Governor Palin is a Hero To Me

I was out of town for the weekend, so I was actually disappointed I would have to wait. First the compliment. Although I have been busy lately, I still enjoy reading your blog and your opinions, even though I am probably completely opposite from your beliefs because you have an opinion and it doesn’t appear to come from a bad place but actually from what you believe to be the best route to take to make the country better for EVERYONE. Truly unique and admirable for a conservative in my opinion. ….. Eh, there was going to be a critique, but I think the compliment should just stand as is. Here is a quick opinion I jotted down about Palin in general because I think the point on her is being missed, and an additional comment more to the point of this post at the end. Of course it is a little longwinded, but I thought Id grace you with a gift due to my lack of recent posting:


My first thoughts when I heard the choice was that she was the winner of the Redneck Scavenger Hunt. Hunting. Check. Fishing. Check. Weird kids names. Ohhh, lose points for liberal elistism. Moosemeat. Check. And that was even before her daughter’s unwed teenage pregnancy. Double check!! I would also throw in the husbands DUI as well (I know it was a while ago, but seriously, how drunk do you have to be to get a DUI in Alaska during the 80s?!?! Did they even have police back then?) Are Republicans really that satisfied with merely conspicuous lifestyle choices dictating their preferential candidate? I like camping, beer, and Ive just taken up gardening, does this make me a contender for the 2012 election?

She brings nothing to the table, no political gravitas. She is merely a token mascot for the McCain camp to point to and say, “Look we have a conservative reformer! How marverick-y of us!” Why did they pick such an obviously light candidate? Has there ever been a candidate that had such little experience (political or business world) AND light academic credentials?

On one hand, it is good, because I was scared for another Cheney. Another secretive man with his own agenda, intent on grabbing as much power for himself and his cronnies as possible. I do not want the Dem VP to do that as much as I do not want the Rep. VP to do that. But the fact that she is such a neophyte leaves me suspicious of who will really be advising McCain. At least with Cheney, despite his hidden advisory councils and apparent puppet-string control of Bush and disregarding of various Federal laws concerning ethics and openness, he was out in the public view to a certain extent.

And call me old fashioned (haha liberal old fashioned me), but has the pro-life movement become so vapid and fundamentalist that they are happy with the exact wording of the principals followed but not the intent? Republicans get credit for not killing their babies now? How is that an acceptable line to be drawn in the sand? Is the pro-life movement just looking for publicity to push their agenda or do they actually stand for something? I am very pro-choice, but I believe in instances where a woman decides that she is ready to have a baby, she should have that baby unless it will cause her harm or will have a child with a severe disability. Call me too “liberal” or “PC” or maybe my girl has beaten this subject into my head too much, but what is wrong with Down Syndrome? That child can still have a healthy life. A child with a developmental disability is not a worst case scenario. And a woman who decides to keep a baby with a developmental disability is not a hero or a maverick or in need of special praise, she is a mother.

And to kind of spin off into the new development of Palin’s daughter’s teenage pregnancy, am I the only one that is sickened by the new trend of applauding unwed teen mothers having babies? Now Im not saying they need to be sent to a nunnery, but come on, a little shame is necessary for both the daughter and the parents- especially the parents. Now, of course I cant get into too much detail about my identity, but it goes to say that Im pretty young. There is no reason for a young person today in America to be pregnant. I could go on and on, but it is pretty self-explanatory. No reason. Due to contraception and to the fact of how hard it is for a young person to take care of themselves much less a child with the cost or living so high and the NEED to obtain AT LEAST a bachelors, how could you let yourself get pregnant when you aren’t prepared to take care of an innocent life? Her parents failed her. What kind of image does this present? Once again, what does the pro-life special interest group really care about, just saving a life or in creating a society in which every life is cherished and respected enough that they are given a chance to succeed?

At least this will hopefully put an end to the unbelievably stupid trend of abstinence only sex ed.