The leftist loons will not back off. They are to deranged to listen to common sense.
Yeah, the abstinence only thing is a boot up her arse. It's a STUPID system and if nothing else, hopefully Bristol's a good example of why abstinence only doesn't work.
“Newsflash: teenagers can be pretty stupid.”
Yep. No argument here.
“I do disagree with the position taken by Palin, McCain, and those that believe abstinence-only is the way to go in sex education. I think it's a HUGE mistake to leave contraception out of the mix.”
Yes, it’s a huge mistake. Teenagers are stupid. They need all the information they can get on sex education. Sex education helps prevent teenage pregnancies. That’s the smart play.
“She got pregnant. Big deal. Although regrettable, it's not something that reflects on Palin as a mother.”
Huh?
We know that it’s a huge mistake to leave contraception out of the mix.
We know that Palin did exactly that with her daughter.
We also know that the daughter is now looking at a shotgun wedding.
You yourself say it’s regrettable.
Had Palin given her daughter some real information about sex and birth control, she could have reduced the chances of her daughter getting pregnant.
Palin let her religious beliefs override the reality of teenage stupidity.
Bad call. As a mother living in the 21st century, she made a huge mistake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abs...Abstinence-
only
"We know that Palin did exactly that with her daughter."
"Palin let her religious beliefs override the reality of teenage stupidity."
Not necessarily.
Sarah Palin has supported mandatory education about contraception for teenagers.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico..._politico/
13084
And she's on record as being PRO-contraception in 2006.
http://dwb.adn.com/news/politics...p-
7942233c.html
But I've also read where she opposed "explicit" sex-ed programs for kids. I haven't yet read more detail on what constitutes explicit or the material that was taught in Alaska schools.
http://afp.google.com/article/
AL...30v5PVk54XnOttw
As to what she did or did not review personally with her daughter, I do not know since I was not there with them for that conversation. And since this is a private family matter for them, I'll leave it at that.
Hmm.
Interesting links.
I wonder what she really thinks about sex education?
Seems like there's ammo for either side.
I'd like to think that she gave her daughter every chance to get the best information on contraception.
As a politician, it would also be very good if she clearly and openly supported sex education for the public.
What you don't know, can hurt you.
Commenting by HaloScan
