Sarah Palin, like most Republican presidential candidates (if not all) is a hypocrite; as stated in the article. These holier-than-thou Christians always end up with a big foot inside their mouths, as they never seem to live up to what they preach. They’re all cut from the same mold. TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Yahoo
By K.C. Dermody | Yahoo! Contributor Network
COMMENTARY | Sarah Palin is known for her strong beliefs against sex before marriage. She is staunchly opposed to sex education for teenagers as well the distribution of contraceptives in schools paid for by tax dollars.
In September 2008, Sarah’s 17-year-old daughter Bristol announced that she was five months pregnant while her mother continued to support beliefs that obviously do not work within her own family. That year she also voted to cut funding to a program that helped support teen mothers, according to the Washington Post.
In the ultimate hypocrisy, Bristol went on to earn more than $260,000 in 2009 as an advocate against teen pregnancy while at the same time admitting that abstinence was not realistic.
In a not so surprising turn-of-events, the news that Sarah’s son Track is expecting a baby with his wife Britta was just released Thursday.
Pictures of the new bride posted on Facebook show that she is rather obviously expecting, while her marriage took place just two months ago.
The quick ceremony prompted many to ask whether Britta was pregnant, but supporters of conservative Sarah became extremely upset, continuing to argue that the new couple was not expecting. It certainly seemed like a shot-gun wedding, and today it was finally confirmed that the pregnancy came before the marriage.
Track apparently did not listen to his mother’s or sister’s advice, and I wonder how long it will be before the rest of the Palins are multiplying faster than a calculator.
People said the family has not responded to a request for a comment in regard to the pregnancy.
Rosie Pope, star of the Bravo show “Pregnant in Heels,” said of Britta’s posted pictures, “In my opinion it looks like she is more than four months along, as it is not customary to have a baby shower so early in a pregnancy and first-time moms usually take longer to pop,” according to the New York Daily News.
The Palins make an excellent example for the latest research on abstinence education. The National Sexuality Resource Center’s Sexuality Research and Social Policy completed a recent study that showed abstinence-only education does not delay or prevent teens from having sex. These same programs that Palin and many other conservatives support have received $1.5 billion in federal funding.
The editor of the academic journal of SRSP, Brian Devries, stated, “Sex educators know. Teens know. Parents know. And the research shows it. When will our policies and interventions reflect what science, research and best practices demonstrate? We need comprehensive sexuality education that is truly comprehensive.”
With a second premarital pregnancy in the Palin family, how much more proof do our hypocritical politicians and ultra conservative right-wing Christians need?
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I think Palin’s kids’ behavior has a lot more to do with the fact that she’s probably spent WAY more time showboating for money than she has parenting than it does with abstinence-only education — I refuse to believe that those kids, who are obviously worldly enough to get around across America, have a lot of freedoms, and plenty of money, have absolutely no idea how contraception works.
These kids KNOW their mom campaigns for abstinence — it’s ‘serious business’ mode. Yet they do what they want anyway, with little regard for their mother’s very public status. Even if you did NOT support abstinence, you should have enough respect for your parents (if raised right) to know what is and is not acceptable. They’re not just doing something they think nobody will ever know about — they’re taking very real risks to damaging their mom’s reputation (I’m pretending she has a reputation that can be damaged, of course). Their immaturity astounds me.
What are you talking about??? The Palins have become great Americans! Talk about “milking”. Nancy Grace, eat your heart out.