Posted by
The Gadfly on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:41:36 PM
With all the hoopla and septic-tank-diving-nuggets being dredged up by the mainstream American press, it is a wonder any human being in the United States of America would consider running for the highest national office in this country. Consider the recent Jacques-Cousteau-like expedition led by the mainstream press into the murky depths of a candidate's personal family crisis. Alaskan Governor and Vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has a pregnant, unwed teenage daughter. Anyone else want to have their child humiliated on national television and in every newspaper around the world? No thank you, Madam Editor.
This same national press has catered ad naseum to the mantra of a "woman's right to choose" concerning the hotly-debated abortion issue for decades. Each year the national media brow-beats the public into submission regarding how the goverment should stay out of a woman's body; how the insensitivity of mainstream Christianity and the pro-life movement is tantamount to invasion of privacy; how abstinence-based education programs in schools are archaic and ineffective; how smart the elite left IS and how stupid the rest of the popultaion must be to believe otherwise.
Now the media shamelessly abandons their own advocacy (when a viable conservative contender for VP appears) and climbs right into Governor Palin's daughter's womb, as if it was the latest fashion in swimming apparel. What happened to protecting minors from public scrutiny and disgrace? Heck, even juvenile delinquents who commit murder have a better chance of not having their names printed in the press than Sarah Palin's daughter. What was her crime? She did not wait to have sex until she was married. Does anyone else see a double-standard here?
Shame on the Democratic National Committee for tacitly condoning such vile bloggers (who, for the sake of winning the presidency at-all-costs, started the ugly and untrue rumor campaign on the Internet about Governor Palin's youngest child.) Shame on the major newspapers for leaping to conclusions with the rumors and broadcasting unsubstantiated whispers before looking at the hard facts. Shame on the television and cable networks who thrive on gossip and innuendo (instead of truth) for ratings. Shame on the radio stations for parroting the same tripe as if it were newsworthy and reliable. Shame on all the advertisers who sponsor this crap. Shame on all of us who support these sponsors.
What is Sarah Palin's daughter to do now that all those responsible have torn her reputation and personal life to shreds? In spite of all the cacophonous media gossip and back-biting, she plans on having her baby. It is her right to choose; REMEMBER? If the baby is a girl, I hope she names her Integrity. If it is a boy, I hope she will name him Courage. These are two character traits the Palin family clearly embrace.
My prayers are with the Palin family for a healthy pregnancy, delivery, and life. God Bless her daughter and God Bless Sarah Palin.
The Gadfly
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