Hurricane Bristol
I've covered several Republican conventions and the way they're usually run, they make Disneyland look chaotic.
This time, the Republicans' orderly convention plans are getting double-whacked by Mother Nature.
Hurricane Gustav forced the scrapping of all but the legal minimum proceedings for Monday's convention schedule. Neither President George Bush nor Vice President Dick Cheney will be speaking as scheduled; instead, First Lady Laura Bush and John McCain's wife, Cindy, will be talking, presumably about Gustav relief efforts. There are hastily crafted donation boxes scattered hither and yon around the press spaces. (The non-appearance by Bush on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina can't be grieving too many political strategists here in St. Paul.)
The other hit from Mother Nature is from the stork. Sarah Palin's unmarried teenaged daughter, Bristol, is pregnant. The convention center was buzzing with that news this morning, and Southern Californians who called me on KPCC radio were quick to point to what some called the hypocrisy of the Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate, in her own words.
Palin's statement said she was proud of her daughter's "decision to have her baby....'' The word ''decision'' implies ''choice,'' and gives the impression that her daughter had a choice about what to do about her pregnancy. Palin's anti-abortion position -- banning abortions even for rape victims -- would leave women with no decision, no choice to make.
The photo of the Palin family -- left to right, Todd, Piper, Willow and Bristol, holding baby brother Trig -- at a campaign rally last week is from AP Photo/Stephan Savoia.
oh..don't forget about Todd Palin DUI 1986's arrest. What a family..............
Posted by: novita | September 01, 2008 at 03:09 PM
1-Pregnant tennage daughter
2- Tropper-Gate
3- Actually support Bridge to no-where
and this is the most important decision he has made in this campaign to date.
WOW
Posted by: Scott Morrison | September 01, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Is it only me or is it because i am not american.
I find it totally inadequate to watch a small 4 month year old being paraded around in a convention surrounded by noise and thousands of people.
Americans get some sense, politics is for politiicians, that baby should be at home with a nanny or grandmother or somebody who can care for him.
Or does he have to campaign as well?
Posted by: Lisa Kraus | September 01, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Does abstinence-only education work??? Apparently not.
Do women have a choice? No- not if McBush and the phony Palin win.
"As a blogger for the L.A. Times has pointed out, there’s also an element of hypocrisy in the statement issued by McCain’s campaign:
Palin’s statement said she was proud of her daughter’s "decision to have her baby….” The word ”decision” implies ”choice,” and gives the impression that her daughter had a choice about what to do about her pregnancy. Palin’s anti-abortion position — banning abortions even for rape victims – would leave women with no decision, no choice to make."
Posted by: Kammie | September 01, 2008 at 05:15 PM
Isn't it convenient that a woman that is "five months pregnant" looks an awful lot like a woman that gave birth four months ago. The real facts in this story, reported in Alaskan newspapers, are enough to convince anyone that something is terribly fishy in this story.
Posted by: Chris Creel | September 01, 2008 at 05:35 PM
How come you never see Todd Palin holding that baby? I guess that must be women's work. Uh... then how come his wife is the one who wears the pants in the family.? I am confused about these Palin people. They are sending conflicting messages to those of us who don't follow the evangelical movement like sheep...
Posted by: mamacita | September 01, 2008 at 07:32 PM