vice President position. Her self-serving motives superseded her daughter’s privacy and well-being.
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With no easy solution in sight, many are wondering if Sarah Bristol will pull the trigger on her Vice Presidential hopes. She is already considered a weak candidate for the job, not to mention inexperienced.
To get the rundown on this ongoing saga, we’ve put together a few links to help you sift through the rumors, facts, myths, and allegations.
Mudflats: insightful blog from Alaska.
Gawker FAQs : delve into the myriad stories of the Palin family drama.
Jezebel: deft writing, strong opinions.
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