I see Sarah Palin as a politician who would say anything to get ahead. This is a lady who lied in her acceptance about being against the bridge to nowhere (after she was for it) -- a topic nobody brought up. It was her choice to bring up the bridge. I was her choice to lie about it.
Recently the Palin's released a statement saying Levi and Bristol are getting married. This seems to be enough for the religious right. Apparently, a promise of marriage takes the distaste out of the revelation that another underaged teen is pregnant.
I wonder, if this marriage was just another lie... just to get through the election... how would some of the more pious and earnest Christians feel? How would my Aunt feel?
I frankly don't care of they get married. And I'm sorry Bristol is pregnant. But I'd rather Bristol pull a "Juno" and keep the baby for herself... unmarried and proud. Screw what the Religious Righters want. In a few years, when Bristol is not a child under her parents care (and authority) she may met a guy who is right for her to build a life with. But, hey, I'm a progressive.
So forgive me for being skeptical about this shot-gun wedding. It looks like a ploy... timed just long enough to give cover to a situation that is just sad.
But as a guy, I have questions.
Who is this Levi? Did he give her permission to use his name?
Is he even agreeing that he is the father? It wouldn't be the first time that the father of a pregnant teenager was misidentified.
Is he agreeing to the marriage?
If he is underage, have his parents given permission? (If I were his father, I would NOT allow the marriage as I would see it as using my son to further Sarah's own political ambitions.)
I know I may get flamed and called a troll -- Ironically by some of the same people who watched Amy Goodman arrested. Censorship is Censorship as far as I'm concerned. If you have no interest in this topic, fine-- move on and don't leave a comment. But those of us who want to discuss it should be allowed to without Purity Trolls throwing their righteous attitudes at us.
Is there any consideration for Levi? And, if so, how can we be sure that the Republicans, Sarah Barracuda in particular, are not backing him into a corner on the public stage?
Just askin'
PS: I saw Obama's order to stop talking about Palin's family... okay... so I'm not. I'm talking about Levi and his family. Besides, I'm not an employee of Obama and I don't take orders from him any more than he takes orders from me. (If he did, he wouldn't have caved on FISA.) So excuse me for being a free man.
PPS: For those NON-diary reading trolls who make comments without reading or considering the content, Don't expect me to react to your thought like it warrants the consideration that you failed to give my thoughts.