Sarah Palin Daughter Bristol Palin is Pregnant at 17
Sarah Palin, the republican Vice Presidential nominee of John McCain, has a 17 year-old daughter, Bristol Palin, who is pregnant. Bristol plans to keep the baby, and marry the father. Sarah herself announced the news, in keeping with her open and honest approach to public life, unlike democratic leaders like John Edwards, and Bill Clinton, who chose to lie to keep their misdeeds a secret. Despite Bill’s lies, he still had to pay out almost $1 million in a sexual harassment lawsuit while he was still president, yet Democrats still love and respect him.
Liberal bloggers today began spreading a false rumor that Sarah faked her down syndrome pregnancy, giving birth in May, to cover up for her pregnant daughter seen in the picture above on the far right. It makes no sense that a 17 year-old would give birth to a down syndrome baby, but it does make sense that a woman over 40 could.
Sarah released the following statement today, while also asking the media to give their daughter, and the baby’s father Levi Johnston, privacy.:
"We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us."
"Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support."
"Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media, respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates."
There are a lot of questions about Bristol, like if she has finished high school yet, and if she sleeps around. Judging from reader response to Jamie Lynn Spears getting pregnant at 16 years-old, most people don’t approve of pregnancy under the age of 18, but still encourage parents to support those children for the sake of the baby. Thankfully, Bristol fell comfortable enough to tell her parents the truth, and took responsibility for her actions. Sarah has not made the same mistake as her daughter, so she tried to set a good example, unfortunately, despite trying to lead by example, all families make mistakes. The important thing is to be there for each other when mistakes happen, which is what the Palin family is doing. That’s a good republican family.
As the rumors and criticism from liberal Democrats are voiced from today on, remember that those same Democrats, and even Barack Obama himself, says that Michelle Obama, and other family members should be "off limits" in a political campaign, and that Obama should not be judged by his association with criminals, America hating racists, and terrorists. Those same Democrats won’t even think twice about going after a pregnant 17 year-old girl, who needs support more than she needs a nervous breakdown from public criticism.
John McCain was aware that Bristol was 17 and pregnant when he chose her mother Sarah to be his vice president. Democrats sling harsh criticism at Republicans who make mistakes, which is the price they pay for trying to lead by example, but the truth is no one is perfect, and Republicans like McCain know that fact. Even Dick Cheney knows no one is perfect. Cheney’s daughter is a lesbian who not only lives with her partner, but they have a baby they are now raising.
The fact is Sarah is just like most good mothers, and women, in America. She tries her best, but makes mistakes like the rest of us. One fact remains however, she has accomplished a lot as governor of Alaska that others said could not be done, and she isn’t bragging about it. Sarah deserves a lot of credit and respect for how she conducts herself in politics, and in her personal life. I am hopeful that McCain and Palin are elected on November 4, so that honesty and integrity can once again lead this country to a better future.
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Oh, and for all of those people who say we should leave bristol alone and focus on Sarah Palin’s views, well this is part of it. The Republican party is against teen pregnancy… they support abstinence. They look down on teen mothers. I guess Sarah Palin and her family really aren’t the “great Republican family” are they?
Comment by hatepalin — September 5, 2008 #
Get off your high horses talking about the “good Republican family”. GIVE ME A BREAK! YOU act as if Republicans, and Sarah Palin are Mother Teresa. Guess what? They aren’t. Republicans are no worse than democrats. Face it: Bristol made a BIG mistake. One that will impact her life forever. There goes a good chunk of her life: her 20’s. She will now be devoted to a child (not that that is a bad thing) but being in my 20’s and having all of my girlfriends (childless may I add) I would never want to give up my freedom. Maybe if Palin actually believed in sex education, her daughter wouldn’t have gotten pregnant. So many parents don’t talk to their kids about the consequences of sex and that’s when you get a girl like Bristol Palin… Oh, and I LOVE how when Jamie Lynn Spears got pregnant, FOX (a right leaning tv station) slandered her and said this would have never happened if it weren’t for her mother, Lynn Spears. FOX reporters, analyists, hypocrits came on the station saying that when a teenager gets pregnant, it IS the parent’s fault. So now, a year later, why are they saying “Oh, it’s not Sarah or Bristols fault. It’s God’s gift to the 17 year old, unwed, ungraduated from high school girl!!!!”
Comment by hatepalin — September 5, 2008 #
Thank you someone who knows a little about stats, it’s exactly what I wanted to say! A sane woman with an at risk pregnancy, particularly her 5th, would go to a hospital if labor started, not fly home. Most of the people I know who have had three children speak of how quickly they come out. With the 5th birth, premature, and with low birth weight her story of giving a speech and flying home just makes no sense. If it is true, she doesn’t have the necessary good judgement to be in such a position.
Comment by independent — September 2, 2008 #
The republicans have always been selling teen abstinance as part of their morality pitch. So here we have a republican VP who can’t even run her own home?
When Britney’s lil’ sis got pregnant HG’s opinion was less than candid. Buuuuuut because Palin’s kid is exactly that…suddenly she’s a good girl. LoL
Comment by jay — September 2, 2008 #
Bristol is a 17 year old girl. Most 17 year old girls aren’t going to listen to their parents because, thats how some teenagers are. People should respect their family and let them live their lives and focus on only her mother political views.
Comment by Alex — September 2, 2008 #
Mommy is so busy with politics she can’t do the job of raising her five kids , well six very soon, beacuse those teenage brats are not responsible and mature enoguh to raise a kid. And like we have seen in many other families, the grand-parents are the ones taking full responsibilities for their grandkids . Surely a very proud and representative “republican” family.
Comment by ricardo ruvalcaba — September 2, 2008 #
dang she is a hottie i would F***** her 2!
Comment by 7he animal — September 2, 2008 #
“WASHINGTON - McCan’t, whose running mate disclosed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, has opposed proposals to spend federal money on teen-pregnancy prevention programs and voted to require poor teen mothers to stay in school or lose their benefits.”
I don’t think the maverick is gonna be taking many questions from reporters anytime soon.
Comment by Matt S.. — September 2, 2008 #
Aw gee, she’s such a good mom. When rumors were running rampant on the internet about whether or not she or Bristol mothered ‘lil trig she decided against one very simple solution: a statement from her attending physician. Instead Sarah thrusts her 17 year old daughter into the global spotlight. Maybe it’s because Sarah’s still unsure whether or not her son was born at Mat-Sur Regional Medical Center in Palmer or Providence Hospital in Anchorage…What a mom.
Comment by squirly g — September 2, 2008 #
It’s not like she is 13 or 14, she is almost an adult, this just proves that no one is perfect. and that there are no perfect parents. I can’t stand the fact that it came out as a negative thing, or it was a “secret”, it’s no ones business, she isn’t running for v.p., her mother is, and I think that sarah palin is proving how much of a real woman she is! I have 3 kids, 2 were born before I turned 18, and they all 3 have the same father, which I am still with, the only one I’ve ever been with, so to raise the question, does she sleep around, is wrong on so many levels! I didn’t sleep around, and my mom was home all of the time, I was just quiet…
Comment by kellie — September 2, 2008 #